Thousands of people from all over the world are descending upon the NATO summit in Chicago , May 20-21, to send a message to the hired guns of the global one percent: "defend the people, not the system." The world’s military, political and media elites are there, and so is #OCCUPY.

Storified by Adbusters Magazine · Tue, May 22 2012 21:27:06

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Heist of the century: Wall Street's role in the financial crisis

Bernard L Madoff ran the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, operating it for 30 years and causing cash losses of $19.5bn. Shortly after the...

Pouring rain. Protesters have formed a sit-down peace sign outside art institute where #NATO delegates dine. Onlookers take video. #noNATO

— Dustin M. Slaughter · Sun, May 20 2012 19:44:34

Stunning photo gallery of #NATO summit protests -- Chicago Tribune http://bit.ly/K5LGO0 #NoNATO

— AmericanPaki · Sun, May 20 2012 19:42:17

[PHOTOS] #NoNATO actions from earlier today. Rally. March. Black bloc. http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzveCAN Soo many cops. Share and RT

— Paul Weiskel · Sun, May 20 2012 19:15:36

SOUSVEILLANCE IN ACTION #ochi #ows #NoNATO RT @OccupyClarksvil: http://twitpic.com/9ni1oj · Liza Sabater

#nonato having a sit in at Michigan and Adams in front of art inst. http://pic.twitter.com/aO9hC4UM · Zach D Roberts

Hey NATO! Whaddya say? How many kids did you kill today? #noNATO sit down protest

— Laurie Penny · Sun, May 20 2012 18:43:52

Thousands converge in front of art institute for #nonato spontanious march #m20 http://yfrog.com/nt8j7avjj · aaroncynic

At least 45 people were arrested during protests outside #NATO meeting; at least 4 officers taken to hospital. http://on.cnn.com/K3T3XN

— CNN Breaking News · Sun, May 20 2012 18:32:33

They're trying to get to the art institute where delegates are having dinner #noNATO

— Laurie Penny · Sun, May 20 2012 18:31:53

anti-Nato demonstrators march downtown at dusk during an anti-NATO protest march in Chicago #NoNato http://yfrog.com/oe4ejioj · Khalid Khan

New chant: "Get up! Get down! We're fighting NATO in this town!" #ows #noNATO

— Carrie M · Sun, May 20 2012 18:30:28

This march has hundreds running north on State at Adams. Yelling "Hey hey ho ho, NATO has got to go!r" #ows #noNATO

— Carrie M · Sun, May 20 2012 18:24:29

March has regrouped on state phone dying #noNATO

— Laurie Penny · Sun, May 20 2012 18:18:16

Cops are everywhere. StreetsAre barricaded b trucks!&marchesAre appearing randomly here&there#noNATO http://twitpic.com/9nheyu · Libor Von Schönau

Pic: photojournalist injured during today's protests #NONATO http://pic.twitter.com/L7aZVieA · Amber Lyon

Thousands of people from all over the world are descending upon the NATO summit in Chicago , May 20-21, to send a message to the hired guns of the global one percent: "defend the people, not the system." The world’s military, political and media elites are there, and so is #OCCUPY.

Storified by Adbusters Magazine · Sat, May 19 2012 21:15:04

Video of CPD Van Hitting Man, Driving Away http://is.gd/2O5ory #NATO #NoNATO

— Ray Pride · Sat, May 19 2012 20:32:08

First picture of a #CPD van plowing through protesters: http://twitpic.com/9n1g00 (via @LiborVonSchonau) #noNATO · Dustin M. Slaughter

And now, a mass sit-in at the Chicago Board of Trade. #ows #noNATO http://lockerz.com/s/210331815 · Carrie M

Protestors seem to be heading to the Wayne building #darknight #nonato http://pic.twitter.com/OUXKVEMM · Zach D Roberts

Endless lines of cops with variety of uniforms and equipment. #noNATO http://twitpic.com/9n0wor · Libor Von Schönau

Just a fraction of the SO MANY COPS. #ows #noNATO http://lockerz.com/s/210326034 · Carrie M

