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Occupy Seattle was a collaboration that has included direct action demonstration with occasional activity at Westlake Park and Seattle City Hall in downtown Seattle, Washington. Occupy Seattle is inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City in September 2011, which in turn was inspired by the Arab Spring. The protest, like the one in New York, is against wealth inequality, perceived corporate greed, and corruption in the banking and economic systems in the United States. As of June 2012, Occupy Seattle had continued to engage in organized meetings, events and actions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Occupy Seattle: Calendar )〕 ==Overview== Occupy Seattle began with a demonstration at the Federal Building in downtown Seattle on September 26, 2011. The movement then relocated to Westlake Park on October 1st . At first, Westlake was mostly used as a gathering site. Small groups of 20 to 30 people remained overnight, but, the majority of the work still took place during the day. In time, the agenda of the day activities was expanded and organized to fashion a direct democracy led by a General Assembly and supported by work groups. Concern among some movement members about the feasibility of remaining at Westlake indefinitely, lead some members of the movement to take The Mayor up on his offer to camp at City Hall. The Westlake Camp was forced out of the park on the morning of October 17. At this time, the heart of the Occupy Seattle Camp was relocated to City Hall. Several efforts over the following weeks were made to retake the Westlake Location. However, those trying to retake Westlake were met with continuous resistance by the Seattle Police Department. Although City Hall was a more stable location-complete with power, security guards and reduced police presence, many members of the movement felt that City Hall wasn't a sufficient main camp site. The limited space and terms of the permit, put a tremendous amount of pressure on those camping at City Hall. This came to a boiling point in late October/early November causing many occupiers to depart the site. Seattle Central Community College (SCCC) was established on October 29, 2011 and the nightly General Assembly moved to SCCC on November 4, 2011. The SCCC Camp was evicted on December 9 and much of the movement has moved indoors, in backyards of supporters, and several mini-occupies remain throughout the city. Some facilities and camping are also located at Seattle City Hall which continue on to this date. General Assemblies have been relocated to Washington Trade and Convention Center at 7pm on Tues, Wed, Fri and Sunday. According to a news report, the City of Seattle has spent an extra $104,869 as of October 14, 2011 in response to the protest for overtime pay for police and parks & recreation personnel.〔Thompson, Lynn (October 19, 2011.) ("Occupy Seattle has cost city $105K so far." ) (''The Seattle Times'' ). Accessed October 2011.〕 Police overtime pay comprised the majority of overtime expenses at $97,200.〔 Ten protesters were arrested for obstructing on the evening of October 13 after refusing to vacate Westlake Park after it had closed.〔 On October 15, the Occupy Seattle movement had its largest demonstration to date, with over 3,000 people rallying in Westlake Park.〔(October 17, 2011.) ("Arrests after Occupy Seattle defies eviction." ) (CBS News ). Accessed October 2011.〕 On the morning of October 17, 2011, Seattle police informed campers at Westlake Park that tents had to be removed for city personnel to clean the park.〔 It was reported that during this incident six demonstrators who didn't comply with the order were arrested.〔 The city of Seattle issued permits for Occupy Seattle on October 18, 2011, which limits camping at Westlake Park and enforces the park's closure at 10:00 PM.〔(October 20, 2011.) ("City issues permits for Occupy Seattle." ) (''The Herald'' ). Accessed October 2011.〕 Another permit for protests occurring at Seattle's city hall plaza allows camping with the stipulation that tents are to be deconstructed by 7:00 AM.〔 It was reported that police are enforcing a rule in Westlake Park in which umbrellas are only allowed to be used while being held, and are not allowed to be used as tent-like shelters.〔(October 11, 2011.) ("Umbrellas banned at Occupy Seattle protests." ) (RT News ). Accessed October 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Occupy Seattle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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