Zuccotti Park, one of the many fairly unknown and generally unassuming parks in New York City, was quiet and peaceful on the morning of September 17, 2011. This was not to remain, however, it would become soon the center of a global movement, and with it would attract the attention of the entire world. In fact, it was in Zuccotti Park that Occupy Wall Street (OWS) was born, a movement in which protesters "occupy" public spaces 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to raise awareness of their cause. This movement began as a way to raise awareness of the grievances that protesters had about the actions, and the government's response to those actions, of Wall Street banks and financial institutions before, during, and after the financial crisis in America. Occupy Wall Street has since spread to hundreds of cities around the world and has begun to incorporate additional issues beyond its namesake. Occupy Wall Street's anti-occupation protest is an effective style of peaceful protest, making OWS a movement that those with similar ideologies should join or collaborate with. Occupations of the Past Occupations in general are a very effective form of protest, keeping the movement in the news for extended periods of time. This allows the movement to build a stronger platform, which allows people to share their grievances and makes such statements harder to ignore. The occupation protest has a long and storied history. One of the most recognizable examples in recent history was the occupation of Tahrir Square in Egypt; occurred during the protests and continued during the ensuing revolution in that country. Closer to home, the Bonus Army, a name given to a group of individuals during the Great Depression who went to Washington D...... middle of paper...... October 16, 2011: 37.Lightblau, Eric . “Democrats try to cautiously embrace protests.” The New York Times, October 11, 2011: 1.mediamatters.org. Fox's Guilfoyle: Wall Street protesters are "people with absolutely no purpose or goal in life" only there to "litter the streets." September 30, 2011. http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201109300025.Milne, Seumas. “Commentary: The Occupy movement lit the fire for real change: Establishment praise for the protests reflects anxiety about public anger, which must now be transformed into political pressure.” The Guardian, 20 October 2011: 31.Office of the Press Secretary. "President's Press Conference." The White House. October 6, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/06/news-conference-president.Timpane, John. “In the Occupy movement, many voices, interconnected.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 11, 2011: A03.