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Anonymous' Second OpBART Protest Shuts Civic Center for Hours, 8/22/11: photos, 1 of 2

by dave id
Anonymous called for a second BART protest on August 22nd. One group gathered on the platform of the Civic Center station underground while another gathered above on Market Street. BART police, determined to make arrests, told protesters on the platform that displaying a banner or raising their voices were arrestable offenses. As soon as one demonstrator began to chant, BART riot police moved in and made the first arrest. Three similar arrests later and BART police ordered the station closed. By the time those in the station evacuated, demonstrators at street-level had already begun to march up Market Street to other downtown BART stations. While only two stations were closed by BART, Civic Center station remained closed much later into the evening than at the prior Anonymous protest. These photos cover the demonstration on the platform, leafleting on Market Street and in Powell Street station, and a later march that began in the evening.
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[Pictured above: North Bay Uprising banner displayed as first "action" on the Civic Center station platform]


Event Announcement: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/08/18/18688083.php

BART Hates Free Speech, Anonymous #OpBART Protest, Civic Center station, 8/22/11: video
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/08/23/18688466.php

BART Police Violate Fire Code, Endanger Passengers To Prevent Protests
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/08/23/18688536.php

No Decision from BART Board on Phone Shut Down, Board Seems to Lean Against, 8/24/11: audio
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/08/24/18688603.php


For more information:
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Think calling Allison a liar is unfair? Well, this is what he told one reporter:

"At least one or two were using amplified devices to shout on the platform level, which creates a dangerous situation" and could prevent riders who are hearing impaired from hearing train announcements, Allison said.

http://sfappeal.com/news/2011/08/40-arrested-in-bart-protest-monday-night-another-demonstration-planned-for-next-week.php

To be perfectly clear, while there was a bullhorn present, not one single person used any sort of amplification device on the platform to voice their concerns with BART.

And as for issues with safety for the hearing impaired, apparently it was BART who acted with complete disregard for such disabilities when they shut down phone service on August 11th. http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/08/24/18688603.php
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During the forced evacuation of Civic Center, everyone was pushed to bypass ticket gates, so tickets were not be marked as having exited station. Therefore, those with unmarked tickets could not re-enter the system through ticket gates.

Here, one station agent quickly became an agent and a riot cop, then two riot cops and a Homeland Security cop, then even more, until a small platoon assembled on the Powell platform below.
§Photos continued
by dave id

Anonymous' Second OpBART Protest Shuts Civic Center for Hours, 8/22/11: photos, 2 of 2
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/08/25/18688664.php

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About 17 minutes before recording ends there is radio chatter that syncs with green vest photo here in front of the Westfield Mall by the Powell station. A "primary suspect" protester was being tailed by a BART police informant with a radio and at 14 minutes remaining BART police report that the "suspect" has moved and Powell station will be reopened.
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