▁lo bb y ist - dri ven ▁politics ▁and ▁with ▁building ▁" a ▁society ▁by , ▁for , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁people ." ▁Occ up y ▁Prov idence ▁is ▁" non - vi ol ent , ▁non - dest ruct ive , ▁non - dis c rimin atory ▁and ▁har ass ment - free " ▁and ▁prohib its ▁all ▁dru gs ▁and ▁alco hol ▁from ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁occupation . ▁Though ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁protest ers ▁met ▁with ▁Prov idence ' s ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁Commission er ▁Steven ▁P are ▁and ▁other ▁city ▁officials ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁decl ine ▁a ▁city ▁permit ▁to ▁inhab it ▁Burn side ▁Park . ▁More ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁t ents ▁were ▁ere cted ▁within ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁Occ up y ▁Prov idence , ▁despite ▁some ▁ver bal ▁pressure ▁from ▁city ▁officials ▁for ▁a ▁definit ive ▁exit ▁tim eline . ▁At ▁the ▁out set ▁of ▁the ▁demonstr ation , ▁city ▁officials ▁showed ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁Occ up y ▁participants ▁as ▁police ▁cleared ▁traffic ▁for ▁the ▁October ▁March ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁No ▁arr ests ▁or ▁acts ▁of ▁violence ▁have ▁been ▁reported ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Occ up y ▁Prov idence ▁activ ists ▁st aged ▁a ▁public ▁reading ▁of ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Prov idence ▁Mayor ▁Angel ▁Ta ver as . ▁The ▁letter , ▁made ▁aud ible