Oct 19 2011
LA Times: Officials’ embrace of Occupy L.A. loosens a bit over fiscal issue
Los Angeles elected officials have been assiduously wooing the Occupy movement, which inspired protesters furious at Wall Street to take over the grassy area around City Hall downtown — and public spaces in cities across the nation.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gave 100 ponchos to soggy demonstrators during the last big rain. Council President Eric Garcetti told campers in the tent community to “stay as long as you need to.” And officials have quietly allowed the urban …
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A handful of Occupy Seattle protestors were arrested on Monday for refusing leave their encampment at Westlake Park. Police forcibly collapsed tents and reportedly rode through the area on bikes demanding occupants clear the area after establishing the tent city on Saturday during the Occupy movement’s Global Day of Action. In Chicago, about 175 protestors were arrested in the early …
The movement that Chris Hedges has dubbed “
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A global day of action in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street on Saturday October 15th resulted in an enormous showing all over the world, with hundreds of cities joining the movement for economic justice. In London, thousands of people protested and hundreds have set up camp in St. Paul’s. They have dubbed themselves Occupy the London Stock Exchange. Meanwhile here in the US, a number …
