Occupy Reykjavik
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Occupy Reykjavik is an ongoing peaceful protest and demonstration
against economic inequality
, social injustice
and corporate greed.
protests in New York, United States. However, this protest coincided with opening of the autumn session of the parliament and concerned the slow pace of recovery from the Icelandic financial crisis.
An actual occupation of a public square began on 15 October, linked to the worldwide Occupy movement
. On 30 October, the police removed the main tent of the protesters in the Austurvöllur
square in front of the Icelandic parliament, Althingi.
and the Icelandic Constitutional Assembly
of 2010 and 2011.
Demonstration (people)
A demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers.Actions such as...
against economic inequality
Economic inequality
Economic inequality comprises all disparities in the distribution of economic assets and income. The term typically refers to inequality among individuals and groups within a society, but can also refer to inequality among countries. The issue of economic inequality is related to the ideas of...
, social injustice
Social injustice
Social injustice is a concept relating to the claimed unfairness or injustice of a society in its divisions of rewards and burdens and other incidental inequalities...
and corporate greed.
Protests
The general protest on 1 October 2011 has been linked to the Occupy Wall StreetOccupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing series of demonstrations initiated by the Canadian activist group Adbusters which began September 17, 2011 in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district...
protests in New York, United States. However, this protest coincided with opening of the autumn session of the parliament and concerned the slow pace of recovery from the Icelandic financial crisis.
An actual occupation of a public square began on 15 October, linked to the worldwide Occupy movement
Occupy movement
The 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...
. On 30 October, the police removed the main tent of the protesters in the Austurvöllur
Austurvöllur
Austurvöllur is a public square in Reykjavik, Iceland. The square is a popular gathering place for the citizens of Reykjavik, and especially so during good weather due to the prevalence of cafés on Vallarstræti and Pósthússtræti...
square in front of the Icelandic parliament, Althingi.
Influence
The Occupy Reykjavik protests have been noticeable but small. Prior to the OR protests, the intense Iceland Kitchenware Revolution took place in late 2008 and early 2009, followed by the National Assembly of 2009Þjóðfundur 2009
The National Assembly of 2009 was an assembly of Icelandic citizens at the Laugardalshöll in Reykjavík on November 14, 2009 in the wake of the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis, organized by a group of grassroots organizations including the Ministry of Ideas , collectively called "the Anthill"...
and the Icelandic Constitutional Assembly
Icelandic Constitutional Assembly
An Icelandic Constitutional Assembly for the purpose of reviewing the Constitution of the Republic was summoned by an act of Althingi, the Icelandic parliament, on June 16, 2010 as a conseccuence of the Kitchenware Revolution. In an election on November 27, 2010, 25 delegates were elected...
of 2010 and 2011.