Submit to In Front and Center! About the blog: We are a group that has been participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement. We are part of the 99% and are united in solidarity with all those who are fighting to change the direction in this country. As participants of this occupation, we also believe...
InterOccupy Finance Call 1-5-2011 OWS: Pete, Haywood, and Kelli Pete: arrived on the 20th. There wasn’t a lot of people and there was a lot of pizza, but people did need food. People started to drop off money too. Victoria had a big bag of money on her and they needed to get a bank...
Call Facilitator: Tammy, (Walt back-up) Maestro Board Manager & Time: Jay?? (From last week or for sure here? WR) Note Takers: Primary: Click here to view past Agendas/Notes CALL OBJECTIVES (Desired Outcomes if Known): Share Information, Generate Ideas, Make Decisions (as appropriate) Forward The Action on Key Agenda Items Get Lots Done and End Call...
Thursday Night InterOccupy Planning Call Date: 12/29/11 Time: 9PM Eastern, 6PM Pacific Call Facilitator: Larry Maestro Board Manager & Time: Note Takers: Primary: Click here to view past Agendas/Notes CALL OBJECTIVES (Desired Outcomes if Known): Share Information, Generate Ideas, Make Decisions (as appropriate) Forward The Action on Key Agenda Items Get Lots Done and End...
Dear Occupiers and Supporters, Occupy Pittsburgh is calling out to the 99% around the world for a Day of International Solidarity and Action against BNY Mellon on January 10, our first day in court. Help us tell the banks and the rest of the 1% that you can’t evict an idea whose time has come! Since the...
Notes from Jan 4, 2012 teleconferencing of Interoccupy of Southern California Facilitator: Joan Donovan (OLA) Note taker: Anita Simons (OSD) Joan told how to participte: Press #1 – go on stack Press #2 – Agree Press #3 – Disagree Press #4 – Respond to direct question Press #5 – Point of Process/Order Joan stated the...
This Saturday at 7pm UTC (all the times for the world are listed at the end of this email), we will be having a Global English Language Assembly. We can fit up to 10,000 participants on the server so tell everyone you know, especially on facebook, twitter, and other venues, because this just might the...
People’s Summit Working Group FOR WHO: Any Occupiers who want to help us develop the People’s Summit. PURPOSE: Occupy Chicago is helping to develop a coalition-built People’s Summit for the weekend of May 12th and 13th as a direct response to the NATO/G8 summit the subsequent weekend, May 19th – 21st. The People’s Summit would...
Finance Call FOR WHOM: Anyone involved in Local Finance committees, and anyone interested in learning about how to improve our economies and financial stability as a society. At the beginning of each call we will be doing a quick skill share on larger scale economic issues that are pertinent to the movement including Participatory Budgeting and how...
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...
OVERVIEW AGENDA (BROAD BRUSH) The Detailed Agenda often goes several layers deep and can be confusing to some. To help make it clear here is the High Level (Broad Brush) Agenda Opening the call (7min) Purpose and Guidelines for Participation for this Call (7 min) Sub Group Topics (4 of them): Brief Reports and Deeper...
Report on NDAA from ? Shahid Obama has said he will not use the law to detain US citizens although the law does allow it so future administrations could. Organization is in process of drafting a resolution against it that can be used as a model. Voters in Montana have started a recall effort of...
Radical Inclusion, LGBTQ, and the 99% with Judith Butler Who? The call is open to everyone. We especially encourage people in LGBTQ working groups and affinity groups to join. If you have a questions or items you would like to see discussed, please email Joan@interoccupy.org prior to the call. There will be time for open...
Media Conference Call FOR WHO: Open to anyone working in Media Working Groups across the nation to discuss planning for the Spring CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS CALL
May 1st and Food Sovereignty/Justice FOR WHO: Immigrant Rights organizers, Food Justice organizers, and anyone interested in food Justice. PURPOSE: Begin strategically building towards mobilizing food justice organizations and addressing the injustices within the food industry. Food justice and the food justice movement invoke in the popular imagination such concepts as fair trade, organic, and...
Stack 1. OccupyTEXAS ops The importance of each occupation having a liaison to OccupyTEXAS op, Please bring this up at your next GA. I request all liaisons place their name and contact info below with their occupation’s name. Stack 2. OccupyTEXAS ops a. introducing the fb page: OccupyTEXAS ops b. request info for state newsletter...
