[Street] Support for Houseless Community in Occupy Boston
Katie Gradowski
katie.gradowski at gmail.com
Mon Dec 19 09:41:17 EST 2011
I am forwarding this from George. Please come tonight to discuss if you
can.
Best,
Katie
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From: George Lee <georgeleejr617 at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 8:52 AM
Subject: Support for Houseless Community in Occupy Boston
To: check_your_privilege_ob at googlegroups.com,
movementbuildingob at masslists.org, outreach <
occupybostonoutreach at lists.mayfirst.org>, POC Occupy Boston <
occupy-boston-people-of-color-working-group at googlegroups.com>
Hi all,
Last night Cheri presented (either after presenting at a earlier GA or
being pushed to this one) a proposal requesting $5000 to support houseless
members of Occupy Boston with different expenses. Susan and I were at GA
also. A number of people in the GA spoke strongly for the need like
something to pass right away. A lot of people had questions, concerns, and
amendments also. Cheri decided she would table the proposal so she could
work with people on it and present it as the first agenda item on Tuesday.
Can folks reply if they can make the meetings below on Monday or Tuesday?
Usually I'd say just to reply to me, but in this case because of the need,
if you can reply back to your own list (anti-oppression, community
organizations, outreach, and people of color) so we can keep track together
of who can go. (I'm planning on going part of Tuesday although not Monday.)
(1) If you are houseless, can you come to the following meetings, and let
us know if you need support (transportation, food, etc.) to get there? If
you know houseless people in Occupy Boston, can you come, let people know
about the following meetings, and support people to be there?
(2) If you can help support working on the plan, please come to St. Paul's
at 138 Tremont Street tonight (Monday) at 6:00. There is a community
gathering / open house that night which folks are invited to generally
anyway, and that Occupy Boston is hoping people from different groups can
come to in order to help tell the general public what they do. Cheri is
meeting with Gunner Scott and any additional people who want to help then
-- Gunner is connected with a community-led and -driven group that supports
transgender youth and adults with expenses, so he'll be sharing tips,
forms, etc. from that group. It'll take a chunk of work and planning to
make this really work though and for it to get through GA.
(3) Tuesday night at 7:00, Cheri's proposal is the first on GA. She held it
down Sunday and had some folks speaking in strong support, but it would be
helpful to have additional people there to support.
Peace, community, justice,
- George
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