"Occupy", so far

    On October 15th, with the sun making a surprise appearance in the city and with Autumn’s chilly weather in full-force, Vancouver joined hundreds of cities worldwide in protest against rising inequality and lack of accountability in government, thus beginning Occupy Vancouver. Beginning a month after the inception of Occupy Wall Street, the “occupation” has since been the source of much hope, inspiration, imagination, derision and controversy. Needless to say it has captivated the attention of most thinking people over the past month. Here’s a brief chronology of the Occupy movement so far:
July 13th: The Vancouver-based anti-consumerist magazine Adbusters “tweets” the following under #OCCUPYWALLSTREET: “Are you ready for a Tahrir moment?/On Sept 17th flood into lower Manhattan, set up tents, kitchens, peaceful barricades and occupy Wall Street”
September 17th: Roughly 1,000 demonstrators march through the streets of New York and begin to set up
September 24th: Occupy Chicago
September 27th: A small group of SFU students occupy the offices of the SFU Student Society in protest of the now settled lockout of CUPE workers
September 30th: Occupy Boston
October 2nd: Over 700 arrested on a march over the Brooklyn Bridge
October 5th: Solidarity march draws over 15,000 to Lower Manhattan
October 8th: First General Assembly of Occupy Vancouver
October 15th: Hundreds of cities begin their own “occupations.” 4,000 people show up to Occupy Vancouver, making it the largest Occupy event in Canada
October 16th: Occupy Albuquerque changes its name to (un)Occupy Albuquerque to connect the movement to issues surrounding indigenous land rights
October 25th: Occupy Capilano University hosts a day-long event with speakers and discussion
October 30th: Global “Robin Hood” March for a tax on financial transactions and currency trading: approximately 300 march through downtown
November 2nd: In the first general strike in the United States since 1946, over 20,000 protesters manage to shut down the Port of Oakland; 70 students stage a walkout during an introductory Economics class at Harvard
November 5th: Ashlie Gough found dead at Occupy Vancouver
November 6th: Students from UBC, SFU and Capilano meet as part of Occupy Education
November 7th: Small skirmish with police over a small fire on Occupy Vancouver site; Occupy UBC holds its first meeting 
November 8th: City of Vancouver approaches the B.C. Supreme Court for an injunction to close down the tent city
November 10th: Riot police are deployed to quell a large protest at McGill University against rising tuition following a march by thousands through the streets of Montreal.
November 12th: 150 demonstrators march for affordable housing in Vancouver
November 15th: In the early hours of the morning, police move to evict Occupy Wall Street, dismantling the Occupy library with its 5,000-plus books, and destroying many valuable equipment and personal possessions.