Direct Report on Media Group VERY impressive. Monitoring media better than any government. Thinking creatively about messaging, outreach. Discussion of National Hearts and Minds Strategy Working group forming Discussion of Need to Release Nikola Tesla’s Technical and Scientific Research This man was going to unleash FREE ENERGY TO THE WORLD, but his dreams were taken...
Free University/Occupy Education (Movement-wide Call) FOR WHO: Anyone involved in free education projects or interested in starting some. PURPOSE: This call is for sharing best practices and coordinating on free education projects across the movement. It is being convened by the Free University of Philadelphia Working Group, an Occupy Philly project. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER...
Please note – post call comments are at then bottom of this post. Initial Stack Lauren: mission statements are needed for each Occupy, then share them, not have a national movement wide one yet Steve: agrees Kevin Schmidt: working gp mission or GA mission first? WG 1st, then compare nationally across WGs, then a cohesive...
VIEW THE FLYER UPDATE 12/31/11 IF YOU ARE COMING TOMORROW THIS IS IMPORTANT!!! PLEASE READ THIS!!!!!! As the day draws closer I just wanted to provide a quick update to those of you that are coming out to support and participate in Bridging the Divide. It is important that we make it clear that...
Occupy Sheffield has taken possession of the former Salvation Army Citadel(at Cross Burgess Street, Sheffield) on the basis of a so-called ‘Section 6′ notice [1]. The building has lain idle since 1999, and has been open and unsecured for over two months. Occupy Sheffield will make the building safe and secure and will then open it...
CALL AGENDA:12/29/11 - Opening the call (8min) Welcome Newcomers to this call How Maestro Works (1 Stack, 2 Twinklies, 3 Disagree 4Direct Respond 5Point of process.) Check-Ins (30 seconds each) Changes / Additions to the Call Agenda? Please reiterate that this is a planning meeting – a short call with lots to do! Newcomers are...
We have been hearing reports that occupiers from all over the country were flown to DC in the past week by numerous independent organizations in order to participate in the “Take Back the Capitol” rally, which has led to a National General Assembly. Unfortunately, The Occupy LA General Assembly never consented to be part of...
As we come closer to the N17 day of action, we would like to express our thanks to occupiers everywhere for your participation in this movement. If Monday night’s conference call from the encampment at OccupyLA to 150 other occupations is an indication of our strength, then we are all mighty. Looking back, we...
The use of weapons, lethal or life-threatening, against peaceful protesters anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere. The police raid on OccupyOakland and serious injury to Scott Olsen is reminiscent of the early force ordered by Mubarak on the protesters in Tahrir Square. While Mubarak employed henchmen to carry out vicious attacks on the...
THE PUBLIC USE OF PUBLIC SPACE We, OccupyLA, agree that the legal state of affairs at many occupation sites is unacceptable. Mass arrests are numbering in the thousands across NYC, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, Denver, San Diego, Long Beach and many more cities. The charges include, but are not limited to resisting arrest,...
‘AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL’ We recognize that some occupations are experiencing police oppression in the form of baton hitting, chemical spraying, and mass arrests. There are also subtle forms of coercion such as the enforcement of health and safety regulations that aim to shut down our ability to share food...
It is sometimes difficult to get a good understanding of what’s happening around the US and Internationally within the Occupy Movement. While the Occupy Movement continues to evolve, and coupled with poor coverage by the press, it becomes increasingly important for honest coverage of events. This Week In Occupy attempts to do this. Click Here...
Release of the press committee of russian protest movement about Sergey Udaltsov: “Moscow, Russia, December 26 — Sergey Udaltsov, the leader of the legally prohibited Left Front peaceful opposition movement, who was supposed to be released from jail on December 25, received an additional 10-day sentence instead, in a process widely believed to be...
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS CALL Breakout report backs 1. Carol-Reaching out to the rest of the 99%, occupy the hood. teach-ins, picnics, collecting for food banks(comunity outreach/good samaritan acts), Occupy foreclose and evictions, 2. JJ-Reaching out to the rest of the 99%, babbling 3. Iwanka- Fundraisings, trying to fact check...
Occupy Saint Paul will stage a sit-in to protest the military detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 8:00 am, by occupying the offices of United States Senator Amy Klobuchar at 1200 Washington Avenue South, Room 250, Minneapolis, MN. NDAA authorizes the military to seize American citizens and...
