I just realized that front wheels of little red wagon are not operating, so well. I have liberally doused the axle with WD40, to no avail.<br><br>It's odd - if I push the wagon backwards, the front wheels turn, but they do not turn when pulling forward.<br>
<br>Do we have a wagon mechanic?<br><br>Should I still bring wagon to GA, tonight?<br><br>Please advise,<br><br>Greg<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Sasha Kaufmann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kaufmanns@gmail.com">kaufmanns@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><div>Hello, fellow organizers!</div><div><br></div><div> I am out of town until Friday, but I would love to tweet/livestream/perform a song I wrote about Dewey Square for First Night. I'm also willing to hand flyers out and talk to people Saturday afternoon. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Sasha</div><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Dec 27, 2011, at 3:50 AM, <<a href="mailto:Eden@akashic.com" target="_blank">Eden@akashic.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>
</div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-size:10pt"><div><b>Jay (Signs)</b>,</div><div>The other people on this list are individuals from Street, Inreach, Media and other #OB working groups who are working on First Night coordination of autonomous actions.<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>thx for reaching out. I'm in sf so, not participating on 1st night. Organizing with contacts. ...<b> currently looking for signs, twitter, livestream and poets, carolers ... others for the soap box.</b><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>FSU's David, Joan, Z or others will get in touch via <a href="mailto:fsu@lists.occupyboston.org" target="_blank">fsu@lists.occupyboston.org</a></div><div><br></div><div>FSU, this is Jay's email address ... I can call him then, call David if you need coordination on DEC 31st.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Better to coordinate with him sooner when you know the FSU plans. Meet in Copley early afternoon .... join th parade ...<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thus far FSU has a few poets and carols in the works. Along with handouts w. FSU info and info for core OWS values. ... maybe a list of our best 5 YouTube teach-ins ...<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>For those who don't know Jay does the signTent and has continued supporting #OB with a wagon sign-making station.</div><div><br></div><div>His set-up would be a great adjunct. ... as would cross over, weaving though out the day with many actions ... I've added Street Theater b-cc .. Stephen et al., jump in.<br>
</div><div><br></div><div><b>Another great adjunct, livestream, Eli (who's already on this email) or other live streamers email: <a href="mailto:live@lists.occupyboston.org" target="_blank">live@lists.occupyboston.org</a> and tweeters. These 3 have the password for twitter @OccupyBostonFSU ... Phil Anderson (just added to this email list) , as well as Eli and I don't know if Rachel McNeill will be back by DEC 31.<br>
</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>May we create a new dawn, in the coming year, eden<br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>EDUCATION IS A WEAPON OF MASS CONSTRUCTION <br></b>To schedule a class send to <a href="mailto:fsu@occupyboston.org" target="_blank">fsu@occupyboston.org</a>, write 'POST' and <date> in the subject line.<br>
FSU classes WIKI:<br><a href="http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Solidarity/FSU" target="_blank">http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Solidarity/FSU</a><br>and whole Occupy Boston:<a href="http://www.occupyboston.org/calendar" target="_blank">http://www.occupyboston.org/calendar</a>/<br>
Daily newspaper, list of classes and other notes RE: FSU can be found at Boston Occupier: <a href="http://bostonoccupier.com/free-school-u" target="_blank">http://bostonoccupier.com/free-school-u</a>/ <br>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/OccupyBostonFSU" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/#!/OccupyBostonFSU</a> <br>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/OccupyBostonFSU" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/OccupyBostonFSU</a>/<br>Our recordings are listed on wiki and on:<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/FSUOccupyBoston" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/FSUOccupyBoston</a><br>
