Police evict and severely beat protesters occupying Compton Hill Reservoir Park
Last night close to 150 people from the occupy movement – ourselves, our friends, and comrades – took over Compton Hill Reservoir Park. Met with overwhelming police force intent on evicting the camp, protesters marched into the streets. Where they were met with batons, pepper spray and fists… at least 15 were arrested and three […]
Banner dropped from Old Municipal Court Building
Just as the horizon was turning pink and the city was awakening to the hustle and bustle of capitalism’s business-as-usual, a banner appeared in the most unlikely of places – hanging from the rooftop of the city’s Old Municipal Court Building downtown. The building, which on November 17th hosted an occupation and joyous dance party, […]
Report From South Grand Oakland Solidarity March & Solidarity Actions Around the Country
In response to police activity in Oakland on January 28, and a request from the Oakland Commune, people around the country have taken action against the police. A Wells Fargo was attacked in Seattle and another in Santa Barbara, a Landlord’s office in Modesto, the Police Bureau’s office and probation office in Portland were also […]
Reportback from Downtown Oakland Solidarity Demo & Attempted Building Occupation in Minneapolis
A report from the Oakland solidarity march Sunday night in St. Louis, and another piece about folks in Minneapolis attempting to occupy a building. January 29, 2012 In response to the events in Oakland, 50 or so people with Occupy St Louis and others met at the formerly occupied Keiner plaza for a march. For […]
Anonymous Hacks PERF (Police Executive Research Forum) in Response to Repression and Evictions
Michael Stone, National Anonymous Examiner November 21, 2011 Sunday, Anonymous hacktivists assaulted PERF because of their alleged involvement in coordinating police crackdowns on Occupy protests across the country. Anonymous hacktivists assaulted PERF, the Police Executive Research Forum, by taking down their website and releasing the private information of Sherwin B. “Chuck” Wexler – Executive Director at […]
Artifacts from a Little Revolt in “Little Egypt” – Oh, Carbondale
The faculty strike is over at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Here’s a look back at the outburst of pro-strike propaganda and other (visual) creativity that swirled around the strike and its interplay with the Occupy Carbondale movement. For those who don’t know, southern Illinois has been dubbed “Little Egypt” for more than a century. (For […]
‘Occupy’ Crackdowns Coordinated with Federal Law Enforcement Officials
Over the past ten days, more than a dozen cities have moved to evict “Occupy” protesters from city parks and other public spaces. As was the case in last night’s move in New York City, each of the police actions shares a number of characteristics. And according to one Justice official, each of those actions […]
“I don’t want to be known as a good German” – OccupySTL Evicted, Arrests at Occupy Springfield, MO
On Friday November 11, shortly after the 10pm curfew, St. Louis police moved in on the Occupy St. Louis encampment at Kiener Plaza. Some occupants chose to continue the occupation after a warning was issued. These 27, one of who chained himself to a chair, were arrested after police were forced to wade through a […]
Mayor Slay’s website hacked by Anonymous after Kiener Plaza eviction threats
As some participants were meeting with six of the Mayor’s aides yesterday over the increasing threats from the city to evict the Occupy camp at Kiener Plaza, hackers made their way into Mayor Francis Slay’s website, retrieving the names and contact info for dozens of Slay supporters, including addresses, phone numbers and e-mails. They posted: