Occupy Oakland Calls for General Strike
Protesters with Occupy Oakland called for a general strike on Nov. 2. KQED News will provide updates here and at kqed.org/newsfix.
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About 60-100 people arrested on North End of plaza. #OccupyOakland yfrog.com/5d4iyz
@KQEDnews correspondent Kyung-Jin Lee: Barricades on fire on Broadway, tear gas, flash grenades from police. #OccupyOakland
Protesters setting up barricade. One member taking it down. At 16 and san pablo. Tempers flare in crowd #occupyoakland #oo
Couple dozen people occupy a vacant building near the plaza. #OO #occupyoakland #generalstrike yfrog.com/h3haltzj
- Occupied building is formerly the Traveler's Aid Society, which was foreclosed on, according to flyer. #OO #generalstrike #occupyoakland
- Occupiers invite TAS back; otherwise, they'll turn it into a "library and open workshop space for the people of Oakland" #generalstrike #OO
- City officials provided a briefing for the press at about 9:30pm covering protests at the Port of Oakland...
police chief: we continue to facilitate peaceful assembly. about 150 people left from 4,500. most have left. #occupyoakland- ...and in downtown Oakland.
- 900 left at the plaza. no acts of vandalism other than ones from earlier. #occupyoakland
- continued concerns about a group we have identifed as anarchists roaming through crowds. #occupyoakland will show media pictures.
- There's a full blown dance party in the middle of 16th now #oo #occupyoakland pic.twitter.com/aezkMOkU
