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'''Occupy Charlottesville''' is a protest movement affiliated with the national Occupy Movement.
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'''Occupy Charlottesville''' is a protest movement affiliated with the national Occupy Movement.
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Members of the group moved into Charlottesville's [[Lee Park]] in mid-October and are asking to be allowed to stay past Thanksgiving, the day their 30-day permit is expected to expire.  <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Occupiers face balancing act with some who've joined in|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/05/occupiers-face-balancing-act-some-whove-joined-ar-1438082/|author=Graham Moomaw|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=November 5, 2011|accessdate=November 7, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> The ongoing occupation prompted questions from [[Jefferson Area Tea Party]] chair [[Carole Thorpe]] regarding whether the city showed favoritism by granting the group a permit. <ref>{{cite-cville|title=
==Lee Park occupation==
Jefferson Area Tea Party chair suspicious of Councilor Brown comment|url=http://www.c-ville.com/Blog/This_Just_In/Jefferson_Area_Tea_Party_chair_suspicious_of_Councilor_Brown_comment/?act=post|author=Brendan Fitzgerald|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=October 18, 2011|accessdate=November 7, 2011}}</ref> Tea Party leaders have claimed city government has shown favoritism by allowing the group to stay in the [[Lee Park]] overnight. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Political favoritism pre-occupies council|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/21/opinion-political-favoritism-pre-occupies-council-ar-1474433/|author=Carole Thorpe|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=November 21, 2011|accessdate=November 21, 2011|cturl=}}</ref>
The group held its first General Assembly on October 12, 2011 at the [[Charlottesville Pavilion]].<ref name="first-ga">{{cite web|title=GENERAL ASSEMBLY notes & updates*|url=http://occupycville.org/?p=299|author=|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=October 12, 2011|accessdate=January 10, 2012}}</ref> Over 100 people attended the event, which lasted over three and a half hours. The group agreed to begin an occupation of Lee Park on October 15.<ref name="first-ga"/>  
 
 
 
== First Amendment and Occupy Charlottesville ==
 
Are the freedoms of assembly, expression, and speech upheld in all circumstances to the specifications of the first amendment? We decided to focus on the protests around the world that started with the protest in Wall Street because this is a perfect example of our first amendment rights being put to the test.
Most of the protests were organized by a permit that had some restrictions and certain boundaries they had to follow. For example, the Charlottesville protesters were allowed to stay in [[Lee Park]] but had to follow certain protocols in order to stay there. This was the first permit that they allowed to go on for as long as it did. [[Lee Park]] had to remain clean and picked-up, utilities had to be personally paid for, and a general sense of peaceful communications had to be present between city officials and the occupiers. Being so close to downtown, there are numerous amounts of homeless and jobless individuals that were looking for somewhere to stay.
The movement turned into a decentralized one, lacking structure and direct goals; higher crime rates and people losing sight of what they were really fighting for. This lead to the dismissal of Occupy Charlottesville protesting in [[Lee Park]]; a council meeting was held and they were allowed to speak their peace to attempt to persuade their peers and the other council members to allow them another location to protest at. There was the offer for them to be moved to [[McIntire Park]], but the protesters refused to move until it was too late. The council meeting also talked about new procedures in order to obtain a permit and a new set of rules that will direct permits if a protest like this would ever rise again.  In the first set of permits, it’s declared that the protest must be peaceful; the Occupy Charlottesville was a peaceful protest until unwanted individuals started mixing in with the occupiers, causing the blame to be wrongfully placed on the protesters.


There were multiple accounts of crimes within the occupy movement. For example, three homeless men decided to intoxicate two under-aged young ladies, who were hospitalized and released to their parents. Similarly to the hostility of three members of the movement who had to be forcefully removed from [[Lee Park]] when the permit expired, the protesters of other places around the world wouldn’t leave their protesting location peacefully. This resulted in the end of the Occupy Charlottesville, as well as numerous places nation-wide.  
Members of the group moved into Charlottesville's [[Lee Park]] in mid-October and were successful in receiving a city permit to stay until at  Thanksgiving of 2011.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Occupiers face balancing act with some who've joined in|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/05/occupiers-face-balancing-act-some-whove-joined-ar-1438082/|author=Graham Moomaw|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=November 5, 2011|accessdate=November 7, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> The ongoing occupation prompted questions from [[Jefferson Area Tea Party]] chair [[Carole Thorpe]] regarding whether the city showed favoritism by granting the group a permit.<ref>{{cite-cville|title=Jefferson Area Tea Party chair suspicious of Councilor Brown comment|url=http://www.c-ville.com/Jefferson_Area_Tea_Party_chair_suspicious_of_Councilor_Brown_comment/|author=Brendan Fitzgerald|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=October 18, 2011|accessdate=November 7, 2011}}</ref> Tea Party leaders have claimed city government has shown favoritism by allowing the group to stay in [[Lee Park]] overnight. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Political favoritism pre-occupies council|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/21/opinion-political-favoritism-pre-occupies-council-ar-1474433/|author=Carole Thorpe|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=November 21, 2011|accessdate=November 21, 2011|cturl=}}</ref>
   
While other protesters in other places were unfairly treated by city officials, being arrested or pepper sprayed, far warning was issued in majority cases, so the placement of the blame was on the protesters and not the law officials. Violence by police and those who uphold the law is only enforced when necessary and all other forms of collaboration have been exhausted.  


