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According to the Huffingtonpost:
With the May Day arrests of at least 116 people at Occupy protests around the country, there have now been a minimum of 7,106 Occupy arrests in 114 cities across the United States since the Occupy movement began in New York on September 17, 2011.
“The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, so it’s not surprising that so many people are being arrested for speaking up, but it is still quite disturbing” according to Marianne Huber, spokesperson for St. Pete for Peace.
OccupyArrests.com, a project of St. Pete for Peace, has been tracking these arrests and lists each chronologically, including number arrested, location, a brief description and links to source documentation.
The total number of arrests is conservatively derived, including only those instances in which at least two credible and consistent sources are found. Many additional arrests are often reported.
For more information, please visit http://occupyarrests.com.
15 May, 2012
Sourced from catmartini
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Tagged as occupywallstreet Occupy Occupy Wall Street police state violence security state protest
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![amodernmanifesto:
gingerche:
verbalresistance:
Spain’s ‘Indignants’ mark protest anniversary in their tens of thousands
Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in Spanish cities to mark the first anniversary of the “Indignants” protest movement.
Pictured above: Protesters fill the streets; Youth unemployment in Spain stands at 50%, the highest of the 17 countries in the Eurozone [Via/More].
In central Madrid, protesters are still occupying Puerta del Sol square despite a midnight deadline to disperse.
The movement was formed out of anger at the impact of Spain’s deepest economic crisis in decades.
Unemployment hit a record high in April and the government has recently announced fresh austerity measures.
The turnout in Madrid was huge and would certainly have met organisers’ expectations, says Guy Hedgecoe, reporting for the BBC from Madrid.
Spanish authorities had said they wanted the protesters to disperse by midnight local time (22:00 GMT) but many thousands have defied the time limit.
“Today’s goal is to recover the public spaces,” protester Sofia Ruiz told Reuters.
“It is also a way to celebrate that we have been existing for one year and that we are going to be there until the system changes or we are listened to and they take into account our claims,” she added.
Last year the Indignants established a protest camp in Puerta del Sol, but the authorities have said they will prevent any protesters from staying overnight in the square.
There are some 2,000 riot police on duty but they have so far made no move to disperse the protesters.
At least 45,000 people also took to the streets in Barcelona, police said, although organisers put the attendance in the hundreds of thousands.
One protester there, Jose Helmandez, told the BBC he was a genetics and molecular biology doctor but had been unable to find a job in his field.
“A lot of people are leaving the country to find work, even if they end up not doing something they are qualified to do,” he said.
“I was living in France but returned to Spain almost two years ago, and all I can find are short-term jobs.” …
Read More: BBC News
Viva Indignados!
Viva la revolucion Espanol!](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3xq4ePj2a1qbbvueo1_500.jpg)
![amodernmanifesto:
gingerche:
verbalresistance:
Spain’s ‘Indignants’ mark protest anniversary in their tens of thousands
Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in Spanish cities to mark the first anniversary of the “Indignants” protest movement.
Pictured above: Protesters fill the streets; Youth unemployment in Spain stands at 50%, the highest of the 17 countries in the Eurozone [Via/More].
In central Madrid, protesters are still occupying Puerta del Sol square despite a midnight deadline to disperse.
The movement was formed out of anger at the impact of Spain’s deepest economic crisis in decades.
Unemployment hit a record high in April and the government has recently announced fresh austerity measures.
The turnout in Madrid was huge and would certainly have met organisers’ expectations, says Guy Hedgecoe, reporting for the BBC from Madrid.
Spanish authorities had said they wanted the protesters to disperse by midnight local time (22:00 GMT) but many thousands have defied the time limit.
“Today’s goal is to recover the public spaces,” protester Sofia Ruiz told Reuters.
“It is also a way to celebrate that we have been existing for one year and that we are going to be there until the system changes or we are listened to and they take into account our claims,” she added.
Last year the Indignants established a protest camp in Puerta del Sol, but the authorities have said they will prevent any protesters from staying overnight in the square.
There are some 2,000 riot police on duty but they have so far made no move to disperse the protesters.
At least 45,000 people also took to the streets in Barcelona, police said, although organisers put the attendance in the hundreds of thousands.
One protester there, Jose Helmandez, told the BBC he was a genetics and molecular biology doctor but had been unable to find a job in his field.
“A lot of people are leaving the country to find work, even if they end up not doing something they are qualified to do,” he said.
“I was living in France but returned to Spain almost two years ago, and all I can find are short-term jobs.” …
Read More: BBC News
Viva Indignados!
