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November-16-2011 Huffington Post “On Sunday evening, 15 or so protesters came to Elizabeth Sommerer’s home in Cleveland. They’d heard via Twitter that Sommerer, a mother of two, would be evicted on Tuesday.”

“We’d been talking for a few weeks about ways to draw attention to what’s going on with the foreclosure crisis,” said protester Chris Soboleski, a 29-year-old web developer from Painesville, Ohio.

Sommerer’s home went into foreclosure in 2009, Cuyahoga County records show. Her husband postponed the sheriff’s sale by filing for bankruptcy. But they couldn’t keep up with their Chapter 13 payments, and then, Sommerers said, she and her husband split up. Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage company, bought the property in August.

“Soboleski and other Occupy protesters helped Sommerer connect with her local representative on the Cleveland City Council, Brian Cummins, whose staff helped her get to court on Monday to file a request to postpone the eviction for 30 days. Her request was granted, court records show.

“I think it was a huge day for the movement,” said Cummins, a member of the Green Party. “This is really great because it got them out in the community and in touch with someone in a very real life situation.”

“They stand up for the little guy,” Sommerer said of the protesters in a video uploaded to YouTube on Monday. (Soboleski said Sommerer did not want to do another interview about her situation after already providing details to local reporters. Independent attempts to reach her were unsuccessful.) “This is Main Street. Wall Street can take care of itself. Main Street needs everybody.”

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November-16-2011 Huffington Post “On Sunday evening, 15 or so protesters came to Elizabeth Sommerer’s home in Cleveland. They’d heard via Twitter that Sommerer, a mother of two, would be evicted on Tuesday.”

“We’d been talking for a few weeks about ways to draw attention to what’s going on with the foreclosure crisis,” said protester Chris Soboleski, a 29-year-old web developer from Painesville, Ohio.

Sommerer’s home went into foreclosure in 2009, Cuyahoga County records show. Her husband postponed the sheriff’s sale by filing for bankruptcy. But they couldn’t keep up with their Chapter 13 payments, and then, Sommerers said, she and her husband split up. Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage company, bought the property in August.

“Soboleski and other Occupy protesters helped Sommerer connect with her local representative on the Cleveland City Council, Brian Cummins, whose staff helped her get to court on Monday to file a request to postpone the eviction for 30 days. Her request was granted, court records show.

“I think it was a huge day for the movement,” said Cummins, a member of the Green Party. “This is really great because it got them out in the community and in touch with someone in a very real life situation.”

“They stand up for the little guy,” Sommerer said of the protesters in a video uploaded to YouTube on Monday. (Soboleski said Sommerer did not want to do another interview about her situation after already providing details to local reporters. Independent attempts to reach her were unsuccessful.) “This is Main Street. Wall Street can take care of itself. Main Street needs everybody.”

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This morning a little after 9am an occupier with Occupy Cleveland was arrested in the free speech quandrant of public square by police for not presenting for his ID after giving his name. The occupier has not been charged however indications are that he will be charged with resisting arrest and sleeping in public square.  Other occupiers who witnessed the event report the occupier was not asleep but asking police questions about permits regarding his presence in the square during the incident. Currently, Occupy Cleveland is permitted to have informational tables, signs, and a 24/7 presence in the Tom Johnson quadrant (NW) of Public Square.

The movement hopes that our fellow 99% in uniform join with us in peaceful solidarity as well as in our work to defeat Issues 2.  We hope the Police  continue to restrain any officers seeking to harass or demoralize the occupation movement. 

Occupy Movement News Update of the Day: Following yesterday’s dismantling by Oakland PD of the Occupy Oakland tent cityerected outside City Hall two weeks ago, some 1,000 people attempted to reclaim the plaza and were met with fierce resistance from local authorities.

Dramatic video footage from last night’s clashes show canisters of tear gas, among other projectiles, being fired at demonstrators.

According to Interim Police Chief Howard Jordan, the gas was deployed “to stop people from throwing rocks and bottles at police.” An earlier statement attributed the loud noises heard in the area to M-80s hurled at police by protesters and not flash-bang grenades, which police say were not used. The statement goes on to confirm the firing of “approximately four bean bag rounds at protesters.”

Two photos posted on Twitter claim to show rubber buckshot rounds found during last night’s action, contradicting Oakland PD’s claim that no rubber bullets were used.

Officials say two police officers were injured after being splattered with paint. The number of injured civilians was not available, but at least one protester — a veteran — was wounded by either a rubber bullet or a bean bag round (video after the jump).

102 people in all were arrested according to Jordan, the majority of whom are expected to be released today.

Though The Oakland Tribune says the scene is now quiet, Occupy Oakland has issued a call to its supporters via Twitter, asking people to come back to the plaza tonight at 6PM (local time) “for round three.”

Elsewhere:

A similar eviction took place in Atlanta, where police cleared the local Occupation’s base of operations at Woodruff Park. 52 people were arrested, and the park was shut down. Atlanta Police released a statement announcing that anyone entering the park was subject to arrest.

Despite concerns that it would suffer a similar fate, Occupy Baltimoreremains in tact this morning, as the city — which recently declared the movement an “illegal encampment” — remains silent on its plans.

Occupy San Diego protesters, despite being warned by police not to do so,returned to Civic Center Plaza this morning. It was unclear if police would remove the tents as they did two weeks ago.

Meanwhile, at the protest that launched a thousand protests, the local community board agreed to support the movement, but only if protesters promised to adhere to certain conditions, namely limiting the use of musical instruments to two hours a day — something the drummers have not been very good at doing.

Further Reading:

According to a new CBS News/New York Times poll, 43% of Americans agree with Occupy Wall Street; the NYPD claims gun crime is up as a direct result of the Occupy Wall Street protests; a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the top 1% doubled their share of the country’s income since the late 70s.

stretchpaycheck:

The Stretch It Performance came to the 1 pm Rally in Public Square to support Occupy Cleveland, a movement which supports protesting against corporate greed and the Occupy Wall Street.

If you participated in the Stretch Your Paycheck interactive performance yesterday— Look for your souvenir photo below — or on the next page so you can view and save.

About Occupy Cleveland: http://occupycleveland.com/

#OccupyCleveland wins injunction in federal court against city; will begin 24/7 occupation immediately.

Click the link to see the legal documents and more information about the occupation!

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SPEAKER AT OCCUPY CLEVELAND TODAY:
Tim Wise - Antiracist essayist, Author and Educator
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
After the General Assembly, which starts at 6pm.

http://www.timwise.org/

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