Occupy ReykjavÃk (OR) was a collaboration that included
peaceful protests and
demonstrations against
economic inequality,
social injustice and
corporate greed
Criticism of capitalism ranges from expressing disagreement with the principles of capitalism in its entirety to expressing disagreement with particular outcomes of capitalism.
Criticism of capitalism comes from various political and philoso ...
in
ReykjavÃk,
Iceland.
Protests
The general protest on 1 October 2011 was linked to the
Occupy Wall Street protests in New York, United States. However, this protest coincided with opening of the autumn session of the parliament and concerned the slow pace of recovery from the
Icelandic financial crisis
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.
An actual occupation of a public square began on 15 October 2011, linked to the worldwide
Occupy movement. On 30 October 2011, the police removed the main tent of the protesters in the
Austurvöllur square in front of the Icelandic parliament,
Althingi
The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Icelandic, , anglicised as ' or ') is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ("thing fields" or "assembly ...
.
Influence
The Occupy ReykjavÃk protests were noticeable but small.
Prior to the OR protests, the intense
Iceland Kitchenware Revolution took place in late 2008 and early 2009, followed by the
National Assembly of 2009 and the
Icelandic Constitutional Assembly
Icelandic refers to anything of, from, or related to Iceland and may refer to:
*Icelandic people
*Icelandic language
*Icelandic alphabet
* Icelandic cuisine
See also
* Icelander (disambiguation)
* Icelandic Airlines, a predecessor of Icelandai ...
of 2010 and 2011.
See also
*
List of Occupy movement protest locations
The Occupy Wall Street protests, which started in 2011, inspired a wide international response. There have been hundreds of Occupy movement protests worldwide over time, intended and organized as non-violent protest against the wealthy, as well ...
References
External links
Occupy ReykjavÃk on Twitter
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2011 in Iceland
Reykjavik
Protests in Iceland