Join the Movement

24 Hour Occupation Spot

Welcome to #occupymilwaukee. The 24 hour occupation spot is where we share food and supplies to help facilitate each other's ideas. Join us at Garden Park in Riverwest (on East Locust and North Bremen Street) to let your voice be heard. Greed, Corruption, and the destruction of our democratic process is why we are here. So stand strong with our brothers and sisters in New York and support a new tomorrow that is by the people, and for the people.

General Assemblies

The General Assembly is the decision making body of Occupy Milwaukee. We meet twice a week to discuss various issues related to Occupy Milwaukee actions and Occupy Milwaukee as a whole.

Wednesdays 7 pm @ Bucketworks

Saturdays 3 pm @ Central Street Library
2727 W. Fond du Lac Ave.
Milwaukee, WI

Sundays 3 pm @ Peace Action
1001 E. Keefe Avenue
Milwaukee, WI

What Is Occupy Milwaukee?

Occupy Milwaukee is a diverse set of people looking to better their community, state, and country through education and collaboration.

How can I help or get involved?

Occupy Milwaukee uses a committee structure to organize and plan all of our actions. The best way to get directly involved with Occupy Milwaukee is to join a committee.

Action Committee

The action committee is responsible for planning and executing all Occupy Milwaukee events. This includes creating plans for marches and rallies, picking locations, working with authorities on varying levels, and staying in contact with the broader Occupy Together Movement to coordinate national days of action and other events.

Action Contact

Outreach Committee

Outreach is responsible for advertising and spreading the word about Occupy Milwaukee. This includes flyering, canvassing, social media, and connecting with supporting organizations.

Outreach Contact

Media Committee

The media committee is the face of Occupy Milwaukee. They deal with all mainstream and independent media sources as well as work on messaging for various actions and for Occupy Milwaukee as a whole.

Media Contact

Education/Research Committee

Education/Research is the educational arm of Occupy Milwaukee. They are responsible for gathering information about the issues involved with the broader movement and for putting on teach-ins and educational workshops around the community.

Education/Research Contact

Occupation Committee

The Occupation Committee deals primarily with the tactic of occupation. They are responsible for the everyday functioning of the 24-hour occupation camp at Garden Park in Riverwest, as well as for finding a more permanent site for a winter occupation.

Occupation Contact

IT/Tech Committee

The IT/Tech Committee deals with all the technological needs of Occupy Milwaukee, including our website and our social media.

IT/Tech Contact

Logistics Committee

Logistics is responsible for most of the basic needs of Occupy Milwaukee. This includes obtaining materials for actions, supplies for occupation, and figuring out how to develop basic infrastructure for the group as a whole.

Logistics Contact

Anchor test