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Protesters prepare to dig in for winter (Global warming to the rescue?)
Newsday ^ | 10/08/11 | EMILY NGO

Posted on 10/09/2011 10:11:15 AM PDT by Libloather

Protesters prepare to dig in for winter
By EMILY NGO. Special to Newsday
Updated: October 8, 2011 11:24 PM

The cold is coming -- and they know it.

As the Occupy Wall Street protesters head into their fourth week, the camp is preparing to dig in for the long haul. Saturday, thoughts were turning to basic human needs and ways to plan and strategize for the challenges ahead.

At Saturday's 9 a.m. coordination meeting, representatives on the numerous task forces dealt with the need for more donations of sleeping bags, ground pads and shoes. Right now there's an oversupply of socks, T-shirts and thermal blankets.

"The cold is definitely a concern for all of us," Olivia Nole-Malpezzi, 18, of Rochester said later. "We definitely need to prepare for the winter, mentally and physically. Donations are everything to us."

The challenges aren't deterring one Long Island protester.

"It's important," said Roy Sharkey, 51, of St. James. "I want this to be effective and result in some kind of change. I want to make a statement that's loud and clear and right, for my children," said the father of two, a carpenter and part-time musician now on disability.

Also discussed at the coordination meeting were compost, recycling, funding, and expanding the kitchen area to accommodate food donations.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bloomberggirlfriend; brookfieldasset; doeloans; globalwarming; occupy; protesters; winter
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To: Georgia Girl 2

I just checked out the live stream video and they’re doing that same weird repetition crap.


21 posted on 10/09/2011 10:33:59 AM PDT by cripplecreek (ALCS/NLCS playoff thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2789907/posts)
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To: Libloather

It would seem that sleeping bags, in that area, are a valuable “commodity”. hmm.


22 posted on 10/09/2011 10:34:09 AM PDT by barstoolblues (Neither teabagger nor tyrant)
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To: cripplecreek
If it starts on the 15th it will be over in less than a week. The forecast for Oct 20th is a high of 48-low of 29 and rain! Sounds delightful huh?
23 posted on 10/09/2011 10:35:50 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Libloather

the longer they protest,

the less obama’s chance to win the presidency.


24 posted on 10/09/2011 10:35:50 AM PDT by ken21 (ruling class dem + rino progressives -- destroying america for 150 years.)
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To: jtal
representatives on the numerous task forces dealt with the need for more donations of sleeping bags, ground pads and shoes.

Unbelievable. There is such a need to donate these items to the truly needy and homeless. Sign of the times.

25 posted on 10/09/2011 10:36:52 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever ( Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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To: Libloather

We need an early Nor’ easter snow storm to move in, they will scatter like the rats they are seeking shelter


26 posted on 10/09/2011 10:38:47 AM PDT by boxerblues
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To: ken21

“the longer they protest,
the less obama’s chance to win the presidency.”

Yup, an ad showing Obumble saying how he ‘understands them’, followed by a shot of them crapping in the street should do it.


27 posted on 10/09/2011 10:40:22 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Beagle8U

Its beautiful here today. 80 degrees and sunny.

Unfortunately Michigan weather goes schizophrenic this time of year.


28 posted on 10/09/2011 10:41:19 AM PDT by cripplecreek (ALCS/NLCS playoff thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2789907/posts)
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To: Libloather

pray for rain!


29 posted on 10/09/2011 10:41:28 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Libloather

Remember the Orange Revolution in Kiev, Ukraine?

If these people in Manhattan are serious, they can continue on for quite some time as long as they continue to get new bodies rotating into their protest zone.

Same people who developed the strategies for the Orange Revolution are based in NY/NJ and are running most of the behind the scenes IT work for the organizers of OWS.

It is still possible that a judge will strike down the NYPD bureaucratic ruling restricting the use of tents in the city during protests, it’s also possible there will be increasing support from the food services industry to support a larger number of protestors. There are a lot of commercial kitchens in the city that are underutilized due to the recession, anonymous donors could very well step up and hire them out for catering services, do the same for sanitation and other basic needs.

food street vendors showed up in Tahrir Square, the push carts will show up around Zuccotti Park soon enough.


30 posted on 10/09/2011 10:42:39 AM PDT by JerseyHighlander
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To: Libloather

Shut them down? Heck, no.

Let them freeze their hineys. Find out what living without fossil fuels feels like.

This should be fun to watch.


31 posted on 10/09/2011 10:42:54 AM PDT by Jedidah
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To: Libloather

My first thought was, “Just wait until those street-blockers meet up with NY snowplows! That should be a sight to behold!!”


32 posted on 10/09/2011 10:47:05 AM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: Libloather
"The cold is definitely a concern for all of us," Olivia Nole-Malpezzi, 18, of Rochester said later. "We definitely need to prepare for the winter, mentally and physically. Donations are everything to us."

There's your problem missy, you people are leeches.

33 posted on 10/09/2011 10:47:49 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Libloather

I wonder how many sleeping bags it would take for each of u to buy to create a shortage?


34 posted on 10/09/2011 10:49:36 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: Libloather

Excellent, perhaps some plague or dysentery will crop up with these pigs before long with the unsanitary conditions.

After all, there are only so many police cars you can crap on.


35 posted on 10/09/2011 10:49:52 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Time to move forward not to the center.)
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To: Libloather

There is a big Rubbermaid plant here.
Talk about a sweatshop.


36 posted on 10/09/2011 10:49:59 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: TXnMA

You just know that those plow drivers will direct the snow right over top of them.The parks are used in the winter for excess snow on the streets.


37 posted on 10/09/2011 10:50:40 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: Libloather

Go home now.
Chop wood and lay in your Fuel oil for the winter.

My word, these people are stupid.


38 posted on 10/09/2011 10:51:47 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: headstamp 2

Gosh since they are cooking out there like that I could see how easily food poisoning could happen....will not be fun if everyone has both ends erupting....


39 posted on 10/09/2011 10:51:59 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: chris_bdba

They are idiots. It’s getting cold, go south for the winter. Atlanta has a financial district.

I am sure the Mayor of Atlanta would love to have y’all for a few months.


40 posted on 10/09/2011 10:52:32 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (I am a Cainiac)
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