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ABC News, “Demonstrations, Violence Go on in Bay Area Cities,” December 8, 2014

Demonstrations, Violence Go on in Bay Area Cities Kristin J. Bender and Paul Elias, Associated Press, December 8, 2014 “There is an anarchist fringe of about 100 to 200 people who live in the area” who are responsible for the violence, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said. Quan said the group thrives on media attention, obscuring […]

CBS San Francisco, “List Of Jailed Oakland Protesters Reveals Most Live In The East Bay,” November 26, 2014

List Of Jailed Oakland Protesters Reveals Most Live In The East Bay CBS San Francisco, November 26, 2014 During previous protests, like the Oakland Occupy demonstrations of 2011 and 2012, there were concerns many of the participants did not come from the East Bay, let alone Oakland. In particular, the so-called “Black-Bloc,” a group of […]

SFist.com, “Second Night Of Ferguson Protests In Oakland Leads To More Looting, Fires, 43 Arrests,” November 26, 2014

Second Night Of Ferguson Protests In Oakland Leads To More Looting, Fires, 43 Arrests SFist.com, November 26, 2014 Roving bands of protesters looted and vandalized multiple businesses around Oakland last night as well, including Subway, Walgreens, a Mercedes dealership, a BMW dealership, and a T-mobile store. Sentiments, as with previous Oakland protests, extended beyond the […]

WRAL 5 Raleigh-Durham, “Lessons learned by Durham police contribute to peaceful protests over Ferguson,” November 26, 2014

Lessons learned by Durham police contribute to peaceful protests over Ferguson WRAL 5 Raleigh-Durham, November 26, 2014 Two incidents of vandalism were reported from Tuesday night: Someone spray painted “Burn the prisons” on a wall outside the Durham County jail. A group claiming to be anarchists vandalized the Durham National Guard Armory. The building was […]

Providence Journal, “R.I. demonstrators insist that blocking highway traffic was peaceful activity,” November 26, 2014

R.I. demonstrators insist that blocking highway traffic was peaceful activity Mark Reynolds, Providence Journal, November 26, 2014 When Karrion, who was not arrested, was asked to acknowledge that blocking traffic could have been dangerous, he said: “We acknowledge that we put ourselves in harms way. We didn’t put anyone else in harm’s way.” The same […]

11 Alive NBC Atlanta, “Group holds Ferguson rally in downtown Atlanta,” November 26, 2014

Group holds Ferguson rally in downtown Atlanta 11 Alive NBC Atlanta, November 26, 2014 Organizers of the peaceful demonstrations said they were caught off-guard by the anarchist splinter group, which observers said corrupts the message of civil disobedience. “When the more radicalized folks when into the streets – a lot of these people didn’t intend […]