[Street] Circle of lighted tiny tents..
Katie Gradowski
katie.gradowski at gmail.com
Thu Dec 22 10:03:47 EST 2011
Hey all,
Re: lighting for tiny tents --- you can get LEDs in bulk from ebay (I
think this is the seller we usually use):
http://stores.ebay.com/hkpartsells/Electrical-Test-Equipment-/_i.html?_sacat=92074&_sid=1000732671&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322
.
P&C has a bunch, but we're running camp next week and may have
substantially fewer after the kids get through with them. Coin batteries
you can get from amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/CR2032-Lithium-Button-3-volt-Batteries/dp/B000WQSX4W/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1324566133&sr=8-12
Best,
Katie
On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 12:49 AM, Nicole Sullivan
<nicole_sullivan at live.com>wrote:
>
> around the commons or possibly copely if that is too big. Its visual, we
> could have a vigil type thing and it would be similar to the idea of lights
> around dewey,
> ------------------------------
> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:16:19 -0500
> Subject: Re: nye actions
> From: kevinmaley at gmail.com
> To: katie.gradowski at gmail.com
> CC: ravi at occupyboston.org; efeghali at gmail.com; rachelbp at gmail.com;
> occupyprospecthill at gmail.com; heavyriser at gmail.com; yahktoe at gmail.com;
> nelsonterry123 at gmail.com; courtney.mulroy at gmail.com;
> nicole_sullivan at live.com; Street at lists.occupyboston.org;
> infotent at lists.occupyboston.org
>
> Hey Everyone
>
> We had a really productive meeting for Info's plans for First Night. I am
> summarizing notes and will send out later, but here is the summary:
>
> -We are going to meet at a home base (possibly Community Church) around 12
> or 1, then disperse into groups of 4 or 5 to hot-spots in the city where we
> expect a lot of foot traffic.
>
> - Each group will be a mobile info tent. We will have buttons, Occupy
> Boston literature, sign-up sheets to join the movement, a big Occupy Boston
> sign, potentially tiny tents, tent hats, and maybe a little red mobile-info
> wagon with a tent over it. We are also trying to *stay on message* and
> let people know we are not just a movement to be a movement, but are
> connected to economic/social-justice issues that touch all of the 99%
>
> - We are going to meet back at Community around 4 and debrief; then hope
> to go on to that night's GA in a place that is outside and visible to a
> large audience (will bring that up tomorrow) and have an "info" presence
> there for any new people
>
> - We are also looking to coordinate with any other OB actions; including
> any street theater or kid friendly events, underscoring that we are going
> to be about most of the afternoon/early evening, where First Night is
> family friendly, and look to pull back when the drunks start coming out.
> perhaps we will all go to a bar afterward...
>
> Next meeting is Monday at 7pm
>
> thanks
> Kevin
>
> On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Katie Gradowski <
> katie.gradowski at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey all!
>
> I'm going to be out of the loop on these actions --- next week is winter
> vacation camp, and Parts and Crafts has separate plans for first night, so
> that's going to be my main focus for the next two weeks. If people do
> decide to go forward on the actions that were discussed, I have two things
> to add!
>
> 1) We have workshop space to volunteer if anyone needs a place to
> assemble floats, masks, giant puppets, what have you --- lots of space and
> a bunch of tools in West Somerville, open any day after 3 next week.
>
> 2) Radical christmas caroling came up at least three times in that
> meeting. Our house is having a solstice party on December 30, with at
> least three divergent groups of nerdy folks in attendance. Anyone up for
> some radical rehearsing?
>
> Love to all from Maryland!
>
> Katie
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Ravi Mishra <ravi at occupyboston.org>wrote:
>
> adding nicole to this chain (see below for some ideas i wanted to throw
> out there). please feel free to reply with comments, and let me know how i
> can help plan this stuff. i'll have a mass email going out about actions
> (summarizing the summit, next steps, etc.) before i sleep tonight, and i'll
> include a plug for nye in that as well.
>
> given the cohesiveness of the ob community, nye will be a great night to
> get a ton of people involved in actions (because we'll all want to hang
> out). let's not let the opportunity slip! :)
>
> --
> Ravi
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Ravi Mishra <ravi at occupyboston.org>wrote:
>
> kev - not sure how i left you off the initial message. major apologies.
>
> sounds like meetings are happening tonight and tomorrow. i can definitely
> be available by phone/dial into a conf call to listen in if you guys can
> set this up.
>
> i wanted to throw some ideas out there:
>
> 1) random acts of kindness.
> 2) chalking happy messages around the city (need to look into legality):
> stuff like "ob wishes you a happy new year" and maybe something
> sarcastic/humorous about how much corporations are screwing people.
> 3) mic-checking subways
> 4) flashmobs at various events: http://schedule.firstnight.org/
> 5) quick input about the "circle of lights" idea floating around: i think
> we can do way better. dewey is going to be fairly deserted compared to
> other places. there is a lot going on, and we should focus on high traffic
> areas, imo.
>
> overall, strategically (echoing the action summit), i think first night
> should be a perception-building night for us: make our presence known, come
> across as positive, give people reasons to like us, etc.
>
> --
> Ravi
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Elias Feghali <efeghali at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> There was a ton of enthusiasm to move forward with NYE actions, but it's
> going to take a hell of a lot of organizing if we want to do it right. At
> the very least, we need to meet soon to start planning. If we choose a few
> strategic, realistic actions, I think we can pull it off.
>
> Appreciate the offer for off-site support, Ravi. We'll lean on you as soon
> as we can, ha.
>
> Eli
>
>
> On Tuesday, December 20, 2011, Ravi Mishra wrote:
>
> anything i can do to help organize? i'm out of town but can send emails
> and try to coordinate and all that. lmk :)
>
> btw, pretty crazy schedule of events: http://schedule.firstnight.org/
>
> --
> Ravi
>
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>
> --
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>
> www.partsandcrafts.org
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