Video of arrest van
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F06E7OLmVCk
Video of action:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4576C2C91D2723B5&feature=plcp
Photos of action:
http://updatewith.com/lightbox/natocwr.php
by Christopher Rhinkleff <zebuyak@gmail.com> from PeaceWorks,KC
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David Goodner <david.a.goodner@gmail.com>
Thu, May 17, 2012
If you're coming to
G8/NATO
http://fromplatotonato.blogspot.com/2012/05/g8nato-summit-protests-start-heating-up.html
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ - Matthew 25
So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area,
both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers
and overturned their tables. - John 2:15
Eight buses of folks from Occupy Wall Street groups across the country
began rolling into
Nurses United members should start to arrive today. The 99% Spring
coalition of labor unions, faith groups, and community organizations
has also organized bus trips from several major
peace and justice groups are also sending delegations. Last night,
during a talk about the Bradley Manning trial by a Firedoglake blogger
at a local Revolution bookstore, I met people who had driven into
many folks are driving in cars, taking public buses or trains, or
flying commercial to get here.
The influx of thousands of out of town demonstrators arriving in
demonstrations Thursday, but the National Nurses United rally for a
financial speculation tax on Friday will be the first real test of
movement strength that could gauge if the G8/NATO summit protest
mobilizations will meet or exceed turnout expectations, or
underperform. Friday's nurses' march needs to turn out at least 2,000
people to meet expectations, and if that happens, then things look
good for a strong showing at Sunday's coalition march, which could
turn out between 10-20,000 people. Those kind of numbers would be
enough to carry significant momentum into Monday, the second day of
the summit, when a large-scale civil disobedience action is being
organized to shutdown Boeing's national corporate headquarters.
But for all the attention on out of town demonstrators, the real
variable at play here is local
organized left in the third largest city in the country mobilizes,
than we could see a perfect storm where as many as 50,000 take to the
streets on Sunday. Those kind of numbers would far exceed expectations
and truly signal a resurgent social movement this American Spring.
The overt police presence in
the week progresses, with more and more patrol cars and bicycle cops
in all corners of the city. Movement spaces also appear to be under
surveillance, as uniformed officers in unmarked police cruisers have
been frequently spotted outside convergent centers and other spaces.
Some activists have also reported being briefly detained by police
while eating at restaurants or coffee shops. Police have asked for
photo ID and may be trying to build a list of names or dossiers on out
of town organizers and activists.
Below is a list of movement spaces folks traveling to
weekend should keep in mind:
Occupy
United
(Secondary space: 500 W. Cermak)
Catholic Worker Sanctuary and Safehouse
Holy Innocent Convent
White Rose Catholic Worker Mess Hall
Week Without Capitalism
6932
Health and
MultiKulti
1000 N. Milwaukee (at
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