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A lot of people are coming. I don't have the list. But check on
the FAWG wiki and scroll down to find the planning link. Then look
for the forms list. It'll give you some idea of all who is part of
this so far. <br>
<br>
For those not participating yet, expect that we'll be asking all WGs
to fill out hte form, even if your actions are non-monetary. So we
can plan for use of OB resources..."staff-hours"... we can't
continue to be spread so thin. We'll be prioritizing...<br>
<br>
Terra<br>
<br>
<br>
On 2/9/2012 6:50 PM, Rita Sebastian wrote:
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<div>It is at Noon. The calendar is correct. I thought Gregory
sent out a correction.</div>
<div>Noon, Diesel Cafe, Davis Square, 2/10, back room.</div>
<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Rita<br>
<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 6:28 PM, monica
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On the OB calendar, it says tomorrow's (2/10) Strategic
Planning meeting is at noon; below Greg said 10 AM.<br>
<br>
Please clarify for those who may be planning to attend.<br>
<br>
with thanks,<br>
<br>
Monica Raymond<br>
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<hr>Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:34:25 -0500<br>
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Subject: Re: [Ideas] [Proposal] Grow the movement +
Outreach strategy session
<div>
<div class="h5"><br>
<br>
sounds good Katie - also sounds like some overlap
with the Strategic Planning Sessions that are
starting to get off the ground, with an initial
planning meeting Friday, at 10:00 . . . contact Rita
Sebastian for more info if you don't know what's
these sessions are about.<br>
<br>
<br>
Greg<br>
<br>
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<div>On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Katie Gradowski
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wrote:<br>
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Hey all!<br>
<br>
Apologies for being out of the loop these past
two weeks -- I've been sick, and out of town,
and generally trying to realign things so that
they are a little bit more manageable (which
has meant taking myself out of a number of
meetings and initiatives, and spending a lot of
time at home, drinking tea, and reading up on
the financial crisis, yeah!) Leaving that
aside -- I wanted to talk about an idea that
I've floated to a number of people on
the outreach front!
<div>
<br>
</div>
<div>This email my way of putting out feelers
for an idea that I would really love to see
take root within Occupy Boston, which I expect
would be of interest to a variety of people on
this list. I'm emailing it out to a wide
number of people, as a temperature check to
see if there's interest in this idea, and
whether people on any of these lists would be
interested in taking the conversation
further...</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>With that said, here's the idea!</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>*******************************************************************************************************</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>In the past few weeks, there has been a lot
of development and growth on the outreach
front -- a new WG to "grow the movement," a
student occupy summit coming up this weekend,
new neighborhood assemblies popping up every
week or so, and a lot of movement BEYOND
Occupy Boston proper, as Occupy takes roots
and evolves within the greater Boston area.
Outreach is happening on a number of fronts --
and the movement is growing! All of these
developments are pretty great, and a sign that
Occupy is alive and well in Boston.
That said, it would be great to have a forum
to bring everyone into the same room and have
a wider discussion about how the movement is
growing in Boston, and how we can help it
expand. </div>
<div>
<div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>With that in mind, a proposal! </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><b>Grow the Movement: Outreach +
Connection</b></div>
<div><b>(ideally this will have a better
title)</b></div>
<div><b><br>
</b></div>
<div>I'd like to organize an outreach
strategy summit -- scheduled for a
Saturday in February or early in March --
to try to bring these disparate threads
together -- bringing people within Occupy
Boston together with people from within
the wider Occupy movement *in* Boston
(from the various neighborhood
assemblies, from students occupy, from
various neighborhood groups and community
organizations) to talk about outreach
strategy more broadly -- where we are,
what people have been working on, and how
we can work in conjunction with each
other, between and across occupies, to
grow the 99% movement in Boston. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>To be clear - I'm not proposing the
be-all, end-all summit to figure out "what
it is we're doing," or "where we want to
go" -- and I realize that within and
beyond each occupation, outreach
frequently takes a back burner to working
through internal issues. That's
important -- but it's also important to
get beyond ourselves, and connect what
we're doing to each other, and how we can
make our work relevant to the wider 99%.
In that respect, the point is
specifically to talk about outreach and
interconnection -- what initiatives are
coming to the fore, within the various
occupies, how we can work together, and
what outreach strategies make sense, as
Occupy moves into phase 2 in Boston. <br>
<br>
What do people think? Is this a thing
you would be interested in attending? Is
this rendered defunct by the existence of
Students Occupy and Mass Occupy? Does
this space already exist? If not, is this
a thing you'd be interested in helping to
*plan* and *put together*? If you have
thoughts along these lines, please respond
to this email! </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I've included some further thoughts
below for what might be covered in such a
meeting, mostly in a brainstorming
capacity.</div>
<div> <br>
*************************************************************<br>
<br>
Some thoughts on what we might cover in
such a forum....<br>
<br>
* Grow the movement - There are MANY
occupies now, not just one -- how do they
connect to each other, and where do they
intersect? what are the common goals? </div>
<div><br>
* Look around the room -- who's occupying
Boston at the moment? who's decolonizing
it? how do we expand the sphere of who
we're tlaking to, so we're all talking to
each other?<br>
<br>
* Grounding in anti-sexism, anti-racism,
anti-oppression. What structures can we
build to address various forms of
oppression within our own movement?
(crucial thinking about outreach to wider
community) - how do we help to build
common ground here so we're all speaking
the same language? (this is obviously a
big, big question)<br>
<br>
* City-wide campaigns -- Occupy the T,
Citizens United, Knockout Barstool --
these have been great so far, how do we
build on these and support each other on
ongoing campaigns? <br>
<br>
* Connection to Mass Occupy and Students
Occupy -- what forums already exist for
this sort of thing?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>* Interoccupy + coordination between
occupations -- how do we communicate now,
how can we communicate better in the
future? what spaces exist for cross-talk
between occupies?<br>
<br>
* Outreach! (beyond connecting to each
other, how do we better connect with the
wider world?) on a large and small scale
-- what outreach strategies are different
groups working on, how do we build and
connect with the wider world?<br>
<br>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>************************************************************************************</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thoughts? Feedback? Interest? </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>This is a temperature check. If any of
this sounds good to you, please respond "yes"
to this email. </div>
<br>
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