Date: Dec 7, 2012 2:31 AM
Author: kirby urner
Subject: Re: WG 13 Announcement: CERME 8 [Turkey]

Me:

> I was not "condemning the Occupy movement".
> 
> On the contrary, I'm objectively embedded in its
> anarchic leadership.  My
> friends and I were deeply involved in providing food
> logistics, and helped
> start Occupy Portland on Oct 6.  We took the park and
> set up the food tent.
>  Everything followed from that.
> 

Followup:

Here's the statue where we made our stand, Oct 6:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirbyurner/6218467981/in/set-72157627710609369  (note FNB sign)

Same statue, but hours later:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirbyurner/6225288704/in/set-72157627710609369/

Good relations with the police and the city (at first):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirbyurner/6227234424/in/set-72157627710609369/

I went to a conference at Metro (WhereCampPDX -- an institution started at Google), representing FNB.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirbyurner/6225292460/in/set-72157627710609369/

See journal entry from that day:

http://controlroom.blogspot.com/2011/10/at-wherecamppdx.html  (two days into Occupy Portland)

Here's a movie about Occupy produced by Portland's 
B-Media Collective.  Maybe watch as a double sequel with
Occupy Unmasked from Citizens United.**

http://worldgame.blogspot.com/2012/04/occupation-nation-movie-review.html

Kirby

** http://controlroom.blogspot.com/2012/11/occupy-unmasked-movie-review.html