Occupy Charlottesville was a social movement in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, that began on October 15, 2011,[1] in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and the rest of the Occupy movement. The downtown Lee Park encampment was taken down on November 30, 2011, when 18 members of the movement were arrested and charged with trespassing.[2] The group failed to establish a campsite after the eviction, although they continued to hold their 'General Assemblies' and participate in targeted actions for several months thereafter.[3] The group's protests target social and economic injustice both locally and nationally.
Although the group's website is still online, there have not been any 'Occupy' events in Charlottesville since February 2012.[4][5]
- ^ Fitzgerald, October 15, 2011
- ^ Moomaw, December 1, 2011
- ^ NBC29 January 14, 2012
- ^ "#OccupyCville". occupycville.org. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "#OccupyCville: Calendar". occupycville.org. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.