American Plutocracy

A marker for the occupation of Wall Street and beyond.

In September of 2011 citizens began to gather and then occupy Liberty Plaza near Wall Street in Lower Manhattan in New York City. American Plutocracy seeks to mark occupation sites across the U.S.

Wall Street is everywhere. Find an occupation site near you. See below. Please send the location of the occupation in your home town to johncraigfreeman@gmail.com. Find the location on Google Maps > right click and choose ‘What’s here?’ The GPS coordinates will be displayed in the search field.


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Can’t make it to the occupation? Visit AR Occupy Wall Street.

Instructions:

  1. Enter http://m.layar.com/open/americanplutocracy in your phone’s web browser or download any free code reader app (http://redlaser.com) to your iPhone or Android now.
  2. Press the scan button and aim at this code.
  3. If you don’t have the free Layar Augmented Reality Browser installed, you will be prompted to do so (http://layar.com).
  4. Once Layar is installed, reading the code will launch a project.
  5. Aim the device’s camera towards the small dots in the mini-map in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
  6. Follow Mr. Monopoly to an occupation site near you.
  7. When you arrive, aim the device’s cameras towards Mr. Monopoly.
  8. Choose Layar actions > Screenshot
  9. Send images and video to johncraigfreeman@gmail.com. Your contribution will be posted on the American Plutocracy Web Page.

Screenshots by American Plutocracy agents

Zuccotti Park, by Agent Freeman, New York City, November 11, 2011.

Zuccotti Park, by Agent Freeman, New York City, November 11, 2011.

New York Stock Exchange, by Agent Freeman, New York City, November 11, 2011.

New York Stock Exchange, by Agent Freeman, New York City, November 11, 2011.

Centennial Park, by Agent Pappenheimer, Victoria BC, October 30, 2011.

UMass Boston, by Secret Agent, Boston, October 28, 2011.

Civic Center Plaza, by Agent Margolis, San Diego, October 16, 2011.

New York Stock Exchange, by Agent Skwarek, New York City, October 15, 2011.

New York Stock Exchange, by Agent Skwarek, New York City, September 30, 2011.

UMass Boston, by Secret Agent, Boston, October 5, 2011.

Wall Street, by Agent Pappenheimer, New York City, October 7, 2011.

Zuccotti Park, by Agent Pappenheimer, New York City, October 7, 2011.

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