▁mut ual ▁respect , ▁co operation ▁and ▁non - vi ol ence ▁with ▁each ▁other " ▁The ▁occup iers ▁chose ▁to ▁take ▁Lee ▁Park , ▁a ▁public ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁dow nt own ▁neighborhood . ▁ ▁Several ▁meet ings ▁that ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁October ▁lead ▁up ▁to ▁Occ up y ▁Char l ott es ville ' s ▁first ▁action , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁march ▁from ▁McG uff ey ▁Park ▁( a ▁few ▁blocks ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁group ' s ▁event ual ▁cam ps ite ) ▁to ▁protest ▁at ▁a ▁lun che on ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ' s ▁corpor ate ▁spons ors , ▁hosted ▁by ▁U V a ▁President ▁Ter esa ▁A . ▁S ull ivan . ▁Later ▁that ▁night , ▁the ▁cam ps ite ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Lee ▁Park . ▁This ▁physical ▁presence ▁last ed ▁until ▁the ▁Char l ott es ville ▁Police ▁Department ▁broke ▁the ▁enc amp ment ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁group ▁remains ▁active ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁organ ize ▁actions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁joining ▁long - ex isting ▁groups ▁in ▁actions ▁of ▁their ▁own . ▁Char l ott es ville ▁City ▁Official s ▁granted ▁the ▁group ▁a ▁three - day ▁over night ▁permit ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁the ▁City ▁Park s ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁Director , ▁Brian ▁Dal y , ▁granted ▁the ▁protest ers ▁an ▁automatic ▁permit ▁renew al ▁for