This link contains notes from a workshop called “barriers to inclusivity.” It was developed by members of the ROAR (revolutionary organization and active re-education) collective and several other members of Occupy Pittsburgh. We developed the workshop in order to catalyze discussion about why it has been difficult for some people or groups of people to...
This resolution was drafted by the Protest Organizing Committee, and will be submitted for ratification at the Prospekt Akademika Sakharova rally on December 24, 2011. The English translation was prepared by the press center of the volunteers organizing the logistics of the meeting. Please see www.24dec.ru for more information, or feel free to contact Masha...
Originally Posted on Women Occupying Wall Street – December 21, 2011 by Larisa We send our strongest support and solidarity to the thousands of women in Tahrir Square and across Egypt protesting the unacceptable violent assault of women protesters by the military. We are troubled, shocked, and outraged at images of a woman protester being...
Hot Topics – Gwendolyn Hallsmith on “Creating Wealth” FOR WHO: Anyone who has ever been frustrated when they haven’t had enough money to meet their needs. PURPOSE: Learn about how communities can take action to grow vibrant local economies, eliminate poverty, and foster social well-being while eliminating the negative effects of the current monetary system....
CALL AGENDA: Opening the call (8min) Welcome Newcomers to this call How Maestro Works (1 Stack, 2 Twinklies, 3 Disagree 4Direct Respond 5Point of process.) Check-Ins (30 seconds each) Changes / Additions to the Call Agenda? Report back from subgroups (15 min?) Tech (Walt and Ash 6 min) New look under development, Less is more...
PROPOSAL FOR NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN BEN ROBERTS: FACILITATOR JITENDRA: CO-FACILITATOR — MAIN SESSION: POLL: To what extent has Occupy developed a coherent message to date? 2.5 on a scale of 1-4 POLL: How important is it to put a national infrstrture in place for very tight channel of national media communication? 3 on a scale...
Convener: Robert David Steele, Occupy Oakton Participants: 20 signed in, 6 vocal Primary purpose of the call: to communicate below three points: 1. Robert’s email: robert.david.steele.vivas@gmail.com Anyone sending an email to Robert will be introduced to the larger non-occupy group that is pressing forward on Electoral Reform 2. Electoral Reform documents: at http://tinyurl.com/OWS-ER-HO these are...
ENGLISH In accordance to the resolution adopted at the Dec 10th Bolotnaya Sq. rally, we demand: 1. An immediate release of all political prisoners; A repeal of articles 280 and 282 of the federal penal code; A dismantling of the agencies conducting political persecutions in Russia 2. That colonel Putin, who is responsible for the...
Timeline Dec 4: Parliamentary elections marred by massive fraud take place. Dec 4: Sergey Udaltsov, an activist in the “Left Front” opposition group is abducted. Unidentified men stop him on the street, stuff him in a car, and drive off. The next day it turns out he is under arrest. Udaltsov declares a dry hunger...
Notes for Dec. 21st, 2011 Janet – Occupy Oakland Chirs - Joy – Occupy Santa Cruz Jay – Occupy Stanford Mil – Occupy Greely Colorado Cal – Occupy Oakland Kevin - Issues and Problems/ Topcis for Agenda Basics and technics of how to Run and facilitate a GA Well / Value of GA’s How GAs...
There will be a dialogue between some OWS activists and Occupy Oakland this Thursday night at 6pm at Oscar Grant Plaza in Oakland. It will be a sharing of ideas, experiences, and lessons, and the OWS activists hope to bring ideas back to NY to share with our movement there. It will be livestreamed in...
OE medics help to save another life at W/J Park despite generator noise hampering efforts; 25 OE organizers arrive within minutes to help keep site calm for Eugene Police and Medics On December 19th at approximately midnight a brief altercation occurred at the Occupy Eugene site. An extremely drunk individual with a heart condition...
Jamie Kifer www.supportows.org Occupy Newport December 6, 2011 Dear Occupiers: As an OWS supporter and participant, I have been afforded the opportunity to compare and contrast difficulties existing within multiple Occupy Communities. Several of these difficulties could potentially be addressed by agreeing to take the simple actions outlined within this proposal, with no real additional...
We received an Urgent Appeal to Occupy and All Social Justice Movements: Mobilize to Defend the Egyptian Revolution. In order to make it go viral, Occupations and GAs can also consider launching a Petition through http://change.org or http://thepetitionsite.com/create.html or http://www.avaaz.org/en.
