A friend on-site says the Occupy National Gathering is off to good start, "peaceful chill scene at encampment in Quaker Church parking lot, 500-700 folks, need more bodies, come on down, people!" There's a full schedule of teach-ins by day on Independence Mall. Later in week, folks may try camping in front of some local banks. Philly cops reputed to be generally cool, but yesterday cop dickishness at intersection leads to 30 arrests. Dem mayor denying water access to encampment from fire hydrants, maybe trying to protect Occupiers from Philly's water supply. But by and large, it's a safe campout in the limelight. People should come down and be in support. Bring a tent if you've got one, a sleeping pad perhaps, or book a hotel room. Yeah, let's travel to camp in a parking lot in Philly during a record breaking heatwave. Why? Because Occupy stands for cool things, like direct democracy and saving our planet from hydrofrackers. Because if we don't stop climate change is going to get 10 times this hot. Because Novelty in a dreary political time is good.
more info:
http://www.occupynationalgathering.com/#
the Quaker Church camping is two blocks off Independence Mall at 4th and Arch Street at http://www.archstreetfriends.org/
good articles:
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/2321/399/Occupy_National_Gathering_Update.html
workshop times:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/occupy-philadelphia/schedule-and-announcements-for-monday-july-2/245456635557211
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