Protesters defy city’s deadline

Demonstrators ventured onto Atlantic Avenue and set up three tents as a top police official announced there would be no evictions from the area tonight.

12/08/2011 BOSTON, MA Protestor John Davis (cq) of Weymouth pleads with the crowd to leave 2 people in a tent alone after they refused to move out of Atlantic Avenue. There were some people in the crowd who wanted to force the people to move. The tent's occupants were later arrested. Occupy Boston protestors refused to leave Dewey Square after the midnight deadline and the protestors spilled out onto Atlantic Avenue, blocking traffic. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

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Protestor John Davis spoke with the crowd outside a tent on Atlantic Avenue. The city gave demonstrators until midnight to vacate Dewey Square, but many remained after the deadline.

12/08/2011 BOSTON, MA A young man is arrested for disorderly conduct after refused to leave a tent he had set up in the middle of Atlantic Avenue. He is one of two people arrested this morning. Occupy Boston protestors refused to leave Dewey Square after the midnight deadline and the protestors spilled out onto Atlantic Avenue, blocking traffic. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

Aram Boghosian for the Boston Globe

A young man is arrested for disorderly conduct after refused to leave a tent he had set up in the middle of Atlantic Avenue.

12/08/2011 BOSTON, MA Police officers drag a tent out of Atlantic Avenue after arresting the two occupants and put it in the back of a garbage truck. Occupy Boston protestors refused to leave Dewey Square after the midnight deadline and the protestors spilled out onto Atlantic Avenue, blocking traffic. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

Aram Boghosian for the Boston Globe

Police officers dragged the tent out of Atlantic Avenue after arresting the two occupants and put it in the back of a garbage truck.

Aram Boghosian for the Boston Globe

Protestors played percussion on buckets and chanted on Atlantic Avenue.

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Police block off Atlantic Avenue at South Station.

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Occupy Boston protesters took over Atlantic Avenue at Dewey Square.

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A man rode a bicycle down the street, towing his tent, after the deadline passed to vacate the Occupy Boston camp.

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Protesters carried a statue of Mohandas Gandhi after the deadline passed.

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A group of Quakers joined the protest.

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A protester held a sign asking "is this a party or revolution" as the deadline neared.

Boston, MA 120811 Scenes from Occupy Boston on December 07, 2011 the last day they are legally allowed in Dewey Square. The movement lost in court today and according to the court decision the City of Boston could evacuate protesters. They were given a deadline of midnight to vacate the premises. (Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff)/ MET

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Protesters met for more than two hours in Dewey Square as the deadline approached.

Boston, MA - 12/08/11 - Occupy Boston protesters gather during a general assembly meeting to discuss what to do when the hour reaches midnight, the time they have been told they must disband. - (Globe Staff Photo / Barry Chin) section: Metro, reporter: Guilfoil, slug: 09occupy, LOID: 5.0.644186916.

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Protesters voted down a proposal to clean up the camp and hold a dance party.

Mayor Thomas Menino said yesterday the city would

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Mayor Thomas Menino said yesterday the city would "act appropriately to fulfill our duty to preserve the public’s peace and safety."

Protesters rounded up belongings as dusk fell tonight over Dewey Square.

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Protesters rounded up belongings as dusk fell over Dewey Square.

Kayla Mitchell appeared dejected as she sat in Dewey Square yesterday

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Kayla Mitchell appeared dejected as she sat in Dewey Square yesterday

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