To Occupy an Assembly

I checked out the Occupy Windsor site today. They have assemblies at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m. every day. I attended the later one.

I would like to mention that it is cold--even though today was a fairly warm in comparison to other days. They say they're going to insulate some tents to get ready for the coming winter, but I have a feeling that people will get sick.

I appreciated the free coffee and food.

Other than that, they seem to be semi-organized. They have a hand-signal system that lets each person to express their opinion on the topic at hand (they can say yay or nay with their fingers, or break in to mention a point). They are still trying to work out how to make direct-democracy work. They do however try to keep things organized. Their president is Paul Chislett, and they switch the roles of who runs each assembly. All are welcome to come and sit in on a meet.

They are a lot better off than I originally speculated.

I didn't get any photos, but WindsoriteDotca has a nice collection from when the group marched out to the riverfront on October 22.

http://windsorite.ca/2011/10/photos-occupy-windsor-marches-to-riverfront/