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SUPPORT GROWS FOR OCCUPY MOVEMENT'S COORDINATED WEST COAST SHUT DOWN ON DECEMBER 12TH

As of November 27, 2011, the Occupy movement in every major West Coast port city: Occupy LA, Occupy San Diego, Occupy Portland, Occupy Tacoma, Occupy Seattle have joined Occupy Read More >>

The blogosphere has been in an uproar over what appears to be a growing trend of violence toward Occupy Wall Street participants, perhaps most notably with the pepper spraying of 84-year-old Dorli Rainey at Occupy Seattle and the arrest of former Philadelphia police Captain Ray Lewis in New York.

An image macro that powerfully places [...]

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Huge, enthusiastic, crowds swarmed through downtown Oakland with half a dozen major marches on banks and corporations that shut down Wells Fargo, Chase, Citibank, Bank of America and many others.  Police stayed clear of the strikers who ranged freely, from Broadway to Grand Avenue and around the Lake.  By late afternoon the crowds had swelled [...]

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Police in riot gear in Oakland reportedly were firing projectiles, possibly tear gas, at protesters early Thursday near the downtown area, according to a media report.

The Oakland Tribune said there were reports of tear gas being used near 17th Street and Read More >>

As general strike looms, shady group promises to “go beyond” peaceful protest.

A crudely worded flyer handed out among Occupy Oakland Protesters has raised concerns that provocateurs are attempting to instigate violence in an attempt to de-rail plans for a general strike this week.

The flyer, pictured below, presents a rambling argument suggesting that anyone [...]

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Posted on Activist Post by Madison Ruppert on October 31st, 2011

As I covered on October 28th, the crackdown on Occupations across America have begun in full force. Some of these incidents, like the attack on protesters in

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Since Occupy Wall Street protests have broken out in cities across the U.S. and abroad, support has come from what might seem like an unlikely corner: war veterans.

But two of the highest-profile protesters — each from opposite ends of the [...]

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Navy Sailor Stands Tall In the Middle of Oakland Tear Gas Attack Holding the Constitution and a Veterans for Peace Flag… Moments After Scott Olsen Was Hit In the Head

Here he is a couple of minutes before, standing with [...]

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While more U.S. cities are resorting to force to break up the Wall Street protests, many others – Philadelphia, New York, Minneapolis and Portland, Ore., among them – are content to let [...]

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Occupy movement returns to streets demanding answers after teargas canister hit Iraq serviceman Scott Olsen in the head.

Related Story : Oakland Police Under Scrutiny – Live Updates

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This footage is proof that Scott Olsen was shot in the face by police without provocation during the Occupy Oakland march on Tuesday October 25.

The moment leading up to the shooting, Olsen was standing completely still. He was then hit in the head with a tear gas canister, which is potentially fatal.

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An Iraq war veteran badly wounded in clashes between protesters and police on the streets of Oakland was awake and lucid, hospital officials and family members said on Thursday.

Scott Olsen, a 24-year-old former U.S. Marine struck in the head during Wall Street protests on Tuesday night, had [...]

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(Editors Note: Yesterday October 27th, 2011) – This morning Occupy Oakland and Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) put out a call for occupations across America and around the world to hold solidarity vigils for Read More >>

Last night around a thousand protesters turned up in New York to show solidarity with Occupy Oakland. At one point NYPD officers began arresting and violently beating the demonstrators, even after they were forced to the ground. Among those who stood up for the protesters was Sgt. Shamar Thomas and his fellow US Marines.

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Some encouraging news out of Oakland today: First, Scott Olsen’s condition has been upgraded  to “fair”:

An Iraq War veteran that was severely injured Tuesday in Oakland, California amid a clash between anti-Wall Street demonstrators and officers, was upgraded this morning to fair condition, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.

Scott Olsen, 24, a Marine [...]

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An uncle of an Iraq War veteran injured when anti-Wall Street protesters clashed with police in Oakland, Calif., said he was appalled by officers’ action.

A hospital spokesman says the 24-year-old veteran and Wisconsin native, Scott Olsen, was upgraded to fair condition and moved into an intensive care unit on Thursday.

His uncle, George Nygaard, [...]

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