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| The Occupation Farces Plans To Shut Down The Port Of L.A. |
| 2011-12-12 |
| Two weeks after their central command post at City Hall was dismantled by police, Occupy L.A. protesters are setting their sights on a new mission -- shutting down the Port of Los Angeles. Protesters will be gathering at Harry Bridges Park in San Pedro starting at 5 a.m. Monday, according to an announcement posted on Occupy L.A.'s website Sunday. Activists will then march to the gate of the SSA terminal, all in the early, and most heavily trafficked, hours of the port's morning. Occupy L.A. organizers say Monday's event will specifically target Goldman Sachs, partial owner of shipping agent SSA Marine, which has 5 terminals and a warehouse in the Harbor area. ILWU's president released a statement in October supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement after members were pepper-sprayed in a protest at the Port of Longview in Washington. A separate migrant's rights march will also be held in Downtown L.A. at 10 a.m. with participants marching from Olympic Blvd. and Broadway to City Hall. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #10 Not much of a disturbance |
| Posted by: Bobby 2011-12-12 18:14 |
| #9 |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-12-12 15:32 |
| #8 I got a look on TV at the mess that was made by the Occupy LA people when they were finally evicted from the encampment. There were nice, new tents that those people just left standing there. Having participated in Boy Scouts for some years I have an idea of the value of a tent. You can pay upwards of a hundred buck or even more depending on the type of tent you get. Now, it seems to me that if the occupiers had to buy those tents themselves they wouldn't have just left them behind. So my question is: Who paid for those tents? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-12-12 12:02 |
| #7 I do give 'em credit for getting up at 5 am on a Monday, though. More likely it's because they're still up from |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2011-12-12 10:21 |
| #6 It will be red on red. The ILWU is supporting the Occupiers and the Teamsters and Owner Operators are not. Should be interesting conversations at the gates. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-12-12 09:17 |
| #5 gonna rain in SoCal today. We'll see how committed they are when they're gonna get a much-needed bath |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-12-12 08:39 |
| #4 If it costs a fortune, at least one thing is certain, that the California legislature will try to make it up by raising taxes. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-12-12 08:39 |
| #3 I do give 'em credit for getting up at 5 am on a Monday, though. They'll be pretty useless until the nearest expresso shoppes open and a few 'runs' have been made, though. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2011-12-12 08:22 |
| #2 Protesters will be gathering at Harry Bridges Park in San Pedro starting at 5 a.m Longshoremen vs Hipsters? Serious pay-per-view potential there. My money is on the people who work for a living. I do give 'em credit for getting up at 5 am on a Monday, though. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-12-12 03:45 |
| #1 And their point is ??? |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-12-12 01:23 |