Please check out the Occupy Little Rock blog for ideas on the sleeping structure and warming method they are using. They are using a homemade geodesic dome tent with steel frame (homemade) and plastic and have a donated wood stove and a solar panel. READ THE BLOG HERE I think this idea could help other...
Does your government have an Internet kill-switch? Read our guide to Guerrilla Networking and be prepared for when the lines get cut. By Patrick Miller, David Daw, PCWorld Jan 28, 2011 5:50 pm Read the article here. And check out the resources they have on the right hand side bar. http://bit.ly/get-internet-access
We all need to stay strong and focused to wake up planet ndaa passed house and senate, indefinate detention of us citizens you can call the white ask and have obama veto NDAA. This is very important. We can all be arrested and put in jail and detained indefinately Miccheck.us page has the numbers for...
Sara taking notes Mark Occupy Philadelphia facilitating, Steve working tech support; Josh will be taking notes (when he gets on) Welcome to the call Procedures – making sure everyone has the dashboard up, keypad command review: get on stack press 1, twinkle press 2, direct response press 3, point of process press 4, tech support...
PLEASE EXPRESS YOUR SUPPORT BY SIGNING THE ONLINE PETITION. ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE COLLECTED BY NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/movementforjusticeinelbarrio/ On Wednesday, October 19, before a crowd of hundreds of Occupy Wall St. protestors, the immigrant members of Movement for Justice in El Barrio presented an urgent declaration denouncing the current government-backed attacks on the indigenous Zapatista communities of San...
Dear all, The date of May 12th 2012 was agreed unanimously as next date of BIG BIG global day by people from 10 countries, most of them international coordinators. So it has become official. Find below copy of the minutes. Now is time to spread it everywhere. International meeting Dec. 17th FB page in order...
Just so y’all know, Occupy Albany is supposed to vacate Academy Park by this coming Thursday. I know it’s short notice, but if y’all want to stop by, we’d be grateful. Free food! It’s an Occu-Party! Our permit ends next Thursday, and we’re going to keep the park. Join us for: 5:30 Potluck 7:00 SpeakOut!...
“The American Occupy Movement” Philosophy Course – Purdue University PHIL 493 The American Occupy Movement Beginning January 2012 Instructor: Professor Clark Butler Purdue University – Fort Wayne Professor Butler is quite excited to announce that he has created an approved course, PHIL 493; “The American Occupy Movement.” It will be held this Spring semester, and...
On Sundays at 10am (Eastern) Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP (103.3fm) airs its newest weekly show, “Occupy the Airwaves” (OTA). The hour-long show features the latest news from the Occupy Movement – locally, regionally, nationally and around the planet. Occupy the Airwaves has interviews, news & views, and, of course, music & spoken word regarding...
Occupy Colorado: Get Connected Occupy Colorado State Meeting 1.0 Dec. 18: Denver, CO Organize Locally! Organize Regionally! Organize Nationally! Organize Globally! Upcoming Meetings/Connecting Opportunities: Occupy Colorado State Meeting 2.0: Location: Pueblo Date Options: January (7, 8, 14 or 15) Agenda Document in Google Groups will be started by Occupy Colorado Occupy Colorado People’s Convention 1.0 (or name...
Join artists, musicians, and local community members for an all-day performance event in support of Occupy Wall Street and the occupation of space and reclaiming of the commons. Freedom of expression and the right to assemble are sacred human freedoms. Through bold, courageous actions, Occupy Wall Street has renewed a sense of hope, revived a...
December 15 2011 list of people Victoria Occupy Chattanoga Controling GAs Summer Occupy Santa Cruz They have training there in Santa Cruz Summer email = occupyhope2012@gmail.com Summer phone = 260-786-5683 Social Network for the Occupy Wall Street Movement of which I am an administrator of = www.miccheck.us been talking to NYCGA, Daryl there told me...
Louisville Metro Government Wants to End Occupy Louisville Encampment In a meeting with Public Works and the LMPD today, Occupy Louisville was informed that the city of Louisville will renew the permit for Occupy Louisville with the stipulation that no tents remain up overnight. This includes sleeping tents, the kitchen tent, and any or all...
Reports that Police have been firing live ammunition on protestors in Egypt now. Watch live: http://occupy.elementfx.com/occupytv
#OCCUPYALLENTOWN, the first occupation in Pa has just been evicted. We will however maintain our numbers at, ”Zuccotti West”, our encampment(or where it used to be) and are still holding our March For Justice and Equality this Saturday, December 17th. www.occupyallentownpa.org
