Structured field report
The
structured field report takes the form of a canned set of questions that almost any observer could fill out. It will include some very basic information about an Occupy site to enable easier comparison across sites.
Field Report: (You can either write out answers to these questions or do a video tour of the camp where you answer the questions as you walk around)
• Where is this site within the city or town? City hall? public park? Physical address: Facebook address: Twitter Account: Webpage:
• What date and time did these observations occur?
• How is space used within the site? How is the encampment laid out?
• What soft infrastructure is in place? Welcome, food, medical, ...?
• What hard infrastructure is in place? Bathrooms, power, internet, ...?
• What kinds of activities do you see? Workshops, discussions, performances, ...?
• How is the occupation organized? Committees? Teams? Working Groups? How are they formed and what are their tasks?
• Do you observe police among the assembled people?
• Do you observe news media covering the occupied site?
• Does your occupation have an agreement with city hall? If so, what is it?
• Did you observe a General Assembly? How do they reach consensus?
• What committees, work groups, or affinity groups are being formed?
• Are any committees, work groups, or affinity groups controversial within the site?
• What actions/rallies/marches has this occupation carried out and for what reason?
• What are the strengths of your occupation?
• What do you need help with or advice about?
• Which occupations are you in touch with?
Please video or audio tape one-on-one interviews with occupiers or visitors: Please be sure to ask for permission to videotape any one-on-one interviews (get this consent on tape) and tell them that their participation is voluntary and becomes public information/oral history that may be used for academic, journalistic, and movement purposes. These interviews and field reports will be shared publicly through a creative commons license for anyone to use.
• How did you hear about this? (Try to get people to be as specific as possible)
• What does the location of the occupation mean for this city (or town)? (For instance, NY occupies a park, while LA occupies city hall which creates different effects)
• If you came in from another area or neighborhood, where would you occupy in your area and why?
• Are you part of any committees, work groups, or affinity groups? What are you working on?
• What does it mean to "occupy"?
• What does your participation aim to change? (Aim to get them to tell a personal story that has brought them to the occupation)
• How does this occupation connect to OccupyWallStreet?
• Who are the 1%?
Please submit this information to
Occupythesocial@gmail.com Any additional concerns call Joan @ 858-952-8061
Links to field reports
There are now completed field reports for multiple camps, including
These are here:
http://wiki.occupyeverywhere.org/index.php/Inter-Occupation_Communication_Field_Report