I think the letter itself seems pretty good, however, I share the concerns of others mentioned on the Ideas list about the PoC group not being included in this discussion.<br><br>I also second what was mentioned in the Ideas list for edits. Specifically:<br>
- List the Occupy Boston website<br>- Adjust the last sentence of the first paragraph to be more along the lines of wanting a collaborative of all of the 99%, rather than "hey YOU should join US"<br><br clear="all">
Patricia Downer<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Kevin Maley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kevin@occupyboston.org">kevin@occupyboston.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Hi Everyone from Street/Outreach:</font></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><br></font></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">We are sending this letter to the Bay State Banner, and trying to find multiple working groups to sign on. As far as I know we so far have Ideas, Info, Facilitation; and are looking for Outreach and Street to sign on as well. What are peoples' thoughts? We would need a response on this asap</font></font></div>
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<font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">best</font></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Kevin</font></font></div>
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<font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><br></font></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">To the Editor:</font></font></div>
<font style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></font><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in">
<font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Occupy Boston appreciates being recognized by the Bay State Banner (“A fight for the middle class, “editorial, Jan. 5) as being part of a “new coalition to confronting the income disparity that is annihilating the middle class.” We would like to add our voice to the Banner's call for "African Americans to join the battle to assure that the world’s greatest economy benefits all its citizens." And of course, we want that involvement to include flooding our organization with volunteers!</font></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Times New Roman">At this time, the Ideas Working Group of Occupy Boston is in a “collect and reflect” phase of outreach to many communities to hear and discuss all our concerns and ultimately craft political objectives for the Occupy Boston movement intended to represent the highest aspirations of the 99%.</font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Many objectives, such as ending corporate personhood, outrageous wealth inequality and political bribery, are hot topics within the Occupy Boston community. However, the only goal that has actually been endorsed to date by our governing body, the General Assembly, is "prioritizing the needs of the many before the profits of the few." With this letter, we extend a special invitation to readers of the Bay State Banner to add their voices to this important process. The Ideas Working group meets twice weekly and can be reached at [insert email address].</font></p>
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<font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">[Two or more co-signers]</font></font></p></div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt">Ideas Working Group, Occupy Boston</span></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);outline-style:none;outline-width:initial;outline-color:initial;padding-top:10px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:0px;width:22px;margin-top:2px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">
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