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NINE NON-VIOLENT MEDIA ACTIVISTS INCLUDING ATTORNEYS AND REPORTERS ARRESTED IN FRIDAYS PROTEST

Friday Sept. 22nd, Moscone Center, S.F. Ca.: Today was so far the most aggressive in regards to non-violent action taken by protestors at the National Association of Broadcasters convention.Upon our arrival at the convention center at about 7:15am we
caught the tail end of a protest flag being taken down.
It read "Media For Sale".
A Direct Action protest took place just before 8am, with about 100 activists entering the front the Moscone Convention Center via the upper walkway connecting the two convention buildings.
They entered the main entrance area chanting and demonstrating with signs.
A theatrical demonstration ensued with large cardboard cards made into Monopoly properties
with the large corporate media groups names and
assessts printed on them.
They were then displayed on the ground in a square in the driveway area in front of the entrance.
Activists also made up playing pawn representations of the Boot, Hat, Car, etc. and wore them on their heads jumping from property to property.

Along with that was the most direct of the action
which had four young male activits "locked down" with metal u-shaped bike locks interconnected and
fasted around their necks.
The four sat right in front of the door waiting for an opportunity to move into the building.
That opportunity came about 15 minutes into the protest
as the four took advantage of an opportunity to
non-violently force their way into the lobby.
Despite police officers attempts at keeping them from getting through,
they were successful and remained there for hours.
The show of force from the SFPD was begining to increase
and about 20 minutes after the activists entered the building,
the police gave the demonstrators an order to dispurse behind the barricades as a citizens arrest complaint had been signed by the NAB
and they would arrest any violators.
The demonstrators then began to move into the crosswalk and held up traffic for a brief time while proceeding down the street and
around the corner to their next destination.
Meanwhile the four activists in lockdown remained at the Moscone Center lobby chanting
and vocalizing against the NAB.
Eventually they were surrounded by a curtain to sheild the NAB attendees from seeing them, and
from others overseeing the welfare of the activists. The fire department was called in to saw the gentlemen from their bonds in which they were taken into police custody.
The next event was held at the offices of KYLD ,KMEL
and other Clear Channel San Francisco stations. Activists had marched from the
Moscone Center to KYLD/KMEL offices to protest the Monopolization of Bay Area radio markets. Enroute one protester was allegedly beaten by police who were
in escort formation and riot gear aside of the line of marchers. When the group arrived at 340 Townsend,
the Clear Channel offices,
more chanting and speaking out was intiated.
Not long after the arrival, two of KYLD's on air staff
ambushed the crowd with microphones in hand
and aggressively engaged many of the protesters.
When asked by one activist how long the
"personality" in question had worked in radio,
the jock responded disrespectfully and began
yelling and calling people "fat and ugly"
and attempting to provoke violence among the
non-violent crowd.
It was unclear exactly what caused their front glass
door to sustain a large crack, as the KYLD dj's
were going at it with the activists and could have
possibly caused the damage themselves.
Another protester was also arrested during the time
of the mele, but it was unclear as to what the
protester did to evoke the agressive arrest.

After about 15 minutes following the
confrontation with the KYLD "DogHouse" crew,
the crowd began to voluntarily dispurse to avoid
any further arrests or provoked violence from the
radio group employees or the police.


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