[Street] New Developments - Movement building + OB + community organizations
Anne Wolfe
atwolfe91 at gmail.com
Tue Dec 13 21:49:48 EST 2011
I think we should definitely do something for First Night since there
will be a huge crowd and a diverse audience there.
I believe there are arraignments tomorrow morning at 9am at the Boston
Municipal Courthouse at 24 New Charden St. which is right outside the
Haymarket T stop.
Anne
On 12/13/11, Jennifer Emmaline <jennifer_emmaline at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I couldn't make GA tonight -- think Ridgely's suggestion of Caroling is a
> good one and ESPECIALLY of doing something for FIRST NIGHT. It seems to me a
> good night to have something like a mobile InfoTent?
> Btw, I've looked at occupationboston website and fb page and perhaps my
> browsing skills are simply subpar but I can't find any info on upcoming
> arraignments -- is there one scheduled for Wed am? That I can make.
> Jennifer
>
> --- On Tue, 12/13/11, Ridgely Fuller <ridgelyfuller at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Ridgely Fuller <ridgelyfuller at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Infotent] [Street] New Developments - Movement building + OB +
> community organizations
> To: "Katie Gradowski" <katie.gradowski at gmail.com>
> Cc: "street" <street at lists.occupyboston.org>,
> infotent at lists.occupyboston.org
> Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 1:35 PM
>
> Hi..thanks for the update re last night's meeting..I'd like to add some
> thoughts re street and maybe a proposal for tonight but I can't be atGA..It
> seems to me that street should focus all its energy into giving visibility (
> and so bringing in more folks)to issues that are clearly identified with
> the Occupy movement esp boston...so I think we should concentrate our
> actions on Bof America, helping City Life with their foreclosure campaign
> and promote the issue of income inequality and money in politics ( which we
> havent even addressed yet) these are the main issues that I think will come
> up in the problem collection..Because of the Season I propose that we start
> working on a version of Dicken's Christmas Carol eg Tiny Tim= the 99%
> campaign and go everywhere there is wealth with a version of our Christmas
> Carols..( help from DeweySq ad hoc chorus)..going to Louisburg Square in
> Boston..where John Kerry as well as certainly the top1% live would be
> great..as well as Scott Brown's house ..Congressional offices, find
> corporate leader's home..eg Peter Kraft!!!!!!
> would be easy..we could carol in shopping areas during the weekend..would
> draw in lots of participants as easy to costume..is fun and Scrooge was
> redeemed so it is hopeful and so provides good mood building for the public
> re Occupy Boston
>
> also I am not sure if there is a First Night celebration in Boston this
> year..but the parade...perfect time for hundreds of Tiny Tims!....
> off to work today, court tomorrow....Solidarity!
> Ridgely
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:10 AM, Katie Gradowski <katie.gradowski at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hey all!
>
> For those who weren't at the community organizations meeting tonight, a
> quick update on things discussed. Four exciting proposals on the table.
> None have been proposed to GA yet, and some are far from being a true
> integration of OB and wider social justice community, but things are
> definitely moving in the right direction. As an added note: there were
> many more tonight's meeting, as well as OB representation from multiple
> working groups (faciltiation, media, interoccupy) This all bodes very well
> for the future!
>
>
>
> Here's a quick rundown of some of the proposals that are in the works,
> which will be discussed at next week's meeting.
>
> For reference, that meeting happens next Monday at 7 p.m. at SEIU615 (23
> west steet, 2nd floor)
>
>
>
> **********************************************************************************************************************
>
> 1. Occupy Winter (proposed by Cynthia Peters, CLVU member and long-time
> Boston organizer) - modeled on Freedom Summer, a proposal to pair occupiers
> with community organizations across Boston to work on specific campaigns or
> issues over the winter months. Beyond an internship or apprenticeship, a
> way to share skills and build relationships, with the idea of establishing
> grassroots beyond Dewey through winter and reemerging in the spring. CLVU is
> a test case for this -- using this weekend's actions as a jumping-off point
> for future collaboration (home occupations and eviction defense through
> winter - organizing in neighborhoods beyond Dorchester and East Boston, with
> CLVU's help)
>
>
>
> 2. Town Hall meetings (proposed by Joanie Parker, organizer at SEIU1199 --
> also by Martin at OB!) - This idea has emerged separately both in OB
> (spurred by Martin) and in community orgs meetings. A proposal for mobile
> public meetings, in conjunction with local community organizations and
> smaller occupations (quincy, arlington, somerville, etc), linking it to
> issues in specific communities. This has been proposed on a number of
> fronts, and seems to be the furthest along (already happening in local
> occupies beyond Dewey Square)
>
>
>
> 3. Targeted anti-oppression work within OB / change from within (proposed
> by George Lee, youth organizer, active in anti-oppression and people of
> color working group) -- to respond to racism, sexism, and deep levels of
> privilege within OB -- call for a "freedom summit" among various working
> groups working on anti-oppression (decolonize, white allies,
> anti-oppression, womens caucus) to discuss next steps. As part of this, a
> move to work with Ideas reevaluate Ob's statement of occupation, and rewrite
> it with a fuller account of history and community needs (that's my rough
> summary)
>
>
>
> 4. Mass moblization - day of action for 99% (proposed by Bryan McCormick -
> OB DA - and Morrigan Phillips, organizer at Survivors Inc) A coordinated
> day of action in January or February -- combination of collective, planned
> actions (permitted march, etc), along with autonomous actions across the
> city, organized by community orgs along affinity group model. Leading up to
> this, a spokescouncil framework for planning and organizing the day of
> action, with community-wide trainings between OB and wider organizations on
> non-violent direct action, facilitation, etc. Two trainings set for this
> weekend, first spokescouncil meeting this Sunday at 5.
>
>
>
> **********************************************************************************************************************
>
> The first three proposals have been in the works for awhile -- the fourth
> was new today, and generated a lot of excitement among the group. These are
> all still in the works, and should not be widely circulated or
> established as fact -- none have, as yet, been proposed to GA or the
> wider OB community. All edging toward possible, with huge implications for
> expanding OB's work in the wider Boston community
>
> Awesome meeting! Excited to plan next steps.
>
>
>
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