[passed by the Occupy Philly GA on the evening of October 20th, with near unanimity]
We, the General Assembly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in solidarity with all other peaceful occupations in communities around the world, offer this first official message from our General Assembly to every other General Assembly on this planet. We arrived at this message through our process of direct democracy.
We hereby invite the General Assemblies of the world to join us in organizing the first Regional General Assemblies, on a date to be determined by the consensus of all participating Assemblies. We hope for this discussion to lead to National General Assemblies in our respective countries and eventually an International General Assembly, if we all so choose. We hope for Online General Assemblies as well, and we look forward to getting to know the people of this global movement.
Most importantly, we intend for this message to establish a precedent of direct assembly-to-assembly correspondence, which we believe should be the primary means through which this movement mobilizes and communicates. We can only unite, grow, and move forward together if we proceed with complete transparency and openness, as well as a firm commitment to direct democracy.
Because our process – as much as any demand – is our message, we believe that this discussion alone represents a truly historic moment for our growing movement.
From one democratic assembly to another, we appreciate your consideration and await your reply.
2 comments
safiya balekian says:
Nov 20, 2011
I spent the first 3weeks of OWS in Liberty Square. I spent a week in Freedom Square, DC. I have made brief visits to Occupy Denver. I live in a rural area of Colorado, where we are in the process of coming together as Occupy San Luis Valley. The common thread is General Assembly. This is a brilliant way to bypass the corrupt structures that assure corporate control of government and society. I want to be involved in any way that I can.
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Dec 9, 2011
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