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Video> City Uses Riot Charge To Discourage Occupy Protests

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aewLzbv7F2A&w=560&h=315] Published on Aug 3, 2012 by UpTakeVideo City of Minneapolis prosecutors would like the protests calling attention to unfair evictions of homeowners to stop says an attorney representing one of protesters. Attorney Jordan Kushner says prosecutors are trying to intimidate the Occupy Homes protesters who have been arrested for trespassing by elevating the charges to rioting. More

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Video> City Uses Riot Charge To Discourage Occupy Protests

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aewLzbv7F2A&w=560&h=315] Published on Aug 3, 2012 by UpTakeVideo City of Minneapolis prosecutors would like the protests calling attention to unfair evictions of homeowners to stop says an attorney representing one of protesters. Attorney Jordan Kushner says prosecutors are trying to intimidate the Occupy Homes protesters who have been arrested for trespassing by elevating the charges to rioting. More

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Video> Occupy Chicago NATO Week of Actions Preview & The faces of the anti-NATO protests

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twJ1U9E433w&w=420&h=315] The faces of the anti-NATO protests BY KIM JANSSEN   May 11, 2012    Chicago Sun Times   Jimmy Johnson of Chicago Indymedia spoke at a press conference with speakers from every major NATO action and event. | Rich Hein~Sun-Times View Gallery Updated: May 11, 2012 7:34PM They claim to represent “the 99 percent” More

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Video> Occupy Chicago NATO Week of Actions Preview & The faces of the anti-NATO protests

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twJ1U9E433w&w=420&h=315] The faces of the anti-NATO protests BY KIM JANSSEN   May 11, 2012    Chicago Sun Times   Jimmy Johnson of Chicago Indymedia spoke at a press conference with speakers from every major NATO action and event. | Rich Hein~Sun-Times View Gallery Updated: May 11, 2012 7:34PM They claim to represent “the 99 percent” More

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Managing Dissent in Chicago

Managing Dissent in Chicago As the G8/NATO summits approach, activists protest restrictive new rules–and prepare for the spotlight. BY JEREMY GANTZ     February 14, 2012     In These Times Police officers wear riot gear during a demonstration at the G8 summit held in Brunswick, Ga., in 2004. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom More

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Occupy D.C. camp raided by police

Occupy D.C. camp raided by police By Annie Gowen   February 4    Go to this link to view the photo gallery and video:    Washington Post Eight protesters were arrested Saturday after a pre-dawn raid on the Occupy D.C. camp in McPherson Square, with dozens of police clearing away tents, bedding and dead rodents. U.S. More

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Video> Labor Beat: Chicago City Hall Press Conference Against NATO/G8 Ordinance & “Sit Down and Shut Up” ordinances passed in Chicago City Council

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYQfJcRNwqM&w=420&h=315] Uploaded by MiloWolf on Jan 17, 2012 An impressive coalition of organizations -- unions, anti-war, human rights, churches and neighborhood groups -- held a press conference today (Jan. 17, 2012) at Chicago's City Hall. They were protesting the proposed new ordinances against demonstrations targeting the upcoming spring NATO/G8 meetings here, but now possibly to become permanent More

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Kade Crockford, ACLU of Massachusetts> WTF? (What the Fawkes?)

WTF? (What the Fawkes?) Kade Crockford, ACLU of Massachusetts Dec 29th, 2011    ACLU Rosa Luxemburg famously said that those who do not move cannot feel their chains. This morning in Suffolk county court, the ACLU of Massachusetts and our client moved. And we felt our chains. I had gone to court to listen to our More

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Video> Minneapolis Occupiers “Mic Check” County Board

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRBWkCk0t0M&w=560&h=315] OccupyMN has had a number of disagreements with county officials. Since the occupation began on October 7, there have been a number of attempts to remove the protestors from The People's Plaza ( also known as the Hennepin County Government Plaza). The protesters have argued that they are just exercising First Amendment rights. More

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OccupyMN under attack! Call today!

The Occupy movement which has focused the eyes of the world on corporate greed and economic inequality is free speech in action.  OccupyMN is part of that worldwide movement. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has started a PR campaign against OccupyMN. Attached is a defamatory press release sent out October 24th at 4:30 pm by More

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