[A4national] OUTREACH!
Stanton, Casey
cstanton at atu.org
Mon Mar 26 09:56:00 EDT 2012
ATU has taken the lead in the following cities and is planning actions in partnership with Occupy, transit riders, and other pro-transit organizations
- Milwaukee, WI
- Pensacola, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Denver, CO
Buffalo, NY may also do an action as part of a larger campaign to fight service cuts led by a community organizing group that organizes passengers and the faith community.
We would be interested if anyone had success connecting with Occupy DC, our DC local would be interested in participating in something if there was a co-lead on the event; same is true for Atlanta.
Also - if any local occupy wants a few of our "Occupy Transit" T-Shirts (They are bright orange, say "Occupy Transit on the front + ATU; and We are the 99% on the back" - we can send them your way ASAP for you to wear as you're getting the word out on the buses & at transit hubs. Please let me know if you're interested and how many you'd request (note: our smallest size is a Large...)
In solidarity,
Casey
From: a4national-bounces+cstanton=atu.org at lists.occupyboston.org [mailto:a4national-bounces+cstanton=atu.org at lists.occupyboston.org] On Behalf Of ArielOB
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 7:42 PM
To: a4national
Subject: [A4national] OUTREACH!
Hey all,
I sent to following email to about 40 of my closest friends within Occupy Boston. If any of you are willing to do send an edited version of this email encouraging people you know to help with the A4 outreach effort that would be amazing!
See email below:
Hi friends,
I am reaching out to each of you because I need your help, OccupyMBTA needs your help! As you hopefully all know Occupy MBTA and Occupy Boston put out a call for a National Day of Action for Public Transportation on April 4th (http://www.occupyboston.org/2012/03/03/ob-calls-national-day-action-public-transportation/). We all know that public transportation fights are happening across the country and this is a national issue. Occupations from Portland to Pittsburgh have come on board (and many others). Also, The Amalgamated Transit Union, the largest labor organization representing transit workers in the US and Canada, has pledged its support for the April 4 National Day of Action for Public Transportation (http://occupymbta.org/2012/03/20/transit-union-endorses-april-4-national-day-of-action-for-public-transportation/) On April 4th we will stand up together, and elevate our voices to a national level calling for Public Transportation for the 99%!
While we have had great success getting in touch with some occupations, it has also been difficult. We really need your help over the next few days to spread the word as much as possible across the nation before our InterOccupy conference call this TUESDAY at 9pm EST (Interoccupy.org/Transportation<http://interoccupy.org/Transportation>) . For many occupations, they won't be able to pull off a huge action with a week to plan but they can definitely take part in the day of action. If we can get them on board in the next few days it would make the day so much more successful. So, I am asking each of you if you can forward some version of the email below to anyone you know in other cities. Anyone involved in occupy or community groups who could spread the word!
I'll try to follow up with you all about this tomorrow or Monday but if you can let me know if you are willing to help out for A4 in this way that would be AMAZING. Point of LOVE to you all.
Hey Friend (or whatever you want to call them!)
I am reaching out to make sure you know about the National Day of Action for Public Transportation on April 4th. Occupy Boston called for this day of action because we have a particularly vicious public transportation fight here and we all know that public transportation fights are happening across the country. This is a national issue. Occupations from Portland to Pittsburgh have come on board (and many others) and we want you all to be involved too! Also, The Amalgamated Transit Union, the largest labor organization representing transit workers in the US and Canada, has pledged its support for the April 4 National Day of Action for Public Transportation (http://occupymbta.org/2012/03/20/transit-union-endorses-april-4-national-day-of-action-for-public-transportation/)
Would you be willing to help me out by spreading the word within your occupation about this? Could you contact specific people who might be interested? Could you announce this at GA? Occupy Boston will be hosting the third InterOccupy Conference Call to discuss A4 on TUESDAY at 9PM EST. Do you think you could get some folks who might be interested in planning to participate in this call? (More info and to register InterOccupy.org/transportation<http://interoccupy.org/transportation>)
If anyone is interest in getting involved or wants to know about the progress so far, please have them contact Ariel from Occupy Boston (Ariel at occupyboston.org<mailto:Ariel at occupyboston.org> 410-960-647)
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