[Street] [MovementOB] [Ob-media] what to discuss at GA tonight

Steve Schnapp sschnapp at faireconomy.org
Tue Dec 13 18:18:53 EST 2011


Last week UFE put up a message in one of our large 2nd floor windows facing
Winter St. We used the Occupy ³freehand² style of lettering on pieces of
cardboard to say ³UFE supports Occupy Boston because the top 1% owns more
wealth than the bottom 90%.² Nothing slick but very visible.

Would also be nice if ³We are the 99%² stickers, among other on-message
memes, began appearing in T stations, subway cars and buses, and elsewhere,
on ³appropriate² existing ads. I¹ve also got one on my backpack and another
on my bicycle rack pack.

Steve

Steve Schnapp
Senior Education Coordinator
United for a Fair Economy
29 Winter St, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4799
857-277-7868

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on 12/13/11 5:23 PM, Marilyn Frankenstein at marilyn.frankenstein at umb.edu
wrote:

> If we could get some really compelling graphics‹I¹m thinking here of the kind
> of work done in the past by gran fury and also the guerilla girls‹that would
> be amazing..
> 
> Also check out 
> 
> 
> http://www.billboardliberation.com/guidebook.html
> 
> 
> For ideas aobut how to post billboards and gert away with reclaiming public
> spaces...
> 
> 
> On 12/10/11 4:50 PM, "Joseph Ramsey" <jgramsey at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I unite with the stated priorities: 
>>  
>> 1)  OB needs an (indoor) site for Winter GAs, and working-group meetings, as
>> well as so that people know how and where to find us
>>  
>> 2) OB ought to actively (even formally) solicit input from other Occupation
>> movments about what losing the camp meant/means for their struggles.  There
>> is a lot of experience out there, and we should be mining it.
>>  
>> Also:
>>  
>> 3)  We need to talk about how we can maintain public visibility, and movement
>> momentum as our mainstream media coverage likely will fade somewhat without
>> Dewey.  In addition to deciding on some new and creative action(s), perhaps
>> we should endorse a massive public poster campaign, throwing up creative
>> images, language, and key information all over the city.  One key piece of
>> info to include in these would be word about our new location(s). etc.
>>  
>> -Joe
>>  
>>  
>> -Joe
>> 
>> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Sarah Barney <sarah.barney at me.com> wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> I'm on 3 hours sleep from last night and then a 4 hour drive to NYC this
>>> morning.  BUT- I am going with OWS members to their GA tonight and plan on
>>> going on stack to ask for help and advice on the camp to no camp transition,
>>> to show our support and ask for it back and to connect particularly with
>>> their DA team and InterOccupy working groups.  Is there anything else I
>>> should do while here that could be helpful?
>>> 
>>> Love and Solidarity to all,
>>> 
>>> Sarah  
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Dec 10, 2011, at 3:58 PM, Internal Communications <commboston at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> +1 - point of love all the way
>>>> 
>>>> There's important issues from the National GA that should be brought up if
>>>> possible.
>>>> 
>>>> E
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 10, 2011, at 3:55 PM, Julie O <juliettejulianna at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> +1
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Alex Pearlman <
>>>>> <mailto:alex at occupyboston.org> alex at occupyboston.org> wrote:
>>>>>> I think the most important thing to discuss tonight is taking steps to
>>>>>> secure a space to rebuild our central nervous system - meaning probably
>>>>>> indoors, where there's GA space and room for the working groups to meet
>>>>>> and get re-organized as we take the next steps in our movement.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> We cannot continue to intrude on E5 as a back-up. We need our own space,
>>>>>> and I don't see renting one as contrary to our goals or our message.
>>>>>> Afterall, few landlords are the 1%, and renting private space and
>>>>>> allowing it to be transparent and public is pretty close to the message.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> See you tonight.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Alex
> 

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