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

Terra Friedrichs terraf at compuserve.com
Fri Nov 25 13:46:28 EST 2011


+1!  "cruel way to suppress dissent".

On 11/25/2011 1:40 PM, Kevin Maley wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto:zthetop at yahoo.com>
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