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Supporters of the Occupy London Stock Exchange protest take part in a mass meditation on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral in London, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. The senior St. Paul's Cathedral priest who welcomed anti-capitalist demonstrators to camp outside the London landmark resigned Thursday, saying he feared moves to evict the protesters could end in violence.

Young South Africans who brought their frustration over poverty and joblessness to the streets Thursday, responding to a call by Julius Malema, the tough-talking youth leader of the governing African National Congress, reach the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Thursday Oct. 27, 2011. Malema took the lead in the "economic freedom march" that left downtown Johannesburg by foot to the Stock Exchange, then on foot and by bus about 40 miles (60 kilometers) north to Pretoria, the seat of government.

Jackie Hayes of Binghamton, N.Y., speaks supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement rally at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Several speakers criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo for blocking a bill that would tax New Yorkers making over $1 million a year at a higher rate while cutting aid to schools, colleges and the poor. Cuomo, who was in New York City, had no immediate comment Thursday. (Hans Pennink)

Security guards detain an activist of the Ukrainian female rights organization "Femen", during an action of nude protest in front of Kiev Zoo, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Kiev zoo is a place that Femen's activists compared to a concentration camp for those with fur and feathers. Hundreds of animals died at the zoo in recent years due to malnutrition, lack of medical care and abuse, and some suspect that corruption is at the heart of the problem. Femen calls for the 100-year-old zoo to be closed.

South Korea protesters stage a rally to protest against a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the United States near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. The ruling Grand National Party and the government have set Friday, Oct. 28, as the deadline for ratifying the FTA bill. The letters read: " Block the FTA between South Korea and the United States." (Ahn Young-joon)

Supporters of the Occupy London Stock Exchange movement hold protest placards against bankers betting on food prices in financial markets outside a branch of the Goldman Sachs banking firm on Fleet Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. A police officer, second left, stands guarding the front door and one of the demonstrators, second right, is wearing a mask representing Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. (Matt Dunham)

A female Yemeni protestor burns veils during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. The burning of the veil was not related to women's rights or issues surrounding the Islamic veils - rather, the act of women burning their clothing is a symbolic Bedouin tribal gesture signifying an appeal for help to tribesmen, in this case to stop the attacks on women protesters. (Hani Mohammed)

Occupy Wall Street protesters continue to increase their makeshift shelter at Zuccotti Park, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 in New York. While some businesses and residents are losing patience with the protesters in Zuccotti Park, organizers say they are receiving and storing heavy duty winter supplies to protest throughout the winter. (Bebeto Matthews)

Anti-corporate protesters pose for pictures as they stand next to tents of their protest camp outside St Paul's Cathedral, in central London, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. As authorities around the world swoop in to evict anti-corporate protesters, London's protest camp has become a tourist attraction _ one that has shut down the landmark St. Paul's Cathedral.

University students carry mock coffins that read in Spanish "Here rests a fundamental right," left, and "Colombian education, 1867-2012," right, during a protest in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday Oct. 26, 2011. Students are protesting education reforms planned by the government that propose private funding for public institutions. (Fernando Vergara)

Occupy Wall Street protesters huddle together after police use tear gas to disperse a large crowd that gathered at 14th Street and Broadway in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, October 25, 2011. Many demonstrators were arrested. (Darryl Bush)

A protestor yells as police seal off Woodruff Park to arrest those refusing to leave after Mayor Kasim Reed revoked his executive order allowing the Occupy Atlanta protestors to camp out in Woodruff Park Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 in Atlanta. (David Goldman)

North Korean defectors and South Korean civic members hold banners during a rally for North Korean refugees who were repatriated by the Chinese government, in front of the Chinese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. The protesters called for China not to send North Korean refugees back to their country, saying those refugees might get executed. About 30 protesters participated at a rally. (Lee Jin-man)

Police officers detain an opposition demonstrator during an unsanctioned rally on Triumfalnaya Square in downtown Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. Several dozens people have been detained at an opposition rally in central Moscow where they were protesting against the lack of alternatives in the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections. The posters, placed on a fence around a construction site, campaigns against violence to children by the national foundation to support children.

