The anti-austerity movement in Spain, also referred to as the 15-M Movement, and the Indignados Movement, was a series of protests, demonstrations, and occupations against austerity policies in Spain
The Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, shown here on 20 May 2011, became a focal point and a symbol during the protests.
Demonstration in Barcelona on 22 January 2011, against the raise in the retirement age
Demonstration in Madrid, 2011
The night of 17 May in Puerta del Sol
Occupy movement
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The Occupy movement was an international socio-political movement that expressed opposition to social and economic inequality and to the perceived lack of authentic democracy around the world. It aime
Anti-austerity movement in Spain
…Police charged against protesters in front of the Ministry of the Interior in Madrid. As part of the October 15 movement, (related to the Occupy movement), hundreds of thousands marched in Madrid and other cities. A half million people took part in the demonstration that filled the street and marched…
Worldwide Occupy movement protests on 15 October 2011
Occupy protesters with "We are the 99%" signs in Bennington, Vermont
Protesters with the "99%" t-shirts at Occupy Wall Street on 17 November 2011 near the New York City Hall.
The General Assembly meeting in Washington Square Park, New York City, on 8 October 2011