00:04
Where money rules the world, they march on. The capitals of capital have been occupied.
00:14
OT man MARKUS [ENGLISH]
We don’t need to change the politicians, we need to change the political system.
00:21
Around the world, they have traded their homes for tents.
00:24
GERMAN
If we are fighting against the IMF and ECB, then these are our Mubaraks.
00:28
A global movement has emerged, which doesn’t want to pay for this crisis.
00:33
OT Mrs. DANIELA
It is outrageous that the young must now foot the bill.
00:37
They question the system and fight against those who represent it….The response of the authorities?…. Pepper spray.
00:46
OT man VICTOR [ENGLISH]
Educate yourself – take business 101, economics 101
00:50
They call themselves "The 99 per cent." Their stories are the stories of outrage.
00:56
GERMAN OT
I've never been in a party, I've never been before to a demo before.
01:01
It’s the largest social movement in 30 years and its spirit has yet to be broken
01:09
But can the protests on the streets really alter the course of the world?
01:15
Should we really put capitalism in handcuffs?
01:20
And should these indignant citizens be allowed to have an influence?
1:26
Occupy Wall Street celebrates its two-month anniversary with a march on the New York Stock Exchange – right up to the police barriers. The stock exchange traders are disrupted on their way to work.
1:42
Suzanne S. OT, communication trainer Daniela [ENGLISH]
So, there’s a non-violent direct action, so people who are trained in non violent direct action are actually lying on the street and they’re going to be told that they are gonna be arrested and they will proceed with staying in that space
1:59
The 48-year-old communications instructor Suzanne has been involved from the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street movement. She feels as though the movement is a liberation.
2:08
Suzanne S. OT, communication trainer Daniela [ENGLISH]
Finally after so many years of people not saying anything, it just seems like one thing after another in this country, it was so absurd and then there was no response
2:21
Suzanne is a trained mediator. She settles disputes amongst activists and local residents for the Occupy Wall Street movement. She also acts as a go-between when there are clashes with the Police….
It all started here, in Zucotti Park.
2:35
Several cases of police violence have brought tremendous support for the movement. 02:41 - The whole world has watched incidents on the Internet – like this pepper spray attack on peaceful demonstrators.
2:46
The sleeping bags of a few dozen outraged citizens is transformed within a few days into a tent city.
2:55
The camp is a reflection of society - individual groups take responsibility for a hospital. A large kitchen offers three meals a day. There is a library, a press office and a financial group, where the donations and proceeds from the sale of printed T-shirts and badges are managed.
3:10
OT Pete Dutro, treasurer of "Occupy Wall Street," Marcus [ENGLISH]
It's much like an office job in a mosh pit, it requires a lot of legroom to keep on top of receipts and you know, staying accurate
3:18
Food is also being donated. Telly Liberatos’ Pizzeria delivers up to 300 pizzas daily to the Wall Street protests.
3:25
OT Telly Liberato, pizza chef Victor [ENGLISH]
They asked me if I have online ordering and if they could put my restaurant’s phone number on their twitter page, to accept deliveries on behalf of people and I said sure, why not
3:23
They now get orders from around the world.
3:37
OT Telly Liberato, pizza chef Victor [ENGLISH]
From all over the country and we’ve had a lot of orders coming in from Europe, from England, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, and actually a couple orders from France.
3.46
Woman Shouting [ENGLISH]
Mic Check… Would anybody like to shower
People shouting [ENGLISH]
We amplify each other’s voices [crowd repeats]
No matter what’s said [crowd repeats]
So we can hear one another [crowd repeats]
Use any kind of instruments [crowd repeats]
3:48
The police have banned megaphones in Zucotti Park - the response of the activists? A human megaphone.
4:13
Hand signals of approval or rejection have been developed so that speakers are not interrupted by heckling. But the dream of the self-managed, grassroots democratic tent city in the middle of Manhattan ended with the eviction of the camp
4:24
Only after a legal tug of war have the activists allowed in the park again –
04:28 at the entrance, it now says that tents are prohibited.
