#OCCUPYAMERICA

September 26, 2011 at 6:12 pm (Peoples' Assemblies) ()

Occupy Wall Street rediscovers the radical imagination:

The young people protesting in Wall Street and beyond reject this vain economic order. They have come to reclaim the future

Why are people occupying Wall Street? Why has the occupation – despite the latest police crackdown – sent out sparks across America, within days, inspiring hundreds of people to send pizzas, money, equipment and, now, to start their own movements called OccupyChicago, OccupyFlorida, in OccupyDenver or OccupyLA?

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Wall Street protesters cuffed, pepper-sprayed during ‘inequality’ march:

Scores of protesters were arrested in Manhattan Saturday as a march against social inequality turned violent.

Hundreds of people carrying banners and chanting “shame, shame” walked between Zuccotti Park, near Wall St., and Union Square calling for changes to a financial system they say unjustly benefits the rich and harms the poor.

At least 80 people were carted away in police vehicles and up to five were hit with pepper spray near 12th St. and Fifth Ave., where tensions became especially high, police and organizers said.

The National Lawyer’s Guild, which is providing legal assistance to the protesters, put the number of arrests at 100.

Witnesses said they saw three stunned women collapse on the ground screaming after they were sprayed in the face.

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Call of Solidarity for Fellow Workers Held in Van Outside 1st Precinct:

There were 60-80 arrests at an Occupy Wall Street demo Saturday afternoon, including a handful of NYC-area Wobblies, one of whom is reported to have suffered a critical head injury. The organizers are asking folks to support the arrestees by calling the police stations to demand their release. Details here.

Chris Hedges: Occupy Wall Street is ‘where the hope of America lies’ | Raw Replay:

Journalist Chris Hedges put in an appearance at the Occupy Wall Street protest on Sunday morning and engaged in a lengthy interview, during which he described the protest as “really where the hope of America lies.”

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32 Pictures Of Police Brutality From Occupy Wall Street Protests:

Over 80 people were arrested in downtown Manhattan during a protest against Wall Street on Saturday. Protestors are complaining that police used excessive force. Judge for yourself.

More updates at OccupyWallSt.org

1 Comment

  1. SW9Red said,

    Thanks,excellent post.
    Enjoyed the link to the picture of police brutality and the Occupy Wall St Police riot video.
    The times are changing.
    One day the poor will have nothing left to eat but the rich !

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