Occupy Melbourne has moved into a new phase of the movement after agreeing unanimously at the 28th General Assembly to adopt a short/medium-term strategy involving an expansion to multiple occupation sites and targeted occupations. The strategy involves both maintaining a Base Occupation & Forward/Mobile Occupations, and co-ordinating an ongoing series of Targeted Occupations (such as […]

Following a Directions Hearing this morning at 9:30am, hearing dates for the Federal Court Case between Occupy Melbourne and Melbourne City Council have been set for March 13-15, 2012. In an important test case for civil rights, assisted by the Human Rights Law Centre and Emrys Nekvapil and Nick Wood of counsel, former Federal Court […]

The Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Robert Doyle, has informally agreed to meet with and talk to Occupy Melbourne about potential outcomes and solutions. The informal agreement came on the morning of December 15 during a discussion between the Lord Mayor and a caller participating in Occupy Melbourne, live to air on Joh Faine’s breakfast program […]

At the special Declaration General Assembly on Sunday the 4th of December it was agreed upon that a call-out would be put to the broader OM community to propose alternate Occupy Melbourne Declaration drafts to that produced by the Declaration Working Group. If you would like to be involved in critiquing existing drafts or would […]

As part of World Human Rights Day (Dec 10 #D10), Occupy Melbourne is calling for Occupy protesters around the world to wear their tents for Human Rights. The call follows two separate incidents at Occupy Melbourne in which Victoria Police and Melbourne city council officers stripped young male and female occupiers of their tent costumes, […]

Federal MP for Melbourne Adam Bandt has criticised the actions of police and council workers who stripped a young woman participating in a protest today. “Stripping a woman in public is inappropriate and should not be condoned by Melbourne City Council or Mayor Robert Doyle”, Mr Bandt said. “This was a peaceful protest. Surely police […]

Liberty Victoria Condemns Police Action At Occupy Melbourne Protest 6 December 2011 Liberty Victoria today condemned police interference with Occupy Melbourne demonstrators in the Flagstaff Gardens this morning, 6 December 2011. At approximately 8.30 am, several police officers approached a female demonstrator who was wearing a small tent. This appeared to be the demonstrator’s way […]

This morning at 8:45am a peaceful Occupy Melbourne Protester was forcibly stripped of her protest costume and discarded on the ground in her underwear in public. The individual in question was part of the Occupy Melbourne protest and was dressed in a protest costume made from a converted tent. The significance of the costume was […]

Tomorrow (Tuesday, Dec 6) at 5pm, Jacqueline Drinkall, visiting Melbourne from Occupy Sydney, will facilitate a workshop on Contemporary Art, Telepathy, Collaboration, Revolution and some recent Creative Actions from the Occupy Movement.

In a move to become increasingly mobile against the Melbourne city council’s oppressive aggression towards our peaceful protest, we are streamlining our kitchen. We are seeking all supporters to help keep us fed, with home cooked meals. If you can contribute, please bring them down at 6pm, nightly at the occupation site. Another way to […]