Sunday, October 16, 2011
News / politics / economy First General Assembly — Occupy Chapel Hill
Posted by Kirk Ross @ExJS on Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Dispatch #1
The formal name is actually Occupy Chapel Hill/ Carrboro, but there is a strong argument that Carrboro has been "occupied" for years.
Regardless, the first General Assembly of Occupy Chapel Hill, started around 2:30 p.m. Sunday after a three hour rally at Peace & Justice Plaza in front of the Franklin Street Post Office.
The plaza is so named because it was site of numerous civil rights and anti-war rallies during the 1960s and 70s and has been a rallying point for movements of all kinds since.
>The assembly of about fifty people was organizational in nature, a straightforward discussion of the concerns and logistics about what to do next. Had they stopped to listen, the lack of strident anti-capitalism speeches might have disappointed the occasional hecklers interspersed through the crowd of UNC and Miami fans spilling out of Kenan Stadium after the football game.
Some fans stopped for a while to take it in, standing in full Carolina blue regalia as the assembly discussed phone trees, supplies and legal issues.
After a long discussion about the possibility of a longer stay, a group of 30 participants opted to camp out and began assembling tents and supplies. Another General Assembly is scheduled for 6 p.m. today (Sunday).
You can tune it at http://occupychapelhill.org/
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