[Energy] [Transparency] Announcement *Emergency GA tonight* Please forward
Daniel Mc
danielm at occupyboston.org
Tue Nov 15 17:06:57 EST 2011
I want to just reply all to pass along this information. Want to make
sure that all are aware and that it is mentioned tonight:
http://privacysos.org/node/363
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Daniel.
Occupy Boston Outreach Committee
**Use this email for all things occupy**
Quoting theresae at occupyboston.org:
> Hi All,
>
> There will be an emergency GA tonight. Here is the proposed Agenda
> for the meeting.
>
>
> Proposal for an Emergency GA:
> Preparing for the Crackdown on Dewey Square
>
> Draft 11/15/11
>
> Who: anyone and everyone who can fit into Dewey Square, especially
> all OB working groups
> What: a GA to understand, discuss, and plan for the event of a
> police crackdown on the camp at Dewey Square
> When: Tonight
> Where: Occupy Boston (Dewey Square next to South Station)
> Why: Given the nation-wide sweep, particularly the crackdown in NYC
> on Tuesday (11/14), we need to be ready to defend against a
> crackdown on Dewey Square.
>
>
> Objectives:
>
> 1) Participants will understand the national picture of police
> repression from NYC to Oakland and how it is being carried out.
>
> 2) Participants from each working group will develop a specific
> task or set of tasks that can be executed in unison when the Boston
> Crackdown comes.
>
>
> 3) Occupy Boston will have a general plan in place for the
> event of a crackdown
>
>
> Agenda:
>
> 1) Getting the National Picture (30 minutes)
>
> a. Presentation about the nation-wide crackdown (10 minutes of presentation)
>
> Brian K (and anyone else interested) can lead this section. Main
> points to touch on:
>
> - video clip from NYC crackdown shows teargas, pepper spray, etc.
> -Some 3,600 arrests at Occupy protests, including 943 in New York
> City, 370 in Tucson, 352 in Chicago, 206 in Oakland and 153 in Boston.
> -Oakland, Denver, New York (and Boston) all happened in early
> morning hours on a weeknight.
> -Many of the mayors have "progressive" reputations and/or rhetoric
> -Menino is with Bloomberg in NYC today; we must be ready for
> anything at any time
>
>
> b. Small group discussion (10 minutes)
>
> People discuss in small groups the information presented and their
> own sense of what is happening.
>
> c. Share out (10 minutes)
>
> Each group gets 1 minute to share a question, comment, or point of
> information from their discussion.
>
>
>
> 2) Working group break-outs (30 minutes)
>
> Each working group meets to discuss the following questions:
> · What is our working group best at doing? What are our
> strengths as a group?
> · What should our working group do in the event of an
> all-out crackdown in Dewey Square?
> · What tasks should we allocate to specific group members
> for follow up?
>
> 3) Share out (30 minutes)
>
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