MB Civic

Yesterday was another eventful day for OWS — Trinity Church (of the Episcopalian order) has been denying OWS an encampment space on an empty lot they own on Canal St and 6th Ave. We arrived yesterday for an all day gathering adjacent to the space at Duarte Park just in time to see this old guy in a purple robe climb a ladder that OWS had set up on the chain link fence that guards Trinity’s empty lot, and occupy the police-protected space along with 50 or so supporters. 15 minutes later the guy in the purple robe was arrested. I later learned that his name is George E. Packard, a retired Episcopal Bishop (!!) who is supporting OWS in their fight with Trinity Church. Bishop Packard has a blog called “Occupied Bishop” with a subtitle that reads ..

I didn’t start out to be so in retirement. How frantic can you get walking the dog and taking out the garbage? But while bringing water to Zucotti Park I was arrested by officer Byron and my world changed. Occupy Wall Street has brought us this realization: once the truth dawns your days will never be the same

he hasn’t posted yet on his blog since yesterday, but his wife posted this account of his arrest (“I am heartened to know he looks pretty happy in the paddy wagon!”) on the Occupied Bishop blog. While filming his arrest she was kneed in the chest by a policeman – mab