[Street] [Ob-media] Open Letter draft 1

Kevin Maley kevinmaley at gmail.com
Fri Nov 25 13:40:49 EST 2011


It might be prudent to also add something like "Whether you agree with the
Occupy Boston protesters or not, blocking necessary supplies can harm or
endanger the lives of the occupiers, a particularly cruel way to surpress
dissent."

just my opinion; good to play to people who dont like Occupy Boston but
would be horrified at the idea of freezing us out; same way people who are
apathetic about protests start to stand up when they see police brutality

On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Katie <katie.gradowski at gmail.com> wrote:

> Z this looks awesome.   I wonder if, in the second paragraph, we could
> include a bullet point list of things we've tried to do or bring in that
> have been shot down? N having it listed out point by point in a way that
> can be widely copy pasted?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 25, 2011, at 12:36 PM, Terra Friedrichs <terraf at compuserve.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I almost feel like the first paragraph should read something like this:
> >
> > Is this just a personal post?  If so, I'd love to see the Red Cross
> reference right up front.
> >
> > If this is for a press release, I might lead with something like this:
> >
> > - Occupy Boston has entered a Constitutional Rights battle with the City
> of Boston
> > - The city of Boston, instead of relying on the courts to decide, is
> using a "freeze-out" tactic that is risking lives.
> > - these are our children, our vets, our seniors, working toward a better
> society
> > - and it's reallly cold out there
> > - is it really just and fair to deprive them of basic winter necessities?
> > - these aren't kidnappers who we're trying to starve out.  These are
> citizens of the United States that believe they are expressing their First
> Amendment Rights.
> > - The City, in its court statements claimed that "public safety" was
> their only concern.  If so, then why deprive the protestors of winter gear?
> > - lets let them exert their rights safely.  urge the city to be
> responsible.
> >
> > T
> >
> > On 11/25/2011 12:01 PM, Z Bowditch wrote:
> >> Here's the first draft.  Feel free to suggest edits and ideas:
> >>
> >>
> >> There is more to closing a tent city than tearing down the tents.  Here
> at Occupy Boston, we are facing a crisis as winter sets in.  Due to a city
> restriction on tent building and insulation supplies, it is becoming
> increasingly difficult to move our summer outdoor spaces into enclosed warm
> ones in preparation for cold New England weather.
> >>
> >> Among the restrictions placed on Occupy Boston by the city is that
> insulation of any kind is not to be brought into the camp.  The city cited
> sanitation concerns as the main reason for this ban, and has even turned
> away people bringing donations of clothing and blankets.  What I believe
> the city does not understand is that insulating tents is only one aspect of
> making them winter ready.  I have been working closely with the group that
> has been designing and planning winter ready tents.  Most designs that have
> been seriously discussed involve multiple ways of insulating a space,
> including foam insulation filled PVC, bricks of insulation board as the
> core for a yurt, and many other multi-layered designs.
> >>
> >> What I would like to stress is that the supplies we would use are
> identical to those found in modern construction and insulation.  We aren’t
> just trying to line tents with cheap insulation materials, where they could
> pose dangers to sleepers and gatherers.  We are designing and preparing to
> build structurally sound and carefully planned tents that can be easily
> broken down when the need for them is done.  We are not planning to build
> permanent structures.   That was never the goal.
> >>
> >> As a Red Cross trained first responder and life guard, the inability of
> Occupy Boston to build these sorts of structures is a pressing safety
> issue.  Many of our protesters spend long periods of time outside, both at
> Dewey Square and during marches and speeches, and without proper spaces to
> get warm and stay warm there can be serious medical repercussions.
>  Hypothermia and frostbite are not serious conditions unto themselves, but
> without prompt treatment, they can lead to hospitalization, limb
> amputation, and even death.  If Occupy Boston is not allowed to create and
> build warm spaces, Occupying poses a very real danger to all involved.
> >>
> >> I ask that the city and Mayor Menino to understand and respect that it
> is vital to the safety of all of us to have safe warm spaces this winter,
> and to open a dialogue on how we can move forward safely and respectfully
> >>
> >> Z Bowditch
> >>
> >> Winterization Work Group
> >> Occupy Boston
> >>
> >>
> >> Z
> >> zthetop at yahoo.com
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