[Street] [Ob-media] Open Letter draft 1

Terra Friedrichs terraf at compuserve.com
Fri Nov 25 12:58:25 EST 2011


+1

well said.

t

On 11/25/2011 12:56 PM, Occupy Eric wrote:
>
> I like Terra's amendments with one small adjustment; I think it would 
> sound better to have (with capitalization only used to highlight the 
> change):
>
> These are citizens of the United States that ARE expressing their 
> First Amendment rights.
>
> To me, that sounds better that "citizens that BELIEVE they are 
> expressing their rights."
>
> In solidarity,
> Eric
>
> On Nov 25, 2011 12:36 PM, "Terra Friedrichs" <terraf at compuserve.com 
> <mailto:terraf at compuserve.com>> wrote:
>
>     I almost feel like the first paragraph should read something like
>     this:
>
>     Is this just a personal post?  If so, I'd love to see the Red
>     Cross reference right up front.
>
>     If this is for a press release, I might lead with something like this:
>
>     - Occupy Boston has entered a Constitutional Rights battle with
>     the City of Boston
>     - The city of Boston, instead of relying on the courts to decide,
>     is using a "freeze-out" tactic that is risking lives.
>     - these are our children, our vets, our seniors, working toward a
>     better society
>     - and it's reallly cold out there
>     - is it really just and fair to deprive them of basic winter
>     necessities?
>     - these aren't kidnappers who we're trying to starve out.  These
>     are citizens of the United States that believe they are expressing
>     their First Amendment Rights.
>     - The City, in its court statements claimed that "public safety"
>     was their only concern.  If so, then why deprive the protestors of
>     winter gear?
>     - lets let them exert their rights safely.  urge the city to be
>     responsible.
>
>     T
>
>     On 11/25/2011 12:01 PM, Z Bowditch wrote:
>
>         Here's the first draft.  Feel free to suggest edits and ideas:
>
>
>         There is more to closing a tent city than tearing down the
>         tents.  Here at Occupy Boston, we are facing a crisis as
>         winter sets in.  Due to a city restriction on tent building
>         and insulation supplies, it is becoming increasingly difficult
>         to move our summer outdoor spaces into enclosed warm ones in
>         preparation for cold New England weather.
>
>         Among the restrictions placed on Occupy Boston by the city is
>         that insulation of any kind is not to be brought into the
>         camp.  The city cited sanitation concerns as the main reason
>         for this ban, and has even turned away people bringing
>         donations of clothing and blankets.  What I believe the city
>         does not understand is that insulating tents is only one
>         aspect of making them winter ready.  I have been working
>         closely with the group that has been designing and planning
>         winter ready tents.  Most designs that have been seriously
>         discussed involve multiple ways of insulating a space,
>         including foam insulation filled PVC, bricks of insulation
>         board as the core for a yurt, and many other multi-layered
>         designs.
>
>         What I would like to stress is that the supplies we would use
>         are identical to those found in modern construction and
>         insulation.  We aren’t just trying to line tents with cheap
>         insulation materials, where they could pose dangers to
>         sleepers and gatherers.  We are designing and preparing to
>         build structurally sound and carefully planned tents that can
>         be easily broken down when the need for them is done.  We are
>         not planning to build permanent structures.   That was never
>         the goal.
>
>         As a Red Cross trained first responder and life guard, the
>         inability of Occupy Boston to build these sorts of structures
>         is a pressing safety issue.  Many of our protesters spend long
>         periods of time outside, both at Dewey Square and during
>         marches and speeches, and without proper spaces to get warm
>         and stay warm there can be serious medical repercussions.
>          Hypothermia and frostbite are not serious conditions unto
>         themselves, but without prompt treatment, they can lead to
>         hospitalization, limb amputation, and even death.  If Occupy
>         Boston is not allowed to create and build warm spaces,
>         Occupying poses a very real danger to all involved.
>
>         I ask that the city and Mayor Menino to understand and respect
>         that it is vital to the safety of all of us to have safe warm
>         spaces this winter, and to open a dialogue on how we can move
>         forward safely and respectfully
>
>         Z Bowditch
>
>         Winterization Work Group
>         Occupy Boston
>
>
>         Z
>         zthetop at yahoo.com <mailto:zthetop at yahoo.com>
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