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    An idea is brewing about fundraising and our anniversary ... anyone
    interested?<br>
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    I urged the below addresses to join s30.<br>
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    Is, e<br>
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          <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Subject: </th>
          <td>Re: [Community_forum] FAWG changes</td>
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          <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
          <td>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:48:29 -0400</td>
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          <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
          <td>Kendra Moyer <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kendramoy8@hotmail.com"><kendramoy8@hotmail.com></a></td>
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          <td><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:congdirccb@gmail.com"><congdirccb@gmail.com></a>, Gregory Murphy
            <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:gsjmurphy@gmail.com"><gsjmurphy@gmail.com></a></td>
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          <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:obit@lists.occupyboston.org">obit@lists.occupyboston.org</a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dana@occupyboston.org">dana@occupyboston.org</a>,
            <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:unioncarpenter40@yahoo.com">unioncarpenter40@yahoo.com</a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:richlevyus@yahoo.com">richlevyus@yahoo.com</a>,
            <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:asnevitt@gmail.com">asnevitt@gmail.com</a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:m@occupyboston.org">m@occupyboston.org</a>,
            <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:matthewk@theherbalcurrent.com">matthewk@theherbalcurrent.com</a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dcheeno@occupyboston.org">dcheeno@occupyboston.org</a>,
            <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ob-finance@lists.mayfirst.org">ob-finance@lists.mayfirst.org</a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kbates@accessstrategies.org">"kbates@accessstrategies.org"</a>
            <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kbates@accessstrategies.org"><kbates@accessstrategies.org></a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:trcmoscato@gmail.com">trcmoscato@gmail.com</a>,
            <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:community_forum@lists.occupyboston.org">community_forum@lists.occupyboston.org</a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cc2manj@verizon.net">cc2manj@verizon.net</a></td>
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      Hi All<br>
      <br>
      I would also like to thank  Greg for his hard work in FAWG.  In
      the near future it seems two things will happen.  We will have a
      fiscal sponsor and we will have nearly depleted out funding.  
      With the year anniversary on the horizon, I think it is high time
      to begin to actively fund raise if we are to continue into the
      future.  OB Radio is planning some fundraising for the year
      anniversary.  <br>
      <br>
      The wider OB community should be thinking about a few things
      regarding how we spend money and our standards for reaching
      decisions about money.  What is our immediate plan for staying
      afloat with or without funding?<br>
      <br>
      The Participatory budget process should be discussed seriously and
      in a spirit of unity.  We should plan some sort of fund raiser to
      commemorate the one year anniversary of OB and regenerate
      interest.<br>
      <br>
      We might want to discuss whether or not we have enough actively
      engaged people to continue into another year with programming,
      lectures, direct actions, web hosting, community gatherings etc.
      if the participation is lackluster <br>
      <br>
      Are enough people engaged to continue at the rate we had been
      going?  To be brief, if people are no longer interested in being
      as active as before, we have to acknowledge and accept that and
      move on.  <br>
      If we do continue we need to establish and live up to standards
      that will sustain us and not further break down and divide the
      group.<br>
      <br>
      On example I have harped on is fewer and more meaningful events
      with more active publicity, careful and consistent preparation and
      lead time to generate interest.  <br>
      <br>
      I am sure that others would like to add their own thoughts.  <br>
      <br>
      Peace,<br>
      Kendra<br>
      <br>
      <br>
      <br>
      <br>
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        <hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:26:56 -0400<br>
        Subject: Re: FAWG changes<br>
        From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:congdirccb@gmail.com">congdirccb@gmail.com</a><br>
        To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gsjmurphy@gmail.com">gsjmurphy@gmail.com</a><br>
        CC: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kendramoy8@hotmail.com">kendramoy8@hotmail.com</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:KBates@accessstrategies.org">KBates@accessstrategies.org</a>;
        <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dana@occupyboston.org">dana@occupyboston.org</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:unioncarpenter40@yahoo.com">unioncarpenter40@yahoo.com</a>;
        <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:m@occupyboston.org">m@occupyboston.org</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:richlevyus@yahoo.com">richlevyus@yahoo.com</a>;
        <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dcheeno@occupyboston.org">dcheeno@occupyboston.org</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ob-finance@lists.mayfirst.org">ob-finance@lists.mayfirst.org</a>;