4:33
Suzanne welcomes friends, asking who has been injured or arrested. She says that the evacuation of the camp was inevitable because of increasing internal tensions.
4:42
Suzanne S. OT, communication trainer Daniela [ENGLISH]
The whole meme of occupying – we had to transform it to our next step - that was important when we did it, but now we have to create something else.
4:51
they want to stay, despite the cold and rain.
OT activists [ENGLISH
Victor - It is not over.
Mark - We’ll last here until we’re ready to leave.
05:01
The uprising of the protestors has not stopped with the clearing of the tent camp. Instead the movement has continued to grow internationally.
05:07
Frankfurt, the German financial capital, is home to all the major German banks. The European Central Bank now has to save the Euro. In a park in front of the ECB, the "Occupy Frankfurt" movement has set up camp. About 50 protestors live here and are ready for the long haul. They use the Arab Spring as their model.
05:31
Hagen Kopp, supporters of Frankfurt GERMAN Occupy
What has been identified in Tunisia and Egypt, and the Arab Spring, is that history can be made from the bottom again.
05:39
The squatters in Frankfurt prepare themselves for a long winter. The wooden pallets are designed as a tent floor because it’s so cold outside.
05:49
Hagen Kopp, supporters of Frankfurt GERMAN Occupy
If we are fighting against the IMF and the European Central Bank, then these are our Mubaraks. These are the people who oppress us by imposing austerity regimes. The lines of connection are so clear that at any rate, I would say that there is a kind of mutual inspiration between our cause and theirs.
06:07
In a disused military tent, the connection is kept to the other 2500 Occupy movements around the globe. IT Specialist Thomas Drillich keeps track.
06:19
Thomas Drillich, a computer specialist GERMAN
The IT unit was at my home in the kitchen. I’ve also brought my own equipment - two computers in this room are also mine. But yes, most of it is donated. The main task here in the IT-tent is to link the camp with the world. One of the most important issues is to build a team of interpreters to create links, not only within Europe and also internationally
06:46
Sometimes the European-bankers come down from their buildings to where the protestors are. Usually they don’t want to talk much - at least not in front of their colleagues.
06:56
OT banker Viktor [ENGLISH]
I dunno, everyone can say what they think. My advice: work hard, and let’s see what happens.
07:06
What will happen remains to be seen. Despite the difficulties, the protestors in Frankfurt are working against the power of the banks. It is the fight of David against the all-powerful Goliath.
07:15
Stephane Hessel's is the initiator of the indignant movement. His pamphlet "Outraged you" is in part directed against predatory capitalism. He was born in Berlin, was a member of the French resistance, survived the Buchenwald concentration camp and was co-author of the universal declaration of human rights
07: 31 OT Stephane Hessel, Resistance fighters and writers GERMAN [READ SLOWER]
The governments are now so inhibited by their debts that they cannot adequately defend themselves against these awful financial and economic powers. Therein lies the danger, this is what’s causing people to be up in arms.
07:51
07:51
In Greece there is a new generation of outraged citizens. In no other country in Europe have they fallen as hard as here. The State is under the supervision from international financial authorities and the outraged keep their position before Parliament on a daily basis.
08:08
One of the protestors is Mario Chatzidamianos. [PRONOUNCED MARIOS HA-JEE-THA----ME-A-NOS] He belongs to the network: ‘Real Democracy Now’. Mario and other outraged Greeks were forced to vacate their tents outside Parliament four months ago. Today they are emboldened by the fact that their protest is part of an expanding global movement
08:29
OT Mario Chatzidamianos activist "True Democracy Now" [ENGLISH]
We are trying to get inside the webpage that will actually connect us with almost 30 cameras from 8 countries. And most of them are from the United States because there in the United States it is the US day of rage. So they are actually doing the same thing there, and we are trying to establish a live feed.
