Watching the raids that have been going on across the US to evict protesters from the parks, I've been thinking about what kinds of methods the movement could use not only to keep the momentum going, but to draw in more participants--especially more participants who aren't likely to spend days at a time camped out in the park. There's no point in judging what level of commitment people are willing to make, there's just an imperative to keep the momentum growing.
While I don't think the movement needs tents and camps to survive, I do think it needs the symbolic power and continuity of physical occupation. It keeps the message visible, and provides the images needed to keep the media broadcasting the message, even as the message evolves.
I think one solution may be to organize a constantly rotating army of occupiers. Instead of relying on the incredible commitment of a few to camp for as long as it takes in parks and squares, create a much broader base of participants willing to spend a few hours each week in occupation, with a focus on keeping the spaces full 24/7 with a never-ending stream of occupiers. More over the jump.
While I personally don't have the capability of taking days off to camp out in the plaza, I would be able and willing to commit to several slots of time, a few hours at a time, to join a bigger, broader community dedicated to keeping the message and momentum evolving. This would not only involve more people, but would bring more voices and more word-of-mouth distribution of the message to the masses. And because people would be spending a few hours at a time, the energy level might be raised for the occupation overall. If the commitments of time are also organized around discussions, presentation, working groups, so much the better for engaging more people.
Finally, if this worked, there'd be a much larger, willing and ready mass of people to populate periodic events and marches to bring the message home that this is not going away. Just a thought.