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oakland pd standoff amp brutal assault on occupy oakland - tear gassing peaceful protesters
Bookmarked 735 weeks ago oakland pd standoff ampamp brutal assault on occupy oakland - tear gassing peaceful protestersplease subscribe the original uploader abby she is doing amazing workhttp:wwwyoutubecomuserabbymediarootsabby martin of media roots captured an extremely tense standoff between the oakland police department and the occupy wall street protestorsthings came to a head around 7:45 pm when the oakland pd started throwing smoke bombs and tear gas canisters into the crowd completely unprovokedcheck out my coverage from earlier that day when the oakland pd aggressively raided the peaceful occupy oakland encampment and said they were just 039following orders039: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=1njxesxlw7qampampfeature=relmfucontact the mayor jean quan here: http:wwwoaklandnetcomcontactmayorasphttp:wwwmediarootsorghttp:wwwtwittercomabbymartin |
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occupy oakland crackdown: cop war-zone tactics
Bookmarked 709 weeks ago police in oakland california have been trying hard to scare off occupy wall street protesters that kept coming back to the city hall the activists wanted to re-establish a tent camp torn down earlier 97 people have been arrestedrt on twitter http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews |
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new occupation: 20000 march for economic justice in nyc
Bookmarked 729 weeks ago a vast new protest wave has swept through new york as some 20-thousand people marched demanding better jobs and economic opportunities the demonstration was organised by labour unions but the rhetoric borrowed liberally from the occupy movement which has been protesting in the us for months rt on twitter http:twittercomrt_comrt on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews |
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bed peace starring john lennon amp yoko ono
Bookmarked 745 weeks ago read the message from yoko ono dear friendsin 1969 john and i were so nave to think that doing the bed-in would help change the worldwell it might have but at the time we didn039t knowit was good that we filmed it thoughthe film is powerful nowwhat we said then could have been said nowin fact there are things that we said then in the film which may give some encouragement and inspiration to the activists of today good luck to us alllet039s remember war is over if we want itit039s up to us and nobody elsejohn would have wanted to say thatlove yokoyoko ono lennonlondon ukaugust 2011----------------------------------------------------------------------dear friendsi have had so many of you contact me and ask if we can keep bed peace playing for longer so i have decided to extend the deadline for another week -- until midnight on 21st august -- so everyone can get a chance to see ittell your friends to go to http:imaginepeacecomarchives15702 to watch the film read about it tweet and facebook message about it -- discuss peace with your friendsgive peace a chanceremember loveimagine peace: think peace act peace spread peacei love youloveyoko----------------------------------------------------------------------about this exclusive screening of bed peacebed peace is free to watch exclusively here on youtube and imaginepeacecom for one week only ending at midnight ny time on sunday 21st august 2011----------------------------------------------------------------------about bed peace1969 was the year that john ampamp yoko intensified their long running campaign for world peace they approached the task with the same entrepreneurial expertise as an advertising agency selling a brand of soap powder to the masses john ampamp yoko039s product however was peace not soft soap and they were determined to use any slogan event and gimmick in order to persuade the world to buy itbed peace directed by yoko ampampamp john and filmed by nic knowland is a document of the montreal events and features john ampampamp yoko in conversation with amongst others the world press satirist al capp activist dick gregory comedian tommy smothers protesters at berkeley039s people039s park rabbi abraham l feinberg quiltmaker christine kemp psychologists timothy leary ampamp rosemary leary cfox djs charles p rodney chandler ampamp roger scott producer andr perry journalist ritchie york dj ampamp promoter murray the k filmmaker jonas mekas publicist derek taylor ampamp personal assistant anthony fawcettfeatured songs are plastic ono band039s give peace a chance ampamp instant karma yoko039s remember love ampamp who has seen the wind ampamp john039s acoustic version of becausequotas we said before: war is over if you want itquot - yoko----------------------------------------------------------------------bed peace directed by yoko ono ampamp john lennonstarring john lennon ampamp yoko onofilmmakersyoko onojohn lennonnic knowlandfranco rossomalcolm hawleyangus trowbridgewendy bindlossmike laxrichard keyjack reillymike billingbag productions 1969 yoko ono lennon---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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real interviews from occupy wall street oct 15 2011
