Anti-Wall Street activists tried to shut down West Coast ports on Monday. They managed to close several terminals and at times clashed with police, but fell short of mounting the full-scale cargo blockade they had promised.
Protesters Occupy U.S. Ports
Dec. 12: Protestors march to the Port of Oakland to block the next shift of longshoremen, in Oakland, California. The movement is focusing on the ports as the "economic engines for the elite." It comes weeks after police raids cleared out most of their te
Dec. 12: Occupy protesters block an entrance to the Port of Longview in Longview, Washington. (AP/Don Ryan)
Dec. 12: Protesters march in front of an entrance to the Port of Longview in Washington. (AP/Don Ryan)
Dec. 12: A container ship leaves the Port of Oakland after protestors closed several entrances to the port. (AP/Beck Diefenbach)
Dec. 12: Brian MacMillan reads a fake resignation letter from Port of Anchorage director Bill Sheffield in front of the Integrated Concepts & Research Corporation (ICRC) office near the Port of Anchorage, Alaska. (AP/Loren Holmes)
Dec. 12: A protester faces a line of riot police in Long Beach, California. (Reuters)
Dec. 12: A protester and a law enforcement officer photograph each other across from the entrance to the terminals at the Port of Longview. (Reuters)
A demonstrator just after being arrested for blocking the entrance to Terminal 18 of the Port of Seattle, Washington. (Reuters/Robert Sorbo)
Dec. 13: Sanitation workers clean McKeldin Square after police evicted members of Occupy Baltimore from the site. (AP/Patrick Semansky)