Posts Tagged ‘Freedom Plaza’

Freedom Plaza Left Mostly Intact

The Park Service police's confrontation with the Occupy protesters at Freedom Plaza was a much more chill encounter than Saturday's clean up of McPherson Square, the Examiner reports:
At Freedom Plaza on Sunday, several dozen protesters calmly watched police go through tents from behind barriers, occasionally chanting and singing. Two pulled up lawn chairs to watch [...]

Occupy D.C. Has Already Won and Already Lost

It's official: Mayor Vince Gray wants Occupy D.C. out of McPherson Square. News broke last night that Gray had sent a letter to the National Park Service requesting that the protesters be relocated to the Freedom Plaza encampment for public-health reasons.  "The most serious of these concerns include dangerous rat infestation as well as the [...]

Photo: Man with Cat

Freedom Plaza, Jan. 12th.  © 2012 Matt Dunn

Occupy D.C. Files Lawsuit to Block Possible Eviction

While the National Park Service has said that it has no plans to evict the McPherson Square or Freedom Plaza protesters, a lawyer for one McPherson group has filed a lawsuit that would prevent the Department of the Interior from evicting the occupiers without a trial. The Examiner reports:
The Park Service has already posted warnings [...]

Photo: Man Riding Bicycle

Freedom Plaza.  © 2011 Matt Dunn

Photo: Boots

Freedom Plaza. ©2011 Michael W. Hicks

From Housing Complex: Want to Hold A Revolution? Don’t Do it In Freedom Plaza.

Lydia DePillis argues against occupying Freedom Plaza. Because it sucks:
All public spaces are not created equal, as we know. And Freedom Plaza, a vast expanse of concrete inlaid with representations of the White House and the Capitol Complex, is about as livable as a barren tundra. Tents have overflowed the small grassy patches, and are resting [...]

The Needle: Tornado Watch Edition

Do Not Walk It Out: The Atlantic Cities reports that walkable cities aren't always the ones you think. Cities with hot summers, especially, tend to be not-so-good for walkability. The District scored 73, putting it on the low end of the "Somewhat Walkable" spectrum, and dangerously close to "Car Dependent." Don't tell the density hawks! [...]

Photos: Freedom Plaza

Freedom Plaza, Oct. 10th.  © 2011 Matt Dunn
 

Photo: Dick Gregory @ Occupy DC

Freedom Plaza, Oct. 6th.  © 2011 Matt Dunn

D.C. Doth Protest Too Much: Freedom Plaza And Occupy D.C.

Reporting on protests in D.C. is a strange affair. Back in the day, former City Paper editor Jack Shafer wouldn't let staffers cover them—for one possibly good reason: There are way too many. Even though they're easy to do, at some point it's hard to justify visiting them all. Still, that doesn't mean we aren't going to [...]

Photos: Occupy D.C.

Freedom Plaza, October 6
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Photo: Meeting Mayor Gray

1300 Block Pennsylvania Ave, NW.  Sept. 11th.  © 2011 Matt Dunn

Photos: Freedom Plaza Fountain

 

© 2011 Michael W. Hicks

Photo: Astronaut

Science Festival, Freedom Plaza, Oct. 23. © 2010 Matt Dunn