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Occupy San Diego had an excellent turn out on day one. Come join us in the movement.

• October 7th, 2:00 – Meet at Children’s Park, Front Street and Island Avenue
• October 7th, 4:00 – March to San Diego Civic Center to gain support and pick up occupiers from the originally planned location; march returns to Children’s Park
• October 8th, 4:00 – March to relocate to San Diego Civic Center to continue occupation indefinitely

Congratulations, everyone! Our hard work has finally come to fruition – the Occupation is here.

CLARIFICATION: We will only be at Children’s Park for one night, but we will be Occupying the San Diego Civic Center indefinitely.

Food & Drink
• WATER: 1 gallon of water per person per day. Bring a container to refill that you can keep on your body.
• Reusable bowl, cup, utensils. Light, durable, heat friendly! Wet wipes for cleaning dishes.
• Bring enough food for yourself for as many meals as you think you’ll be there. Non-perishables!
• Powdered Emergen-C, Gatorade, or other electrolyte/vitamin drink.
• Tea bags, coffee, hot chocolate, powdered creamer, sugar.
• Sealable bins/coolers to transport and store your food.
• Easy-pack meals with minimal packaging waste, spoilage, cooking or refrigeration:
Breakfast — protein bars, orange, apples, rice cakes, breakfast bars, bagels, etc.
Lunch — bread, rolls, peanut butter, carrots, celery, nutella, tunafish, hardboiled eggs
Dinner — tortillas, olive oil, salt, canned refried beans, rice, dehydrated foods, zucchini
Snacks — nuts, crackers, jerky, trailmix, snackbars, dried fruit

Clothing
• Protection from cold: you’ll be outside overnight. Hats, gloves, wool sweaters, bring them!
• Protection from warm: you’ll be in the sun during the day. Bring a hat with a brim, sunscreen, maybe an umbrella to make shade.
• Best solution for both of these is layerable clothing (tank top -> short sleeve -> long sleeve -> hoodie -> rain/windbreaker)
• Rain Poncho (garbage bags work if you cut holes for head and arms)
• A couple of pairs of socks & underwear.
• Comfortable (hiking, running, walking) shoes.

Camp Supplies
• Shelter: bring a tent. Much of the civic center plaza is cemented over and we are lucky in SD with lows of only 50-60′s. However, the ground can get cold at night and you’ll need all the warmth you can get.
• Warm Sleeping Bag, bedroll, extra blanket, pillow.
• Ear plugs.
• Tarps for below and above your sleeping bag (also convenient for moving materials)
• Flashlights, headlamps, glowsticks, battery-operated lanterns, rechargeable/non-rechargable batteries
• Duct tape, rope, carabiners.
• Solar oven.

Hygiene & First Aid
• Wet wipes work great when you can’t shower as often as you’d like.
• The keeper/ diva cup is a reusable alternative to tampons and pads, it’s a silicone cup that you insert. No harsh chemicals in
your body, eco-friendly and CHEAP.
• OTC Medications: ibuprofen, acetaminophen, benadryl, neosporin.
• A first aid kit with sterile bandages, bandaids, gauze, tape, etc.
• Toilet paper & portable tissue packs! (public bathrooms will run out)
• Slip-on shoes/flip-flops (for late night bathroom trips)
• Toiletries Bag – toothbrush / toothpaste / waterless soap / waterless shampoo / deodorant
• Hand-towel, bandanna.
• Lotion, sunblock, lip moisturizer.
• Eye drops
• Your prescription meds, vitamins, etc.

Techie Stuff
• Map of downtown San Diego
• Cell Phone (charged batteries, crank/solar charger, car charger)
• Cheap Walkie Talkies (extra batteries, rechargeable is best)
• Wi-fi hotspot, laptop (optional)
• Solar panels, battery chargers, small generators with fuel (optional)
• Blue bins for transporting all stuff

Entertainment, Community & Culture
• We’re in this for the long haul and we cant rely on good old corporate entertainment . We’re going to need stuff to entertain
ourselves. Have you wanted to learn how to knit? Or play chess? Or learn an instrument? Bring it!
• Supplies for making signs
• Cameras (photo & film)
• Portable instruments: small hand drums, bongos, tambourines, guitars, etc.
• Gifts to share (food, water, handmade crafts, etc.)
• Pen, paper for writing poetry, songs, thoughts, observations, journal
• Educational books, films on topic for inspiration!

Security
• Bandana, vinegar, liquid Maalox, saline solution (in case of pepper spray).
• Do you know your rights? Find a pamphlet or ask someone to teach you beforehand
• Identify 1-2 specific “buddies” to stick together/watch over in case of emergency
• Decide on your preferred level of involvement before you go. Whether you want to or can afford to get arrested? We all have
different privileges that may affect this, e.g. citizenship status, criminal records, jobs

General Notes:
-if you have something you are concerned will get lost in the fray, its probably better not to bring it. Otherwise, bring a backpack that you will carry at all times.
-disposables are great, but the more trash we generate the more we have to deal with cleaning up. So get rid of excess packaging before you get there. Think portable!

GA meetings are held nightly at 7pm (photo by Sam Hodgson)

To achieve social and economic justice.

Standing in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street NYC, hundreds of San Diego citizens will peacefully occupy the Civic Center Plaza in downtown San Diego, adjacent to San Diego City Hall (1200 3rd Ave), starting on October 7, 2011. This nonviolent occupation is in protest of the global financial corruption currently invading politics, media and corporations, exemplified by the recent financial industry meltdown and subsequent recession.

The occupation will continue indefinitely until a list of demands in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street NYC are met by all levels of government, including the City and County of San Diego, the state of California, the Federal Government, and by private and public banks and corporations.

The long term and overnight occupation will include marches, sit-ins, educational programs, practice of the democratic process, and General Assembly meetings wherein solutions to overlapping issues are identified, to name a few. This diversified group makes decisions via consensus.

Participants are requested to meet at Children’s Park (1st St & Island Ave) by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, October 7. At 4:00 p.m., the group will march to Civic Center Plaza. Children’s Park is adjacent to the Convention Center Trolley Station and is two blocks south of Nordstrom Horton Plaza.

“The Occupy Wall Street movement is sweeping across the country. People from all walks of life, political persuasions and occupations are joining together to demand that our economic system become more just,” said Ray Lutz of Occupy San Diego. “Join our movement. With you, we can bring about change.”

The top 1% of our nation control nearly half the wealth in this country, while the top 20% control a stunning 80% of it. This lopsided distribution of wealth, coupled with outsourcing of jobs, bailouts, secret loans, subsidies, and profiteering in the financial sector have resulted in massive foreclosures, retirement and investment fiduciary failure, job losses, and homelessness. We, the American citizens, must reclaim our country and put ourselves on the line for peace and justice. It is time for us to discover both who we — the other 99% — are and what we believe and want. Now is the time for us to act. Unless we do, we are nothing. When we do, our nation will be restored.

Occupy San Diego is reaching out to existing political groups, active military personnel, veterans, activist groups and labor unions in the San Diego community to participate in the occupation. The United Steelworkers Union (USW, 1.2 million members), the Laborers’ International Union of America (LIUNA, 500,000 members), the Transport Workers Union (over 200,000 members), and National Nurses United (NNU, 170,000 members) – have already announced their support for the Occupy Wall Street protests.

About Occupy San Diego:

We are the 99%, and we will be quiet about this economic inequality no longer. We will take back for the people what already belongs to the people – our country. For more information, visit occupytogether.org & occupywallst.org.

Twitter: @OccupySD
Facebook: Occupy San Diego

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