[Energy] [Transparency] [Occupybostonoutreach] [Womenscaucus] [Ideas] Distributed March Idea
Kevin Maley
kevinmaley at gmail.com
Wed Nov 9 06:33:54 EST 2011
Terrific idea Ravi, let me know how I can help. We've pulled together some
Occupy Boston FAQ and useful facts as part of our training for new
volunteers at Info Tent, I can share those materials with you if you'd
like. Would like to help this however i can
thanks
Kevin
On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 5:30 AM, <trenchesfullofpoets at riseup.net> wrote:
> This sounds a bit like what they did in Tunisia (or maybe it was Egypt...
> can't remember, too early) except all of these little marches pulled
> hundreds of people in, and then they all converged in the tens of
> thousands...I wonder if that'd work the same way here?
> Anyway, great idea!
> -Jake
>
>
>
> > I'm super-psyched about this. Please keep outreach in the loop. Is
> the
> > idea to discuss this at the street teams / outreach meeting on Thursday,
> > or
> > is there a separate planning meeting for it?
> >
> > Katie
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 11:32 PM, Martin Montero
> > <these3remain at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> >> excellent!
> >>
> >> i'm 100% behind Ravi, Nicole & this march. superb Idea. also would like
> >> to
> >> +1 and time the additions Joe made.
> >>
> >> cheers
> >>
> >> martin
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Nicole Sullivan
> >> <nicole_sullivan at live.com
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> Ravi and I have been heading this up. I am a member of DA and have been
> >>> communicating with them about this march. We understand the nature of
> >>> it.
> >>>
> >>> While there has been aggressiveness on marches, DA is actively working
> >>> on ways we can hold people accountable. DA is not synonymous with
> >>> masked
> >>> people or aggressive people. If we are to do this idea, we need unity
> >>> among
> >>> working groups and everyone working on this.
> >>>
> >>> So, basically I would like this thread to stay focused on this unifying
> >>> idea that we worked on then divisive problems around working groups.
> >>> Ravi
> >>> and I have talked about having a training of sorts before the march so
> >>> people know how to interact in a positive way.
> >>>
> >>> Nicole
> >>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Martin Montero <these3remain at gmail.com>
> >>> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 04:08:39
> >>> To: <nicole_sullivan at live.com>
> >>> Cc: <lindajenkins177 at yahoo.com>; <obit at lists.mayfirst.org>; <
> >>> Occupybostonoutreach at lists.occupyboston.org>; <
> >>> transparency at lists.mayfirst.org>; <obmedia at lists.occupyboston.org>; <
> >>> womenscaucus at lists.occupyboston.org>; <occupybostonDA at gmail.com>; <
> >>> ideas at lists.occupyboston.org>; <jgramsey at gmail.com>; <
> >>> energy at lists.occupyboston.org>; <occupyprospecthill at gmail.com>
> >>> Subject: Re: [Transparency] [Womenscaucus] [Occupybostonoutreach]
> >>> [Ideas]
> >>> Distributed March Idea
> >>>
> >>> This is an excellent idea!!!!
> >>>
> >>> Specially like both of Joe's comments.
> >>>
> >>> I have one concern. Having not been on any marches yet. I've heard from
> >>> other who have that some of the DA members have engaged in name calling
> >>> &
> >>> aggressive language towards the public or towards those they where
> >>> protesting. So as long as this keeps a positive, engaging and
> >>> educational
> >>> vibe it has some amazing potential.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers
> >>>
> >>> Martin
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>> On 2011-11-08, at 10:51 PM, "Nicole Sullivan "
> >>> <nicole_sullivan at live.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > 2-6, we are still looking for a location.
> >>> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >>> >
> >>> > -----Original Message-----
> >>> > From: Linda Jenkins <lindajenkins177 at yahoo.com>
> >>> > Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 03:45:52
> >>> > To: <nicole_sullivan at live.com>
> >>> > Cc: <occupyprospecthill at gmail.com>; <jgramsey at gmail.com>; <
> >>> ideas at lists.occupyboston.org>; <
> >>> Occupybostonoutreach at lists.occupyboston.org>; <
> >>> transparency at lists.mayfirst.org>; <obmedia at lists.occupyboston.org>; <
> >>> womenscaucus at lists.occupyboston.org>; <occupybostonDA at gmail.com>; <
> >>> obit at lists.mayfirst.org>; <energy at lists.occupyboston.org>
> >>> > Subject: Re: [Womenscaucus] [Transparency] [Occupybostonoutreach]
> >>> [Ideas]
> >>> > Distributed March Idea
> >>> >
> >>> > These are tremendous ideas! I want to participate and can carry the
> >>> news to the Women's Caucus & the Finance Accountability Working Group.
