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2012/8/24 Occupy Oakland Rally + March in Solidarity with South Africa Miners
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Occupy Oakland Rally + March in Solidarity with South Africa Miners – 08-24-2012
"On Friday, August 24, Occupy Oakland was out in the streets, rallying in support of the striking Marikana miners, gunned down recently by South African police.
Digital Journal’s contact at Occupy Oakland reports that a group of around 100 Occupy Oakland members turned out in Oscar Grant Plaza in downtown Oakland, CA on Friday, carrying banners and placards and handing out pamphlets to the public, about the recent shooting of striking miners at the Lonmin PLC Marikana platinum mine in South Africa.
Digital Journal reported recently on the police shooting of the Marikana mine workers in South Africa, which resulted in the deaths of 45 people and the injury of an additional 78.
Miners were striking for a decent living wage on August 16, 2012 at a platinum mine owned by Lonmin in the Marikana area, close to Rustenburg, South Africa.
This violent incident is the single most lethal use of force by South African security forces against civilians since the end of the apartheid era…."
Read more: www.digitaljournal.com/article/331514
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