Occupy Wall Street protests continue to spread - in pictures

Los Angeles: A woman holds a sign at the Occupy LA protest on the lawn in front of Los Angeles City Hall Photograph: Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters

Washington: People sign a huge copy of the US Constitution at the Occupy DC camp in McPherson Square about two blocks from the White House Photograph: Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Boston: Occupy Boston demonstrators block an entrance to the Federal Reserve Bank behind a police line Photograph: Michael Dwyer/AP

Washington: A man burns a $20 bill as protesters, who are calling for an end to the Federal Reserve and are part of the Occupy DC movement, demonstrate in front of the Federal Reserve Photograph: Cliff Owen/AP

New York: Demonstrators with the Occupy Wall Street protest at Zuccotti Park Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP

New York: A woman folds blankets on a mattress while participating in the Occupy Wall Street protests in Zuccotti Park. The camp in a lower Manhattan plaza looks like a jumble of tattered sleeping bags, but teams of volunteers working on food, sanitation, health care and other needs keep the shifting population of protesters functioning like an impromptu city within the city Photograph: Andrew Burton/AP

New York: Peace group protesters and members of Occupy Wall Street stage a demonstration in Times Square to mark the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

Philadelphia: Lauren Bieber and Mike Mullsit next to a haiku they wrote on the sidewalk near City Hall Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

Chicago: Members of a coalition called Stand up Chicago protest outside the Mortgage Bankers Association's annual meeting in Chicago, inspired by, but not formally affiliated with, the Occupy Wall Street movement Photograph: Frank Polich/Reuters

Washington: Two women speak among tents and sleeping bags at Freedom Plaza during an Occupy DC protest, one of the anti-corporate demonstrations taking place across the US Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

New York: Women participate in a public session of yoga in collaboration with the Occupy Wall Street protests in Zuccotti Park Photograph: Andrew Burton/AP

Charlotte: Protesters with the occupy movement hold up signs in North Carolina Photograph: Chris Keane/Reuters

Grand Rapids: Members of Occupy Grand Rapids movement in the Ah-Nab-Awen park Photograph: James Fassinger

Washington: People listen to speakers at Freedom Plaza during an Occupy DC protest, one of the anti-corporate demonstrations taking place across the US Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

Portland: A protester stands in the rain in Chapman Square. Occupy Portland, an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York, began with at least 4,000 people marching through the city. Since then, hundreds of people have remained in tents concentrated in Chapman Square. They have not set a date for when the protest will end Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP

Cleveland: Members of the group Occupy Cleveland rest in Public Square Photograph: Mark Duncan/AP

Los Angeles: A woman writes messages in chalk on the sidewalk at the Occupy LA protest camp Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Grand Rapids: Members of Occupy Grand Rapids protest hold their first general assembly meeting Photograph: James Fassinger

New York: Wall Street protesters hold up signs at Zuccotti Park where hundreds of other activists are living Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Philadelphia: People hold signs and are reflected in a bus stop during their march from City Hall to the Independence National Historical Park Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

New York: A Wall Street protester holds up a sign at Zuccotti Park where hundreds of other activists are living Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Los Angeles: A demonstrator holds a sign at the Occupy LA protest on the lawn in front of City Hall Photograph: Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters

Grand Rapids: Protesters make their way through the downtown area of the city during their first day of occupation Photograph: James Fassinger