Occupy LA (Midnight Tonight), Philly (5 PM Today) Prepare For Evictions - MSNBC (All Times Local)

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Occupy LA, Philly prepare for evictions
By msnbc.com staff and wire reports
11 Hours Ago


A man packs his personal belongings next to his tent Saturday in anticipation of a police raid to evict the Occupy LA encampment outside City Hall in Los Angeles. The deadline to vacate is 12:01 a.m. PST Monday. David Mcnew/Reuters

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Anti-Wall Street protesters appear to be taking few steps to vacate their Occupy encampments in Philadelphia and Los Angeles despite fast-approaching deadlines to move out. Few broke down tents at the Occupy LA spread Saturday on the City Hall lawn — and most said they didn't intend to.

Protesters were abuzz with activity, but nearly all of it was aimed at how to deal with authorities come Monday's 12:01 a.m. PST deadline. Some handed out signs mocked up to look like the city's notices to vacate, advertising a Monday morning "eviction block party." Dozens attended a teach-in on resistance tactics, including how stay safe in the face of rubber bullets, tear gas canisters and pepper spray.

New focus in Philly

In Philadelphia, The New York Times reported, Saturday looked nothing like a moving day despite Mayor Michael A. Nutter’s notice that protesters must leave the steps of City Hall by 5 p.m. Sunday. The mayor said they could move across the street to Thomas Paine Plaza, but no more tents or overnight stays, NBC Philadelphia reported. “I'm not going to try to predict what’s going to happen on Sunday at 5 p.m,” Nutter said at a Friday interview.

Protesters told the Times that the deadline had focused the local movement’s otherwise disorganized energies. “Having this kind of pressure is a good thing,” Michael Pierce, 50, a member of Occupy Philadelphia’s information working group, said. “Without some of the struggles that the other cities have had, we’ve been sitting around, drinking coffee,” Mr. Pierce said. “This is bringing us back together.”

Police have swept tent cities in Portland, Ore., Oakland, Calif., New York City, Denver and Salt Lake City. In other developments Saturday:

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Link: http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/26/9042708-occupy-la-philly-prepare-for-evictions

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