Jesse Jackson arrested during Yale protest

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Jesse Jackson arrested during Yale protest


NEW HAVEN, Connecitcut (AP) --The Rev. Jesse Jackson and 13 people were arrested Monday after they blocked traffic on the Yale University campus in support of striking university service and clerical workers.

Jackson led over 1,000 people on a Labor Day march and rally in support of the striking workers before he was arrested.

"This is the site of national Labor Day outrage," Jackson said. "This is going to be for economic justice what Selma was for the right to vote."

The march began shortly after 9 a.m. and ended in a rally at Yale's Beinecke Plaza and Woodbridge Hall, which houses university President Richard Levin's office. Police said between 1,000 to 1,500 people marched with Jackson, including Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, who graduated from Yale, and state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, a Yale Law School graduate.

Jackson and about 30 others then blocked traffic. To the cheers of protesters, Jackson was the first to be handcuffed at about 11:30 a.m. and led onto a bus to be processed at police headquarters.

[Terwilliger]

1. you should do this in LBN too

nice to see Jesse still active :bounce:

[benfranklin1776]

2. Yes and nice to see the strikers receive some much needed attention....

...thanks to Jesse's courageous act, since their efforts have largely gone overlooked by the mainstream "media."