[Street] sign on to letter

Daniel Mc danielm at occupyboston.org
Fri Jan 6 14:55:29 EST 2012


I do understand the need to get this out quickly but there is a  
significant amount of (founded) hesitation amongst many folks in the  
OB community already.

What if people wrote letters to the editor as individual members of OB  
rather than as the OB community as a whole?
-- 
Daniel.
Occupy Boston Outreach Committee
**Use this email for all things occupy**


Quoting Kevin Maley <kevin at occupyboston.org>:

> Hi Everyone from Street/Outreach:
>
> We are sending this letter to the Bay State Banner, and trying to find
> multiple working groups to sign on. As far as I know we so far have Ideas,
> Info, Facilitation; and are looking for Outreach and Street to sign on as
> well. What are peoples' thoughts? We would need a response on this asap
>
> best
> Kevin
>
>
> To the Editor:
>
>
>
> Occupy Boston appreciates being recognized by the Bay State Banner (?A
> fight for the middle class, ?editorial, Jan. 5) as being part of a ?new
> coalition to confronting the income disparity that is annihilating the
> middle class.? We would like to add our voice to the Banner's call for
> "African Americans to join the battle to assure that the world?s greatest
> economy benefits all its citizens." And of course, we want that involvement
> to include flooding our organization with volunteers!
>
>
>
> At this time, the Ideas Working Group of Occupy Boston is in a ?collect and
> reflect? phase of outreach to many communities to hear and discuss all our
> concerns and ultimately craft political objectives for the Occupy Boston
> movement intended to represent the highest aspirations of the 99%.
>
>
>
> Many objectives, such as ending corporate personhood, outrageous wealth
> inequality and political bribery, are hot topics within the Occupy Boston
> community. However, the only goal that has actually been endorsed to date
> by our governing body, the General Assembly, is "prioritizing the needs of
> the many before the profits of the few." With this letter, we extend a
> special invitation to readers of the Bay State Banner to add their voices
> to this important process. The Ideas Working group meets twice weekly and
> can be reached at [insert email address].
>
>
>
> [Two or more co-signers]
> Ideas Working Group, Occupy Boston
>





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