Oct 31

Occupy Chapel Hill’s Halloween Plan!

The next two days are a critical period for the 99% Movement in Chapel Hill. Thousands of Halloween revelers will be streaming through Peace and Justice Plaza -now the center of our occupation for two solid weeks- so we need to clear the way without abandoning our space. Here, as consensed upon by the General Assembly, is the plan. Any hour or two you could pitch in would be a great help. So if you have been unsure of what you could add to the movement (or could forward this to anyone who is), please consider this an invitation.

1. Clean Up: October 31st

  • 12:00 – 12:30 PM (Short) General Assembly
  • 12:30 – 2:30 PM Tent pack-up, sprucing

Bring: friends, bags, brooms, rope

2. Celebration: October 31st

  •  8:00 PM All 99%ers out for Halloween gather at the plaza

Bring: friends, musical instruments, (Guy Fawkes?) masks, face paint, bottled water, thematic costumes, signs, bravery, joy.

3. Rebuilding: November 1st

  • 4:00-6:00 AM Early clean-up

· 12:00 – 3:00 PM Camp rebuilding

Bring: friends, mops, buckets, brooms, pine chips, tarps.

Oct 29

General Assembly: Oct. 28 Minutes (correction)

General Assembly Minutes 10/28/11 (correction to Scott Olsen’s name 10/30/11)
Start head count: 21 + 1 dog
Facilitator: Tate
Minutes: Alanna
Stack: Stephanie

Call for any video takers – none
James on audio

Meeting opened at 6:05
Review of process
What is stack? Order of talking
What is block? Moral/extreme objection to proposal

Review of last meeting’s minutes (Marcela)
Chief Blue joined us as citizen to talk about Halloween
Fiscal sponsorship tabled for one week
Internationalist Books has said yes
Twin Springs Education Center has give a “strong maybe”
Reminder of Scott Olsen vigil following tonight’s GA
Who is Scott Olsen? Man injured at Occupy Oakland, is doing well
Managing online content
Tent and bike donations
Document sent out via Internet on sexual consent issues
OWS NYC update (ask Tate for more info if interested)
What is the deal with the bikes? Are there available locks? Will figure out a system, motorcycle lock currently in use. See Stephanie.
Agenda stack recorded
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Oct 28

General Assembly: Oct. 27 Minutes

General Assembly Notes
Thursday, October 27, 2011 @6 p.m.
Facilitator: Daniel
Stack: Laurin
Minutes: Marcela
Time: Evan

Review Process

Review last meeting minutes:

  • Property maintenance
  • Halloween clean-up: everyone come!
  • Security issues: avoid yelling or responding aggressively to antagonizers
  • Using Ustream going forward
  • Occupy Raleigh update (½ arrested, ½ at jail)
  • Direct Action: Bank Day Nov 5

Agenda:

  • Finance: Non-profit organization (Katya)
  • Chief Blue is here to say a few words
  • Vigil for Scott Olsen (David)
  • Forum Trolls (David)
  • Donation and Christmas (Mike)
  • Library
  • Consent (Daniel)
  • Passer-by Interactions
  • Docs online regarding donation
  • Controversies on Ustreet

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Oct 27

An Occupation of Chapel Hill (Indy Weekly)

Appeared at IndyWeek.com on Oct. 26, 2011. Written by Jason Y. Lee

Since the morning of Saturday, Oct. 15, a group of citizens from Chapel Hill, Carrboro and other towns have encamped at the Peace and Justice Plaza in front of the post office on East Franklin Street. They are Occupy Chapel Hill, the local offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

In addition to a pamphlet table, a library and food tent, the majority of the space is consumed by a colorful cluster of 10 tents, in which about 25 people have slept each night for the cause.

The cause varies depending on whom you ask. Some are worried about an unresponsive government and an unfair distribution of wealth; others are concerned about government conspiracies and the decline of traditional family values. Among the anarchists, socialists, Christians, humanists, retired citizens and parents, straight and gay, here are a few of the Occupiers of Chapel Hill: Continue reading

Oct 27

General Assembly: Oct. 26 Minutes

General Assembly Notes
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 @6 p.m.
Facilitator: Laurin
Stack: Peter
Minutes: Alanna Davis
Opening head count: 31 occupiers /supporters

6:10PM Meeting opened
Quick review of positive/negative twinkles, clarification of using stack
Review/highlights from yesterday’s, 10/25/11, GA
- Outreach Working Group meeting tomorrow, 10/27/11 after GA meeting
- Fundraising Working Group: see active Google Doc
- Logistics Working Group: Just Katya as it stands, see her if interested
- Med Deli will be supplying dinner tonight
- Security issues, intoxication at Occupation discussion
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