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Broken Door From Raided Home Delivered To Sheriff Stanek
06:25
May 25, 2012
Sheriff's deputies tried twice this week to evict Occupy Minnesota supporters from a foreclosed home they were defending. On Wednesday, aggressive efforts of Occupy Minnesot...
Minneapolis Councilman Calls For End To Eviction Raids
01:53
May 25, 2012
Minneapolis City Councilman Gary Schiff calls for an end to military-style raids on foreclosed homes after Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies kick in the door of a family th...
Target Of Sheriff's Eviction Raid Calls It An Outrage
04:36
May 25, 2012
David Cruz is in the process of renegotiating his mortgage with PNC Bank, so he was surprised when at 4AM Friday members of the Hennepin County Sheriff's office busted down ...
Jackhammers Used In Eviction Raid On Occupy Defended Home
03:49
May 25, 2012
In the dark of night, Hennepin County Sheriff's officers raided a foreclosed Minneapolis home that is being "defended" by Occupy Minnesota according to the group. Occupy say...
City Council President Encounters Stadium Protestors In City Hall
05:21
May 24, 2012
[caption id="attachment_54564" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Click on this picture to see Viking Stadium protest video."][/caption] Minneapolis City Council Preside...
Occupy Activists Defend Cruz Home from Sheriff's Eviction
09:12
May 24, 2012
Approximately 100 Occupy Homes activists and community members defended Alejandra and David Cruz's South Minneapolis home from eviction Wednesday after Hennepin County sheri...
War, Economy, Anti-Corporate Sentiment Drive Chicago Marches
07:43
May 21, 2012
Thousands marched in the streets of Chicago on the eve of the NATO summit, but there was more than just anti-war and anti-NATO sentiment motivating those who showed up. "The...
Chicago Cop Refuses To Give Badge Number During NATO Protests
02:34
May 21, 2012
One of the few ways citizens can hold police accountable for their actions is to positively identify them by their badge number. During this weekend's anti-NATO protests in ...
Disband NATO Says Occupy Chicago's Philbrook
03:27
May 21, 2012
NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, was formed to fight the cold war. That war is long over and it's time to disband NATO says Occupy Chicago's Micah Philbrook. " Righ...
Rebuilding Right on the Northside: One Year Later
03:24
May 21, 2012
After the devastating tornado swept north Minneapolis a year ago, architect Alyssa Lipke-Pier and Raymond Dehn mobilized a group of architects and designers. Their goal: pro...
Chicago Police Attack Press, Use Bikes As Weapons
01:51
May 20, 2012
Tracey Pollock, a credentialed photographer for The UpTake, is attacked by police in Chicago during an anti-NATO protest on Saturday. Before the attack, police were using th...
Voter Photo ID: The Civil Rights Implications
01:29:34
May 19, 2012
What are the civil rights implications of a proposed Minnesota constitutional amendment requiring a photo ID to vote and creates a whole new provisional balloting system for...
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