| Occupy Boston | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Occupy movement | |
 People gathered near Boston's Dewey Square during Occupy Boston on October 3, 2011 | |
| Date | September 30, 2011 – December 10, 2011[1] (70-1/2 days) |
| Location | 42°21′10″N 71°03′20″W / 42.3528°N 71.0555°W |
| Caused by | Economic Inequality, Democracy, Racism, Sexism, inter alia |
| Goals | Freedom, social justice, democracy, building a beloved community |
| Methods | Demonstration, occupation, protest, street protesters, Civil Disobedience, Direct Action |
| Status | Occupation ended |
| Arrests and injuries | |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Arrested | 186 |
Occupy Boston was a collective of protesters that settled on September 30, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts, on Dewey Square in the Financial District opposite the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.[2][3][4][5] It is related to the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York City on September 17, 2011.[6]
As of June 2012, Occupy Boston had continued to engage in organized meetings, events and actions.[7]
- ^ 46 arrested as Occupy Boston camp closed - BostonHerald.com
- ^ "Occupy Boston Takes Over Dewey Square." Boston Globe, October 3, 2011
- ^ "Boston protesters: End corporate control of govt." Associated Press/Wall Street Journal, Oct. 3, 2011
- ^ John Stephen Dwyer "Who is occupying Boston, and why? Blast Magazine, October 5, 2011
- ^ Andrew Tran. "At Boston's Dewey Square, a protest of varied voices." Boston Globe, October 4, 2011
- ^ Occupy Boston
- ^ "Occupy Boston: Calendar". occupyboston.org. Occupy Boston. 6 October 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.