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Hundreds gather for Occupy phase two
A few hundred Occupy Philly demonstrators assembled at Rittenhouse Square proclaiming, "we are not afraid." Some, however, had injuries from last night's evacuation.
Hundreds gather for Occupy phase two
The post-eviction plan for Occupy Philly began with a meeting at Rittenhouse Square this afternoon, and a few hundred demonstrators showed up to express their outrage before stopping traffic with a march to the Roundhouse, to stand in solidarity with those arrested last night.
Protester Joshua Albert, 25, said he was even more committed after last night's evacuation, which he said turned violent. He described being held in a choke hold against a news stand for three minutes by a civil affairs officer, until a fellow demonstrators were able to physically intercede and free him. He also said he saw an officer pull a knife and watched a female officer punch a demonstrator. "The media isn't talking about this. They're getting their side, Ramsey and Nutter's," the Northern Liberties resident said. Videos have emerged that appear to show mounted police either out of control or purposely endangering protesters.
Other demonstrators are now discussing phase two, which could include boycotts as well as continued protests. Larry Swetman, 25, of Ardmore, said that he believes the solidarity among national Occupy movements will sustain them. (Swetman's phase two will also include a hearing, yet to be scheduled. He was among the demonstrators arrested for "foreclosing" on Wells Fargo, and said that he and the others were offered participation in the Accelerated Misdemeanor Program but that all but one or two declined.) "We don't have to be afraid because we linked arms with New York, with D.C., with Los Angeles, with London, with Frankfurt, with the whole world," he said. "Hell no, we're not going anywhere."
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