Swedish protester Rebecka Kullberg applies make-up beside a second protest campsite formed on Saturday by supporters of the Occupy London Stock Exchange group in Finsbury Square, London, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. The Occupy protests over economic inequality have spread from a single camp in New York City to cities across the United States, Europe and Asia since mid-September. (Matt Dunham)

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, far left, faced off with Occupy Atlanta protesters during the mayor's news conference at City Hall in Atlanta on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. A protester holds a paper that reads Occupy Wall St. goes global as the mayor leaves. (Curtis Compton)

An exile Tibetan woman cries out as she scuffles with Indian police outside the United Nations Information Center at a protest seeking U.N. intervention in the Tibet issue in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. The protest was held to express solidarity with the plight of people in Tibet who set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule. (Mustafa Quraishi)

Russian police officers detain a protester as she shouts anti-government slogans during an unsanctioned pro-democracy rally in front of Central Election commission office in downtown Moscow, Russia, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. (Ivan Sekretarev)

President of Kashmir's main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti, center, addresses supporters during a protest in Srinagar, India, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Indian police in Srinagar on Monday stopped a protest march led by Mufti against the Jammu Kashmir state government's alleged mass corruption. (Mukhtar Khan)

Supporters of Sri Lanka's Marxist Party, known as Peoples Liberation Front, shout slogans during a protest against the rising cost of living in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. (Eranga Jayawardena)

Paramedics carry a wounded woman to an ambulance at Athens' main Syntagma Square, during violent demonstrations, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. A protester died during an anti-austerity demonstration that turned violent in the Greek capital Thursday, authorities said, hours before lawmakers were to vote on deeply unpopular new cutbacks demanded by creditors to keep Greece afloat. (Lefteris Pitarakis)

Two police officers hold a woman during clashes in Rome, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. Italian police fired tear gas and water cannons as protesters in Rome turned a demonstration against corporate greed into a riot Saturday, smashing shop and bank windows, torching cars and hurling bottles. The protest in the Italian capital was part of Occupy Wall Street demonstrations against capitalism and austerity measures that went global Saturday, leading to dozens of marches and protests worldwide.

Dr. Angelina Shigeura, 31, left, and Dr. Amit Patel, 29, right, chant during a demonstration by doctors and medical professionals at the Occupy Wall Street protests in Zuccotti Park, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, in New York. Doctors from the National Health Program and National Physicians Alliance have merged with the health care demonstrators within the Occupy Wall Street protests to form a group under the banner of "Healthcare for the 99%" and speak out against corporate greed in the medical industry. (John Minchillo)

Protesters march for a healthier and pollutant free environment during a demonstration called by the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA), a Non-Government Organisation (NGO), in Durban on October 22, 2011. The protest initiated by the SDCEA comes after a fire broke out at the Engen Oil Refinery on October 11 and around one hundred school children have been hospitalised for smoke and toxic fume inhalation. Durban will host the 17 th Conference of Parties (COP) International Climate Change Conference in Durban in December 2011. Getty

Demonstrators cut a barbed wire fence as they march during a protest against the construction of a high-speed train line, known as TAV, which will link Turin in northern Italy to Lyon in France, near Chiomonte, north of Turin October 23, 2011. Reuters

Protesters shout as they take part in the ProAlt demonstration at the Old Town Square in Prague on October 22, 2011, to protest against the government planned budget cuts and social reforms. Over one thousand protesters, including Communist Union of Youth, trade unionists, members of organisations for people with disabilities and Czech Roma organisations, demonstrated in Prague. Getty

'Occupy Melbourne' demonstrators protest on October 22, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. Protesters and riot police clashed in Melbourne again today after police, acting on a Melbourne City Council eviction order, attempted to break up the crowd of hundreds that had been positioned in City Square for a week. Getty

Demonstrators chant slogans against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during an anti-government demonstration in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. Tens of thousands of Hungarians gathered to protest against Orban's government at the 55th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. (Bela Szandelszky)

Hungarian women listen to a speech during a demonstration attended by tens of thousands of people in Budapest on October 23, 2011 to protest against what they call the anti-democratic regime of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, on the anniversary of the 1956 revolution. Hungary's uprising erupted on October 23, 1956 and was crushed by Soviet tanks on November 4, sealing the country's fate as a satellite state of Moscow until the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989. Getty

Kurdish protesters opposed to President Bashar Assad, shout slogans as they demonstrate against the Syrian regime, during a sit-in in front of the Syrian embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. The banner at left in Arabic reads: "down with the present gang. We want a civil state." (Bilal Hussein)

