[Street] NEWLY PASSED Declaration of Occupation for Occupy Boston
Joseph Ramsey
jgramsey at gmail.com
Wed Nov 30 11:09:40 EST 2011
Last night GA reached consensus in support of the statement below. I think
it really quite excellent and representative of our movement!
I proposed informally last night that thousands of copies of this statement
be made, and that everyone who is participating the "Distribution March"
have a stack of them to pass out to people during or after conversations on
the street.
Can someone involved in the Dec. 3rd action organizing take initiative for
making sure that copies of the statement gets into the hands of those who
will be hitting the street on Saturday?
Just in time for this action, we have a clear and concise (and eloquent)
statment of what OB is about (at this point).
Please read, share, forward, print and post!
-Joe Ramsey
The quarter sheet version is attached. ~500 are printed and in the info
tent as of 8 AM.
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Proposal Adopted by the General Assembly at Occupy Boston on November 29,
2011
Declaration of Occupation
We, the people of Occupy Boston, have occupied Dewey Square in the heart
of the financial district, in order to express dissent over the state of
our political and financial systems. We are practicing a form of
horizontal participatory democracy in the shadows of anti-democratic
institutions that dominate our government and our lives. Through our
occupation, we are creating an exemplar society in which no one's human
needs go unmet.
The Occupy Movement has started a nationwide conversation about the
realities of economic inequality and the meaning of Constitutional
rights. We are committed to living the values of transparency, equality,
accountability, awareness, sustainability, and compassion as we struggle
against corporate predation, injustice, and oppression. We are actively
seeking to include the diverse voices of the 99%. Together, we set a
precedent and provide a foothold for people to demand a truer, more
horizontal democracy, in which greed has no influence.
Regardless of media spin, police brutality, or sub-zero temperatures, we
will continue to peacefully exercise our first amendment rights by
occupying, holding general assemblies, and planning for the American
Spring. Our goal is a society that prioritizes the needs of all before
the profits of the few. We are the 99%.
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