Video: Occupy Oakland in Spoken Word

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| Tue Nov. 15, 2011 5:24 PM PST

Here's a powerful look back at Occupy Oakland's general strike (feels like forever ago, doesn't it?) by spoken-word artist Drew Dellinger and filmmaker Velcrow Ripper. And if you want to relive that intensely crazy night, here's our liveblog from November 2nd.

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