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#Occupy See what you weren’t supposed to see. Go to: OccupyWallSt.org
(Also keeping track of what is happening right now in Chicago.. check it.)
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https://www.facebook.com/OccupyWallSt
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https://www.facebook.com/OccupyWallSt
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(Chicago police hold their ground against protesters at Michigan Avenue and Cermak Road. — Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune, May 20, 2012)
(A Chicago police officer punches a protesters as they clash at Cermak Road and Michigan Avenue. — Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune, May 20, 2012)
(An injured anti-war protester after a clash with Chicago police at Cermak Road and Michigan Avenue. — Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune, May 20, 2012)
(A messy street at Cermak Road and Michigan Avenue where police and protesters clashed. — Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune, May 20, 2012)
(Thousands of protestors participating in an anti-war march walk south on Michigan Avenue for a rally near McCormick Place. — Zbigniew Bzdak, Chicago Tribune, May 20, 2012)
More here: ChicagoTribune
‘Red Shirts’ in mass Bangkok rally
“Around 50,000 “Red Shirt” supporters from across Thailand converged on central Bangkok Saturday, May 19, to mark the second anniversary of a deadly crackdown on street protests.”~Yahoo
“The scene Saturday was a sharp contrast with two years earlier, when Thailand was at war with itself and troops moved in to crush a nine-week anti-government protest that left more than 90 people dead and 2,000 injured. It was the country’s worst political violence in decades. Many speakers addressed the crowd Saturday to demand justice. There have been no charges filed and no prosecutions for any of the killings.”~ABCNews
#Blockupy 20,000 marched at Frankfurt #Occupy protest rally on Saturday
BERLIN (AP) — “At least 20,000 people held a major rally of the local Occupy movement in Frankfurt on Saturday to decry austerity measures affecting much of Europe, the dominance of banks, and what they call untamed capitalism.
The protesters peacefully filled the city center of continental Europe’s biggest financial hub on a warm and pleasant afternoon, said Frankfurt police spokesman Ruediger Regis. He said 20,000 people were there, while organizers put the number at 25,000.
The protest group, named Blockupy, has called for blocking access to the European Central Bank, which is located in Frankfurt’s business district.
Organizer spokesman Roland Seuss the protest is “against the Europe-wide austerity dictate by the (creditor) troika of ECB, the EU Commission and the International Monetary Fund.”
(Reuters) – “German police said they detained 400 anti-capitalist protesters in Frankfurt on Friday for defying a ban on demonstrations against austerity policies implemented to tackle the intensifying euro zone debt crisis.”
HR437 (Passed Feb 2012) “the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011” makes it illegal to protest in the vicinity of anyone who rates a Secret Service detail (even if you aren’t aware of the person’s presence), thus sparing politicians and VIPs the ugly and unseemly spectacle of having to confront voters who disagree with their policies. Only three Congressmen voted against it.” -via boingboing
Guess who landed in Chicago yesterday for the NatoSummit?:
(President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at Chicago O’Hare International Airport to attend the NATO Summit, Saturday, May 19, 2012 in Chicago.)
”President Barack Obama is in his home town of Chicago, Illinois, where he will host leaders of the 28 trans-atlantic allies for the NATO summit beginning Sunday.
Obama arrived in Chicago after discussions with leaders of the Group of 8 major developed economies in Camp David, Maryland.
That G8 summit covered the Eurozone debt crisis, the Arab Spring and Syria, energy security and oil prices, food security, and Afghanistan, the key focus of the NATO summit.”~Read more: VOANews
“On top of that, the punishment can be pretty severe. You can get up to a year in jail for being found guilty of these things, and that jumps up to 10 years if you are carrying a “deadly or dangerous weapon.”~Continued from BoingBoing
Reports on twitter are saying there are at least 4 buses en route to the protesters location.. possibly tanks (Via facebook which is usually less reliable in honesty) I’ll let you guys do the math on this one. View the livestreams and twitter feeds posted in previous blog entry for updated info on what’s going on in Chicago.
Thousands on the streets now on Michigan Ave. in Chicago protesting against the #NATO Summit.
Reports from ground say it is getting violent some protesters injured, tear gas and sound cannons imminent. (Brace yourselves)
LiveStream here:
http://www.ustream.tv/timcast
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http://www.livestream.com/chicagoindymedia
THIS FEED FROM THE FRONT OF THE POLICE BARRICADE: OccupiedAir (Thank you: chaplinnn)
And here:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/livenow?id=7096071
@OccupyChicago (Twitter)
“The provincial government passed Bill 78 on Friday evening which banned spontaneous protests of 50 or more people and which imposed harsh penalties on anyone trying to prevent people from going to school. Montreal passed its own set of legislation Friday which gave police more power to control crowds during protests. The city law bans masks during gatherings when police decide that protesters do not have a reason for wearing one.”~Read More: Toronto Sun
(Photo: Protesters at the UC regents meeting in Sacramento wore orange and called themselves prisoners sentenced to debt. Credit: Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)“Student protesters angry about another possible tuition hike disrupted the meeting of the University of California regents Wednesday in Sacramento, with some demonstrators dressed in orange prisoner uniforms and singing about “working on the chain gang.”The regents were about to discuss a recent report about the treatment of protesters on campuses and then analyze the impact of the governor’s May revision of the state budget on tuition.Officials have said a 6% percent tuition hike may be in the works for July’s regent meeting if state funding does not increase.After 15 or so protesters began chanting and marching around the meeting, they ignored orders to clear the hall. The regents then moved to another room to discuss other business in closed session.The protest ended after about 15 minutes and the regents were expected to resume their public sessions after lunch, according to a UC spokesman.Student activists have staged a string of protests in recent months, clashing with police. In March, three UCLA students were arrested after protesters disrupted a San Francisco regents meeting with a “spring break” demonstration in which some stripped down to bathing suits and tossed inflatable beach balls.In a November incident that was recorded on video and widely viewed online, UC Davis protesters were squirted with pepper spray by campus police.Undergraduate costs for California residents, including tuition, room, board and campus fees, has risen to $31,000 and university officials have warned of more increases if voters this fall reject Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed tax hike.”-LATimes|L.A. NOW
“If you haven’t heard: The administration of UC Davis is holding poet and professor Joshua Clover and 11 students accountable for their alleged role in protests that led to the shutdown of a campus US Bank. “District Attorney Jeff Reisig is charging campus protesters with 20 counts each of obstructing movement in a public place, and one count of conspiracy. If convicted, the protesters could face up to 11 years each in prison, and $1 million in damages.” According to the Davis Dozen press release:
The charges were brought at the request of the UC Davis administration, which had recently received a termination letter from US Bank holding the university responsible for all costs, claiming they were “constructively evicted” because the university had not responded by arresting the “illegal gathering.” Protesters point out that the charges against them serve to position the university favorably in a potential litigation with US Bank…Their arraignment originally set for April 27th has been postponed until May 10th, according to the California Aggie. You can also find out more on the Davis Dozen website.A petition is circulating that demands UC Davis drop all charges.”Read More:poetryfoundation.orgdavisdozen.orgOccupyUCDavis (Facebook) @OccupyUCDavis (Twitter) Petition for the Davis Dozen
