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Shot from #Berkeley where protesters are still grouped in front of blocked train. Photo by @Benttinen: image via Rebecca Bowe @ByRebeccaBowe, 8 December 2014
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Cops have us completely surrounded and are slowly closing in. Passing out zip-ties. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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."Are we being detained, or are we free to go?" #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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Riot cops are scrambling. We are still being kettled. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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Cops have us kettled, likely for mass arrest. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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Massive reinforcements just arrived. They have the numbers to clear us now. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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We have trapped several cars in with our group so that the cops can't teargas us. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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Cops came out in force in last ditch attempt to keep us off the bridge. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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Protesters blocking cop cars on freeway so they can't flank us. They are powerless. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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I can't fucking believe it the cops just fell for the same trick AGAIN. What idiots. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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Protesters use caltrans announcement billboard to block the freeway. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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Cops assembling at Ashby exit ahead to try to force us off the freeway. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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Marching down 80 freeway toward Oakland. Cops haven't been able to stop us so far. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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Protesters blocking 80 freeway with barricades from side of road. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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Too far down to know if we stopped it or if cops did for us. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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"Who do you protect!?" #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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Cops finally realized what they were about to do & stopped pushing. Psychopaths. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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Fence keeps buckling. Don't expect it to hold if cops keep pushing. People will die. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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Holy fuck cops pushing protesters with nowhere to go HARD on this pedestrian bridge. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
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At 6th & University headed to the freeway. Cops think they can stop all 3,000 of us. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014 ![]()
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Police block hundreds of protesters from going any further on freeway #berkeleyprotests #Berkeley #protest @elteco: image via Santiago Mejia @SantiagoMejia, 8 December 2014 Emeryville, California
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Traffic Alert: I-80 in #Berkeley a virtual stand still in both directions. Protesters hollering at CHP from side: image via Evan Sernoffsky @EvanSernoffsky, 8 December 2014
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UPDATE Protesters shut down I-80 near University Avenue in #Berkeley: image via KTVU @KTVU, 8 December 2014
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RT @Patriot0987: #Berkeley #ICantBreathe Protesters walking through traffic on freeway: image via Berkeleyside @berkelyside 8 February 2014
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#Berkeley #ICantBreathe Police surrounding protesters on highway: image via John Smith @Patriot0987, 8 February 2014
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Protestors shut down 80 just south of University. #berkeley #berkeleyprotests: image via JACK 0@d1n24, 8 December 2014
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NOW: Dozens of protesters blocking an Amtrak train at #Berkeley station #berkeleyprotests @H0XH4: image via Breaking911 @Breaking911, 8 February 2014
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LIVE updates: Protesters lying on train tracks, blocking Amtrak train in #Berkeley protests: image via SFGate @SFGate, 8 December 2014
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We are back at the train, which is still blocked. #Berkeley #ericgarner photo: @Benttinen: image via Rebecca Bowe @ByRebeccaBowe, 8 December 2014
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1000's of people block University Avenue near I-80 in #Berkeley: image via Revolution News @NewsRevo, 8 February 2014
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Protesters in #Berkeley Shut Down I-80 #BerkeleyProtests: image via Global Revolution TV @GlobalRevLive, 8 December 2014
Shot from #Berkeley where protesters are still grouped in front of blocked train. Photo by @Benttinen: image via Rebecca Bowe @ByRebeccaBowe, 8 December 2014
Cops have us completely surrounded and are slowly closing in. Passing out zip-ties. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
People are now singing Amazing Grace to the cops. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
."Are we being detained, or are we free to go?" #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Riot cops are scrambling. We are still being kettled. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Cops have us kettled, likely for mass arrest. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Massive reinforcements just arrived. They have the numbers to clear us now. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
We have trapped several cars in with our group so that the cops can't teargas us. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
We aren't going anywhere. This freeway is ours. We have all the time in the world. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Cops came out in force in last ditch attempt to keep us off the bridge. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Protesters blocking cop cars on freeway so they can't flank us. They are powerless. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
I can't fucking believe it the cops just fell for the same trick AGAIN. What idiots. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Protesters use caltrans announcement billboard to block the freeway. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Cops assembling at Ashby exit ahead to try to force us off the freeway. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Marching down 80 freeway toward Oakland. Cops haven't been able to stop us so far. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Protesters blocking 80 freeway with barricades from side of road. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Too far down to know if we stopped it or if cops did for us. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Rest of protesters joining back up with freeway splinter group. No stopping us now. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
"Who do you protect!?" #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Cops finally realized what they were about to do & stopped pushing. Psychopaths. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Fence keeps buckling. Don't expect it to hold if cops keep pushing. People will die. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Holy fuck cops pushing protesters with nowhere to go HARD on this pedestrian bridge. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
At 6th & University headed to the freeway. Cops think they can stop all 3,000 of us. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
At 6th & University headed to the freeway. Cops think they can stop all 3,000 of us. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
My guess on attendance tonight is 3,000, compared to around 500 last night. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Just arrived. Crowd much larger, more diverse than last night. #Berkeley #BlackLivesMatter #FTP: image via Not Frantz Fanon @violent fanon, 8 December 2014
Police block hundreds of protesters from going any further on freeway #berkeleyprotests #Berkeley #protest @elteco: image via Santiago Mejia @SantiagoMejia, 8 December 2014 Emeryville, California
hundreds, maybe over 1000 on I580 in #Berkeley now #berkeleyprotests: image via chris longenecker @clongenecker, 8 December 2014
Traffic Alert: I-80 in #Berkeley a virtual stand still in both directions. Protesters hollering at CHP from side: image via Evan Sernoffsky @EvanSernoffsky, 8 December 2014
UPDATE Protesters shut down I-80 near University Avenue in #Berkeley: image via KTVU @KTVU, 8 December 2014
RT @Patriot0987: #Berkeley #ICantBreathe Protesters walking through traffic on freeway: image via Berkeleyside @berkelyside 8 February 2014
#Berkeley #ICantBreathe Police surrounding protesters on highway: image via John Smith @Patriot0987, 8 February 2014
Civil disobedience RT @KTVU: UPDATE Protesters have blocked traffic on both sides of I-80 at University in #Berkeley: image via Pam Davis, MA @Pam_A_Davis, 8 February 2014
Protestors shut down 80 just south of University. #berkeley #berkeleyprotests: image via JACK 0@d1n24, 8 December 2014
RT @ericsmillie: Dramatic photo of #berkeley protests stopping 580. People are powerful when they work together: image via Revolution News @NewsRevo, 8 February 2014
#Berkeley Bart is on complete lockdown tonight due to protests. #berkeleyprotests: image via anis @H0XH4, 8 December 2014
NOW: Dozens of protesters blocking an Amtrak train at #Berkeley station #berkeleyprotests @H0XH4: image via Breaking911 @Breaking911, 8 February 2014
LIVE updates: Protesters lying on train tracks, blocking Amtrak train in #Berkeley protests: image via SFGate @SFGate, 8 December 2014
We are back at the train, which is still blocked. #Berkeley #ericgarner photo: @Benttinen: image via Rebecca Bowe @ByRebeccaBowe, 8 December 2014
1000's of people block University Avenue near I-80 in #Berkeley: image via Revolution News @NewsRevo, 8 February 2014
LIVE: Police line set up to stop #Berkeley protesters from going onto I-80: image via ABC7 News @abc7newsBayArea, 8 December 2014
