The Occupy Movement comes under attack

     It's 8 o'clock in the evening in Ohio. Either 4 or 5 o'clock in Oakland, California.

I find myself wondering; what does it look like at the Oakland Public Library?
Have area supporters of OccupyOakland flocked to the library?

How many will rise up to support their fellow occupiers forcibly evicted by arrest this morning at Oscar Grant and Snow Parks?

     80+ protester were arrested in a pre-dawn enforcement sweep at Oscar Grant this morning. All the camp gear has been either destroyed or stolen and Video coverage of the eviction process has been scant. Media was held at a distance by police barricades and intimidation.  Four or more were also arrested at Snow Park.

The bond for each of those arrested seems to be $10,000. More than likely they will be in jail until Thursday.

OccupyWallStreet Grows

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'Thousands March in NYC Financial District,
Set Up Protest Encampment'

On Sept 19th, 2001 Amy Goodman, the award winning host of DemocracyNow, aired a Sam Alcoff video report on theOccupyWallStreet protest followed by a live update from the streets of New York from Nathan Schneide,r Lastly Amy interviewed anthropologist David Graeber who participated in the occupation activities and stated the general attitude of the protesters.
 
'... If there's going to be any kind of society worth living in, we’re going to have to create it ourselves."

Read the
Occupy Wall Street: FAQ

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Nobody Can Predict The Moment Of Revolution from ivarad on Vimeo.

The Occupation Wall Street message was clear
 

“We are the 99 percent that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1 percent

... We are building the world that we want to see, based on human need and sustainability, not corporate greed.”

 
 
The protest went on largely unnoticed and ignored by the main stream media until day 8. On that Saturday, more than 80 protesters were arrested as hundreds took part in yet another march to Wall Street.
 

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On September 24th the gloves came off of at least some of the police. Police used arrest tactics better suited for taking down armed felons than arresting non-violent protesters exercising their freedoms of speech and of assembly. Videos of the abusive treatment went up on the internet and went viral. One officer in particular sullied the public perception of the NYPD.

From all the nation has come an outpouring of support and serious help has begun to arrive.

 

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OccupyTogether

is attempting to keep track of and facilitate the formation of sibling occupy movements across America and around the world and there are six sibling movements here in my own state of Ohio alone. OccupyCincinnati, OccupyCleveland, OccupyColumbus, OccupyDayton, OccupyToledo and OccupyYoungstown.

 

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Back in New York three labor unions - National Nurses United, Laborers' International Union of America and United Steelworkers - have announced their solidarity wiith the occupation movement and each is intending to march to LibertySquare on Wednesday.
 
Lastly, in what may be the most unexpected endorsement,
ex-marine Ward Reily says he's bringing the Marines.