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Thursday morning 'Wakey Wakey' protests mostly peaceful after moving off streets

Austin Police protests
Jay Janner/American-Statesman via USA TODAY NETWORK

AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- A Thursday morning protest aimed to "disrupt" traffic in downtown Austin, as well as "bankrupt" the Austin Police Department.

"Wakey Wakey: A Disruption", according to the event's Facebook page, is the "first in a series of upcoming disruptions." The event was slated to last from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m., with a reading circle at 6th Street & Lamar Boulevard and a "cumbia circle" at Riverside & Lamar. Members of the cumbia circle were to then march up Lamar towards the reading circle.


As protests began, police officers informed the group that they could not block traffic, or they would be subject to arrest. The group then moved to the sidewalks and continued their peaceful protest.