Showing posts with label occupy wall street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label occupy wall street. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

700 arrested on Brooklyn Bridge - Occupy Wall St protest


700 people were arrested Saturday evening on the Brooklyn Bridge - they were taking part in a demonstration called Occupy Wall Street.

Inspired by the Arab Spring, the movement aims to give a voice to the 99% of the population in America, against the 1% that controls most of the wealth.

The arrests, along with an over zealous use of pepper spray by police a week earlier and the endorsement of high profile figures like Michael Moore and Susan Sarandon, have brought the demonstration to international attention.

I talked about it with RTE's Morning Ireland - you'll find the report at the link below.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1003/morningireland.html