On October 15, the activist movement Occupy Wall Street will go global when people from all over the world will take to the streets and squares to protest against economic and social injustices. Simultaneous demonstrations are planned to take to the streets in over 82 countries and more than 951 cities around the world. The OWS leaderless movement that swept across North America was inspired “partially” by the Arab Spring that has already toppled three dictatorships since the beginning of the year. “From America to Asia, from Africa to Europe, people are rising up to claim their rights and demand a true democracy. Now it is time for all of us to join in a global non violent protest,” said the leaderless protest website october15.net. “The ruling powers work for the benefit of just a few, ignoring the will of the vast majority and the human and environmental price we all have to pay. This intolerable situation must end.” Thousands have already taken to the streets in Europe. In the German city of Frankfurt, around 6,000 people gathered outside the European Central Bank to protest and hundreds more marched in Rome, with hundreds others expected to join. In Sarajevo, thousands of people chanted for change and millions are expected join the global protest in the US, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and countries in the Middle East, including Egypt. BM
