Occupy San Francisco - May 1st Golden Gate Bridge Shutdown

Aerianne · Feb 10, 2012

Occupy demonstrators nationwide have faced brutal police crackdowns, near lethal force, indiscriminate use of chemical weapons such as CS Gas, constant police violence & harassment and the illegitimate repression of our natural rights to assembly and free speech. Poor people, people of color and the homeless have been facing cruel and unjust police oppression and brutality on an everyday basis for decades. As an institution, the police stand between the 99% and the 1%, protecting the interests of the governments, banks and corporations that foreclose on our lives and homes, destroy our Mother Earth, and send us off to illegal wars for profit. If we are to liberate our commons, reclaim vacant buildings and unused homes, and occupy public spaces for social change, we must, one way or another, overcome the violent state repression that manifests itself as the Police. Join us this Friday, Feb. 10 at 6pm at 101 Market St, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, near Embarcadero BART station. RESIST.
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http://occupysf.org/2012/02/08/this-friday-at-6pm-occupy-sf-march-against-police-repression-2/

FritzDaKatx2 · Feb 10, 2012

They should change that bit about the poor and the homeless having been opressed for decades to "since the dawn of Man"

apothecaryvybez · Feb 10, 2012

FUCK tha police! sell outs to the government because they are too stupid to get any other job in life

apothecaryvybez · Feb 10, 2012

how many murders/rapes/assaults occured elsewhere while these cops fucked with peaceful protesters? Peace obviously isn't doing shit. The only way to stop these cops is by real violence towards them IMO. Otherwise, they will only continue to increase their violence against civilians

FritzDaKatx2 · Feb 10, 2012

apothecaryvybez said:

how many murders/rapes/assaults occured elsewhere while these cops fucked with peaceful protesters? Peace obviously isn't doing shit. The only way to stop these cops is by real violence towards them IMO. Otherwise, they will only continue to increase their violence against civilians
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While I may be able to feel the same frustrations, I think you need to take a better look at the tactics you wish to employ to bring about the desired changes to society that you wish to Sir.

Do you remember either of the Iraq invasions?

Do you not think that will happen here?

Did you ever wonder what operation "Shock and awe" would look like across cities in america deemed "overrun by domestic terrorists"?

Do yourself a favor and find more creative avenues for your frustrations.

apothecaryvybez · Feb 10, 2012

FritzDaKatx2 said:

While I may be able to feel the same frustrations, I think you need to take a better look at the tactics you wish to employ to bring about the desired changes to society that you wish to Sir.

Do you remember either of the Iraq invasions?

Do you not think that will happen here?

Did you ever wonder what operation "Shock and awe" would look like across cities in america deemed "overrun by domestic terrorists"?

Do yourself a favor and find more creative avenues for your frustrations.
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nice. I said that I think that violence would be a method that would work, not that I think people should actually do it. It was just a rhetorical statement. And if you are intelligent and understand history, you can see that almost all successful revolutions were the product of eventual violence.We don't live in a Disney movie. Most people in the word are not very open-minded and most definitely don't care about what you have to say. Do you not see the evil things that go on throughout the world (genocide in SUDAN/Cambodia/Germany/Somalia)? Power is a very strong and corrupting thing.
To each his own, but from looking at these videos, does it look like major change is occurring/will occur?

Aerianne · Mar 27, 2012

Stabbings at SF Occupy won't change city's stance on protesters, Mayor Ed Lee says

Bay City News Service
Posted: 03/27/2012 03:01:49 PM PDT
Updated: 03/27/2012 03:01:50 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said Tuesday there is no plan to alter the city's policy toward Occupy protesters in the wake of stabbings on two consecutive nights at an encampment along Market Street.

The stabbings occurred on Sunday and Monday nights outside the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at 101 Market St., where a number of "reoccupiers" from Occupy SF have been stationed on the sidewalk since last month, according to the group's website.

The Sunday night stabbing critically injured a 28-year-old man. A day later, a 27-year-old man suffered injuries that are not considered life-threatening, police said.

No arrests had been made in either case as of late this morning, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.

Lee, speaking at an unrelated event Tuesday morning, said he has been briefed on the incidents and does not believe they should affect the protesters' rights to assemble on the sidewalk there.

