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RIVERSIDE (California) - Friday, May 18, 2012 - Police arrested a woman for observing a checkpoint Friday evening. The community responded in protest, occupying the area in front of Robert Presley Detention Center overnight, marching, and demanding the release of our comrade. The woman was released to the hospital at approximately eight o'clock Saturday morning, despite having suffered an epileptic seizure some nine hours earlier. Full Story: Police arrest copwatcher during checkpoint, Occupy Riverside responds by Rockero
Breaking May First Actions
9:40 am - North Wind Marchers Heading South on Van Nuys Blvd.
Marchers now at Sherman Way & Van Nuys South bound. Occupy San Fernando is leading the march. Marchers are making stops at financial institution storefronts. Multiple police squads around the marchers. Police stationed at bank offices along march route.
10:00 am - Labor unions picketing at LAX
About 45 union workers are picketing at the Bradley International Terminal.
11:00 am - Update: West side caravan of 40 cars has left from Wilshire & Ocean heading East on Wilshire. Anti-police brutality march of about 75 now entering downtown area.
11:25 am Anti-police brutality march now at Florence & Central. Small group of 30 demonstrating in Beverly Hills on Santa Monica Blvd. West side caravan approaching Westwood VA center.
11:45 am - Group of about 30 assembling at LaBrea & Wilshire for planed B of A Bank protest. Estimated 50 cyclists leading the West side caravan now approaching Beverly Hills.. Caravan reported to be five blocks long.
1:00 pm Immigration rights march assembling at Olympic & Broadway. Various feeder marches starting to arrive at 6th and main assembly point. Airport protesters now marching from Bradley Terminal to planned street sit in on Century Blvd.
1:30 pm - Close to 800 now assembled at Olympic & Broadway. March down Broadway set to start soon. About 600 Airport workers staging a one day strike and are now marching on Century Blvd.
2:00 pm - Black Panthers holding rally at 42nd & Central. Second group of South Central marchers headed North on Central Ave towards downtown. 10 airport workers protesters sitting in the street on Century Blvd, arrests expected soon.
2:25 pm - West side march now out of cars and about 300 on foot eastbound on Wilshire entering downtown area now. Broadway march has begun. 10 arrests at Century Blvd. staged CD action.
3:00 pm - The Occupy LA four directions marches have converged at 6th & Main. Street Party with punk bands has begun there. The march down Broadway continues.
3:40 pm Police now trying to contain protest march to Broadway Blvd. only. Police now moving in on a break away march of about 300 protesters at 3rd & Hill.
4:00 pm Break away march now at B of A tower on 4th & Hope. About 500 protesters there now, chanting "Bank of America: Bad for America"
4:30 pm OLA break away march now at 5th & Hill. Police have formed a line and are blocking the march at 5th. Second police line is up behind marchers at 4th & Hill. Stand off continues at this time. Broadway march still ongoing, about 1,000 now at rally end point. 4:45 pm Second Broadway march of about 3,000 assembled at Olympic & Broadway. OLA march of about 500 from stand off at 5th & Hill now moving South on Hill. Small Black Block of about 30 reported marching with OLA group.
5:00 pm OLA march as joined with Broadway & Olympic march. Second march North on Broadway has begun, now moving through at 9th street.
6:45 pm Broadway March & rally mostly over. Police starting to clear Broadway. OLA contingent grouped in the intersection of 5th & Hill. General assembly said to be scheduled in Pershing Square for this evening. There are reports that 2 protest related arrests occurred about 1 hour ago in the downtown area. No details on arrest circumstances.
8:10 pm General assembly has started in Pershing Square. Hundreds, perhaps close to 400 people there now.
RELATED, with VIDEO: Riverside Celebrates May Day, Police Violence Mars Protest by Rockero
April 10, 2012
RIVERSIDE - As part of a statewide effort to expose California's 1% and demand retribution from them so that schools can be funded and homeowners protected, community activists gathered for a press conference that was followed by a direct challenge to the managers of the local branch of Wells Fargo. Though the crowd was small, the response--a shutdown of the bank branch--was anything but.
From the newswire: Group of Six shutdown Wells Fargo by the lizard queen
LOS ANGELES, March 30, 2012 - Occupy Venice, Venice Locals, Lawyers with the National Lawyers Guild, and a group called Venice Community Unity all came together on 3rd Ave in Venice to stop a homeless sweep from happening on March 29.
