the time is now
2011-Oct-07, Friday 01:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mellowtigger
If an "occupation" seems outside of your comfort zone, then come to visit me instead. I will be there day and night, all weekend long, from Friday morning to Monday morning. You can be sure that you will wander the plaza and find me at some point. I'm on the Sanitation committee, if you need to ask someone for directions. I reassure everyone that this demonstration has government cooperation and will be peaceful and safe space.Let's play "Where's Waldo". :) Send this post to the locals that you know. Play the game by going to the Hennepin County Government Plaza then taking a photograph of me as proof of your visit. I would love to receive a copy of the file later too. *laugh* It's that easy. I just want to help you step outside of your comfort zone by inviting you to visit a familiar face.
I took Friday off of work (that's only 4 hours for me), and I will bring my sleeping bag so that I can occupy Minneapolis from Friday morning until early Monday morning. Then I will ride the bus back home, take a shower, and then head to work. Afterwards, my occupation schedule depends on my ability to focus. I'll keep returning, for sure.
I will not be posting at all during the occupation unless someone offers to give me some extended time to upload images and type a few paragraphs. I really wish I had a 7" tablet with super-long battery life that I could use to take photographs, take videos, edit simple posts, and upload files via either cellular or local wifi. Tech companies, are you listening? You need to create a cheap tech gadget useful for protesters. There seems to be a worldwide market for such items this year. ;)
I'm excited about the possibility of forcing the national discussion to undo the Federal Reserve's exponential money supply. It's still important, though, to remind myself of a little more context. As one protest sign from Austin reads, "Make Solutions, Not Demands". I like that sentiment. Hopefully, I can remember it and put it on a poster during the occupation.
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