MEDIA ROOTS – On Wednesday, November 2, 2011, Abby Martin of Media Roots was on the front lines of the bedlam in the streets of Oakland providing unembedded coverage during the aftermath of the Occupy Oakland general strike and shutdown of the Port of Oakland. Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters successfully shut down the Port of Oakland, the nation’s … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS— On Thursday, November 3, 2011, Abby Martin of Media Roots spoke with Russia Today TV (RT) about the Occupy Movement, Occupy Oakland, the police-state response, and the historic general strike called by Occupy Oakland, which drew tens of thousands of supporters to shut down banks and the Port of Oakland, the nation’s fifth largest port. Abby Martin, Media … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS— As people in the U.S. and abroad endeavour to exercise their rights and civil liberties, such as the right to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly, the state and its police forces continue finding methods to repress such civic activity. An important component of social control and repression of dissent has been the curtailment of telecommunications. Earlier this … Read More
Media Roots Radio – Live From Occupy Oakland General Strike 11-2-11 by Media Roots MEDIA ROOTS- Abby and Robbie Martin broadcast a live episode of Media Roots Radio at the center of Occupy Oakland’s historic general strike from Frank Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland on . They discuss the police brutality that occurred last week during the initial raid of … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS— In 1946, Oakland was the last city in the U.S. to have a general strike. Now, 65 years later, the people are going to shut the city down again in another historic strike taking place tomorrow, November 2, 2011. Tomorrow’s strike was voted on last week at the Occupy Oakland General Assembly, where over 1,600 people voted in favor … Read More
