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AUDIO: Chris Hedges Speaks at #OccupyHarvard Rally

30 November 2011 - 12:00am | superuser
by Jason Pramas, OMB Special Events Unit

Cambridge, Mass. - Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges addressed a rally of 75 Occupy Harvard protestors and supporters on Monday near the Science Center at Harvard University - just outside Harvard Yard, which has been locked down to the public and press since the Occupy Harvard movement was launched on November 9th.

First #OccupyHarvard General Assembly Draws 500+; Harvard Yard Locked Down to Public Press and Some Students

9 November 2011 - 11:28pm | superuser
by Jason Pramas, OMB Special Events Unit

Cambridge, Mass. - Harvard University's main quad - the famed Harvard Yard, bounded by Mass Ave., Peabody St., Cambridge St., Broadway and Quincy St. - was locked down in response to Harvard students, staff and faculty calling the first general assembly of Occupy Harvard this evening. All visitors without a Harvard affiliation - including members of the press - are being stopped at the five open gates of the walled complex by a combination of private security guards, Harvard University Police and Cambridge Police.

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