Archives for juin 2012

1 Arrested At National Occupy Gathering As Fights Break About Between Law Enforcement, Activists

Occupy Movement activists are confronted by police officers as the protesters assembled in the 2nd Bank park in Philadelphia, PA June 30, 2012. (Mannie Garcia/MintPress) (PHILADELPHIA) MintPress – A peaceful day of Occupy National Gatherings workshops and demonstrations turned violent Saturday evening, as the National Parks Departments made one arrest in the midst of clashes between law […]

Occupy Movement activists are confronted by police officers as the protesters assembled in the 2nd Bank park in Philadelphia, PA June 30, 2012. (Mannie Garcia/MintPress)

(PHILADELPHIA) MintPress – A peaceful day of Occupy National Gatherings workshops and demonstrations turned violent Saturday evening, as the National Parks Departments made one arrest in the midst of clashes between law enforcement and activists. The confrontation began when Parks Department officers told a man in Second Court Park, blocks from

Activists Converge On Philadelphia’s Independence Mall For Day One Of National Gathering

An Occupy protester encourages others to ‘Rise Up’ in Philadelphia June 30, 2012. (Mannie Garcia/MintPress) (PHILADELPHIA) MintPress – As tourists waited in long lines to get a glimpse of the Liberty Bell, a symbol of freedom and democracy, hundreds of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters stood their ground Saturday in an adjacent Philadelphia park for the […]

An Occupy protester encourages others to 'Rise Up' in Philadelphia June 30, 2012. (Mannie Garcia/MintPress)

(PHILADELPHIA) MintPress – As tourists waited in long lines to get a glimpse of the Liberty Bell, a symbol of freedom and democracy, hundreds of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters stood their ground Saturday in an adjacent Philadelphia park for the first ever National Occupy Gathering, holding signs, singing songs and meeting in small groups to