> >>> > I'll try to be there Thursday at 6.
> >>> > Linda
> >>> >
> >>> > Sent from my iPhone
> >>> >
> >>> > On Nov 8, 2011, at 9:50 PM, "Nicole Sullivan " <
> >>> nicole_sullivan at live.com> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >> I am really glad to see support for this. I just want to throw out
> >>> that the occupy boston summit will be the 19th. This is a super
> >>> important
> >>> meeting for occupy boston. It is a discussion forum (not desicion
> >>> making)
> >>> to open up conversation around the myriad complications that make up
> >>> OB.
> >>> If we can do this before the summit, that may set an amazing tone of
> >>> community for the summit.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Nicole
> >>> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >>> >>
> >>> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>> >> From: Ben Janos <occupyprospecthill at gmail.com>
> >>> >> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 02:12:34
> >>> >> To: <jgramsey at gmail.com>
> >>> >> Cc: <obit at lists.mayfirst.org>; <
> >>> Occupybostonoutreach at lists.occupyboston.org>; <
> >>> transparency at lists.mayfirst.org>; <obmedia at lists.occupyboston.org>; <
> >>> womenscaucus at lists.occupyboston.org>; <occupybostonDA at gmail.com>; <
> >>> ideas at lists.occupyboston.org>; <energy at lists.occupyboston.org>
> >>> >> Subject: Re: [Transparency] [Occupybostonoutreach] [Ideas]
> >>> Distributed
> >>> March
> >>> >> Idea
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Hey all,
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> This is an amazing idea! I'm beyond words. This is an idea with
> >>> enormous potential. It's something that can have such a huge influence
> >>> on
> >>> the way the people of this city see us. Each of the smaller canvassing
> >>> teams could have their own focus. I'm envisioning one doing street
> >>> theatre,
> >>> another focusing on women's issues, another on foreclosures, another on
> >>> immigrant rights, another on the financial industry/bail-outs, another
> >>> on
> >>> homelessness, another on the prison industrial complex, etc ad
> >>> infinitum
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> But it's gonna take a lot of organizing and coordination.
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> And y'know what, this is the kind of thing that the Outreach
> >>> Street-team can and should be working on. please Please PLEASE come and
> >>> join us on Thursday at 6 at the Gandhi Statue, and we can talk about
> >>> this
> >>> and any other ideas you may have.
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> In Solidarity,
> >>> >> Ben
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Joseph Ramsey
> >>> <jgramsey at gmail.com<mailto:
> >>> jgramsey at gmail.com> > wrote:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> First thought: I *love* this idea.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> One suggestion: some of the marches, once they break down into
> >>> relatively small outreach teams of 10-15, might "circle up" in a public
> >>> place--on a street corner, next to a market, by a park, etc--and hold
> >>> an
> >>> open forum in which both OB participants and interested others are
> >>> invited
> >>> to speak and discuss their thoughts, feelings, ideas and questions
> >>> about
> >>> both the current state of this society--economically, politically,
> >>> etc--and
> >>> of the occupy movement in particular.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> My flung two cents, as I rush on...
> >>> >>
> >>> >> -Joe
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Ravi Mishra
> >>> <ravi at occupyboston.org<mailto:
> >>> ravi at occupyboston.org> > wrote:
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Hi everyone,
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> I've been discussing this concept with Nicole from DA, and we wanted
> >>> to present it to all of you. Pulling this off is going to require a lot
> >>> of
> >>> people and support, so the goal of this email is twofold:
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> 1) Let me know if you'd like to join an affinity group to start
> >>> planning (or just if you want to be part of the march when it happens)
> >>> >> 2) Respond with feedback/recommendations
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> We were thinking either this weekend (unlikely) or next weekend (the
> >>> 19th) to do this. Without further ado...
