Tomorrow, October 6th, is Occupy Houston’s first birthday. We’re having a party and you’re invited. We’d love to have you here all day, but feel free to drop in for a few minutes or a few hours. Fun, educational, and family friendly. 
Birthday Party Schedule:
9a – 10a Take Hermann Square at City Hall (table set up, sign making, sidewalk chalk, music, drums, etc)
10a – 11a The People’s Brunch
Field Trip(s): 11a – 1:30p Downtown Tour de 1% (routes to be announced)
12p Noon Rally & Announcements at the Reflection Pond
1:30p – 2p Open Progressive Stack for Additional Teach-Ins (sign up for teach-ins & discussions)
2p – 6p Expected Teach-Ins & Discussions
- Visit to Greece Report-back/Discussion
- Creative Non-Violence Direct Action
- National Gathering Visioning Results Discussion
- Feeding Ordinance Discussion (with Food Not Bombs)
- No Tar Sands Discussion (with TarSandsBlockade Houston)
- What is Consensus/Radical Discussion (with ESSC)
- Importance of Independent Media (by Houston Indy Media)
- The Occupy Movement and the Necessity of Socialism (by Marxist Reading Group)
Note: Teach-Ins & Discussions may be happening simultaneously
Field Trip: 3p – 8p Houston Zine Fest, 3801 Polk St (free admission)
6p Birthday GA
7p The People’s Dinner
7p – 9p Entertainment including music, art, reflection, soap box (replacing GA opinion section)
9p Public Concert featuring The Free Radicals
10:30p Take Downtown March
***Remember to bring sleeping gear for over night occupation!! (Sleeping bags, cheap tents, cardboard, blanket, pillows, bedrolls, etc)
