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I will not participate in a mass demonstration arrest with television cameras when I am not sure I can trust the people who say they will offer passive resistance ... Our intelligence told us that there were at least 10 Occupy Atlanta folks there on the property; that turned out not to be the case. Our intelligence told us that the family had vacated the house; that turned out not to be the case… We made the decision to have enough resources there to make sure it would not get out of hand.
Once again, it is clear that the government and our law enforcement officials are being used to serve and protect the interest of the 1 percent and not of ordinary people or even the laws that they have put in place ... Sheriff Thomas Brown and the DeKalb County political system showed their true colors today, and made it known where their loyalties lie.
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Coke meeting fizzles
The Campaign to Stop Killer Coke partnered with Occupy Atlanta, the International Action Center and other organizations to stage a two-prong action at the annual Coca-Cola stockholders’ meeting, held at the Cobb Galleria in suburban Atlanta on April 25. from Workers World Online Read more »
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Time to move on
LITTLE ROCK “Aw, the Occupiers aren’t hurting a thing. For a gaggle of protesters, they’re a polite bunch. They have their little signs and slogans, and even a basketball goal for when things get really slow, but they aren’t throwing rocks or blocking t from Arkansas Online Read more »
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Occupy Atlanta protests predawn eviction
DeKalb County deputies closed in on a Decatur home for a predawn eviction Wednesday. Around 3 a.m., deputies turned out in large numbers at the home on Wellhaun Road. Later, members of Occupy Atlanta showed up to rally against the eviction. According to from WSB-TV Atlanta Read more »
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Immigrant, labor, Occupy groups join for protests
MARCUS WOHLSEN, Associated Press | SAN FRANCISCO The most visible organizing effort by anti-Wall Street groups since Occupy encampments were dismantled last fall are being planned for May Day, a change from recent years when protests on the internationa from San Diego Union-Tribune Read more »
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Why I'm leaving Occupy Atlanta
George Chidi, a metro Atlanta journalist and researcher who's participated in several Occupy Atlanta demonstrations, says he's finished with the leaderless movement. After Occupy met last night at Woodruff Park to discuss next steps, Chidi penned the fol from Atlanta Creative Loafing Read more »
