[Street] sign on to letter
Nicole Sullivan
nicole_sullivan at live.com
Fri Jan 6 15:08:49 EST 2012
+1 to what Daniel said and to add, this letter is extraordinarily problematic. It would damage us to put this out.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Mc <danielm at occupyboston.org>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 19:35:12
To: <kevin at occupyboston.org>
Cc: <Street at lists.occupyboston.org>; <outreach at lists.occupyboston.org>
Subject: Re: [Street] sign on to letter
It is imperative that we reach out to both the People of Color and
Anti-Oppression Working Groups before we send out this letter.
What is the rush?
--
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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