ness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) Occupy Oakland The campaign against whistleblowers in Washington Washington, DC - On January 23, the Obama administration charged former CIA officer John Kiriakou under the Espionage Act for disclosing classified information to journalists about the waterboarding of al-Qaeda suspects. His is just the latest prosecution in an unprecedented assault on government whistleblowers and leakers of every sort. Kiriakou's plight will clearly be but one more battle in a broader war to ensure that government actions and sunshine policies don't go together. By now, there can be little doubt that government retaliation against whistleblowers is not an isolated event, nor even an agency-by-agency practice. The number of cases in play suggests an organised strategy to deprive those in the US of any knowledge of the more disreputable things that their government does. How it plays out in court and elsewhere will significantly affect our democracy. Kiriakou, in particular, is accused of giving information about the CIA's torture programmes to reporters two years ago.
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History Matters Home Page Occupy Oakland: Thousands gather for general strike Thousands of peaceful protesters gathered in downtown Oakland Wednesday morning to kick off a planned "general strike" to draw attention to the Occupy movement's core concern over economic inequality. The day's actions -- which some believe will mark the largest East Bay protest since the Vietnam War -- include marches on banks, teach-ins, a dance flash mob and an attempt to shutter the Port of Oakland come evening. Wednesday morning, loud music played in Frank Ogawa Plaza, the City Hall square that has been the site of the Occupy Oakland encampment. The camp was fully reestablished just days after the city ordered it razed last week. PHOTOS: Occupy protests around the nation A heavy response to those demonstrating the camp's demolition by riot-geared police lobbing tear gas placed Oakland's movement in the national and even international spotlight. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has sought to placate protesters by allowing them to return, but many remain angry at her. -- Lee Romney in Oakland
Cops Shooting People Occupy Oakland general strike – live | World news 12:00pm: Thousands of protesters are expected to gather in Oakland, California, for a general strike and mass day of action in support of the Occupy Oakland movement. Workers, university students and school pupils are all being urged to rally near the Occupy camp, with banks and large corporations expected to be targeted by marches. The strike aims to "shut down" the city, culminating with a march to the port of Oakland to prevent the transit of cargo. Activity is expected to centre on 14th Street and Broadway – where Scott Olsen, a former marine, was hit and seriously injured by a police projectile last week. Three demonstrations are planned, one at 9am local time (12pm ET), another at noon (3pm ET), and a third at 5pm (8pm ET). Our reporter Adam Gabbatt is on the scene in Oakland and will be providing live updates. 12.04pm: In New York, a veterans' march in under way. 12.34pm: My colleague Adam Gabbatt is in Oakland, and send this dispatch: 5.45pm: Here's a summary of events today.
www.mnftiu.cc Occupy Oakland’s “General Strike” Opens New Front on Corporate Power | BNET Last Updated Nov 2, 2011 2:55 PM EDT The citywide "general strike" today organized by Occupy Oakland activists is significant on at least three levels. It 1) represents the first large-scale labor action in the U.S. sparked by Occupy Wall Street; 2) serves as a measure of union support for the movement; 3) visibly and dramatically demonstrates the possibilities of mass protest. That last point is less obvious or trivial than it may seem. Social and political movements are fundamentally about opening people's eyes and giving them the confidence to confront perceived injustice. To that end, hundreds of protesters converged on downtown Oakland to support the strike. Several businesses, including the Men's Wearhouse and the Grand Lake Theater closed their doors Wednesday in support of today's planned General Strike as thousands of people are expected to join the Occupy Oakland movement to protest the inequality of wealth and power. Related: © 2011 CBS Interactive Inc..
Rigorous Intuition (v. 2.0) Occupy Oakland Prepares For Citywide General Strike OAKLAND, Calif. -- Anti-Wall Street demonstrators and Oakland city officials on Monday were preparing for a midweek strike by protesters that would include a possible shutdown of the Port of Oakland, the fifth busiest shipping container port in the U.S. Organizers for Occupy Oakland said during an afternoon news conference that in addition to the port disruption on Wednesday, they also plan to march outside banks, corporations, foreclosed homes, schools and libraries in what they are calling a broad-based call to action. According to its website, the local Service Employees International Union is encouraging members to seek time off work to stand in support of Occupy Oakland. "Capitalism is pitting different people in different places. Another organizer, Boots Riley, said Oakland has become a flashpoint for the anti-Wall Street movement as he expects thousands to participate in the strike. "All over the world people are marching in solidary with and looking to Oakland," Riley said.
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