Occupy Nashville Camp May Move
Occupy Nashville protesters are considering a temporary withdrawal from their encampment at Legislative Plaza.
The idea was among four discussed Saturday during a meeting about the group’s future. The proposal comes as state lawmakers work to evict them.
D.J. Hudson, who was arrested in October when the state first tried to oust the group, said she thinks protesters should return to their homes for the winter and regroup in the spring, according to The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/xmnDgt ).
“I think being out here during the winter months is risking people’s health,” Hudson said. “I think we should plan for the spring, keep ourselves rested and return later stronger than when we left.”
Others ideas under consideration include staying on state-owned land, moving to city-owned property or moving to private property, according to protester Lindsey Krinks. All of the ideas got mixed reactions, but some lively discussion focused on possibly moving to city-owned property – with or without permission.
Hudson said she opposed asking the city.
“Cities do not like protests,” she said. “They see us as a power threat. It is true, Nashville did learn some things from the civil rights movement and are more tolerant as a direct result of that, but you can be sure that they are not on our side no matter how friendly they act or what they might say.
“If they give us a piece of property to occupy, it will be done in an effort to keep us quiet and put us out of the way.”
No definitive decisions were made on the next steps for the group.
