[Energy] Open Call! Occupy Boston needs your musicians, your fire jugglers, your flash mobs yearning to be free!

Katie Gradowski katie.gradowski at gmail.com
Fri Dec 9 11:56:08 EST 2011


Please read and forward widely!!!

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As many of you know, this week the temporary restraining order was lifted
from the camp, which was promptly followed by a 12-hour eviction notice
from the mayor<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/08/occupy-boston-protesters-midnight-deadline?newsfeed=true>,
issued yesterday, giving protesters until midnight to voluntary leave Dewey
Square.

*In response, over a thousand people showed up for an all-night dance party.
**  * The Second Line Band played until 2 a.m.   Veterans for Peace were
out in force.   Rogue bankers were circling the park, shouting to defend
the right to private property.    We took over Atlantic Avenue and set up
tents in the street   It was an amazing night!

We don't expect to be able to do this forever.   What we're hoping, at the
moment, is that we can hold off an eviction for the next two or three days,
to solidly demonstrate that the message is being heard and understood, and
to buy some much-needed time to plan next steps.

*In the next 72 hours, we are going to try to fill Dewey Square between the
hours of 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.* --- shifting all regularly scheduled daily
programming to evening hours.    *If you have a band, a costume, a secret
stash of giant puppets --- if you can show up at midnight and run a
teach-in on ANY subject -- if you have been wanting to organize a build
party, a workshop, or a flashmob --  please consider coming out between now
and Sunday!    * The daytime hours, from now until Sunday, will be spent
cleaning, organizing, discussing, and figuring out how to move forward.

We're looking for people TONIGHT, tomorrow, and Sunday, and are trying to
put together a schedule of events for the next 72 hours.   We have GA
tonight at 7.   If you're interested, please get in touch with us ASAP!
I'm also available all day today to discuss by phone - 410-967-5207.

Thanks so much for your help and support!

Best,

Katie
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