Occupy Oakland Calls for Total West Coast Port Shutdown on 12/12
Nov. 19, 2011, 8:35 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt http://occupywallst.org/article/occupy-oakland-calls-total-west-coast-port-shutdow/ Proposal for a Coordinated West Coast Port Shutdown, Passed With Unanimous Consensus by vote of the Occupy Oakland General Assembly 11/18/2012: In response to coordinated attacks…
1,000 at old Occupy Oakland camp to discuss future
Jill Tucker, Demian Bulwa, Kevin Fagan,Matthai Kuruvila, SF Chronicle Staff Writers Tuesday, November 15, 2011 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/14/BAD91LUQMM.DTL#ixzz1dnqn1BGC Sean Palmer was among a few protesters who were attempting to occupy the intersection at Broadway and…
Occupy Oakland: Second Iraq War Veteran Injured After Police Clashes
Kayvan Sabehgi in intensive care with a lacerated spleen after protests in Oakland, a week after Scott Olsen was hurt. He says police beat him with batons By Adam Gabbatt, Guardian, 4 November…
Hundreds of Military Personnel March with Occupy Wall Street, More to Join
by Gregg Prescott, M.S., in5d Alternative News, November 3, 2011 http://www.in5d.com/100-veterans-march-at-ows-1000s-more-on-the-way.html November 3, 2011 – NEW YORK, NY- In a movement of solidarity to Iraq veteran Scott Olsen’s injury in Oakland, CA, around…
Occupy Oakland Protesters Force Halt to Operations at Busy Port
By TERENCE CHEA, LISA LEFF and TERRY COLLINS, Huffington Post, 11/2/11 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/02/occupy-oakland-port_n_1072955.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Several thousand Occupy Wall Street demonstrators gathering in Oakland forced a halt to operations at the nation’s…
Occupy Oakland: Police to be Investigated Over Scott Olsen Injury
Citizens’ Police Review Board to launch formal investigation as Oakland prepares for general strike on Wednesday By Adam Gabbatt 11.1. 2011 14.58 EDT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/01/occupy-oakland-police-scott-olsen Oakland police are to be the subject of a…
Occupy Oakland: Strike Gains Big Labor Support
CBS News, November 2, 2011 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-20128840/occupy-oakland-strike-gains-big-labor-support/ (AP) OAKLAND, Calif. – A widely anticipated strike Wednesday by anti-Wall Street demonstrators in Oakland is expected to get a big boost from organized labor and established…
Occupy Oakland: Protestors Demand Resignation of Oakland Mayor
Occupy movement returns to streets demanding answers after teargas canister hit Iraq serviceman Scott Olsen in the head By Andrew Gumbel Thursday 27 October 2011 03.25 EDT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/27/oakland-police-protest-wounding-veteran c About 2,000 people –…