Occupy Oakland

Friday Faults: Occupy Is So Close

Christopher Caen | Posted 05.25.2012

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Christopher Caen

I actually support the basic premise of Occupy, and believe there wouldn't be a national discourse right now about the disparity in wealth in this country if not for Occupy. But I also believe that you have to be the change you want to see in the world.

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WATCH: May Day Protesters Throw Bricks And Pipes At Police Officers

AP | TERRY COLLINS | Posted 05.02.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Thousands of protesters in New York demanded an end to income inequality and housing foreclosures. Police fired tear gas to di...

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Robin Wilkey

PHOTOS: Thousands Turn Out For May Day Protests

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 05.02.2012

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UPDATE: The May Day protests escalated in Oakland throughout the night, leading to 23 arrests including one for suspicion of felony assault on a peace...

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Stinging Gas Sends Oakland May Day Protesters Fleeing

AP | TERRY COLLINS | Posted 05.02.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Thousands of protesters in New York demanded an end to income inequality and housing foreclosures. Police fired tear gas to di...

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May Day Coverage - Oakland

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.01.2012

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 Youth Radio reporters are live Tweeting May Day demonstrations in Oakland, California @YouthRadio, and we're archiving the stream on this p...

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Robin Wilkey

WATCH: Angry Mob Attacks Mission Restaurants, Cars, Businesses

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 05.01.2012

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A small group of protesters wreaked sizable damage in San Francisco's Mission District on Monday night, as participants smashed windows, spray painted...

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Report Criticizes Police Response To Oakland Protests

Reuters | Posted 05.01.2012

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* SWAT team fired beanbag round at ex Marine - report * Outside monitor of OPD "dismayed" by police actions * Sees "mili...

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MAY DAY! Series Of Occupy Protests Planned Throughout The Bay Area

AP | MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 05.01.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO — May Day protests may disrupt the morning commute in major U.S. cities Tuesday as labor, immigration and Occupy activists rally s...

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Saki Knafo

OWS May Day 'General Strike' Planned

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 05.01.2012

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Occupy Wall Street activists are planning for a nationwide series of demonstrations billed as a "general strike" on Tuesday in what could be the bigge...

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Aaron Sankin

Can Activists Shut Down The Golden Gate Bridge?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 04.24.2012

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2012 is a big year for the Golden Gate Bridge. Not only is this the iconic Bay Area landmark's 75th anniversary, but on the morning of May 1, the ...

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Man Stabbed At Occupy SF

Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.27.2012

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UPDATE: According to the Examiner, a second stabbing occurred at the Occupy encampment just one day after the stabbing of Brian "Boston" Reid. The Exa...

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Shocking Twist In Case Of War Vet Hurt During Occupy Oakland Protest

AP | Posted 05.15.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- An Iraq War veteran whose skull was fractured during an Occupy Oakland protest last fall was hit by a beanbag round fired by a...

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OH NO: Occupy Oakland Protesters Face Hate Crime, Robbery Charges

Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.06.2012

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Between the violent police battles, the Recall Mayor Quan petition and the seething community reaction, the relationship between the Occupy movement ...

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Police Officers Injured After Occupy Oakland Protest Turns Violent

AP | By DON THOMPSON | Posted 04.29.2012

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- At least two law enforcement officers were injured during a clash with members of the Occupy movement who were at the state Capi...

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Occupy the Food System: Construction or Protest?

Eric Holt Gimenez | Posted 04.25.2012

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Eric Holt Gimenez

While there is plenty of talk (and lots of good community work) coming from the "food movement," it is a still a long way from challenging the power of the corporate food regime. But it is growing fast.

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Mad, Passionate Love -- and Violence

Rebecca Solnit | Posted 04.23.2012

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Rebecca Solnit

Occupy might just be the name we've put on a great groundswell of popular outrage and a rebirth of civil society too deep, too broad, to be a movement. A movement is an ocean wave: this is the whole tide turning from Cairo to Moscow to Athens to Santiago to Chicago.

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Tyler Kingkade

Chancellor Birgeneau Told Officials 'Don't Back Down' After Batons Used On Protesters

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.21.2012

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NEW YORK -- Newly released emails show University of California, Berkeley officials did not initially object to the use of batons on nonviolent protes...

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Robin Wilkey

WATCH: Horrifying Murder In Berkeley -- Is Occupy To Blame?

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 02.22.2012

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A tragic murder in Berkeley has stricken two families with grief and led to serious allegations against the Berkeley Police Department, the mental hea...

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Occupy Holy Week, Occupy Passover: Dancing In The Worldwide Earthquake

Rabbi Arthur Waskow | Posted 04.22.2012

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow

The week evokes memories and teachings about resistance to tyranny, racism, economic inequality, ecological disaster and militarism. Remembering this past, we should renew our work to resist these evils in the present.

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Occupy Nonviolence

Shane Claiborne | Posted 04.18.2012

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Shane Claiborne

t's easy to forget that we are up against something bigger than flesh and blood people. And it's particularly easy to forget that people are not the enemy when people are shooting pepper spray in your face.

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Occupy Movement Makes Big Plans For Spring

New York Times | Posted 02.12.2012

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The ragtag Occupy Wall Street encampments that sprang up in scores of cities last fall, thrusting “We are the 99 percent” into the vernacular, hav...

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Lessons Learned From #OWS

Shen Tong | Posted 04.09.2012

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Shen Tong

The movement has called for communal conversations in hundreds of American cities to successfully shift national dialogue from hypocritical austerity discussion to social and economic fairness.

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ANONYMOUS ATTACKS: Oakland Officials Wake To Find Private Information Online

Robin Wilkey | Posted 02.07.2012

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Well it wouldn't be a Bay Area protest without a friendly visit from Anonymous. On Tuesday morning, Oakland officials woke to find themselves the l...

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WATCH: Occupy Oakland Clashes With Counter Protesters And Police

Robin Wilkey | Posted 02.06.2012

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On Monday, about 200 Occupy Oakland protesters clashed with counter protesters and police on the steps of Oakland City Hall. Occupy Oakland gather...

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Jason Cherkis

Occupy Oakland Activists Report Inhumane Conditions During Jail Stints

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 02.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Alyssa Eisenberg just wanted her multiple sclerosis medication that she uses to allay fatigue and help her concentrate. A member of O...

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