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East Bay | Global Justice and Anti-CapitalismOccupy Oakland General Strike - Occupation of Travelers Building, 11/2/11: photos, 2 of 2
After a long day of General Strike marches and bank closures throughout downtown, and the shutdown of the Port of Oakland by tens of thousands of demonstrators, the former Travelers Aid Society building on 16th Street, just north of Oscar Grant Plaza, was briefly occupied starting at about 10pm. Banners were hung from the roof on the front and side of the building while books were sorted for what was to be a public library in the "Raheim Brown Community Center" and hundreds of people danced and conversed in the street outside. Shortly before midnight, hundreds of Oakland police in riot gear arrived on 17th Street. In the next hour, the barricade on 16th and Telegraph was set on fire, police dispersed massive amounts of tear gas, and over one hundred people were arrested. These photos are a continuation of the series begun at http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/10/18698819.php.  occupyoakland_generalstri... [Pictured above: First police line seen just before midnight at intersection of San Pablo and 17th Street]
Occupy Oakland General Strike - Occupation of Travelers Building, 11/2/11: photos, 1 of 2 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/10/18698819.php Occupy Oakland General Strike - Shutdown of the Port of Oakland, 11/2/11: photos, 2 of 2 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/10/18698676.php Occupy Oakland General Strike - Shutdown of the Port of Oakland, 11/2/11: photos, 1 of 2 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/10/18698661.php Occupy Oakland General Strike - Afternoon Before Port Action, 11/2/11: photos http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/09/18698507.php Occupy Oakland General Strike - Banks Smashed Up in Afternoon, 11/2/11: photos, 2 of 2 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/07/18698029.php Occupy Oakland General Strike - Banks Smashed Up in Afternoon, 11/2/11: photos, 1 of 2 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/07/18698004.php Occupy Oakland General Strike - Banks Shut Down in Morning, 11/2/11: photos http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/06/18697977.php Occupy Oakland General Strike November 2nd! No Business As Usual November 2nd! http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/02/18696666.php Indybay Breaking News Reports from Occupy Oakland on Wednesday, November 2nd http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/02/18696729.php Strike Announcement http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/26/18695438.php Occupy Oakland http://www.occupyoakland.org/strike For more information:
§Garbage cans in barricade on 16th and Telegraph set ablaze
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 occupyoakland_generalstri...  occupyoakland_generalstri...  occupyoakland_generalstri...  occupyoakland_generalstri...  occupyoakland_generalstri...  occupyoakland_generalstri...  occupyoakland_generalstri...  occupyoakland_generalstri...  occupyoakland_generalstri... Police lines at the north end of plaza fired rubber bullets into the plaza, hitting at least two people with cameras in the leg. Police were also using flashlights to blind cameras.
 occupyoakland_generalstri... Comments (Hide Comments)
Friday Nov 11th, 2011 2:14 AM
God that shit was stupid and divisive. I hope the people involved learned something about their mistakes but I don't it.
Friday Nov 11th, 2011 3:46 AM
Hey,
Paving Stones Removed, Backpacking tents set up....This is terrorism on a scale not seen since the Boston Tea Party of the revolutionary war! EVERYONE BE VERY AFRAID Democracy is breaking out and it threatens the system of Privilege set up by the National Power Brokers (Enron, Chevron, Merrill Lynch, Bunk of Amerika, BP and Exxon)!
( indy2011 [at] aarons.fastmail.net )
Friday Nov 11th, 2011 2:25 PM
I missed the action after the port shutdown, which was probably lucky for me since I had a previously-purchased plane ticket for the following morning.
From what I've read here and elsewhere, however, it seems to have been the kind of action that is necessary if the occupy movement is not to be co-opted by the Democrat Party or descend into irrelevance. A constructive critique of possible weaknesses in the action is welcome, but people who criticize it and fail to defend from the police and courts those who carried out the action should be repudiated.
Friday Nov 11th, 2011 3:56 PM
This our time to shine. This is our time to take back power by any means necessary. This is our revolution. The government will try to deceive you. They will try everything with in their power to remove you and break your spirit. Like Sept. 11th they will use tragedies as an accuse or pretest to shut you down. You mush not negotiate. You must not make deals with the beast. Hold your ground Egyptian. It's a been a fun year and it ain't over yet.
FUCK AUTHORITY! OAKLAND RISE UP! POWER TO THE OAKLAND COMMUNE!
Saturday Nov 12th, 2011 12:23 AM
First Aaron not one person on indybay has even slightly suggested those arrested shouldn't be fully supported. You bringing in the topic is just bullshit. Second, there weren't possible weaknesses, the action was a total failure. There were numerous critiques on indybay from radicals, so you're welcome to read them. Third, according to you to doing stupid actions is a way to prevent co-option. You're thinking is genius.
To "anarchist". The radicals on here making critiques are neither "peace police" or "haters". Simply the tactics of this action sucked and it failed. So here's a challenge, explain to us how the action helped the movement? |