Monthly Archives:: November 2011

Draft Proposal for Thursday 12/1 General Assembly: Legal

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OWS Activist Legal Working Group – Proposal for GA on December 1, 2011 As most of you already know, there was a lawsuit filed the morning of the raid to ask the Court to stop the eviction and challenge the new rules put out by Brookfield about the use of Liberty Plaza. This lawsuit is [...]

Plans to Restructure Groups

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There are currently about 100 groups on the NYCGA web site and we get more requests for added groups every day. We, at Tech Operations (formerly known as Internet), are very concerned with this situation and after many conversations with other groups in the movement, we know that the negative implications of this are vast [...]

Draft Proposal for Thursday 12/1 General Assembly: Arts & Culture

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Occupy Broadway Proposal EVENT: Occupy Broadway (theatre/shopping district) with a 24-hour performance. WHEN: From December 2nd starting at 6pm until December 3rd at 6pm WHERE: Times Square by the red stairs, between 46th and 47th streets, along 7th Ave, NY, NEEDED FUNDING: $2,000 On December 2, 2011 New York artists and occupiers will introduce tourists [...]

Draft Proposal for Thursday 12/1 General Assembly: Screen Printer’s Guild

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OWS Screenprinters Cooperative OWS Screen Guild would like to support the development of workers cooperatives developing out of our movement. We are in discussion with other potential coops with members of the OWS working group on Workers’ Cooperatives. We are ready for a screen printers cooperative. We see this as an attempt to create permanent [...]

NYCGA Minutes 11/29/2011

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NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 74 Date/Time: 11/29/2011 / 7:15pm Location: Liberty Park Facilitators [F]: Ilene, Captain Duggers Stack – Francis; Greeter –Alec; Minutes – Spencer   AGENDA 74.1.  Agenda Items (Town Planning Proposal, Medical Proposal #1, Medical Proposal #2, Direct Action Proposal, Mobile Info Network Proposal, GA Proposal, Emergency Metrocard Proposal, Emergency OccupyAtlanta Proposal)

NYCGA 11/29/2011 (Summary)

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NOTE: This is a brief summary that is posted prior to formal minutes. This summary is NOT all-inclusive. It includes only major highlights (discussion topics, proposals, and meeting dates/times/locations announced). This summary is compiled via Livetweets and Livestream viewing.

Draft Proposal for Tuesday 11/29 General Assembly: Trish

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The GA establishes a GA Council and GAs be held six (6) days a week. A GA Council would be representatives of working groups, affinity groups, & caucus. The GA embodies the heart of our movement. It is the body that enables the greatest percentage (consensus) of participation in the movement. A GA Council would [...]

Draft Proposal for Tuesday 11/29 General Assembly: Direct Action

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PROPOSAL for budget disbursement Direct Action working group NYC General Assembly – Tuesday 11/29/11 On Wednesday, November 30, New York City will be host to the AEROSPACE DEFENSE FINANCE CONFERENCE at the Credit Suisse Bank in midtown Manhattan. The Direct Action working group will be executing a large-scale action on this date to disrupt the [...]

Draft Proposal for Tuesday 11/29 General Assembly: Medical

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The Medic Working Group purchased a 16 x 16 and an 11 x 11 tent for its medical clinic space at Liberty Park. These tents were used to create a safe, dry, functional medical clinic in the park and they were essential to us providing high quality medical care. These were purchased on November 2nd [...]

Draft Proposal for Tuesday 11/29 General Assembly: Chris

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Proposal: Currently, members of Congress are exempt from insider trading laws that everyone else has to follow. If anyone else used private information to bolster their portfolios, they would be the subject of a federal investigation and could quite possibly go to jail. If you’re a member of Congress, however, doing the exact same thing will result [...]

Draft Proposal for Tuesday 11/29 General Assembly: Temporary Relief

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Temporary Relief Woking Group Proposal After the Arrest and sacking of our protest on Tuesday morning. At least 300 people who had no home other than Zucotti Park have been displaced. Whatever peoples opinion, the fact is these people were supporters of the movement. Should it be logistically possible for them to stay within New [...]

NYCGA Minutes 11/27/2011

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NYC GENERAL ASSEMLY DAY 72 Date/Time: 11/27/2011 / 7pm Location: Liberty Park Facilitators (F): Jose, Tanya Stack – Jodi; Time – Garrett ; Greeter – Negesti; Minutes – Dara   AGENDA 72.1.  Working Group Report Backs 72.2.  Agenda Items (Chaz’s “Buy In, Buy Out” proposal; Values Discussion) 72.3.  Announcements 72.4.  Feedback for Facilitation

Draft Proposal for Tuesday 11/29 General Assembly: Medical

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The medics would like funding for two professional instructors from the premier outdoor medicine school on the East Coast to come and offer three days of training at OWS. The first day would involve a two hour “Basic Winter Survival Course” tailored to the needs of an urban occupation, focusing on shelter, sleeping systems, clothing, [...]

Draft proposal for Sunday 11/27 General Assembly: Buy Out Buy In

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Buy-Out Buy-In On November 15th the city of New Yorkforcefully and possibly illegally evicted the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park. Since then, the OWS organization has experienced the following difficulties: 1- Feeding, housing and clothing occupiers who now do not live in a central location. 2- Providing transportation & information to these occupiers. [...]

Draft proposal for Sunday 11/27 General Assembly: AMSA Healthcare for the 99% March

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Proposal: We propose a march, on the route described graphically on the attached document.  The march will begin at “Louise Nevelson Plaza”  and end at “Liberty/Zuccotti” with mid-way being the Dept of Public Health/Foley Square. The march will be in conjunction with the American Medical Students Association in solidarity with Healthcare for the 99%. The [...]

NYCGA Minutes 11/26/2011

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NYC GENERAL ASSEMLY DAY 71 Date/Time: 11/26/2011 / 7pm Location: Liberty Park Facilitators (F): Christina and Jeff Stack Taker: Brett; Stack Greeter: Stefan and Christina; Minutes: Robina F: Tonight’s agenda has several proposals.  At the beginning of the agenda we will discuss the emergency proposal regarding bags. Then we will have WG report backs.  Then [...]

NYCGA 11/26/2011 (Summary)

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NOTE: This is a brief summary that is posted prior to formal minutes. This summary is NOT all-inclusive. It includes only major highlights (discussion topics, proposals, and meeting dates/times/locations announced). This summary is compiled via Livetweets and Livestream viewing.

11/25/2011 Operational Spokes Council Minutes

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NYC OPERATIONAL SPOKES COUNCIL DAY 70 Date / Time: Friday, 11/25/2011 / 7pm Location: Liberty Plaza Facilitators (F): Sam, Marlena, Tashi   SUMMARY 70.1.  Introduction and Ground Rules 70.2.  Working Group Report Backs 70.3.  Discussion Group 70.4.  Solidarity Proposal on Amending the Bail Cap Raise Proposal