Denver police use intimidation to try to squash an anti-police-brutality march in solidarity with Anaheim, causing some arrests:
Sergeant Andrejasich barked at us that “if you go in the street again, we will arrest you.” This threat seemed absurd given that whenever we march, DPD’s vehicles that follow us essentially shut down traffic anyway. Sergeant Andrejasich was clearly hoping that by threatening arrest and possible violence, he could frighten our solidarity march into giving up and going home. He should know by now that Occupy Denver doesn’t play like that. Having seen DPD use violence or the threat of violence countless times to attempt to silence dissent, I figured someone should resolve Sergeant Andrejasich’s confusion about the relationship between his department and our subversive assembly.
Check out @CourtneyOccupied’s awesome photos from last week’s protests in Anaheim!
![There was a huge contingent of drummers, all dressed in red, and it in turn was backed up by red-bedecked popular neighborhood assembly banners and an enormous three-dimensional fabric red square (on loan, I’m nearly certain, from the École de la Montagne Rouge [School of the Red Mountain] art collective — and the whole brilliant-red group was part of the ever-larger and also extremely red rolling wave of popular neighborhood assemblies and casseroles that started way north of downtown about two hours early and fused with each other as they met at multiple appointed intersections to then continue on together, ever larger and ever louder.
The casseroles in Montreal gain sharp momentum again after the 100th consecutive night, and one demonstration is met with violence not by the police, but a rogue civilian.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m87ijiqopW1r6pxazo1_1280.jpg)
There was a huge contingent of drummers, all dressed in red, and it in turn was backed up by red-bedecked popular neighborhood assembly banners and an enormous three-dimensional fabric red square (on loan, I’m nearly certain, from the École de la Montagne Rouge [School of the Red Mountain] art collective — and the whole brilliant-red group was part of the ever-larger and also extremely red rolling wave of popular neighborhood assemblies and casseroles that started way north of downtown about two hours early and fused with each other as they met at multiple appointed intersections to then continue on together, ever larger and ever louder.
The casseroles in Montreal gain sharp momentum again after the 100th consecutive night, and one demonstration is met with violence not by the police, but a rogue civilian.
In the Middle and In Between: A NATO Retrospective
“We played cat-and-mouse games with columns of riot cops all afternoon. They tried to contain us and direct our movements; we tried to outmaneuver them and get to the convention center. We succeeded, making it to the eight-foot metal barricades three times only to be threatened by the Special Forces guarding the dignitaries meeting beyond. I did a stand-up TV interview at one barricade, telling the reporter that our goal was to be seen and heard by those inside the summit. I was only seen and heard by the soldier who cut the interview short, barking a command to leave the secured area immediately.”
We return to the #noNATO actions as a member of Occupy Chicago recounts her experience months later.
“So many people are so appreciative and excited about getting this surprise gift as they are wandering down the streets when our ragtag solidarity march goes by.”
Cindy Milstein writes about her outreach effort of giving away red squares to passersby while marching in Montreal.
From Philadelphia to NYC: the #99MileMarch
“It’s important that everyone is able to contribute and play a role in society, and for that week, the march was a society. Like Zuccotti, as I’m sure other occupations around the world, building a functioning society is not done without its tribulations. I wish I had been able to stay for the entire march to watch that evolve.”
A story (with photos!) from the #99MileMarch.
Intervention in Southampton: a report from Occupy’s protest outside David Koch’s home, highlighting Mitt Romney’s “Koch problem.”
“They see us as an inconvenience, and don’t realize that this inconvenience is a public service.” —What Would William Penn Do?
Check out a slideshow and reportback of day 3 at the Occupy National Gathering on Occupied Stories!
Queer & feminista! Anticapitalista!
The queer pink bloc march exhibits a fierce defiance against the police in Montreal.