Protestors just walked right through apolice line by walking forward arms interlocked. #noNATO @OccupyChicago

— Blaze312 · Sat, May 19 2012 18:50:35

View from the steps of the Art Institute. #NATO http://pic.twitter.com/PCfunZq9 · Marcus Leshock

Now marching up Michigan, flanked by cops on bikes, horses, and standing in full riot gear, including arm shields.#unnecessary #ows #noNATO

— Carrie M · Sat, May 19 2012 18:48:29

Hundreds of cops in full riot gear encircling us. #ows #noNATO http://lockerz.com/s/210323118 · Carrie M

THIS GOVERNMENT DOESNT REPRESENT US #OCHI #NoNATO #ows RT @OccupyClarksvil: http://twitpic.com/9n0gjj · Liza Sabater

Protesters in standoff on Michigan #NATO @OccupyChicago http://pic.twitter.com/VbZCxVQC · Paris Schutz

Panoramic from the front lines #nonato #nato http://pic.twitter.com/5qV0LdFA · Tim Pool

The whole march is kettled. On four sides. But CPD just watching us, not moving in. #ows #noNATO http://lockerz.com/s/210316326 · Carrie M

Chants 'the whole world is watching!' #Chicago at least 4 arrests Including Laura Watts, the girl from the story I wrote today

— Laurie Penny · Sat, May 19 2012 17:40:18

#CLownBloq is OK. False alarm. More info soon. For now? Read this" http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/05/19/clownbloq-to-media-the-joke-is-on-you/#.T7g7aijIpsk.twitter

— Clown Bloq · Sat, May 19 2012 17:36:00

Arrest #2 #nato #nonato http://twitpic.com/9mzrdh · allisonkilkenny

Cops started screaming "back the fuck up" and shoving press #nato #NONATO

— allisonkilkenny · Sat, May 19 2012 17:35:50

At least two arrests happening now #nato #nonato http://twitpic.com/9mzr85 · allisonkilkenny

Marching beneath the L #nato #nonato http://twitpic.com/9mzib6 · allisonkilkenny

Thousands of people from all over the world are descending upon the NATO summit in Chicago , May 20-21, to send a message to the hired guns of the global one percent: "defend the people, not the system." The world’s military, political and media elites are there, and so is #OCCUPY.

Storified by Adbusters Magazine · Sat, May 19 2012 10:02:57

In this picture you can see #Montreal overcrowded with angry students. #manifencours #ggi http://twitpic.com/9mmo8s · ຣߖᥳឥ

Quebec in emergency protest law

The provincial government of Quebec has passed emergency legislation to curtail the most sustained student protests in Canadian history. ...

Quebec's new emergency law to stifle protests sounds the death knell for the right to demonstrate | http://bit.ly/JpkYTh #ggi #loi78

— Anonymous · Fri, May 18 2012 21:16:49

I'm here at #OChiGA (michigan & congress) with tons of people. GA is flanked by a mass of riot cops in all black. #M18 http://pic.twitter.com/FaEZ1z2w · ChiTownPhilly

thousands of anti-Nato Protesters march during a demonstration leading up to the NATO Summit in Chicago May 18 http://twitpic.com/9mknze · Khalid Khan

Activists join hotel workers who have protested daily for 9 years. http://twitpic.com/9mkcwl · Joanne Michele

We've made it to The People's Horse, plan to have GA I think #M18 #noNATO

— Rachel Allshiny · Fri, May 18 2012 13:59:34

Elderly woman joined our march w a walker & sign reading "Grateful Great Grandma's Support Occupy" #M18 #TaxWallStreet http://pic.twitter.com/sjggeNYi · ChiTownPhilly

Over 2,000 ppl sat down and "mic checks" in front of #Chicago Board Of Trade #noNATO #OWS http://yfrog.com/eswfterj · Libor Von Schönau

Look at this march! "We are the 99%" and we will be heard! March almost back to Jackson & Lasalle now #OChi #M18 #OWS http://pic.twitter.com/R4csZamd · ChiTownPhilly

