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    +1!  "cruel way to suppress dissent".<br>
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    On 11/25/2011 1:40 PM, Kevin Maley wrote:
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cite="mid:CAOd-vLhgcfxfDwAFAavwEBOvXj6cLxx5YcZiRo-cB2cPTuQOfg@mail.gmail.com"
      type="cite">It might be prudent to also add something like
      "Whether you agree with the Occupy Boston protesters or not,
      blocking necessary supplies can harm or endanger the lives of the
      occupiers, a particularly cruel way to surpress dissent."
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      <div>just my opinion; good to play to people who dont like Occupy
        Boston but would be horrified at the idea of freezing us out;
        same way people who are apathetic about protests start to stand
        up when they see police brutality<br>
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          <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 1:35 PM,
            Katie <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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            wrote:<br>
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              Z this looks awesome.   I wonder if, in the second
              paragraph, we could include a bullet point list of things
              we've tried to do or bring in that have been shot down? N
              having it listed out point by point in a way that can be
              widely copy pasted?<br>
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                  On Nov 25, 2011, at 12:36 PM, Terra Friedrichs <<a
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                  wrote:<br>
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                  > I almost feel like the first paragraph should
                  read something like this:<br>
                  ><br>
                  > Is this just a personal post?  If so, I'd love to
                  see the Red Cross reference right up front.<br>
                  ><br>
                  > If this is for a press release, I might lead with
                  something like this:<br>
                  ><br>
                  > - Occupy Boston has entered a Constitutional
                  Rights battle with the City of Boston<br>
                  > - The city of Boston, instead of relying on the
                  courts to decide, is using a "freeze-out" tactic that
                  is risking lives.<br>
                  > - these are our children, our vets, our seniors,
                  working toward a better society<br>
                  > - and it's reallly cold out there<br>
                  > - is it really just and fair to deprive them of
                  basic winter necessities?<br>
                  > - 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.<br>
                  > - The City, in its court statements claimed that
                  "public safety" was their only concern.  If so, then
                  why deprive the protestors of winter gear?<br>
                  > - lets let them exert their rights safely.  urge
                  the city to be responsible.<br>
                  ><br>
                  > T<br>
                  ><br>
                  > On 11/25/2011 12:01 PM, Z Bowditch wrote:<br>
                  >> Here's the first draft.  Feel free to suggest
                  edits and ideas:<br>
                  >><br>
                  >><br>
                  >> 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.<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> 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.<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> 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.<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> 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.<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> 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<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Z Bowditch<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Winterization Work Group<br>
                  >> Occupy Boston<br>
                  >><br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Z<br>
                  >> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                  >>
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