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A few random links about global Occupy actions:
Protesters swarm Chicago for NATO summit thousands expected to march through Windy City
CHICAGO — Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit were gearing up for their largest demonstration Sunday, when thousands are expected to march from a downtown park to the lakeside convention center where President Barack Obama and dozens of other world leaders will meet.
Hours before the main demonstration was set to start, protesters were already gathering at Grant Park holding signs including one that read: “NATO, Go Home.” One protester walked with an American flag turned upside down.
A day earlier, several hundred demonstrators wound through the city’s streets for hours, testing police who used bicycles to barricade off streets and horseback officers to coax them in different directions. Increasingly tense clashes Saturday night between protesters and police resulted in 18 arrests, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said.
CHICAGO — Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit were gearing up for their largest demonstration Sunday, when thousands are expected to march from a downtown park to the lakeside convention center where President Barack Obama and dozens of other world leaders will meet.
Hours before the main demonstration was set to start, protesters were already gathering at Grant Park holding signs including one that read: “NATO, Go Home.” One protester walked with an American flag turned upside down.
A day earlier, several hundred demonstrators wound through the city’s streets for hours, testing police who used bicycles to barricade off streets and horseback officers to coax them in different directions. Increasingly tense clashes Saturday night between protesters and police resulted in 18 arrests, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said.
Spain's 'indignants' have huge support: poll
(AFP) – 5 hours ago
MADRID — Spain's "indignant" protest movement against economic inequality and spending cuts continues to enjoy widespread support a year after it was launched, a poll published on Sunday showed.
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Even more of those surveyed, 78 percent, said the "indignant" protesters "are right", compared to 81 percent who felt this way in June of last year.
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The Metroscopia poll was carried out on May 16-17, just after the protesters wrapped up four days of demonstrations in 80 cities and towns across the country on May 15 to mark the birth of their Internet-fueled movement a year ago.
Police estimate about 30,000 people took part in the first protest on May 12 in Madrid. In Barcelona, Spain's second city, police estimate the turnout on the first night was 45,000 people.
(AFP) – 5 hours ago
MADRID — Spain's "indignant" protest movement against economic inequality and spending cuts continues to enjoy widespread support a year after it was launched, a poll published on Sunday showed.
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Even more of those surveyed, 78 percent, said the "indignant" protesters "are right", compared to 81 percent who felt this way in June of last year.
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The Metroscopia poll was carried out on May 16-17, just after the protesters wrapped up four days of demonstrations in 80 cities and towns across the country on May 15 to mark the birth of their Internet-fueled movement a year ago.
Police estimate about 30,000 people took part in the first protest on May 12 in Madrid. In Barcelona, Spain's second city, police estimate the turnout on the first night was 45,000 people.
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Blockupy Frankfurt: Thousands wrap up four-day protests (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Published: 19 May, 2012, 20:59
At least 20,000 Occupy movement demonstrators have gathered in Frankfurt on the fourth day of mass anti-capitalist protests against the current banking system and austerity measures.
“We are in solidarity with the people of Greece and other European countries who are already gravely suffering from cuts across the board which threaten their very existence,'' organizer spokesman Roland Seuss said.
Saturday's march is the final demonstration in a four-day-long “Blockupy” protest. It passed off peacefully with demonstrators marching through the center of the city holding anti-capitalist banners.
On Friday, however, police detained some 400 protesters from the Blockupy movement after they erected barricades and staged sit-ins.
Published: 19 May, 2012, 20:59
At least 20,000 Occupy movement demonstrators have gathered in Frankfurt on the fourth day of mass anti-capitalist protests against the current banking system and austerity measures.
“We are in solidarity with the people of Greece and other European countries who are already gravely suffering from cuts across the board which threaten their very existence,'' organizer spokesman Roland Seuss said.
Saturday's march is the final demonstration in a four-day-long “Blockupy” protest. It passed off peacefully with demonstrators marching through the center of the city holding anti-capitalist banners.
On Friday, however, police detained some 400 protesters from the Blockupy movement after they erected barricades and staged sit-ins.
Russian Funds Flee as Anti-Putin Activists Occupy Moscow
May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Investors are fleeing Russia as demonstrators against President Vladimir Putin dig in, exacerbating the impact of Europe's debt crisis on the country's markets, money managers from Frankfurt to Moscow said.
Activists who clashed with police before Putin's May 7 inauguration are protesting non-stop in Moscow, using the Occupy Wall Street movement's tactics. As the benchmark RTS equity index entered a bear market, Russia-focused equity funds recorded $251 million of outflows in the seven days to May 9, the most this year, while China lost $127 million, India $148 million and Brazil $167 million, EPFR Global data show.
May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Investors are fleeing Russia as demonstrators against President Vladimir Putin dig in, exacerbating the impact of Europe's debt crisis on the country's markets, money managers from Frankfurt to Moscow said.
Activists who clashed with police before Putin's May 7 inauguration are protesting non-stop in Moscow, using the Occupy Wall Street movement's tactics. As the benchmark RTS equity index entered a bear market, Russia-focused equity funds recorded $251 million of outflows in the seven days to May 9, the most this year, while China lost $127 million, India $148 million and Brazil $167 million, EPFR Global data show.