Monday, May 21, 2012

Occupy chicago

  • BOSTON (WHDH) -- Even though the protests against the NATO summit are happening in Chicago, about two dozen Occupy Boston protesters gathered in Copley Square Sunday night to say they are there in spirit. So theyre my personal friends over there.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Theres not really a solid voice and united message against NATO, protester Trent Carl said Monday during a demonstration at Boeing Co. headquarters organized by Occupy Chicago to oppose the companys tax breaks.
  • (Republic)
  • The Occupy members from the Chicago area are pointing fingers at Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Police Superintendent McCarthy and now Obama. They say one single phone call from the president could have stopped the violence at the rally sooner.
  • (WGNtv.com)
  • I spoke with Taylor Nimey of Occupy Seattle, who said 10 of them had come from Washington state. But policemen from all over Illinois also began training 3 months ago, to make sure that Chicago would not have a repeat performance of the 1968 DNC.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • A police boat idled in the nearby Chicago River. Occupy Chicago contends tax breaks for the aircraft manufacturer have deprived the state of millions of dollars. The group also objects to Boeings role in producing military hardware for the U.S. and its NATO allies.
  • (AP - msnbc.com)
  • CHICAGO: Anti-NATO protesters occupied Chicagos streets Monday, denouncing police brutality a day after clashes with baton-wielding officers led to around 70 arrests and some significant injuries.
  • (Times of India)
  • Dozens of Evanston- and Northwestern-based activists joined a crowd of thousands at the largest-expected march during the first day of the NATO summit in downtown Chicago.
  • (U-Wire.com)

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