Occupy protests: Month 9

NATO summit met with mass demonstrations — Spencer Platt/Getty Images

As NATO leaders meet in Chicago to discuss an early exit strategy from Afghanistan, thousands of protesters voiced their opposition in the streets and online, May 20, 2012.

Chicago, Ill.

Protesters, some affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, demonstrate in downtown Chicago on the eve of the NATO summit on May 19, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Sixty heads of state, 2,500 journalists and thousands of protesters have converged on Chicago for the two-day meeting.

Chicago, Ill.

Protesters leave Union Park, in Chicago on a march to Boeing's corporate offices for a demonstration, as a part of protests held during the NATO summit, on Monday, May 21, 2012 in Chicago.

Chicago, Ill.

Hundreds of protesters, many affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, demonstrate on the second day of the NATO summit on May 21, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Sixty heads of state, 2,500 journalists and thousands of protesters have converged on Chicago for the two day NATO meeting which began on Sunday and looks to address the situation in Afghanistan among other global defense issues. Chicago police are preparing for the worst with many officers in riot gear and with their numbers enhanced by police from outside the city.

Chicago, Ill.

Hundreds of protesters, many affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, demonstrate in front of the Boeing headquarters on the second day of the NATO summit on May 21, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Sixty heads of state, 2,500 journalists and thousands of protesters have converged on Chicago for the two day NATO meeting which began on Sunday and looks to address the situation in Afghanistan among other global defense issues. Chicago police are preparing for the worst with many officers in riot gear and with their numbers enhanced by police from outside the city.

Chicago, Ill.

Hundreds of protesters, many affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, demonstrate on the second day of the NATO summit on May 21, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Sixty heads of state, 2,500 journalists and thousands of protesters have converged on Chicago for the two day NATO meeting which began on Sunday and looks to address the situation in Afghanistan among other global defense issues. Chicago police are preparing for the worst with many officers in riot gear and with their numbers enhanced by police from outside the city.

Chicago, Ill.

Chicago police officers watch protesters during a demonstration by Occupy Wall Street and other groups in downtown Chicago on the eve of the NATO summit on May 19, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Sixty heads of state, 2,500 journalists and thousands of protesters have converged on Chicago for the two day NATO meeting which begins on Sunday and will look to address the situation in Afghanistan among other global defense issues.Chicago police are preparing for the worst with many officers in riot gear and with their numbers enhanced by police from outside the city.

Chicago, Ill.

Protesters, some affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, demonstrate in downtown Chicago on the eve of the NATO summit on May 19, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Sixty heads of state, 2,500 journalists and thousands of protesters have converged on Chicago for the two day NATO meeting which begins on Sunday and will look to address the situation in Afghanistan among other global defense issues. Chicago police are preparing for the worst with many officers in riot gear and with their numbers enhanced by police from outside the city.

Chicago, Ill.

Protesters, some affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, demonstrate in downtown Chicago on the eve of the NATO summit on May 19, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Sixty heads of state, 2,500 journalists and thousands of protesters have converged on Chicago for the two day NATO meeting which begins on Sunday and will look to address the situation in Afghanistan among other global defense issues.Chicago police are preparing for the worst with many officers in riot gear and with their numbers enhanced by police from outside the city.

Chicago, Ill.

Hundreds of protesters, many affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, demonstrate on the second day of the Nato summit on May 21, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Sixty heads of state, 2,500 journalists and thousands of protesters have converged on Chicago for the two day Nato meeting which began on Sunday and looks to address the situation in Afghanistan among other global defense issues. Chicago police are preparing for the worst with many officers in riot gear and with their numbers enhanced by police from outside the city.

New York, N.Y.

Sandor John, joins protesters in solidarity with Quebec student protests in Rockefeller Plaza Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in New York. Organized by the Occupy Wall Street movement and by the group Strike Everywhere, the first New York event was designed to raise awareness about the Quebec protests while the second was about opposing anti-protest laws all over the world.

Boston, Mass.

WBZ/Alternatives for Community & Environment

Earlier this spring Occupy MBTA, an offshoot of the Occupy Boston movement, staged a 10-day protest on the front steps of the Capitol to protest fare hikes. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority board voted in April to raise fares an average 23 percent along with some service cuts to help close a nearly $160 million deficit facing the Boston-area transit system, reported CBS Station WBZ. But for users of The Ride - the MBTA

Frankfurt, Germany

"Blockupy" demonstrators scuffle with police during protests in downtown Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, May 19, 2012. About 20,000 people joined in the anti-capitalism protest march.

Tel Aviv, Israel

An Israeli protester wears a mask a symbol of Occupy Wall Street movement as she joins a march to protest the cost of living in Israel, in central Tel Aviv, Saturday, June 2, 2012. Israelis are marching in the country's main cities to express anger over the high cost of living and other social issues. Protesters took to the streets Saturday in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and in other cities.

Montreal, Canada

AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Peter McCabe

Protesters march through the streets of Montreal to protest Quebec governments bill 78, and show support for students on strike against the rise in tuition fees on Monday, June 4, 2012.

Washington, D.C.

U.S. Park Service employees remove the remains of the Occupy DC encampment in McPherson Square in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2012. Occupy DC's presence in the park was significantly reduced after a crackdown by Park Police in February. The group says their camp may be gone, but their protest will continue.

New York, N.Y.

In this Oct. 1, 2011 file New York City Police arrest Occupy Wall Street demonstrators after they attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway.

In late May a New York City court postponed hearings for Occupiers arrested in the October march; their trials were delayed until late summer.

On June 7 a judge gave the green light to a lawsuit against police officers in the arrests of 700 Occupy Wall Street protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge, but he dismissed the city and its top officials from liability.

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said in a written ruling that the marchers had adequately backed up their claims that they were not properly warned by officers that they would be arrested on the bridge Oct. 1.

Meanwhile, on June 18 eight protesters were convicted of misdemeanor trespassing for entering a lot owned by Trinity Church a month after the Zucotti Park encampment was dismantled, CBS Station WCBS reports. The defendants had been charged after a Dec. 17 incident when protesters scaled a chain-link fence or crawled under it to get to a lot to use it as a new camp site.

A judge in state Supreme Court in Manhattan found the protesters guilty after a week-long bench trial. One of the defendants was also convicted of two other misdemeanors: Attempted criminal mischief and attempted criminal possession of burglar

Maui, Hawaii

Members of an Occupy Wall Street group in Hawaii, Occupy Maui, appeared outside Monsanto's Mokulele farm in Kihei to participate in an Occupy Monsanto rally, part of a movement against genetically-modified foods. The group voiced concern over herbicide use, and the impact upon small farmers by Monsanto's recent acquisition of 90 additional acres in Kihei.

Portland, Ore.

Cameron Whitten looks on from his office chair during his hunger strike outside the Portland City Hall Thursday, June 21, 2012, in Portland, Ore.

Whitten, an Occupy Portland activist who finished 5th of 23 candidates in last month's mayoral election, has gone on a "hunger strike for housing justice." Today marks his 20th day without food. He drinks water and juice, as he conducts a 24-hour-a-day protest outside City Hall. "I feel like a million bon-bons," he said.