▁allowed ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 - foot ▁ge odes ic ▁d ome ▁on ▁the ▁south west ▁portion ▁of ▁Ni ag ara ▁Square . ▁A ▁separate ▁spl inter ▁group ▁of ▁Occ up iers ▁attempted ▁to ▁enc amp ▁in ▁La f ay ette ▁Square ▁without ▁the ▁city ' s ▁permission ; ▁the ▁four ▁Occ up iers ▁were ▁ev icted ▁from ▁that ▁location ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁with ▁one ▁arrest . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁city ▁officials ▁announced ▁they ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁five - week ▁extension ▁with ▁the ▁Occ up iers ▁to ▁continue , ▁and ▁would ▁begin ▁clear ing ▁the ▁square ▁immediately ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁square ▁for ▁the ▁Winter fest , ▁Pow der k eg ▁Festival ▁and ▁Lab att ▁Blue ▁Street ▁Hockey ▁Tournament ▁scheduled ▁for ▁the ▁week end ▁of ▁February ▁ 1 1 . ▁At ▁mid night , ▁Buff alo ▁Police ▁forced ▁demonstr ators ▁out ▁of ▁Ni ag ara ▁Square ▁as ▁a ▁sw at ▁team ▁waited ▁on ▁stand by . ▁Ten ▁protest ers ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁leave ▁were ▁arrested ▁for ▁tres pass ing ▁and ▁dis order ly ▁conduct . ▁The ▁dis order ly ▁conduct ▁charges ▁were ▁later ▁dropped ▁pending ▁conditional ▁terms . ▁Despite ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁enc amp ment , ▁the ▁groups ▁behind ▁the ▁protest ▁remain ▁active ▁in ▁other ▁endeav ors . ▁ ▁Char l ott es ville , ▁Virginia ▁ ▁Occ up y ▁Char l ott es ville ▁is ▁a ▁social ▁movement ▁in