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‘Black Bloc’ protesters ignite violence at Seattle May Day protest
Protesters clad in black outfits and carrying poles smashed windows and clashed with police during a May Day demonstration in downtown Seattle, according to The Seattle Times. The Occupy Wall Street movement planned May Day rallies in cities around the United States to show solidarity with workers across the globe…
Occupy May Day protesters sense chance to regain autumn momentum
About 80 Occupy Wall Street organisers are gathered in the stuffy basement of a lower Manhattan office building to discuss the final stages of the movement’s most anticipated action this year. On a pair of tables in the corner of the room sit stacks of Occupy literature – magazines and…
‘Occupy San Francisco’ takes over building to help homeless
“Occupy San Francisco” protesters took over a vacant building owned by the city’s archdiocese Sunday afternoon, as part of their plan to use the facility as a shelter and service center for homeless people. According to The San Francisco Chronicle, about 100 protesters entered a two story building after an…
Thousands rally for Syria at White House protest
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the White House Saturday to demand that the United States “stop the massacre inSyria,” where an estimated 8,000 people have been killed in a regime crackdown. Wearing T-shirts declaring “I have a dream of a free Syria” and “No longer afraid,” the demonstrators — who numbered 4,000,…
‘Occupy’ protesters call Santorum ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’ at Oklahoma speech
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum received some inhospitable greetings from ‘Occupy’ protesters at a speech in Oklahoma City Sunday afternoon, yelling “racist” and “fascist” towards the former Pennsylvania senator. About 20 protesters gathered at the state capitol building and repeatedly chanted “Get your hate out of our state” and “Women’s…
Riot gear police arrest 31 silent protesters in Virginia
Capitol hill police in Richmond, Virginia arrested 31 protesters Saturday afternoon during their silent demonstration against the state’s controversial ultrasound bill passing the General Assembly. Police were outfitted in riot gear to monitor the nearly 500 protesters and took those who would not leave the capital steps into custody. WATCH:…
Occupy DC protesters vow to return after sweep
Protesters from the Washington offshoot of Occupy Wall Street vowed to return to their camp in the US capital, which was all but dismantled by park police during a weekend clampdown. A dawn raid and day-long enforcement operation on Saturday stopped activists from the anti-capitalist movement camping out at McPherson…
‘Occupy Wall Street’ drops eviction lawsuit
“Occupy Wall Street” protesters dropped on Tuesday their two month lawsuit against New York City over the group’s eviction from Zuccotti Park. The National Lawyers Guild, representing the protesters, said the decision stemmed from private security removing the barricades surrounding the park two weeks ago. The park’s owner, Brookfield Properties,…
Romney to protesters: ‘Take a hike’
At a campaign event in Florida Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tried to get tough with a group of Occupy Wall Street protesters, telling them to “take a hike.” While speaking in Ormond Beach, the candidate found himself being “mic checked,” a phrase Occupy Wall Street protesters often use…
Judge drops charges against 28 ‘Occupy Rochester’ protesters
Rochester City Court Judge Teresa Johnson dismissed charges against 28 people affiliated with the “Occupy Rochester” protest on Thursday, according to The Democrat and Chronicle. “The First Amendment prevailed today in City Court,” said KaeLyn Rich, director of the New York Civil Liberties Union’s Genesee County Chapter. “We’ve argued that…
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