4 . ▁They ▁encou rage ▁others ▁to ▁join , ▁and ▁hope ▁to ▁grow ▁their ▁movement ▁to ▁turn ▁urban ▁open ▁spaces ▁into ▁communes , ▁with ▁or ▁without ▁government ▁permission , ▁all ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Houston , ▁Texas ▁Occ up y ▁Houston ▁is ▁an ▁on going ▁occupation ▁protest ▁that ▁stands ▁in ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁Occ up y ▁Wall ▁Street . ▁The ▁planned ▁occupation ▁officially ▁started ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁when ▁protest ers ▁returned ▁from ▁J P ▁Morgan ▁Ch ase ▁Tower ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁enc amp ment ▁at ▁Hermann ▁Square ▁Pla za . ▁During ▁the ▁J PM organ ▁Ch ase ▁demonstr ation ▁there ▁were ▁not ▁any ▁confront ations ▁with ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁numerous ▁different ▁passer by ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁sympath ized ▁with ▁the ▁tone ▁of ▁the ▁protest ers . ▁That ▁same ▁night ▁the ▁police ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁commented ▁on ▁how ▁well ▁behav ed ▁the ▁protest ers ▁were . ▁ ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁long ▁before ▁Occ up y ▁Houston ▁moved ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁the ▁occupation ▁Occ up y ▁Houston ▁respect fully ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁ev acu ate ▁the ▁park ▁for ▁the ▁Bay ou ▁City ▁Art ▁Festival ▁ear ning ▁Occ up y ▁Houston ▁the ▁nick name ▁of ▁" The ▁Nic est ▁Protest ers ▁in ▁the ▁World ", ▁and ▁" Aff able ▁Protest ers " ▁by ▁Culture ▁Map . ▁A ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁artists ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁Art ▁Festival ▁sympath ized ▁with