Jill Stein & Cheri Honkala Arrested!

On August 1 2012, Jill Stein and her running mate Cheri Honkala were arrested during a sit-in at a Philadelphia bank to protest housing foreclosures on behalf of several city residents struggling to keep their homes.  Photos: l Matt Moore

August 1, 2012Police escort Green Party 2012 presidential nominee Jill Stein after she was arrested at a sit-in in Philadelphia Wednesday.

Green Party vice presidential nominee Cheri Honkala hugs her son as she’s taken away by police after being arrested at a sit-in Wednesday in downtown Philadelphia.

Stein said — before she was led away — that she had never been arrested before, but that people need to fight back against “a political system bought and paid for by Wall Street.” – Kathy Matheson, AP reporter

Jill Stein Arrested: Green Party Nominee Faces Charges After Bank Protest

Huffington Post – ‎3 minutes ago‎

FILE – In this Oct. 24, 2011 file photo, Jill Stein of Lexington, Mass. speaks during a news conference outside the Statehouse in Boston. Stein, a Massachusetts doctor who ran against Mitt Romney for governor a decade ago is poised to challenge him …

Green Party nominee Jill Stein arrested in Philly bank sit-in

Boston Herald – ‎2 hours ago‎

By AP PHILADELPHIA — Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein, her running mate and three others have been arrested amid a sit-in at a downtown Philadelphia bank over housing foreclosures. About 50 Green Party supporters hoped to protest today at …

Green Party nominee, running-mate arrested in Philadelphia bank sit-in

Fox News – ‎1 hour ago‎

PHILADELPHIA – Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and her running mate have been arrested at a sit-in at a Philadelphia bank over housing foreclosures. The arrests came after about 50 party supporters staged a protest Wednesday against Fannie …