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Today in History: Adbusters launches Occupy Wall Street protest.

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC · How we work

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On September 17 2011, the Canadian anti-consumerist group Adbusters launched a demonstration in New York’s privately owned Zuccotti Park, denouncing corporate sway over democracy. The rally sparked the Occupy Wall Street movement, a 59-day occupation that protested economic inequality, corporate greed and money’s influence in politics.

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On September 17 2011, the Canadian anti-consumerist group Adbusters launched a demonstration in New York’s privately owned Zuccotti Park, denouncing corporate sway over democracy. The rally sparked the Occupy Wall Street movement, a 59-day occupation that protested economic inequality, corporate greed and money’s influence in politics.