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Cornel West, Hundreds Of Others Arrested In Occupy Protests Across Nation
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Ben Yakas
Published Oct 16, 2011
Modified Oct 16, 2011
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The Occupy Wall Street protests which began in NYC just over a month ago went global this weekend—and across the nation, hundreds of protesters were arrested as cops clashed with demonstrators in Chicago, Phoenix, Denver and Raleigh. And in Washington D.C., Dr. Cornel West—who had appeared in solidarity with OWS protesters two weeks ago—was arrested at the Supreme Court steps.
Cornel West being arrested today (@occupybaystreet)
Chicago police arrested approximately 175 Occupy Chicago protestors in Congress Plaza just after 1 a.m. Sunday morning, after they had been warned they were violating municipal code. Protesters had assembled a tent city and formed a human chain while refusing to move from the park. Chi-town resident Joseph Eichler wondered why Mayor Rahm Emanuel wasn't more like a certain local hero: "I'd like to ask why (New York Mayor Michael) Bloomberg let the people stay in the park peacefully and clean up their own mess, and Rahm Emanuel won't let us do the same."
In Phoenix, Arizona, about 40 Occupy Phoenix demonstrators were arrested just after midnight after refusing to clear out of Margaret T. Hance Park, similar to Chicago. Twenty-four people were arrested in Denver amid physical clashes with police in Civic Center, near the state capitol building; and 19 people were arrested
in Raleigh, North Carolina after their permit to demonstrate on the grounds of the state capitol expired.
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