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"Bainport" Protests
12:25 am
Thu October 25, 2012

Jesse Jackson Among 14 Protesters Arrested In Freeport

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The sign towering over the encampment.
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Fourteen people, including Reverend Jesse Jackson, were arrested Wednesday afternoon after marching onto the grounds of the Sensata Technologies factory in Freeport. They're protesting the company's decision to move 170 jobs from the northwest Illinois city to China.

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6:25 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Protesting Outsourcing: The Residents of "Bainport"

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Tom Gaulrapp stands next to the tent where he has lived since early September to protest outsourcing at his employer across the street.
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The rally stage at Bainport
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A giant papier mache Mitt Romney is brought out for special occasions at Bainport.
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The big tent, which serves as storage for residents of Bainport, as well as a mess hall and warming center.
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Bainport at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds. It's across the street from Sensata HQ and across another street from a landfill.
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  • Story with the Hoyer family at "Bainport"

Reverend Jesse Jackson is the next high-profile activist who plans to visit the northwest Illinois encampment known as “Bainport.” Reverend Al Sharpton spoke to the crowd of protestors based at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds in Freeport Saturday. They’ve pitched their tents across the street from Sensata Technologies, where many of them will see their last day of work two weeks from today.

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