@CLOWNBloq "Smashing" Chase bank window with a an inflatable malice that reads "This malice kills fascists" #LaughRiot

— Occupy Chicago · Fri, May 18 2012 13:11:26

"Chase, chase, you're a disgrace" #nato http://pic.twitter.com/MZE9MnTD · Adam Gabbatt

Protester climbed atop bridge and tore down #nato banner, police got him, we just DEARRESTED him successfully, no joke! #M18

— ChiTownPhilly · Fri, May 18 2012 12:47:10

American Spring: The Documentary http://on.rt.com/ee2n4g #ows #occupy

— RT · Fri, May 18 2012 12:42:23

The two marches meet up joyously. #ows #NoNATO http://twitpic.com/9mhum8 · Carrie M

Just converged with another march. Now huge crowd heading west on Lake Street almost to State. Its electric in the streets! #M18

— ChiTownPhilly · Fri, May 18 2012 12:37:45

Columbus and Monroe. http://pic.twitter.com/e90H8OSB · J.A. Myerson

#clownbloq is in attendance #chicago #nonato http://pic.twitter.com/0v4lUOz2 · Laurie Penny

Thank you Arab Spring http://twitpic.com/9mhli9 · Joanne Michele

#15M #16M #Blockupy #Frankfurt #Ochi #OccupyChicago #NoNATO ##OWS #Occupy

Storified by Adbusters Magazine · Wed, May 16 2012 07:32:49

Blockupy Frankfurt is a glimmer of hope in times of austerity

Now, more than ever, the world looks two ways at once. Which way it turns will depend significantly on the protests announced for the day...

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Paint it bleak: German police clean up Occupy Frankfurt Camp (PHOTOS) - RT

Cleaning up a tent camp of about 300 Occupy protesters - Europe's longest continuous "Indignants" protest - from near the European Centra...

Pictures of the eviction of the #Occupy-Camp in front of the ECB in #Frankfurt on 16.5.2012 #Blockupy http://on.fb.me/JIRLzG

— Blockupy · Wed, May 16 2012 06:20:33

ECB and banks brace for Blockupy protest chaos | Reuters

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank plans to hold its mid-month policy meeting early, move staff out of its headquarters and ...

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Remember that tomorrow blockupy Frankfurt begins http://bit.ly/Hp7HJ1 #16M19M

— Take the square · Tue, May 15 2012 19:04:31

Today we have lived the greatest day of #12M15M we've learned a lot,we've taken to the streets, nobody arrested and lots of things coming

— Take the square · Tue, May 15 2012 18:51:38

Video of the police circling protesters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsM3lbsN9DE via @juanlusanchez #16M #globalmay #ows #12M15M

— Take the square · Tue, May 15 2012 18:20:47

Manifestaciòn de lecheras en mi calle. De verdad es necesario este despliegue? #16M http://yfrog.com/kiwd9acj · Lidia ML

#Police have separated #alabolsa march into 2 groups are asking for ID #16m #12m #ows #occupy http://bambuser.com/v/2648905?player=html

— Take the square · Tue, May 15 2012 18:17:03

La policía acordona a un grupo. FOTO http://pic.twitter.com/uW5s3T2s · Juan Luis Sánchez

A video of the assembly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBCQTv382AA #16M #ows #globalmay

— Take the square · Tue, May 15 2012 17:35:06

FOTO Cientos de personas pasean su protesta por debajo del Puente de Segovia #16M http://pic.twitter.com/sEX0DyrI · Juan Luis Sánchez

Photo of the hundreds of people that still go on walking after almost 2h http://twitter.com/juanlusanchez/status/202554419986956288/photo/1 #16M #ows #globalmay

— Take the square · Tue, May 15 2012 17:27:02

#12mGlobal #12m15m #OCCUPYCHICAGO #OWS #OCCUPY #OCCUPYTOGETHER

Storified by Adbusters Magazine · Sat, May 12 2012 21:07:27

#Sol 00:00 #12m15m http://lockerz.com/s/208499368 · Carmela Ríos

30.000 personas en Madrid y 22.000 en Barcelona, según el Ministerio del Interior. Aquí, sus cifras http://ow.ly/aS4xa #12mGlobal #12M15M

