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: 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 Nashville: Tennessee Officials Agree To Stop Arresting Protesters
By TRAVIS LOLLER, The Associated PressPosted: 11/1/11 01:09 AM ET http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/01/occupy-nashville-officials_n_1068795.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials agreed Monday to stop enforcing a new curfew used to dislodge Occupy Nashville protesters from the grounds…
Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral resigns over Occupy London Protest Row
Graeme Knowles, the dean of St Paul’s, stands down with immediate effect, saying his position has become ‘untenable’ Peter Walker, guardian.co.uk, 31 October 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/31/dean-st-pauls-resigns-occupy The dean of St Paul’s, Graeme Knowles (left),…
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 –…
Albany Police Defy Order to Arrest Protesters
Under pressure to make arrests, police and troopers push back Governor’s office urged mayor to press police to make arrests at protest By BRENDAN J. LYONS Senior writer Monday, October 24, 2011 http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Under-pressure-to-make-arrests-police-and-2232934.php#ixzz1bkmhURKz…
#OccupyMarines are Preparing to Occupy America Nationwide
By Anomly100 http://www.politicususa.com/en/occupy-marines-nationwide?mid=50 United States Marine Corps. Sergeant Shamar Thomas in a spectacular moment defended the protesters of Occupy Wall Street while staring into the faces of thirty NYPD officers, and now countless…
Keith Boykin: Everything The Media Told You About Occupy Wall Street Is Wrong
Keith Boykin, CNBC contributor, MSNBC commentator and former White House aide Huffington Post, 10/19/11 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keith-boykin/occupy-wall-street-media_b_1019707.html?ref=mostpopular Based on my observations, here’s what I consider the Top Ten Myths About Occupy Wall Street. Myth #1. The…
Occupy Together: Images of the Collective Awakening
http://stevebeckow.com/2011/10/bases-bridges-and-global-dissent/ Occupy Wall Street, USA Occupy Madrid, Spain Occupy Berlin, Germany Occupy Amsterdam, The Netherlands Occupy Bucharest, Romania Occupy Lisbon, Portugal Occupy London, UK (in the middle: Wikileaks’ Julian Assange) Occupy Manilla, The…