PHOTOS: Rally for education at Capitol building ends in arrests
Sixty-eight protesters including two SF State students were arrested Monday evening after they refused to leave the state Capitol building as part of the rally for higher education. Hundreds of demonstrators took over…
PHOTOS: Occupy Wall Street West takes to the streets of the Financial District
Protesters took part in demonstrations against large banks and corporations Friday in several parts of San Francisco and around the Bay Area. The goal of the planned demonstration, billed as the Occupy Wall…
PHOTOS: Occupy movement attempts to shut down Port of Oakland
Supporters of the Occupy movement gathered at the West Oakland BART station at 5 a.m. today as part of a coordinated effort to shut down all major ports along the West Coast, from…
Occupy movement set to shut down Port of Oakland
Occupy demonstrators are attempting to shut down every major port along the West Coast this morning, including the Port of Oakland. Protesters are hoping to make a statement and cause a significant profit…
Responding to the Occupy movement: A cop’s side of the story
Every day, Sheriff’s Deputy Timothy Vales wakes up and puts on his uniform. Though his son left May 1st to serve in the United States Army, Vales stops briefly in his son’s room…
Hacktivism: the intersection of advocacy and technology
Anyone who has attended protests or been involved with activism in the last few years can tell you: The times, they are a changin’. Tools of activists used to include self-published pamphlets and…
Occupy SF protesters clash with Black Friday shoppers
Occupy SF and Black Friday shoppers were at odds Friday evening as protesters tried to spread their message about corporate greed by blocking entrances to some major retailers on one of the busiest…
Protesters, professor arrested at Occupy Cal demonstration
Thirty-nine arrests were made at the Occupy Cal demonstration after protesters refused to take down tents on the UC Berkeley campus. Demonstrators organized a general assembly Wednesday afternoon and approved a motion to establish…
VIDEO, PHOTOS: Occupy Oakland general strike shuts down Port of Oakland
Protesters gathered at 14th Street and Broadway in Oakland yesterday as part of a mass general assembly in support of the Occupy Oakland movement. “It’s enlightening to see people taking the streets,” said…
PHOTOS: OccupySF protesters block entrance of Wells Fargo headquarters
At least ten protesters were arrested today during OccupySF’s latest demonstration against corporate greed, according to police. Protesters gathered to block the entrance to the Wells Fargo headquarters at 400 Montgomery St., keeping…
PHOTOS: Demonstrators against the Afghanistan war join Occupy SF
Several hundred protesters against the Afghanistan war rallied alongside Occupy SF protesters on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the war. The two groups of demonstrators each held their own events until…
Occupy SF protests still a strong presence in city
At 101 Market St. in front of the Federal Reserve, people have been persuading onlookers to join them in defending the 99 percent, referring to the idea that 1 percent of the population controls…
UC Berkeley students occupy Tolman Hall, two arrested
Protesters at UC Berkeley occupied Tolman Hall today as part of a protest against the UC system’s recent decision to hike tuition, put on by a student-led group Students Against the Cuts Coalition….
