Tens of thousands of activists stormed Chicago to protest against
war and inequality while the city hosts the annual NATO convention.
Today is day two of the summit and more protest demonstrations are
planned. At least 45 people were arrested during peaceful marches and
rallies over the weekend. While some are applauding the Chicago Police
Department's professionalism in dealing with protestors - others are
pointing to repeated law enforcement abuses against citizen journalists
and heavy-handed crowd control tactics.
Several journalists were arrested in Chicago over the weekend with
little justification, and others were intimidated, detained, and
interrogated without any probable cause. For today - demonstrators plan
to march to Boeing's headquarters in downtown Chicago to protest
against the defense company's role in our ongoing wars abroad. Keep an
eye on this.
-Thom
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