On January 11, 2012, the Occupy Denver GA voted unanimously to move GAs to Tuesday and Saturday. on March 13, 2012, GA voted to resume Tuesday GA at Civic Center Park, unless weather is bad.
Occupy Denver General Assemblies are held twice a week on Tuesday at 7pm and Saturday at 3pm. Our GA is focused on active committees, politics and strategy – Please join us anytime! Our General Assemblies are held at Civic Center Park on Broadway between Colfax Ave. and 14th Ave. In the event of bad weather on Tuesdays, the GA will move inside to the “deer pile” space above City O’ City at 206 East 13th Ave. (use entrance on West side).
On March 13, 2012, the Occupy Denver General Assembly voted to move to a consensus model that requires 90% approval for any proposal to pass.
Below you’ll find an outline of how GAs are organized and run. Please read through!
General Flow
- General Assemblies flow as follows:
Introduction
–Intro to General Assembly – a space for making decisions concerning the movement through participatory democracy
–Intro to Process – hand signals are use to communicate non-verbally with a large group and with the people serving the role of facilitator and stake keeper for the night
–Committee announcements
–Outside group announcements/endorsements
–Individual announcements
–Agenda items are formal proposals put forth for discussion and a vote from the group
In order to communicate non-verbally and unilaterally we use hand signals!
- Hand raised: if you have something to say
- Chopping hands: point of clarification/answer – not a new idea, short sentences only
- Triangle hands: point of order – stay on topic, issue from outside
- Rolling hands: you have made your point, respectfully move on
- Spirit fingers: I like this!
- Downward spirit fingers: I disagree or do not like this
- Peace fingers/vibes: respect each other, intense emotions casing problems
These are the roles served at GA to keep the process orderly and productive (Anyone can play these roles, just come to a facilitator training!):
- Stack-keeper: keeps track of who would like to speak, ideally of different gender than facilitator
- Note taker: takes notes, makes specific note of resolutions passed items tabled
- Vibes Watcher: pays attention to intense emotional or other factors affecting the meeting, intervenes with disruptions within the group.


