For those of you who want to watch LIVE video coverage of events which will effect the future of OccupyWallSt, now's your chance.
First, a bit of background, courtesy of the New York Times.
After more than a month of the Occupy Wall Street encampment at Zuccotti Park, the complaints are mounting. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, perhaps reflecting the irritation of his former colleagues on Wall Street, has said “the Constitution doesn’t protect tents. It protects speech and assembly.” And he suggested last week that the city would start enforcing city rules on marches by the protesters unless they have the required permits.
Fortunately, the people most inconvenienced by the encampment, its neighbors, have a more sensible response. Community Board 1, which represents residents and businesses in Lower Manhattan, is expected to vote Tuesday evening on a resolution that endorses the right to protest and opposes “the use of excessive and unnecessary force by the City of New York” or the owners of the park, Brookfield Properties. (The resolution also endorses the extension of the “millionaire’s tax” in New York State to soften cuts to education and other services.)
THAT MEETING IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. See it below.
In about an hour, the Occupy Wall Street General Assembly will begin. That video will go up ten minutes early, at which point we'll embed the video below.
I hope you'll stay with us.
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Community Affairs Board Meeting: LIVE NOW
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Occupy Wall St General Assembly: COMING SOON (Broadcast Starts at 6:50 EST, GA to start at 7:00 PM.)
4:04 PM PT: Occupy Wall St Geneal Assembly LIVE NOW:
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4:07 PM PT: The General Assembly will be starting shortly, please stay with us.
4:20 PM PT: Revolutionaries! They're never on time. The General Assembly will begin soon.
4:24 PM PT: And we're live!
4:28 PM PT: They're discussing the Oakland attack.
4:41 PM PT: So far, they've approved support for OccupyOakland. They've approved the purchase of two computers, and they're now discussing Community Watch, people who keep the community safe at night.
4:42 PM PT: They're discussing the purchase of Walk-Talkies for the Community Watch team.
5:02 PM PT: Consensus, they will buy Walky Talkies for the Night Watch.
5:28 PM PT: http://t.co/...
VIDEO! Community Board votes to support OWS!