[Street] Update from OB Street Team: Occupy the NH Primary!

Katie Gradowski katie at occupyboston.org
Tue Jan 3 00:00:49 EST 2012


Hey all!

Street met this evening.   Here's a quick update on what we discussed for
the NH primary this weekend.

(Mark, Robert, et al -- please read and let us know if this squares with
your plans!)
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*So officially, "Occupy the Primary" runs from Friday, January 6 to
Tuesday, January 10. *  It will be held in Manchester NH, at Veteran's
Memorial Park.    There is a full roster of events, with speakers,
teach-ins, and actions happening all weekend (full schedule
here<http://www.facebook.com/events/124596234321440/>).
  There will be tents, as well as indoor sleeping accommodations and a
kitchen available during the day for cooking.   At least five of us
(hopefully more) are going to go up Friday night for the opening
festivities.   *OB will be the second event following the kickoff, from
6:30 to 7:30 (maybe later?) to get the evening starte*d   Here's a quick
overview of what we have planned!

*"Elephant in the room" - Speak-out and Build Party!**  *

On saturday, January 7, Manchester will be hosting the primary debate,
where candidates will likely be asked about the state of the economy and
what's to be done about it.   We're going to provide them with a little bit
of help -- reappropriating the Republican elephant to address questions
directly to the candidates.    Susi, who has been doing most of the
organizing and outreach for this event, is midway through constructing
an *8-foot
plywood elephant*, which will be the main attraction.   If all goes
according to plan, it wlil have video monitors, speakers, and a camera
attached to it so the elephant can livestream.
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*From 6:30-7:30, we'll break into groups and decorate the elephant with all
the questions we actually want the candidates to answer and be held
accountable for. * At the same time, we'll have a few folks going around
with cameras interviewing people, a la the 99 percent Tumblr page, to be
tweeted and livestreamed, and also projected later on our very own
elephant. The next day, the elephant will march in the gay pride parade and
then over to St. Anselm College, where they will be hosting the actual
debates) --- where it will sit outside plaintively with questions (which
the candidates may or may not decide to answer)

Susi, Ridgeley, David, Brett, Ariel, and Katie will be going and helping to
facilitate the speak-out and break-out elephant decorating party.   We're
hoping to get some additional support from signs for awesome banner making
and screenprinting  (as well as bringing up materials for some tiny
tent-making).   There are possible additional plans for sign-making, banker
GAs, smaller actions, etc, but the elephant will be the main thing we're
working on for Friday evening.    I think that sums up the plans so far.
  We hope you'll join us!

*Logistics: *  We're either going to carpool up or take the bus ($25 round
trip), and will head up a little bit early  (around 3 or 4?) to help set
up.   You are all enthusiastically invited to join us!

*Things that need to happen between now and then:*

   - Press release (ideally with some of this information) needs to get
   posted to the OB main page --- Susi, maybe we can co-draft this?  I can
   help tweak if you want to send me a rough sketch of what you'd like posted
     (also, this should be a Facebook event -- anyone have access?)


   - Susi needs to finish up the elephant  (is this a thing other people
   can help with?) - I think tweeting progress on this will help get people
   revved up


   - Rdeshare coordination -- I think there are a number of people who
   would like to go, and may want to stay for the weekend  (our group is only
   going up for Friday).   Is there a wiki page?   If we can get this set up
   by tomorrow and announce at GA, I think this will help a lot in getting
   buy-in


   - Mass announce + invite to OB groups -- ideally after we've got
   rideshares figured out  (though sooner is better than later)


   - Acquiring livestream + video equipment -- Ariel is looking into
   getting this from media, but if there is anyone in NH or OB who is willing
   to use their phone, that would be ideal.   At the moment we only have one
   livestreamer, and video is a big part of this.


   - Reaching out to tiny tents + Screenprinting -- Ariel is reaching out
   to Jay and John Murphy-- can someone volunteer to email CASA and see if
   they'd be into this?   At the very least, we'd need to get templates and
   scrounge materials for it.   It would also be great to have stuff for
   making banners.


   - Costs, etc -- Occupy NH has asked that participating occupies pitch in
   for the cost of portapotties and other assorted logistical stuff.   This
   can be covered out of outreach + street budgets, but we'll need to get
   forms and keep receipts.

Those who were at the meeting -- thoughts, revisions, additions?   (many
thanks to Susi, who is the reason this is happening)   We did not discuss
the flash mob -- I don't know what's happening with this or who's
organizing it, it's a separate thing.  Also, for those who are on the edge
of your seats, we are categorically NOT endorsing Mitt Romney.   Breathe
deep!   All is well with the world.

*Next Street meeting is Thursday at 5 *-- let's check in then to see how
things are coming along (Brett, Ben - any thoughts on where this meeting
will be held?)   I think that's all I've got - please add anything I
missed, and let us know if you'd like to be in on the action!   The plan is
to be back Friday evening, late, though anyone who wants to is welcome to
stay through the weekend.

Please share with your friends!   It's going to be a fun weekend, and a
great start to this event.

Best,

Katie
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