by Ian | Nov 17, 2011 |
Keene’s occupiers started with just a facebook group that expanded to two and now have an event calendar, email list, and central website where it’s all linked together, with the calendar embedded on the front page: OccupyKeene.com
Daily events include lunchtime and afternoon drive protests and a weekly General Assembly at 5:30pm in Central Sq. Other upcoming events include one before Ron Paul’s speech Monday afternoon at Keene State, and a visit from the Occupy Manch folks this Sunday at 1pm in Central Sq.
Attendance at general assemblies have been increasing each week recently with more college kids this week than I’ve ever seen doing any activism in Keene, ever!
by Ian | Nov 17, 2011 |
Awesome parking job by Keene's finest.
“Do as we say, not as we do.”
You or I would probably get a ticket for parking like this, but government employees tend to get “professional courtesy” – the unspoken agreement that they will lay off persecuting each other. Obviously, there are exceptions to this rule, but it’s still a rule.
Don’t forget to visit the Keene Police Fanpage on facebook.
by Ian | Nov 16, 2011 |
In order to facilitate more discussion of activism and dramatically reduce trolling, the moderators of the Free Keene forum have elected to create a restricted zone where trolls, called “dissenters” on the forum, are allowed to post.
The restricted are is called “Non-Constructive Criticism, Chronic Dissent, and Trolling”. Dissent is allowed, across the whole forum, but people whose sole purpose is to disrupt productive, activism-oriented conversations will find themselves restricted to the specified troll-zone.
The Free Keene forum is a place to create an activist community, share ideas, plan for events, and other positive things. If it’s been a while since you’ve visited, drop in again. If you don’t have an account anymore, it’s probably due to the fact that you never posted. Now there is a mandatory introduction policy to have posting access to the full forum, but the forum can be read without ever logging in.
Please join us in the Free Keene forum. It’s a great communication method that doesn’t rely on a third party provider, like Facebook.
by Ian | Nov 15, 2011 |
I’m not sure about Sam’s charges, as he missed his first court date due to his move back to Texas, but my charges for the 2010 Drinking Game arrest, “disorderly conduct” and “contempt of court”, were both dropped or by the prosecutor. Here’s the video from the original arrests.
As you may recall, liberty activists including myself had engaged in a drinking game in protest of the “open container” ordinance. “Mayor” Dale Pregent interrupted his own meeting to threaten us over it, then had Keene police chief Ken Meola threaten and arrest us. He demanded I either hand over the brown bottle for inspection or leave the meeting. Considering I am not obligated to either consent to a search of my property or leave a public meeting simply because I was engaging in silent protest, I stayed right there and was arrested. The “contempt” charge was levied because I was arrested while on bail for the prior arrests for “trespass” at the jail and for standing in front of a police car, or “obstructing government administration”.
It’s also worth noting that at the 2nd drinking game, Dale Pregent and police ignored the dozen-or-so activists who re-played the game.
Will Dale Pregent and Ken Meola apologize for the illegal arrests? Will the city council issue a proclamation that silent protests will go unmolested in the future? Stay tuned to find out, because I plan to ask via a letter I am dropping off today at city hall.
by Ian | Nov 15, 2011 |
Kellie at Free Manch has posted a positive piece, and more posts have followed since. Drop in on them and see what’s happening. Free Manch has been re-added to “The Shire” tab at the top of this site, in the hopes that they continue unabated this time.
Keene’s occupiers started with just a facebook group that expanded to two and now have an event calendar, email list, and central website where it’s all linked together, with the calendar embedded on the front page: OccupyKeene.com
