2011-2012: A year in review

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The 2011-2012 school year has been a season of change for ASU Downtown and downtown Phoenix alike, marked by highs and lows that have affected both the campus and the community. Read story

Police arrest nine during protest demonstration in opposition to SB 1070

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Nine people were arrested in midtown Phoenix Wednesday during a protest against Arizona’s controversial immigration law, Senate Bill 1070. Read story

Occupy Phoenix organizes protest of ALEC, marches through downtown

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Members of Occupy Phoenix protested across downtown Phoenix Wednesday against the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, and corporations associated with it. The event was part of a nationwide protest called F29, an event coordinated by Occupy Portland to raise awareness of ALEC, according to an Occupy Phoenix press release. Read story

Protesters rally against possibility of war with Iran

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More than 50 protesters marched through downtown Phoenix Saturday in opposition to U.S. sanctions against Iran and the looming possibility of war with the Middle Eastern nation. Read story

Police arrest 6 protesters, seize camping equipment at Occupy Phoenix

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Six Occupy Phoenix protesters were arrested late Thursday night for urban camping in Cesar Chavez Plaza, violations that prompted Phoenix Police to tear down much of the movement’s camp, authorities said. Read story

Downtown Phoenix community advocate uses social media as driving force for change

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Molded by a middle-class Texas upbringing and an Ivy League graduate degree, Sean Sweat is a man of contradictions. He can act like an apologetically brash cowboy, but he’s a thoughtful, rising star in the emerging world of digital grassroots activism. He’s a white-collar worker – a supply-chain engineer at Intel – who fights Phoenix City Hall and battles urban blight. Now, he’s a leader in Occupy Phoenix, an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Read story

Rev. Jesse Jackson encourages Occupy Phoenix protesters to remain nonviolent

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A visit by civil rights leader and Baptist minister Rev. Jesse Jackson revitalized the Occupy Phoenix protests Thursday afternoon at downtown Phoenix’s Cesar Chavez Plaza. Read story

Eight Occupy Phoenix members arrested during 'sleep-in' protest

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Eight members of the ongoing Occupy Phoenix protest were arrested in Cesar Chavez Plaza on Friday night while protesting the City of Phoenix ordinance against camping in public spaces. Read story

UnityFest brings Occupy Phoenix protesters to Civic Space Park

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More than 100 protesters marched through downtown Phoenix to Civic Space Park Saturday, stopping at Chase Tower, Bank of America and Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold along the way. Read story

Occupy Phoenix to march Saturday to Civic Space Park for UnityFest concert

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As the Occupy Phoenix movement moves closer to its second month of protests, demonstrators plan to march to Civic Space Park, across the street from the Downtown campus, on Saturday afternoon. Read story