<br>> -------- Original Message --------<br>> Subject: Re: FSU-First Night plans ... for planning connect with the<br>> above & MON meeting<br>> From: Occupy Boston Sign Making <<a href="mailto:occupybostonsigns@gmail.com" target="_blank">occupybostonsigns@gmail.com</a>><br>
> Date: Tue, December 27, 2011 12:26 am<br>> To: <a href="mailto:Eden@akashic.com" target="_blank">Eden@akashic.com</a><br>> Cc: <a href="mailto:FSU@lists.occupyboston.org" target="_blank">FSU@lists.occupyboston.org</a>, <a href="mailto:yahktoe@gmail.com" target="_blank">yahktoe@gmail.com</a>,<br>
> <a href="mailto:ravi@occupyboston.org" target="_blank">ravi@occupyboston.org</a>, <a href="mailto:nelsonterry123@gmail.com" target="_blank">nelsonterry123@gmail.com</a>, Maley<br>> <<a href="mailto:kevin@occupyboston.org" target="_blank">kevin@occupyboston.org</a>>, Rita <<a href="mailto:rita@brandeis.edu" target="_blank">rita@brandeis.edu</a>>, Prospect hill<br>
> <<a href="mailto:occupyprospecthill@gmail.com" target="_blank">occupyprospecthill@gmail.com</a>>, Siham Jihad <<a href="mailto:serene.heart1@gmail.com" target="_blank">serene.heart1@gmail.com</a>>, <br>> Mallory <<a href="mailto:mallory@occupyboston.org" target="_blank">mallory@occupyboston.org</a>>, Greg <<a href="mailto:gsjmurphy@gmail.com" target="_blank">gsjmurphy@gmail.com</a>>, storm<br>
> <<a href="mailto:stormisevil@gmail.com" target="_blank">stormisevil@gmail.com</a>>, joan schwartz <<a href="mailto:joanspider@gmail.com" target="_blank">joanspider@gmail.com</a>>, Matthew<br>> Shochat <<a href="mailto:mshochat723@gmail.com" target="_blank">mshochat723@gmail.com</a>>, leftyfb <<a href="mailto:leftyfb@gmail.com" target="_blank">leftyfb@gmail.com</a>>, Elias<br>
> Feghali <<a href="mailto:efeghali@gmail.com" target="_blank">efeghali@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:dana@occupyboston.org" target="_blank">dana@occupyboston.org</a>, monica raymond<br>> <<a href="mailto:femmevox@hotmail.com" target="_blank">femmevox@hotmail.com</a>>, Martin Dagoberto <<a href="mailto:radoptimist@gmail.com" target="_blank">radoptimist@gmail.com</a>>,<br>
> <a href="mailto:rachelbp@gmail.com" target="_blank">rachelbp@gmail.com</a>, Terra Kallemeyn <<a href="mailto:terra.kallemeyn@bc.edu" target="_blank">terra.kallemeyn@bc.edu</a>>,<br>> <a href="mailto:jaempress@gmail.com" target="_blank">jaempress@gmail.com</a>, <a href="mailto:joekate89@aol.com" target="_blank">joekate89@aol.com</a>, John Dwyer <<a href="mailto:dwyer@email.com" target="_blank">dwyer@email.com</a>>,<br>
> <a href="mailto:matt@matthef.net" target="_blank">matt@matthef.net</a>, <a href="mailto:michelleslist@gmail.com" target="_blank">michelleslist@gmail.com</a>, <a href="mailto:farkas.aj@gmail.com" target="_blank">farkas.aj@gmail.com</a>,<br>
> <a href="mailto:kaufmanns@gmail.com" target="_blank">kaufmanns@gmail.com</a>, <a href="mailto:justindequanescott@yahoo.com" target="_blank">justindequanescott@yahoo.com</a>, <a href="mailto:ummazer@gmail.com" target="_blank">ummazer@gmail.com</a>,<br>
> <a href="mailto:john.r.harris@verizon.net" target="_blank">john.r.harris@verizon.net</a>, <a href="mailto:bigeyedfish941@aol.com" target="_blank">bigeyedfish941@aol.com</a>, <br>> <a href="mailto:handinhandarts@gmail.com" target="_blank">handinhandarts@gmail.com</a>, <a href="mailto:dchavez06@gmail.com" target="_blank">dchavez06@gmail.com</a>,<br>
> <a href="mailto:ross@ross.occupyboston.org" target="_blank">ross@ross.occupyboston.org</a>, <a href="mailto:liam@occupyboston.org" target="_blank">liam@occupyboston.org</a><br>> <br>> <br>> I will be out and about with the signs Mobile Unit. I will also be working<br>
> with the Screen Print Guild at some point in the day/night doing live<br>> screening of shirts and patches. Need to find a location or three indoors<br>> where we can do it and possiably do it in different locations at different<br>
> times. Any ideas about spaces available?<br>> <br>> Jay<br>> On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 2:40 AM, <<a href="mailto:Eden@akashic.com" target="_blank">Eden@akashic.com</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>> > These notes are from InfoTent & Street (as in take to the, street ).<br>
> > Bellow the Street Meeting notes are calendar notes for tomorrow, MON. from<br>> > <a href="http://occupybosotn.org" target="_blank">occupybosotn.org</a><br>> ><br>> > *Kevin, Ben, Siham, FSU ... all*, at the FSU-WG meeting Friday members<br>
