{"id":2242,"date":"2012-03-01T20:03:10","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T00:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/fensterm\/?p=2242"},"modified":"2012-03-02T11:24:04","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T15:24:04","slug":"2242","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/fensterm\/2012\/03\/01\/2242\/","title":{"rendered":"StudentsOccupy the State House."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search\/%40studentsOccupy\" target=\"_blank\">@StudentsOccupy<\/a> gatherered at the Dewey Square Park of the Greenway\u00a0where <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search\/%40OccupyBoston\" target=\"_blank\">@OccupyBoston<\/a> had camped.\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188577204\" target=\"_blank\">1<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188577358\" target=\"_blank\">2<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188577474\" target=\"_blank\">3<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188577758\" target=\"_blank\">4<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188580297\" target=\"_blank\">5<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>We marched through the narrow streets of the financial district often occupying the entire street and blocking traffic. The police used sirens and drove a paddy wagon into the middle of us. We arrived at the State House a bit after 2:00. With respect for Jane Doe White Ribbon Day to end violence against women. We did not rally at that time. We marched around the Common.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188597883\" target=\"_blank\">We returned to the Hooker entrance of the State House<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188597883\" target=\"_blank\">had a speak<\/a> out until the Rangers told us would could not peacefully assemble there. So <a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188600937\" target=\"_blank\">we lined up at the metal detectors\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0and proceeded into the State House. We arrived a half hour earlier than our liason had told the Jane Doe White Ribbon Day folks. A ranger said we could <a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188604782\" target=\"_blank\">stage in a hall area<\/a>\u00a0and headed in. [<a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188628672\" target=\"_blank\">6<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188628882\" target=\"_blank\">7<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Most of us were on the main floor of Nurse&#8217;s Hall, but a small contingent from Tactical dropped banners from the balcony.[<a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188615670\" target=\"_blank\">8<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188630168\" target=\"_blank\">9<\/a>] Police and Rangers moved in and instructed Tactical to pull up the banners which they did, briefly. Every banner that disappeared, reappeared somewhere else on the balcony a few moments later. This went on for about 15 minutes while chanting and speak outs occurred on the main floor. @StudentsOccupy were careful to connect their core issues with other Occupy issues including the <a href=\"http:\/\/whiteribbonday.janedoe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jane Doe White Ribbon Day<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.communitychurchofboston.org\/home\/uncategorized\/its-time-to-recall-the-sub-prime-loans\/\">Underwater Subprime Mortgage Debt.<\/a>\u00a0The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statehousenews.com\/video\/12-03-01occupy\/\" target=\"_blank\">State House News Service was there<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lockerz.com\/s\/188629068\">We left through the Hooker entrance.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@StudentsOccupy gatherered at the Dewey Square Park of the Greenway\u00a0where @OccupyBoston had camped.\u00a0[1][2][3][4][5] We marched through the narrow streets of the financial district often occupying the entire street and blocking traffic. The police used sirens and drove a paddy wagon into the middle of us. We arrived at the State House a bit after 2:00. 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