        <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:community_forum@lists.occupyboston.org">community_forum@lists.occupyboston.org</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:trcmoscato@gmail.com">trcmoscato@gmail.com</a>;
        <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:asnevitt@gmail.com">asnevitt@gmail.com</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cc2manj@verizon.net">cc2manj@verizon.net</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ambepaw@gmail.com">ambepaw@gmail.com</a>;
        <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:matthewk@theherbalcurrent.com">matthewk@theherbalcurrent.com</a><br>
        <br>
        <font size="4"><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif">Thank
            you Greg. I too respect and appreciate your long service
            with OB and FAWG and your offer to continue to do the
            bookkeeping. I hope and trust you will continue to find ways
            to stay present and engaged with this community. (This feel
            formal to me, but appropriate given the wide audience).<br>
            <br style="font-family:times new roman,serif">
          </span><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif">Personally,
            I would like to revisit the participatory budget process
            that was so unfortunately sidelined. I would like to do that
            whatever money we have, even or perhaps especially, if we
            spend down all that we currently hold in the mean time.</span></font>
        <font size="4"><font face="times new roman,serif">I would like
            to talk about that with you and any other interested people.</font></font><br>
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                <font size="4">The actions you are taking are
                  consistent, I believe, with what we  decided or agreed
                  to move toward at the mtg in JP earlier this summer.
                  (I have concerns about how you are feeling about this
                  email, though I won't address those, or my feelings,
                  in this email thread.) The bottom line at that
                  meeting, as I recall it, was that both you and Matt
                  would announce and then follow-through with taking
                  your names off both the accounts and DBA as soon as
                  possible. People can look at the notes from that
                  meeting and ask questions of those who were there,
                  listed on those notes. I ask that we not use this list
                  for that purpose. Nonetheless, I am <br>
                  <br>
                  I think we need to meet as soon as possible, with an
                  advance announcement of such meeting on the community
                  forum, saa and any other email lists folks want, as
                  well as on the FB Discussion page and possibly other
                  ways I haven't listed. (I thought of listing it on the
                  web page but that might not be appropriate-not sure).
                  I have more flexibility during week days but recognize
                  that is probably not true of most people, so we should
                  probably aim for an evening meeting, perhaps before a
                  GA or SAA. When can people meet? If those who want to
                  participate could reply to all, to that effect, we
                  could start to pin down a mtg date and place. Or if
                  there are other ideas about next steps, it would be
                  good to hear those too.<br>
                  <br>
                  In making any transfer, which I hope will be for a
                  short interim period while we decide whether/how to go
                  forward with a fiscal sponsorship, I hope we can see
                  if the bank account can be held by the individual
                  signatory (signatories?) "In trust for Occupy Boston",
                  and make a similar change in the process of
                  transferring the DBA. I suggest, Greg, that you don't
                  start by asking if this can be done but just present
                  it to the bank and the city as what you want and
                  expect to be done. I have a checking account which is
                  in my name and in trust for my children. I expect that
                  the legalities of holding these assets in this way, in
                  trust for an unincorporated or otherwise legally
                  unrecognized entity, will be murky, but more
                  consistent with the reality than not.<br>
                  <br>
                  In preparation for a meeting and/or other potential
                  action, it seems important to know as exactly as we
                  can ho much money is in the bank account, what amounts
                  have been approved for purposes and have not yest been
                  distributed. Thank you for itemizing OB's current
                  monthly expenses-are those all of them? Would you like
                  help assembling those numbers?</font> </div>
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            <font size="4">Thanks again, Greg.<br>
              <br>
              In Solidarity,<br>
              Linda </font><br>
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                        <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b>
                        NEFreedom Ride <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:matthewk@theherbalcurrent.com">matthewk@theherbalcurrent.com</a>><br>
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b>
                        Deborah Sirotkin Butler <<a
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:amberpaw@gmail.com">amberpaw@gmail.com</a>>
                        <br>
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b>
                        Gregory Murphy <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:gsjmurphy@gmail.com">gsjmurphy@gmail.com</a>>;
                        Kendra Moyer <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:kendramoy8@hotmail.com">kendramoy8@hotmail.com</a>>;
