Occupy Wall Street's Anniversary Day of Action

Occupy groups gathering after 7am via @allisonkilkenny on Twitter

Protesters gather around a barricaded Wall Street Bull via @soit_goes on Twitter

NYPD checking IDs at Wall and Broadway via @patrickdehahn on Twitter

Lines of NYPD officers preparing outside Chase bank this morning via @patrickdehahn on Twitter

NYPD with helmets stationed at Broadway and Beaver via @allisonkilkenny on Twitter

Police in helmets and face shields walk down Pine Street via @sparrowmedia on Twitter

NYPD at Pine and William via @johnknefel on Twitter

A panorama of the scene near Zuccotti this morning via @Timcast on Twitter

First arrest - for blocking Broadway via @mariejoelle on Twitter

Protesters gathered across from Zuccotti via @dennistrainorjr on Twitter

NYPD arrest wagon stationed at Barclay and Church via @CyMadD0x on Twitter

The protesters amass at Nassau and Pine via @ChristRobbins on Twitter

Police and barricades on Pine Street via @shannonpareil on Twitter

Protesters gathered on sidewalks around Nassau and Pine via @patrickdehahn on Twitter

Occupy spent the weekend planning and celebrating, but September 17th is the big day – the one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street.

A Great Big City was there last September 17th as hundreds gathered in Bowling Green for the first day of the movement (photo below) and has covered Occupy Wall Street for the past year.

Day one of Occupy Wall Street – September 17, 2011

If you live or work in Lower Manhattan, be aware that there may be checkpoints and secured areas in advance of any Occupy actions.

Stay tuned throughout the morning for photos and info as Occupy attempts to shut down the Wall Street area.

Video via @Timcast on Twitter

Occupy’s plans are to meet at pre-determined intersections around the Wall Street area, and they have divided their actions into four different zones downtown. Here’s an image from @austingst on Twitter that explains the plan:

Occupy’s plans for their September 17th anniversary via @austingst (click image to enlarge)

September 17th

7am – Assemble at convergence points
7:30am – Action: The People’s Wall and 99 Revolutions
10am – Storm Wall Street at Bowling Green
11am – Spokes Council at Ferry Terminal
12pm – 5pm – Imagine a World Without Wall Street Assembly at Foley Square
6pm – 10pm – Emma Goldman Popular Assembly at Foley Square
6pm – 10pm – The 99% Go To Wall Street at Liberty Plaza

Other planned events on s17nyc.org are anarchist related, including a 2pm march from downtown to the Upper East Side:

The following events are autonomous and unpermitted.

Timeline:

8 AM: NYC anarchists and radicals! Bring your black flags, banners, bandana’s and boots and gather at Zuccotti Park to form a black bloc then march to Wall Street in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street. (We will ask OWS to be reasonable with the time so this action may be scheduled for a later time)

12PM: Meet at Zuccotti Park for an Open Assembly so we can begin to organize future autonomous events. We encourage a large anarchist presence. Bring fliers to promote individual events.

Note: Demonstrations, assemblies, events, etc. that are formed during this assembly are not Occupy-related unless clearly stated.

2PM: After the Open Assembly we will prepare for a massive (unpermitted) autonomous march from Zuccotti Park to Bloomberg’s mansion on 79th street.

The march will pass by 14th street Union Square, 42nd street Times Square and 59th street Grand Army Plaza (5th avenue) to allow people to meet up in advance.

Just before 8am, the first arrests began taking place, as clergy members and Occupy supporters sat down at Broadway and Wall Street and refused to move. Approximately eight people were quickly removed and arrested as the NYPD announced over megaphones that anyone blocking pedestrian traffic was subject to arrest.

The four Occupy zones that mobilized across the Financial District mostly resulted in groups standing on sidewalks, with the large police presence making an occasional arrest. Rough estimates are that, as of 8:30am, 25 arrests have been made.