Occupy protests: Month 8

Occupy Wall Street participants gather to stage a May Day march at Bryant Park in New York May 1, 2012.

May Day marches initiated a re-energized protest movement this Spring, including demonstrations outside bank shareholder meetings.

Washington, D.C.

A Guy Fawkes mask is held up in front of the White House as protesters gather, Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in Washington. Hundreds of activists across the U.S. joined the worldwide May Day protests on Tuesday, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations against major financial institutions.

New York, N.Y.

Police stand guard in front of a Chase bank entrance during a May Day march on May 1, 2012 in New York City. Occupy Wall Street demonstrators joined labor groups in a march through downtown to protest economic injustice and observe International Labor Day.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Activists, labor unions and Occupy LA protestors critical of corporate tax rates hold a rally in the Bank of America Plaza before the start of their march through the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Tax Day on April 17, 2012 in Los Angeles. The demonstrators protested against loopholes that allow banks and corporations to pay lower income taxes than most individual tax filers.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Activists, labor unions and Occupy LA protestors critical of corporate march through the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Tax Day on April 17, 2012 in Los Angeles. The demonstrators protested against loopholes that allow banks and corporations to pay lower income taxes than most individual tax filers.s)

New York, N.Y.

Protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street march down Broadway in Manhattan towards Wall Street on May 1, 2012 in New York City. Occupy Wall Street has joined with unions during the May Day protests, a traditional day of global protests in sympathy with unions and leftist politics.

New York, N.Y.

A New York City police officer waves a club at Occupy Wall Street protesters as the movement joins with activist groups for May Day demonstrations May 1, 2012 in New York.

New York, N.Y.

Occupy Wall Street participants stage a march down Broadway as part of May Day celebrations in New York, May 01, 2012.

New York, N.Y.

Demonstrators march down Broadway during a May Day rally, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in New York. Hundreds of activists with a variety of causes spread out over New York City Tuesday on International Workers Day, or May Day, with Occupy Wall Street members leading a charge against financial institutions.

New York, N.Y.

Protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street march down Broadway in Manhattan towards Wall Street on May 1, 2012 in New York City. Occupy Wall Street has joined with unions during the May Day protests, a traditional day of global protests in sympathy with unions and leftist politics.

New York, N.Y.

An Occupy Wall Street participant takes a break during a march down Broadway, as part of May Day celebrations in New York, May 1, 2012.

New York, N.Y.

Occupy Wall Street participants stage a march part of May Day events in New York, May 01, 2012.

New York, N.Y.

Occupy Wall Street participants stage a march part of May Day celebrations in New York on May 1, 2012.

New York, N.Y.

Protesters associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement march through traffic in lower Manhattan on May 1, 2012 in New York City. May 1st, Labor Day, is a traditional day of global protest in sympathy with union and leftist politics.

New York, N.Y.

A protester associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement is arrested while marching through traffic in lower Manhattan on May 1, 2012 in New York City. May 1st, Labor Day, is a traditional day of global protest in sympathy with union and leftist politics.

Chicago, Ill.

Occupy Chicago activists block the entrance to a Bank of America branch as part of a May Day demonstration in Chicago. They accuse banks of profiting over the needs of ordinary people and decry Bank of America's federal bailout. Those planning the protests when the NATO Summit comes to Chicago, May 20-21, hope to draw big crowds to the city by linking U.S. spending on war to economic troubles at home.

Oakland, Calif.

Occupy Oakland protesters try to pull a protester as he is getting detained by Oakland police officers near City Hall in downtown Oakland, California, during the May Day protest on May 1, 2012. A handful of Occupy protestors were arrested as they clashed with police who used tear gas. Four or five protestors were detained after being chased by officers in Oakland, which was the scene of repeated Occupy protests last year, some of which turned violent.

New York, N.Y.

Policemen arrest Occupy Wall Street participants after they staged a march down Broadway as part of May Day celebrations in New York, May 1, 2012.

New York, N.Y.

Occupy Wall Street participants stage a march down Broadway past the Wall Street bull, as part of May Day celebrations in New York, May 1, 2012.

New York, N.Y.

Police gather at the site of an Occupy Wall Street protest in lower Manhattan on May 1, 2012 in New York City. Hundreds of people ran through the streets of New York pursued by police after a Labor Day march concluded in the early evening.

Boston, Mass.

An Occupy supporter holds up a sign during a May Day protest at the Government Center in Boston, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Occupy demonstrators across the country returned to the streets today to protest what they call corporate greed and government collusion.

Washington, D.C.

Workers clean the vandalized windows of a Bank of America branch in Washington, Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

Seattle, Wash.

Police push back protesters near a banner that reads "Happy May Day," Tuesday, May 1, 2012, during May Day protests in downtown Seattle. Hundreds of activists across the U.S. joined the worldwide May Day protests on Tuesday, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations against major financial institutions.

Des Moines, Iowa

Protestors march to the Iowa Statehouse as part of a May Day and Occupy protest, Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa. Hundreds of activists across the U.S. joined the worldwide May Day protests on Tuesday, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations against major financial institutions.

Huntsville, Ala.

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Crowd members listen to speakers at an Occupy rally in Huntsville to protest the Verizon shareholders annual meeting, Thursday, May 3, 2012.

Detroit, Mich.

