Ferguson's 'weekend of resistance' in tweets, photos, video
Thousands of people took to the streets of St. Louis over the weekend In what was billed as a "weekend of resistance" to protest police violence.
With police in riot gear looking on, demonstrators took part in marches, vigils and other spontaneous sit-ins two months after the fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Brown by Darren Wilson, a white police officer, in nearby Ferguson. The demonstrations were captured in photos and video posted to social media by journalists, protesters and other observers.
At least 17 people were arrested for "unlawful assembly" outside a QuikTrip convenience store, police said. Police Chief Sam Dotson tweeted that some protesters had thrown rocks at police. Several other clashes between police and protesters took place, but the demonstrations were otherwise largely peaceful.
#FergusonOctober protesters marching/gathering on Grand pic.twitter.com/K7wIzRAGei
— David Carson (@PDPJ) October 13, 2014
They think they're the military. This is absolutely unreal. This is policing in America. Disgusting. #Shaw pic.twitter.com/2KEswO9mcL
— Charles Wade (@akacharleswade) October 11, 2014
Deep. This is protest. #Shaw pic.twitter.com/UveZ2lCgch
— deray mckesson (@deray) October 13, 2014
#FergusonOctober #Shaw on Grand https://t.co/zpQXe8MjIg
— David Carson (@PDPJ) October 13, 2014
#FergusonOctober protesters and Cornel West gathered at the Clock Tower in center of @SLU_Official after march pic.twitter.com/3pVH4gEoRh
— David Carson (@PDPJ) October 13, 2014
Eerie feeling with the fog here in #stl #shawshooting #FergusonOctober #live pic.twitter.com/7rMf0nGDb8
— Mariah Randi Stewart (@MzzzMariah) October 13, 2014
Dark, full crowd shot. Entire protest is on the sidewalk. Officers claiming it an "unlawful assembly" pic.twitter.com/HjKySYsVsW
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) October 13, 2014
Protesters attempt to reason w/police. "Can you stop beating your sticks and talk to the ppl you protect?" https://t.co/likDCSIf7v
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) October 13, 2014
Protestors attempting to storm Quicktrip at Vandeventer & Chouteau. All protestors engaging in illegal behavior will be subject to arrest.
— Chief Sam Dotson (@ChiefSLMPD) October 12, 2014
Show me the “storming” civilians please. Maybe I’m missing it. @ChiefSLMPD https://t.co/yQRyFr4QpV
— AiJusWanaWrite (@SorahyaM) October 12, 2014
Protestors now throwing rocks at the police. Arrests have been made for continued illegal behavior.
— Chief Sam Dotson (@ChiefSLMPD) October 12, 2014
Fight back for #MikeBrown crowd chants don't shoot pic.twitter.com/VBNKi2FoO9
— ColorOfChange.org (@ColorOfChange) October 13, 2014
RT @TalibKweli: RT @shadirahimi: The littlest marcher #Ferguson #FergusonOctober @ajplus pic.twitter.com/EzOySiMfxJ
— Busta Rhymes (@BustaRhymes) October 11, 2014
If you haven’t notice, incredible Black women are at the front of this movement. #FergusonOctober #MikeBrown pic.twitter.com/cp2tQLHN21
— Dante Barry (@dantebarry) October 11, 2014
Outside #Ferguson PD Michael Johnson, 42, of #stl, shows off his scars from being shot by police 3 times in 1997 pic.twitter.com/3J4dm3vZxY
— David Carson (@PDPJ) October 13, 2014
WATCH: On Saturday night protesters demonstrating at a St. Louis gas station were gassed + arrested by police https://t.co/sbXzET0AO2
— David Ford (@ItsDavidFord) October 13, 2014
We are visitors of SLU students. They raise their ID cards in the air. #Shaw pic.twitter.com/RCYPxuJ664
— deray mckesson (@deray) October 13, 2014
#ferguson #shawshooting protestors take moment of silence @st louis university clock tower. #CornelWest in crowd pic.twitter.com/BOOqOECv19
— Sara Sidner (@sarasidnerCNN) October 13, 2014
