[Street] [Infotent] New Developments - Movement building + OB + community organizations

Kevin at OccupyBoston.org Kevin at OccupyBoston.org
Wed Dec 14 06:27:30 EST 2011


Hi Thomas,


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Kevin




Quoting Thomas Bleser <thomasbleser at yahoo.com>:

> DURING OUR TWO MONTHS OF OPERATION, INFOTENT COLLECTED A LARGE  
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> WHO HAS THIS LIST AND WHAT, IF ANYTHING, ARE YOU DOING WITH IT?   
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>  From: "Kevin at OccupyBoston.org" <Kevin at OccupyBoston.org>
> To: Jennifer Emmaline <jennifer_emmaline at yahoo.com>
> Cc: street <street at lists.occupyboston.org>; infotent at lists.occupyboston.org
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [Infotent] [Street] New Developments - Movement  
> building + OB + community organizations
>
> Hey Jennifer
>
> I love the idea of mobile info tent, lets try to make that work. the  
> more rest i get the more energized I am to get that going
>
> - it brings to attention that we will need a core group of Occupy  
> Boston docs that we want to have. Upcoming actions, DEclaration  
> statement, contact info, etc. Can anyone lead on that?
>
> - also on your court question, I believe people will be arraigned  
> around 9am tomorrow, gandhi is making is way to the courthouse  
> around 8am
>
>
> Quoting Jennifer Emmaline <jennifer_emmaline at yahoo.com>:
>
>> I couldn't make GA tonight -- think Ridgely's suggestion of  
>> Caroling is a good one and ESPECIALLY of doing something for FIRST  
>> NIGHT. It seems to me a good night to have something like a mobile  
>> InfoTent?   
>> Btw, I've looked at occupationboston website and fb page and  
>> perhaps my browsing skills are simply subpar but I can't find any  
>> info on upcoming arraignments -- is there one scheduled for Wed am?  
>>  That I can make.  
>> Jennifer
>>
>> --- On Tue, 12/13/11, Ridgely Fuller <ridgelyfuller at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Ridgely Fuller <ridgelyfuller at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Infotent] [Street] New Developments - Movement  
>> building + OB + community organizations
>> To: "Katie Gradowski" <katie.gradowski at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "street" <street at lists.occupyboston.org>,  
>> infotent at lists.occupyboston.org
>> Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 1:35 PM
>>
>> Hi..thanks for the update re last night's meeting..I'd like to add  
>> some thoughts re street and maybe a proposal for tonight but I  
>> can't be atGA..It seems to me that street should focus all its  
>> energy into giving visibility ( and so bringing in  more folks)to  
>> issues that are clearly identified with the Occupy movement esp  
>> boston...so I think we should concentrate our actions on Bof  
>> America, helping City Life with their foreclosure campaign and  
>> promote the issue of income inequality and money in politics (  
>> which we havent even addressed yet) these are the main issues that  
>> I think will come up in the problem collection..Because of the  
>> Season I propose that we start working on a version of Dicken's  
>>  Christmas Carol  eg Tiny Tim= the 99% campaign and go everywhere  
>> there is wealth with a version of our Christmas Carols..( help from  
>> DeweySq ad hoc chorus)..going to Louisburg Square in Boston..where  
>> John Kerry as well as certainly the top1% live would be
>>   great..as well as Scott Brown's house ..Congressional offices,  
>> find corporate leader's home..eg Peter Kraft!!!!!!
>> would be easy..we could carol in shopping areas during the  
>> weekend..would draw in lots of participants as easy to costume..is  
>> fun and Scrooge was redeemed so it is hopeful and so provides good  
>> mood building for the public re Occupy Boston
>>
>> also I am not sure if there is a First Night celebration in Boston  
>> this year..but the parade...perfect time for hundreds of Tiny  
>> Tims!....
>> off to work today, court tomorrow....Solidarity!
>> Ridgely
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:10 AM, Katie Gradowski  
>> <katie.gradowski at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hey all! 
>>
