Occupy Oakland - May Day Strike To Shut Down Ferry Service

These fotos from Oakland were posted on Facebook by:

Democracy Watchdog Action Network
http://www.************/profile.php?ref=profile&id=744025479#!/democracy.watchdog.action.network


One of the protesters stuck this sign on the police barricades at Occupy Oakland. HOW TRUE!!


"Occupy Oakland...ANOTHER Rubber Bullet Wound...to a peaceful protester--UGH"


"On the streets in Oakland tonight. Canister of smoke? gas? whatever....fired at the peaceful protesters. Some protesters were hit in the head with these and injured. One unconscious."


Occupy Oakland protester injured--->>>Rubber bullet to the head. This is DANGEROUS action by OPD!! In reality, it could have killed him! I personally worked in rehabilitation with people who sustained long term brain injuries from less. A blow to the head like this can very easily cause a brain bleed which can lead to death. I hope he gets a brain CT Scan done!

 

I just posted this on my facebook page and Occupy Toronto's page

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/26/occupy-oakland-veteran-critical-condition?newsfeed=true


Edited to add;

I just learned something new... if you want to link to a particular post on facebook, click the time it was posted, as in where it says '12 minutes ago' or however long ago it was... it is a direct link to that specific post.

Like this;
http://www.************/OccupyToronto/posts/236178856439933

 

Occupy Oakland protesters carry Scott Olsen away after he was hit in the head on Tuesday night.

Photograph: Kimihiro Hoshino/AFP/Getty Images

 

Best wishes go out to Scott Olson, I hope that he recovers back to 100%. Total criminal act committed by the thugs known as the Oakland PD. Here is a vet who made it through at least a tour fighting in a bullshit war for his country only to be attacked by the very people who swore an oath to protect and serve. Criminal charges should be levied against all police participants, fucking disgusting.

 

We in Missouri are hearing rumors of deaths at the Oakland Protests. Can anyone expand on this?

 

Good. We've been worried over here.

Oh, but it seems as if Oakland's website is down... :devil:

 

Another pic from Facebook

In case u weren't pissed enuf!

 

< why this angry veteran dont want to get to involved.

 

I was watching tv set in a coffee shop when I overheard someone saying.

When I said "what are you going to accomplish sitting on your ass drinking coffee?
He was going to argue with me, when someone with me shook there head, kinda a sign not to get started with me. :2thumbsup:

 

I just heard this announced in the Occupy Oakland General Assembly:

Egyptians to march from Tahrir to the US Embassy in Cairo on Friday to denounce US police brutality, show solidarity with US demonstrators.

 

I'm not so sure about a strike of students. It would make more sense for professors to declare open houses, and invite the general striking public to their classes. Knowledge is power, and assuming you don't have a right wing professor, skipping class will hurt you, not the 1%. (yes, I know, someone will say you don't need a diploma to be a learned person, etc.... of course not, but that still doesn't mean you should blow off school, hopefully the main reason, or at least A main reason, that you'd go in the first place is to better yourself, not for a piece of paper)