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Citizen Journalist Arrested During OWS March Fights City & Wins

May 16, 2012 at 7:02 pm / Occupy LA

In the first major legal victory for those detained during Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Matthew Sciarrino found photojournalist Alexander Arbuckle not guilty of disorderly conduct after a two day trial. Arbuckle was arrested early New Year’s Day around 13th Street and Fifth Avenue for allegedly blocking traffic during an OWS march. However, Arbuckle’s attorneys, Paul Keefe and Gideon Oliver of the National Lawyer’s Guild—New York City Chapter, used footage shot by videographer Tim Pool to show [...]

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Round two of Police violence in Oakland

May 7, 2012 at 8:00 pm / Occupy LA

Police in Oakland have yet again turned violent against the peaceful protesters of Occupy Oakland. Video has surfaced of a police officer throwing a flash grenade at a group of protester who rushed to assist an injured protester. The flash grenade left a Iraq veteran Scott Olsen hospitalized. A new poll shows that 43 percent of Americans support the movement and many more are expected to support the movement after the incident in Oakland. Joshua Holland, a senior writer and [...]

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LAPD Motorcycle cops Block by Occupy LA

May 7, 2012 at 1:57 am / LAPD Videos, Latest Videos, Occupy LA

This was on may day LAPD Motorcycle cops Block by Occupy LA

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2012 ‘May Day’: Protests Occupy LA and LAPD ,LEGALIZACION AHORA! A to Z

May 3, 2012 at 2:03 pm / LAFD Videos, LAPD Videos, Latest Videos, Occupy LA

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Los Angeles Police attacked by two occupy LA one officer taken to a hospital

May 2, 2012 at 7:32 am / LAPD Videos, Latest Videos, Occupy LA

may day protests Los Angeles Police attacked by two occupy LA one officer taken to a hospital man caught on video hitting a female officer in the back of the head with a snare drum at the May Day demonstration you can see him in my video runing away 2:58 min video holding the drum Police Hope Video Will Help Identify Men In May Day Attacks On Officers LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Police Wednesday hoped video would help identify the [...]

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Occupy LA Activist Matt Ward explains the Day without the 99 % May 1st General Strike

April 29, 2012 at 5:14 pm / Occupy LA

THE PLAN For May 1st, 2012 Occupy Los Angeles is organizing around a “4 Winds” People’s Power Car and Bike Caravan through the urban sprawl of Los Angeles that will culminate in Direct Action in and around the Financial District of downtown LA. People from all sectors of the city will have a chance to plug in to the routes from any corner of the city, helping to shut down the flow of capital while addressing the 99%’s major grievances. [...]

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Venice Communities Fight Gentrification

April 2, 2012 at 6:24 pm / Latest Videos, Occupy LA

On March 13, 2012, Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar interviewed Venice area activists about the fight against gentrification: David Busch, an activist with the Spirit of Venice Coalition, Maria Fitzsimmons, and organizer with People Organized for Westside Renewal, or POWER, and Kendra Moore, a POWER leader and president of the Holiday Venice Tenant Action Committee.

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Tony Vera Best Video Zsa Zsa Gabo in the ambulance on ET

March 30, 2012 at 1:43 am / LAFD Videos, LAPD Videos, Latest Videos, Occupy LA, Teena Marie Videos, The Teena Maria Mural

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3/24 #LetFreedomSpring Anti-Police Brutality March, Live Updates

March 25, 2012 at 5:53 pm / Occupy LA

by OccupyWallSt Today, we take direct action against the NYPD. They have spied on us, they have assaulted us, they have kidnapped us from the streets without cause or charge. We, the 99% of people who will no longer be silent have chosen to make our voices heard. Former commissioner Raymond Kelly, we, the people have decided you no longer have a job. Any acts of brutality you order today will only serve as further evidence of your misconduct. 3/24 [...]

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