Hey all!<div><br></div><div>I sent out a long email of upcoming actions yesterday.</div><div><br></div><div>One of those actions is coming up a week from this Monday -- a rally with City Life / Vida Urbana, Mass Uniting, and OWS around underwater mortgages. The theme is simple -- we show up in swimwear, goggles, and scuba gear, and demand that Bank of America and others immediately reduce principal and take rent from those who can afford to pay it. <u>The action is January 30, from 12-1 p.m. in the financial district (final march route pending)</u> You are enthusiastically invited! </div>
<div><br></div><div>My vision, for this rally, is OB showing as a school of fish -- 10, 20, 30 cardboard puppets? -- along with streamers and bubbles, and of course, swimwear. We're working on getting a bubble machine (and also, maybe, a brass band?) Between now and then, there are two things that need to happen to make this an awesome event!</div>
<div><br></div><div>1) <u>Conference call with any interested parties who want to help plan this action </u> (if that's you, please email me privately -- that will likely be early this week)</div><div><br></div><div>
2) <u>Build party to make puppets, costumes, and signs! </u> I've already reached out to CASA -- I would love to schedule a full day of screenprinting, puppetmaking, painting signs and otherwise making awesome and beautiful things for the Monday action (OB signs, that applies to you too!) I was hoping to schedule this mid-week, ideally at E5, but other places are an option too.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I was thinking Wednesday at E5, if it's available, but am open to options. If anyone here has contacts with the puppeteer's collective or wants to be involved in organizing this, please let me know! Please also know if there is a date or time that you'd be available. </div>
<div><br></div><div>There is so much exciting creative energy in the women's caucus! (and screenprinting is the best thing that's happened to OB since the introduction of tiny tents). I'd love it if you wanted to be involved in any way -- please email me with thoughts, ideas, dates, and suggestions, and we'll make it happen!</div>
<div><br></div><div>All best,</div><div><br></div><div>Katie</div><div><br></div><div>(cc'ed to media and outreach - will be posting more on this in future, please put it on the radar!)</div><div><div><br></div>-- <br>
Due to the present financial situation, the light at the end of the tunnel will be switched off to save on electrical costs until further notice. <br><br>
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