Last night protesters in Oakland #ShutItDown for Mike Brown on two freeways: I 980 near 14th St and I 580 near 36th St. Temporarily stymied in their attempt to get onto I 580, protesters managed to down a section of fence and pour onto the freeway through it, instead of up an on or exit ramp.
Reports of hundreds of cop cars converging on Oakland and large numbers of mutual aid officers from other jurisdictions came over the twitterverse. Barricades were erected and fires set burning in the street; the protests continued on until around midnight.
But for all the sound and fury, nothing symbolizes what it's all about like the picture above - a young kid in a hoodie standing tall against a white Oakland Police officer, insisting on his right to live.
Here's a selection of tweets from last night in approximate chronological order.
I 980 Shutdown.
Marching Around Downtown Oakland.
A Second Freeway Shutdown Attempt.
When Blocking a Freeway the Old Fashioned Way Doesn't Work...
Barricades on Telegraph.
Finale in North Oakland.
Around the Country.