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Occupy Oakland Anti-Police March

Following last week’s scrimmage with the Oakland Police Department, media coverage ramped up for last night’s weekly anti-police march by Occupy Oakland.
Much fewer demonstrators than last week showed up, however this crowd was far less aggressive. Maybe it was because no one was arrested this time. Or because after an initial attempt to quel the [...]

Posted 05 February 2012 † Beck Diefenbach § Freelance Reporting § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Protestors access Oakland City Hall, burn its American flag

Saturday night’s protests in Oakland was possibly the most intense I have covered so far. I hesitate to name this protest because many people would argue branding it an Occupy Oakland event misrepresents what Occupy is about. Others would say Saturday night’s demonstration represents the core interests of the movement. It [...]

Posted 30 January 2012 † Beck Diefenbach § Freelance Reporting § News ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

My Best Photos of 2011 Part 5: Occupy

Best of 2011 Part 1: Technology, Part 2: Boy Scouts. Part 3: Personal, Part 4: Sports
Best of 2010, 2009, and 2008
For me, the story of the year was the localized versions of the Occupy Wall Street protests. I spent days and nights covering OccupySF, Occupy Oakland and Occupy Cal. I pulled several double shifts and [...]

Posted 07 January 2012 † Beck Diefenbach § Freelance Reporting ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Occupy Oakland still trying to occupy

Last week, members of Occupy Oakland ended a “day of action” with the beginning of a new encampment a few blocks away from the original site at Frank Ogawa Plaza. This time, the land was privately owned and fenced in.

Posted 28 November 2011 † Beck Diefenbach § Freelance Reporting § News ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Occupy SF: bocce ball, arguments and soap

One thing is for sure, Occupy SF has it easier than Occupy Wall Street.

Posted 17 November 2011 † Beck Diefenbach § Freelance Reporting § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,