Around 40 tents are now pitched in Civic Center Park as part of the Occupy Berkeley encampment. Photos: Judith Scherr By Judith Scherr While Occupy encampments across the nation are being forcibly disbanded, be it in Oakland, Manhattan or right here on the Cal campus, the tent-city in Berkeley’s Civic Center Park, which was established in […]
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UC police dismantle tent city on steps of Sproul Hall
UP Police dressed in riot gear dismantled the small tent encampment on the steps of Sproul Hall around 3:30 am Thursday.
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After night of camping, weary Cal protesters settle in
The mood at the new Occupy Cal encampment was calm Wednesday morning. Photos: Frances Dinkelspiel A few dozen bleary eyed protestors who spent Tuesday night camped on the steps of Sproul Hall vowed Wednesday morning to stay in UC Berkeley’s main square as long as possible, even though UC Berkeley police announced numerous times Wednesday […]
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Cal students vote to set up Occupy camp on campus
General assembly of Occupy Cal protesters on Sproul Plaza on Tuesday evening. Photo: Tracey Taylor At the Occupy Cal general assembly held Tuesday night on the UC Berkeley campus, protesters voted to set up an encampment in the style of the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Oakland tent-cities both of which have been forcibly dismantled […]
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Rally begins after teach-ins at Occupy Cal Day of Action
The 12 noon rally gets under way at the Occupy Cal Day of Action. Photos: Frances Dinkelspiel The Occupy Cal Day of Action is under way on the UC Berkeley campus with a noon rally in progress at the time of writing, and news helicopters aloft to cover the action. According to the BPD, an […]
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After Oakland eviction, Occupy focus shifts to UC Berkeley
Peaceful demonstrations at Occupy Cal on November 9th. Photo: Tracey Taylor With the dismantling by police of the Occupy Oakland camp early this morning, the Occupy focus has shifted to UC Berkeley where students are preparing to hold a general strike on Tuesday. Reports suggest that Occupy Oakland protesters may march to Berkeley to join Occupy Cal demonstrations tomorrow too. […]
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Police use of force at Occupy Cal gets national attention
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive The manner in which the police handled Occupy Cal protesters on Wednesday night has come under scrutiny and attracted attention beyond the boundaries of Berkeley. Videos taken on the scene (including one published on Berkeleyside on Wednesday) show UCPD and Alameda County […]
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After protests and arrests, calm returns to Cal campus
Only a couple of dozen people with placards and one tent were in evidence at 9:00am Thursday morning on Sproul Plaza. Photos: Tracey Taylor The UC Berkeley campus was calm this morning after a night of protests and altercations with police that resulted in 39 arrests, including one faculty member, and several injuries, although as […]
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Protesters vote to set up Occupy Cal camp at UC Berkeley
Protestors met for a general assembly at around 1:45 pm today at Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus. Photos: Tracey Taylor Update, 7:52pm: Video footage of police beating protesters at today’s Occupy Cal demonstrations has emerged. The following video was uploaded to YouTube by Miles Mathews [Hat-tip: Bruce Love]: Update, 4:36 pm: Protesters have […]
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Berkeley joins 900 cities to condemn corporate greed
Around 300 people marched through downtown Berkeley Saturday as part of the worldwide Occupy movement. All photos: Judith Scherr By Judith Scherr Update, 10.16.11: A video of the October 15th Occupy march in Berkeley has been added at the foot of this story. It was created by Digital Asphalt/East Bay Media Center/Paul Kealoha Blake. ……………………………………. Some […]
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Berkeley artist captures mood of Wall Street protesters
Berkeley artist Eric Drooker drew this New Yorker cover The artist Eric Drooker, a New York native and Berkeley resident, has been following the Occupy Wall Street protests closely, posting numerous updates on his Facebook page and even designing posters that can be used by participants. This week The New Yorker is featuring one of […]
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Wall Street protests come to Berkeley
By Judith Scherr A movement to fight corporate power that began with Occupy Wall Street reached Berkeley Saturday with some 200 people converging around noon outside the downtown Bank of America to plan an October 15 “occupation” of a site in Berkeley. Students piling up debt, retirees on fixed income, homeless people, the unemployed and […]