Viva la revolucion Espanol!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3xq4ePj2a1qbbvueo2_500.jpg)
![amodernmanifesto:
gingerche:
verbalresistance:
Spain’s ‘Indignants’ mark protest anniversary in their tens of thousands
Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in Spanish cities to mark the first anniversary of the “Indignants” protest movement.
Pictured above: Protesters fill the streets; Youth unemployment in Spain stands at 50%, the highest of the 17 countries in the Eurozone [Via/More].
In central Madrid, protesters are still occupying Puerta del Sol square despite a midnight deadline to disperse.
The movement was formed out of anger at the impact of Spain’s deepest economic crisis in decades.
Unemployment hit a record high in April and the government has recently announced fresh austerity measures.
The turnout in Madrid was huge and would certainly have met organisers’ expectations, says Guy Hedgecoe, reporting for the BBC from Madrid.
Spanish authorities had said they wanted the protesters to disperse by midnight local time (22:00 GMT) but many thousands have defied the time limit.
“Today’s goal is to recover the public spaces,” protester Sofia Ruiz told Reuters.
“It is also a way to celebrate that we have been existing for one year and that we are going to be there until the system changes or we are listened to and they take into account our claims,” she added.
Last year the Indignants established a protest camp in Puerta del Sol, but the authorities have said they will prevent any protesters from staying overnight in the square.
There are some 2,000 riot police on duty but they have so far made no move to disperse the protesters.
At least 45,000 people also took to the streets in Barcelona, police said, although organisers put the attendance in the hundreds of thousands.
One protester there, Jose Helmandez, told the BBC he was a genetics and molecular biology doctor but had been unable to find a job in his field.
“A lot of people are leaving the country to find work, even if they end up not doing something they are qualified to do,” he said.
“I was living in France but returned to Spain almost two years ago, and all I can find are short-term jobs.” …
Read More: BBC News
Viva Indignados!
Viva la revolucion Espanol!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3xq4ePj2a1qbbvueo5_500.jpg)
Spain’s ‘Indignants’ mark protest anniversary in their tens of thousands
Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in Spanish cities to mark the first anniversary of the “Indignants” protest movement.
Pictured above: Protesters fill the streets; Youth unemployment in Spain stands at 50%, the highest of the 17 countries in the Eurozone [Via/More].
In central Madrid, protesters are still occupying Puerta del Sol square despite a midnight deadline to disperse.
The movement was formed out of anger at the impact of Spain’s deepest economic crisis in decades.
Unemployment hit a record high in April and the government has recently announced fresh austerity measures.
The turnout in Madrid was huge and would certainly have met organisers’ expectations, says Guy Hedgecoe, reporting for the BBC from Madrid.
Spanish authorities had said they wanted the protesters to disperse by midnight local time (22:00 GMT) but many thousands have defied the time limit.
“Today’s goal is to recover the public spaces,” protester Sofia Ruiz told Reuters.
“It is also a way to celebrate that we have been existing for one year and that we are going to be there until the system changes or we are listened to and they take into account our claims,” she added.
Last year the Indignants established a protest camp in Puerta del Sol, but the authorities have said they will prevent any protesters from staying overnight in the square.
There are some 2,000 riot police on duty but they have so far made no move to disperse the protesters.
At least 45,000 people also took to the streets in Barcelona, police said, although organisers put the attendance in the hundreds of thousands.
One protester there, Jose Helmandez, told the BBC he was a genetics and molecular biology doctor but had been unable to find a job in his field.
“A lot of people are leaving the country to find work, even if they end up not doing something they are qualified to do,” he said.
“I was living in France but returned to Spain almost two years ago, and all I can find are short-term jobs.” …
Read More: BBC News
Viva Indignados!
Viva la revolucion Espanol!
14 May, 2012
Sourced from verbalresistance
Originally from verbalresistance
Reblogged from occupyallstreets
Tagged as Spain class antagonism class warfare protest revolt revolution Indignados
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A birds eye view of Union Square, NYC before the march to Wall Street.
I’m gonna call that “not a dud” Reuters.
Remember when the Corporate Media exaggerated / lied about the attendance at the Tea Party get togethers?
Wonder what that’s all about?
