Dina Lydia (with slideshow):"Occupy Seattle" holds a demonstration at the port of Seattle, intending to shut down at least one terminal, in solidarity with other port protests on the West Coast.
Howie P.S.: Dina says
So here is what I saw around me in the afternoon from 3 to 4:30.
Goldy SLOG):Calling in from a scene he describes as straight out of Mad Max, Eli reports that Occupy protesters dragged pallets, wood, and other debris out of a junkyard at the port facility, and into the street to erect a barricade in the middle of the intersection of Kickitat SW & SW Spokane. Protesters held their ground, and shutting down traffic for about 40 minutes, before police came in with stun grenades, pepper spray, and horses to clear them out.
Following several loud bangs that appeared to be stun grenades, the air became thick with acrid smoke that burned your throat, Eli reports, as police went in to arrest protesters and remove the barricades. Traffic is now moving again.
Eli spoke with Sean Karnes, 30, of Seattle, a student at ITT Tech, and a retired Coast Guard veteran, whose eyes were swollen shut, presumably from pepper spray. "The guy fucking slammed against me with his bike," Karnes tells Eli regarding his encounter with the police. "I got punched three or four times." MORE...
"Occupy Seattle protesters gathered at Westlake Park, and marched to the Port of Seattle on Monday afternoon."SEATTLEPI.COM:Anti-Wall Street protesters along the West Coast joined an effort Monday to blockade some of the nation's busiest ports -- including Seattle and Tacoma, with the thought that if they cut off the ports, they cut into corporate profits.
About 100 protesters in Bellingham blocked railroad tracks near downtown Bellingham. Some were seen lying down, bound together by bicycle locks around their necks.
A train expected at 3 p.m. was delayed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe as police arrested protesters who refused to clear the tracks.
Meantime, Seattle police said "multiple" people have been arrested after dozens of protesters blocked an entrance to a Port of Seattle facility. MORE...
"Occupy Seattle protesters gathered at Westlake Park, and marched to the Port of Seattle on Monday afternoon."
