Occupy Oakland General Strike - Occupation of Travelers Building, 11/2/11: photos, 2 of 2

by Dave Id

Fri, Nov 11, 2011 12:01AM

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.

[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

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§Garbage cans in barricade on 16th and Telegraph set ablaze

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§Hundreds of Oakland police in riot gear at 17th and Telegraph

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§Barricade fire grows

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§Looking at 16th and Telegraph from Broadway

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Fri, Nov 11, 2011 12:01AM

In between is Latham Square, the site of the Occupy Oakland press conference announcing the General Strike on October 31st: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/31/18696378.php

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§Another view of Latham Square

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§Police fire massive amounts of tear gas from a block away

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§Tear gas spreads for blocks throughout surrounding area

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§Long Live the Oakland Commune banner at 14th & Broadway, plaza in background

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§Looking at the massive gas cloud from 14th and Broadway

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§Hundreds of police have marched through 16th Street and await orders on San Pablo

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§Police march down Clay Street to enter plaza, unbeknownst to those in plaza by the fountain

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§Tear gas and flash bang grenades used to effect over 100 arrests by fountain, filling the camp with choking smoke

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§Police line surrounds area with arrestees

by Dave Id

Fri, Nov 11, 2011 12:01AM

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.

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§Paving stones apparently removed from plaza

by Dave Id

Fri, Nov 11, 2011 12:01AM