— EL PAIS · Sat, May 12 2012 14:59:03

Elpais

11pm in Madrid. "Indignants" occupy Madrid main square, beyond gov. permit. Much police watching. Live feed http://bit.ly/arWk5i #12M

— Bruno Sánchez-A Nuño · Sat, May 12 2012 14:02:28

British police arresting #Occupy protestors for attempting to set up tents near the London Stock Exchange today: #12M http://pic.twitter.com/EU1sOTvt · Occupy Congress

VÍDEO sobre las protestas de esta tarde en Madrid http://ow.ly/aS0Uw Puerta del Sol #12mGlobal #12M15M #12Mplaza

— EL PAIS · Sat, May 12 2012 12:37:24

There have been 12-3 arrests; 19 people are sitting at the Royal Exchange refusing to move. #M12London #ows #occupy

— Occupy London · Sat, May 12 2012 11:22:37

Organizers estimate Barcelona crowds at 250,000+ and growing http://occupywallst.org/article/watch-live-12m-global-actions-over-30-countries/ #12Mbcn #12M @acampadabcn @takthesquare

— Occupy Wall Street · Sat, May 12 2012 11:22:38

Spanish most symbolic square, in Madrid, again taken by protesters for #globalchange #12mGlobal [PIC] http://pic.twitter.com/Z7cgvRtu · Juan Luis Sánchez

#12mGlobal #Feliz15m #Murcia Saliendo http://pic.twitter.com/qRwL46bb · democraciarealmurcia

La cabecera de la mani #12MVal se sientan al final de la c/ Paz http://instagr.am/p/KiLicKTTrl/ · Carlos Bonastre

Barcelona secunda masivamente la convocatoria del #12mGlobal #12m15m @dprogresista http://pic.twitter.com/OCxEqKt7 · Diario Progresista

Siguen llenando trenes repletos de gente a #Atocha. #12MGlobal http://pic.twitter.com/Rfd9fZUY · Roberto Ruiz Robles

Hola, @MarianoRajoy, ¿sabe si los manifestantes de los 50 países también están movilizados por PSOE? Gracias #12mGlobal http://pic.twitter.com/eU2VT8uA · Juan Gómez-Jurado

Police slowly moving in on #m12 protestors as dispersal time nears #occupylondon http://pic.twitter.com/ZfsjMIC0 · Jules Mattsson

¿Que dónde estoy? Viendo cómo crece y se desarrolla el #12mGlobal http://twitpic.com/9k95dr · Adriana Ortiz Galbe

#M1GS #MayDay #GeneralStrike #OCCUPYCHICAGO #OWS #OCCUPY #OCCUPYTOGETHER

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Boston

May Day 2012

May Day was marked once again around the globe with political protests and demonstrations by organized labor. The Occupy Wall Street move...

Earlier today, OPD use new tactics, target specific people for arrest, officers wear video cams on uniform #oo #m1gs http://ow.ly/aDWIR

— Occupy Video · Tue, May 01 2012 22:31:30

"Oakland PD were the only department in the world today to use teargas and flashbang grenades on protesters" -@AsherPlatts #OO

— Occupy Wall Street · Tue, May 01 2012 21:56:56

Face to face. From today's @OccupyPdx @OccupyOregon @OccupyPortland May Day General Strike. #M1PDX #MayDay http://pic.twitter.com/q7rKzR3e · Nick Fochtman

Video: Portland Police Slam Woman to Curb, Assault Camera Man Who Films It http://youtu.be/VzFr73P1GZk #M1PDX #MayDay #M1GS

— Occupy Oregon · Tue, May 01 2012 21:19:48

Corrupt bought off #NYPD kick May Day marchers away from (JP Morgan) Chase Bank http://youtu.be/J1ozWpVjZGE #ows

— Depro9 · Tue, May 01 2012 21:16:13

Hundreds of cops near #OGP. Another dispersal order and more tear gas. #OO #baym1gs http://pic.twitter.com/a4Kk69sH · خيمة الانتفاضة

Standoff b/w police & protesters near 4th/yamhill #m1pdx http://yfrog.com/gzm28lkj · Everton Bailey Jr.

