[Street] OB Actions

Ben Janos ben at occupyboston.org
Fri Jan 13 14:49:21 EST 2012


This is full of win.

On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Eli Cohen <elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu>wrote:

> So, remember 30 emails ago when I mentioned hitting all the banks at once?
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> http://understory.ran.org/2012/01/13/bank-of-america-atms-in-san-francisco-turned-into-truth-machines/
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> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 11:49 AM, mallory biggins <
> mallorybiggins at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I'd just like to address how thankful I am that everyone still has
>> such an energy and spirit for action, especially during these tense
>> days with our community in transition. The reason occupy has made such
>> a huge difference was our fearlessness in action - our camp was a two
>> month piece of street theater, for goodness sake! Lets keep people
>> guessing, and reconsidering who makes our world.
>>
>> Also -- when is this meeting? I'm swimming through all these email
>> threads...eeep
>>
>> with love and gratitude--
>> mallory
>>
>> On 1/12/12, Katie Gradowski <katie at occupyboston.org> wrote:
>> > Hey Morrigan,
>> >
>> > I would like to go to the meeting too, if that's OK --- do you know
>> where
>> > it will be?
>> >
>> > Katie
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 10:02 PM, <kinetictheorist at hushmail.me> wrote:
>> >
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>> >> OMG bank tag would be amazing. i didn't even think of stopping at
>> >> banks :D!
>> >> when is the next meeting (it looks like next week my schedule will
>> >> be better for me to attend) thanks!
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:15:55 -0500 Nicole Sullivan
>> >> <nicole_sullivan at live.com> wrote:
>> >> >I love this. Its getting back to the heart of what we are about. I
>> >>
>> >> >think we could do a sustained campaign with CASA on this. They
>> >> >have been planning really interesting things such as walking tours
>> >>
>> >> >of the banks and so on.
>> >> >
>> >> >I love the idea of making a contest out of it. I would be careful
>> >> >of how that may be construed by authorties- I think we would need
>> >> >to do research on the legal implications of encouraging people to
>> >> >shut down banks.
>> >> >
>> >> >I wonder if we can do bank tag. Have a large day of action with
>> >> >the purpose being to shut down as many banks as possible. We can
>> >> >make it a competition between occupies and that could kick of a
>> >> >long term campaign of bank actions.
>> >> >
>> >> >Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:52:25 -0500
>> >> >Subject: Re: [Street] OB Actions
>> >> >From: aria at littlhous.net
>> >> >To: nicole_sullivan at live.com
>> >> >CC: arieloboston at gmail.com; suarezalexander at yahoo.com;
>> >> >Street at lists.occupyboston.org; elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu
>> >> >
>> >> >The idea of frightening banks into closing for a day is great for
>> >> >two reasons: 1. it's funny 2. it actually effects their bottom
>> >> >line. What could give it even more "umph" would be
>> >> >tracking/turning it into some kind of contest--that also up's the
>> >> >PR potential. Maybe "there's an app for that" ;)....you know, how
>> >> >long it took for them to close their doors, were you able to speak
>> >>
>> >> >to someone/make human contact, what reasons did they give....A big
>> >>
>> >> >party/demonstration after we close....100??? doors?????
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Nicole Sullivan
>> >> ><nicole_sullivan at live.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >+1 to Ariel.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >I will also ask that you voluntarily stay off the lists.
>> >> >
>> >> >Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >
>> >> >From: Ariel Nicole <arieloboston at gmail.com>
>> >> >
>> >> >Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:32:44
>> >> >
>> >> >To: <suarezalexander at yahoo.com>
>> >> >
>> >> >Cc: <elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu>; <Street at lists.occupyboston.org>
>> >> >
>> >> >Subject: Re: [Street] OB Actions
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Al,
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Here is the link to the minutes:
>> >> >https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r-BgyrZbozeHcBt6Itw_j6cSWu-
>> >> >z0JGdSgsXTA2PX6M/edit  <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r-
>> >> >BgyrZbozeHcBt6Itw_j6cSWu-z0JGdSgsXTA2PX6M/edit>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Here is the part of the transcript which people are referring to:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >"Zoe: There was something that took place last night that directly
>> >>
>> >> >affects people in this community.  There wa a person who was
>> >> >sitting behind that man.  His name is Al Suarex.  There was a
>> >> >house in mattapan that was a safe place for occupiers.  He
>> >> >pressured her to take a drink and she finally took it.  She woke
>> >> >up and the person with her thought she was going to die.  She had
>> >> >a drug test and tested positive for Rohypnol.  We're looking for
>> >> >him. "
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Tess left you a voicemail regarding your presence at tonight's
>> >> >IDEAS WG meeting. We do not feel it is appropriate for you to take
>> >>
>> >> >part in Occupy Boston until this is dealt with and ask that you
>> >> >voluntarily abstain from involvement until that time.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >-Ariel
