[Street] Support for Houseless Community in Occupy Boston

Anna Aizman anna at occupyboston.org
Mon Dec 19 13:24:45 EST 2011


see you there! thanks for everybody's hard work!! don't forget about the
meeting at 4:30 at E5 to discuss a permanent indoor headquarters!
Anna

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Nicole Sullivan
<nicole_sullivan at live.com>wrote:

>
> I probably can't make it tonight, but I will commit to being at GA to help
> move the proposal forward.
> ------------------------------
> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:41:17 -0500
> From: katie.gradowski at gmail.com
> To: street at lists.occupyboston.org
> Subject: [Street] Support for Houseless Community in Occupy Boston
>
>
> I am forwarding this from George.   Please come tonight to discuss if you
> can.
>
> Best,
>
> Katie
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *George Lee* <georgeleejr617 at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 8:52 AM
> Subject: Support for Houseless Community in Occupy Boston
> To: check_your_privilege_ob at googlegroups.com,
> movementbuildingob at masslists.org, outreach <
> occupybostonoutreach at lists.mayfirst.org>, POC Occupy Boston <
> occupy-boston-people-of-color-working-group at googlegroups.com>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Last night Cheri presented (either after presenting at a earlier GA or
> being pushed to this one) a proposal requesting $5000 to support houseless
> members of Occupy Boston with different expenses. Susan and I were at GA
> also. A number of people in the GA spoke strongly for the need like
> something to pass right away. A lot of people had questions, concerns, and
> amendments also. Cheri decided she would table the proposal so she could
> work with people on it and present it as the first agenda item on Tuesday.
>
> Can folks reply if they can make the meetings below on Monday or Tuesday?
> Usually I'd say just to reply to me, but in this case because of the need,
> if you can reply back to your own list (anti-oppression, community
> organizations, outreach, and people of color) so we can keep track together
> of who can go. (I'm planning on going part of Tuesday although not Monday.)
>
> (1) If you are houseless, can you come to the following meetings, and let
> us know if you need support (transportation, food, etc.) to get there? If
> you know houseless people in Occupy Boston, can you come, let people know
> about the following meetings, and support people to be there?
>
> (2) If you can help support working on the plan, please come to St. Paul's
> at 138 Tremont Street tonight (Monday) at 6:00. There is a community
> gathering / open house that night which folks are invited to generally
> anyway, and that Occupy Boston is hoping people from different groups can
> come to in order to help tell the general public what they do. Cheri is
> meeting with Gunner Scott and any additional people who want to help then
> -- Gunner is connected with a community-led and -driven group that supports
> transgender youth and adults with expenses, so he'll be sharing tips,
> forms, etc. from that group. It'll take a chunk of work and planning to
> make this really work though and for it to get through GA.
>
> (3) Tuesday night at 7:00, Cheri's proposal is the first on GA. She held
> it down Sunday and had some folks speaking in strong support, but it would
> be helpful to have additional people there to support.
>
> Peace, community, justice,
>  - George
>
>
>
> --
> Occupy Boston!   Please redirect mail to katie.ob at occupyboston.org.
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