2 May, 2012
Sourced from occupyallstreets
Reblogged from occupyallstreets
Tagged as May Day Occupy Wall Street occupywallstreet protest revolution
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1 May, 2012
Sourced from communalcuts
Originally from communalcuts
Reblogged from modernandmaterialthings
Tagged as May Day Revolution class warfare class antagonism revolution protest
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When I was young there were beatniks. Hippies. Punks. Gangsters. Now you’re a hacktivist. Which I would probably be if I was 20. Shuttin’ down MasterCard. But there’s no look to that lifestyle! Besides just wearing a bad outfit with bad posture. Has WikiLeaks caused a look? No! I’m mad about that. If your kid comes out of the bedroom and says he just shut down the government, it seems to me he should at least have an outfit for that.
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John Waters (via skibinskipedia)
ataxiwardance: Humorous #truthbombs from John Waters. It’s shallow but I agree that we need to cultivate the many languages (both cultural and intellectual) of dissent.
3 April, 2012
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Originally from skibinskipedia
Reblogged from 1-61
Tagged as John Water protest activism
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George Clooney Arrested During Protest at Sudanese Embassy in Washington
George Clooney, his father, Nick Clooney and several protesters have been arrested for protesting at the Sudanese embassy in Washington, D.C. According to the Washington Post, his arrest wasn’t exactly unplanned. Clooney, according to the AP, said Friday that he hoped to draw more attention to the issue of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir blocking food and aid to areas of near the border of South Sudan. The Washington Post explained this morning: “By standing on the embassy’s private property, they’re likely to get cuffed, arrested and charged.”
The Washington Post’s Aaron Leiko and James Buck described the scene of the arrest which occurred around 11 a.m.:
Read more. [Image: Selma Talha Jebril]Clooney and the group of protesters stepped onto embassy grounds after giving short speeches, at which point they were instructed that they must leave or be arrested. On the third warning, officers told the group they were under arrest, and the protestors lined up to get handcuffed and were removed to a waiting van.
The latest act in a decade long performance piece I’m calling “George Clooney explains 21st century geo-politics”.
16 March, 2012
Sourced from theatlanticwire.com
Reblogged from theatlantic
Tagged as George Clooney politics Africa Sudan protest celebrity
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Earlier today on the streets of Oakland.
28 January, 2012
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Tagged as Occupy Occupywallstreet occupy wall street Oakland protest children
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Boom tho.
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I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than ten military divisions.
—Vaclav Havel, 1936 – 2011
![amodernmanifesto:
gingerche:
verbalresistance:
Spain’s ‘Indignants’ mark protest anniversary in their tens of thousands
Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in Spanish cities to mark the first anniversary of the “Indignants” protest movement.
Pictured above: Protesters fill the streets; Youth unemployment in Spain stands at 50%, the highest of the 17 countries in the Eurozone [Via/More].
In central Madrid, protesters are still occupying Puerta del Sol square despite a midnight deadline to disperse.
The movement was formed out of anger at the impact of Spain’s deepest economic crisis in decades.
Unemployment hit a record high in April and the government has recently announced fresh austerity measures.
The turnout in Madrid was huge and would certainly have met organisers’ expectations, says Guy Hedgecoe, reporting for the BBC from Madrid.
Spanish authorities had said they wanted the protesters to disperse by midnight local time (22:00 GMT) but many thousands have defied the time limit.
“Today’s goal is to recover the public spaces,” protester Sofia Ruiz told Reuters.
“It is also a way to celebrate that we have been existing for one year and that we are going to be there until the system changes or we are listened to and they take into account our claims,” she added.
Last year the Indignants established a protest camp in Puerta del Sol, but the authorities have said they will prevent any protesters from staying overnight in the square.
There are some 2,000 riot police on duty but they have so far made no move to disperse the protesters.
At least 45,000 people also took to the streets in Barcelona, police said, although organisers put the attendance in the hundreds of thousands.
One protester there, Jose Helmandez, told the BBC he was a genetics and molecular biology doctor but had been unable to find a job in his field.
“A lot of people are leaving the country to find work, even if they end up not doing something they are qualified to do,” he said.
“I was living in France but returned to Spain almost two years ago, and all I can find are short-term jobs.” …
Read More: BBC News
Viva Indignados!
Viva la revolucion Espanol!](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3xq4ePj2a1qbbvueo1_1280.jpg)
![amodernmanifesto:
gingerche:
verbalresistance:
Spain’s ‘Indignants’ mark protest anniversary in their tens of thousands
Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in Spanish cities to mark the first anniversary of the “Indignants” protest movement.
Pictured above: Protesters fill the streets; Youth unemployment in Spain stands at 50%, the highest of the 17 countries in the Eurozone [Via/More].
