Could they all get along?
Over 100 people representing Humboldt’s various Occupy groups gathered in HSU’s Kate Buchanan Room Monday night for what was billed as a countywide General Assembly to explore the local movement’s options going forward. Numero uno on the list of topics: should/could/would OccupyHumboldt, Occupy Eureka and Occupy Arcata consolidate their energies in one form or another.
The night began with a YouTube clip produced by OWS projected on the big screen followed by introductions from every … one … in … the … room. … OccupyHumboldt’s Travis Turner acted as moderator, and after some brief announcements he directed attendees into smaller breakout groups to discuss the pros, cons and logistics of consolidating the three groups … somehow.
Agreement on what consolidation looked like became the issue. While folks mostly stuck to established Occupy assembly efficiency protocol — wiggle them fingers, crew! — reaching consensus on how collective efforts would be directed, as well as whether or not one central location was a good idea, proved to be an impasse.
Turner wants to bring all the local movements together and then divvy up occu-duties under four (or five) subcommittees. Occupy Arcata’s Trish Ti thought they might need more commitees. Occupy Eureka’s Verbena wants that damn fence (the one around the Humboldt County Courthouse lawn) down!
In the end, consolidation’s future remained unclear, but a few things were accomplished. A dialogue was started amongst the factions and another meeting was scheduled for next week.
For more meeting highlights, head over to the Twitterverse and scroll around the #OccupyHumboldt play-by-play. For more photos, hit up NCJ Facebookland.
This article appears in Occupy.
if only everyone had worn masks
“if only everyone had worn masks”
Apparently, it just takes one.
Comment from Deric Mendes on the Twitter feed:
“Proposal to consolidate the camps was raised. Man wearing a mask in favor of Spanish-Catholic rule in England blocked it”
Dear TRA,
After the Pope refused Henry VIII a divorce, Henry started a personal vendetta against the Roman Catholic Church and its members. This persecution of those of Catholic faith lasted until Elizabeth I. During her reign, religion was not an issue. When James I became king, advisers promptly convinced him to begin again the persecution of Catholics. Guy Fawkes was involved in a plot that was intent on placing the daughter of James I on the throne of England in the hopes that the persecution would stop. This was a fight for the right of religious freedom.