Austin Protests, Rallies, Riot and Political Demonstrations - Stock Photo Image Gallery

Occupy Austin is an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, an ongoing protest in New York that denounces the role that large companies played in the country's financial crisis, the influence of corporate money in politics and the growing wealth gap. Since thousands of people began demonstrating on Wall Street on Sept. 17 , satellite groups have sprung up in other major cities, including Boston, San Francisco and Chicago.