On Friday, November 23, Occupy Long Beach protests in front of the Walmart store located in Down Town Long Beach in support of Walmart employees. The activists demand higher wages, health care benefits, better hours for Walmart employees. The demonstration began with peaceful meditation and sign making. None of the Walmart employees joined the strike and a couple of workers reported that they were threatened to be fired on the spot if they joined the strike or engaged in a conversation with any members of the Occupy group. The demonstration was peaceful until the police saw nineteen year old Honor O'Kane drawing on the ground. O'Kane was taking aside while the members of the Occupy group were trying to persuade the police that drawing on the ground with a chalk was not illegal and cannot be confused with a graffiti created by spray paint. As a result, Vivian Price, a professor of labor studies at CSUDH was arrested and charged with resisting arrest and obstruction of justice. Price was handcuffed and taken to the Long Beach Police Department.
The demonstration started with peaceful meditation
and sign making
The organizer of Occupy Long Beach group reads their demands
Vivian Price, labor study professor from CSUDH makes a sign
Honor O'Kane is approached by the police while drawing on the ground.
Vivian Price is dragged by the police out from the crowd.
