Occupy the SEC | |
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Part of the "Occupy" protests | |
Date | October 2011 – ongoing |
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Caused by | Financial regulatory activity, corporate influence over government, economic inequality, inter alia. |
Methods | Demonstration, activism, correspondence |
Status | Ongoing |
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Occupy the SEC (OSEC) is an activist group which aims to influence financial regulators to work for the public interest. The "SEC" in its name refers to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, but OSEC's scope covers all financial regulatory activity. OSEC was formed and developed as an outgrowth and working group of Occupy Wall Street.[1]
Among its members are employees or former employees of some of the largest financial firms.[2] They have been described as "a counterweight to the deep-pocket lobbying push" by financial firms against reform.[2]
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