End of the Occupation

So the long occupation of the capitol is coming to an end.  Police have announced that they orders to remove protesters immediately, though they will do so by 4pm on Sunday and that no one will be able to sleep over again.  The immediately response is one of defiance.  People don't want to give that space up, not until we defeat the bill.  Many have indicated that they will non-violently resist.  Previously when there have been rumors that they were going to clear out the capitol the unions send large contingents of numbers.  Tonight when this news broke, about a thousand people were in the capitol.  Rumors are out that off duty police will be coming to join the protesters in the camp out in the capitol.  However, it is yet to be seen if the Capitol Police are ordered to forcibly remove the protesters if they actually well.  The police and protesters have a positive relationship.  They have been peaceful and considerate of the law enforcement officers.  Most likely the only major complement most will have of the protests is that they have to work longer hours than they usually do.

I know for myself that the end of this occupation will be loss.  Not a set back for the movement, a cultural lose for the protest.  College students, teachers, nurses, firefighters, and iron workers have come and lived together under the capitol dome.  They developed such a unique community and society that cannot be replicated.