[Street] a quick note of thanks from outreach

Katie Gradowski katie.gradowski at gmail.com
Fri Dec 9 03:34:04 EST 2011


Hey all!

I just wanted to follow up before collapsing into bed: thank you all for an
*amazing* evening at Dewey Square.   In the space of about 24 hours, we
successfully helped to get hundreds of people to Dewey Square, produced a
marching band and a moving truck, staffed a roving mob of bankers, and most
importantly, safely transported 10-15 people offsite with valuables and
materials intact  (as well as supplies from logistics and medical)

A giant round of thanks to everyone who pitched in with the rideshare
system -- I know it wasn't totally streamlined, but it was incredibly
helpful to have that resource there  (especially, and above all, the people
who very gamely parked their cars and hung out on Atlantic Ave while we
searched for people who needed stuff moved).   It was instrumental in
providing transport to people who very much needed to get their stuff
offsite.Also thanks to Eli, for running point on the rideshare, and to the
many people who responded and showed up for the call.

It was awesome - really awesome - to see so many community organizeres
there supporting us --- and to have so many people show up for our
impromptu dance party  (best autonomous action ever!)

The next few days are going to be crazy and interesting!   Tomorrow we'll
be cleaning camp, reorganizing, and making some plans!   We're having G.A.
at 7 p.m., with special events to follow (fingers crossed).  Please stay
posted and keep an ear to the ground -- there's a lot of planning and
organizing that will be going into the next few days, as well as some
important logistical work in planning next steps, and we'll need a lot of
help, support, and participation in planning next steps.

In the meantime, it's 3 in the morning!   sleep well, and congratulations
on a night well done!

All best,

Katie
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