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by Ellyn Fortino
11:46pm
Mon May 21

Occupy Chicago, Protesters Explain Why Boeing Was Main Target (VIDEO)

Hundreds of Occupy protesters shut down Boeing’s Chicago headquarters and marched the downtown streets to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign headquarters Monday.

Occupy’s reasoning for shutting down Boeing was to protest the company’s “immoral” involvement in making airplanes, “killer” drones and other military equipment that’s used in wars and attacks overseas.

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by Matthew Blake
6:19pm
Mon May 21

Unease In Final Day Of NATO Protests

The last day in a week of planned downtown Chicago protests related to the NATO summit were non-violent but tense, following a weekend for which police arrested 60 protesters outside McCormick Place convention center Sunday and the state of Illinois charged four protesters this weekend with plotting terrorist acts.

Sarah Gelsomino of the National Lawyers Guild claimed “there are almost 60 accounts of police brutality” stemming from yesterday’s violence outside the convention center, which is hosting the NATO summit that started yesterday and concludes today. Read more »

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by Progress Illinois
11:50am
Mon May 21

Hundreds Of Protesters Kick Off NATO Boeing Protest (LIVE BLOG)

The Boeing protest is underway, with hundreds of protesters arriving and chanting, "Another World is Possible!"

The police presence is heavy, with many protesters saying "there are more cops here than people!"

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by Ellyn Fortino
11:16pm
Sun May 20

NATO Protesters Rally In Support Of Education, Labor & Living Wages (VIDEO)

More than 2,000 NATO and anti-war protestors gathered in Grant Park Sunday before they took to the streets and descended on McCormick Place where world leaders are meeting for the summit.

Protestors with various causes such as ending drone attacks and promoting women’s rights overseas held signs, chanted in megaphones and waved peace signs as a heavy police presence lined the park and the surrounding streets.
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