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Press Conference and Street March After Mehserle Preliminary Hearing, Oakland, 5/18/09: photos

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

Supporters for justice for Oscar Grant regrouped on the steps of the Alameda County court house about 1pm to speak out and for a statement by Cephus Johnson, Oscar Grant's uncle, who had attended the day's hearing. Afterwards, a group of protesters marched throughout the streets of downtown Oakland, where police arrested one person for marching in the street and cited another for a bicycle infraction.

for more photos, see
Morning Demonstrations at Johannes Mehserle Preliminary Hearing, Oakland, 5/18/09
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/18/18595793.php

Video of various speakers throughout the day will be forthcoming.

For more information: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/2...

§Tony Coleman of One Fam MCd the afternoon session outside

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

http://onefam.org

§Krystof of No Justice No BART

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

http://nojusticenobart.blogspot.com

§speaker

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

§speaker

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

§speaker from By Any Means Necessary

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

http://www.bamn.com

§Cephus Johnson speaks after preliminary hearing

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

§One arrest as soon as march left court house, yet march continues on

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

§March heads up 12th Street toward Broadway

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

§Stolen Lives banner

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

§March circled intersection at Broadway several times

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

... leaving trailing cops unsure what to do without blocking traffic themselves.

§Stop at Oakland police department admin building on 7th and Broadway

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

§Officers J. Moore and J. Cid target protest activity by issuing bike-related citation

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

... while numerous other non-protesting cyclists cruise up and down sidewalks and in the streets all around. When asked later, a female supervising officer explained that this particular person's bike-riding was somehow inciteful to the protest, even though he was riding normally on the street with traffic.

§Oakland Police Department Band of Brothers 03-21-09 wristband worn by cops present

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

§I am Oscar Grant!

by dave id

Mon, May 18, 2009 10:36PM

The march headed back up to the area of 14th and Broadway and then, after a brief moment of tension when cops threatened to charge a demonstrator with vandalism for drumming on a city trash can with a spoon, people dispersed of their own volition without further incident from the police.

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