NATO Demonstrators and Police Clash at Sunday Protest
After a peaceful march from Petrillo Bandshell to outside McCormick place Sunday, Anti-NATO protesters gathered at Michigan and Cermak to watch veterans turn in their medals. Most left shortly thereafter, but around 500 remained and were confronted by CPD forces that demanded they disperse. See video of clashing police and protesters from the evening of [...]
Saturday Protests in the Loop
Saturday saw the first major protests against NATO including a rally against the arrest of three men on terrorism charges and an impromptu evening march through the Loop. [View the story "NATO3 march M19" on Storify]
Saturday Evening Marches Bring Conflict Between Protesters, Police
More than 1,000 protesters marched through the streets Saturday evening stopping traffic as hundreds of Chicago Police Department officers barricaded routes. What looked to be in the hundreds at first at Congress Avenue and State Street Saturday early evening turned into more than 1,000 late that evening with a a handful of arrests. A [...]
NATO Brings Visiting Protesters to the Windy City
Red bandanas, sun burnt skin and eager activists crowded the basement of Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ, turning used cardboard boxes into picket signs. The church, located at 615 W. Wellington Avenue, in the Lakeview East neighborhood allowed the group to use the space as a convergence area, providing a refuge from the heat [...]
Occupy Chicago Protests Foreclosures
Protests around Chicago began even before the NATO Summit got underway. Occupy Chicago held a protest calling for a Moratorium on Eviction on Wednesday. The protesters demanded a halt on all “for profit” evictions and foreclosures. The rally began at Jackson and La Salle Streets and traveled to Daley Plaza. Along the way, demonstrators stopped at several [...]
Anti-Police Demonstration Marches Through Bridgeport
An anti-police group under the moniker “FTP” marched north through Bridgeport Tuesday, May 15. The protest was focused on expressing ant- CPD sentiment and ending what participants refer to as police brutality.
A Week of Protest Ahead in Chicago
Occupy Chicago and a roster of aligned organizations announced on Thursday a wide range of activities leading up to next weekend’s NATO summit. Representatives for Occupy Chicago, The People’s Summit, The Mental Health Movement, Iraq Veterans Against the War, National Nurses United, the Coalition Against NATO/G8 War and Poverty Agenda, Chicago Indymedia and The Barefoot [...]
Occupy Chicago Kicks Off Spring Protests
Chicago marchers– including community organizations and unions– came out in full force downtown March 20 to revive the Occupy Chicago movement in time for spring. via YouTube This video was shot on location at Daley and Federal Plazas, the Thompson Building and Michigan Avenues. According to estimates, the crowd numbered in the thousands, and was [...]
Chicagoans in Iowa To Be Part of Occupy Caucuses
Political analysts have been predicting that the Occupy Movement was beginning to die, but ChicagoTalks reporter Paris Lewbel, in Des Moines for the 2012 caucuses, found the movement is going strong in Iowa. He met some Chicagoans who traveled to the Hawkeye State to witness the nation’s first presidential nominating contest.
Local Businesses React To Occupy Chicago’s Impact
After 48 days of protesting, it’s tough to say what kind of impact the Occupy Chicago movement has had—at least on businesses along demonstration routes, that is.
Occupiers Allegedly Sleeping At Area Businesses
Members of Occupy Chicago are frequenting downtown shops and restaurants to use restrooms and to even sleep, according to local business employees.
Occupy Chicago Protesters Seek Justice
Carrying a sign that said “Honk to Indict Banksters,” Mary O’Sullivan waved and gave a thumbs up to drivers who honked in approval at her sign. “I want to bring attention to all the crimes. It’s amazing how many crimes our government is committing that are being unpunished,” said O’Sullivan, 72, who has been unemployed [...]
The Public View from Occupy Chicago
Here are some images supplied by Flickr photographers of Occupy Chicago, as of 10/12/2011
The Human Side of Occupy Chicago
Juan Oribio has been standing in front of the Federal Reserve Bank for 10 days, protesting against corporate greed and the bank bailout in the Occupy Chicago movement. Oribio, an Illinois School of Arts student, said he is angry at all political parties. He said his tax money is being used to finance wars that [...]
The Local Angle on Occupy Chicago, #OccupyWallStreet Covered
Former student Kevin Goztola, a long-time activist and organizer helped organize Art, Access & Action when he was a student at Columbia. These days Kevin is The Dissenter for FireDogLake (FDL) writing about #occupywallstreet and aiming to travel to Washington D.C. for more #occupywallstreet events. Meanwhile, here in Chicago, Columbia College Chicago Journalism graduate Ryan Williams [...]
