October 2011
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#OccupySanJose squabbles publicly - settles down,...
“For a tense 30 minutes on Sunday morning, the Occupy movement in downtown San Jose got to see what too much democracy looks like.
A weekly general assembly of Occupy San Jose began with a drum circle by a Native-American group decrying racial oppression. But as chants and sage smoke wafted outside City Hall, some veterans of the loose-limbed, 5-week-old encampment began to loudly...
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#OccupySanFrancisco: #OccupySF the teenager who...
“Occupy San Francisco protester Miran Istina stands outside the US Bank building on Market Street, San Francisco. Photograph: Martin Lacey” ” As Miran Istina puts it, she has been living on borrowed time since she was 14. Diagnosed with cancer, she was given just months to live after her health insurer refused to provide her with life-saving surgery.
Now 18, Istina, from...
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50 arrested at #OccupySanDiego camp
“October 28, 2011 | 7:00 am
About 50 people were arrested Friday morning as San Diego police in riot gear moved to clear the civic plaza behind City Hall of both the Occupy San Diego protesters and their tents and other property.
As the sweep began about 2 a.m., an officer using a bullhorn warned protesters “to disperse immediately or you will be arrested.” The...
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Mayor Villaraigosa, City Officials, and #OccupyLA...
“City officials are worried about public property but maintain amicable relations with Occupy L.A.
City of Los Angeles officials are beginning to stress about Occupy Los Angeles and express concern about the damage the protest is causing to city property. They hope to find an alternate location so the movement can continue.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Senator Dianne Feinstein ...
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