Oakland Police Turn on #OWS With Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas, Flash-Bang Grenades
A peaceful protest turns violent when police use heavy force on protesters.
Protesters starting to plan response to tonight's 10pm curfew on Frank Ogawa Plaza:
At 9:30 the SF tenants union and other organizations plan to mobilize a peaceful resistance to police. #occupyoakland #occupysf- So what is a general strike, anyway? A historical tour:
Strike! Famous Worker Uprisings - Photo Gallery - LIFEThe first recorded organized workers' strike wasn't at an English coal mine or a French auto plant -- but at a necropolis, or huge burial ground, in ancient Egypt in the 12th century BC. (It worked; authorities raised the artisan's wages.)Gavin reports from the General Assembly meeting going on in Oakland:
- The proposal specifics: general strike a week from today, Nov. 2. Meeting about it here tomorrow at 5 pm. #occupyoakland
- There hasn't been a general strike in the US since 1946. It was in Oakland. #occupyoakland
- Meanwhile, tense anticipation on the other side of the bay:
By most accounts, the scene in downtown Oakland is calm and orderly at the moment, given that over 1,000 people are gathered in the plaza with fresh memories of last night's intense violence. The question on everyone's mind: will it last?
Great to see #occupayoakland is having a peaceful night. Hopefully that will hold past 10 pm, the deadline given for assembly tonight.Protesters are super excited: they managed to tear down the temporary fence surrounding Ogawa Plaza. It went up after police destroyed the #occupy tent city on Monday.
There isn't a cop in sight on the plaza at the moment, and no one tried to stop them.
In New York, #ows protesters are marching to City Hall in solidarity with #OccupyOakland. Live video here:
Chopper view livestream of #occupyoakland via ABC7 News. Theirs is one of at least four copters circling downtown Oakland.
LIVE VIDEO: SKY7 over Occupy Oakland raidSKY7 is over the scene in Oakland where 'Occupy Oakland' protesters have once again taken to the streets.Tonight's gathering is billed by many as a vigil for Scott Olsen, the Iraq war vet in critical condition after suffering a head fracture during last night's clash with Oakland police.
- Oakland mayor Jean Quan catching tremendous heat tonight for her handling of last night's protest, even from her inner circle:
Oakland mayor legal advisor Dan Segal: I am not the mayor, I don't agree with mayor, I got tear-gassed last night #occupyoakland
