[Street] [Ob-media] Open Letter draft 1
Anna Aizman
anna at occupyboston.org
Fri Nov 25 19:35:35 EST 2011
+1!! In strong support of all the proposed edits. Great job!!!
Anna
On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Occupy Eric <occupyeric at gmail.com> wrote:
> +1
> On Nov 25, 2011 1:41 PM, "Kevin Maley" <kevinmaley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It might be prudent to also add something like "Whether you agree with
>> the Occupy Boston protesters or not, blocking necessary supplies can harm
>> or endanger the lives of the occupiers, a particularly cruel way to
>> surpress dissent."
>>
>> just my opinion; good to play to people who dont like Occupy Boston but
>> would be horrified at the idea of freezing us out; same way people who are
>> apathetic about protests start to stand up when they see police brutality
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Katie <katie.gradowski at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Z this looks awesome. I wonder if, in the second paragraph, we could
>>> include a bullet point list of things we've tried to do or bring in that
>>> have been shot down? N having it listed out point by point in a way that
>>> can be widely copy pasted?
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 25, 2011, at 12:36 PM, Terra Friedrichs <terraf at compuserve.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > I almost feel like the first paragraph should read something like this:
>>> >
>>> > Is this just a personal post? If so, I'd love to see the Red Cross
>>> reference right up front.
>>> >
>>> > If this is for a press release, I might lead with something like this:
>>> >
>>> > - Occupy Boston has entered a Constitutional Rights battle with the
>>> City of Boston
>>> > - The city of Boston, instead of relying on the courts to decide, is
>>> using a "freeze-out" tactic that is risking lives.
>>> > - these are our children, our vets, our seniors, working toward a
>>> better society
>>> > - and it's reallly cold out there
>>> > - is it really just and fair to deprive them of basic winter
>>> necessities?
>>> > - these aren't kidnappers who we're trying to starve out. These are
>>> citizens of the United States that believe they are expressing their First
>>> Amendment Rights.
>>> > - The City, in its court statements claimed that "public safety" was
>>> their only concern. If so, then why deprive the protestors of winter gear?
>>> > - lets let them exert their rights safely. urge the city to be
>>> responsible.
>>> >
>>> > T
>>> >
>>> > On 11/25/2011 12:01 PM, Z Bowditch wrote:
>>> >> Here's the first draft. Feel free to suggest edits and ideas:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> There is more to closing a tent city than tearing down the tents.
>>> Here at Occupy Boston, we are facing a crisis as winter sets in. Due to a
>>> city restriction on tent building and insulation supplies, it is becoming
>>> increasingly difficult to move our summer outdoor spaces into enclosed warm
>>> ones in preparation for cold New England weather.
>>> >>
>>> >> Among the restrictions placed on Occupy Boston by the city is that
>>> insulation of any kind is not to be brought into the camp. The city cited
>>> sanitation concerns as the main reason for this ban, and has even turned
>>> away people bringing donations of clothing and blankets. What I believe
>>> the city does not understand is that insulating tents is only one aspect of
>>> making them winter ready. I have been working closely with the group that
>>> has been designing and planning winter ready tents. Most designs that have
>>> been seriously discussed involve multiple ways of insulating a space,
>>> including foam insulation filled PVC, bricks of insulation board as the
>>> core for a yurt, and many other multi-layered designs.
>>> >>
>>> >> What I would like to stress is that the supplies we would use are
>>> identical to those found in modern construction and insulation. We aren’t
>>> just trying to line tents with cheap insulation materials, where they could
>>> pose dangers to sleepers and gatherers. We are designing and preparing to
>>> build structurally sound and carefully planned tents that can be easily
>>> broken down when the need for them is done. We are not planning to build
>>> permanent structures. That was never the goal.
>>> >>
>>> >> As a Red Cross trained first responder and life guard, the inability
>>> of Occupy Boston to build these sorts of structures is a pressing safety
>>> issue. Many of our protesters spend long periods of time outside, both at
>>> Dewey Square and during marches and speeches, and without proper spaces to
>>> get warm and stay warm there can be serious medical repercussions.
>>> Hypothermia and frostbite are not serious conditions unto themselves, but
>>> without prompt treatment, they can lead to hospitalization, limb
>>> amputation, and even death. If Occupy Boston is not allowed to create and
>>> build warm spaces, Occupying poses a very real danger to all involved.
>>> >>
>>> >> I ask that the city and Mayor Menino to understand and respect that
>>> it is vital to the safety of all of us to have safe warm spaces this
>>> winter, and to open a dialogue on how we can move forward safely and
>>> respectfully
>>> >>
>>> >> Z Bowditch
>>> >>
>>> >> Winterization Work Group
>>> >> Occupy Boston
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Z
>>> >> zthetop at yahoo.com
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>>> > Terra
>>> >
>>> > *~*~*~*
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