Episode 4: Occupy Oakland: Ronald, Sherry and Andie (10/22/11)

vor 14 Jahren

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Occupy the Airwaves

The Stories of the 99%

Gesellschaft , Politiknachrichten , Staatsregierung , National , Nicht Profit-orientiert , Gesellschaft & Kultur , Regierungen & Organisationen , Nachrichten & Politik

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vor 14 Jahren

A few days before the police violently clashed with the
Occupy Oakland movement, I visited the
campground in front of City Hall. On a bright, sunny, Saturday
afternoon, I found a peaceful, supportive community. It could not
have been more different than the news coverage I would watch
just three nights later. Here are the stories of
Ronald, who marched with the movement for the
first time to honor the legacy of his parents and their work in
the Civil Rights movement; Sherry, who has lost
her patience with partisan vitriol in Washington; and
Andie, an eight-year veteran of the U.S. Navy,
who suffers from PTSD and has struggled to reintegrate into
civilian life.

Read Aftershock by Robert Reich.

See photos of Occupy Oakland on Saturday, October
22.

Watch video of Oakland police teargassing crowd as they
rescue an injured Occupier.

Read about the BART police shooting of Oscar
Grant.