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- ↑ "Police Violence Shocks Activists, Others at Port of Oakland Protest". San Jose Mercury News . April 7, 2003. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ↑ City, Bay (May 13, 2003). "Anti-war protesters picketing at Port of Oakland - SFGate". SFGate.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Oakland dockers honour anti-war picket lines" . Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Criminal charges against 24 activists and one longshoreman were brought and later dropped". Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ↑ Marshall, Carolyn (March 20, 2006). "Oakland Nears Final Payouts for Protesters Hurt by Police - New York Times". The New York Times . Retrieved November 2, 2011.