Occupy Oakland
OAKLAND, CA - FEBRUARY 06: A protestor against the Occupy Oakland movement wears a shirt that says 'occupy a squat rack' and features a photo of a person lifting weights during a demonstration in front of Oakland City Hall on February 6, 2012 in Oakland, California. Occupy Oakland protesters are staging a day of action.
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Tensions have cooled since violence erupted at the recent Occupy Oakland protests
Tensions have cooled since violence erupted at the recent Occupy Oakland protests, but the city's revitalized night-life scene has continued to smolder.
We don't exclude the people at the margins ... We invite them in and feed them.More quotes »
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Oakland police accused of shooting cousin of Oscar Grant
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A man shot and wounded by an Oakland police officer last weekend was a cousin of Oscar Grant, whose shooting death by a Bay Area transit officer sparked violent demonstrations in 2010, his attorney said on Wednesday. The o 2/22/12 from Reuters Read more »
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Union Bank in Oakland closes after dozens of protesters occupy a downtown branch
County Sheriff's office deputies and at least three people were arrested. Names and charges were not immediately available from the sheriff's office. OAKLAND -- A downtown branch of Union Bank closed early Tuesday because of an Occupy Oakland protest ove from Inside Bay Area Read more »
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Occupy San Quentin News 2/20/12 (Marin IJ & ABC news)
Occupy protesters listen to speeches under the watchful eyes of police at the main gate to San Quentin Prison. As part of a national “day of solidarity” with inmates, about 700 Occupy demonstrators rallied peacefully outside San Quentin State Prison’s Ea from OccupyOakland.org Read more »
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Rebecca Solnit: Mad, Passionate Love—and Violence
February 21, 2012 Why the media loves violent acts by protesters, but not that of the banks. Photograph via Wikimedia Commons by Library of Congress. By Rebecca Solnit By arrangement with TomDispatch.com . When you fall in love, it’s all about what you h from Guernica Read more »
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Occupy Oakland protesters march to UC Berkeley
OAKLAND -- Marchers with Occupy Oakland made their way peacefully to the UC Berkeley campus Saturday night. It was the third Saturday night march Occupy Oakland has held since hundreds were arrested after attempting to enter a vacant Oakland building and from Inside Bay Area Read more »
