#OccupyPhilly Leaves Dilworth Plaza To Avoid Arrest
Nov 29, 2011 Comments Off Angelia
@NBCPhiladelphia:
RT @lou_dubois: RT @JimMacMillan: Most if not all of the #OccupyPhilly protesters marched away on the final arrest warning just now.
@phillydotcom:
Second warning given to #Occupy Philly protesters. “Leave immediately and you will not be arrested.” #BreakingNews
@NBCPhiladelphia:
Remaining #OccupyPhilly proesters on Dilworth Plaza given final warning.
More: Reports of police nearing the Occupy Philadelphia camp – @6abc
Philadelphia police have tweeted, “Thanks Occupy Philly for their cooperation. We’re here to protect constitutional rights and ensure public safety.”
With that tweet, it seems as Occupy Philly’s stay at Dilworth Plaza is over.
After a third warning from police, all of the protestors moved from City Hall and marched away down 15th Street to Rittenhouse Square.
Having just arrived, they are being met with a group of police who are seemingly not letting them into the park as seen from Chopper 6.
Back at Dilworth Plaza, Philadelphia police have begun to tear down the tents that have become a part of City Hall’s entrance for the past several weeks.
As Tuesday turned to Wednesday, the Occupy Philadelphia protestors who remained at Dilworth Plaza came out of their tents and began talking about the looming eviction.
Police lined up 15th and Market streets and shut down other streets around City Hall.
Occupy Philly members were calling other protestors to alert them of the happenings and sent text messages that read, “not sure what is going on, but you may want to get down to Dilworth.”
One protestor who says she was from the legal department was advising other occupiers on what to do after they get arrested.
Occupiers put bandanas around their faces as police neared the site.
Earlier in the day, a city official said Occupy Philadelphia appears to be shrinking, but that the rest of the protesters need to leave so a long-planned renovation of a City Hall plaza can begin.
Managing Director Richard Negrin said Tuesday the city wants to avoid a confrontation with protesters, who have been camped outside City Hall since early October as part of a protest over economic inequality and corporate influence on government.
Negrin said the city is talking daily with the contractor and police about when construction can start at the site. He says fewer than 100 tents remain.
