Pittsburgh Police ordering marches to stop at G20

by Susan Marie Kovalinsky | September 24, 2009 at 11:50 am

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*UPDATE: Pittsburgh: Local cops use tear gas to disperse hundreds of unsanctioned G20 protesters.

An unsanctioned march in Pittsburgh, PA at the G20 summit is being ordered to stop by area police. A number of anti-Capitalist radicals have gathered in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh as President Obama meets there with global leaders:

Police are ordering several hundred protesters to stop their march in opposition of the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh.
The march is not sanctioned by the city and police have declared it an unlawful assembly. They are playing an announcement over a loudspeaker telling people to leave or face arrest or "other police action."

Several hundred protesters, many advocating against capitalism, are trying to march toward the site of the summit.

Police in riot gear are standing guard near the protesters.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Several hundred protesters, many advocating against capitalism, gathered in a city park Thursday and marched toward the site of the Group of 20 summit under the watchful eye of law enforcement.

Police in riot gear stood guard near the protesters, who banged on drums and chanted "Ain't no power like the power of the people, 'cause the power of the people don't stop" as they tried to head toward a large number of police gathering near the city's convention center, a couple miles away.

Past protests, including at recent U.S. political conventions and World Trade Organization sessions in Seattle a decade ago, have turned violent.

The Pittsburgh marchers included small groups of self-described anarchists, some wearing dark clothes and bandandas and carrying black flags and others wearing helmets and safety goggles. Some held a banner that read, "No borders, no thanks." Another banner read, "No hope in capitalism."

Protesters unfurled a large banner reading "NO BAILOUT NO CAPITALISM" with an encircled "A," a recognized sign of anarchists.

An activist from New York City, dressed in a white suit with a preacher's collar, kicked off the march with a speech through a bullhorn.

"They are not operating on Earth time. ... They are accommodating the devil," he said. "To love democracy and to love the earth is to be a radical now."

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Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

at 11:59 on September 24th, 2009

Thanks for posting.

marianmo

at 14:29 on September 24th, 2009

ty for this story...again i say its a basic lack of respect for authority...they should have had a parade permit,if they had i would support their rught to demonstrate but hey when a senator is disrespectful to his president what can you expect from others

Rory Cripps

at 16:51 on September 24th, 2009

Wow! I thought that only right wingers and disciples of Glenn Beck could wreak this much havoc! Indeed, I bet that one check of the protester's multiple and bogus IDs will reveal them to be registered Republicans and members of the "Religious Right". No doubt about! LOL!

Whether or not these protesters/anarchists have valid and legitimate concerns re "The New World Order" is one thing. But the way they've gone about expressing their "valid and legitimate concerns" negates those concerns and they look like a bunch of loony tunes out in left field with a hockey stick. The only thing that they'll accomplish is pissing off the good people of Pittsburgh and demonstrating beyond all reasonable doubt that when the fringe left calls the fringe right names, it's purely a case of the pot calling the kettle black. They're both equally nuts in my opinion . . . .

monkeypiss (not verified)

at 19:22 on September 24th, 2009

These people appear to have the same agenda as those in Portland. I must say that now I have some common interest with them........well, one common point. No bailouts. Agreed. They call that capitalism? I call it fascism and corruption. These few hundred people are getting about as much attention as those who participated recently in the largest ever march on Washington. Oh, but those people are all just fringe right wing Beck disciples. This is much deeper than a solar panel..........oh no don't stop there..........don't stop there.

Yeshuanation (not verified)

at 12:38 on September 26th, 2009

The G20 is engineering the destruction of our economy, the U.S. monetary system, and our Constitution. Gee, these demonstrators are evil. No one knows. These groups have historically been infiltrated with provocateurs to throw bottles, etc. at the police to get them going. This tactic has been used around the world by our government "agents" to discredit the "opposition" and get them to get their butts kicked. Most of the people, like Cindy Sheehan, are peaceful and there to make their point, but you get the circle A's involved to discredit any left, right, or whomever elses protest. This gets the police and military to physically assault them, shoot them with sound canons, microwaves, and tear gas. The city said they were not going to issue ANY permits to protest that day. So, it is okay to cancel free speak here in the U.S. just as they do in Communist China? I don't think so.