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Arts Community Targeted During G20 Enforcement Sweeps

Post pobrano z: Arts Community Targeted During G20 Enforcement Sweeps

On Wednesday night, Erin Carey — a 31-year-old aerialist/trapeze artist who performs with the Zany Umbrella Circus — found herself surrounded by law enforcement officers as she attempted to enter the circus’s studio space located in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Some of the officers were Pittsburgh Police, others she couldn’t identify. Carey had just parked her car in front of the Lawrenceville Corporation offices on 43rd street, and began walking toward the Zany Umbrella studio when approximately a dozen officers approached her.

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[via Annals of Americus]

Terror Dome 2.0: A Visual Guide to G20

Post pobrano z: Terror Dome 2.0: A Visual Guide to G20

Turns out the G20 is equal parts media blitz, protesters’ wet dream, show of police force, and weird marketing opportunity. But I suppose all global economic summits are kinda like that. But what’s fascinating is seeing how an event like this can transform a city. Watching a local newscast last night, I was reminded of how a city’s visitors bureau can look on any opportunity — even one boasting threats of violence and destruction like the G20 — as a way to hustle its wares…

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[via Annals of Americus]