What’s going on

Occupy activities at JP’s plaza, Main Street

Please contact occupylexky@gmail.com to add an activity to the calendar.

Every day

6:30 P.M.: General Assembly: Come take part in consensus decision-making as to how the Occupation in Lexington should proceed.

Mondays

5:30-7:30 P.M. : People’s Journalism: BCTC film certificate graduate Ramona Waldman and North of Center editor Danny Mayer will be on hand to produce and help foster citizen journalism. Residents are invited to come tell their own story of hard times and high hopes on camera to Ramona. They are also invited to share with Danny working drafts of news articles, letters to the editor, or other media publications that they hope to get published. Weekly during the occupation.

10:00 P.M.-7:00 A.M.: Community night: Bluegrass Community and Technical College professors Michael Benton and Danny Mayer invite BCTC students, faculty and staff (past, present and future) to join them in spending the night downtown. Other members of the public are invited, too. Mayer promises to bring bocce balls.

Saturdays

Noon: Drums for Peace: Drummers, dancers, hoopers, jugglers, or other movers and shakers invited. There are usually extra drums, rattles, shakers, and other noise makers. Even if you think you don’t have rhythm, come and enjoy the music and energy, or just hold a sign for the Occupy Group.

Sundays

3:00 P.M. : Knit-in: As winter approaches, our Occupiers are going to need warm scarves and hats. This event is to bring together anyone in the community who loves to knit, or who wants to learn to knit. Ample yarn, needles of all shapes and sizes, and instruction will be provided. Come join us for a wonderful afternoon of knitting and chatting!

October 29 (Saturday)

12-3:00 P.M. : Occupy your capital: Frankfort, capitol.

After General Assembly: March in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street.

8:00 P.M. : Occuparty: If we can’t dance, we don’t want to be part of your occupation.

November 7 (Monday)

8:00 P.M. : Inside Job at BCTC: Inside Job tells the economic story of the past decade. Oswald Auditorium, Cooper Campus, in the shadow of Commonwealth Stadium.