Economic protests continued in various cities throughout the U.S. on Wednesday.
In San Francisco Wednesday morning, eleven people were arrested during an anti-Wall Street rally in front of Wells Fargo Bank headquarters, police said. About 200 protesters surrounded the bank, including a side entrance that building employees appeared to be entering and exiting through. That entrance was being kept clear with the help of police.
In New York, protesters planned to gather at the headquarters of JP Morgan Chase, where they were expected to continue to decry the expiration of the state's 2 percent "millionaires' tax" in December. A march on Tuesday, past the homes of wealthy residents, marked the first time the movement has singled out individuals as part of the 1 percent they say are getting rich at the expense of the rest of America. -- Associated Press (34 images)
In San Francisco Wednesday morning, eleven people were arrested during an anti-Wall Street rally in front of Wells Fargo Bank headquarters, police said. About 200 protesters surrounded the bank, including a side entrance that building employees appeared to be entering and exiting through. That entrance was being kept clear with the help of police.
In New York, protesters planned to gather at the headquarters of JP Morgan Chase, where they were expected to continue to decry the expiration of the state's 2 percent "millionaires' tax" in December. A march on Tuesday, past the homes of wealthy residents, marked the first time the movement has singled out individuals as part of the 1 percent they say are getting rich at the expense of the rest of America. -- Associated Press (34 images)
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Protesters block an entry way to a Wells Fargo bank in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. Eleven people were arrested Wednesday during an anti-Wall Street rally in front of Wells Fargo Bank headquarters in downtown San Francisco, police said. AP / Jeff Chiu
Police arrest marchers from Zuccotti Park's "Occupy Wall Street", during a protest near JPMorgan Chase bank headquarters on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 in New York. AP / Bebeto Matthews
A bank employee stands behind glass as he looks out to protesters blocking an entry way to a Wells Fargo bank in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. AP / Jeff Chiu
Henry Norr, center, and other protesters block an entry way to a Wells Fargo bank in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. AP / Jeff Chiu
Protesters block an entry way to a Wells Fargo bank in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. AP / Jeff Chiu
Protestors affiliated with the "Occupy Wall Street" protests chant outside 740 Park Avenue, home to billionaire David Koch and David Ganek, in New York, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. AP / Andrew Burton
Protestors affiliated with the "Occupy Wall Street" protests wave signs and banners outside 1185 Park Avenue, where Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, lives, during a march in New York, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. AP / Andrew Burton
Protestors affiliated with the "Occupy Wall Street" protests wave signs and banners outside 1185 Park Avenue, where Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, lives, during a march in New York, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. AP / Andrew Burton
Attorney Nick Harris stops to chat with protester Allison Howe at Zuccotti Park in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, as the Occupy Wall Street protest entered it's fourth week. Both are from New York. AP / Kathy Willens
A protester affiliated with the "Occupy Wall Street" protests stands with a US dollar bill taped over his mouth in Zuccotti Park in New York, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. AP / Andrew Burton
Two New York City police officers walk alongside a protestor affiliated with the "Occupy Wall Street" protests outside Zuccotti Park after the arrest of two men in New York, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. AP / Andrew Burton
Zip ties hang from a police officers's bicycle as he escorts protesters marching from a City Hall encampment to a Wells Fargo bank Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, in Philadelphia. AP / Matt Rourke
People who marched from a City Hall encampment protest outside a Wells Fargo bank Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, in Philadelphia. AP / Matt Rourke
People who marched from a City Hall encampment protest outside a Wells Fargo bank Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, in Philadelphia. AP / Matt Rourke
Protester John Leonard sleeps beneath a sheet of plastic on a fold out couch outside City Hall Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, in Philadelphia. AP / Matt Rourke
Susannah Grosso, from Philadelphia, holds signs for passing cars near City Hall Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011 in Philadelphia. AP / Alex Brandon
Lauren Bieber, left, and Mike Mull, both from from Philadelphia, sit next to a haiku they wrote on the sidewalk near City Hall Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011 in Philadelphia. AP / Alex Brandon
Anne Caruso, a retired kindergarden teacher, protests Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, in Cleveland. AP / Tony Dejak
Natalie Leissa, center, 18, marches through the streets during a protest Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, in Cleveland. AP / Tony Dejak
Occupy Boston protestors arrested early Tuesday appear in Boston Municipal Court, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Some elected to be arraigned while others chose to have their cases converted from criminal to civil offenses. Boston Herald - Pool / Angela Rowlings
Demonstrators with "Occupy Boston" march through Boston Common, Monday afternoon, Oct. 10, 2011. AP / Josh Reynolds
As a luxury sports car stops at their feet, protesters hold signs outside a make-shift tent city in the Financial District in Boston, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. AP / Charles Krupa
A man walks through a make-shift tent city in the Financial District in Boston, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. AP / Charles Krupa
Boston Police officers arrest a protester, left, early Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, in a section of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Parkway adjacent to Dewey Square, in Boston. Boston police reported that they arrested 129 people starting at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, mostly for trespassing. Boston Herald / Chitose Suzuki
Demonstrators with "Occupy Boston" stop on Washington Street during a march through Boston, Monday afternoon, Oct. 10, 2011. AP / Josh Reynolds
Protester Gloria Washington 80, of Chicago is arrested during a protest at Bank of America on LaSalle St. in Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. AP / Paul Beaty
Protesters demonstrate outside Bank of America on LaSalle St. in Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. AP / Paul Beaty
Occupy Kalamazoo protesters demonstrate with signs on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, as they march through downtown Kalamazoo, Mich. The Kalamazoo Gazette / Jonathon Gruenke
Faith Sullivan of northwest Minneapolis holds her sign in front of Wells Fargo bank on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. The Star Tribune / David Denney
Members of the national Occupy Wall Street movement meet in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. AP / Sue Ogrocki
People walk through the make-shift tent city as part of the Occupy D.C. demonstration at Freedom Plaza, in Washington on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. AP / Jose Luis Magana
Demonstrators walk through the make-shift tent city as part of the Occupy D.C. demonstration at Freedom Plaza, in Washington on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. AP / Jose Luis Magana
Protestors are stopped by a security guard at the doors to the Bank of America building during a demonstration Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 in Atlanta. AP / David Goldman
Protesters move a tent as they prepare to spend the night at a tent encampment in Woodruff Park Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 in Atlanta. AP / David Goldman
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