A global protest movement concerned with economic and social inequality, which started as Occupy Wall Street in New York City on September 17, 2011. The movement soon spread worldwide, including occupy groups in New Zealand (Wellington, Dunedin, and Auckland).
Occupy movement
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Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :[Held captive for years]. 8 May 2013
Date: 2013
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0024773
Description: The United States, represented as a woman, appeals for help from her captivity by capitalist Greed, religion and the military-industrial complex. Refers to the discovery in May 2013 of the imprisonment and captivity in Cleveland, Ohio, of three women held by three Puerto Rican brothers. Many Americans, as illustrated by the sudden rise of the 'Occupy' movement, felt that they were also held captive to these interests. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
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Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :'Dang! There goes our free camping holiday!' 23 March 2012
Date: 2012
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0020659
Description: Shows a policeman dragging away a tent while people are still inside. In the background is a protest banner "Occupy". Context: On 22 March 2012 Christchurch City Council directed staff to enforce a city bylaw by removing Occupy Christchurch protestors from South Hagley Park. However Occupy Christchurch protestors had decided to vaccate their encampment by 23 March 2012 (Scoop 23 March 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
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Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :'The king has no clothes on!' 1 December 2011
Date: 2011
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0019632
Description: Protestors at a demonstration hold placards reading `Market forces', `Privatisation', `Laissez faire banking', 'Global market', `Profit first', `Free market', and `Banks rule'. A child in a stroller labelled `99%' exclaims `The king has no clothes on!' to her parents' embarrassment. Context: references the global Occupy movement which has the slogan `We are the 99%'. Also a general trend towards the election of governments on the right, including the re-election of National, whose leader John Key was a currency trader for Merrill Lynch prior to entering politics. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
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Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Occupy Parliament with 60 Nats! 29 November 2011
Date: 2011
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
By: Scoop (Firm)
Reference: DCDL-0019625
Description: Cartoon title refers to the left-wing anarchist Occupy! movement which spread from the United States across the world and to New Zealand, where it co-incided with the 2011 Election in which the National Party gained an unprecedented plurality of the votes cast. Numerous identical people are in Parliament, presided over by the Speaker. They are holding signs reading 'Eat the poor', 'Wind bak the clok in edukayshun', '99% is not enuff', 'Who wants to buy my Grandmother?', 'We're here to stay!', 'Me! Me! Me!', 'Sell NZ'. Some of the signs refer to, or parody, Occupy! slogans. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).