Occupy Wall Street protesters attempt to reignite their movement in New York

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The Occupy Wall Street marchers make their way from Washington Square park to Zuccotti Park on Sept. 15 at the start of three days of activities to mark the one year anniversary of the start of the movement in New York.

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The Occupy Wall Street march commences on Sept. 15 at Washington Square Park in New York.

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NYPD officers shadow the Occupy Wall Street protesters as they march down Broadway on Sept. 15.

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Tempers flared after the NYPD made their first arrest on Sept. 15 during the Occupy Wall Street protesters' first march of the weekend from Washington Square Park to Zuccotti Park.

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Occupy Wall street protesters make their way to Broadway at the start of their Sept. 15 march to Zuccotti Park, the first planned march as part of three days of events to mark the one year anniversary of the movement.

John Makely / NBC News

Veteran James Hegler, center, is arrested by NYPD officers at Zuccotti park for trespassing after he refused to move his backpack for the private security firm that oversees the park on Friday Sept. 14. Hegler was release in about five hours and friends secured his belongings for him. A fellow Occupy protester records Hegler's information at right.

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Dennis and Elizabeth Carbone still come to Zuccotti park a couple times a week. Elizabeth would like to see an around-the-clock presence by fellow Occupy protesters.

As they gather to recognize the anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement, activists face several challenges. Competing agendas, leaderless organization and dwindling participation have hampered the efforts but some accomplishments have surfaced.  For more on this story click here to read the latest post by NBC News' Miranda Leitsinger.

 

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Need to be protesting on the steps of the capital in Washington and in the halls of Congress

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Reply#1 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:10 AM EDT

We need to fire everyone in the capital and congress. Let's get some decent folks in there that aren't a bunch of bought off patsies that use ideology as a front to protect the corporate and wealthy classes.

    #1.1 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:29 AM EDT
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    Give me a break with this crap again....

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    Reply#2 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:37 AM EDT

    Nobody cares what these losers do. The only point they made that they made the first time is that they are lawless idiots....Glad to see they are off to the same start again.

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    Reply#3 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:49 AM EDT

    Dear OWS Protestors

    If I were a conspiracy theory kind of person, I would say that Mr. Obama knew that he had to do what was necessary to destroy the U.S. job market so that the folks that are ordered to carry out his anti-American fiat government would be more likely to do so because they fear the unemployment line. It’s like the Brandon Raub, USMC situation. Government agents arrested him and held him without being charged apparently for some Facebook posts during a game among his family members. It's also like the USFS federal employees in the Rockies carrying out absolutely counter-productive measures regarding forest management, fire control and wolf/bear/predator control. These middle-aged government employees have very poor prospects of finding equal paying jobs if they refuse to do as they are told, so they do what they are told to do to keep from being terminated. If the economy was in good shape, Mr. Obama’s schemes and ideas would be laughed at. There was a chap in Bavaria not all that long ago who was able to introduce otherwise lunatic ideas because of poor economic conditions. But that would be a conspiracy theory.

      Reply#4 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:52 AM EDT

      They need to look at how Obama is tearing America apart and down. His economic policies are leading us to shambles with yet another rating downgrade, his foreign policy has the countries burning, his arrogant attitude has mad out allies doubt us and his lack of leadership has the world thinking the U.S. is weak....6 Trillion so far Mr Obama now that is unpatriotic.

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      Reply#5 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:52 AM EDT

      You people are nuts, Have some respect for everyone not just who you pick out!!!!!!!!!!!

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      #5.1 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:51 PM EDT
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      There is an election coming up OWS. You can go and vote like the rest of us. The stock market is not your enemy, nor even a measure of your enemy's success. You should be calling yourselves Occupy Capitol Hill and complaining about for profit corporations lobbying congress to preserve their unique interests rathern than ratteling your can in favor of some supposed utopia where you get a job without earning and an education not because you needed it but simply wanted something to do after highschool. Hell what did you even do with all the money that was donated last year. Henna tatoos and dreadlocks on white kids.

        Reply#6 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:57 AM EDT

        These phawking azzoles again. Go do something productive you jerks. Go volunteer, pick up litter, teach goose @!$%# how to read, anything. Just go away.

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        Reply#7 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:20 AM EDT

        The march looks All American , the Anti American Police force from NYPD does not .Bloombergs little Israel .

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        Reply#8 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:45 AM EDT

        The movement never died, media coverage did! I guess corporate controlled media prefers corporate controlled movements like the Tea Party! That's why I don't bother watching anymore.

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        Reply#9 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:47 AM EDT

        Looks like the Unions got their dues in to pay their little pawns again. The pee on the lawn party is back, yep affecting businesses and destroying Public Property. Good job liberals, you like to mooch off of everyone else and be unproductive. Its what you do best. This is what happens when the worst President in history coddles his base and has no job creation. Thus the Pee on the Lawn Party.

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        #9.1 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:09 PM EDT
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        The populist movement needs to promote Elizabeth Warren. So far, her message is the most coherent for achieving the aims of the 99%.

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        Reply#10 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:56 AM EDT

        These people are real patriots. They're willing to stand up and protest against the corporate greed that is destroying America's reputation around the world, and stealing the American dream at home. Voting doesn't work, when the lawmakers of both parties are bought and paid for. If there were enough protesters, we might actually be able to stop the corporate plundering of America. They did it in Iceland. They were in worse shape than we are. They protested and refused to bail out their banks, instead they arrested the bank CEO's involved, forgave much of the mortgage debt, threw out their crooked politicians, and rewrote their constitution. And now their economy is recovering much better than ours is. God bless, OWS!

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        Reply#11 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:25 PM EDT

        I Agree with just an American Voter.

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        #11.1 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:53 PM EDT
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        In the caption for the next to last photo, it should read

        ...the private security firm that *oversees* the park...

          Reply#12 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:45 PM EDT

          Thanks for catching that- fixed now.

            #12.1 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:27 PM EDT

            My pleasure. However the same mistake is still present on the front page.

              #12.2 - Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:31 AM EDT
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              George Sorous got tired of dumping his money into STUPID PEOPLE...By the way......Did those protests get the marchers any JOBS ?

                Reply#13 - Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:22 PM EDT
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