Occupy National Gathering

View a complete list of speakers, workshops, and trainings here: LEARN & CREATE
Occupy National Gathering Schedule (printable version: right click, save link as…)

SATURDAY, JUNE 30TH

All activities will be on Independence Mall (5th and Market) and surrounding parks unless otherwise noted.
9am – Set-up – Independence Mall and surrounding location
11am – 3pm – Occupy Caravans arrive
11am – 1:30pm – Speakers
1:45pm – 3pm – Open Space, Workshops, and Speaker Follow-up Sessions
3pm – NatGat Welcome – Main Stage
3:30pm – “Know Your Rights” training – Main Stage
4pm – “Summer Training” – Community/Solidarity/Skill-Building Exercises
6pm – March
7:30pm – Dinner served*
8pm – 9pm – OccuArts – On-stage Performances (if you’d like to perform, contact Jacob at wjacobr@gmail.com)
9pm – Festivities: Panic Hour Comedy Show

*All meals will be “first come, first served”, but we’ll do our best to get everyone fed. Please bring food to share if you can.

SUNDAY, JULY 1ST

10am – Welcome & NatGat Announcements – Main Stage
10am – 12pm – Topical/thematic meet-ups (find a group discussion – or start your own)
11am – 1:30pm – Speakers & Daily NatGat Announcements – Main stage
(Announcements will be at Noon)
11:30am – 2pm – Peoples’ History Walking Tour of Old City Philadelphia – meet at the Chief Tamenend statue, Market Street @ Front (1st) Street
2pm – 5pm – “Occupy My Soul” art project workshop w/ Elise Kraemer *Off-site, Location TBA
1:45pm – 2:45pm – Open Space / Workshops / Speaker Follow Up Sessions A (Schedule TBA)
3pm – 4pm – Open Space / Workshops / Speaker Follow Up Sessions B (Schedule TBA)
3pm – 4:30pm – Open Mic – On the Soapbox
3pm – 5:30pm – Trainings
4:15pm – 5:15pm – Open Space / Workshops / Speaker Follow Up Sessions C (Schedule TBA)
6pm – 7:30pm – Dinner
6pm – 7pm – OccuArts – On-stage Performances (if you’d like to perform, contact Jacob at wjacobr@gmail.com)
7pm – FemGA – Main Stage
8:30pm – Visioning discussions
10pm – Festivities

MONDAY, JULY 2ND

9am – Announcements
10am – 12pm – Meet-ups
11am – 1:30pm – Speakers & Daily NatGat Announcements – Main stage
(Announcements will be at Noon)
1:45pm – 2:45pm – Open Space / Workshops / Speaker Follow Up Sessions A (Schedule TBA)
3pm – 4pm – Open Space / Workshops / Speaker Follow Up Sessions B (Schedule TBA)
3pm – 4:30pm – Open Mic – On the Soapbox
3pm – 5:30pm – Trainings
4pm – Direct Actions (focused on corporate accountability; details TBA)
4:15pm – 5:15pm – Open Space / Workshops / Speaker Follow Up Sessions C (Schedule TBA)
6pm – 7:30pm – Dinner
6:30pm – 7:30pm – OccuArts – On-stage Performances (if you’d like to perform, contact Jacob at wjacobr@gmail.com)
7:30pm – Community Assembly – Main Stage
8:30pm – Visioning discussions – Independence Mall
10pm – Festivities – Independence Mall and environs

TUESDAY, JULY 3RD

9am – Announcements
10am – 12pm – Meet-ups
11am – 1:30pm – Speakers & Daily NatGat Announcements – Main stage
(Announcements will be at Noon)
1:45pm – 2:45pm – Open Space / Workshops / Speaker Follow Up Sessions A (Schedule TBA)
3pm – 4pm – Open Space / Workshops / Speaker Follow Up Sessions B (Schedule TBA)
3pm – 4:30pm – Open Mic – On the Soapbox
3pm – 5:30pm – Trainings
3pm – Solidarity Action with ACT UP, Tax Wall Street 1900 Market Street
4pm – Direct Action (focused on bank accountability; details TBA)
4:15pm – 5:15pm – Open Space / Workshops / Speaker Follow Up Sessions C (Schedule TBA)
5pm – Circus on Independence Mall
6pm – 7:30pm – Dinner
6:30pm – 7:30pm – OccuArts – On-stage Performances (if you’d like to perform, contact Jacob at wjacobr@gmail.com)
7:30pm – Community Assembly – Main Stage
8:30pm – Visioning discussions
10pm – Festivities: Guitarmy

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4TH

9am – Announcements
10am – Noon – Visioning Exercise – drafting a blueprint for a better future
Noon – Lunch Break
2pm – 5pm – Visioning Exercise continues
5pm – Final Community Assembly – including reading of any collectively crafted document(s)
6pm - 7:30pm – Dinner
8pm – Final march – Route TBA
11pm – Final Camp-Out & Party – Location TBA

THURSDAY, JULY 5TH

9am – Courtroom Solidarity for a Philly Occupier
9am – #99MileMarch March to Wall Street embarks from Philadelphia
Museum of Art - OWS Guitarmy will be leading an epic 99 mile march from Independence Mall to Wall Street on the 5th for all those that want to join in the quest to deliver the Vision for a Democratic Future! RSVP on their FACEBOOK