IT’S TIME TO STAND UP. Join @OccupyHouston and the rest of the 99% On October 6, 2011 and make your voice known!
Check out our checklist and protesting do’s and dont’s and head downtown!
- We meet at Market Square Park at 8:30am on October 6. Pick up a sign if you don’t have one. Meet your fellow protesters, and get ready to march!
- At 9:00am we march to J.P. Morgan Chase Tower downtown.
- After an hour of speaking out against corporate corruption, at 10:00am we head to Hermann Square Plaza, right outside City Hall, and begin our occupation.
Check out and share our Facebook event with your friends. If you want to join us in the afternoon then please head directly to Hermann Square Park. Come join us and stand in peaceful solidarity with our brothers and sisters occupying Wall Street and the rest of the nation. Together we can END CORPORATE CORRUPTION OF DEMOCRACY!
There will be planning meetings at 12:00 noon and General Assembly meetings at 7:00pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. We’ve made our first steps, but there’s still plenty of work to do until the 6th.
Check out our transport guide if you need help getting to Market Square Park. If you need a lift or can spare a passenger or two then please post to our carpooling forum. Bring your friends and family! This is a non-violent occupation and we will be heard!
29 Responses to “TAKE DIRECT ACTION – OCT. 6”
Are you planning on occupying overnight?
I cannot speak for OccupyHouston, but I have been to the general assemblies and I will relate my understanding of the situation regarding overnight occupation. The *informal* consensus of the group seems to be that we are not ready to commit to overnight occupation AS A GROUP, though this is a longer term goal –after all October 6th is only the beginning!
HOWEVER, there *are* individuals who are already deciding they want to occupy overnight from the first night. I have talked with several who feel quite strongly about overnight occupation starting sooner than later.
As such, the stance of Occupy Houston at this point is basically that individuals are welcome to do as they see fit regarding overnight occupation. As far as a group commitment to consistent occupation, this is something that has not yet had proper time to develop.
I invite you to come to the general assemblies and participate in the decision making process as well as to help get this movement going! Thanks for taking an interest!
Don’t forget, this is a 100% Peaceful event.
http://vimeo.com/29125719
That’s an excellent point. I’ve added “peaceful” into the post.
GREAT PLAN GUYS!! 100% backed. sounds like we had a great GA today!
We did have a lot of good progress, but in my opinion we need a bit more positivity. It’s hard to accommodate everyone and it takes a long time, doubly-so when we’re still so early on and haven’t had the practice. I can see why politicians like their short work year! http://www.spillingbuckets.com/2010/10/just-when-does-congress-work.html
we will get there. we gotta lot of learning to do on our feet!
Glad to see things coming along. The Houston free thinkers will do what they can to support. We are still planning on #occupythefed on November 22nd during the national end the fed rallies. By the end of that day all 12 banksand some sub branches will be occupied.
I will be talking about the groups decisions on my radio show tomorrow. And will broadcast live from the occupation on Thursday. Glad to be working with you wonderful people.
When is the next meeting?
looking forward to the 11/22 protests as well!
Edit: Sorry, I was threadjacking.
I’m looking forward to it too, probably not as much as some of the other cities are with theirs. What do you know about the park next to it?
Eleanor Tinsley park is very spacious, close to montrose, allen parkway leads to downtown, multiple bike trails in and out, skate park near by. I spoke with some of the homeless there and they said they sleep at the park and have not been bothered. I imagine it will be different for an occupation. Either way we are going to be facing opposition from the authorities if we truly plan on occupying and effecting change.
There is a planning meeting for the End the Fed rally itself, and #occupytheFED tonight at 7:30 at the Stags Head off Sheperd and Portsmouth ( 2128 Portsmouth Street, Houston, TX 77098)
LIVE FREE. THINK FREE.
Keep in mind the area around Fiesta and Sears (south of Elgin) has pay parking lots for people visiting the Mexican Consulate. You’ll see people waving you in. You can also park for free on some of the streets down there as usual. There usually is not any towing from the Fiesta parking lot that I know of (used to live in the area).
on October 3rd, 2011 at 8:51 pm #
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Where can I go to hear the recently released PSA?
Hi Jamin, great job on that BTW. I was having trouble with the format so have asked for help from others to get it into a format that will work on the site. Will get it up as soon as possible.