Federal court monitor finds OPD used "overwhelming military-type response" to #oo. Looks about right: http://goo.gl/nAogG #m1gs

— ACLU Massachusetts · Tue, May 01 2012 20:45:10

RT @PDXOccupier: One of the arrestees from the SW Main and 6th action. #opdx #m1gs #m1pdx http://yfrog.com/oekz6rxj · sick jew

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Photos of the armored personnel carrier deployed during protests in Oakland today. http://bit.ly/K6ubk3 #OO #m1gs

— Jared Malsin · Tue, May 01 2012 19:36:22

#OccupyOakland : protesters lay down a line of flowers in front of police. | #M1GS #OO #OWS #Occupy http://twitpic.com/9g7nol · Kallista Chaos

THOUSANDS meet at 55 water to figure out next plan of action tonight http://pic.twitter.com/KOGRyVED · Nicole Capobianco

For the first time in a long time, I'm seeing a lot of new faces at an Occupy gathering. #M1GS

— Ryan Devereaux · Tue, May 01 2012 18:04:03

We are back: http://pic.twitter.com/tpVQWQcd · Occupy Wall Street

Cops were taken by total surprise - they didn't even have any men or barricades at the spot

— David Graeber · Tue, May 01 2012 17:52:15

Oh my fucking god we have tens of thousands marching to 55 Water Street - the new occupation is beginning w overwhelming #s

— David Graeber · Tue, May 01 2012 17:51:26

#LAUGHRIOT #OCCUPYCHICAGO #OWS #OCCUPY #OCCUPYTOGETHER

Storified by Adbusters Magazine · Thu, Apr 26 2012 13:45:21

Occupy Wall Street: what is to be done next?

What to do in the aftermath of the Occupy Wall Street movement, when the protests that started far away - in the Middle East, Greece, Spa...

#OO and Occupy UCB have occupied a UCB piece of land & transformed it into a farm. Day one [video clip]: http://bit.ly/IhLszI #OWS

— Emily Loftis · Mon, Apr 23 2012 15:39:06

Money, Power and Wall Street - FRONTLINE

"'Money, Power and Wall Street' is demanding - this isn't Finance for Dummies, but it's a compact and thorough lesson," Bloomberg's Greg ...

Get ready. #M1GS http://pic.twitter.com/naP1gnFX · Occupy Congress

Occupy Wall Street: the story behind seven months of protest – video

In September last year, anti-corporate activists descended on a small park in lower Manhattan and Occupy Wall Street was born.

Motherboard TV: Free the Network | Motherboard

You're on the Internet. What does that mean? Most likely, it means one of a handful of telecommunications providers is middlemanning your...

Counter-Insurgency as Insurgency. A must read from Mike King in @Counterpunchorg on the threat of co-option in #ows: http://bit.ly/HsoqYL

— Newyorkist · Sun, Apr 08 2012 04:17:41

It’s up to you to decide if our movement goes the way of Paris ’68, the dust bin of could-have-been http://www.adbusters.org/blogs/adbusters-blog/jump.html #DEFENDOCCUPY

— Adbusters Magazine · Fri, Apr 13 2012 06:01:45

Protesters Arrested in Sleep-Out and Demonstration Near Stock Exchange

The police arrested four people near the New York Stock Exchange on Monday morning after telling Occupy Wall Street protesters, who have ...

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#Democracy "risks being no more than a word" Read this: http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/101/occupy-perfect-storm.html by @CritchleyUpdate in @Adbusters On the politics/power gap.

