Free the Cleveland 5 – Occupy Cleveland Supports Its Own

By: Paula Bolyard (Diary)  |  May 8th at 12:02 AM  | 

Despite their statements to the press and on their website attempting to distance the group from the five suspected terrorists who were members of Occupy Cleveland, their presence in court on Monday sent a different message. Members of the Occupy Cleveland community showed up in force today to support the “Cleveland 5″ for their first day in court. According to Scene (a local hipster publication): “By | Read More »

Occupy Cleveland Turns to Terror

By: Paula Bolyard (Diary)  |  May 1st at 06:42 PM  | 

  Meet Cleveland Occupier Brandon Baxter.  A few weeks ago he was one of the few remaining protesters manning the shabby Occupation tent on Cleveland’s Public Square. Today he was arrested for plotting to blow up a major bridge in the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area. Anthony Hayne is another member of Occupy Cleveland. He was highlighted in an October, 2011 story in the Lakewood | Read More »

#OccupyCleveland Day 7: Send rain ponchos and panties (for both of us)

By: Paula Bolyard (Diary)  |  October 13th at 04:05 AM  | 

A week ago I posted a diary about my undercover trip to #OccupyCleveland. I thought I’d drop by a week later to see how things were going. This time I had my 20-year-old son, a Hillsdale College student, in tow and our plan was to blend into the crowd and observe the action. However… No crowd. No action. Nothing to observe. You see, it rained | Read More »

Undercover at #OccupyCleveland

By: Paula Bolyard (Diary)  |  October 7th at 04:00 PM  | 

[promoted from the diaries] On Thursday, a friend and I made the trip to downtown Cleveland to check out the #OccupyCleveland protest. The Facebook page predicted there would be 800-ish people attending, but the actual number on opening day was closer to 200.  We dressed to blend in with the crowd so we could fully embrace the experience, spending the better part of the day with | Read More »