Live Blogging - 10/14/11 - Showdown at Liberty Plaza/Zuccotti Plaza

At this point, the OWS protesters have been told they have to get out of the Liberty Plaza (a/k/a Zuccotti Park) so that the premises can be cleaned. The protesters have cleaned the premises themselves, Russell Simmons has offered to pay for cleaning and the protesters have agreed to allow cleaning of 1/3 of the park at a time (while they keep the other 2/3 occupied). It has also been stated that after the "cleaning," no one will be permitted to have sleeping bags or to lie down, which, of course, would effectively end the occupation.

The cleaning is set to begin at 7:00 AM EST. Protesters have stated their intent not to evacuate and Mayor Bloomberg has expressed his intent to forcibly remove the protesters if necessary.

10:54 PM: Well looks like the showdown starts in Denver.

MaxBlumenthal Max Blumenthal
Colorado state police have announced plan to remove #OccupyDenver demonstrators starting in 7 minutes

11:08 PM: Mark Ruffalo just tweeted this photo with the text "Why I am at OWS":

11:42 PM: I really love stuff like this:

DieLowen Die Lowen
I hear horns honking of passers by in solidarity at #OccupyDenver! Stay Strong!

11:51 PM: Getting reports of arrests in Seattle.

12:14 AM:

Matthew4300 Matt
White shirt cops entering park. #ows

12:23 AM: As arrests occur in Denver and Seattle, protesters at OWS stand in the rain, spirits high, waiting for the NYPD.

DustinSlaughter Dustin M. Slaughter
Rain has started again. Another roar from crowd. Amazing. #OccupyWallStreet

12:33 AM:

cjohanns C Cryn Johannsen
RT @OccupySeattle: Police disperse their circle without arresting 5 remaining Sukkot. Occupiers. Crowd is cheering

allisonkilkenny allisonkilkenny
RT @JayAckroyd: Is it just me who is wondering whether there has been national coordination of the Occupy crackdowns? #OWS

BBC on eviction.

2:29 AM: OWS Call to action!

October 15th Call to Action
Posted Oct. 14, 2011, 1:07 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt

Over the last 30 years, the 1% have created a global economic system - neoliberalism - that attacks our human rights and destroys our environment. Neoliberalism is worldwide - it is the reason you no longer have a job, it is the reason you cannot afford healthcare, education, food, your mortgage.
Neoliberalism is your future stolen.

Neoliberalism is everywhere, gutting labor standards, living wages, social contracts, and environmental protections. It is "a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money." It is a system that ravages the global south and creates global financial crisis - crisis in Spain, in Greece, in the United States. It is a system built on greed and thrives on destablizing shocks.
It allows the 1% to enrich themselves by impoverishing humanity.

This has to stop!
We must usher in an era of democratic and economic justice.
We must change, we must evolve.

On October 15th the world will rise up as one and say, "We have had enough! We are a new beginning, a global fight on on all fronts that will usher in an era of shared prosperity, respect, mutual aid, and dignity."

Actions in NYC

5:00 AM: With union support arriving at 6:00 AM EST and hundreds prepared to go to jail, city backs down:

OccupyWallSt Occupy Wall Street
Let this be known as the miracle of October 14th #ows

NYTimes.



studentactivism Angus Johnston
Tuesday I said #OWS "is just too big, too popular, to shut down completely." Yesterday I wasn't sure. Turns out it's true.

studentactivism Angus Johnston
Oh, and Zuccotti Park is trending worldwide right now. #OWS

5:33 AM:

mtracey Michael Tracey
Officers initiated a scuffle on Exchange Place & New St. At least one rough arrest. #OWS

5:41 AM: Eliot Spitzer, OWS Has Already Won.

5:55 AM:



kgosztola Kevin Gosztola
RT @nyclu: Things tense now, 2 marchers jump barricade, get arrested #occupywallstreet #ows

5:58 AM: Meanwhile in Denver...

OccupyDenver OccupyDenver
The last people remaining have been given a 15 minute warning. After this, the thunderdome will succumb to the CPS... #OccupyDenver #OWS



6:04 AM: Sounded like violence, but apparently false alarm.

rortybomb Mike Konczal
Violence breaking out #ows

rortybomb Mike Konczal
Park back to normal RT @carney: Riot police seem to have been called off. Getting in vans. Driving away. #OccupyWallStreet #ows

6:13 AM: Kettling?

kristengwynne Kristen Gwynne
Nets are coming out of van, riot gear cops and white shirts on park row and beekman #ows

6:15 AM: Mark Ruffalo

Mruff221 Mark Ruffalo
#OWS now we focus on the Our Global March tomorrow. Oct 15th. Stay tuned.

6:27 AM: Activity all over city.

TheOther99 TheOther99

CONFIRMED: 12+ arrested at City Hall.. Some reportedly hit with moped, one reported broken ankle. Still Unfolding #OWS yfrog.us/0zh01z

DustinSlaughter Dustin M. Slaughter
#NYPD arrest 4 on Maiden+Water. Saw 1 man fall from rear of police van, face bloodied. #OccupyWallStreet lockerz.com/s/146996406

blogdiva Liza Sabater
RT @YwaltY: @blogdiva Riot cops taking out the orange nets at Park and Beekman. Batons are out. #OWS

mtracey Michael Tracey
Eye-witness says someone with official press credentials had his face bloodied by officers and was then thrown into a paddy wagon. #OWS

6:35 AM:

mtracey Michael Tracey
National Lawyer's Guild member had his foot run over by a motorcycle-bound officer. #OWS

8:01 AM: Cop punches protester.



8:34 AM: Better video of announcement that forced cleaning will not take place.



8:59 AM: Geithner says there will be upcoming action against Wall Street.

9:17 AM:

NewYorkCreator Ryan Hoffman
by RDevro
Police threw punches. We threw peace signs. They rammed. We drummed. They fought. We won. #occupywallstreet #ourwallstreet #wearethe99

1:42 PM: Mike Konczal and Nathan Schneider discuss OWS.

3:28 PM:

kennethlipp Kenneth Lipp
The NYPD has severely injured a member of the National Lawyer's Guild #OWS

5:48 PM:

See The Dissenter for very disturbing footage.