>> For those who weren't at the community organizations meeting  
>> tonight, a quick update on things discussed.  Four exciting  
>> proposals on the table.   None have been proposed to GA yet, and  
>> some are far from being a true integration of OB and wider social  
>> justice community, but things are definitely moving in the right  
>> direction.   As an added note: there were many more tonight's  
>> meeting, as well as OB representation from multiple working groups  
>> (faciltiation, media, interoccupy)   This all bodes very well for  
>> the future! 
>>
>>
>>
>>  Here's a quick rundown of some of the proposals that are in the  
>> works, which will be discussed at next week's meeting.
>>
>> For reference, that meeting happens next Monday at 7 p.m. at  
>> SEIU615 (23 west steet, 2nd floor)
>>
>>
>>
>> **********************************************************************************************************************
>>
>> 1.  Occupy Winter  (proposed by Cynthia Peters, CLVU member and  
>> long-time Boston organizer) - modeled on Freedom Summer, a proposal  
>> to pair occupiers with community organizations across Boston to  
>> work on specific campaigns or issues over the winter months.    
>> Beyond an internship or apprenticeship, a way to share skills and  
>> build relationships, with the idea of establishing grassroots  
>> beyond Dewey through winter and reemerging in the spring. CLVU is a  
>> test case for this -- using this weekend's actions as a jumping-off  
>> point for future collaboration  (home occupations and eviction  
>> defense through winter - organizing in neighborhoods beyond  
>> Dorchester and East Boston, with CLVU's help)
>>
>>
>>
>> 2.  Town Hall meetings (proposed by Joanie Parker, organizer at  
>> SEIU1199 -- also by Martin at OB!) - This idea has emerged  
>> separately both in OB (spurred by Martin) and in community orgs  
>> meetings.   A proposal for mobile public meetings, in conjunction  
>> with local community organizations and smaller occupations (quincy,  
>> arlington, somerville, etc), linking it to issues in specific  
>> communities. This has been proposed on a number of fronts, and  
>> seems to be the furthest along  (already happening in local  
>> occupies beyond Dewey Square) 
>>
>>
>>
>> 3.  Targeted anti-oppression work within OB / change from within  
>> (proposed by George Lee, youth organizer, active in anti-oppression  
>> and people of color working group) -- to respond to racism, sexism,  
>> and deep levels of privilege within OB -- call for a "freedom  
>> summit" among various working groups working on anti-oppression  
>> (decolonize, white allies, anti-oppression, womens caucus) to  
>> discuss next steps.  As part of this, a move to work with Ideas  
>> reevaluate Ob's statement of occupation, and rewrite it with a  
>> fuller account of history and community needs (that's my rough  
>> summary)
>>
>>
>>
>> 4.   Mass moblization - day of action for 99% (proposed by Bryan  
>> McCormick - OB DA - and Morrigan Phillips, organizer at Survivors  
>> Inc)   A coordinated day of action in January or February --  
>> combination of collective, planned actions (permitted march, etc),  
>> along with autonomous actions across the city, organized by  
>> community orgs along affinity group model.  Leading up to this, a  
>> spokescouncil framework for planning and organizing the day of  
>> action, with community-wide trainings between OB and wider  
>> organizations on non-violent direct action, facilitation, etc.    
>> Two trainings set for this weekend, first spokescouncil meeting  
>> this Sunday at 5.
>>
>>
>>
>> **********************************************************************************************************************
>>
>>  The first three proposals have been in the works for awhile -- the  
>> fourth was new today, and generated a lot of excitement among the  
>> group. These are all still in the works, and should not be widely  
>> circulated or
>>   established as fact -- none have, as yet, been proposed to GA or the
>> wider OB community.  All edging toward possible, with huge  
>> implications for expanding OB's work in the wider Boston community
>>
>> Awesome meeting!   Excited to plan next steps.
>>
>>
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