[Street] OB Actions
Katie Gradowski
katie at occupyboston.org
Thu Jan 12 10:22:51 EST 2012
Hey Morrigan,
I would like to go to the meeting too, if that's OK --- do you know where
it will be?
Katie
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 10:02 PM, <kinetictheorist at hushmail.me> wrote:
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> OMG bank tag would be amazing. i didn't even think of stopping at
> banks :D!
> when is the next meeting (it looks like next week my schedule will
> be better for me to attend) thanks!
>
> On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:15:55 -0500 Nicole Sullivan
> <nicole_sullivan at live.com> wrote:
> >I love this. Its getting back to the heart of what we are about. I
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> >think we could do a sustained campaign with CASA on this. They
> >have been planning really interesting things such as walking tours
>
> >of the banks and so on.
> >
> >I love the idea of making a contest out of it. I would be careful
> >of how that may be construed by authorties- I think we would need
> >to do research on the legal implications of encouraging people to
> >shut down banks.
> >
> >I wonder if we can do bank tag. Have a large day of action with
> >the purpose being to shut down as many banks as possible. We can
> >make it a competition between occupies and that could kick of a
> >long term campaign of bank actions.
> >
> >Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:52:25 -0500
> >Subject: Re: [Street] OB Actions
> >From: aria at littlhous.net
> >To: nicole_sullivan at live.com
> >CC: arieloboston at gmail.com; suarezalexander at yahoo.com;
> >Street at lists.occupyboston.org; elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu
> >
> >The idea of frightening banks into closing for a day is great for
> >two reasons: 1. it's funny 2. it actually effects their bottom
> >line. What could give it even more "umph" would be
> >tracking/turning it into some kind of contest--that also up's the
> >PR potential. Maybe "there's an app for that" ;)....you know, how
> >long it took for them to close their doors, were you able to speak
>
> >to someone/make human contact, what reasons did they give....A big
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> >party/demonstration after we close....100??? doors?????
> >
> >
> >On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Nicole Sullivan
> ><nicole_sullivan at live.com> wrote:
> >
> >+1 to Ariel.
> >
> >
> >
> >I will also ask that you voluntarily stay off the lists.
> >
> >Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >From: Ariel Nicole <arieloboston at gmail.com>
> >
> >Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:32:44
> >
> >To: <suarezalexander at yahoo.com>
> >
> >Cc: <elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu>; <Street at lists.occupyboston.org>
> >
> >Subject: Re: [Street] OB Actions
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> >
> >Al,
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> >Here is the link to the minutes:
> >https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r-BgyrZbozeHcBt6Itw_j6cSWu-
> >z0JGdSgsXTA2PX6M/edit <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r-
> >BgyrZbozeHcBt6Itw_j6cSWu-z0JGdSgsXTA2PX6M/edit>
> >
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> >
> >
> >Here is the part of the transcript which people are referring to:
> >
> >
> >
> >"Zoe: There was something that took place last night that directly
>
> >affects people in this community. There wa a person who was
> >sitting behind that man. His name is Al Suarex. There was a
> >house in mattapan that was a safe place for occupiers. He
> >pressured her to take a drink and she finally took it. She woke
> >up and the person with her thought she was going to die. She had
> >a drug test and tested positive for Rohypnol. We're looking for
> >him. "
> >
> >
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> >
> >Tess left you a voicemail regarding your presence at tonight's
> >IDEAS WG meeting. We do not feel it is appropriate for you to take
>
> >part in Occupy Boston until this is dealt with and ask that you
> >voluntarily abstain from involvement until that time.
> >
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> >-Ariel
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> >On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Alexander Suarez
> ><suarezalexander at yahoo.com <mailto:suarezalexander at yahoo.com> >
> >wrote:
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> >i heard i was mentioned at the last part of the last ga when i was
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> >not present, how can i find the transcript or can someone tell me
> >what was said?
> >
> > <http://www.myspace.com/suarezrafael1>
> >
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> > <http://myspace.com/enriquesuarez1>
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> >
> >--- On Wed, 1/11/12, Deborah Fortson <tempest at rcn.com
> ><mailto:tempest at rcn.com> > wrote:
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> >
> >
> >From: Deborah Fortson <tempest at rcn.com <mailto:tempest at rcn.com> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Subject: Re: [Street] OB Actions
> >
> >To: "Eli Cohen" <elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu
> ><mailto:elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu> >
> >
> > Cc: "street" <Street at lists.occupyboston.org
> ><mailto:Street at lists.occupyboston.org> >
> >
> >Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 12:06 PM
> >
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> >I love the idea of doing actions to inform the public of exactly
> >what it is that banks do that is in the way of economic recovery,
> >how they stand in the way of small business regenerating, what
> >they have done about mortgages that was deceitful and harmful
> >(I'll bet some people still don't really know how that went down)
>
> >How they're tied in to the organizations like AIG and Goldman
> >Sachs . (I don't know exactly how, but it would be interesting to
>
> >find out)
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> >
> >street theater? signs? cantastorias?
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> >
> >Deborah Lake (CASA)
> >
> >617-731-9697 <tel:617-731-9697>
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> >
> >On Jan 11, 2012, at 12:17 AM, Eli Cohen wrote:
> >
> >I like it! Reading this story
> ><http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/01/05/wild-old-women-close-
> >san-francisco-bank-of-america-branch/> gave me a similar idea,
> >since it showed just how quick they are to close their doors.
> >Every BoA action Occupy has done, they've shut the doors on us...
> >and as far as I'm concerned, that's fine! If they want to close
> >the doors, that's a win for us (it stops us from closing our
> >accounts, but prevents them from doing business). I know some
> >people will be uncomfortable discussing details here (security
> >culture, etc.), but I could see some kind of sustained action at a
>
> >couple banks, or closing a different bank every day, or a
> >coordinated action at every big bank in the city, or something
> >else I'm not even thinking of right now. Who knows!? Let's work on
>
> >it.
> >
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> >
> >-Eli
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> >On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:06 AM, Kevin Maley
> ><kevinmaley at gmail.com <http://mc/compose?to=kevinmaley@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >So a few of us have been having some conversations about a focused
>
> >and sustained campaign on the financial institutions, specifically
>
> >the mega-banks. This would include actions like today's at BNY
> >Mellon and the BofA action we did during the Day of Action. It
> >would also include informing the public about things they can do
> >(transfer to credit unions) and the egregious things the big banks
>
> >do; such as basically taking over public policy, making huge
> >investments in dirty coal and mountain top removal, and
> >foreclosing on millions of Americans, often illegally.
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> >We were going to do it as either a subset of street or probably a
> >separate working group, since its focused on a specific target,
> >but would involve street action and so wanted to collaborate and
> >get people aboard who wanted to join. I think we are looking to
> >meet next weekend (the one after MLK) but times not sure. So if
> >you want in let me know
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >Also thinking back to the Day of Action/Unity Rally, it was a
> >really unique thing that really brought everyone together. With
> >recent events at OB getting really ugly internally, I think it
> >would help us as a movement to try something like that again soon,
>
> >or otherwise plan some big action that can help us look outward
> >and keep moving. Maybe a bank action, maybe something separate,
> >maybe a lot of separate actions like the DofA. Not sure what it
> >would look like but just wanted throw that out there as I think it
>
> >would be good for people at Occupy Boston
> >
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> >
> >keep on truckin'
> >
> >Kev
> >
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