For immediate release:
We, InterOccupy.org, are grateful to see such a well organized and united action being planned at Occupy DC for Janurary 17th. Occupiers from all over the country are planning on attending the “Occupy Congress” event and for those who can not attend, there will be solidarity marches in numerous cities. United actions like these lead to momentous shifts in the dialogue of our movement. It is always important to remain mindful that there are a variety of ways to participate and that no gathering of occupiers constitutes a ‘voice’ of our movement. In adhering to the principles of participatory democracy, the local always has powers not afforded to national or international assemblies. What our autonomy means is that no decision made at any assembly is binding on any other assembly.
We would like to make a short point of clarification about our involvement with this and other direct actions. At InterOccupy.org, we wish to maintain the integrity of the local General Assemblies by laying the phone wires between occupations and then standing aside. That is to say, it is then up to each participant on our calls and email lists to provide the discussion and content. We do our best to provide services to the movement that allow for large-scale actions, like Occupy Congress and the West Coast Port Shutdown, to be shaped and then it is up to each GA to decide if they want to participate. As a site for movement coordination, we do not contact GAs directly and ask for them to approve actions either. That job is the task of the organizers of the action.
We are delighted to see such fervor and excitement in the movement around these large gatherings and fully encourage those interested to use our services to begin the process of creating regional GA to GA gatherings where possible. Our strength as a movement lies in our ability to stay loosely organized, adapt, and be mobile in these grave times of suppression of our rights to free speech and public assembly through excessive and militaristic policing.
Onwards,
Interoccupy.org 1/4/2012
1 comment
Yona says:
Jan 7, 2012
Much gratitude for y’all’s attitude and service to the Occupants of this movement. (Much twinkle fingers)
All your points are good to follow as a guideline in the process of consensus within the context of each GA and it’s relationship to each and all other(s).
Keep up the great work. I may take the training to help InterOccupy.