[Street] tiny tents at CLVU event tomorrow?

Ariel OBos arieloboston at gmail.com
Thu Dec 15 15:26:43 EST 2011


I would love to meet up with you before GA to make some! Where and when?

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:22 PM, mallory biggins
<mallorybiggins at gmail.com>wrote:

> YES. i love this so so much. I am at work tomorrow, but I would be able to
> make a bunch of tiny tents tonight before and after GA, and potentially
> drop them off with someone early tomorrow morning before work. Is this
> feasible? Also--let me know if you want to hang out before GA to make some
> with me! I have a paper pattern and a fabric-way of doing it.
>
> So happy to spread occupy-love through the use of teeny tiny tents! EEE!
>
> solidarity and gratitude,
> mallory
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Katie Gradowski <
> katie.gradowski at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Mallory!
>>
>> Just wanted to check in and see if you (or anyone else on this list!)
>> would be interested in bringing tiny tents to the CLVU speak-out tomorrow
>> afternoon.   It's going to be a small, but pretty powerful event -- City
>> Life will be moving in a family into a foreclosed home, and will having
>> many of their members who have recently reoccupied, fought foreclosure, and
>> won.   For anyone who wants to get an immediate sense of what reoccupation
>> might look like, CIty Life is doing it in a really responsible, awesome,
>> and incredibly effective way.
>>
>> They've invited us to speak briefly at the press conference, which is a
>> huge step forward  (they're a pretty tight community, and have been on the
>> fence about doing anything with Occupy Boston at all)  --- on a personal
>> note, it's a project I've been working on for about two months, and I would
>> love to have some occupiers that I know there to support it!   Part of
>> tomorrow's event is decorating the justice tree, which they do every year
>> -- basically, people make ornaments to decorate the tree, saying what their
>> hopes are for the upcoming year.   *
>>
>> I'd love to get the word out to 5-10 people who might want to make and
>> bring tiny tents tomorrow afternoon to decorate the tree. *  I checked
>> with Steve and they're OK with it.   I think it would be a really wonderful
>> way to support the event.
>> Would you be interested in doing this?    Would anyone on this list be
>> interested?    Details on the speak-out below.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Katie
>>
>>
>> *************************************************************************************************************************************
>>
>> *Home for the Holidays:   City Life Press Conference and Tenant Speak-out
>> *
>> *12 p.m., 40 Fowler Street in Dorchester*
>>
>> On October 1, members from City Life / Vida Urbana occupied a vacant
>> building and hung a giant banner on the front of the building with the word
>> "Occupy."   After taking over the space, they discovered that the
>> Deutsche Bank foreclosure had been faulty.  CL/ VU found the old owner, who
>> has agreed to rent to a foreclosed property owner who earlier this year was
>> evicted by Aurora Bank in Hyde Park.    This Friday at noon, City Life /
>> Vida Urbana and the Bank Tenants Association, with support from Occupy
>> Boston, will be holding a press conference for families who have won their
>> homes back through a combination of public pressure, legal defense, and
>> alternative financing.
>>
>> The press conference will introduce the St. Simon family who will move
>> into 40 Fowler, as well as testimonials from members who have successfully
>> gotten their homes back about foreclosure.   As part of the event, City
>> Life will be decorating their annual justice tree, and has invited members
>> from Occupy Boston hang tiny tents and speak about next steps and plans for
>> the future.  * *Join us as we honor these families, celebrate the power
>> of collective organizing, and outline next steps in our ongoing work with
>> City Life*.  **
>> *
>>
>>
>
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