There was tension. Despite public resistance, the LAPD and Street Services were going to throw away belongs that were clearly not garbage until civil rights attorney, Carol Sobel called Councilman Rosendahl and convinced him to intercede. So this time no property was seized. Trash was removed from 3rd Ave but the belongings remained. It was a success. The only problem is that the city just keeps doing the same thing. Full Story: Venice Homeless Sweep Stopped: A Good Day in Venice for Street People by Venice Justice Committee & Rosendahl's Legacy: Gentrification and Sweeping the Homeless Out of Venice? by Peggy Lee Kennedy
VENICE - In the latest wave of government and police repression of the homeless community, a meeting was held, a new policy adopted, signs were posted, and eviction followed. The events were marked by the participation of members of the clergy from the LAPD Religious Outreach office.
In order to justify this clearing out, the city council approved an ordinance banning vending, but also extended a previous ordinance closing the beach between midnight and 5am to include the Venice boardwalk. Advocates have opposed the beach-closing ordinance on the grounds that it was created and enforced without the required California Coastal development permit.
The LAPD's Pacific Division is further attempting to justify the removal of people by claiming that Venice is not subject to the terms of the Jones settlement, which prohibits police from enforcing the ban on sitting and sleeping on sidewalksduring certain hours.
Forcibly removed from their customary locations, the homeless were recommended to go to skid row.
From the newswire: More War Against Venice Street People by Venice Justice Committee | | Power Comes From The Barrel Of a Gun by Calvin E Moss
February 20, 2012
LOS ANGELES and RANCHO CUCAMONGA - With the United States incarcerating more people than any other country on Earth, and with the rampant abuses that occur throughout the opaque detention system, Occupy movements nationwide were eager to heed the call to "Occupy for Prisoners," which issued from prison solidarity activists who have long been in support of the Pelican Bay and Corcoran hunger strikes against solitary confinement in the special housing units, or SHUs.
A protest outside the infamous twin towers jail in Downtown LA, where the ACLU was instrumental in exposing prisoner abuse by LA County Sheriff's deputies late last year, drew large numbers of protesters, and a smaller facility at San Bernardino County's West Valley Detention Center, where inmates participated in the solidarity hunger strike during it's peak last year, likewise drew a loud demonstration.
From the newswire: Occupy for Prisoners by Rockero
LOS ANGELES - Using the budget shortfall in Sacramento as cover, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board President Monica Garcia and LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy have recommended a draconian budget that cuts off all funding for adult education--the veritable lifelines for immigrant families, impoverished communities, and students of color. Unconscionable in any circumstances, their proposed budget is even more grievous given the hundreds of millions of dollars of public property and resources they have given away to private charter corporations over the past couple of years.
More than 345,000 students are currently enrolled in various adult education programs including English as a second language, high school graduation, occupational programs, and many others.
Efforts are underway to save these critical programs. So far thousands of signatures have been collected, hundreds of phone calls made, and various other means of trying to convince the LAUSD Board to save Adult Education have been employed. Moreover, it isn't just the students at these schools and community activists supporting adult education. Indeed, many local business support LAUSD Adult Education for reasons including providing workers from the community better prepared for positions.
Supporters are asking for signatures on the on-line petition, as well as for support at a demonstration this Thursday, February 9, at 1:30 at the LAUSD offices, 333 S Beaudry Ave in Los Angeles, 90017.
From the newswire: Even Local Businesses Support Efforts to Save LAUSD Adult Education by Robert D. Skeels
RIVERSIDE (CA) January 19, 2012 - Thousands of students, workers, and community members gathered to participate in the governance of the UC system. When their participation was limited and ultimately shut off, they took direct action to ensure their voices were heard. For this, they were confronted by police from numerous agencies. Police violence broke out, and three arrests were made
Preparations for the event have been going on for months, and have included on-campus general assemblies and discussions of occupation. The camp began Tuesday night and immediately drew support from students and campers from Occupy Riverside and Occupy LA. By Wednesday, a food table was set up, as was an outreach table and a people's library. Students and faculty held many teach-ins and teach-outs to raise the consciousness of students.
But the action really began Thursday morning, when groups of students and unions members spoke to the regents during the public comment section of the meeting. Full Story: UCR Occupied in Defense of Education By Rockero
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