They are still claiming to be leaderless, but have finally appointed representatives to deal with community concerns. So far, we've gotten them to stop the "drum circle" at 10 pm.
I personally want half the park returned for normal use -- we'll see how that goes. They claim to be concerned that they are hurting the farmer's market, but I see no evidence they've done anything concrete. Today a young man was proudly holding his sign and being interviewed by a reporter -- and also blocking access to the market. I shooed them away and they complied, but I can't be there all day, and it probably wouldn't help if I could.
The park is noisy, crowded, ringed with cops and looks a garbage dump (though they are trying to be clean). I'm sure most people just decide they will buy tomatoes at the grocery store until this is all over and skip the farmer's market.
This negotiating with OWS is being done by community volunteers.
I no longer get out of the way of their little mini-marches, which I seem to have a special gift for running into (unless a cop tells me to). Over the weekend I kept going right through them on my Xootr and they did move to let me through.
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10-04-2011, 04:46 PM #1
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Pam, I appreciate getting the on-the-scene perspective. Thanks.
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10-04-2011, 05:31 PM #3
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Did you see the ones dressed like zombies yesterday? Ridiculous.
It's really getting annoying....
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10-04-2011, 06:27 PM #4
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My two favorite recent photos.
Why do you suppose Wikileaks needs a truck? I think the gentleman with the pink hair and wonderful high heels was just visiting.
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Those pictures are both hilarious in totally different ways.
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10-04-2011, 07:18 PM #6
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Does all this remind anyone else of the Airing of Grievances during Festivus?
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10-05-2011, 03:54 AM #7
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I think a lot of us are trying to be polite and not get involved in this thread on a site that's supposed to refrain from politics.
I wonder whether the protestors in Libya/Bahrain/Tiananmen Square had/have a coherent message (not from what I've read).
I'm sure there are many people in every nation who would just as soon go about their day in the midst of an extraordinary popular uprising. Change and personal responsibility are scary things.Last edited by OakLeaf; 10-05-2011 at 03:56 AM.
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