[Street] [Occupybostonoutreach] THUR, 17th, MoveOn.org Canvassing for 11/17/11 March
Nicole Sullivan
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Sat Nov 12 15:40:46 EST 2011
+1 on what eli said
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:37:56 -0500
From: elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu
To: matthewk at krawnet.com
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Subject: Re: [Street] [Occupybostonoutreach] THUR, 17th, MoveOn.org Canvassing for 11/17/11 March
MoveOn sells "99%" lawn signs at a profit, and held a conference call for Occupy organizers from five different cities to talk to MoveOn folks. They're definitely trying to make this "their thing."
I'm with Matthew in a general sense, but I'd like to reframe the issue: they are showing up (in person, on the web, in the public consciousness) whether we invite them or not. I like the idea of a "we will not be co-opted" statement, and I think it's becoming increasingly necessary.
On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Matthew Krawitz <matthewk at krawnet.com> wrote:
I don't have mixed feelings about moveon. They are a PART OF THE PROBLEM. monied interests including friendly ones need to be dismantled and relegated to history.
Don't support them. Don't invite them to occupyboston. My $0.02
Thank You!
Matthew Krawitz(617) 909-7338
On Nov 12, 2011, at 9:48 AM, <Eden at akashic.com> wrote:
While I do not support MoveOn whole heartedly, believeing they gently move progressives to the center, they attract a huge following. I pass this on to show there will be people out and open to joining NOV 17th, from a wider demographic than we have seen as of yet. Some people will come to us for leadership, eden
MoveOn.org is supporting this, getting a lot of coverage from the middle 99%
Synopsis: In less than
two weeks, the Super Committee will unveil their deficit reduction plan. And
instead of focusing on creating jobs and making the rich pay their fair share,
all indications are that Congress will once again protect the 1% at the
expense of the 99%—unleashing up to $1.2 trillion in vicious, job-killing cuts
that could hit Medicare, Social Security, and other programs the middle class
relies on.
We've got
just 12 days left to stop them—and our only chance is massive, coordinated
action to let them know we will not stand for more of the same disastrous
policies.
So we're joining
with Occupy Wall Street,
and progressive allies like SEIU, AFL-CIO, and many more for a "We Are the
99%" day of action on November 17. Together, we'll demand that Congress and the
Super Committee tax Wall Street to create millions of jobs and rebuild our
economy for the 99%. But if we're going to stop this terrible deal, these
events need to be big—really big. Can you join us?
...
If there’s no agreement by November 23, or if Congress doesn’t pass the
panel’s recommendations by the end of the year, it will trigger an
enforcement mechanism comprised largely of across the board cuts to
Medicare providers and defense and security programs, totaling $1.2
trillion over 10 years. Those cuts would begin take effect on January 1,
2013.
WHOLE MOveOn PASTED:
Dear MoveOn
member,
They just
don't get it. Ordinary people are rising up and demanding that our country work
for the 99%, but Congress is still acting like nothing has changed.
In less than
two weeks, the Super Committee will unveil their deficit reduction plan. And
instead of focusing on creating jobs and making the rich pay their fair share,
all indications are that Congress will once again protect the 1% at the
expense of the 99%—unleashing up to $1.2 trillion in vicious, job-killing cuts
that could hit Medicare, Social Security, and other programs the middle class
relies on.
We've got
just 12 days left to stop them—and our only chance is massive, coordinated
action to let them know we will not stand for more of the same disastrous
policies.
So we're joining
with Occupy Wall Street,
and progressive allies like SEIU, AFL-CIO, and many more for a "We Are the
99%" day of action on November 17. Together, we'll demand that Congress and the
Super Committee tax Wall Street to create millions of jobs and rebuild our
economy for the 99%. But if we're going to stop this terrible deal, these
events need to be big—really big. Can you join us?
...(move-on links)
Democrats on
the Super Committee have already offered $500 billion in cuts to Medicare and
Medicaid, even though Republicans still refuse to raise taxes on the wealthy.1
And any deal that the Super Committee reaches will be incredibly dangerous.
Part of the debt ceiling deal this summer was that the Super Committee's report
would get a straight up-or-down vote in both houses of Congress
immediately—making it very hard to stop once the train has left the station.
Our plan for
November 17 is to hold events at the very places where Congress could be
creating jobs to get Americans back to work: crumbling bridges, understaffed
schools, and other examples of critical infrastructure in disrepair. We need to
remind Congress—and our fellow community members—that there's plenty of work
that needs doing in America,
if only Washington
would focus on the right things. And we need to show Congress how huge the
backlash will be if they push through yet another disastrous deal.
Thanks for
all you do.–Lenore,
Joan, Ryan, Wes, and the rest of the team
Source:
1.
"Dems, GOP Play Super Committee Hot Potato As Talks Stall Over
Taxes," Talking Points Memo, November 10, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=267546&id=32795-5199750-C9NXU9x&t=6
by following this then, by clicking: 'One of the most recent offers, the details of which were leaked to the press earlier this week, came from Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA)' u get to: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/how-the-super-committee-reached-the-brink-of-failure.php
and clicking this: 'A key member of the Senate Democratic leadership team has openly predicted the panel will gridlock and fail' gets u to:
u get to this: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/schumer-predicts-super-committee-will-fail-video.php, which is a Video
My beginning paste: If there’s no agreement by November 23, or if Congress doesn’t pass the
panel’s recommendations by the end of the year, it will trigger an
enforcement mechanism comprised largely of across the board cuts to
Medicare providers and defense and security programs, totaling $1.2
trillion over 10 years. Those cuts would begin take effect on January 1,
2013.
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Subject: [Street] Canvassing for 11/17/11 March
From: Ben Janos <occupyprospecthill at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, November 12, 2011 12:08 am
To: street at lists.occupyboston.org
Hey guys,
As I'm sure you know, this Thursday, 11/17/11 is a day of action in the Occupy Universe. In Boston, we are going to be marching in conjunction with Mass Uniting in a "March for Good Jobs". There's gonna be a lot of Unions and other organizations involved and it should be huge.
Tonight (ok, last night by now) we talked about going out and doing some flyering for this event. I'm going to be doing this on Monday and Wednesday at 5:30. It's gonna be a great way to get some practice before the Meet the 99% march, and also hopefully get more people involved in Occupy Boston! We'll meet (where else) at Gandhi and decide where we are going to flyer from there.
The link to the march is here:http://massuniting.org/2011/11/04/march-for-good-jobs/
Thanks!Ben _______________________________________________
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