Time magazine has declared 2011 the year of the protester. In the year that gave the world the Arab Spring, austerity-related uprisings throughout Europe, and the Occupy Wall Street movement, it is no surprise the newsweekly chose “The Protester” as its iconic 2011 Person of the Year. Two protesters from very different movements join The […]
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gave Occupy protesters a deadline of midnight Monday morning to vacate City Hall park, but the 2,000-strong group have yet to leave. Police in riot gear and shields have blocked a major intersection in downtown Los Angeles, but have made no arrests at this time.
Around the country, Occupy protesters are fighting city governments–sometimes in the courtroom, and sometimes, on the ground in clashes with city police. Norm Stamper was Seattle’s police chief in 1999 when World Trade Organization protesters clashed with police. He offers some advice to police departments across the country.
What began as a small group of protesters in Lower Manhattan one month ago today turned into a global movement over the weekend. Protests were held in 950 cities in 80 countries around the world over the weekend. Police arrested hundreds of people, including 70 in New York, and 175 in Chicago.