— Rachel Greenberger · Mon, Apr 16 2012 17:13:39

#OWS #OCCUPY #OCCUPYTOGETHER #OccupyAIPAC #G8

Storified by Adbusters Magazine · Thu, Mar 29 2012 23:21:24

As Occupy prepares for its May Day General Strike, the indignados are again showing us the way. http://www.adbusters.org/blogs/adbusters-blog/general-strike.html #OWS #OCCUPYCHICAGO

— Adbusters Magazine · Thu, Mar 29 2012 16:55:09

Chicago gets $19 million grant for NATO summit security: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-gets-19-million-grant-for-nato-summit-security-20120329,0,1010670.story

— Occupy Congress · Thu, Mar 29 2012 22:51:23

Documentary - "The Occupation" http://t.co/hA85Zu5A #ows #occupy #video4change

— E-Advocate Network · Thu, Mar 22 2012 20:20:07

Occupy and the Arab spring will continue to revitalise political protest | Simon Critchley

Disaffected by a politics that only serves power, the people are reclaiming democracy. Where next to occupy - the Olympics?The Arab sprin...

Can #Occupy end the Iran war before it begins? http://www.adbusters.org/blogs/adbusters-blog/how-stop-war.html #OCCUPYCHICAGO #OWS

— Adbusters Magazine · Tue, Mar 27 2012 06:01:37

Dear #WallStreet, It's time for #springcleaning. Love, #Occupy PS - · -

The Occupy Spring " OWNI.eu, News, Augmented

Margot Wellington, 80, looks at me with the tenderness of a grandmother. Tonight, to celebrate its reopening after extensive refurbishmen...

Occupy's six month anniversary promises a revival

New York, NY - Spring is here, and as the weather turns warmer, and the bluebirds start flying, the streets fill up with more people as s...

Adbusters

"I am traumatized. I am having flashbacks... I am so fucking angry." http://t.co/l08gv8pn #OCCUPYCHICAGO #LAUGHRIOT #OWS

— Adbusters Magazine · Fri, Mar 23 2012 12:03:10

A personal account of the eviction of Occupy the Midwest

"Hey, would you help me unfurl this banner?" So I found myself holding a corner of a massive banner, the size of a billboard that read "P...

As the Occupy movement emerges from a long winter, an in-depth report from NYC http://t.co/sli6lCo5 feat @carwinb @Timcast @DiceyTroop

— Owni Europe · Tue, Mar 27 2012 01:09:32

Are authorities preparing to suppress Occupy's May uprising? http://www.adbusters.org/blogs/adbusters-blog/police-try-intimidate-occupy.html #OCCUPYCHICAGO #OCCUPYCAMPDAVID #LAUGHRIOT #OWS

— Adbusters Magazine · Thu, Mar 15 2012 11:31:59

#OWS #OCCUPY #OCCUPYTOGETHER #OccupyOakland #OccupyChicago #OccupyDC #OccupyLSX #F29 #OPDX

Storified by Adbusters Magazine · Thu, Mar 01 2012 16:24:26

Portland and 70 Cities Nationwide Stand up to Corporate Greed and ALEC | Portland Occupier

by Portland Occupier correspondents Today Portlanders join concerned citizens, students, and Occupiers in over seventy cities across the ...

Check out the complete coverage of today's #F29 action from around the country | #ShutDownTheCorporations http://t.co/Ff11GYwQ #OWS

— OCCUPY OREGON · Wed, Feb 29 2012 17:01:28

Oregonlive

[Photo via @Oregonian] #F29 March fills the street, exposing #ALEC to the city of Portland. #OPDX http://t.co/zW2bdBNI

— OCCUPY OREGON · Wed, Feb 29 2012 21:59:41

Oregonlive

Eight arrested when Occupy movement comes to Pfizer | News from southeastern Connecticut http://t.co/Pc4MXnaK #OWS #HCR #ALEC #F29

— sick jew · Wed, Feb 29 2012 17:42:11

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Banks across midtown Manhattan closed or were disrupted from business as usual. We reminded them that people must come before profit. #F29

— Occupy Congress · Wed, Feb 29 2012 12:03:42

#F29 Day of Action at #UCDavis. Protesters shutdown U.S. Bank again today. http://twitpic.com/8qbhxs · Occupy Davis

Police move in to evict St Paul's Occupy protesters – live

Occupy London protesters are being evicted from their site at St Paul's Cathedral 12.44am: James Ball has spoken to an Occupy protester a...

