Quick announcement to watch for TWO consecutive liveblogs, which I'll link here.
There's a 1:00 PM EST Rally in NYC for veterans day. Speakers will include Jesse LaGreca, Sergeant Shamar Thomas, Joan Baez, Ryan Harvey, Joseph Arthur, Max Rameau from Take Back the Land, a speaker from OWS, and a speaker from the Iraq Veterans Against The War.
The tagline for this is "Remember the Dead. Fight like hell for the living."
FOLLOWING THIS, at 2:00 PM CT, a former St Louis police officer will be speaking about seeing police brutality firsthand, and will speak in support of the occupiers.
What:
A Public Speech delivered by a former St. Louis Officer, directed to both officers and citizens of St. Louis. Topics covered in short will be: The officers history with St Louis Police, brutal tactics used against protesters by some departments, and what can result from it, including the officers own firsthand experience with police brutality. Oakland PD's open letter to the citizens of Oakland where they openly state "We are part of the 99%" Bad department leadership in a time when true leaders are needed, and finally Occupy Police's mission and position in the Occupy movement, which in less than 10 words is that "Police are part of the 99% too" and communities across the nation are needing them to stand openly with the rest of the 99, now more than ever -
Goal:
To call out Mayor Slay and put an end to the planned raid @3 - To let it be widely known that officers are part of the 99% and that they don not have to obey commands put forth by unstable leaders who represent the interests of the 1% and not that of the common man or woman. Lastly to let it be widely known that Occupy Police supports officers and entire departments who protect their communities without the use of brute force or violence.
When:
Today, Friday November 11th at 2pm sharp - Before the impending raid @ 3pm
Where:
The corner of Market and 7th on the stage at Kiener Plaza in St. Louis
-Occupy Police Team & Officers of the 99
From occupypolice.org
You'll find links to both liveblogs in this diary, when they happen. Stay with us.
9:45 AM PT:
9:46 AM PT: For some reason, I can't embed video anymore. You can watch our ustream of the Foley Square event here: http://www.ustream.tv/...
9:56 AM PT: My liveblog is up here: http://www.dailykos.com/...