All Information is based on Multiple Articles from the Daily progress {{http://www2.dailyprogress.com}},  and a meeting with [[Dave Norris]].
During the group's stay, they were required to keep the park clean.  Over the course of the occupation, many homeless people camped alongside the protestors, causing some tension as well as incidents involving underage drinking.<ref name="cap">{{cite web|title=First amendment and Occupy Charlottesville |url=http://dgbaker93.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-amendment-and-occupy.html|author=David Baker|work=|publisher=Monticello High School Community Action Project|location=|publishdate=January 5, 2012|accessdate=January 6, 2012}}</ref>
The Group planned on moving to the park across from the Red Roof Inn near the Corner that houses a statue of George Roger Clark.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Occupiers: Some will shift location; others will stay and get arrested|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/29/occupiers-some-will-shift-location-others-will-sta-ar-1502406/|author=Graham Moomaw|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=November 29,201|accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref>


==Removal from the park==
The group's permit to remain in [[Lee Park]] had its final expiration on November 30, 2011.<ref>{{cite-hook|title=Occupy ousted: Cops take naked lady, 15 others|url=http://www.readthehook.com/102242/occupy-ousted-cops-take-naked-lady-least-dozen-others|author=Hawes Spencer|pageno=|printno=|printdate=December 8, 2011|publishdate=December 1, 2011|accessdate=December 5, 2011}}</ref> Eighteen people were arrested on Thursday, December 1 when they refused to leave the park after the 11:00 P.M. curfew. All eighteen were charged with trespassing for violating the city ordinance establishing the curfew in [[Lee Park]].<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Official hear 'death knell' of occupy Charlottesville|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/dec/01/officials-hear-death-knell-occupy-charlottesville-ar-1508259/|author= Graham Moomaw|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=December 01,2011|accessdate=January 11, 2011}}</ref>


==Protest against NDRA report==
Members of the group attended the November 19, 2012 meeting of City Council to protest proposed ordinances written in response to a report from the [[North Downtown Residents Association]] that called for the city to crack down on homelessness in downtown Charlottesville. Two members had to be escorted after interrupting Council's deliberations. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Occupiers confront council about homelessness|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/article_9ed81348-32bc-11e2-b98f-0019bb30f31a.html|author=Graham Moomaw|pageno=|printdate=November 19, 2012|publishdate=November 19, 2012|accessdate=November 29, 2012|cturl=}}</ref>


==References==
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Occupy Charlottesville members at Lee Park

Occupy Charlottesville is a protest movement affiliated with the national Occupy Movement.


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Lee Park occupation

The group held its first General Assembly on October 12, 2011 at the Charlottesville Pavilion.[1] Over 100 people attended the event, which lasted over three and a half hours. The group agreed to begin an occupation of Lee Park on October 15.[1]

Members of the group moved into Charlottesville's Lee Park in mid-October and were successful in receiving a city permit to stay until at Thanksgiving of 2011.[2] The ongoing occupation prompted questions from Jefferson Area Tea Party chair Carole Thorpe regarding whether the city showed favoritism by granting the group a permit.[3] Tea Party leaders have claimed city government has shown favoritism by allowing the group to stay in Lee Park overnight. [4]

During the group's stay, they were required to keep the park clean. Over the course of the occupation, many homeless people camped alongside the protestors, causing some tension as well as incidents involving underage drinking.[5] The Group planned on moving to the park across from the Red Roof Inn near the Corner that houses a statue of George Roger Clark.[6]

Removal from the park

The group's permit to remain in Lee Park had its final expiration on November 30, 2011.[7] Eighteen people were arrested on Thursday, December 1 when they refused to leave the park after the 11:00 P.M. curfew. All eighteen were charged with trespassing for violating the city ordinance establishing the curfew in Lee Park.[8]

Protest against NDRA report

Members of the group attended the November 19, 2012 meeting of City Council to protest proposed ordinances written in response to a report from the North Downtown Residents Association that called for the city to crack down on homelessness in downtown Charlottesville. Two members had to be escorted after interrupting Council's deliberations. [9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Web. GENERAL ASSEMBLY notes & updates*, October 12, 2011, retrieved January 10, 2012.
  2. ↑ Web. Occupiers face balancing act with some who've joined in, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 5, 2011, retrieved November 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Web. Jefferson Area Tea Party chair suspicious of Councilor Brown comment, Brendan Fitzgerald, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, October 18, 2011, retrieved November 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ Web. Political favoritism pre-occupies council, Carole Thorpe, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 21, 2011, retrieved November 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ Web. First amendment and Occupy Charlottesville, David Baker, Monticello High School Community Action Project, January 5, 2012, retrieved January 6, 2012.
  6. ↑ Web. Occupiers: Some will shift location; others will stay and get arrested, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 29,201, retrieved January 13, 2011.
  7. ↑ Web. Occupy ousted: Cops take naked lady, 15 others, Hawes Spencer, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, December 1, 2011, retrieved December 5, 2011. Print. December 8, 2011 .
  8. ↑ Web. Official hear 'death knell' of occupy Charlottesville, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 01,2011, retrieved January 11, 2011.
  9. ↑ Web. Occupiers confront council about homelessness, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 19, 2012, retrieved November 29, 2012.

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