> > spoke of joining in the First Night Action ... I don't have the meeting<br>> > notes yet so, can't give you details ... here's what other groups are up to:<br>> ><br>> > *FSU, someone reach out to this email ... send notes RE 1st Night, from<br>
> > the meeting,* for Street & InfoTent and FAGW notes see below.<br>> > *Next FSU-WG MEETING: Mon, tomorrow, 26th, 5pm – 7pm Where: Black Seed<br>> > Cafe & Grill, 130 Tremont, by Park Street T-Station<br>
> > *<br>> ><br>> > *Notes from FAWG, SUN*: Rita will get the face paint. Gregory will be<br>> > bringing the red wagon to Tuesday's GA, Mallory will be making the tent for<br>> > it, see you at Thursday's GA.<br>
> ><br>> > Jay will U be there (where?) with Signs?<br>> ><br>> > *Info's plans for First Night, a summary:<br>> > *<br>> ><br>> > -We are going to meet at a home base (possibly Community Church) around 12<br>
> > or 1, then disperse into groups of 4 or 5 to hot-spots in the city where we<br>> > expect a lot of foot traffic.<br>> ><br>> > - Each group will be a mobile info tent. We will have buttons, Occupy<br>
> > Boston literature, sign-up sheets to join the movement, a big Occupy Boston<br>> > sign, potentially tiny tents, tent hats, and maybe a little red mobile-info<br>> > wagon with a tent over it. We are also trying to *stay on message* and<br>
> > let people know we are not just a movement to be a movement, but are<br>> > connected to economic/social-justice issues that touch all of the 99%<br>> ><br>> > - We are going to meet back at Community around 4 and debrief; then hope<br>
> > to go on to that night's GA in a place that is outside and visible to a<br>> > large audience (will bring that up tomorrow) and have an "info" presence<br>> > there for any new people<br>
> ><br>> > - We are also looking to coordinate with any other OB actions; including<br>> > any street theater or kid friendly events, underscoring that we are going<br>> > to be about most of the afternoon/early evening, where First Night is<br>
> > family friendly, and look to pull back when the drunks start coming out.<br>> > perhaps we will all go to a bar afterward...<br>> ><br>> > Next meeting is Monday at 7pm thanks,Kevin<br>> ><br>
> > *STREET:*<br>> > *1st night*: best bet would be to join one of the actions already in<br>> > place, most likely basing our actions around Copley Square. Ideas that were<br>> > tossed around were creating fact sheets on issues, e.g. Homelessness,<br>
> > Foreclosure, Banks. It was noted that Ridgely had mentioned a die in had<br>> > happened in the past at Copley Square. We wanted to do something to engage<br>> > people creatively with their wishes for 2012. The idea was brought up to<br>
> > have 99% Red Balloons (a Red Balloon with 99% written on it in Sharpie),<br>> > and a Banner that reads "Occupy 2012". Noted that Ridgely sent an email to<br>> > Ben saying that she believes we can get a long banner drop from the window<br>
> > of the Community Church. The idea was also tossed around that we could have<br>> > a mass of tiny tents, each representing a foreclosed upon home, in Copley<br>> > Square with signs that say what they represent.<br>
> ><br>> > * *<br>> > *Final Decision: Set up an "Occupy 2012" Banner at Copley Square*, with<br>> > Felt Pens nearby so that people can write their wishes for 2012 on the<br>> > banner. If you write a wish, you get a 99% Red Balloon. The decision was<br>
> > also made to look into getting a second banner dropped from Community<br>> > Church. Patricia volunteered to look into Helium tanks and Red Balloons.<br>> > Ben committed to contacting Signs regarding getting banners, Ridgely<br>
> > regarding getting in contact with Community Church for a banner drop, and<br>> > supplies for writing on those banners. Ben also will contact Copley Square<br>> > Activists about how much space they would be willing to give us for the<br>
> > tiny tents installation and see if that is possible.<br>> ><br>> > *CALENDAR for MONDAY:*<br>> > Due to a poor design for the # of entries, one can't read beyond 6pm on<br>> > the OBcalendar ... you can click in there and use the arrow key ...<br>
> ><br>> > *5pm Free School University WG Meeting: Mon, December 26, 5pm – 7pm Where<br>> > Black Seed Cafe & Grill, 130 Tremont,* Park St, originally scheduled to<br>> > work with the Community Gathering.<br>
> ><br>> > 5pm Housing Crisis WG Meeting6pm Finance and Accountability WG Meeting6pm Climate<br>> > Action, Sustainability and Environmental Justice WG Meeting<br>> ><br>> > *6pm Outreach WG Meeting:Mon, December 26, 6pm – 7pm*<br>