Occupy London is/was the longest running #occupy occupation in the world - having outplayed its founding member Occupy Wall Street

— Harriet Hadfield · Mon, Feb 27 2012 17:05:09

#OccupyLondon: "We’ll miss [that] fiercely idealistic group of people." Yet a #promise: "this is only the #beginning" * http://bit.ly/whV5nG

— José Pedro · Wed, Feb 29 2012 17:12:39

#occupylsx watch tents being dragged away at St Paul's Cathedral. Plenty of riot police but only a few wearing helmets http://pic.twitter.com/bBhgQ3pn · Kevin Rawlinson

The tents are starting to come down at #occupylsx & the atmosphere's unhappy. http://t.co/gVvYMgFL

— Helen Lewis · Mon, Feb 27 2012 01:56:01

Police move in to remove protesters from #Occupy London site at St Paul's Cathedral. Details soon http://t.co/uUXrVngJ #OccupyLSX

— BBC Breaking News · Mon, Feb 27 2012 16:17:29

#OWS #OCCUPY #OCCUPYTOGETHER #OccupyWEF #OcccupyCongress #OccupyNigeria #OccupyLSX #OccupyBelfast #OccupySF #OccupyDC #OccupyOakland #OccupyNottingham

Storified by Adbusters Magazine · Mon, Jan 30 2012 17:15:13

Update: Occupy Oakland arrest totals about 300, police say - AP

— Breaking News · Sat, Jan 28 2012 22:28:32

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View from where we're sitting. Surrounded by lovely people. #J28 #occupyoakland #OPD http://t.co/K0uEhXzV

— خيمة الانتفاضة · Sat, Jan 28 2012 22:29:00

My screenshot from @OakFoSho's feed shows just how many #oo protestors are still awaiting arrest. #J28 http://pic.twitter.com/ydQZdCPv · Andrew Katz

It's the first anniversary of #Jan28, the Day of Rage in Egypt. I figured I'd be live-tweeting protests today - but not in Oakland. #oo

— Andy Carvin · Sat, Jan 28 2012 19:57:13

Mass arrests happening at #OccupyOakland - kettling, flash grenades used against crowds with children in it #OO #OWS

— Joshua Wilcox · Sat, Jan 28 2012 19:19:39

#OccupyOakland #OO OPD blocked us in & police announced we r all under arrest 4 not disperse.We r in front of YMCA. http://t.co/0tcc4wUF · occupyoakland

Military strength white smoke canister #OO #OOMoveIn #J28 #ows #OccupyOakland http://t.co/6m7m9VdW #ows #oo #osf #opdx #occupyla #occupychi

— Stevie T · Sat, Jan 28 2012 18:46:05

Police use tear gas on Occupy Oakland protesters

Police have used tear gas and "flash" grenades to break up hundreds of Occupy protesters after some demonstrators started throwing rocks ...

Occupy Oakland demonstrators rally at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in attempt to occupy building in Oakland, California http://twitpic.com/8cyhut · Khalid Khan

Crowd at #occupyoakland #oo move-in rally http://t.co/Y1VBV9ah · bastique

Sen Liberman and Sen Warner glitter bombed at #occupydc. http://t.co/CVIH0ieD #oo #ows #alfalfaclub

— MattyK · Sat, Jan 28 2012 18:33:06

Occupy DC demonstrators try to block guest entrance to the Alfalfa Dinner at the Capitol Hilton in Washington #OWS http://twitpic.com/8cyt63 · Khalid Khan

Occupy DC demonstrators try to block guest entrance to the Alfalfa Dinner at the Capitol Hilton in Washington #OWS http://twitpic.com/8cyp7o · Khalid Khan