As most know by now, Occupy Pok was evicted last week and on Saturday some of the occupiers moved their encampment to New Paltz! We welcome them and hope people will stop by, get to know them and provide whatever support you can! A rally and march through town showed solidarity for Occupy Pok, the newly formed Occupy New Paltz and Occupy Hudson Valley! You cannot evict an idea whose time has come!
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| Santa is carrying a sign that says "Compassion" in case you cannot see it! |
And here is the latest on the occupation in New Paltz. Go visit, bring needed supplies, be a friend!
1. The encampment has moved from Peace Park across the street to Hasbrouck Park by the gazebo.
2. A General Assembly was held Sunday night. There will probably be a shipment of stuff coming from Occupy Poughkeepsie today. They still need additional tarps and sturdy rope. Also some supplement to food for the winter such as vitamin C.
3. There will be another General Assembly on Monday at 6 PM. We will meet at the gazebo, and possibly move indoors if village hall is available. All are welcome.
4. Occupy will probably be on the agenda at Wednesday's Village Board Meeting. Please go to support the Occupation and to voice your opinion to the board. Consider having the board pass a resolution in support of the goals of the Occupy movement.
5. Volunteers have offered:
- Bring a hot meal on Saturday nights
- Bring water three times a week
- A backup site in case they are evicted from the park
6. We need someone to coordinate this support group. So if someone cannot afford to contribute or cannot make it to the site, this is one way to contribute, by keeping track of requests and who has made what available (see item 5).
7. There is an Occupy New Paltz page on Facebook where we can communicate with each other.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-New-Paltz/275109555872678
Willie K. Yee, M.D.
Web page: http://www.willieyee.info
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SUPPORT OCCUPY POUGHKEEPSIE!
Thursday, December 15 4-6PM Hulme Park, Pok
Rally, Music, Prayer and more...
1199 SEIU Solidarity Rally
A New Paltz Day of Action:
Holiday Gift Swapping and Creation
Sunday Dec, 18th 12pm-5pm
Hasbrouck Park, New Paltz
Questions or Comments Contact Shanon: (914) 388-7343
Please Bring:
*gift making materials to share
*giftable items that you no longer need
It is time to empty those closets and donate:
books, clothes, toys, jewelry, art and craft supplies, random treasures, etc...
Let's build a free store accessible to all throughout the Holiday Season.
*No Money Necessary!
Join us to create and exchange holiday gifts with other members of the New Paltz community.
Brought to you by Occupy New Paltz
Building community and a better future, one action at a time
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great post... I was at the 'Voter Rights ; march in NYC... with an NAACP group, it was great.. heard Rev. Al Sharpton... have a vid of him i am putting on youtube soon
ReplyDeleteGreat! looking forward to seeing it.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I just heard on WAMC that Jason West welcomes the ONP and that they can stay in the park indefinitely as long as the park stays available to the general public. Yeah!!!
ReplyDeleteI stopped by today to bring some supplies. All are in good spirits. They love company!
ReplyDeleteOccupy a paying job rather than camp out in the park. Go back to live with your one percenter parents and contribute your fair share for your room and board. Get some life experience washing dishes in a restaurant or waiting in same. Stop depending on others to bring you food, water, tarps and toilet paper.
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