"The protesters have a right to be there, they're all within the law," Lee said.

"I have no problem with them being there," he said, adding that there are "no tents that we know of" at the site.

In December, Lee authorized a raid on a large encampment of protesters who had set up tents at Justin Herman Plaza at the foot of Market Street, citing a city law banning camping in tents in public spaces and a determination by the city that the site was a public health hazard.

Police are pursuing leads in the two stabbings.

In the Monday attack, which was reported at 11:39 p.m., the 27-year-old victim and a suspect were arguing when the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim once in his neck.

The suspect, a white man between 30 and 40 years old who is about 5 feet 11 inches tall with a thin build, fled toward a nearby BART station and has not been found, police said.

The previous night, around 10:40 p.m., the 28-year-old victim was stabbed during a dispute with another man.

The suspect in Sunday's stabbing was described as a white man between 20 and 25 years old who is about 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs about 135 pounds and has blond hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored beanie, a dark-colored puffy jacket and black-framed glasses, according to police.

Anyone with information about either stabbing is encouraged to call the Police Department's anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411.
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http://www.mercurynews.com/occupy/c...sf-occupy-wont-change-citys-stance?source=rss

jaredfelix · Mar 27, 2012

http://www.mercurynews.com/occupy/c...earch-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com

arguing over each other how pointless and stupid

Aerianne · Mar 30, 2012

Occupiers "Arrest" Man Suspected Of Stabbing

A man was arrested in San Francisco on Thursday morning after returning to the Occupy SF encampment where he allegedly stabbed someone on Sunday, a police spokesman said.

The man, whose name was not immediately released, was arrested at 10:58 a.m. outside 101 Market St., where "reoccupiers" have been stationed in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco since last month, police spokesman Sgt. Mike Andraychak said.

A 28-year-old man was stabbed in the chest at about 10:40 p.m. Sunday at the encampment. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for his injuries, which are considered life-threatening, police said.

The suspect fled, but apparently returned to the camp on Thursday morning. Twitter posts by various Occupy members indicate that a protester at the encampment made a citizen's arrest of the suspect and then handed him over to police.

The stabbing was one of two outside 101 Market St. in the past week.

Another Occupy member was stabbed on Monday night at the encampment. He was hospitalized but is expected to survive, police said.

The suspect in Monday's stabbing was described as a white man between 30 and 40 years old who is about 5 feet 11 inches tall with a thin build. He was last seen fleeing into a nearby BART station, according to police.
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http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking...isco-police-arrest-suspect-stabbing-at-occupy

Aerianne · Apr 2, 2012

San Francisco: Occupy Protesters Remain In Building Where They Moved In Sunday

Occupy SF demonstrators who took over a building owned by the Archdiocese of San Francisco on Sunday said this morning they have no plans to leave.

The protesters entered the building at 888 Turk St. following a late-afternoon rally and march that began in downtown San Francisco on Sunday.
Police had the building surrounded this morning.

Protesters held a news conference around 9 a.m., but reporters initially had trouble accessing the event because police would not allow them across the street, and demonstrators were reluctant to leave the building.

Beth Seligman, an Occupy demonstrator who led the news conference, said the building has been vacant for five years.

Seligman said the group of demonstrators plans to turn the two-story building into a homeless shelter with medical services and food.

"We have a delegation attempting to make contact with the diocese," she said. "The archdiocese won't take immediate action." She estimated a couple hundred demonstrators were inside the building, and were planning to stay on the property indefinitely.

Occupy demonstrator Bruce Allison said police have asked the protesters to leave. Allison said it is up to the property owners to take that action.

"This is not a crime scene, according to state law," Allison said.
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Full story:http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking...-occupy-protesters-remain-building-where-they

Aerianne · Apr 23, 2012

Bay Area Nurses Announce May 1st Walkout

4500 nurses in the San Francisco Bay Area will walk out of work on May 1st to protest hundreds of cuts to health care services and RN standards planned -- despite massive profits -- by their hospital chain, Sutter Health. National Nurses United, which represents thousands of nurses with affiliates across the U.S., has long been an ally of Occupy Wall Street, even assisting with first aid at Liberty Square since October, 2011. NNU will also join occupiers and other allies in Chicago on May 18th for a massive march against austerity, war, and the global 1%.

