OAKLAND, Calif. -- Yesterday thousands of Occupy Oakland protesters rallied outside the port in support of the city's first general strike since 1946. At 4:00 p.m., demonstrators began leaving downtown Oakland, making their way to the Port of Oakland. By 6:30 p.m., the Oakland Port Authority had issued a press release declaring that all work at the port would be shut down for the evening due to the number of protesters - which appeared to be in the tens of thousands - blocking the port gates. The Port of Oakland is the fifth largest port in the country.
These are sounds and images from NAM's ongoing coverage of Occupy Oakland.
Occupy Oakland Shuts Down the Port
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