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The lawns of the Vancouver Art Gallery on Robson Square are commonly used as a space for festivals and public gatherings in the city. On this day activists used the space to speak out against corporate greed, corrupt politics and exploitation of the environment. The speakers went onto to propose solutions for change. An estimated 4000 people turned out to mark the first day of Occupy Vancouver on October 15th 2011
When the Occupy movement began in Vancouver on October 15th 2011, Canadians, immigrants and the indigenous gathered outside the Vancouver Art Gallery and shopping malls downtown to voice opinions against the forces of capitalism and corporate greed that govern our society.
After the sunset, the crowds dispersed, but the most dedicated ones remained and occupied this space through rain and shine despite various legal attempts to evict them for the next 41 days.
As someone who grew up in Dubai where protests or political expression are not allowed, my inspiration to document the Occupy Movement was fueled by the juxtaposition of capitalist and democratic expression in the same space and by a desire to portray a culture that emerged in 2011 which resembled the zeitgeist of the 60s.
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