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Holly Hart's avatar

Very interesting and inspiring history. Thank you for providing these examples of how societies and communities can work incorporating both idealism and practicality

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Holly Hart's avatar

And by the way, well other cities were trying to dismantle their occupy camps, mine set up a porta john for the camp.

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David K. Cobb's avatar

Thanks for sharing that. It makes me curious to know what other cities tried to cooperate with Occupy encampments, and wonder to what extent and why....?

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Holly Hart's avatar

Me, too. I don't know why Iowa City was friendlier than most, but I think teh city council found no reason to distrust the group, and some I think liked the idea.

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Jackrabbit's avatar

That's awesome. I don't think I heard about that at all. All the stories were about how hostile the local governments were towards the occupations.

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Holly Hart's avatar

It kind of fit with the city's reputation.

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