Nov
16
2011
Angry anti-U.S. protesters in the Philippines targeted Hillary Clinton’s convoy today, splattering it with red paint, the BBC reports.
About 50-60 people managed to “paint ambush” Clinton’s vehicle as it drove past. Politico reports that the activists were able to bypass traffic police and catch the convoy off guard, forcing it to turn back.
According to the BBC, the activists were protesting the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the United States, which allows U.S. troops …
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Nov
16
2011
Within 24 hours of protesters at Zucotti Park in New York being evicted from their Occupy Wall Street encampment, a New York State Supreme Court judge announced that they did not have a right to camp in the park. Justice Michael Stallman ruled that the protesters didn’t show “they have a First Amendment right to remain in Zucotti Park along with their tents, structures, generators …
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Nov
16
2011
“Art begins with resistance – at the point where resistance is overcome.” — Andre Gide
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Nov
16
2011
An elderly woman, a pregnant woman and a priest were among those who were pepper-sprayed during a protest in support of the Occupy movement on Tuesday.
The demonstrators taking part in the Occupy Seattle movement marched from their current camp at Seattle Central Community College to Westlake Park late Tuesday afternoon.
While en route, they came across police officers at several points. At the intersection of Fifth and Pine, the crowd was met by a line of …
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Nov
16
2011
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan let slip in an interview with the BBC that she had been on a conference call with the mayors of 18 cities about how to deal with the Occupy Wall Street movement. That is, municipal authorities appear to have been conspiring to deprive Americans of their first amendment rights to freedom of assembly and freedom to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Likewise, A Homeland Security official let it slip in …
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Nov
15
2011
[Updated at 10:20 p.m. ET] A New York judge issued an order Tuesday morning allowing Occupy Wall Street protesters to return to Zuccotti Park, just hours after scores of police in riot gear ordered them out and tore down their tents.
The order from New York Supreme Court Judge Lucy Billings allows protesters to bring tents and other equipment back into the privately-owned park where the now-global Occupy movement began.
City officials had intended to allow protests …
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Nov
15
2011
Two months ago, just 200 of us set up an encampment at Wall Street’s doorstep. Since then, Occupy Wall Street has become a national and even international symbol – with similarly styled occupations popping up in cities and towns across America and around the world. A growing popular movement has significantly altered the national narrative about our economy, our democracy, and our future.
Late into last night, we on the Occupy Wall Street PR team were …
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Nov
15
2011
The birthplace of the Occupy Wall Street movement was raided early this morning by New York police, leaving Zucotti Park cleared of all tents. About 200 people who had been regularly camping overnight were arrested, most on charges of “disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.” Among those arrested were reporters for the New York Times and NPR, as well as Democratic City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez. Sanitation …
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Nov
15
2011
“We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.” — Angela Davis …
Nov
15
2011
Chilling video of last night’s bedlam as burly riot police destroy Zuccotti Park’s kitchen and library, tear-gassing and arresting protesters as they chant “Peace!” and “Shame!”
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