page_title: Occupy Canada
section_title: Occupy Montreal
hierarchical_section_title: Occupy Canada / Canadian participation in the Global Day of Action / Occupy Montreal
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Photo d'Occupons Montréal, inspiré de Occupy Wall Street. Les manifestants occupent le Square Victoria. La statut de la reine Victoria a été «&#160;redécorée&#160;» par les manifestants. On remarque qu'on lui a mis un masque de Guy Fawkes, signe du collectif Anonymous, ainsi qu'une affiche faisant la promotion du mouvement Zeitgeist.
context_page_description: Occupy Canada was a collective of peaceful protests and demonstrations that were part of the larger Occupy Together movement which first manifested in the financial district of New York City with Occupy Wall Street, and subsequently spread to over 900 cities around the world.
context_section_description: On October 15, 2011, the global Occupy movement arrived in Montreal on its first Global Day of Action. Over 1,000 Montrealers participated at Victoria Square, a public square directly between the Montreal World Trade Centre and the Montreal Exchange, where financial derivatives are traded.
  The event began at 9:30, with hundreds of people arriving in the morning. By 11 a.m., the area was packed with people dancing, and tents occupied a significant portion of the green space. By late afternoon, the crowd had increased to over 1,000 people, who marched up Beaver Hall Hill and down Saint Catherine Street. 85 tents were set up at Victoria Square
  Over the next five days, the occupation continued to expand and grow more complex each day. By October 20, 2011, the number of tents in Victoria Square had nearly doubled to 168, with no room to squeeze anymore in, and participants had two generators, six rented chemical toilets, canned and dried food, recycling and compost bins, and a savings fund to take the occupation through the cold winter.
  On November 25, 2011, protesters were evicted from the Victoria Square by police. Some protesters tied themselves to the kitchen tent in the square and chanted at police, who eventually tore down the structure and moved protesters out. The full-scale eviction came one day after protesters were given a second notice that they had to vacate the square. Police arrested and marked protesters's hands with ink that could only be seen under UV light. Protesters are considering a civil suit against police for the activity, which they have described as branding. Members from the Occupy movement moved to the gazebo on Mount Royal temporarily. Occupons Montreal was granted permission by the Darling Foundry to host their general assemblies through February 2012. The first 'official' meeting to discuss reoccupation was announced in March.
caption: "Occupons Montréal" during the Global Day of Action at Square Victoria.
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