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    A lot of people are coming.  I don't have the list.  But check on
    the FAWG wiki and scroll down to find the planning link.  Then look
    for the forms list.  It'll give you some idea of all who is part of
    this so far.  <br>
    <br>
    For those not participating yet, expect that we'll be asking all WGs
    to fill out hte form, even if your actions are non-monetary.  So we
    can plan for use of OB resources..."staff-hours"... we can't
    continue to be spread so thin.  We'll be prioritizing...<br>
    <br>
    Terra<br>
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    <br>
    On 2/9/2012 6:50 PM, Rita Sebastian wrote:
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      <div>It is at Noon. The calendar is correct.   I thought Gregory
        sent out a correction.</div>
      <div>Noon, Diesel Cafe, Davis Square, 2/10, back room.</div>
      <div>Thanks,</div>
      <div>Rita<br>
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      <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 6:28 PM, monica
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              On the OB calendar, it says tomorrow's (2/10) Strategic
              Planning meeting is at noon; below Greg said 10 AM.<br>
              <br>
              Please clarify for those  who may be planning to attend.<br>
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              with thanks,<br>
              <br>
              Monica Raymond<br>
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                Subject: Re: [Ideas] [Proposal] Grow the movement +
                Outreach strategy session
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                    <br>
                    sounds good Katie - also sounds like some overlap
                    with the Strategic Planning Sessions that are
                    starting to get off the ground, with an initial
                    planning meeting Friday, at 10:00 . . . contact Rita
                    Sebastian for more info if you don't know what's
                    these sessions are about.<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    Greg<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <div>On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Katie Gradowski
                      <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:katie@occupyboston.org"
                          target="_blank">katie@occupyboston.org</a>></span>
                      wrote:<br>
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                        Hey all!<br>
                        <br>
                        Apologies for being out of the loop these past
                        two weeks -- I've been sick, and out of town,
                        and generally trying to realign things so that
                        they are a little bit more manageable  (which
                        has meant taking myself out of a number of
                        meetings and initiatives, and spending a lot of
                        time at home, drinking tea, and reading up on
                        the financial crisis, yeah!)    Leaving that
                        aside -- I wanted to talk about an idea that
                        I've floated to a number of people on
                        the outreach front!
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                        <div>This email my way of putting out feelers
                          for an idea that I would really love to see
                          take root within Occupy Boston, which I expect
                          would be of interest to a variety of people on
                          this list.   I'm emailing it out to a wide
                          number of people, as a temperature check to
                          see if there's interest in this idea, and
                          whether people on any of these lists would be
                          interested in taking the conversation
                          further...</div>
                        <div><br>
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                        <div>With that said, here's the idea!</div>
                        <div><br>
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                        <div>*******************************************************************************************************</div>
                        <div><br>
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                        <div>In the past few weeks, there has been a lot
                          of development and growth on the outreach
                          front -- a new WG to "grow the movement," a
                          student occupy summit coming up this weekend,
                          new neighborhood assemblies popping up every
                          week or so, and a lot of movement BEYOND
                          Occupy Boston proper, as Occupy takes roots
                          and evolves within the greater Boston area.  
                          Outreach is happening on a number of fronts --
                          and the movement is growing!    All of these
                          developments are pretty great, and a sign that
                          Occupy is alive and well in Boston.
