[Street] [Occupybostonoutreach] THUR, 17th, MoveOn.org Canvassing for 11/17/11 March

Katie Gradowski katie.gradowski at gmail.com
Sat Nov 12 13:28:43 EST 2011


To add to this -- did anyone see the OWS statement on cooptation?   It's
succinct and very powerful.

I would love to see that adopted here verbatim, and would be happy to put
it forth as a proposal to outreach with other working groups.

On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Joseph Ramsey <jgramsey at gmail.com> wrote:

> I share Eden's mixed emotions about MoveOn.org climbing on this 99% train.
>
> Cetainly it is a promising sign of the breadth and depth of support for
> the 99% movement.  And certainly it is a great opportunity to build and
> network and attract more people from various walks of life to the occupy
> movement.  All to the good.
>
> But there are also dangers to be aware of, as Eden points to.  There is a
> danger of cooptiation of message here, as large organizations with lots of
> money flow into this movement.
>
> While welcoming the participation of all people, we need to be prepared.
>
> One way of preparing, I think is to (finally) work through GA a clear OB
> Declaration of Occupation in the very near future.  So long as we lack such
> a clear statement, our movment is extra vulnerable to being "spoken for" by
> groups like Moveon, which have their own message well-crafted to their
> (establishment liberal) purposes.
> Don't get me wrong, I think our movement is plenty strong; it's not like a
> MOveon is going to sweep us to the side.  But still, as pro-Democratic
> party groups come into the mix, we need to give attention to maintaining
> our integrity and an independent political and social movement.
>
> -Joe
> On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 9:48 AM, <Eden at akashic.com> wrote:
>
>> While I do not support MoveOn whole heartedly, believeing they gently
>> move progressives to the center, they attract a huge following. I pass this
>> on to show there will be people out and open to joining NOV 17th, from a
>> wider demographic than we have seen as of yet. Some people will come to us
>> for leadership, eden
>>
>> MoveOn.org is supporting this, getting a lot of coverage from the middle
>> 99%
>> Synopsis: In less than two weeks, the Super Committee will unveil their
>> deficit reduction plan. And instead of focusing on creating jobs and making
>> the rich pay their fair share, all indications are that *Congress will
>> once again protect the 1% at the expense of the 99%—unleashing up to $1.2
>> trillion in vicious, job-killing cuts that could hit Medicare, Social
>> Security, and other programs the middle class relies on.*
>> We've got just 12 days left to stop them—and our only chance is massive,
>> coordinated action to let them know we will not stand for more of the same
>> disastrous policies.
>> *So we're joining with Occupy Wall Street, and progressive allies like
>> SEIU, AFL-CIO, and many more for a "We Are the 99%" day of action on
>> November 17. *Together, we'll demand that Congress and the Super
>> Committee tax Wall Street to create millions of jobs and rebuild our
>> economy for the 99%. But if we're going to stop this terrible deal, these
>> events need to be big—really big. Can you join us?
>> ...
>>
>> If there’s no agreement by November 23, or if Congress doesn’t pass the
>> panel’s recommendations by the end of the year, it will trigger an
>> enforcement mechanism comprised largely of across the board cuts to
>> Medicare providers and defense and security programs, totaling $1.2
>> trillion over 10 years. Those cuts would begin take effect on January 1,
>> 2013.
>>
>> WHOLE MOveOn PASTED:
>> Dear MoveOn member,
>> They just don't get it. Ordinary people are rising up and demanding that
>> our country work for the 99%, but Congress is still acting like nothing has
>> changed.
>> In less than two weeks, the Super Committee will unveil their deficit
>> reduction plan. And instead of focusing on creating jobs and making the
>> rich pay their fair share, all indications are that *Congress will once
>> again protect the 1% at the expense of the 99%—unleashing up to $1.2
>> trillion in vicious, job-killing cuts that could hit Medicare, Social
>> Security, and other programs the middle class relies on.*
>> We've got just 12 days left to stop them—and our only chance is massive,
>> coordinated action to let them know we will not stand for more of the same
>> disastrous policies.
>> *So we're joining with Occupy Wall Street, and progressive allies like
>> SEIU, AFL-CIO, and many more for a "We Are the 99%" day of action on
>> November 17. *Together, we'll demand that Congress and the Super
>> Committee tax Wall Street to create millions of jobs and rebuild our
>> economy for the 99%. But if we're going to stop this terrible deal, these
>> events need to be big—really big. Can you join us?
>> ...(move-on links)
>> Democrats on the Super Committee have already offered $500 billion in
>> cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, even though Republicans still refuse to
>> raise taxes on the wealthy.1 And any deal that the Super Committee
>> reaches will be incredibly dangerous. Part of the debt ceiling deal this
>> summer was that the Super Committee's report would get a straight
>> up-or-down vote in both houses of Congress immediately—making it very hard
>> to stop once the train has left the station.
>> Our plan for November 17 is to hold events at the very places where
>> Congress could be creating jobs to get Americans back to work: crumbling
>> bridges, understaffed schools, and other examples of critical
>> infrastructure in disrepair. We need to remind Congress—and our fellow
>> community members—that there's plenty of work that needs doing in America,
>> if only Washington would focus on the right things. And we need to show
>> Congress how huge the backlash will be if they push through yet another
>> disastrous deal.
>> Thanks for all you do.–Lenore, Joan, Ryan, Wes, and the rest of the team
>> Source:
>> 1. "Dems, GOP Play Super Committee Hot Potato As Talks Stall Over Taxes,"
>> Talking Points Memo, November 10, 2011
>> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=267546&id=32795-5199750-C9NXU9x&t=6
>> by following this then, by clicking: 'One of the most recent offers, the
>> details of which were leaked to the press earlier this week<http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/how-the-super-committee-reached-the-brink-of-failure.php>,
>> came from Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA)' u get to:
>> http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/how-the-super-committee-reached-the-brink-of-failure.php
>>
>> and clicking this:  'A key member of the Senate Democratic leadership
>> team has openly predicted the panel will gridlock and fail<http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/schumer-predicts-super-committee-will-fail-video.php>'
>> gets u to:
>> u get to this:
>> http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/schumer-predicts-super-committee-will-fail-video.php,
>> *which is a Video*
>> My beginning paste:
>> *If there’s no agreement by November 23, or if Congress doesn’t pass the
>> panel’s recommendations by the end of the year, it will trigger an
>> enforcement mechanism comprised largely of across the board cuts to
>> Medicare providers and defense and security programs, totaling $1.2
>> trillion over 10 years. Those cuts would begin take effect on January 1,
>> 2013.*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>  -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [Street] Canvassing for 11/17/11 March
>> From: Ben Janos <occupyprospecthill at gmail.com>
>> Date: Sat, November 12, 2011 12:08 am
>> To: street at lists.occupyboston.org
>>
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> As I'm sure you know, this Thursday, 11/17/11 is a day of action in the
>> Occupy Universe. In Boston, we are going to be marching in conjunction with
>> Mass Uniting in a "March for Good Jobs". There's gonna be a lot of Unions
>> and other organizations involved and it should be huge.
>>
>> Tonight (ok, last night by now) we talked about going out and doing some
>> flyering for this event. I'm going to be doing this on Monday and Wednesday
>> at 5:30. It's gonna be a great way to get some practice before the Meet the
>> 99% march, and also hopefully get more people involved in Occupy Boston!
>> We'll meet (where else) at Gandhi and decide where we are going to flyer
>> from there.
>>
>> The link to the march is here:
>> http://massuniting.org/2011/11/04/march-for-good-jobs/
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Ben
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