[Street] Meeting Notes - 12/6
Brian K
bdubkwob at gmail.com
Tue Dec 6 21:54:13 EST 2011
Thanks for the notes, Brett!
Sorry I couldn't make the meeting, but I think one thing we could do is go
door-to-door canvassing for a campaign to pressure Menino to renounce
eviction, allow winterized tents, and allow us to comply with the health
and safety restrictions of the city. We could create a petition or
postcards to send in or both. This would allow us to reach out to the
masses with some very simple messages, and build awareness of our cause in
a face-to-face, "street"-oriented way.
The political effect is win-win: on the one hand, we involve many more
people (albeit in a tiny way) in the Occupy movement, which can be a step
towards their greater involvement in the future. Also, we increase the
likely hood that we aren't evicted because we put more public pressure on
the Mayor to let us stay. Then, even if we are evicted on or after 12/15,
then we have that many more people who will really see how insane, corrupt,
and criminal the system is, and who will be ready to mobilize for some
action in response to the eviction. So we build a response network at the
same time.
This could of course be compliment other efforts to pressure the city that
are underway, like exposing their hypocrisy by trying to bring in materials
that they say we need but also refuse to allow, etc.
Brian
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Brett West <heavyriser at gmail.com> wrote:
> *Next Street Team meeting is Thursday at 5pm at Gandhi - Topic: Light
> Saber action mob planning*
>
> *
> *
>
> *Unity Rally Eval Meeting is scheduled for Sunday 2pm, location TBA.
> Please invite all organizers, hub organizers, partners, etc...*
>
>
> Agenda
>
>
> 1. Dsicuss Unity Rally successes and
>
>
> *-Katie *- Rally should have been shorter
>
> - Could have been a better mix of speakers - Experienced organizers and not
>
> *Ben* - Loved the location of the rally
>
> - Canvassing went well - mostly positive feedback from people. Talked to a
> lot of folks who had only experienced occupy through mainstream media. Got
> to dialogue on the movement.
>
> - liked the singalong band and bubbles - family stuff. Liked the sink and
> all creativity involved.
>
> - Wants to have a 2nd day of action
>
> *Ravi* - Sucked that we didn't have amplification permit
>
> *Michael T*. - thinks canvassing was an important part of it
>
> - Open to doing more canvassing stuff
>
> *Brett - *Plan it farther in advance. We got on the ground to outreach
> and organize about a week and a half before the event Dec. 3
>
> - More equal distribution of responsibility
>
> - Sound logistics god put on back burner and that hurt us
>
> *Ravi - *ends the shorter Rally idea
>
>
> 2. Proposals for Next Action (This conversation got melded with: What is
> the mission and role of the Street Team)
>
>
> Context - Outreach doesn't have person power to do everything they want
> to do.
>
>
> Ideas for next actions...
>
>
>
> *1. GA at other location that Dewey*
>
> * *- (Nicole)
>
> **
>
> *2. Tea Party action on the 16th*
>
> * - *(Katie)
>
> **
>
> *3. Light Saber flash mob*
>
> * *- (Nicole)
>
> **
>
> *4. Boston Common Christmas display action*
>
> * *- No game plan for this, I just strongly disapprove Boston
> Common's appearance right now
>
> * *- (Brett)
>
> **
>
> *5. Action against the Herald*
>
> * -* make a letter/ pamphlet documenting things that Howy Carr says .
> Fact checking, making fun of his logical fallacies to draw attention to
> Herald's poor reporting. This can help us get more media attention (Nicole)
>
> **
>
> *6. Fashion show in Downtown Crossing - Really Really Free Market*
>
> * *- (Nicole)
>
> **
>
> *7. Canvassing*
>
> * *- Put together an ethnographic document that tells what the 99%ers not
> at dewey square think, feel and believe (Ben)
>
> * *
>
> *8. Yard signs*
>
> * * -People put tents in their yards, with 99% signs on them. Get
> creative with this (Brett and Katie)
>
> **
>
> *9. Culture Jamming*
>
> * *- Turning subway posters into Occupy Ads
>
>
> *10. Miscellanious*
>
> * *- Junk mail campaign - Bring your junk mail to occupy boston and mail
> it back with Occupy info (ex. how to start and occupation in their city)
> (Katie)
>
> - Tag board in every subway station - 1 big question on each. Ex. did you
> pay more in student loans than on yourself this year….? (Katie)
>
> *Ravi* - Sees Street as a catalyst for innovative actions and getting
> shit done. We need to be very methodical
>
> -We need to draw on diverse group of people
>
> -Build strong connections with OEB and OTH
>
> -We need to be constantly analyzing and evaluating
>
> - Maybe we can get more diverse representation in the group
>
> -R will start thread conversation of what are the small things that we can
> do to be a better street team and work more effectively.
>
>
> *Nicole* - Sees Street as a DA group with great potential
>
> - We should bring reps to DA and ask for a merge between the groups
>
> - Through direct actions, we'll find our purpose in these actions. Occupy
> is a DA movement by origin
>
> - DA is not all anarchist and DA is not just people that dress in black.
> People in DA have great ideas.
>
> - Media: (i missed this point)
>
>
> *Katie* - When we plan an action we need to think about what we have the
> capacity to pul off.
>
> - Who can we help reach their goals?
>
> -Katie thinks things that we can pull off are 1) Light Sabor flash mob and
> 2) Tents in your yard
>
> - DA does not have a monopoly on actions. Street team has a broad network,
> which gives us good potential
>
> -Llkes the framework under which the Unity Rally came to be: Idea,
> discussion, email organizing/ meetings, event.
>
>
> *Brett - *We need to have a conversation about what street is before we
> continue to plan. We will step on DA's toes.
>
> -10 minutes of each street team meeting would be focused on improving st.
> team. The rest on DA planning. That will let us be an action-oriented group
> and to grow and improve as well
>
> *Kevin* - Don't let the "What is street" conversation slow us down. We
> have great momentum off of Saturday
>
> -Kevin writes a proposal for continued BOA actions
>
> *Ridgeoy Fuller*- We should always have leaflets when we have an action,
> so that even if it goes wrong, the public knows what we're trying to do
>
> - We need to make actions accessible to everyone.
>
>
> *Trisha* - Occupy won't go much farther unless we pull in more and more
> people. We should consider that in considering a merge with DA
>
> - Relatively new OB person and wants to enhance public
> reputation
>
>
>
>
> *ACTIONS*
>
>
> Ravi makes a doodle to schedule next meeting after thursday
>
>
> Folks write up proposals for their action ideas to present at above meeting
>
>
>
>
> Nicole invites DA to next meeting - Thursday - and subsequent meetings
>
>
> Ravi starts email thread that calls for* ideas to make street as
> effective and innovative as possible*
>
>
> *Next Meeting is Thursday at 5pm at Ghandi *
>
>
> From now on Street team meetings, excluding thursday's light saber
> meeting, incorporates 10 mins of each to *ways to improve street team
> operations*
>
> **
>
> Brett sends out Sunday eval meeting invitation for 2pm South Station
> (included). Ravi emails alissa for E5 space for Sunday
>
>
>
>
> Thanks for a great meeting everyone. And let work to retain the momentum
> from Saturday!
>
>
> Brett
>
> **
>
> --
>
>
> You can do anything you want, as long as you don't wait for permission.
>
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