Occupy Philly has occupied Dilworth Plaza for almost two months without any arrests or scuffles with the cops, unlike most Occupy locations across the country. As the deadline approached today about 50 protesters locked arms and sat at the entrance of the plaza and there seemed to be hope Sunday night that they would continue to occupy without any violence.
"Instead of hunkering down with five or six close individuals in your home, people you probably see all of the time anyway, you are celebrating Thanksgiving with many different families — kind of like the original Thanksgiving," Occupy Las Vegas organizer Sebring Frehner told the AP.
More than 5,000 students, faculty members and protesters gathered in the main quad at University of California, Davis Monday to protest the use of pepper spray by university police against peaceful student protesters last week.
News DeskNovember 19, 2011 21:10Updated November 20, 2011 18:07
Videos surfaced Saturday of seated Occupy protesters at University of California, Davis being pepper sprayed by campus police. Faculty and protesters are calling for the Chancellor's resignation.
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