Bookmarked 736 weeks ago real interviews from occupy wall street oct 15 2011reuters - thousands of anti-wall street protesters rallied in times square on saturday buoyed by a global day of demonstrations backing their month long campaign against economic inequalityinspired by the grass-roots occupy wall street movement protests started in asia and europe and rippled around to the united states and canada demonstrations were held in dozens of cities including washington boston chicago los angeles miami and torontoafter weeks of intense media coverage the size of the us protests have been smaller than group of 20 meetings or political conventions have yielded such events often draw tens of thousands of demonstratorsin new york organizers said the protest grew to at least 5000 people as they marched to times square in midtown manhattan from their outdoor headquarters in the financial district the movement began when protesters set up camp in a lower manhattan park on september 17quotit039s not every day that you get to be at the most significant uprising in a generationquot occupy wall street said on its facebook page protesters said they did not have any police permits for the new york demonstrationsbanging drums the protesters chanted quotwe got sold out banks got bailed outquot and quotall day all week occupy wall streetquot as they marched staying on the sidewalks as directed by policesome were disappointed the new york crowd was not largerquotpeople don039t want to get involved they039d rather watch on tvquot said troy simmons 47 who joined demonstrators as he left work quotthe protesters could have done better today people from the whole region should be here and it didn039t happenquotthe times square mood was akin to new year039s eve when the famed quotball dropquot occurs in a festive mood protesters were joined by throngs of tourists snapping pictures together counting back from 10 and shouting quothappy new yearquotanother 5000 marched through los angeles and gathered peacefully outside city hallpolice said three people were arrested in times square after pushing down police barriers and five men were arrested earlier for wearing masks police also arrested 24 people at a citibank branch in manhattan mostly for trespassingcitibank was not immediately available for commentat about 8 pm police arrested another 42 people for blocking the sidewalk protesters complained they had no place to go with a wall of police in riot gear in front of them and thousands of demonstrators behind them leaving times squarepolice say 70 people have been arrested in new york city during demonstrations against corporate greed including 45 in times squarepolice spokesman paul browne says 42 people were arrested at 46th street and sixth avenue about 8 pm saturday after being warned three times to disperse three other people were arrested just after 6 pm while trying to take down police barriersabout 15 handcuffed demonstrators were seen being loaded into a vanit wasn039t immediately clear what charges they might faceearlier in the day two dozen protesters were arrested at a citibank branch when they refused a manager039s request to leave most were detained for trespassingfive other people wearing masks were arrested as demonstrators marched through manhattan to times squareread more: http:wwwsfgatecomcgi-binarticlecgif=na20111015nationala171901d11dtlixzz1auzw7rqd |
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occupy wall street protesters arrested for attempted bank account closing - citi bank oct 15
Bookmarked 736 weeks ago occupy wall street protesters arrested for attempted bank account closing - citi bank oct 15security locked citibank customers inside as they arrested 23 occupywallstreet protesters for attempting to close their bank accounts during a mass public action this afternoon watch the live stream as protesters march on times square at 3:00pm on saturdaythe wall street journal has confirmed the arrests according to their report 24 people were arrested the protesters who tried to close their accounts were asked to leave by citibank and when they refused they were arrested for trespassing some were arrested outside the bank for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest12:17 pmmeena hartensteinto those of you hearing reports of a standoff and arrests at chase bank at astor place our photographer on the scene says about 40 protesters talked about getting arrested and had a brief sit-in before getting up at the last second and avoiding arrestoccupy movement news update of the day: occupy santa cruz protesters who attempted to close their bank of america accounts were denied service last week because according to the branch manager quotyou can not be a protester and a customer at the same timequotreached out for comment by central coast news boa spox colleen haggerty parroted this anti-protesting policy saying quotit is our responsibility to ensure a safe environment for customers to conduct financial transactions