08:49
The protest is no longer comprised of a few disgruntled leftists – it now has a broad base of supporters. Marios works as a mediator between many groups and interests but also tries to maintain a common goal. Although there is no official leader, people like Mario help to co-ordinate the movement domestically and internationally
09:14
OT Mario Chatzidamianos activist "True Democracy Now" [ENGLISH]
Simultaneously, all around the globe, we’ve established the same system because we’re connected through the live feeding, and webcams, so actually we help them and they help us to establish this whole idea in terms of structure, ways of communication, and to bring the whole world down to the final question which is whether we are willing to take our fate in our own hands.
09:39
There are also people in Greece, for whom the protests are taking too long. Angelos [pronounced AN-GE-LOS] Sicaras [SIC-ARAS] is an entrepreneur travelling with two business partners. They consider the demonstrations to be inefficient and propose new ideas. They believe that potential is being lost through protests; for them it’s about creating more practical solutions
10:03
Angelos Sicaras, entrepreneur VICTOR [ENGLISH]
We have to go back to our villages and start working on our farms and slowly slowly companies will be created and a different economy will start. Also, internet, plus other innovative things, we can do things. And I believe that we can succeed because I believe in Greek people, I believe in us.
10:28
Author and provocateur Gerald Hörhan lives in Vienna. He thinks that the debt crisis can be overcome but only through hard work. In his latest work "antidote" he calls on young people to change the way they think about money
10:45
Gerald Hörhan, Investor GERMAN
The ’68 generation had a clear goal. No war, no weapons. When today’s generation goes out to demonstrate, it has no objective whatsoever. In France, young people actually protested against the raising of the pension age – which, in plain language, means that they don’t want pensions. Because if the pension age isn’t raised, there will be nothing left over for young people. In other words, the people going into the streets should think first about what they want. The organisers of Occupy Wall Street don’t know, anyway.
11:17
Gerald Hörhan has made millions in real estate and the stock market. He’s called an investment-punk, not because he wants to rebel against the financial world, but because of the way he tries to benefit from it.
11:26
Gerald Hörhan, investment-punk GERMAN
The only way to fight back is for people to educate themselves economically - to become entrepreneurs and plan their careers properly. Today many young people spend time relaxing, shopping and accumulating debt. The things will not help you to be a winner. And it will not help you to be heard.
11:45
11:47
For a long time the Spanish have also tried to get their voices heard. These scenes of celebration at the Carnival in Barcelona are now a distant memory
12:00
The younger generation is outraged. And rightly so – it’s now clear that they will be worse off than their parents. A whole generation has lost faith in their future.
12 :13
People have flocked to this demonstration in Barcelona from all over Catalonia. They protest about youth unemployment, social division, and their distrust of an incompetent political elite.
12:31
OT Arcadi Oliveres i Boadella, economist, University of Barcelona
There are very clear demands. Firstly, the amendment of electoral law.
The current electoral system is discriminatory, and gives small parties almost no chance. There is also high unemployment amongst the young, which must be tackled. Another point is the situation with homeowners who have lost their homes to the banks, but are still in debt. This must also be changed.
12:56
12:58
The young were previously regarded as apolitical – but the crisis has forced them to act. Today, they feel that their dignity has been lost. The pressure of the financial and political situation has become too great and despite all appearances they don’t feel as though they belong to society. ”Laugh about what depresses you” has become their motto.
13:23
When the protests on the streets take a break, it continues on the Internet: on places like Twitter, Facebook and the blogs of the "99 percent"
13:30
The 99 percent are putting their personal stories onto the internet, because they are outraged that they should bail out the wealthy minority.
13:42
The phenomenon of global protest is now being studied academically. Marion Hamm teaches at the University of Lucerne in Switzerland. She understands the codes of the global movement.
13; 51
Marion Hamm, conflict researcher University of Lucerne GERMAN
The movies that are linked through Twitter and so on help to produce images that go around the world. And these images, again, go on to recreate the format and repertoire of the protests that make this movement recognisable in many cities on different continents.
