Reno City Council Votes on Corporate Personhood, UNR Rally, and Other Updates

Upcoming Events

Occupy UNR will be holding their second rally this Thursday, 2.2.2012, from 12:30pm to 2:00pm on the steps of the UNR Mathewson-IGT Library. Guest speakers will include UNR professors, students, and occupiers. Performances by local band Merkin. Bring your friends, family, and learn how to get more involved!

The 1.28 General Assembly adjourned before we could vote on the location of our next GA. Without an official ruling on the topic we are asking for your input:

Dear City Council: I am not a corporation. I am a HUMAN and you represent ME.

Tomorrow 1.25.2012 the Reno City Council will be deciding possible actions for a

“Resolution in support of a Constitutional Amendment and other legislative actions ensuring that only human beings, not corporations, are endowed with constitutional rights and that money is not speech, and therefore the expenditure of corporate money to influence the electoral process is no longer a form of constitutionally protected speech.”

This is the first step the City of Reno can do to help the people reclaim their government from the corporate aristocracy.  Will Reno be the next city to support a true people’s democracy or will they uphold the status quo of corporate governance?

This item will be addressed sometime between 12:15pm and 6:00pm (that’s the best the City Info desk would provide us). We strongly encourage anyone who supports this measure to submit a Public Comment to the City Council urging them to adopt this resolution (Agenda Item L.5). If you cannot be present to speak to the Council itself, you can still submit your comment into the public archives for future generations to reference what side of history you were on.

See you on the frontlines,

B-)

Action Updates and GA Announcements

Petitioning our Government for a redress of grievances

Greetings from Occupy Reno,

This last Saturday, 1.21.2012, marked the 2-year anniversary of the Citizens United v. FEC SCOTUS decision. Many thanks to the brave men and women who took the streets in front of the Federal Building to protest against the counterfeit democracy that has plagued our great nation. We stand in solidarity with all people who defend justice over control and people over profits.

March in Solidarity Against Corporate Personhood

1/21/2012 marks the 2 year anniversary of the infamous Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision.

Occupy Reno is Moving Forward!

First off, thank you to everyone who attended the GA last night and shared their insight. Below is a message from Laurel, who facilitated yesterday’s GA:

“At this past General Assembly, we discussed many issues facing Occupy Reno as we move forward. There were many passionate words and inspiring speeches. While there was some verbal sparring–which there will always be when a bunch of fiery, smart, and strong-willed individuals get together, as someone wisely pointed out at the GA–everyone at the meeting was committed to moving forward. In this spirit, we are marching on. We are pursuing options for staying at Moana Springs as well as pursing other opportunities to occupy other locations.

We do not know whether or not we will have to leave Moana Springs when our original permit expires next Wednesday (January 25th) at 4:00PM. If we do leave, we want to make sure that we leave no trace behind. On Sunday, we will be cleaning the site starting at 12noon. However, if you have a truck/trailer/hauling means or a site to store items, please visit the site whenever you can to pick up items that are not immediately necessary for the occupiers still there. There will be occupiers at the site until the 25th (and perhaps beyond)!

Finally, thank you to all those who spoke today at the GA and the City
Council Meeting. We truly appreciate you and your words of support.”

For minutes from the General Assembly, please click here.

We have MANY more actions lined up in the coming days listed below! 

• Thursday (1/19):
  • Legal/Green Committees 6:00pm at Demian’s
  • UNR Committee 6:00pm at Strega Bar (310 S Arlington)
  • Occupy City Hall 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. outside City Hall. More help needed!
• Friday (1/20):
  • OCCUPY THE COURTS 8:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. outside the Federal Building downtown.
  • Note: Occupy City Hall will join those at Occupy the Courts and will not be in front of City Hall.
• Saturday (1/21):
  • Occupy Shabat 10:00am at Moana Springs (240 Moana Lane)
  • General Assembly 1:00p.m. at City Hall
  • Post GA March against Corporate Personhood 2:00pm from City Hall to Federal Building. More details coming soon!
  • Post-March (around 3 p.m.) Visit RTC bus station (4th and Center St.) to review a possible new OR staging ground to demonstrate and educate. Visit again for night-time perspective around 8 p.m.
• Sunday (1/22):
  • Noon until done: begin dismantling under-utilized structures from Moana Springs and clean-up to prepare for potential eviction. We are committed to a Leave No Trace principle. Please help us uphold this.
  • Media Committee Meeting 1 p.m. at UNR Knowledge Center Room 113
• Monday (1/23):
  • Action/Outreach Committee Meeting at 5:30 p.m. at Strega Bar (310 S Arlington)
• Wednesday (1/25)
  • Reno City Council will address the topic of corporate personhood.

As always, we thank you for keeping Occupy Reno strong and look forward to seeing you at upcoming events. We’ll be sending out another update soon with more information on Saturday’s march. Please try to make it if you can!

In Solidarity,
Occupy Reno