PSA: http://occupyhouston.org/?attachment_id=322
Thanks for reminding me, Cassie! I’ve converted it to mp3. It should play on near anything now.
http://occupyhouston.org/?attachment_id=379
ready to die verse the republican beliefs.
thewarzone.org
facebook: /senatormatt
twitter: @thewarzone
google+ MATT IMPELLUSO
you want me in the army. no more footin’ about like this isn’t a big deal. no more yes ma’am no ma’am. no more yes sir no sir. THIS IS HOW IT WILL BE. THIS IS WHAT WE WANT. BRING OUT YOUR POINT. WHATEVER YOUR STRONGEST IS. if the admin of this website deletes this i will bring quadruple the troops to go against occupyhouston. that’s a threat.
no more standing in the bushes.
no more eating blueberry created by rick perry.
this is the end. and whether you like it or not, i’ll be there.
and don’t tell me to not be violent or a mad protester. i will be the first to take the fall. one night in jail? fun. thousands of opinions changed? win
matt, you can be mad, NOT violent or obstructive, period. http://occupyhouston.org/protesting-dos-and-donts/
It is great to finally see people push back against this corrupt system, and I hope this accomplishes something lasting for the country. However, this movement is bona-fide category 5 retard for backing a second term for Obama, and will lose out on greater participation for it. Those seeking a second term just don’t get it. THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS CORRUPT, there is not a two party system, it nets you the same results. Obama is as big a disaster as Bush, taking a horrible situation and compounding it exponentially.
What is needed is a reset and whole new political movement; no campaign contributions and a complete outlawing of lobbying in any shape or form. Each candidate will be funded via a pool of the exact same capital. What this movement should focus on is separating politics from corporate America, which is exactly why we come to this eff’ed up economic juncture.
Lose the “Obama second term”, gain a ton of further supporters. Don’t waste this opportunity to make something happen.
Any “realistic” brain can understand the choice….1) RETURN this country back to the GOP ideology that in 8 short years created 2BIG2FAIL, unpaid-unwinnable wars, unregulated-unpunished corporate greed and the demise of the middle class or 2) re-elect Pres Obama who stopped our economic depression slide, stop the GOP Obstructionists, and continue the 2009 recovery America was headed to. Doesn’t seem like a hard choice.
Wow, you really think we have a 2 party system and choice, LMFAO!! You really think Obama stopped our economic depression????????? Let me guess, you’re 12?
The point I am making sweet Mary is the entire political system is controlled by Wall street and the corporation, even your hero Obama, who has taken a grave situation and compounded it. Better look at the record genius, before making comments about war and economics, both of which he has escalated.
Again, demands should be: a total separation of politics from corporate America, a complete outlawing of lobbyists of any form, extreme penalties for political fraud (life in prison), a consumption based tax rather than income based, term limits on congress (no more lifers).
And Mary, the democrats are just as bought and paid for as the GOP; you’ll become educated one day.
Great work you guys are doing. I plan on protesting the NFL allowing Michael Vick to play again. That terrible man harmed creatures more vulnerable than us. I hope the NFL hears my voice loud and clear. DOWN WITH VICK, DOWN WITH THE NFL PIGS. see you on Thursday
I plan on occupying over nite. who is with me? unless it rains. if it rains I will occupy the metro rail over nite. ha. who is with me in protesting the NFL fat cat pigs? I will make sings for anyone who wants one.
sorry to keep posting msgs. I am excited about Thursday. any one want to get together to make signs today or tomorrow? especially you ladies? what are ur signs gonna say?
FREEDOM over OCCUPIERS..
we are free to live our lives… we are free to make money…
we are a capitalist society.
YOU PAY YOUR OWN DEBT… like we have done..
YOU GET A JOB.. and I MEAN ANY JOB.. to pay your debt like we have done.
We have no sympathy for you losers.
we are not slaves to you and never will be…
MARXIST SOCIALISM fails every time it’s tried.
It’s confusing where it says “There will be planning meetings at 12:00 noon and General Assembly meetings at 7:00pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,” because it makes it sound like those meetings are on or after 10/6, but in fact they’ve already happened.
on October 6th, 2011 at 2:04 am #
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