Occupy Dallas Files Federal Injunction Against City Group takes battle over permit to court

The fight to "occupy" downtown Dallas is expected to go before a federal judge Friday morning.

Occupy Dallas filed a federal injunction on Wednesday afternoon to get a permit to stay on Pioneer Plaza indefinitely.

"I don't have any concern about what will happen in the next couple of days," Occupy Dallas attorney Cameron Gray said. "We're working together, trying to resolve issues."

Protesters with Occupy Dallas have been staying in Pioneer Plaza for nearly a week while demonstrating against the banking industry and Wall Street.

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Caraway tells Occupy Dallas to get an insurance policy Dallas Morning News

A number of protesters with the Occupy Dallas movement put their faith yesterday in the support of the city's former mayor, who, they said, promised to come to Pioneer Plaza in a show of solidarity.
The sense I got was that protesters believed this powerful official would stand between them and City Hall.
Today, council member Dwaine Caraway made good on his word to come talk to the protesters.
But his message may not have been what they were hoping to hear.

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Permit issues for 'Occupy Dallas'

Pioneer Plaza in downtown Dallas looked like a campsite on Wednesday, where demonstrators with Occupy Dallas rode out the morning's rain in pup tents.

#OccupyDallas Press Release: Occupy Dallas remains in Pioneer Plaza despite real fear of nighttime raid. Wed 10/12/2011 2:18 PM

Occupy Dallas remains in Pioneer Plaza despite real fear of nighttime raid.

      With over 100 people and over 25 tents set up in Pioneer Plaza the group fights to recover from the heavy rainstorm that moved in Tuesday night. With continuing rain forecast for Wednesday afternoon the focus of everyone involved is to rebuild infrastructure and to continue improving their presence in the park.

      It was a night of uncertainty and struggle for the members of OccupyDallas. As security team members reported across walkie-talkies that unmarked vehicles were patrolling the area, members were reminded of the events which occurred in Boston just the day before where Police surrounded the occupiers and then raided the camp, arresting over 140 people. Eventually, one of the unmarked vehicles was identified as belonging to an independent journalist which quickly resolved much of the fear. However, it was a short reprieve as the heavy rain and strong winds moved in. The storm, coupled with the cooler temperatures, provided yet another challenge for OccupyDallas members to overcome.

      Wednesday marks the seventh day of occupation for the protesters in the park and they remain positive and continually unified behind their cause. Former Mayor, and current City Councilman for district four, Dwaine Caraway is expected to visit the park today in a show of solidarity with the protesters.

      For more information, contact Michael Prestonise at 214-293-0548 or news@occupydallas.org. More information, including additional multimedia content, can also be found at www.occupydallas.org.

      The OccupyDallas movement began Thursday, Oct 6 with a march from Pike Park to the Federal Reserve building. Over 1,000 people gathered to protest corporate greed and money influencing the government. The movement currently has more than 150 members occupying Pioneer Plaza in downtown, with hundreds more joining in daily for marches to various corporations and banks throughout the city. The movement stands in solidarity with similar Occupy movements happening across the nation and the world, including the original Occupy Wall Street protest that featured tens of thousands of marchers and continues to grow.

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Michael Prestonise

OccupyDallas

(214) 293-0548

news@occupydallas.org

www.occupydallas.org

‘Occupy Dallas’ Protestors May Get Kicked Out

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - The City of Dallas is prepared to kick the ‘Occupy Dallas’ protestors out of Pioneer Plaza on Wednesday because of permit issues with the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ offshoot group. An email sent by the city on Tuesday evening stated that the protest group had failed to meet an insurance requirement – purchasing a million dollar policy by Tuesday night.
By failing to meet that portion of an agreement, the city can begin enforcing local laws for things like noise, curfew and sleeping in public.

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Last Night, In Occupied Pioneer Park ...

Last night we got word that the city is invalidating Occupy Dallas's permit to stay in Pioneer Park till 5 p.m. Friday, since the group hadn't secured the million-dollar insurance policy City Hall demanded on Monday. The question was: Would the city kick Occupy Dallas out at 11 p.m., the park curfew, or let them remain so long as they stayed in their tents and kept quiet, which is what Schutze was told when he left last night? The latter, turns out -- so far, at least.

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Dallas Yanks Occupy Dallas Agreement City says group did not obtain required insurance coverage

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Occupy Dallas no longer has an agreement with the city of Dallas to stay in Pioneer Plaza, but the group is vowing to continue its demonstrations.

The group, which was inspired by a series of national protests over the state of the economy, has occupied the park since Thursday.

Occupy Dallas had a special permit from the city to stay in Pioneer Plaza overnight provided the group acquired $1 million in liability insurance by 5 p.m. Tuesday.

But the city said in a statement Tuesday night that its agreement with Occupy Dallas is "no longer applicable" because the group did not obtain standard insurance coverage.

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