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| ‘We are visible’: 11 arrested after blocking New York bridge during morning rush hour (VIDEO) | |
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| 11 people were arrested after they chained themselves together and blocked the right side of the George Washington Bridge going into Manhattan during rush hour. | |
| Eleven people protesting for immigrants’ rights were arrested after they chained themselves to the George Washington Bridge’s upper level and blocked all inbound lanes to Manhattan during rush hour, causing a 90 minutes delay. | |
| On Wednesday morning, 11 protesters, members of #WeAreVisible, chained themselves to the George Washington Bridge, a major transit hub in and out of Manhattan, and unfurled a large banner which read “Resist, Organize, Act Up!” Traffic cameras showed bumper-to-bumper traffic barely inching along. The 15-minute protest caused a 90-minute traffic delay. | |
| Drivers clashed with protesters in an effort to get the bridge open, according to witnesses. | Drivers clashed with protesters in an effort to get the bridge open, according to witnesses. |
| “Get the f*** out of the road,” yelled one driver. “I’ve got a job to get to!” as a horns were honked from trucks. | “Get the f*** out of the road,” yelled one driver. “I’ve got a job to get to!” as a horns were honked from trucks. |
| One driver ripped the banner from the protesters. | One driver ripped the banner from the protesters. |
| Confronting the drivers a protester yelled “You’re a citizen, don’t you give a f*** about people.” | Confronting the drivers a protester yelled “You’re a citizen, don’t you give a f*** about people.” |
| Another driver yelled “Get the hell out of here. Protest on your own time.” | Another driver yelled “Get the hell out of here. Protest on your own time.” |
| Police peeled off the protesters as they arrested the group of 11. Traffic began moving against after about 15 minutes. The protesters are part of a new movement #WeAreVisible #SomosVisible demanding political power for marginalized communities and equal rights for immigrants. | |
| “As immigrant workers and an immigrant community we are tired of being in the shadows,” Mahoma Lopez of #WeAreVisible told RT. “As immigrants we contribute in many different ways to this country, paying taxes, consuming and building this country, but in order to be part of the decision-making process we are not able because we cannot vote.” | |
| Lopez said that if the US were a real democracy, everyone who lived there would be able to vote, including the undocumented, resident aliens, and those with prior misdemeanors. | |
| The protest comes just two weeks before the election but Lopez said both candidates are a poor choice. | |
| Lopez said Obama won the election last time round because of support from immigrants and the black vote, and through promises of immigration reform – although nothing happened except the Obama administration deporting more immigrants than in the entire history of the United States. | |
| Lopez said there is a big rally in Union Square for Wednesday evening, and they are calling for a general strike on November 7. | |
| “Basically don’t got to work,” said Lopez. |