Share this postA sloppy collection of my own photos from the first few days of OccupyMNlirpa.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherethecofemA sloppy collection of my own photos from the first few days of OccupyMNAll photos are mine unless otherwise noted in the caption.Lirpa StrikeOct 14, 2011Share this postA sloppy collection of my own photos from the first few days of OccupyMNlirpa.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareNot my photo, but a good introduction. If anyone knows the photographer, please let me know so I can give proper credit.This is to illustrate the several different law enforcement outfits we have watching us on this property, which belongs to Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Metro Transit, and the Government Center building.Well-attended first dayDavid, our resident flutist and GA expert, serenades Osha, our unofficial leader who started the website OccupyMN.org and helped to gather the initial “troops”Some of our resident anarchists have a problem with authority. This is a welcome reminder that cooperation with law enforcement is why we're not being kicked out.This kid was in the process of a very articulate lesson on the Rockafellers and their involvement in our wars, all based on profit.These steps are beautiful. Jesse is a dedicated sign-holderThis is why we occupy. Someone donated solar panels and car batteries when we were told the county wouldn't allow us to use the electricity that we pay for with our tax dollars.My favorite! The teach-ins are great.A sign inspired by our occupation overlapping with the Zombie Pub CrawlA LOT of people on our first day of the occupationInnocentSmith has the best sign.The beginning of the People's Library, started by our resident conservative. It's since grown a lot.My view of the People's Plaza from a window in my office buildingMe chatting with MPR's Rupa Shenoy prior to a radio interview. I still can't find the audio from this interview, but I'm sure happy I finally achieved my long-time goal of being on MPR :)“Pre-occupying” the morning before the beginning of the occupation with David and OshaOccupyMN folks go out for a beer, keep huggingWe pretended it was also Osha's birthday.The view from the campsite on the South PlazaOur first General AssemblyTell your story for the People's ManifestoI tried to blog more thoroughly about this the other day, but it's really difficult right now. Saturday should be a big day.In the meantime, check out our livestream, because it's awesome:Watch live streaming video from occupymn at livestream.comSubscribePreviousNext