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Distributed March - First Draft
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Concept: Instead of having everyone in the march in one place (where
> >>> the only people who take notice are those in the immediate vicinity
> >>> plus
> >>> any media coverage), the Distributed March will aim to put people all
> >>> throughout the city and will focus on both marching and outreach -
> >>> talking
> >>> to people about the issues. The goal is to have a group of people on as
> >>> many of the major blocks as possible, hopefully within eyesight of each
> >>> other (think all along Newbury or Bolyston). Depending on our turnout,
> >>> we
> >>> can assemble a list of the most trafficked areas of town (T stops,
> >>> tourist
> >>> destinations, thoroughfares, etc.) and organize so that we have a
> >>> sizable
> >>> contingent (5-30 people, perhaps) at each area. With as little as a few
> >>> hundred people, we can really get a lot of visibility all around
> >>> Boston.
> >>> Ideally, we could work with other Occupies to get town centers in some
> >>> of
> >>> the suburbs (especially via Occupy the Hood and Ocupemos El Barrio).
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> The goal is to give people personal interaction and connection with
> >>> the movement. The vast majority of people have had no firsthand
> >>> experience
> >>> of the protests, and have only heard about the issues through the
> >>> media. By
> >>> taking to the streets in a friendly, welcoming fashion, we encourage
> >>> the
> >>> public to learn about the issues and get involved. Our tone is very
> >>> important - we should be friendly and welcoming, willing to listen and
> >>> educate about the issues. Some people will be turned off no matter what
> >>> we
> >>> do, but many, I think, want to hear from us.
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> We can start the march at camp and then have people simply peel off
> >>> at
> >>> their respective locations, or we can just meet at our designated
> >>> spots.
> >>> We'll likely need a (or multiple) "Group Coordinator" at each location
> >>> who
> >>> are aware of how many people are at their location and can be a point
> >>> person to relay communications. Organization will be tough, and we will
> >>> all
> >>> need to be vigilant and alert to respond to situations that come up.
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Personal ideas/recommendations:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> 1. Encourage educational training before the event. We want to put
> >>> an
> >>> articulate, intelligent face on the movement to win over the
> >>> mainstream.
> >>> Structure the march so that there is at least one (and hopefully many)
> >>> trained person with each group (the Group Coordinator, perhaps), who
> >>> can
> >>> then train the people in his/her respective group. The training will
> >>> focus
> >>> on major, irrefutable talking points of the movement and how to and
> >>> listen
> >>> and be friendly and personable. The more charismatic, the better. :)
> >>> >> 2. Prepare materials - signs are great, but flyers and handouts
> >>> could
> >>> be even better. We could put out a call to have anyone and everyone
> >>> help
> >>> create flyers for the march, and people could pick which flyers they
> >>> like
> >>> best. One idea could be to have different flyers for different industry
> >>> verticals or big ideas. (Ex: Financial Services, Environment, War,
> >>> Racism,
> >>> etc.)
> >>> >> 3. Include a variety of voices - reach out to groups like Occupy the
> >>> Hood or the Women's Caucus and encourage them to prepare materials and
> >>> attend the training, so that their voicers are included in the process.
> >>> >> 4. Be conscious of appearances and image. Like it or not, by
> >>> engaging
> >>> the public in conversation, we will be judged by our dress, our
> >>> conduct,
> >>> and countless other things. We should do everything we can to put our
> >>> best
> >>> foot forward.
> >>> >> 5. Don't raise money (or, at least, don't publicize that we are). We
> >>> don't want to be the GreenPeace people who are always stopping you and
> >>> asking for money. People get very turned off if they feel like they're
> >>> being asked for money, and we want to send a clear message that we're
> >>> just
> >>> there to help educate about the issues and the injustices that are
> >>> happening.
> >>> >> 6. Encourage working group mixing. From the planning committee to
> >>> the
> >>> individual groups at each physical location, this march is an
> >>> incredible
> >>> opportunity to foster relationships between people from different
> >>> working
> >>> groups.
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Looking forward to hearing from all of you!
> >>> >>
> >>> >> ------
> >>> >> - Ravi, from my OccupyBoston.org address. Please use this email for
> >>> all Occupy-related emails. Thanks.
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