Weekly Schedule
- Occupy Davis holds a "tent-in" in Central Park on Saturdays 9-5, with an information table during the Farmers Market from 9 am, and a General Assembly at 3:00 pm in the tent area. Come participate in freedom of assembly, speech, thought and solidarity.
- Eco-Occupy holds weekly teleconferences on restoring a sane, healthy relationship between humans and the earth, Sundays at 8 pm. Register for the call at: interoccupy.org/eco-occupy/
- Weekly "Solutions Forum" (formerly Sunday afternoons) is temporarily suspended to consider changes to process and venue. Watch this space for new meeting date and location.
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‘People should stand up,’ say Occupy Davis protesters
For Skyler Blakeslee, joining an “Occupy” protest against corporate greed in Davis, rather than joining larger protests elsewhere, made perfect sense. “People should stand up everywhere,” he said, “and this is our home.” On Saturday morning, protesters marched to the Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase Bank branch offices downtown and took up residence Continue Reading
Here’s why we’re protesting
Many people have come by Occupy Davis and asked what “the demands of the protest” are, and what we hope to accomplish. We are not protesting in the classic sense, in the sense of going out on marches and shouting until we get our way. There are no demands, and there probably never will be. Continue Reading
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Occupy Wall Street Groups Continue Organizing
Occupy Wall Street groups continue organizing
Davis protesters assemble in Central Park
Written by James O’ Hara
News Writer
Published on Oct 20, 2011
Occupy Wall Street has gone global. From New York to Tokyo to Rome, what started as a small group camped in New York’s Zuccoti Park has blossomed into an international movement numbered in the thousands.
Davis, not to be left out, is no exception in what has rapidly transformed into worldwide effort. Protesters, from young and old, students and unemployed, conservatives and liberals, met on Oct. 12 in Davis’ Central Park to lend their voice to the Occupy protests.
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Student-Loan Debt and the Occupy Davis Movement
At the first Occupy Davis meeting last Friday (VIDEO), student debt and university issues came up several times. That’s not surprising, considering the high number of young people at the meeting and the college’s importance in this town.
The Huffington Post published a story this week pointing out that student-loan debt seems to be among the top concerns of Occupy Wall Street, and the subsequent global movement. From the article:
Student-loan debt has continued to grow despite a financial crisis that constrained credit elsewhere, and the increasing burden amid high unemployment is driving at least part of the protests.
Last year, Americans began to owe more on their student loans then their credit cards, with student debt reaching the $1 trillion mark. Many have flocked to higher education during the down economy, only to find themselves still unemployed or underemployed.
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Occupy Davis in Central Park 24/7
Round-the-clock occupation of Central Park in Davis has begun. Help tell the story by uploading photos to this gallery.
After several gatherings in which the attendees worked to shape the movement, they met in the park at 10:30 a.m. Saturday with plans of remaining there for the indefinite future.
This gallery will document the entirety of that occupation. You can add your own photos by clicking the link under the image on the right. It’s simple, and it’s a good way for the community to have a constant window into the movement. Add captions to give the photos context and meaning.
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