so due to the disruptive nature of protests lately and the potential for safety or security issues we do not allow protesters inside of our banking centersquotquotif a customer who is participating in a protest wishes to conduct bank businessquot she added quotwe ask them to come back when they are not protesting or they may also conduct their bank business at a nearby branch away from protest activitiesquot24 occupy wall street demonstrators were arrested yesterday reportedly while attempting to discontinue their relationship with citibankin response to a video showing the protesters being forcefully locked inside the bank039s la guardia place branch to await arrest citi released a statement denying occupy wall street039s version of the eventsquota large amount of protesters entered our branch at 555 la guardia place around 2:00 pm today october 15quot said the company039s public affairs department quotthey were very disruptive and refused to leave after being repeatedly asked causing our staff to call 911 the police asked the branch staff to close the branch until the protesters could be removed only one person asked to close an account and was accommodatedquotthe statement goes on to note that none of the protesters was quotarrested for closing an accountquot and that locking the branch with the demonstrators inside was the nypd039s ideain related news at least 42 people were arrested at last night039s take times square convergence which was attended by thousands hundreds of protesters were arrested in solidarity demonstrations around the country including as many as 175 people in chicago039s congress plazasome 1600 cities worldwide held global change protests yesterday joining a movement that will mark its one-month anniversary tomorrowoccupy wall street oct 15 2011 arrests closing bank run citi bank protester attack pepper spray mace beat largest march kettled illegally 700 arrested brooklyn bridge 1st freedom of speech chicago federal reserve new york city ny nyc protesters vs riot police brutality fail clash times square |
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storm troopers: ows digs deep as batons amp bullets rain on
Bookmarked 734 weeks ago protesters from the occupy wall street movement face new challenges as unseasonably bad weather hits the east coast alongside a sweeping police crackdown they039ll now be up against plummeting temperatures snow and strong winds marina portnaya has the latest from new yorkrt on twitter http:twittercomrt_comrt on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews |
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the female protestors of yemen
Bookmarked 751 weeks ago the female protestors of yemenhundreds of yemeni women took to the streets of sanaa on july 2nd in yet another round of protests calling for the ouster of president ali abdullah salehthe demonstrators held candles and placards denouncing the gas and water shortage in the country protests also spread to taez south of the capitalspeakers:fatima mohammed salehmanal khamesvoice:shounaz mekkynadia idriss mayen by noora farajal arabiya with agencies |
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greece battles video: clashes firebombs as thousands march in athens
Bookmarked 732 weeks ago thousands of protesters on thursday took part in an annual demonstration in the capital athens to commemorate 1973 crackdown on a student uprising by the military dictatorship that ruled greece from 1967 to 1974 some 7000 police - about one for every demonstrator - were monitoring the protest which comes at the height of a vicious financial crisis that has seen many violent demonstrations |
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rome clashes: video of italy cops beating protesters with batons
Bookmarked 732 weeks ago in italy students clashed with police when thousands of people marched in protest against budget cuts and a lack of jobs it followed new prime minister mario monti039s maiden speech in parliament where he pledged to push through austerity measures which will mean huge sacrifices for ordinary people the cracks are widening elsewhere in the eurozone with a fresh blow from one of its strongest membersrt on twitter http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews |
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must see video -- 1 million people gathered at al tahrir square cairo 01022011
Bookmarked 757 weeks ago must see video -- 1 million people gathered at al tahrir square cairo 01022011 |
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riot granny
Bookmarked 735 weeks ago after loukanikos the riot dog athens greece gets a new symbol of hope and global resistence that makes its way into the limelightthe riot granny the riot granny fed up with police brutality appeard out of nowhere determined to attack the greek riot police with stones and marbles the footage is from october 19th during the athens riots agains the austerity measures and you can see the whole video at http:youtubeckyiyio-fwm from http:wwwyoutubecomuserprotigrammiathens riots 19 oct 2011 |
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