BREAKING: Police Fire Projectiles at Students from Occupy UC Riverside Protesting Board of Regents. The cease-fire against California students appears to be over. Students from UC Riverside, protesting today's Board of Regents meeting, were confronted by riot police, with multiple reports indicating they were fired upon with paint-filled bullets and other projectiles that injured several at the scene. The students, many of whom are associated with Occupy UC Riverside, today protested and (ultimately) shut down a Board of Regents meeting where tuition hikes were planned to be discussed. The meeting was adjourned when students who managed to get inside refused to be silent in the face of skyrocketing tuition costs. After the meeting was closed, the board members were escorted off of campus amidst what were, for most of the day, incredibly peaceful and nonviolent protests.
Here is a report from ABC's local affiliate on what transpired before police began attacking protesters: Riot police confront and use extreme force to disperse student protesters. Occupy Riverside: UC Police Again Abuse Protesters Video. ElIQA. 6FAPh.jpg (JPEG Image, 459 × 767 pixels) sOYWJ. NYPD raids studio used by OWS live-streamers. The $145m CEO --- And the thing is, you've probably never heard of him. He runs a medical supply company in California. He also gets a chauffeur for his company car, free use of company jet, lifetime personal assistant, $125m pension. : business. Occupy Oakland Vigil Raided, Several Arrested, Video | #OccupyOakland Media. NYPD involved in online scandal again. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has defended the NYPD for their actions on Occupy Wall Street demonstrators, even if they did beat peaceful protesters and arrest accredited journalists.
Now it looks as if New York’s Finest bragged about the battery before it even began. A Facebook profile allegedly registered to New York Police Department Officer Michael DeRosa, Sr. shows correspondence between a couple cops from November 17, 2011, a massive day of action for the Occupy Wall Street movement which marked the campaign’s two month anniversary. Before heading out for work with the “Brooklyn Bridge Arrest Team,” DeRosa posted on his own wall, DeRosa’s comment is clearly a reference to another online scandal dealing with race that was reported by RT last month. On DeRosa’s public profile this time, another suspected officer, Rey Hernandez, responds, adds Hernandez. Occupy Recruiting. I suppose I should have expected a backlash when I joined about twenty of my classmates in protesting Goldman Sachs’ summer internship info session on November 28th.
Last year, more seniors who took jobs after graduation (16.5 percent) took them in finance than in any other sector of the economy; in 2010, the figure was 31 percent. Finance is popular (and at the salaries it pays, why wouldn’t it be?) And trying to make it more difficult—or at least more uncomfortable—to enter is sure to produce resentment. And once Goldman announced that it would cancel similar events here and at Brown due to the protest, the mumbled misgivings got louder. “Occupy alienated a large portion of the student body that might have been persuaded to be sympathetic to their causes,” tut-tutted Katie R. Zavadski ’13 in the Crimson on Wednesday.
The idea here, I guess, is that if Occupiers would just abandon the cause of fighting finance recruiting, people would get on board. Dylan R. HqRtz. Future Riot Shields Will Suffocate Protestors with Low Frequency Speakers. News and Information About the Wall Street Occupation. Seattle Police Beat the Rev. John Helmiere as he Cried for Peace While Dressed in his Clergy Garb on D12. : occupywallstreet. John’s response to police brutality | Valley & Mountain.
My Brush with Brutality & Love By Rev. John Helmiere ***Author’s note: As my story continues to be read, may we not forget the exploitation of the port truckers and that the kind of violence I experienced is primarily enacted upon people of color. I appreciate the energy this piece has generated but acknowledge that my social status allows my voice to be amplified. Yesterday evening, I was brutally beaten by my brothers on the Seattle Police force as I stood before an entrance to Pier 18 of the Seattle Port in my clergy garb bellowing, “Keep the Peace! Keep the Peace!” An officer pulled me down from behind and threw me to the asphalt. Against the ground. How did this happen? The afternoon of Monday December 12 began with a march from downtown Seattle to the Port in a coordinated attempt by West Coast Occupy movements to expose exploitation of workers at major Pacific ports, among other reasons. As we neared a major entrance, Pier 18, the tension was almost palpable.
. · Listen deeply. GXTLi.jpg (JPEG Image, 757x3675 pixels) #D12: NYPD aggression turns a peaceful dance party into a police riot (Part 1) In video, confrontation between a 'Times' photographer and the NYPD at Occupy Wall Street protest downtown. It still seems like not all New York Police Department officers got that memo from their boss a few weeks ago warning them not to interfere with members of the media during police actions such as those that have been ongoing as a result of the Occupy Wall Street protests. In this video, police are shown getting physical with and intentionally blocking the shots of a credentialed photojournalist covering today's demonstration at the World Financial Center. A New York Times spokesperson confirmed for Capital that the journalist in the footage is Robert Stolarik, who was on assignment for the Times today. (You can see some of his latst photos on the City Room blog.) We're awaiting further comment from the Times, who led the charge several weeks ago in drafting a letter to NYPD deputy commissioner Paul Browne on Nov. 21 that took his force to task for arresting and allegedly roughing up journalists who were covering earlier Occupy actions.
9TKOE. Occupiers Crash Chamber Of Commerce Holiday Party With Human Red Carpet. By Alex Seitz-Wald on December 8, 2011 at 7:29 pm "Occupiers Crash Chamber Of Commerce Holiday Party With Human Red Carpet" Several dozen Occupy DC protesters rolled out the human red carpet for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s holiday party at their Washington, DC headquarters this evening. The Chamber is the nation’s largest corporate lobby group.
As guests entered, protesters shouted, “You walk on our rights, now walk on us!” Chamber Executive Vice President Bruce Josten stood at the foot of the carpet most of the time, welcoming his frightened, amused, and befuddled guests, easily distinguishable from the activists by their business attire. Blog Archive » Oath Keepers Receive Tip of National Guard Unit Stand-Down, Refusing to Answer Questionaire Asking if They Would Use Force Against the American People. December 8th, 2011 The below tip was posted on the official Oath Keepers Facebook Page by user “Pat Lowe.” We are in the process of verifying this tip, so it is as of yet unconfirmed, but we wanted you to be aware of it (it certainly would be good news for a change!). We will post and send out updates as we confirm and verify.
Message on Oath Keepers Facebook Page: Paul Lowe I hope you enjoy this great news as I did when I was told.Paul LoweOUTSTANDING!! Again, this is unconfirmed, and we are working on confirming it. If accurate, this is reminiscent of the stand-down during Katrina by SSGT Joshua May’s Utah National Guard Unit, where the whole unit let their commander know, in a peremptory refusal, that they would not participate in any gun confiscation: I just left both people involved with the incident that took place in the last few days. Please donate and support Oath Keepers mission, every little bit helps! "If they do not do what you tell them, strike them." says SFPD while kettling OccupySF 2011-12-07. Congressman Nadler - Nadler Calls for Full DOJ Investigation into NYPD Conduct with Occupy Wall Street and Media.
Latest News The Question the U.S. Attorney General Refused to Answer WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder regarding his April 8, 2014 testimony about the Administration’s bulk telephone metadata collection program and its use of National Security Letters (NSLs).
Rep. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, delivered an opening statement at the hearing on “Should the Department of Commerce Relinquish Direct Oversight Over ICANN?” Rep. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, delivered an opening statement at the hearing on the “Preservation and Reuse of Copyrighted Works.”
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