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Occupy Wall Street1st AnniversaryConvergence Guide
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Welcome!
For every crumbling oundation o our society, the cause o the ruin can be tracedback to corporate greed. Follow the money -- all roads lead to Wall Street. WallStreet profts o our hardship at the expense o our economy, our environment,and our democracy. What’s good or Wall Street is bad or us.Welcome to a weekend o education, celebration and liberation as we reuse tobe sold out to Wall Street and take action to create a better world.When we act together, we show others that they are not alone. We give peoplehope that change is possible. When thousands o people take action, changebecomes real.
Welcome to Occupy Wall Street.
 
The Subway and the Bus
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The subway and the bus both cost $2.25 per ride.
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There are tons o cameras in the NY subway system. Don’t do anythingstupid.
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We promise, it is not that conusing. Just take your time and read themap. It makes so much sense when you do that!
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That being said, the subway map is NOT spatially accurate. NOT NOT NOT.Do not use it as a way to get around above ground.
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www.mta.ino can actually be super useul or fguring out how to getplaces.
Parking
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You really don’t want to park in Manhattan. Just, no.
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I you park in Brooklyn or Queens you can take the subway into Manhattan.
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I you park in Jersey City, Harrison, and Hoboken you can take the PATHtrain to the World Trade Center stop.
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Most streets have specifc hours and days or street cleaning. There aresigns that tell you the days and times on the streets. I you have your carparked on a street during its street cleaning hours, you will get a ticket.
Tips and Rules of the Road
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It’s illegal to turn right on a red light in New York.
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Watch or and show respect to bicyclists! They are just trying to not die.
S15 – Education
Location: Washington Square Park, 5th Ave and Waverly.
10:30 AM-12:30PM – WELCOME AND ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES, LUNCH12:30PM-4PM – INAUGURAL ASSEMBLY AND THEMATIC BREAKOUT GROUPS
The anniversary convergence will ormally begin with an inauguralassembly to kick o the three days o education, celebration and resistance.We will hear reections on the past year rom comrades across the country.Following that, there will be horizontal, acilitated breakouts around keythemes o the past year (debt, housing, education, climate, incarceration,immigration, labor, economic justice, money and politics, etc.). Thosewith experience in these areas are welcome to join and help enrich thediscussion. Ater the breakout we will re-converge to share our discussionsand evaluate the state o our movement and prospects or the uture.
4PM-6:30PM – OPEN SPACE
There will be ino tables, teach-ins, workshops, perormances, trainings,and political discussions throughout the day. However, this is an idealtime or these activities as it is set aside as an “open space”. OccupyTown Square provides an open-source board or groups and individuals toindicate any activities they may wish to host, and or helping people locateand join activities they may wish to attend.
4PM-6:30PM – DIRECT ACTION AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGSThis space is intended or organizers and trainers (in New York Cityand other occupations) to assist in skill-shares and knowledge-sharesabout activism in New York City and involvement in direct actions. Thisspace will be open or targeted Know Your Rights trainings specifc toNew York City, and will also include Plus Brigades training.
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