In central Madrid, protesters are still occupying Puerta del Sol square despite a midnight deadline to disperse.
The movement was formed out of anger at the impact of Spain’s deepest economic crisis in decades.
Unemployment hit a record high in April and the government has recently announced fresh austerity measures.
The turnout in Madrid was huge and would certainly have met organisers’ expectations, says Guy Hedgecoe, reporting for the BBC from Madrid.
Spanish authorities had said they wanted the protesters to disperse by midnight local time (22:00 GMT) but many thousands have defied the time limit.
“Today’s goal is to recover the public spaces,” protester Sofia Ruiz told Reuters.
“It is also a way to celebrate that we have been existing for one year and that we are going to be there until the system changes or we are listened to and they take into account our claims,” she added.
Last year the Indignants established a protest camp in Puerta del Sol, but the authorities have said they will prevent any protesters from staying overnight in the square.
There are some 2,000 riot police on duty but they have so far made no move to disperse the protesters.
At least 45,000 people also took to the streets in Barcelona, police said, although organisers put the attendance in the hundreds of thousands.
One protester there, Jose Helmandez, told the BBC he was a genetics and molecular biology doctor but had been unable to find a job in his field.
“A lot of people are leaving the country to find work, even if they end up not doing something they are qualified to do,” he said.
“I was living in France but returned to Spain almost two years ago, and all I can find are short-term jobs.” …
Read More: BBC News
Viva Indignados!
Viva la revolucion Espanol!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3xq4ePj2a1qbbvueo2_1280.jpg)
![amodernmanifesto:
gingerche:
verbalresistance:
Spain’s ‘Indignants’ mark protest anniversary in their tens of thousands
Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in Spanish cities to mark the first anniversary of the “Indignants” protest movement.
Pictured above: Protesters fill the streets; Youth unemployment in Spain stands at 50%, the highest of the 17 countries in the Eurozone [Via/More].
In central Madrid, protesters are still occupying Puerta del Sol square despite a midnight deadline to disperse.
The movement was formed out of anger at the impact of Spain’s deepest economic crisis in decades.
Unemployment hit a record high in April and the government has recently announced fresh austerity measures.
The turnout in Madrid was huge and would certainly have met organisers’ expectations, says Guy Hedgecoe, reporting for the BBC from Madrid.
Spanish authorities had said they wanted the protesters to disperse by midnight local time (22:00 GMT) but many thousands have defied the time limit.
“Today’s goal is to recover the public spaces,” protester Sofia Ruiz told Reuters.
“It is also a way to celebrate that we have been existing for one year and that we are going to be there until the system changes or we are listened to and they take into account our claims,” she added.
Last year the Indignants established a protest camp in Puerta del Sol, but the authorities have said they will prevent any protesters from staying overnight in the square.
There are some 2,000 riot police on duty but they have so far made no move to disperse the protesters.
At least 45,000 people also took to the streets in Barcelona, police said, although organisers put the attendance in the hundreds of thousands.
One protester there, Jose Helmandez, told the BBC he was a genetics and molecular biology doctor but had been unable to find a job in his field.
“A lot of people are leaving the country to find work, even if they end up not doing something they are qualified to do,” he said.
“I was living in France but returned to Spain almost two years ago, and all I can find are short-term jobs.” …
Read More: BBC News
Viva Indignados!
Viva la revolucion Espanol!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3xq4ePj2a1qbbvueo5_1280.jpg)
![theatlantic:
George Clooney Arrested During Protest at Sudanese Embassy in Washington
George Clooney, his father, Nick Clooney and several protesters have been arrested for protesting at the Sudanese embassy in Washington, D.C. According to the Washington Post, his arrest wasn’t exactly unplanned. Clooney, according to the AP, said Friday that he hoped to draw more attention to the issue of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir blocking food and aid to areas of near the border of South Sudan. The Washington Post explained this morning: “By standing on the embassy’s private property, they’re likely to get cuffed, arrested and charged.”
The Washington Post’s Aaron Leiko and James Buck described the scene of the arrest which occurred around 11 a.m.:
Clooney and the group of protesters stepped onto embassy grounds after giving short speeches, at which point they were instructed that they must leave or be arrested. On the third warning, officers told the group they were under arrest, and the protestors lined up to get handcuffed and were removed to a waiting van.
Read more. [Image: Selma Talha Jebril]
The latest act in a decade long performance piece I’m calling “George Clooney explains 21st century geo-politics”.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ziiw8dFu1qcokc4o1_1280.jpg)
