Also in regards to OH picking certain "fall guys" to be arrested. It makes sense to do things like that. The media and the public mostly dont notice the OH or OWS people. The only thing the media is interested in is sensationalism. Well arrests offer that.

It is my understanding the local Occupy group had several more people attracted to the movement after the arrests a few nights ago. In addition, there is talk about continuing this approach to grow the group. However, I do not like this approach, as I think it is not likely to attract ethics oriented people to the movement but more likely to attract what psychologists would call 'high risk personalities.' Most of the population is not high risk or quick to act on anger, but tries to work together through reason.

I would like to see the group focusing growth on people with family values and empathy toward a variety of people, most specifically the 99%, instead of growing through shallow thinking that caters to people with social adjustment issues.

I looked it up. The Occupy site does not show a poster for it, however it appears to be a worthy cause. The people that were arrested were charged with trespassing at the Mickey Leland Federal Building:

http://www.americanindependent.....ton-austin

Do we have good clarity for the future as to what areas to avoid?

~k

In the interest of candor, I'll mention that, a few GAs ago, one person said there had been no arrests, and another person disagreed.

The latter person may have been referring to the arrest of eight people at a demonstration on Oct. 12 at the Mickey Leland federal building. It's my understanding that that protest was not organized by OH or any other Occupy group, although some OH people participated. It was reported in the news that the arrestees were "with" OH, but I seem to recall hearing that was untrue.

It is my understanding that so far the movement here in Houston has been peaceful, without arrests or violence. If things start to go wrong for any reason or appear to become aggressive, it might be good to have a back up plan, especially if you have your children present. Generally I was told when living overseas to stay away from demonstrations in case things begin to turn, however there was also a language barrier which would have made this more challenging to detect. However, I think the risks here are fairly low in Houston so far.

Since you are new here, I will share John has shown me in the last month his sincerity for the movement.

John, I would like to suggest that we keep people mask free for demonstrations if that is not being done already. Please send me an email to discuss...I am having difficulty sending out messages to individuals.

~Katie

Speaking just for myself, although I'm not aware of any unusual safety issues with this event, I'm not aware that any special arrangements have been made for children. Generally, whether to bring children is up to you, and if you bring them, you will be responsible for them.

That's all I know. Hope it helps :-) If you have other questions on this issue, perhaps someone more closely involved with this event will see this thread and give more specific information.

I would love for them to see this movement in action but not if it would be unsafe for them.