Occupy Wall Street-London-Chicago-NYC Photos, 17 October 2011, Day 31

Frankfurt

Demonstrators chat while warming their hands on a makeshift fire in the park near the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, central Germany, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Thousands of people demonstrated against corporate greed in cities across Europe on Saturday, along with much smaller protests in cities across the U.S. Banners on tent read right: 'WTF where is freedom?' and at left : 'A good life instead of profit'. (Thomas Lohnes)

Toronto

A protester stands outside the Toronto Stock Exchange in the city's financial district on Monday Oct. 17, 2011 as the Occupy Bay Street protest continues into it's third day. (Chris Young)

New York City

A participant who asked not to identified and a dog begin the day along with others at the Occupy Wall Street protests at Zuccotti Park in New York Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 as the protest enters it's 30th day. (Craig Ruttle)

Occupy Wall Street - Diversity

[Published October 17, 2011.] In this Oct. 14, 2011 photo, demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests stand in line to be served lunch at Zuccotti Park in New York. The outcry against the nation’s financial institutions that has swept the country in recent weeks has crossed many boundaries, including class, gender and age. But a stubborn hurdle in many cities has been a lack of racial inclusion, something noted by organizers and participants alike. (Mary Altaffer)

[Published October 17, 2011.] In this Oct. 15, 2011 photo, a woman participates in an Occupy Atlanta protest at the state Capitol, in Atlanta. The outcry against the nation’s financial institutions that has swept the country in recent weeks has crossed many boundaries, including class, gender and age. But a stubborn hurdle in many cities has been a lack of racial inclusion, something noted by organizers and participants alike. (Erik S. Lesser)

Amsterdam

Two security guards stand at the entrance to the NYSE Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday Oct. 17, 2011, plastered with slogans in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Hundreds of thousands demonstrated against corporate greed in cities across Europe on Saturday, along with much smaller protests in cities across the U.S. (Peter Dejong)

London

A protest banner put up by protesters from the Occupy London Stock Exchange group hangs besides tents pitched outside St Paul's Cathedral before sunrise, as they continue their demonstration that started there on Saturday near the London Stock Exchange in London, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Protesters in cities across Europe have taken part in rallies inspired by the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in the United States, expressing their frustration at social inequality and corporate greed. (Matt Dunham)

A protester from the Occupy London Stock Exchange group puts up a notice on an information point on the side of St Paul's Cathedral as they continue their demonstration that started on Saturday near the London Stock Exchange in London, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Protesters in cities across Europe have taken part in rallies inspired by the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in the United States, expressing their frustration at social inequality and corporate greed. (Matt Dunham)

A masked protester from the Occupy London Stock Exchange group offers passing business people 'Free Hugs' as they continue their demonstration that started on Saturday outside St Paul's Cathedral, near the London Stock Exchange in London, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Protesters in cities across Europe have taken part in rallies inspired by the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in the United States, expressing their frustration at social inequality and corporate greed. (Matt Dunham)

A protester from the Occupy London Stock Exchange group puts the finishing touches to a placard stating "London Hug Exchange", as they continue their demonstration that started on Saturday outside St Paul's Cathedral, near the London Stock Exchange in London, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Protesters in cities across Europe have taken part in rallies inspired by the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in the United States, expressing their frustration at social inequality and corporate greed. (Matt Dunham)

Police officers chat to protesters beside tents put up by supporters of the Occupy London Stock Exchange group as they continue their demonstration that started on Saturday outside St Paul's Cathedral, near the London Stock Exchange in London, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Protesters in cities across Europe have taken part in rallies inspired by the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in the United States, expressing their frustration at social inequality and corporate greed. (Matt Dunham)

Protesters begin to rise from sleep before sunrise beside tents put up by supporters of the Occupy London Stock Exchange group, as they continue their demonstration that started on Saturday outside St Paul's Cathedral, near the London Stock Exchange in London, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Protesters in cities across Europe have taken part in rallies inspired by the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in the United States, expressing their frustration at social inequality and corporate greed. (Matt Dunham)

Business people walk past tents put up by protesters from the Occupy London Stock Exchange group as they continue their demonstration that started on Saturday outside St Paul's Cathedral, near the London Stock Exchange in London, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Protesters in cities across Europe have taken part in rallies inspired by the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in the United States, expressing their frustration at social inequality and corporate greed. (Matt Dunham)

A businessman walks past tents put up by protesters from the Occupy London Stock Exchange group as they continue their demonstration that started on Saturday outside St Paul's Cathedral, near the London Stock Exchange in London, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Protesters in cities across Europe have taken part in rallies inspired by the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in the United States, expressing their frustration at social inequality and corporate greed. (Matt Dunham) [Note "Fire Access Point" and safety corridors, a sign of capable oversight.]

Chicago

In this photo taken Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, protesters take part in a march and rally at Michigan and Congress in Chicago for the Global Day of Occupation. About 2,000 people participated Saturday in an Occupy Chicago demonstration, and about 500 pitched tents in Congress Plaza that evening. Chicago police say the protesters were told to remove their tents and leave the park when it closed at 11 p.m. When they didn't, police began cutting down the tents and making arrests. (Chicago Sun Times)

New York City

Hip Hop Mogul Russell Simmons, right, listens to a protester at the camp for the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (David Karp) [The cardboard, twine and rain-sheet shelter deftly by-passes Brookfield Properties' forbidden tents and tarps.]

A group of activists hold a strategy meeting in a storage space for supplies supporting the camp of Occupy Wall Street protesters, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in New York. The goods are housed in an unused space donated by the United Federation of Teachers. (David Karp) [From a base in Liberty Park there are thousands of spaces available for sharing openly and not so openly in New York City and worldwide cities as "Wall Street" is widely dispersed openly and secretly.]