G20 Protests Pittsburgh

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  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania hosted the Group of 20 (G20) Summit between September 24th and September 26th 2009. Protesters began demonstrations in the days leading up to the summit and multiple anarchist groups called for mass protests during the summit.http://www.wtov9.com/news/21038516/detail.html

    Though most of the protesters, which numbered in the thousands, were peaceful, police did use cans of pepper spray, batons and a "high-tech sound blasting device" against some of the demonstrators. 66 people were arrested and at least five people were injured.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/world/26pittsburgh.html The ACLU said "freedom of speech died in Pittsburgh this week."http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jz5PoD9qb-An3UTF1pQjWpJgALBwD9AUJCRO1

  • Planned Protests in Pittsburgh

    An anarchist group called the "Pittsburgh Organizing Group" (POG) was planning a "mass march on the G-20 Summit" on September 25, 2009. POG also issued a general "Call to Action" from September 22nd through September 25th, asking supporters to "join thousands at a Three Day Convergence of Action, Resistance and Hope."http://www.organizepittsburgh.org/ The G20 Resistance Project called for a "Peoples Uprising."http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125348613742626219.html<r/ef>

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