November 19
Day 45
Weather 54 – 30
I will be posting these for each of the 55 days of Occupy Philly on Dilworth Plaza, from October 6, 2011 to November 30, the night of our eviction.
To view all posts to date, click: 55 Days of Occupy Philly.
Time out for jail time. Direct action at Wells Fargo. 15 hours overnight jail time, a few winks of sleep.
Hours of meditation to pass the time
and singing
…went to the rich man’s house
Saturday Day 46
11/19/11
Weather 55 – 40
Marchers went to another location as diversion. Fourteen of us entered the bank at 4:00–as customers. Did a Mic-check, started our teach-in.
Held up our Foreclosure Notice!
Arrested at 6:00, taken to the Round House by 6:30 PM. Released at 9:30 this morning—so 17 hours, 15 in the cell. 36 hours virtually no sleep. Facilitated CoCo, got a SKYPE capapable mobile phone on long term loan. GA voted to ask legal to send the permit (application sent by Cigy) with amendment that they permit tents, food warmers, & no end date. Not a change they’ll accept. The pizza smells good. No money after paying for a pint of beer.
_________ got out in one piece. Held separate from the rest. We were worried.
Friday November 25, 2011 -- Arrest at Wells Fargo
He loves you ...
...Kate
tents moving in the night
camp ashambles by morning
assisted into the white van watch
your head, the tile floors, concrete, pink painted
bars -- world beyond our reach
graffiti
coin-scratched on cell walls
twice I love you Kate
sit on the floor chanting
knowing
their sins
are ours -- unstoppable
a new world awaits us, Kate!
black coats, orange arm bands
… the writing's on the wall
Later, there were sleep-ins outside the bank
We made street theater
…and after a being found guilty the first trial, a jury found us not guilty the second… on grounds of exposing an evil greater than the harm done by the sit-in/teach in.
Jacob Russell's Magic Names 