Occupy San Diego
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Occupy San Diego is an ongoing protest currently located at the Civic Center in downtown San Diego, California
. According to authorities, it has a, "a growing problem with violence and mounting trash". http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19348567 It is based on the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York City on September 17 and is one of several "Occupy" protest sites in the Southern California, including Occupy Los Angeles
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California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. According to authorities, it has a, "a growing problem with violence and mounting trash". http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19348567 It is based on the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York City on September 17 and is one of several "Occupy" protest sites in the Southern California, including Occupy Los Angeles
Occupy Los Angeles
Occupy Los Angeles is one of the many occupy movements in the United States, one of the first to establish following the original Occupy Wall Street protest. It first manifested on October 1, 2011 on the grounds of Los Angeles City Hall...
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See also
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- List of global Occupy protest locations
- Occupy movementOccupy movementThe Occupy movement is an international protest movement which is primarily directed against economic and social inequality. The first Occupy protest to be widely covered was Occupy Wall Street in New York City, taking place on September 17, 2011...
- Timeline of Occupy Wall StreetTimeline of Occupy Wall StreetThe following is a timeline of Occupy Wall Street which began on Saturday, September 17, 2011 as an occupation of Wall Street, the financial district of New York City and is an ongoing demonstration....
- We are the 99%
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- 2011 Wisconsin protests2011 Wisconsin protestsThe 2011 Wisconsin protests were a series of demonstrations in the state of Wisconsin in the United States beginning in February involving at its zenith as many as 100,000 protestors opposing the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill. Subsequently, anti-tax activists and other conservatives, including tea...
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