[Street] Occupy The T
Daniel Mc
danielm at occupyboston.org
Thu Jan 5 16:57:05 EST 2012
There will also be a meeting on January 12th including a number of
groups. It would be great to have an OB presence there as well.
I concur with Brett's statements. Let just make sure that our
communication channels are well thought out and open.
--
Daniel.
Occupy Boston Outreach Committee
**Use this email for all things occupy**
Quoting Eli Cohen <elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu>:
> Yes! I am so excited about this. This is why these partnerships are so key;
> there's so much we can learn from the organizing experience and know-how of
> the TRU. We don't have to start from scratch as we oppose these fare hikes
> and service cuts, and I'm thrilled about this opportunity to collaborate. I
> am definitely up for working with the TRU in the spirit of humility.
>
> As an added bonus, the Somerville Teen Empowerment office isn't far from my
> home. If I can be a resource in any way, please let me know.
>
> -Eli
>
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Katie Gradowski
> <katie at occupyboston.org>wrote:
>
>> Whoa, what a thread! This is great! Things fall apart -- and then they
>> coalesce! Adam, will you be at the Somerville GA meeting tonight? I'm
>> not going to be at street OR outreach this week, but can report back from
>> tonight's meeting (definitely worth bringing up on Monday as well)
>>
>> best,
>>
>> Katie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 12:11 AM, Nicole Sullivan <nicole_sullivan at live.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> +1 for collaborating
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 23:46:32 -0500
>>> From: morrigan.phillips at gmail.com
>>> To: cyn.peters at gmail.com
>>> CC: street at lists.occupyboston.org; amachson at gmail.com
>>> Subject: Re: [Street] Occupy The T
>>>
>>>
>>> Hey all,
>>> The email I previously sent with a meeting location is the meeting that
>>> Adam Machson-Carter from the T Riders Union is helping organize.
>>>
>>> Again it is at 6pm Tuesday January 10th at 165 Broadway in Somerville.
>>> This the office of Teen Empowerment Somerville.
>>>
>>> Adam said that Lee at ACE is is up for being in touch and connecting the
>>> TRU with OB - lee at ace-ej.org.
>>>
>>> Morrigan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/4/2012 10:40 PM, Cynthia Peters wrote:
>>>
>>> Adam Machson-Carter from the T Riders Union had written to some OB lists
>>> asking if there was interest in working on this campaign. I am including
>>> him on this email, so everyone knows how to reach him. I'll also include
>>> Lee Matsueda from ACE who was at the open house at St. Paul's recently and
>>> Jasmine, also from ACE, who has been part of the Monday night community
>>> orgs. meetings.
>>>
>>> I agree that mobilizing around this would be great -- especially if
>>> done in conjunction with the T Riders Union -- which already has deep roots
>>> in the community and lots of knowledge on the issues.
>>>
>>> Cynthia
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 10:13 PM, Kevin Maley <kevinmaley at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>> I am down for this. Cutting mass transit is not just bad for people
>>> without access to cars but its bad for the environment. its the reverse
>>> direction from where we need to be going, I think we ought to see what we
>>> can mobilize around this, and tie it to socio-economic justice
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Morrigan Phillips <
>>> morrigan.phillips at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> The T Riders Union and some allies including some youth organizations
>>> and other community organizers are preparing to oppose the cuts. They
>>> have their first meeting coming up on Jan. 10th in Somerville. Some of
>>> the folks came to the GA last night...it sounds like they weren't able
>>> to make the announcement. But I know they have wanted to connect to OB.
>>>
>>> I'll do some digging in my email to find the meeting location and pass
>>> it on.
>>>
>>> Peace,
>>> Morrigan
>>>
>>> On 1/4/2012 10:04 PM, Daniel Mc wrote:
>>> > ACE (Alternatives for Community and Environment) and the T Riders
>>> > Union have done extensive work on this in the past. I think it would
>>> > be ideal for us to partner with them for the coming public hearings.
>>> > That way, we can double efforts and mobilize more people.
>>> >
>>> > Hopefully they will be at Movement Building next Monday and we can
>>> > talk about collaborating then.
>>> >
>>> > It is definitely something we should get behind, just think it would
>>> > be better to supplement the work that has already been done.
>>> >
>>> > Here is a link to their website: http://www.ace-ej.org/tru
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Best,
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