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Occupy Delaware< made its march to Spencer Plaza in the heart of downtown Wilmington, Delaware on November 6, 2011. It pitched its first tents on November 10, 2011. With the help of the ACLU, it secured its right to remain in the Plaza by taking its case to Chancery Court where judge Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III issued a restraining order against the City of Wilmington on behalf of the protesters. In an effort to avoid a court case involving First Amendment freedom of speech issues that it mostly likely would have lost, the City then offered the protesters a deal, which in effect gives Occupy Delaware the right to remain as an encampment in Spencer Plaza as long as it chooses.
The Spencer Plaza encampment is surrounded by the offices of the federal government, New Castle County, and City of Wilmington, and so has excellent visibility to the officials it is working to influence. It has been protesting at the monthly New Castle County Sheriff sales on behalf of foreclosed homeowners. It is also pressuring Attorney General Beau Biden not to cave in to the banks with a weak foreclosure fraud settlement, to the detriment of Delaware homeowners who were the victims of unprecedented criminal behavior by the banks.
Spencer Plaza is also within blocks of the massive banking centers of Bank of America, Chase, Barclays, and ING Direct, institutions which symbolize the excesses of the system that is causing so much hardship on growing numbers of people.
Because of the generosity of its supporters, Occupy Delaware has a small number of spare tents, and it also has space for more tents. At its recent GA, Delaware occupiers decided to extend an invitation to occupiers evicted by ungenerous mayors, to set up camp in Spencer Plaza and join Occupy Delaware in its struggle to protect the rights of all Americans.
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That’s a very nice offer. Recommended.
Excellent!
Occupy Delaware is teaching the 1% something they never learned when they were growing up: SHARING!
Great job, ghost…!
Thanks GW. Doing my bit to get the word out. With nearby cities (New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC) unwilling to permit activists to right to protest with their eyes closed, Occupy Delaware enjoys a stable encampment in a highly visible location with room for more campers. Located just off I-95 midway between New York and Washington, the Delaware occupiers are hoping that neighboring evictees will consider spending the rest of the winter in Spencer Plaza while preparing for the American Spring.
that’s awesome!
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I told someone who made an announcement about the invitation at tonight’s GA at OccupyAustin. I was home following along on the twitter feed.
occupy Winterthur!
Democratic public officials billed as “progressive” have time after time proved disappointing, but Beau Biden–apparently alone among state AGs in opposing the mortgage settlement–may be the genuine article.
We’re all hoping you’re correct!
That’s awesome, GW. Delaware is a long way from Texas, but at least the people in Austin are aware of Delaware’s generosity.
I am all for Occupying Winterthur, I much prefer a pastoral 1%er view than the city concrete underground noisy scene ; )…..do u think they would allow us to occupy ole H .Francis D’s gardens? they don’t even allow bikes nor are they off the energy grid…..Old Money 1%ers don’t get it, too insulated from reality ; )
Mic Check!!!!!!
All Little Boy Beau III is doing is legitimizing MERS with a ruling from the Delaware Chancery Court….he has NOT called for a moratorium on Foreclosure, nor has Gov. Markell. Senator Carper , Coons and Carney pay lip service to the unjustly treated citizens who Judge Vaughn and Sheriff Navaro throw out of their homes. These are the Bankster lackey sell your soul Delaware corrupt public servants. LBBIII could be filing criminal charges against Blankfein, and all the bankster CEOs . LBBIII is scoring campaign talking points while he settles for a piddling amount of $$$$$ which comes from shareholders and pension funds, not from the Banksters.