May Day protesters (Mike Gonzalez, left, of Bay City; Scott Williams, wearing mask, of Bay City; and Steffen Seward of Detroit, holding sunflower sign) listen to speakers during a May Day rally in Roosevelt Park in Detroit Tuesday May 1, 2012. Protesters with the Occupy Detroit movement and other social rights organizations participated in a May Day March from Clark Park in Southwest Detroit to Grand Circus Park.

Detroit, Mich.

Jonathan Schaffer of Ann Arbor carries a "Workers Unite" sign while walking across the Bagley Street Pedestrian Bridge in the May Day March from Clark Park to Grand Circus Park, Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

Detroit, Mich.

Protester Dee Alonso, center, of East Lansing shouts her agreement with one of the speakers during a May Day rally in front of the Michigan Central Depot in Detroit, Tuesday May 1, 2012. Protesters with the Occupy Detroit movement and other social rights organizations participated in a May Day March from Clark Park in Southwest Detroit to Grand Circus Park in Foxtown Detroit Tuesday.

Albany, N.Y.

With the State Capitol as a backdrop, Occupy Albany protesters take part in a May Day march on State Street in Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. With clattering tin cans, booming plastic barrels and a squeaky horn playing "Yankee Doodle," Occupy demonstrators across New York state returned to the streets to protest what they call corporate greed and government collusion.

Miami, Fla.

An Occupy protester gives a gesture in front of a downtown Miami Bank of America building, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 as part of the May Day protests. Activists across the U.S. joined the worldwide May Day protests on Tuesday, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations against major financial institutions.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department stand guard at Pershing Square, where Occupy LA supporters congregated after participating in a march marking International Worker's Day, on May 1, 2012 in downtown Los Angeles, Calif. Occupy Wall Street groups across the country joined with unions during the May Day protests, a traditional day of global protests in sympathy with unions and leftist politics.

Oakland, Calif.

Oakland riot police form a line to prepare to disperse Occupy Oakland protesters near Frank Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland during the May Day protest on May 1, 2012 in California.

Oakland, Calif.

Oakland police officers and Occupy Oakland protesters face each other after the police and protesters clashed near City Hall in downtown Oakland, California, during the May Day protest on May 1, 2012. A handful of Occupy protestors were arrested as they clashed with police who used tear gas. Four or five protestors were detained after being chased by officers in Oakland, which was the scene of repeated Occupy protests last year, some of which turned violent.

Oakland, Calif.

A protester breaks the window of a McDonald's restaurant storefront with his skateboard during May Day protests on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in Oakland, Calif. Hundreds of activists across the U.S. joined the worldwide May Day protests on Tuesday, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations and in some cases clashing with police.

Oakland, Calif.

Oakland Police officers try to detain an Occupy Oakland protester amid tear gas fumes near Oakland City Hall in downtown Oakland during the May Day protest on May 1, 2012 in California. A handful of Occupy protestors were arrested as they clashed with police who used tear gas. Tensions rose after police chased down several protesters and detained them. A crowd quickly formed, shouting and hurling objects at the officers.

Portland, Ore.

A protester tapes a sign on a home they say was foreclosed Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in Portland, Ore. Members of the Occupy Portland movement held a rally in a Northeast Portland park Tuesday morning and then "reclaimed" a foreclosed home nearby as part of their protest. They were calling the rally at Woodlawn Park a "Land Liberation and Space Reclamation" event tied to May Day and protesting the power of banks.

Montpelier, Vt.

People rally at the Statehouse during a May Day protest on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in Montpelier, Vt. The most visible organizing effort by anti-Wall Street groups since Occupy encampments were dismantled last fall were planned for May Day. From New York to San Francisco, organizers of the various demonstrations, strikes and acts of civil disobedience said they are not too concerned about muddling the message, noting that the movements have similar goals: jobs, fair wages and equality.

London

An ATM is taped-up during an "Occupy" anti-capitalist protest in central London on May 12, 2012. Several hundred Occupy protesters took to the streets of the City of London today, calling for an end to "predatory capitalism" after their movement declared a global day of action.

London

Occupy London activist hands a flower to a commuter at Liverpool Street Tube station May Day Protest, London, May 1, 2012

Charlotte, N.C.

Han Shan, an Occupy Wall Street protester, makes a 1 percent shirt while protesting outside of the annual Bank of America Corp. shareholders meeting on May 9, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. The 99 Percent Spring movement drew inspiration from the Occupy Wall Street movement and covers a range of issues and actions.

Charlotte, N.C.

Activists with the 99 Percent Spring movement perform a boxing routine outside of the annual Bank of America Corp. shareholders meeting on May 9, in Charlotte, N.C. The 99 Percent Spring movement drew inspiration from the Occupy Wall Street movement and covers a range of issues and actions.

Charlotte, N.C.

Activists with the 99 Percent Power movement protest outside of the annual Bank of America Corp. shareholders meeting on May 9, in Charlotte, N.C. The 99 Percent Spring movement drew inspiration from the Occupy Wall Street movement and covers a range of issues and actions associated with seeking "economic justice for all."

Albany, Calif.

Occupy activist Rachel Yukimura makes a vegetable meal on the University of California agricultural research land in Albany, Calif., Monday, May 7, 2012. About 200 Occupy activists broke locks and set up an encampment in April on the 10-acre property. They planted carrot, broccoli and corn seedlings on part of the land to protest planned housing and commercial development nearby.