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OWS JFK Forum

Former governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell, right, joins Todd Gitlin '63, Chair of Columbia's PhD Communications PhD department, and Vanessa Williamson, a PhD candidate in Government and Social Policy, for a panel discussion about the Occupy Wall Street movement at the JFK Jr. Forum yesterday. Marshall Ganz, a senior lecturer at the Kennedy School, moderated the discussion.

Arrests at Occupy Boston

Yesterday, several protestors participating in the Occupy Boston protests expanded from Dewey Square Park into the Rose Kennedy Greenway and adjacent green space between Congress St. and Pearl St. The Boston Police Department announced at 11 p.m. that the property was private and that protesters had to vacate it by midnight, or face trespassing charges.

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Police destroy camping gear and supplies left in the park following the arrests of Occupy Boston protesters today.

Arrests at Occupy Boston

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Following the arrests today, protesters planned an impromptu march to the Downtown Crossing police station. They planned to be there until those arrested were released.

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Students were among those arrested today for trespass due to the expansion of Occupy Boston today.

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Students were among those arrested today for trespass due to the expansion of Occupy Boston today.

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Police destroyed tents and signs that protesters had in the expanded region of the Occupy Boston camp. Boston waste management companies were on hand to quickly dispose of the protest materials and supplies.

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Students and professionals alike were arrested and placed into transports to local jails following police action today.

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An Occupy Boston protester being arrested today as police cleared a section of the park.

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A Boston police officer gives protesters a 30 second warning to vacate the park before facing arrest. In his path stands a defiant member of the protest.