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Chris Burnett Interviews Bradley Stuart Allen on KPFK’s Indymedia On Air

Published on March 28, 2012 in Audio, Media, Police

Indymedia On Air features voices from the global Indymedia.org network.

On the show for March 26th, Chris Burnett of the Los Angeles Independent Media Center and co-host of Indymedia On Air, interviews Santa Cruz Indymedia photojournalist Bradley Stuart Allen, who’s facing two felonies and two misdemeanors, including a felony conspiracy, for publishing photos of an Occupy demonstration.

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Tierra y Libertad: Occupy Los Angeles, Day 57

Published on November 26, 2011 in Community Building

November 26th marked the 57th day of Occupy Los Angeles, which is the largest standing Occupy encampment in the nation. The occupation is located at Solidarity Park (formerly known as City Hall Park) in downtown Los Angeles.

On November 25th, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, standing beside LAPD Chief Charles Beck, announced that he is ordering the closure of Solidarity Park on Monday, November 28th at 12:01am. Occupiers are preparing to resist eviction. Read More and View Photos

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Hundreds Demand Justice for Oscar Grant Outside L.A. Courthouse

Published on June 14, 2010 in Police, Race, Solidarity & Outreach

On June 14th, hundreds of people demonstrated outside the Los Angeles Superior Court at 210 W. Temple to demand justice for Oscar Grant. Angelenos made it very clear that the significance of the trial of Johannes Mehserle is bigger than just Oscar Grant’s case, and that police brutality is part of systematic oppression. Connections were drawn between police killings in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, as well as in New York.

And not forgetting the six month long uprising, which began on June 14, 2006, loud cries of “Oaxaca Vive Vive, La Lucha Sigue Sigue” rang through the downtown streets. Read More and View Photos

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