But they won't. They're too paranoid. Noon Within the Convergence Center, outsiders are forbidden from observing unless they wear bright orange media passes and are accompanied at all times by an escort. Once cleared and accompanied by a babysitter, one is surrounded by a hive of activity. Grid maps are highlighted to show protest routes.
Drummers inhabit the drum space, fashioning percussion instruments out of food containers.
Downstairs is a craft explosion, where busy puppeteers cut shopping bags into little pieces, then paste them into giant face molds with wet cornstarch. My best guess is these activists have a serious beef against the late Tip O'Neill. The puppet stakes have been raised in prior protests. In Philadelphia, the cops confiscated and destroyed nearly all their puppets. In L.A., Solnit is concerned that because of the city's restrictive laws, nearly anything made out of wood can be considered a weapon.