Start date October 7, 2011 | Status Ongoing Result en progress | |
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Causes Economic inequalityCorporate influence over government Methods Nonviolent resistance, Civil disobedience, Occupation, Picketing, Demonstration |
Occupy nashville 2011
Occupy Nashville was a collaboration that began with demonstrations and an occupation located at Legislative Plaza in Nashville, Tennessee. Special legislation attempting to oust the Occupy Nashville demonstration passed the Tennessee House of Representatives and Tennessee Senate in February 2012.
Contents
- Occupy nashville 2011
- Occupy nashville protest in front of federal reserve building
- Timeline
- Arrests
- Journalist arrested
- Lawsuit
- References
As of June 2012, Occupy Nashville had continued to engage in organized meetings, events and actions.
Occupy nashville protest in front of federal reserve building
Timeline
The following is a timeline of Occupy Nashville events and activity.
Arrests
On October 27 Governor Bill Haslam signed an executive order enacting a curfew at the state capitol. In the early morning hours of October 28, 29 protesters were arrested when they refused to comply with the order, and on the following day, 26 were arrested. In both cases, the arrests were thrown out by General Sessions Night Court Commissioner Tom Nelson, who argued the state had no authority to set a curfew for Legislative Plaza. Haslam stated the curfew was necessary due to deteriorating sanitary conditions and safety issues on the Plaza, though critics have stated that the curfew is a violation of the protesters' civil rights.
Journalist arrested
On October 29, 2011 a reporter covering Occupy Nashville for the Nashville Scene was arrested with demonstrators for violating the executive-ordered curfew despite identifying himself as a member of the press.
Lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court on October 31 to halt the arrests. On November 17, U.S. District Court Judge Aleta Trauger signed an injunction barring the state from enforcing the curfew on Legislative Plaza until the court could decide whether the curfew violates protesters' constitutional rights or not. A decision is not expected until February.