                            That said, it would be great to have a forum
                          to bring everyone into the same room and have
                          a wider discussion about how the movement is
                          growing in Boston, and how we can help it
                          expand.   </div>
                        <div>
                          <div>
                            <div><br>
                            </div>
                            <div>With that in mind, a proposal!   </div>
                            <div><br>
                            </div>
                            <div><b>Grow the Movement:  Outreach +
                                Connection</b></div>
                            <div><b>(ideally this will have a better
                                title)</b></div>
                            <div><b><br>
                              </b></div>
                            <div>I'd like to organize an outreach
                              strategy  summit -- scheduled for a
                              Saturday in February or early in March --
                               to try to bring these disparate threads
                              together -- bringing people within Occupy
                              Boston together with people from within
                              the wider Occupy movement *in* Boston
                               (from the various neighborhood
                              assemblies, from students occupy, from
                              various neighborhood groups and community
                              organizations) to talk about outreach
                              strategy more broadly -- where we are,
                              what people have been working on, and how
                              we can work in conjunction with each
                              other, between and across occupies, to
                              grow the 99% movement in Boston.   </div>
                            <div><br>
                            </div>
                            <div>To be clear - I'm not proposing the
                              be-all, end-all summit to figure out "what
                              it is we're doing," or "where we want to
                              go" -- and I realize that within and
                              beyond each occupation, outreach
                              frequently takes a back burner to working
                              through internal issues.    That's
                              important -- but it's also important to
                              get beyond ourselves, and connect what
                              we're doing to each other, and how we can
                              make our work relevant to the wider 99%.  
                               In that respect, the point is
                              specifically to talk about outreach and
                              interconnection -- what initiatives are
                              coming to the fore, within the various
                              occupies, how we can work together, and
                              what outreach strategies make sense, as
                              Occupy moves into phase 2 in Boston. <br>
                              <br>
                              What do people think?   Is this a thing
                              you would be interested in attending?   Is
                              this rendered defunct by the existence of
                              Students Occupy and Mass Occupy?   Does
                              this space already exist?  If not, is this
                              a thing you'd be  interested in helping to
                              *plan* and *put together*?  If you have
                              thoughts along these lines, please respond
                              to this email!    </div>
                            <div><br>
                            </div>
                            <div>I've included some further thoughts
                              below for what might be covered in such a
                              meeting, mostly in a brainstorming
                              capacity.</div>
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                              <br>
                              Some thoughts on what we might cover in
                              such a forum....<br>
                              <br>
                              * Grow the movement -  There are MANY
                              occupies now, not just one -- how do they
                              connect to each other, and where do they
                              intersect?   what are the common goals? </div>
                            <div><br>
                              * Look around the room -- who's occupying
                              Boston at the moment?   who's decolonizing
                              it?   how do we expand the sphere of who
                              we're tlaking to, so we're all talking to
                              each other?<br>
                              <br>
                              * Grounding in anti-sexism, anti-racism,
                              anti-oppression.   What structures can we
                              build to address various forms of
                              oppression within our own movement?
                               (crucial thinking about outreach to wider
                              community) - how do we help to build
                              common ground here so we're all speaking
                              the same language?   (this is obviously a
                              big, big question)<br>
                              <br>
                              * City-wide campaigns -- Occupy the T,
                              Citizens United, Knockout Barstool --
                              these have been great so far, how do we
                              build on these and support each other on
                              ongoing campaigns?  <br>
                              <br>
                              * Connection to Mass Occupy and Students
                              Occupy -- what forums already exist for
                              this sort of thing?</div>
                            <div><br>
                            </div>
                            <div>* Interoccupy + coordination between
                              occupations -- how do we communicate now,
                              how can we communicate better in the
                              future?   what spaces exist for cross-talk
                              between occupies?<br>
                              <br>
                              * Outreach!  (beyond connecting to each
                              other, how do we better connect with the
                              wider world?)  on a large and small scale
                              -- what outreach strategies are different
                              groups working on, how do we build and
                              connect with the wider world?<br>
                              <br>
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                        <div>************************************************************************************</div>
                        <div><br>
                        </div>
                        <div>Thoughts?   Feedback?   Interest?    </div>
                        <div><br>
                        </div>
                        <div>This is a temperature check.    If any of
                          this sounds good to you, please respond "yes"
                          to this email.   </div>
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        <div><em>Rita Monestersky- Sebastian<br>
          </em>Brandeis, MA SID' 2009<br>
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            <dt> *We do not need magic to change the world. We carry all
              the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the
              power to imagine better.*<br>
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Terra Friedrichs
978 808 7173 (cell)
978 266 2775 (desk)
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