                        Kelly Bates <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:KBates@accessstrategies.org">KBates@accessstrategies.org</a>>;
                        Linda Jenkins <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:lindajenkins177@yahoo.com">lindajenkins177@yahoo.com</a>>;
                        DanaMoser <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:dana@occupyboston.org">dana@occupyboston.org</a>>;
                        John Murphy <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:unioncarpenter40@yahoo.com">unioncarpenter40@yahoo.com</a>>;
                        Matt <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:m@occupyboston.org">m@occupyboston.org</a>>;
                        Richard Levy <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:richlevyus@yahoo.com">richlevyus@yahoo.com</a>>;
                        Dan <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:dcheeno@occupyboston.org">dcheeno@occupyboston.org</a>>;
                        "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:ob-finance@lists.mayfirst.org">ob-finance@lists.mayfirst.org</a>"
                        <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:ob-finance@lists.mayfirst.org">ob-finance@lists.mayfirst.org</a>>;
                        "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:community_forum@lists.occupyboston.org">community_forum@lists.occupyboston.org</a>"
                        <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:community_forum@lists.occupyboston.org">community_forum@lists.occupyboston.org</a>>;
                        tracy moscato <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:trcmoscato@gmail.com">trcmoscato@gmail.com</a>>;
                        Allison Nevitt <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:asnevitt@gmail.com">asnevitt@gmail.com</a>>;
                        "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:cc2manj@verizon.net">cc2manj@verizon.net</a>"
                        <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:cc2manj@verizon.net">cc2manj@verizon.net</a>>
                        <br>
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                        Tuesday, August 21, 2012 1:15 PM<br>
                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                        Re: FAWG changes<br>
                      </font> </div>
                    <br>
                    <div>Hi Greg:
                      <div><br>
                      </div>
                      <div>Thanks for the email, and I remain available
                        to help as best as I am able (as limited as that
                        is).</div>
                      <div><br>
                      </div>
                      <div>I can meet you at the CU anytime to make the
                        required changes.  We should also work to get
                        your auto-charges from the debit card in your
                        name switched to my debit card.  Perhaps we
                        should try and do that prior to the
                        name-removal.</div>
                      <div><br>
                      </div>
                      <div>You're dedication and passion for FAWG  and
                        OB will never be forgotten.  THANK YOU for all
                        the work you've done!</div>
                      <div><br>
                      </div>
                      <div> - matthewk<span></span></div>
                      <div><br>
                        On Tuesday, August 21, 2012, Deborah Sirotkin
                        Butler wrote:<br>
                        <blockquote style="border-left:1px #ccc
                          solid;padding-left:1ex"><b><font
                              color="#009900">Received.  I am so tied up
                              with my husband's stage IV pancreatic
                              cancer and the long slow goodbye of cancer
                              death that I am pretty much not available
                              at this time though I do wish, and
                              appreciate, being kept in the loop.  Deb</font></b><br>
                          <br>
                          <div>On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Gregory
                            Murphy <span dir="ltr"><<a
                                moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow"
                                target="_blank">gsjmurphy@gmail.com</a>></span>
                            wrote:<br>
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style="padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">Kendra,
                              Kelly, Linda and Matt, et. al.,<br>
                              <br>
                              I write to inform you that I will be
                              taking my name off the Liberty Bay Credit
                              Union account, as soon as I can get there
                              to fill out a removal form, which will
                              also need your signature, Matt. In
                              addition, I will be stepping down from a
                              public role in FAWG.  Please let me
                              explain.<br>
                              <br>
                              It has become clear to me that since I
                              strongly feel that OB's General Assembly,
                              as now constructed, does not truly
                              represent Occupy Boston, I feel it is a
                              conflict of interest for me to remain an
                              active  FAWG member, and certainly in a
                              money handing role.  It is hypocritical of
                              me to maintain such a role given my
                              belief.  Kelly and Linda, in our last
                              conversation, you both made clear that you
                              support GA as OB's decision making body. 
