[Street] [InterOccupy Comms] street + outreach + interoccupy --- plans for Occupy NH Primary?

Katie Gradowski katie at occupyboston.org
Mon Jan 2 11:03:01 EST 2012


Hey all,

OK, I'm going to put the kibosh on this right now.

We are not canvassing *for* Mitt Romney.   It was suggested, by me  (hey
everyone!)  in passing, at a Street meeting, that we could do a satirical
pro-Romney stand-out or canvass or whatever in appreciation for
Massachusetts state health care (i.e. Romneycare), which, among other
things, has enabled broke-ass activists to be able to organize in voluntary
poverty while still getting health coverage  (case in point).It is not an
endorsement of Romneycare.   It is not an attempt to gloss over the many
things that are wrong with that program, or  to endorse Obamacare.   It's a
joke action, meant as political satire, to highlight the hypocrisy of
stepping away from a controversial issue in an attempt to get elected.

Like many other ideas and proposals of this sort (which have spread through
the rumor mill like wildfire and gotten quashed out of the gate)  *this
action does not yet exist.*   It's an idea that was floated at a meeting,
to get the creative juices flowing.   Where's the trust, guys??   That
said, if you have strong thoughts about it  (or Mitt Romney, or about me,
for proposing it) please come to the street meeting tonight at 5!   We'll
be discussing this, and everything else we might want to do for the NH
primary.   We hope you'll join us!

with love and gratitude,

Katie

On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Sarah Barney <sarah.barney at me.com> wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> A couple people from street were at the last meeting.  We left it as they
> are going to keep InterOccupy up to date on their plans and we'll help with
> communications and spreading the word.  I've also been in contact with Mark
> from ONH and I'm attempting to get an email out to all working groups,
> looking for people to go and aiding in transportation issues.  (ie- we have
> cars going up that aren't full!) but I'm waiting for OBIT to give me total
> list serve mailing access.
>
> But a total aside....  Wait!  What!  We're canvassing for Mitt Romney as
> part of OB?!  Downward sparkle fingers....
>
>
> Sarah
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 1, 2012, at 2:10 PM, Farhad A. Ebrahimi wrote:
>
> > Hi y'all --
> >
> > InterOccupy doesn't really plan anything, as we're just a communications
> group. Our only involvement so far has been in trying to connect folks from
> Occupy NH with the right people at Occupy Boston.
> >
> > Best,
> > -- Farhad
> >
> > On Jan 1, 2012, at 11:37 AM, Katie Gradowski <katie at occupyboston.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hey all!
> >>
> >> I was wondering if you could give us  (Street + Outreach) a quick
> rundown of what Interoccupy is planning for the NH primary?
> >>
> >> OB is on the schedule for Tuesday at 3.   Within Street, there have
> been discussions of a flash mob on Tuesday, and possibly also a canvassing
> effort in support of Mitt Romney on health care   (who gets to participate
> in OB largely because we have state-subsidized universal health care?   We
> do!)    Let's coordinate and make some plans together!
> >>
> >> All best,
> >>
> >> Katie
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