Building the Occupy Bench, the new circular conversation starter in the plaza [Sonoma West]

This handsome circular bench, created by Jim Wheaton, Steve Pierce and Peter Santulli was installed on the downtown plaza in Sebastopol on Thursday, Nov. 29. The city of Sebastopol initiated the building of the circular Occupy Bench of Sebastopol to commemorate the Occupy Movement (2011-2013) and provide a place for community discussion in the downtown plaza. Wheaton, Santulli and Pierce, along with many others, have spent three years working to build the bench. Wheaton said the builders and the City of Sebastopol are working to schedule a date for a public ceremony and dedication of the bench in the near future.