Barricades are being built at OccupyOakland--police raid imminent

by everyone

Tue, Oct 25, 2011 3:42AM

Police are amassing for a raid on OccupyOakland. Participants in the protest are building barricades to resist police assault RIGHT NOW. Go help them!

§Democracy Now! speaks live to legal observer at Occupy Oakland

by Sinclair Babbitt

Tue, Oct 25, 2011 7:19AM

Events still unfolding. Democracy Now! covered it while on air (8 a.m.-9 a.m. EDT, i.e. 5 a.m.-6 a.m. Oakland) and spoke to a legal observer (Marcus) outside the Occupy Oakland:

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/10/25

They are the most reliable national news source on the movement with daily coverage. They have been covering Occupy Wall Street from Day 1 (Septemer 17), and have been giving daily update on Zuccotti Park, the nationwide and global movement against austerity:

http://www.democracynow.org/tags/occupy_wall_street

§70 Arrests w Shock Grenades and Sound Cannons

by David Grace

Tue, Oct 25, 2011 8:33AM

Sound cannons and shock grenades were used in the arrests of at least seventy Occupy Oakland demonstrators.

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