Occupy Wall Street

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nonviolent movement political movement protest movement social movement

Occupy Wall Street was a 2011 protest movement in New York City’s financial district that sparked global demonstrations against economic inequality and corporate influence in politics.

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Label	Occurrences
Occupy Wall Street canonical	7
Occupy movement	5
Occupy Wall Street movement	2
2011 Occupy Wall Street protests	1
Indignados movement	1
Spanish Indignados movement	1
We are the 99%	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T41144 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Occupy Wall Street
Context triple: [The Protester, associatedWithEvent, Occupy Wall Street]

A. The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
B. Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
C. Free Speech Movement
The Free Speech Movement was a landmark 1964–65 student protest at UC Berkeley that became a defining catalyst for campus activism and the modern free speech and civil liberties movement in the United States.
D. Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in which American colonists, opposing British taxation, boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the water, helping spark the American Revolution.
E. All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Occupy Wall Street
Target entity description: Occupy Wall Street was a 2011 protest movement in New York City’s financial district that sparked global demonstrations against economic inequality and corporate influence in politics.

A. The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
B. Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
C. Free Speech Movement
The Free Speech Movement was a landmark 1964–65 student protest at UC Berkeley that became a defining catalyst for campus activism and the modern free speech and civil liberties movement in the United States.
D. Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in which American colonists, opposing British taxation, boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the water, helping spark the American Revolution.
E. All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonviolent movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ protest movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasCause	bank bailouts in the United States ⓘ global financial crisis of 2007–2008 ⓘ perceived lack of accountability for financial institutions ⓘ rising income inequality in the United States ⓘ
hasEffect	creation of local Occupy encampments in many cities ⓘ increased media attention to economic inequality ⓘ spread of Occupy-style protests worldwide ⓘ
hasEndTime	2012 ⓘ
hasLocation	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ Wall Street ⓘ Zuccotti Park ⓘ
hasParticipant	anti-globalization activists ⓘ environmental activists ⓘ labor activists ⓘ students ⓘ unemployed workers ⓘ
hasStartTime	2011-09-17 ⓘ
influenced	Occupy movement ⓘ linked to: Occupy Wall Street debate on income inequality in the United States ⓘ global Occupy protests ⓘ political discourse about the 1% and the 99% ⓘ
inspiredBy	Arab Spring ⓘ Spanish Indignados movement ⓘ linked to: Occupy Wall Street
mainSubject	corporate greed ⓘ corporate influence in politics ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ income inequality ⓘ wealth inequality ⓘ
notableEvent	eviction from Zuccotti Park in November 2011 ⓘ
opposedTo	Wall Street financial institutions ⓘ corporate influence in politics ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ wealth concentration among the top 1% ⓘ
organizedBy	Adbusters ⓘ various grassroots activists ⓘ
partOf	Occupy movement ⓘ linked to: Occupy Wall Street
slogan	We are the 99% ⓘ linked to: Occupy Wall Street
usedMethod	consensus decision-making ⓘ direct action ⓘ general assemblies ⓘ marches ⓘ occupation of public space ⓘ peaceful protest ⓘ sit-ins ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Protester → associatedWithEvent → Occupy Wall Street ⓘ

Occupy Wall Street → slogan → We are the 99% ⓘ

linked to: Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street → inspiredBy → Spanish Indignados movement ⓘ

linked to: Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street → influenced → Occupy movement ⓘ

linked to: Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street → partOf → Occupy movement ⓘ

linked to: Occupy Wall Street

Adbusters → inspiredMovement → Occupy Wall Street ⓘ

Zuccotti Park → associatedWithEvent → Occupy Wall Street ⓘ

Zuccotti Park → associatedWithEvent → 2011 Occupy Wall Street protests ⓘ

linked to: Occupy Wall Street

Zuccotti Park → category → Occupy Wall Street ⓘ

Kalle Lasn → movement → Occupy Wall Street ⓘ

99 Revolutions → hasLyricTheme → Occupy movement ⓘ

linked to: Occupy Wall Street

Liberty Plaza Park → becameFamousFor → Occupy Wall Street movement ⓘ

linked to: Occupy Wall Street

Podemos → emergedFrom → Indignados movement ⓘ

linked to: Occupy Wall Street

American left → historicalMovement → Occupy movement ⓘ

linked to: Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Oakland protests in 2011 → partOf → Occupy movement ⓘ

linked to: Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Oakland protests in 2011 → inspiredBy → Occupy Wall Street ⓘ

Occupy Nigeria protests → inspiredBy → Occupy Wall Street movement ⓘ

linked to: Occupy Wall Street

Democracy Now! → coveredEvent → Occupy Wall Street ⓘ

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