Occuversary in pictures

Occupy Wall Street participants and the NYPD once again swarmed Lower Manhattan SLIDE SHOW

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Occuversary in pictures

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  • A crowd of hundreds gathered in the morning at Zuccotti Park, where the first Occupy encampment began on this date last year. Twitter user @PoweredByCats

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  • Meanwhile, the NYPD were present in force Downtown. Arun Gupta via Twitter

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  • Twitter commentators noted how numerous protesters were aggressively snatched-and-grabbed by police. Twitter user @Patrickdehahn

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  • Bishop George Packard, a well-known and outspoken Occupy supporter, was arrested early in the morning for attempting to block an intersection with a sit in action. Arun Gupta via Twitter

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  • As ever, tensions ran high between cops and protesters. According to journalist Laurie Penny, the woman pictured hear displaying a forceful sign was singled out by cops and forced to move along for little perceptible reason. Laurie Penny via Twitter

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  • In an action not yet seen during a New York Occupy protest, a group of demonstrators in wheelchairs temporarily blocked an intersection on Broadway. Twitter user @BatmanWI

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  • A new addition to the Occupy scenery came in the form of a decorated "debt boulder," intended to illustrate the burden of the current debt system. Twitter user @CarrieM213

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  • A puppet parade attempted to illustrate the problem with the two-party system. Arun Gupta via Twitter

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  • It wouldn't be Occupy without news of journalists facing arrest. According to Josh Stearns of Free Press, at least five journalists were arrested Monday, including Radio Dispatch host and sometime Salon contributor, John Knefel (pictured on the ground under police here). Knefel's sister Molly tweeted that he was grabbed from the sidewalk by cops while standing next to her. Molly Knefel via Twitter

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Just like the early days of Occupy, Downtown Manhattan was filled with protest marches and playful signs and props during a day of action to mark Occupy’s one year anniversary. As ever, demonstrators were met with a mighty police presence and reports abounded across Twitter of NYPD officers diving into crowds to make snatch arrests. According to Gideon Oliver, president of the New York Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, “as of 2:45pm, around 130 arrests total today.”

Also characteristic of an Occupy day of action, protesters had smartphones at the ready to capture every twist, turn and tussle. Here are some images from Twitter users, which give a sense of events Downtown.

Natasha Lennard

Natasha Lennard is an assistant news editor at Salon, covering non-electoral politics, general news and rabble-rousing. Follow her on Twitter @natashalennard, email nlennard@salon.com.

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