[Street] Open Letter
Z Bowditch
zthetop at yahoo.com
Fri Nov 25 11:22:11 EST 2011
Someone in the Winterization list brought up an interesting idea: There is very little press regarding the difficulties OB is facing with winterization of the camps due to what amounts to a ban on new structures and insulation by the city. I am currently dafting an open letter for consideration at GA with the following points:
-in order for OB to be successful, winterization of the camp must occur
-without the proper spaces for gatherings and information, OB will become increasingly unsafe for the occupants
-Organizers and participants want to have a safe space for OB, which includes a desire for everyone, young and old, to be able to stay warm at the camp this winter
-Despite the injunction saying that the city cannot remove the tents, there is more than one way to make us leave, including forcing us to have an unsafe space
-the city should support our efforts to keep OB a safe place
If anyone would like to add points, take stuff out, reword it, and add details, I would love your help in polishing this draft before bringing it to GA.
Z
zthetop at yahoo.com
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