Occupy D.C. protesters claim vacant Franklin School

[The Straight Story]

Occupy D.C. protesters claim vacant Franklin School
By Allison Klein and Tim Craig

About a dozen members of the Occupy D.C. movement overtook an abandoned city-owned school in downtown Saturday afternoon, dramatically unfurling a large black banner from the roof of the three-story building, and vowing to stay inside the school until it is converted for community use.

The members say they have enough food and other provisions to stay “indefinitely” but police and firefighters broke into a back door about 5:30 p.m. Protesters formed a human chain in an adjacent alley in hopes of preventing other rescue workers from entering the historic Franklin School building.

The school at 13th and K streets NW was most recently a homeless shelter, but was shuttered in 2008. Police closed streets in the vicinity.

Protestors wore bandanas over their faces as they dropped the banner from the top of the school about 3 p.m. It read “Public Property Under Community Control.” They waved to about 200 people in a park below who cheered them on.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post_now/post/occupy-dc-protesters-claim-vacant-franklin-school/2011/11/19/gIQAXaDGcN_blog.html

[roguevalley]

1. courage is everywhere.

[hootinholler]

2. Nice banner

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[Liberal_in_LA]

3. kick

[Fire Walk With Me]

4. K&R! Human need, not greed!

And what are they going to do with all of their buildings if no one can afford to rent them!?

[Laughing Mirror]

5. Historic building

It's the site of the first wireless transmission made by Alexander Graham Bell. Here's the plaque on the building:



Now it's transmitting another message around the world.

[FirstLight]

6. If this is 'community' property

and is NOT being used, the police need to back the fuck off, IMO
at least Occupiers know how to use a space, offer services, etc...

[WillyT]

7. HUGE K & R !!!

:bounce:

:kick: