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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

News Voices of Occupy Tucson: Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011

Posted by Mari Herreras on Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:30 PM

TPD Chief Roberto Villasenior on Oct. 15 telling everyone at Occupy Tucson to line up for citations.
  • TPD Chief Roberto Villasenor on Oct. 15 telling everyone at Occupy Tucson to line up for citations.
On Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, The Range spent most of the day at Occupy Tucson looking for folks we first interviewed when the local Occupy started Oct. 15 at Armory Park. The following audio interviews (and apologies for our laugh track and lengthy questions or commentary) include two people we met that first day, Mathew Pence and Alex Maldonado, along with others who remain committed to the downtown Occupy at its new venue, Veinte De Agosto Park.

Occupy Tucson, Oct. 15, Armory Park
  • Occupy Tucson, Oct. 15, Armory Park

I found Pence at the IT tent talking to a UA student working on a journalism class project. Maldonado, a veteran and member of Veterans for Peace, who heads the peacekeeper working group, was just about to start a peacekeeper meeting. I got a chance to interview him for the story this week and ask him other questions for the audio interview. Other perspectives include Mike Merrill, a homeless man in his early 20s, laid off and now living on the streets these past two months; Alice River, a Vietnam-era U.S. Air Force veteran involved as a peacekeeper; former Green Party mayoral candidate Mary DeCamp; and Miriam, a volunteer who makes dinner for the crowd every Sunday. By the way, she would love someone to donate some black beans, since she's gone through all of her pinto-bean recipes.

Mathew Pence by RafiSounds

Michael Merrill, Landfill by RafiSounds

Occupy Tucscon peacekeeper Alex Maldonado of Veterans for Peace.
  • Occupy Tucscon peacekeeper Alex Maldonado of Veterans for Peace.

Alex Maldonado by RafiSounds

Mary DeCamp, left, participating in the facilitator working group meeting at Occupy Tucson.
  • Mary DeCamp, left, participating in the facilitator working group meeting at Occupy Tucson.

Mary DeCamp by RafiSounds

Alice River by RafiSounds

Former Tucson mayoral candidate and Green Party activist Dave Croteau, left, an Occupy Tucson volunteer peacekeeper, gets a Sunday dinner from the encampments makeshift kitchen. Miriam has volunteered since Oct. 15 making a Sunday dinner.
  • Former Tucson mayoral candidate and Green Party activist Dave Croteau, left, a volunteer peacekeeper, gets Sunday dinner from the encampment's makeshift kitchen. Miriam has made a home-cooked Sunday dinner for all Occupy volunteers since Oct. 15.

Miriam by Mari Herreras

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get a job and a bath

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Posted by Michael Moore on 11/23/2011 at 5:58 PM

Is there some by-law or rule that says you have to be physically unattractive to participate in the occupy movement?

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Posted by theuglytree on 11/24/2011 at 10:11 AM

I guess some people just can't help insulting others--I suggest they look in a mirror. Occupy Tucson has some wonderful and inspiring people involved in speaking Truth to Power and I salute them all. These heroes have my admiration and unending thanks. I'm heading down there with some donations as soon as I can--they deserve the support of the rest of us 99%-ers who may not be able to camp with them full time. Stay strong!

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