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Occupy Oakland Scott Olsen

Scott Olsen gave an interview which is posted on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/embed/5n2Aaxe60CY.  I am sure we, in Oakland, want to say positive things about him. 8173

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Petition to Stop Violence Towards Peaceful Protesters

Petition to Stop Violence Towards Peaceful Protesters In order to stop violence towards peaceful protesters, we must stand strong with peace and dignity to preserve our rights as civil human beings. We must also allow others, whether we agree or disagree, to have the same rights as our own and without harm. This is vital to maintaining our own freedom. The reason this petition to stop violence towards peaceful protesters was created is because there is too much police brutality in too many cities across the nation. Don’t believe me? … Continued

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The government wants to grant Banks immunity from prosecution!

We were actually dancing in the streets when Obama was elected and look what he does to us: http://deadlyclear.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/stop-justice-department-officials-sign-resolution-against-wall-street-immunity/ http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/632/t/9899/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27952   7202

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November 19 March Video’s and Photo’s

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC323BE43925B8DF0 http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150474227363619.421441.742788618&type=1&l=3650215160 7068

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Merc News on General Strike 3 pm 11/2/11

 http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_19246904 OAKLAND — Occupy demonstrators turned their ire on big banks and corporations Wednesday by marching, blocking traffic and chanting — and in some cases, defacing ATMs and pounding on doors at Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Chase and Citibank branches around downtown. And at Whole Foods at 27th and Bay streets, a splinter group threw paintballs, tore up a fence and broke a window before the larger crowd turned on them and forced them to stop. With those exceptions, it was a loud, boisterous and largely peaceful demonstration as … Continued

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Occupy Oakland protesters march through downtown streets, tent city still intact

http://oaklandnorth.net/2011/10/22/occupy-oakland-protesters-march-through-downtown-streets-tent-city-still-intact/ With their tent encampment still intact despite a city eviction order, hundreds of people from the Occupy Oakland protest marched through the streets of Oakland on Saturday afternoon, stopping traffic as they waved flags, danced and chanted. The march began at Frank Ogawa Plaza, where protesters have been camping out since October 11 in protest of economic inequality and the federal bailout of Wall Street banks. Marchers continued down 14th Street, then along Harrison and by Lake Merritt, before pausing in front of the Grand Lake Farmer’s Market. A … Continued

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