Please read the below, carefully . . .<br><br><p><i>This proposal, presented by the Financial Accountability Working
Group, was consented to by the General Assembly, on Thursday, 1/19/2012.</i></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline">Identified Need</span> - to address diminished revenue stream, post-Dewey Square</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline">Proposal</span><br>
Because cash donations to Occupy Boston have declined, while expenses
have risen, since our eviction from Dewey Square, the Financial
Accountability Working Group proposes that weekly stipends be temporarily
suspended, except for a $2000 set aside for Actions.*</p>
<p>Following completion of a 2012 budget, including an analysis of
potential revenues, FAWG will bring a new proposal for working group
stipends to General Assembly, on March 6, 2012.</p>
<p>*FAWG defines Actions to include, e.g., rallies, marches, speakouts,
demonstrations, etc. Action monies are not to be spent on travel. FAWG
proposes that this $2000 Action set aside become available, as soon as
Occupy Boston completes five Actions, from this date forward.</p>
<p><i><span style="text-decoration:underline">Note 1</span>: existing working group stipend policies remain in effect: up to $100 per week, receipts required.<span style="text-decoration:underline"><br>
Note 2</span>: this proposal will be in effect, as of 12:01 AM, on Monday, January 23.</i><br>
<i> <span style="text-decoration:underline">Note 3:</span> FAWG will
notify all working groups of this consented proposal and provide a
window of opportunity, to 12:00 PM, Saturday, January 22, to make a
weekly stipend request.</i></p><p><br><i>If your working group has a weekly stipend request, please complete and (if possible email) the attached Cash Disbursement form to FAWG at <a href="mailto:ob-finance@lists.mayfirst.org" target="_blank">ob-finance@lists.mayfirst.org</a>, and also directly to Gregory Murphy at <a href="mailto:gsjmurphy@gmail.com" target="_blank">gsjmurphy@gmail.com</a></i></p>
<p><i>Please do so, by midnight, on Sunday.</i></p><p><i><br></i></p><p>Thank you</p><p><br></p><p>Gregory Murphy<i><br></i></p><br>