Money sucks

So there was a pretty lively discussion/debate at the General Assembly tonight about whether we should pay the city to rent the park Saturday or not. This is a park they rent out and they usually charge $750.00 to $1000.00 to rent it for a day. It has been negotiated down to $200.00 to have the park from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The YMCA next is letting the overnight "occupation" stay there for $200.00 for the weekend.

There was no consensus so the debate went on for a hour and a half with no outcome at that point. The initial vote was to not pay. The point being we are there to make a statement and paying the city was going against everything we are attempting to do.

I agree with that point and voted that way.

The other side had the point that we want to include as many people from the outside Saturday, families with kids and tourists, and if they came there was a chance they could get arrested because we would illegally using the park. There were many other points all very valid as well.

I left at 9:30 and still no decision but the tide was turning as I expected.

The group has a feeling of electricity in the air.

Big brother is starting to crack down on the protests. I see some ugly shit getting ready to go down. The man is scared.

Fight the Power.

Leaves are looking good here. Some super reds popping against the green leaves still around.