Occupy Wall Street Campaign - 07 Oct 2011 (Slideshow)

Thousands of anti-Wall Street demonstrators converged on New York's financial district on Wednesday, their ranks swelled by nurses, transit workers and other union members joining the protest over economic inequality and the power of U.S. financial institutions. The movement has surged in less than three weeks from a ragged group in downtown Manhattan to protesters of all ages demonstrating from Seattle to Tampa. These are a selection of images from the past few days which capture the ongoing Occupy Wall Street campaign as it begins to spread across the country.

A protestor demonstrates in support of the New York Occupy Wall Street protests in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in the city's financial district.

Police officers reach into a crowd of protesters to make an arrest on the Brooklyn Bridge during an Occupy Wall Street march in New York.

A protester marches in support of the New York Occupy Wall Street protests outside City Hall in Los Angeles.

Occupy Wall Street protesters march up Broadway in New York.

A protester looks up at a police officer after being arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge during an Occupy Wall Street protest in New York.

A group of Occupy Wall Street protestors lie in front of a police line as authorities removed all camping materials outside the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco.

An Occupy Wall Street demonstrator sits with his dog as authorities begin to remove all camping materials outside the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco, California October 6, 2011.

Garth Carroll, who calls himself Professor Gizmo, wears the American flag as he demonstrates at Occupy Seattle at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle.

Members of the Occupy Wall St movement rest at their campsite while in the financial district of New York October 6, 2011. Demonstrators, taking part in the Occupy Wall St have staged demonstrations protesting income inequality for several weeks now while camped in Zuccotti Park.

N.Y. police officers receive instructions as they stand near protesters sleeping at Zocatti park, where they are camping out, before demonstrating outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) September 21, 2011. Protesters marched to Wall Street on the fourth day of protests as they call for action against big businesses and politics.