Occupy movement hand signals

The signals have been compared to other hand languages used by soldiers, cliques and Wall Street traders.

[4] Between sharing of information on Facebook, Twitter, and other news reports, the hand signals have become common at other Occupy movement protest locations.

[5][6][7][8] Some protesters go to neighboring groups to assist in teaching the hand signals along with other general cooperation.

[13] In addition to commonalities with various sign languages, and cultural gestures, these or similar hand signals have been used by other groups and events prior to the Occupy Wall Street protests.

These include: Some followers of agile software development processes have drawn on the Occupy movement's hand signs in an attempt to improve communication during meetings, notably the UK's Government Digital Service.