14:08
Like other places in Europe, grassroots cooperatives and collectives have been formed in Spain. They spring up for different reasons, often with local concerns but also with wider, overarching ideals.
14:18
Enric Duran is one of the leaders. He’s part of an anti-globalization, anti-capitalist movement, which is linked to others around the world.
14:32
Enric came to prominence with a sensational stunt: between 2006 and 2008 he took out a number of loans with different banks totalling almost half a million euros, which he then distributed to anti-capitalist projects. The stunt earned him the nickname ‘Robin Bank’. He wants to use what he did to spark public debate.
14:49
Enric Duran "Robin Bank", a political activist
After my first arrest, I've gotten to know a new environment. I had the opportunity to talk with many people about their problems. After that I established platforms and cooperatives, which aim to give people a fair chance. We are trying to create alternative models to the current economic system. The exchange of goods and services, the self-financing in health and education are the cornerstones of our reforms.
15:14
15:14
Back in Greece, outraged folks have given up trying to pay for the economic crisis and are trying to help themselves. Ioana Stergiou [PRONOUNCED EE-O-ANNA STER-YEOO] doesn’t want to pay the toll tax
15:34
Ioana Stergiou, citizens' movement "will not pay!"
THEY PUT TEMPOARY TAXES ON OUR INCOME AND ALSO A PROPERTY TAX THROUGH OUR ELECTRICITY BILL WHICH WE’RE NOT GOING TO PAY. AND I DON’T THINK THAT ALL THESE TAXES THAT THEY MAKE US PAY ARE GOING TO SAVE GREECE. THEY NEED TO FIND DIFFERENT POLITICAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE COLLOSAL DEBT WE HAVE
15:56
Activists of the "I do not pay" movement have an appointment on the motorway. The so-called "vain" actions of these outraged citizens are now legendary. Whether it’s motorway tolls or a subway ticket, gas, water or electricity; in many cases they are no longer being paid.
They say that if the wealthy had paid their taxes properly in the first place, the state would not be bankrupt.
16:20
This is a subject Ioana knows a lot about. She works as a tax consultant and wants to prevent the middle class from footing the bill.
16:31
Ioana Stergiou, citizens' movement "will not pay!" [GREEK]
WE LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE NO OTHER WAY THAN TO GO THROUGH THESE NATIONAL TOLLS, TO GO TO OUR JOBS, TO TAKE OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND TO GO SHOPPING. WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THESE NATIONAL TOLLS, WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. BUT WE NEED THE EQUIVALENT OF TWO TO THREE MONTHY PAYCHECKS JUST TO PAY FOR THEM
16:51
The police leave them alone. There’s simply too many to arrest them all.
16:56
Greece took part in a day of global action. It first started in Asia, continued in Europe and reached its peak in North America.
17:13
Hundreds of thousands are on the streets. They have no political power, but they are united with their demands.
17:24
Marios Chatzidamianos activist "True Democracy Now" [ENGLISH]
We are going to make a political stand that will take in the first place citizenship all over the globe and after that we will find what kind of politics we want do deal with but you need to understand that for the past 20 or 30 years politicians all around the globe were under the influence of economic factors or business factors and we never felt that there was a politics for all the people
17:50
Since they can not directly change big politics, they start at home. Every week brings together delegates from different districts in front of Parliament. Through their meetings and activism on the Internet, they set up kindergartens, tutoring, care for senior citizens and food for the poor. It is grassroots democracy in miniature.
18:11
Margarita Kiriakou, painter [GREEK]
I THINK WE HAVE TAKEN A LONG TIME TO DO SOMETHING AND WHAT WE’RE DOING NOW IS VERY LITTLE BUT I BELIEVE IT WILL BECOME BIGGER AND BIGGER. I DON’T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR TOMORROW. WE LIVE NOW AND IF WE CAN CHANGE WHAT HAPPENS NOW, THE FUTURE WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF.
