Scenes From the Class War in Oakland, CA


 
Posted on reddit by lazed_and_confused with the title “The view from my Oakland office.” According to local media estimates, the crowd was approximately 12,000 strong.

Because something is happening here
But you don’t know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

—Bob Dylan, “Ballad of a Thin Man”

 

 
Above, the Oakland branch of Chase bank, via Diane Jenkins on Facebook.
 

 
Above, protesters gather at the Port of Oakland.
 

 
Nice banner! (via Wonkette)

There are some more evocative photos of the Oakland General Strike in a gallery at the Silicon Valley Mercury News.

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