Hundreds of Occupy protesters blocked gates at some of America’s busiest west coast ports on Monday, causing the partial shutdown of several facilities. The demonstrators hope their actions will cut into the profits of the corporations that run the docks.
Tag: Occupy
December 13, 2011
December 8, 2011
East New York homes taken back as Occupy protesters set sights on foreclosures
Residents of the Brooklyn neighbourhood of East New York have begun to occupy homes from which they had previously been evicted, as part of an Occupy Our Homes campaign. East New York has high levels of homelessness and high numbers of foreclosed homes
December 6, 2011
November 17, 2011
Police hit Occupy Seattle protesters with pepper spray
US officers used pepper spray on Occupy demonstrators, reportedly including an 84-year-old woman and a pregnant woman. The police sought to prevent a protest march from continuing down the middle of a street, blocking traffic in downtown Seattle. Four protesters were arrested
November 15, 2011
November 13, 2011
November 13, 2011
November 11, 2011
November 11, 2011
November 9, 2011
Occupy [Youngstown] Group Eyes Indefinite Occupation
November 8, 2011 by walden9 ShareThis Occupy Group Eyes Indefinite Occupation 08 Nov 2011 Occupy Youngstown, a loose confederation of individuals who have set up a 24/7 base of operations in Central Square, is strongly considering remaining in the square “indefinitely.”
November 8, 2011
Wall Street bonuses set to plunge 20%.
November 8, 2011 by walden9 ShareThis Wall Street bonuses set to plunge 20%. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Occupy this, Wall Street: Corporate bonuses are expected to plunge as much as 30% this year compared to 2010, according to a closely watched report released by Johnson Associates on Tuesday.
November 1, 2011
Nearly 40 arrested at Occupy Austin
October 31, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Nearly 40 arrested at Occupy Austin 30 Oct 2011 5:17 a.m.: Additional arrests were made shortly after 2 a.m., bringing the total number to 38. Police Chief Art Acevedo, who arrived at City Hall around 4 a.m. to talk to remaining occupiers, said that most were charged with criminal [...]