Putting the Occupy in Occupy Oakland: squatting foreclosed buildings

[KamaAina]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/08/MNEO1LRP7D.DTL


Now that their general strike is over, Occupy Oakland activists are looking for a new initiative to keep the momentum rolling - and their gaze is turning toward taking over foreclosed or abandoned buildings....

"It's a very important front for the Occupy movement all over this country, and if any one city can set a precedent for taking over foreclosed buildings, the idea will then quickly spread," said Adrian Dyer, an Occupy organizer. "The key is to improve what we occupy, to do it right, to set a good example."...

The challenge in seizing foreclosed buildings is how to do it in a way that attracts support, many in the 165-tent Occupy Oakland camp at Frank Ogawa Plaza agreed in meetings and interviews Monday. That means appealing to everyone from the homeless Occupy campers to the soccer moms who show up for marches.

"One idea is to contact the people who were foreclosed upon and enlist them in the effort," said Kevin Seal, an Occupy organizer. "We want to have a plan before we do anything."

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Now where have I heard something like this before? Oh, right...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=2068244&mesg_id=2068244

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