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Not much change to our list of full time encampments this week. We go from 67 to 66 as Occupy Bellingham moves to the “threatened with eviction” list, but since the rash of raids on the 23rd, there hasn’t been much action. (Homeland Security must be giving staff the week off for the holidays.)

FDL has updated the Occupy Supply working list of encampments across the country.  We count 67 occupations as of 12/26/2011, up from 63 on December 22.

If you think an encampment should be included on the list, please send a photo or video taken within the last week showing the tents, or a link to a recent media report on the tent encampment, to members AT firedoglake DOT com.

There will be a town hall meeting to discuss the city’s proposal to shut down Occupy Boulder this Wednesday, December 28, from 5pm to 9pm. Please spread the word.

We got a nice note from one of the Occupy Memphis chefs after liaison Gordon G. informed them that Occupy Supply would be providing food for holiday dinner:

A BIG THANK YOU

To Firedoglake for the Costco gift card I was just informed of… This is great news since I was sweating how I was going to make $24.00 stretch till Mondays G.A. Now we will be able to have a nice Holiday dinner. Everybody yell THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Our thanks go out to all of the Memphis occupiers who are out there in the cold making a stand on behalf of all of us. It’s an honor to be able to help in any way we can.

Our thanks go out to Chris, Jose, Woody and all of the campers at Occupy Harrisburg who persevere despite the obstacles, where others have not been able to do so.  Your courage and determination to stick it out serve as a constant symbol of hope for everyone who sees you there on a daily basis,  an enduring reminder of the desperate need for change.  Homeland Security and all of their billions have not been able to uproot you.  We owe a sincere debt of gratitude  to you and all of the other occupiers for the commitment, vision and leadership you are providing in these difficult times.  You are an inspiration to us all.

Katie F. is the FDL member liaison to Occupy Boise. She is one over 110 liaisons who are helping OccupySupply to provide holiday meals today to occupations across the country. Yesterday the local Channel 6 news was at the Boise encampment reporting on 10 die-hard occupiers who will be there over Christmas. Katie happened to be down there and was also interviewed for the segment

It’s 19 degrees today in Boise.  And yes, the guy in the photo with the holes in his clogs is one of those receiving boots for Christmas that will keep his feet warm in temperatures to -20 degrees. I’m so thankful for big hearts and hopeful spirits of the FDL community who are making that possible.

FDL OccupySupply State of the Occupation: Updated List of Encampments Across the Country: Now that the media has lost interest in the occupations, the hard work begins. Do whatever you can to support your local occupy encampment through the winter.

Yesterday we published a list of 61 active occupation encampments across the country that are planning to be there through the winter. People were helpful in the comments in identifying 5 more. One received and eviction notice and moves to today’s list of 9 occupations facing eviction from the city. That brings the total number of encampments we’ve been able to document in the past week that are planning to be there through the winter to 65.

So we thought we’d try to drive a stake through the heart of the “Occupy is Dead” narrative by publishing our working list, which is consistently more up-to-date than any I’ve seen. These are occupations with encampments only — there are many, many more vibrant occupations that are doing tremendous community activism despite the lack of an encampment.