Oakland Day of Action Protesters Shut Down 980/880 Freeway

You saw the photos of the Civic Center rally protesting education cuts, but across the Bay they weren't fucking around. A group of a few hundred protesters who had gathered at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland broke off and marched onto the 980 freeway, laid down, and blocked traffic going in both directions toward 880 and the Bay Bridge in order to call attention to the cause. A bunch were arrested, including some juveniles. As Oakland North reports, 150 were arrested in total and bussed off the scene by police via the 4th and Jackson off-ramp.

Watch KRON 4's video footage, as well as some raw cell phone footage from a driver, after the jump.