Occupy Boston: Eviction Liveblog
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A mirror of the OccupyBoston.org Eviction liveblog for the period 5:01 AM – 7:41 AM of December 10, 2010:
7:14 am: Traffic resumed on Atlantic and Constitution Aves. Small group or protestors still outside South Station. Dewey Square still barricaded and surrounded by police officers. Front-loader clearing remaining tents from square.
6:35 am: Intersection of Atlantic Ave and Constitution Ave shut down by Boston Police Department. Occupy Boston protestors amassing outside South Station.
6:34 am: All male prisoners are being taken to B4. All female prisoners being taken to C6.
6:20 am: Confirmed: Long Range Audio Device (LRAD) in back of Boston Police Department truck at Occupy Boston raid now.
6:15 am: Dewey Square completely barricaded. All protestors cleared and arrested. Bulldozers moving in to clear tents.
5:57 am: Boston Police Department are shining flashlights into video cameras to prevent them from filming.
5:55 am: Livestreamer just arrested. That leave stream has ended. Another liverstreamer is on site, further from GA area.
5:50 am: Occupiers singing “Solidarity Forever” while waiting for their arrest.
5:48 am: Veteran about to be arrested at Occupy Boston: “I took an oath to defend the constitution and here I am.”
5:01 am: Occupy Boston is being evicted RIGHT NOW.
A mirror of pertinent twitter handles and a link to the main feed [I cannot tell/predict when it is/will be live]:
We continue to livestream on our main feed.
On Twitter, follow @Occupy_Boston, @DeweyGA, @caulkthewagon, @Fara1, #OccupyBoston, and #OBRaid for live tweets throughout the day.
We will hold a General Assembly tonight at 7 pm at the Band Stand on Boston Common.
Here is our main feed:
I had to go green to keep my not terribly rewarding job at Harvard. Kathy Hoffman told me at Non-Violent Direct Action training that we might well feel survivors guilt. I do.