[Street] A Note of Concern
Z Bowditch
zthetop at yahoo.com
Thu Nov 24 15:07:53 EST 2011
As I suspect most of you know, there have been some very angry emails going back and forth recently. I cannot claim to understand the whole picture, seeing as I had 120+ emails waiting in my inbox this afternoon, but the tone of the discussion that I did read was deeply concerning to me, and I feel needs to be addressed.
I understand that there are things that are going on at the OB tent city that cannot continue, including but not limited to bullying, threats and violence, and that not everyone agrees on the issues, let alone the solutions. However, the way one approaches others in conversations like GA and even email lists like these really makes a difference in how you and your arguments are perceived. Even folks with the best intentions can get confrontational when faced with an angry person and very little gets done when people get angry or defensive.
As a group, we need to be able to successfully communicate with each other, even though we come from many different backgrounds and have many different ideas. Now, more than ever, it is important that Occupy Boston and the Occupy movement as a whole stays unified and invented in the issues at the core of our movement. With the court hearing just around the corner, and winter on our doorstep, we need conversation and not conflict.
I welcome any discussion on how we can go about encouraging dialogue, and what can be done both online and at Dewey Square.
Z
zthetop at yahoo.com
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