> > *Where SEIU615 - 26 West Street*<br>> > DescriptionFollowed by larger meeting with Movement OB and community<br>> > organizations in Boston<br>> ><br>> > *MON 6pm InfoTent meet* at *6:00pm (changed time) at South Station<br>
> > Mezzanine tomorrow evening*, we then stay there for the meeting or move<br>> > somewhere else. There is also a community forum at Community Church at<br>> > 7:30pm where we can head over and carry the conversation with the rest of<br>
> > OB.<br>> > *<br>> > *<br>> > *I'll send a separate email RE National Actions, here's a thumbnail:*<br>> > *Future Actions: *We should start thinking of mobilizing for these<br>> > national events:<br>
> > *JAN 20TH, OWS-WEST ... core values.*<br>> > *>G8 Summit - May 19-20, Chicago*<br>> > >NH primary - Occupy The Primary Call to action from occupy NH<br>> > >We should also mobilize for solidarity with the protesters in Egypt and<br>
> > Chin<br>> > email RE National Actions, here's a thumbnail:<br>> ><br>> > - Occupy, Take the Square #Tahrir #OWS #17F *Next global day of<br>> > action: May 12th 2012*<br>> > - The international Coord meeting was held last week, and the minutes<br>
> > are here: *<a href="http://networkedblogs.com/rJIiJ*%3Chttp://networkedblogs.com/rJIiJ%3E" target="_blank">http://networkedblogs.com/rJIiJ*<http://networkedblogs.com/rJIiJ></a>;<br>> > - the call was spread through email lists such as: *<br>
> > <a href="http://global.generalassemblies.info/mailman/listinfo/inglesenglishespanolspanish_global.generalassemblies.info" target="_blank">http://global.generalassemblies.info/mailman/listinfo/inglesenglishespanolspanish_global.generalassemblies.info</a><br>
> > *<<a href="http://global.generalassemblies.info/mailman/listinfo/inglesenglishespanolspanish_global.generalassemblies.info%3E" target="_blank">http://global.generalassemblies.info/mailman/listinfo/inglesenglishespanolspanish_global.generalassemblies.info></a>;<br>
> > A Facebook page in order to coordinate and gather info:<br>> > *<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/12M-WorldrEvolution/238317372907223*%3Chttps://www.facebook.com/pages/12M-WorldrEvolution/238317372907223%3E" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/12M-WorldrEvolution/238317372907223*<https://www.facebook.com/pages/12M-WorldrEvolution/238317372907223></a>;<br>
> > *Why May 12th has been chosen:*<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > - *May 12th is the Fair Commerce day we can use that as a simile that<br>> > “the people is not goods on hands of politicians and banksters”*<br>
> ><br>> ><br>> > - *Chicago G8 2012 starts on May 15th, so if there is a big call on<br>> > 12th it can be extensible as a protest against the G8 meeting on 15th*<br>> ><br>> ><br>
> > - *There is as well the idea of a global/transition day called for May<br>> > 15**th*<br>> > Any doubts, comments, please email me ternuros[at]<a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a> from<br>
> > #Spanishrevolution<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > - *MAY:G8/NATO Summit, Chicago May 19-20 **G8 *The heads of the 8<br>> > "most developed" (most corporate) nations in the world. And 28 nation NATO?<br>
> > See wiki eu.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > EDUCATION IS A WEAPON OF MASS CONSTRUCTION<br>> > To schedule a class send to <a href="mailto:fsu@occupyboston.org" target="_blank">fsu@occupyboston.org</a>, write 'POST' and <date><br>
> > in the subject line.<br>> > FSU classes WIKI:<br>> > <a href="http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Solidarity/FSU" target="_blank">http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Solidarity/FSU</a><br>> > and whole Occupy Boston:<a href="http://www.occupyboston.org/calendar" target="_blank">http://www.occupyboston.org/calendar</a>/<br>
> > Daily newspaper, list of classes and other notes RE: FSU can be found at<br>> > Boston Occupier: <a href="http://bostonoccupier.com/free-school-u" target="_blank">http://bostonoccupier.com/free-school-u</a>/<br>
> > Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/OccupyBostonFSU" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/#!/OccupyBostonFSU</a><br>> > Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/OccupyBostonFSU" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/OccupyBostonFSU</a>/<br>
> > Our recordings are listed on wiki and on:<br>> > <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/FSUOccupyBoston" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/FSUOccupyBoston</a><br>> ></div></span>
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