Later, some young activists built up their tents on the
simbolic Paradeplatz but remained only for one day, as it was clear
that the city authorities would not tolerate such a camp in the
banking center.
In daily assemblies, the activists decided to build a permanent occupy
camp at another simbolic place of Zurich, the *”Lindenhof”*, where the
first settlements of the city where found. Following the example of
the Spanish movement of the Indignados (the Outraged), they formulated
their critics of the actual fiancial and economical system and worked
on proposals for change.
The so called *”Occupy Movement”* received wide support by the
population of Switzerland who sympathizes with the critics and aims of
the movement.
Additionally to the permanent camp, every saturday a manifestation was
organized on Paradeplatz, in front of the entries of the two main
banks.
On tuesday morning, the 15th November, the Zurich police
ordered the occupyers to leave and clean up the camp. Some of the
activists followed those orders, and the ones that didn’t were
handcuffed and arrested, facing charges of *”resisting administrative
orders”*.
The occupyers trained nonviolent resistance the days before the
forced closure of the camp. They formed a human chain and let
themselves carry away one by one by the police forces.
Activists declared that their nonviolent fight will continue on other
places and they called for an Assembly on another square of the city.
