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    October 16, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Protest Movement Spreads

   VOA News
   A protester holds a placard outside St Paul's Cathedral in the city of
   London
   Photo: AFP/Ben Stansall
   A protester holds a placard outside St Paul's Cathedral in the city of
   London on October 16, 2011 as part of a global day of protests.

   The Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York City a month ago
   has gone global with demonstrations taking place in countries in Asia
   and across Europe.
   The vast majority of the protests, which have attracted thousands, have
   been peaceful. But there was violence in Rome Saturday. Hundreds of
   hooded, masked protesters hurled rocks and bottles, settling fires and
   smashing bank and shop windows. More than 70 people were injured.

   As the 'Occupy Wall Street' protest movement continues to spread, quite
            a few members of the Asian'American community are taking part.

       VOA's Ira Mellman spoke with Shaw San Liu, a lead organizer for the
        Chinese Progressive Association in San Francisco about some of the
                                       reasons behind their participation.

   Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Sunday the violence was a
   worrying sign for civil society. It was one of the worst outbreaks of
   violence in the Italian capital in decades
   Rome's mayor, Gianni Alemanno, says repairing the damage could reach
   $1.4 million.
   In London, several hundred protesters have established a camp site just
   outside St. Paul's Cathedral which is adjacent to the British capital's
   financial district.
   In the mid-western U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois some 175 people have
   been arrested when they refused to remove their tents and leave a park.
   The demonstrators are seeking to focus attention on what they see as
   corporate greed and economic inequality, the increasing gap between the
   rich and poor across the globe.

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