Rally to Defend Schools - Lakeview Sit-In Raided by Police Early this Morning

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Tuesday, July 03, 2012

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5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Protest

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Location Details:

Lakeview Elementary School, 746 Grand Ave., Oakland -- Kitty-corner from the Grand Lake Theatre.

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/07/03/18716847.php

Lakeview Sit-In Raided by Police in Early Morning; Rally Called to Defend Schools

by Save Oakland Schools

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 3, 2012

LAKEVIEW PEOPLE'S SCHOOL RAIDED BY POLICE

Lakeview Sit-In Raided in Late-Night Police Action

Oakland, CA---At 4am on Tuesday, July 3rd, at 4:00am more than ten Oakland Unified School District police arrived at Lakeview Elementary and a few minutes later ordered the group of parents, teachers, and community organizers there to leave. The group had been sitting in there for 17 days, while conducting a popular People's School for Public Education at Lakeview Elementary to protest elementary school closures in Oakland.

Two people were arrested. A parent & former Lakeview student were cited and released.

Rally at Lakeview: 5pm today!

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Oakland Police Raid Lakeview Elementary Occupation. Threaten To Use Chemical Weapons On Children
Police are apparently ticketing anyone who tries to take their picture at the school!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/03/1105602/-Oakland-Police-Raid-Lakeview-Elementary-Occupation-Threaten-To-Use-Chemical-Weapons-On-Children

http://www.saveoaklandschools.org

For more information: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/07/0...

Added to the calendar on Tue, Jul 3, 2012 12:16PM

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