A protester gets arrested during an Occupy Chicago march and protest in Grant Park in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. Demonstrators of the anti-Wall Street group Occupy Chicago stood their ground in the park and defied police orders to clear the area, prompting police to make more than a dozen arrests early Sunday. (Paul Beaty)

Protesters are arrested during an Occupy Chicago march and protest at Grant Park in Chicago Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. Demonstrators of the anti-Wall Street group Occupy Chicago stood their ground in the park and defied police orders to clear the area, prompting police to make more than a dozen arrests early Sunday. (Paul Beaty)

Occupy Wall Street protestors hold a meeting to discuss the use of funds for cleaning supplies proceeding a proposed cleanup of their camp in Zuccotti Park, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, in New York. The protests continue to draw large crowds and fresh participants as similar demonstrations are occuring around the world. (John Minchillo)

Demonstrators associated with the Occupy Wall Street march past New York City police officers towards a rally against police brutality at Union Square, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 in New York. (Mary Altaffer)

Activists vote during a meeting held amid tents in front of St Paul's Cathedral in London October 22, 2011. London's landmark St Paul's Cathedral closed its doors on Friday because of hazards posed by hundreds of protesters encamped in front of it in a demonstration inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement. Reuters

Iranian women gather for a protest in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement outside the Swiss embassy which handles US interests in Tehran on October 22, 2011. Getty

A protestor looks from her tent during an occupation protest in Finsbury Square in the city of London on October 22, 2011. Saint Paul's Cathedral remains closed for the first time in modern history because of anti-capitalist demonstrators camping outside the London landmark. More than 200 activists inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement have taken over the churchyard in front of the cathedral in the city's financial district since last October 15 to protest against corporate greed and state cutbacks. Getty

Demonstrators associated with the Occupy Wall Street march through the streets of the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan during a rally against police brutality on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. The demonstration marked Saturday's observance of the "National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation." AP

Protestors and members of Occupy Wall Street shout slogans next to NYPD officers, during an annual demonstration calling for a stop to police brutality in New York October 22, 2011. Reuters

The Council on American Islamic Relations New York Chapter (CAIR-NY) holds Friday prayers with Demonstrators with 'Occupy Wall Street' continue their protest at Zuccotti Park in New York on October 21, 2011. The encampment in the financial district of New York City is now in its second month. The demonstrators are protesting bank bailouts, foreclosures and high unemployment. Getty

A lady meditates on the outer wall of Zuccotti Park at the Occupy Wall Street Encampment in New York October 21, 2011. Reuters

Demonstrators with 'Occupy Wall Street' continue their protest at Zuccotti Park in New York on October 21, 2011. The encampment in the financial district of New York City is now in its second month. The demonstrators are protesting bank bailouts, foreclosures and high unemployment. Getty

Swiss Copts demonstrate against violence and injustice directed against their community in Egypt at the Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. (Martial Trezzini)

Demonstrators with 'Occupy Wall Street' continue their protest at Zuccotti Park in New York on October 21, 2011. The encampment in the financial district of New York City is now in its second month. The demonstrators are protesting bank bailouts, foreclosures and high unemployment. Getty

A woman sits outside the closed doors of St Paul's Cathedral in the city of London on October 21, 2011. St Paul's Cathedral said Friday it was closing its doors to the public for the first time in modern history because of anti-capitalist demonstrators camping outside the London landmark. More than 200 activists inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement have taken over the churchyard in front of the cathedral in the city's financial district since last Saturday to protest against corporate greed and state cutbacks. Getty

Margie Levinthal holds a sign during a march from City Hall to the Wharton School of Business at Pennsylvania University Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 in Philadelphia. The demonstration at City Hall is one of many being held across the country in conjunction with the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York. AP

Protesters display placards during a rally at the financial district of Makati city, east of Manila, Philippines Friday Oct. 21, 2011 in support of the new wave of protests around the globe known as "Occupy Wall Street." The protesters singled out the country's three big oil companies as "greedy for profit" as they raised anew this week the pump prices of gasoline and other oil products. (Bullit Marquez)

Marylou Wagner, left, and her grandchildren, Anthony Evenson, second from left, Phoebe Wagner, and Caitlin Wiesenborn, right, all from Fort Plain, N.Y. , demonstrate while supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement as protesters set up an encampment in Albany, N.Y. , Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. AP

