Three days after it was
shut down by hundreds of police in riot gear, over two dozen tents have
returned to the main encampment site of Occupy Oakland:
Anti-Wall Street protesters in Oakland have erected more than two dozen tents in a plaza declared off limits for overnight camping, vowing to remain at the site despite city orders to vacate.
Protesters began pitching the tents Thursday evening, according to Shake Anderson, an organizer with Occupy Oakland. On Friday morning, about 25 tents were up at the plaza near City Hall, where police armed with tear gas and beanbag rounds disbanded a 15-day-old encampment two days earlier.
Mayor Jean Quan issued a statement calling on the protesters not to resume camping. However, when she spoke to Occupy Oakland last night she was chased away by boos:
Late Thursday, Quan attempted to speak to members of Occupy Oakland but was greeted with loud boos and quickly left.
Occupy Oakland continues to plan for a proposed general strike on Wednesday, Nov. 2. While some local unions have voiced sympathy for the goals of Occupy Oakland, at this time none of them have endorsed the action.
You can check out a first-hand account of the organizing going on from jpmasser in this post.