>> >> >
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>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Alexander Suarez
>> >> ><suarezalexander at yahoo.com <mailto:suarezalexander at yahoo.com> >
>> >> >wrote:
>> >> >
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>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >i heard i was mentioned at the last part of the last ga when i was
>> >>
>> >> >not present, how can i find the transcript or can someone tell me
>> >> >what was said?
>> >> >
>> >> > <http://www.myspace.com/suarezrafael1>
>> >> >
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>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > <http://myspace.com/enriquesuarez1>
>> >> >
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>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >--- On Wed, 1/11/12, Deborah Fortson <tempest at rcn.com
>> >> ><mailto:tempest at rcn.com> > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >From: Deborah Fortson <tempest at rcn.com <mailto:tempest at rcn.com> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Subject: Re: [Street] OB Actions
>> >> >
>> >> >To: "Eli Cohen" <elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu
>> >> ><mailto:elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Cc: "street" <Street at lists.occupyboston.org
>> >> ><mailto:Street at lists.occupyboston.org> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 12:06 PM
>> >> >
>> >> >
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>> >> >
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>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >I love the idea of doing actions to inform the public of exactly
>> >> >what it is that banks do that is in the way of economic recovery,
>> >> >how they stand in the way of small business regenerating, what
>> >> >they have done about mortgages that was deceitful and harmful
>> >> >(I'll bet some people still don't really know how that went down)
>> >>
>> >> >How they're tied in to the organizations like AIG and Goldman
>> >> >Sachs . (I don't know exactly how,  but it would be interesting to
>> >>
>> >> >find out)
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >street theater?  signs?  cantastorias?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Deborah Lake  (CASA)
>> >> >
>> >> >617-731-9697 <tel:617-731-9697>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
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>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >On Jan 11, 2012, at 12:17 AM, Eli Cohen wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >I like it! Reading this story
>> >> ><http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/01/05/wild-old-women-close-
>> >> >san-francisco-bank-of-america-branch/>  gave me a similar idea,
>> >> >since it showed just how quick they are to close their doors.
>> >> >Every BoA action Occupy has done, they've shut the doors on us...
>> >> >and as far as I'm concerned, that's fine! If they want to close
>> >> >the doors, that's a win for us (it stops us from closing our
>> >> >accounts, but prevents them from doing business). I know some
>> >> >people will be uncomfortable discussing details here (security
>> >> >culture, etc.), but I could see some kind of sustained action at a
>> >>
>> >> >couple banks, or closing a different bank every day, or a
>> >> >coordinated action at every big bank in the city, or something
>> >> >else I'm not even thinking of right now. Who knows!? Let's work on
>> >>
>> >> >it.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >-Eli
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:06 AM, Kevin Maley
>> >> ><kevinmaley at gmail.com <http://mc/compose?to=kevinmaley@gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Hi All,
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >So a few of us have been having some conversations about a focused
>> >>
>> >> >and sustained campaign on the financial institutions, specifically
>> >>
>> >> >the mega-banks. This would include actions like today's at BNY
>> >> >Mellon and the BofA action we did during the Day of Action. It
>> >> >would also include informing the public about things they can do
>> >> >(transfer to credit unions) and the egregious things the big banks
>> >>
>> >> >do; such as basically taking over public policy, making huge
>> >> >investments in dirty coal and mountain top removal, and
>> >> >foreclosing on millions of Americans, often illegally.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >We were going to do it as either a subset of street or probably a
>> >> >separate working group, since its focused on a specific target,
>> >> >but would involve street action and so wanted to collaborate and
>> >> >get people aboard who wanted to join. I think we are looking to
>> >> >meet next weekend (the one after MLK) but times not sure. So if
>> >> >you want in let me know
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Also thinking back to the Day of Action/Unity Rally, it was a
>> >> >really unique thing that really brought everyone together. With
>> >> >recent events at OB getting really ugly internally, I think it
>> >> >would help us as a movement to try something like that again soon,
>> >>
>> >> >or otherwise plan some big action that can help us look outward
>> >> >and keep moving. Maybe a bank action, maybe something separate,
>> >> >maybe a lot of separate actions like the DofA. Not sure what it
>> >> >would look like but just wanted throw that out there as I think it
>> >>
>> >> >would be good for people at Occupy Boston
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >keep on truckin'
>> >> >
>> >> >Kev
>> >> >
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