Demonstrators with 'Occupy Wall Street' continue their protest at Zuccotti Park in New York on October 20, 2011. The encampment in the financial district of New York City is now in its second month. The demonstrators are protesting bank bailouts, foreclosures and high unemployment. Getty

Authorities, from left, front, Chile's Education Minister Felipe Bulnes, Santiago University Rector Juan Manuel Zolezzi, and Chile's Senator Ena Anglein von Baer, fourth from left, looks on as protesters carrying a banner that reads in Spanish "Plebiscite now," stand on a table during a protest at the Chilean Senator headquarters in Santiago, Chile, Thursday Oct. 20, 2011. Students and other protesters interrupted a Senate committee meeting to demand a popular referendum on how to resolve Chile's social problems, especially education. They left the building after receiving a promise from opposition lawmakers to present a proposal to hold a plebiscite.(Luis Hidalgo)

A student voluntarily leaves the Senate headquarters seized earlier by dozens of students in Santiago, Chile, Thursday Oct. 20, 2011. Students and other protesters interrupted a Senate committee meeting to demand a popular referendum on how to resolve Chile's social problems, especially education. They left the building after receiving a promise from opposition lawmakers to present a proposal to hold a plebiscite.(Luis Hidalgo)

A Tibetan exile has her face covered with a Tibetan flag as she sits after a march to express solidarity with the plight of the people in Tibet, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama on Wednesday fasted and led prayers in honor of nine Tibetans who set themselves on fire in apparent protest against China's tight grip over Buddhist practices in Tibet. (Tsering Topgyal)

Occupy Wall Street participants carry on their occupation of Zuccotti Park near Wall Street in New York, October 18, 2011. Getty

A woman holds a sign outside of the Occupy Boston encampment as protester walks by with a box on his head in Boston, Massachusetts October 18, 2011. Occupy Boston is an extension of the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City. Reuters

A protester takes part in an Occupy Phoenix demonstration in Phoenix, Arizona October 17, 2011. Occupy Phoenix is part of the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York last month with a few people and expanded to protest marches and camps across the US and abroad. Reuters

In an Oct. 9, 2011 photo, Diane McEachern sits with her dogs Mr. Snickers, left, Seabiscuit, and Ruffian, right, on the tundra near Bethel, Alaska. McEachern wanted to participate in the Occupy Wall Street protests so she gathered her dogs, bundled up and went out to the tundra with a homemade sign that read "Occupy the Tundra." The photo was posted on the Occupy Wall Street Facebook page and has since been shared thousands of times. AP

Protesting farmers and their supporters raise their clenched fists as they shout slogans during a rally in front of the Supreme Court Tuesday Oct. 18, 2011 in Manila, Philippines. The farmers called on to occupy the Supreme Court similar to the protest dubbed "Occupy Wall Street" to force them to act on their cases on the distribution of lands including Hacienda Luisita which is owned by the family of President Benigno Aquino III. AP

Students from the United Community daycare center of Brooklyn color in Zuccotti Park where Occupy Wall Street campaign demonstrators have been stationed near Wall Street in New York October 17, 2011. Reuters

A protestor hops in her sleeping bag as she camps outside St Paul's Cathedral on October 17, 2011, in London's financial district, during a third day of demonstrations against corporate greed and state spending cutbacks. The London encampment began on Saturday following a demonstration by about 2,000-3,000 people, as part of Europe-wide anti-capitalist protests inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement born in New York in September. Getty

Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against the government and banks in Puerta del Sol square in solidarity action for the worldwide protest dubbed "Occupy the City" in Madrid on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. The organizers of the Occupy Wall Street announced on their website that protesters will demonstrate in concert over 951 cities in 82 countries. (Arturo Rodriguez)

Protestors march near Toronto's financial district on Saturday Oct. 15, 2011. The demonstration is one of many being held across the country recently in support of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York. (Chris Young)

A protestor blows her whistle during a demonstration in Barcelona Saturday Oct. 15, 2011. Demonstrators in cities all over the world are protesting against corporate power and the banking system. (Emilio Morenatti)

Occupy Wall Street protestors prepare for a day of demonstrations throughout Manhattan by having their hair cut in Zuccotti Park, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, in New York. As many as 1,000 protesters were marching Saturday morning to a Chase bank branch in the financial district, banging drums, blowing horns and carrying signs decrying corporate greed. Other demonstrations are planned around the city all day Saturday. (John Minchillo)