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Thousands of Occupy protesters shut down operations at Oakland port

Publié par Clifford Armion le 11/03/2011

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OAKLAND, Calif. Occupy Wall Street protesters declared victory after thousands of demonstrators shut down one of the nation's busiest shipping ports late Wednesday, escalating a movement whose tactics had largely been limited to marches, rallies and tent encampments since it began in September.

As a voice over a bullhorn said The night is not over, yet, protest organizers told demonstrators to head back to the downtown plaza where the Oakland movement has been based for more than a month.

At the Occupy encampment across the street from City Hall, which also was the scene of intense clashes with authorities last week, the protesters started a large bonfire in the middle of a street, leading to a confrontation with the police.

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"Thousands of Occupy protesters shut down operations at Oakland port", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), mars 2011. Consulté le 05/11/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/thousands-of-occupy-protesters-shut-down-operations-at-oakland-port