OCCUPY POWELL RIVER is organizing this even in solidarity with Cortez Island and Liberty Park (formerly known as Zuccotti Park, NYC) Saturday, February 25th, we are doing 24hr occupations of our beloved forests on the coast of BC, Canada that are owned by Brookfield Asset Management* (BAM) we are asking for solidarity actions around the globe! JOIN US! BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY! we will camp, hike, climb, paddle, play music... and occupy our sacred space!

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To join our active discussions - click the facebook link to the left.

To send content directly to this site, e-mail: oprwebteam@groupspaces.com

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Jan. 19th, 2012

Powell River has held its first General Assembly in resounding success, 45-50 participants, with process consented on and very quickly picked up by group.

In two hours time we consented on multiple points of process and formed 7 action committees.

PR Tent Committee:
Aims to form an encampment to address & alleviate homelessness - and be a well situated site for constant activity.

Goodwill Committee:
Seeks to plan 'goodwill' actions such as volunteering labour and events to benefit the community.

Environmental Action:
To tackle and address issues like the withdrawal from Kyoto Climate Accord, the Enbridge Pipeline, destructive logging practices etc.

Youth Committee:
Staffed entirely by youth - to form a link with the 18 and below demographic with Occupy and political action.

Successful Models Committee:
Will research working alternatives around the world according to interest and concern to help formulate direction and action.

Smart Meter Committee:
Directly addresses the various issues around the recent installment of wireless electric meters by BC Hydro.

Mission Statement Committee:
Will hammer out a broad statement of why we mobilize - to be presented and consented upon by the GA.

We also consented on some general rules for committees to abide by:

1. Committees must keep their websites, contact info, and participant lists up-to-date.
2. Committees are to keep a record of their developments and report them at GAs.
3. Committees are Autonomous (independent) groups - but they must put forward proposals and gain consent from the General Assembly for needs/actions under the "Occupy" banner.

The ad-hoc (informal) Media, Webteam, and Finance groups still require approval, but for now are handled by the volunteers of the previous Occupy Working Group - which is otherwise now disbanded. The GA is now the central organizing forum.

If you would like to join one of these committees - please be patient with us as we set up our respective websites and contact information.

If you would like to form your own committee or make a proposal, keep an eye on the next GA date - no need to wait though, start preparations and form a working group!

Minutes from tonight's meeting - as well as updates to GA procedure - will be posted shortly.

Committees looking for assistance on setting up their satellite web-pages will be contacted tomorrow - a short "how-to" is being prepared.

Our next General Assembly is set, again, for the Community Resource Centre @ 7pm, two weeks from today, hopefully either Feb. 1st or 2nd. A volunteer is making sure the arrangements are made.

Thanks everyone!

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General Assembly
Jan. 19th, Thurs. 7pm
Community Resource Centre 
4752 Joyce Ave.

The Occupy Powell River (OPR) Working Group has been laying the foundation for the first General Assembly here in Pow-Town.

General Assemblies and Spokes-Councils are how Occupy organizes itself on the ground - it is a movement for sweeping systemic change in all areas of life that has grown tremendously over the Winter.

Whatever your issues or ideas, this is where you can go to transform thought into action. This global movement (Indignados in Europe, our brothers and sisters in the Arab Spring, the mass - and mask - that is Anonymous) revitalizes Direct Democracy. Where politics isn't what Party is doing what - it's what you want to see in the world, and charting a course with your neighbors to get there.

"We are the 99%" isn't some cop-out slogan - it's the reality of how we organize - with consensus and in a way where every voice and concern is heard. It is what gives us our legitimacy over and above the institutions that have continually robbed us and whos policies now endanger the entire planet.

This website infostructure is yours to use. Come join us as we come together in our first General Assembly, and be the democracy.