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October 1, 2009

G-20: Oakland plays its part in Pittsburgh Summit

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Politicians, police and protesters converged in Oakland during last week’s G-20 Summit.

In a Sept. 29 University Update, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg cited G-20-related educational programming and campus visits by Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, noting, “If the week had ended at about 6 p.m. on Thursday, then our G-20 experiences would have been entirely positive.”

Large numbers of protesters and police confronted each other in Oakland Thursday evening and through much of the weekend.The conflicts with police resulted in 190 arrests, including 51 Pitt students —  a number of whom say they were victims of circumstance. The University has offered them the opportunity to talk with Pitt police so police can decide whether to recommend that charges be dismissed.

According to the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office, as of Tuesday charges against four students had been dismissed. Approximately 50 preliminary hearings were scheduled for Wednesday as the University Times went to press.

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Top: The Sept. 25 People’s March began at the corner of Fifth and Craft avenues.   Center: Pittsburgh welcomed the world, but police in riot gear greeted protesters on Schenley Drive. The roadway was blocked Sept. 24 prior to the heads of state dinner at Phipps Conservatory. After dark, crowds clashed with police in the first of several nights of conflict in Oakland.  Bottom: Newsweek’s Harold Fineman, a Pittsburgh native, moderated a Sept. 21 roundtable for media and G-20 delegation members at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in which Carnegie Mellon University President Jared L. Cohon, Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg and UPMC President and CEO Jeffrey A. Romoff touted the economic contributions of the region’s education and medical sectors.

Top: The Sept. 25 People’s March began at the corner of Fifth and Craft avenues. Center: Pittsburgh welcomed the world, but police in riot gear greeted protesters on Schenley Drive. The roadway was blocked Sept. 24 prior to the heads of state dinner at Phipps Conservatory. After dark, crowds clashed with police in the first of several nights of conflict in Oakland. Bottom: Newsweek’s Harold Fineman, a Pittsburgh native, moderated a Sept. 21 roundtable for media and G-20 delegation members at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in which Carnegie Mellon University President Jared L. Cohon, Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg and UPMC President and CEO Jeffrey A. Romoff touted the economic contributions of the region’s education and medical sectors.

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