This site is to coordinate any kind of support (Food, Supply, etc.) for Occupy WallStreet. Site will be updated as often as possible to reflect the current status.
Last update: 10/3 3:00pm EST by Remote
Supplies needed on Ground
- In general, reusable items are preferred over throw away stuff. For instance Rain Ponchos, Plates/Bowls, etc.
- BOLD items are important; ground team please bold the supplies you need most.
Food
- Healthy Food
- Bottled Water
- We need a refrigerator to store fresh food. Preferably someone in the area. Contact: donate@nycga.net
- Tupperware
Medical Supplies
- Sterile Dressing
- Ace Bandages
- Dayquil
- Bacitracin
- Red Duct Tape
- Multivitamins (A,D,C)
Clothes & Soft Goods
- Rain protection gear (ponchos)
- Blankets
- Warm clothes (Winter gear: Ski pants/gloves/jackets)
- Socks
- Gloves
- Hats
- Jackets
- Sleeping Bags (ideally waterproof and for cold weather)
Electronic Equipment
- External hard drives
- SD cards
- Apple laptops with final cut pro
- PC laptops with premier or AVID
- HD cameras
- Cables (USB, FireWire, etc)
- Sound equipment (microphones, lavs, cables, booms, etc.)
- Any other film/video equipment (lights, generators, Gaffer tape, power cables, etc.)
- Dell 1525 Batteries with Rapid Chargers
- Microphones
- Double A and Triple A Batteries
Other Supplies
- Water bottles (Sport caps preferred)
- Reusable plates, bowls, utensils
- Sleeping Bags
- Tarps
- Blankets
- Toothbrushes
- Pillows
- Rubbermaid Tubs (With lids)
- Flashlights / Headlights
- Umbrellas
Human Resources
- Shooters (people who can film)
- Editors
- Content producers
Supply Distribution
For donations from afar:
Mail: (No perishable food)
The UPS Store
Re: Occupy Wall Street
118A Fulton St. #205
New York, NY 10038
Questions to Ground Crew
Currently none.
Suggestions to Ground crew
Media Team
Power Supply
Look into film solar panel rolls for powering notebooks:
- http://www.millionsolarroofs.com/uni-solar68wpvmoduleamorphouslaminateblack644wcec12vpvl-68.aspx
They are $200 but possibly 1 or 2 can be donated. They work in low light conditions (clouds/rain) and fit into a large backpack for transport. Connect them to a charge controller:
- http://www.millionsolarroofs.com/morningstarsunsaverchargecontroller10a12vdcss10-12v.aspx
this make sure higher voltage does not boil your battery away. for this setup, a morningstar sunsaver-10 is the ticket. Add one laptop battery, and a small inverter like for a car lighter plug, and you have a 5 9's power system for a laptop.
Furthermore, if solar is not sufficient at any given period, the same power system can be recharged or run by a vehicle, the voltages are the same.
Weather & Winter
You may be interested in something like this, light, hard plastic, waterproof, carry handles. Made for easy setup and teardown.
- http://www.gatorcases.com/Default.aspx?Section=Products&Page=Details&CategoryID=4488&CatalogID=971
To keep warm, here are some reusable hand warmers:
Tips from OWS Ground Crew
Media / Streaming
- Generator (at least 1000watts, we had very good experience wtih 2000watt honda eu2000i for US and EU20i for europe (110/220v)
- Laptop of 2.4ghz core 2 duo or greater. this will work:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834200327 - 3g or 4g (preferable hotspot or usb device) clear channel has very cheap 4g ones if you have in your area. Minumum uploadspeed is about 250kbs for low quality, 450 for midium quality and 1mbs for hd.
- camera: eiher firewire dv cam if your computer supports firewire, + firewire cable (canon hv20,30,40 and amazing in low light and can be bougt on ebay for about 400) or good webcam
(microsoft cinema) + good microphone - this is a good one we had good luck with:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=tascam+tm-st1&N=0&InitialSearch=yes
Sleeping Places
- Couchsurfing Group: http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=46093
Communication
- IRC Chat is on irc.indymedia.org, channel: #helpOWS (main chat: #OccupyWallstreet)
- Webchatlink: http://irc.lc/indymedia/helpOWS/gs@@@ (please choose a nickname)
- Livestream: http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution
- NYC General Assembly website: http://nycga.cc/
Quickreference sheet for contact information and reference information (legal, posters) can be found here: http://pastebin.com/hfyK9CPD
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