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U.S. | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Police State and PrisonsOccupy the Northwest
The Occupy Seattle economic justice vigil is facing a mass arrest scene today in Westlake Park downtown (10/4/2011), while several Occupy actions are getting started in Oregon. Occupy Seattle has been going on for 5 days. The arrest of people refusing to vacate tents in Westlake plaza is breaking news for Wednesday evening, so I'm going to link to the first good videos coming out on youtube. There should be better information later. At least 24 people have been arrested. Many participants have vowed to return to the park later in the week
This is a pretty good film clip in the middle of the arrest situation. Plenty of downtown workers and onlookers are able to join the scene. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC_PXCnfSbI Here's a better edited activist film from this morning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv73pxtg5yQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wDxclWeMnc&feature=related Newspaper/TV station footage with decent camerawork: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131159153.html http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016411868_westlake06m.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is the organizing website for Occupy Portland http://occupyportland.org Expect updates tomorrow at http://portland.indymedia.org
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Wednesday Oct 5th, 2011 6:40 PM
300 people marched in Boise today. More to come!
http://occupyboise.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1V94Idu8Cs&NR=1 UPDATED: 4:43 pm PDT October 5, 2011 BOISE, Idaho -- More than 300 people withstood an afternoon downpour in Boise Wednesday to show solidarity with demonstrations that started last month outside the New York Stock Exchange. The outdoor protest was organized by the group Occupy Boise, which is calling for an end of corporate control of government. The group marched to the Idaho Capitol holding signs that read "End the Fed" and "Restore America to its People" while chanting "we are the 99 percent" - in contrast to the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans. The initial protests in New York, called Occupy Wall Street, started Sept. 17 and have since spread to other cities. Occupy Boise said Wednesday's protests in Idaho's capital city would be the first of many public events. A similar protest was planned Wednesday in the northern Idaho city of Moscow. |