[Street] Urgent Question Regarding Court Appearance

Theresa theresa at occupyboston.org
Wed Nov 23 12:41:31 EST 2011


I am sending this to all work groups I am part of because I have a  
serious concern that Occupy Boston is giving up too much control over  
our voice to these attorneys  in this legal process we are involved in.


IF we are allowed 5 testimonies, who decides which 5 affadavits are  
submitted in court???

The reason I ask is that I fear that our Occupation is going to be  
misrepresented in court because there are better "names" that are  
willing to write a letter than those who have actually in any way  
participated in Occupy Boston.  Is anyone looking at this or are we  
just trusting that legal wouldn't pick big names to represent Occupy  
Boston?  I suggest there be some kind of consensus on which affidavits  
are used in court. It is very tempting for a lawyer to go with "big  
names" or "established" people because it lends credibility or looks  
good on their end...but we need to look out for our best interest at  
Occupy Boston, not what looks good for the lawyer in court.

We are the 99% and we have enough intellect and ability to represent  
ourselves through voices of those participating.



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