                              I simply do not, and believe that,
                              somehow, someway, a new OB Governance
                              structure needs to be put in place.  And,
                              I do not believe a new Governance system
                              can be created from within GA.  Much like
                              the systems OB has formed to overturn, new
                              structures need to be created to replace
                              the broken ones, I do not believe change
                              can happen from within the system.<br>
                              <br>
                              New OB Governance was one of the three
                              areas the larger group of 15 or so people,
                              who met in April (as a community follow up
                              to OB's Camp Charlie finance
                              conversation), agreed upon was a
                              necessity, along with OB addressing its
                              issues of Liability and Accounting.  FAWG
                              is making slow (but hopefully) steady
                              progress on the last two topics, yet no
                              progress has been made, or even attempted,
                              on the Governance issue.  I would gladly
                              attend and contribute to discussions on
                              this issue, if they ever are to occur.<br>
                              <br>
                              I will gladly continue a bookkeeping role
                              if you would like, at minimum, through the
                              August bank reconciliation, or as long as
                              needed to ensure a successful transfer of
                              that responsibility, once decisions are
                              made on how best to proceed with that
                              issue.<br>
                              <br>
                              <br>
                              On another point, Matt, we owe you an
                              apology.  You were unable to attend the
                              initial meeting with United for Fair
                              Economy, a couple of months ago, and, as a
                              group, we have been remiss not to keep you
                              (as an OB credit union account holder) in
                              the loop as to follow up actions..  I did
                              forward you the notes, from that meeting -
                              notes, I now also realize, which would
                              have been proper to post on the FAWG
                              wiki.  I will make sure that now happens. 
                              We failed to invite you to a followup
                              conference call, held recently with UFE
                              and some advisers, on the viability, pros
                              and cons, and possible structure of a
                              fiscal agent.  Kendra, Kelly, Linda and
                              myself from OB were on that call, as were
                              Brian Miller of UFE, some of his
                              colleagues, and advisers from<span
                                style="font-size:10pt"> <span
                                  style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Alliance
                                  for Global Justice, </span></span><span>Alliance
                                for Justice and the Tides Foundation</span>.
                              I will make sure you get those minutes and
                              I will also post those minutes on the
                              wiki.<br>
                              <br>
                              <br>
                              I spoke with our banker, who explained the
                              removal process and how to add new signers
                              to the account.  Removal is simple: I fill
                              out a form which both myself, and Matt, as
                              the other account holder, need to sign. 
                              Matt, you will also need to fill out a new
                              form, as the (new) sole account holder. If
                              an If your address has changed, you will
                              need that form to be notarized.  If anyone
                              from OB would like to step forward and
                              become an account holder, that person (or
                              people, because there can be up to three
                              signers) could also fill out the same
                              form, providing notarized copies of ID. 
                              All this can happen remotely, or in
                              person, at the credit union.  Matt, please
                              let me know how we can execute this. We
                              could use the mail service, or meet in
                              person.<br>
                              <br>
                              I will also submit a DBA removal form at
                              the City Clerk's office. As you know, way
                              back when, I filed a DBA in my name, doing
                              business as Occupy Boston Financial
                              Accountability Working Group. I think
                              there is a fee to submit that removal
                              form, and if so, it will be my last use of
                              the OB debit card to pay for that
                              service.  I will not tell Liberty Bay I am
                              doing this, but will confirm, if I am
                              asked.<br>
                              <br>
                              Decisions need to be made quickly
                              concerning how best to replace the debit
                              card, which is in my name:  it is used to
                              pay for OB storage in Quincy
                              (automatically at $293/month), by Intuit
                              for our QuickBooks platform (also
                              automatically, at $33 something per
                              month), and to pay for our MayFirst
                              service (currently executed online, by
                              yours truly, for $100/month.)  I will
                              review when the last payments were made
                              and when the next ones are due., and
                              report that information.  The obvious,
                              simplest answer may be to use your debit
                              card, Matt, so you need to make a decision
                              about that, ASAP.  Another possibility is
                              to get a new debit card for the OB WePay
                              General Fund, and use that.  Matt, I think
                              you can execute that request, am I
                              correct?<br>
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