18:26
By the end of the day there will be more than 500 arrests in New York. Things will be harder from now on.
18:38
Zucotti Park is cleared and the last remaining stalwart is taken to hospital for hypothermia. These are the remains of the public library. The kitchen and the press centre have also disappeared.
18:49
Bill Dobbs, spokesman for Occupy Wall Street [ENGLISH]
It’s a work in progress; it certain helps to have a physical space, but there are other ways that we will regroup and make ourselves stronger and continue the organising. the ideas which Occupy Wall Street have put out into conversations around this country and also around the world – we are the 99 percent - those ideas continue.
19:11
The sociologist Jeffrey Goldfarb shows his students how grassroots democracy took hold here.
19:20
Professor Jeffrey Goldfarb, a sociologist [ENGLISH]
I think actually it has had its greatest success, that means that it indeed put the question of inequality on the American political agenda
19:31
The lack of leadership figures, the lack of clearly defined political objectives, the myriad issues raised - all this has not weakened Occupy Wall Street in light of the eviction. The challenge now is to find a way to re-channel the revolutionary energy.
19:42
By the afternoon Zucotti park is full of people.
19:49
As the number of policemen in riot gear around the park increases so does the tension.
19:55
Suzanne, the communication coach from Brooklyn, tries to defuse situations as a mediator. She fears that an activist on the tree could give the police reason to intervene.
20:04
Shortly after, there are clashes with the police and further arrests are made.
20:14
Suzanne records the name of each detainee taken to jail so that no activist gets forgotten about in prison.
20:19 [ENGLISH]
Suzanne S., communication trainer
They call these the tombs because they’re small jails in the basement and people who’ve been arrested in the last 3 days are being held there and they’re slowly being arraigned and let out, so when they come out we give them a big hug and give them lots of love, and you know whatever they need emotionally, you know we connect with them and support them
20:38
It gets cold and dark at Zucotti park. It’s the first General Assembly of the activists after their chaotic eviction. While they hold out in the rain, a few blocks further away plans are being made for the future.
20:48
Several activists meet in groups in the public foyer of a German bank, which is located directly on Wall Street.
21:06
The tenacious Spanish youth are also fighting for their future. The crisis in academic life and the rigid austerity measures have led to the emigration of thousands of well-educated Spanish youth. The protesters formulate new goals, but there are fears that the government could move too quickly to implement their agenda.
21:32
The disappointment in Spanish society can be heard everywhere.
21:41
Marina Sanchez, student
I find that the poor have to pay for something for which they cannot afford..."
21:46
The ailing Spain is unlikely to meet the wishes of those who are outraged. The country is overwhelmed by a horrendous budget deficit and the state has no money for social support.
Job losses are often accompanied by the loss of housing, as many Spaniards have acquired their homes with credit. Half a million families have lost their properties in recent years, with many being made homeless.
If banks find themselves repossessing a property, they end up spending only two thirds of the original purchase price. The buyer still owes the bank the rest of the money. As a result there are many people who remain indebted for life.
22:24 Cesar Guerrero, worker
You buy an apartment and have illusions that you can live a life of dignity, and yet we have nothing. The banks have thrown money at me saying: don’t worry, buy everything ... but I have not taken more loans.
22:41
Forced evictions have become part of Spanish life in recent months. Activists across the country succeed again and again to stop hundreds of apartments being repossessed, at least temporarily. Most of the time the eviction dates can only be postponed.
22 :53 OT Stephane Hessel, resistance fighter and writer GERMAN [READ SLOWER]
We live in an increasingly global society, we no longer simply live in nation-states. The major problems we are faced with, the problems of poverty, the destruction of our planet; these are global problems, which need global efforts.
23:24
Spain has looked on with interest at the global events of recent months. The movements across Europe and the United States have set new standards for political discussion.
As the protests continues to develop, change shape and spawn further sub-movements, what’s next for the outraged citizens of the global economic crisis?
23’45
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