▁taken ▁place ▁at ▁several ▁locations ▁in ▁Pitts burgh , ▁not ably ▁Market ▁Square , ▁M ell on ▁Green ▁and ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Oak land ▁neighborhood ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh ▁and ▁Car neg ie ▁M ell on ▁University . ▁and ▁East ▁Liber ty ▁neighborhood . ▁The ▁protest s ▁began ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁drew ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁The ▁protest s ▁are ▁on going , ▁with ▁an ▁enc amp ment ▁at ▁M ell on ▁Green . ▁Although ▁the ▁park ▁is ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁by ▁B N Y ▁M ell on , ▁it ▁initially ▁did ▁not ▁request ▁protest ers ▁to ▁vac ate , ▁the ▁movement ▁cit ing ▁the ▁" public ▁space " ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁code ▁to ▁justify ▁their ▁occupation . ▁After ▁B N Y ▁M ell on ▁file d ▁in ▁court ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁enc amp ment , ▁Occ up y ▁Pitts burgh ▁members ▁respond ed ▁by ▁serving ▁notice ▁to ▁ev ict ▁the ▁corpor ation ▁from ▁Pitts burgh . ▁On ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁movement ▁peace fully ▁left ▁M ell on ▁Green ▁after ▁a ▁court ▁order ▁was ▁issued . ▁ ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁ ▁Occ up y ▁Prov idence ▁began ▁on ▁Saturday ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁Glo be , ▁well ▁over