For more information on May Day, please visit our directory of over 120 U.S. cities where events are being organized, and find out how you can show solidarity with nurses and the rest of the 99%! See below for the full press release from the Bay Area nurses.
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Read More: http://occupywallst.org/article/bay-area-nurses-announce-may-1st-walkout/

Aerianne · Apr 24, 2012

Launched Blitzkrieg At Wells Fargo Shareholders Meeting

At around noon today, some 2,000 activists launched a blitzkrieg against the bank's annual shareholder meeting at the Merchants Exchange Building, where they blocked entrances, inflated a two-story cigar-smoking rat in the street, and deployed hundreds of shareholder activists to pack the joint.

Citing space constraints, the bank turned away many of the shareholders, a move protesters quickly decried as an illegal attempt to dodge tough questions. A press release from the activist group Cal Organize claimed Wells Fargo packed the meeting with its own employees, and continued to let shareholders who were not part of the protest in through a side door.
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http://motherjones.com/mojo/2012/04/wells-fargo-turns-away-its-own-shareholders-annual-meeting

Aerianne · Apr 24, 2012

Occupy The Golden Gate Bridge: Activist Group Plans Shutdown Of Iconic Span

Not only is this the iconic Bay Area landmark's 75th anniversary , but on the morning of May 1, the bridge will celebrate another milestone--it's going to get occupied.

Precisely what that occupation will look like is as of yet unclear. It could be anything from a non-disruptive protest in the parking lot to a strike by the toll-takers or even a large-scale, people-powered forced closure of the bridge, bringing rush hour to a screeching halt.

Occupy groups on both sides of the Bay have pledged to jump into the action and attempt to take control of the one of the world's most famous bridges. In a statement released last week, Occupy Oakland threatened to "shut down all modes of transportation from Marin to San Francisco."

Since last year, the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District, the organization tasked with overseeing the bridge as well the Golden Gate Transit ferry and bus system, has been locked in heated negotiations with a coalition representing over a dozen labor unions whose nearly 400 members work for the district.

This inability to come to an agreement had led to the bridge's union workforce operating without a contract in place since last summer.

"If the bridge management can't treat their workers right, we're going to shut down traffic on the bridge for a day," said Occupy San Francisco organizer Marcus Krychka, who noted that Occupy became involved in the dispute when a small handful of rank-and-file union members brought the issue to movement's attention. "However, we're taking leadership from the union. If there's no action on their part, there will be none on ours."

"We understand commuters are part of the 99 percent," Krychka added, "which is why we started heavily publicizing this action early to make sure that as many people know about it ahead of time."
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/24/occupy-the-golden-gate-bridge_n_1450019.html

ShowScoop · May 15, 2012

for being a citizen of San Francisco, im very concerned about the outcome of this conflict. i wish there was a way that we could all just settle hold hands and sing happy songs, but i know thats unrealistic.

redcloud · May 16, 2012

You can be powerful while remaining non-violent. You can be loud. You can get heard.

If violence gets in, then the movement will lose support from the public.

Think Ghandi. Think Greensboro.

FritzDaKatx2 · May 18, 2012

apothecaryvybez said:

nice. I said that I think that violence would be a method that would work, not that I think people should actually do it. It was just a rhetorical statement.
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I usually use Italics to emphasize when I'm just talking out of my ass.

And if you are intelligent and understand history, you can see that almost all successful revolutions were the product of eventual violence.
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But even any Dumb Ass can tell you that all revolutions have simply ended us up right back in the same old mess rather than working to iron out the flaws within systems, the rabble rushes in like frenzied chimps to overturn chairs and tables and stir a ruckus,,,

Do you not see the evil things that go on throughout the world (genocide in SUDAN/Cambodia/Germany/Somalia)?
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I do, do you see those things happening in San Francisco? Well then hell yes lets burn their offices,,, <--- A smart person would make note of the Italics.

To each his own, but from looking at these videos, does it look like major change is occurring/will occur?
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Just because a Picture can paint a thousand words does nothing whatsoever to indicate who is holding the Brush or why.

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