▁for ▁the ▁global ▁financial ▁crisis . ▁ ▁Seattle , ▁Washington ▁Occ up y ▁Seattle ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁West la ke ▁Park ▁and ▁Seattle ▁City ▁Hall ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Seattle , ▁Washington . ▁The ▁protest , ▁like ▁the ▁one ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁is ▁against ▁wealth ▁inequality , ▁perce ived ▁corpor ate ▁gre ed , ▁and ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁the ▁bank ing ▁and ▁economic ▁systems ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Occ up y ▁Seattle ▁began ▁with ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁at ▁the ▁Federal ▁Building ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Seattle ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁movement ▁then ▁re located ▁to ▁West la ke ▁Park ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁doing ▁so , ▁the ▁movement ▁began ▁to ▁grow ▁into ▁its ▁own . ▁At ▁first , ▁West la ke ▁was ▁mostly ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁gather ing ▁site . ▁Small ▁groups ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁people ▁remained ▁over night , ▁but , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁still ▁took ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁day . ▁In ▁time , ▁the ▁ag enda ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁activities ▁was ▁expanded ▁and ▁organized ▁to ▁fashion ▁a ▁direct ▁dem ocracy ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁General ▁Assembly ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁work ▁groups . ▁ ▁Conc ern ▁among ▁some ▁movement ▁members ▁about ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁of ▁remaining ▁at ▁West la ke ▁in def initely , ▁lead ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁to ▁take ▁The ▁Mayor ▁up ▁on ▁his ▁offer ▁to ▁camp ▁at ▁City ▁Hall . ▁The ▁West la