Mobile Screen Printing Labs The OWS Screen Guild has brought screens, ink, squeegees and other supplies to three Occupations outside NYC so far – Newark, Boston, Washington DC, with money authorized by the GA last month. We’re coming back to the GA for authorization to do more of these Mobile Print Labs. When we can [...]
Monthly Archives:: December 2011
Voice Announcement from Robert Segal on Monday Dec 19th 03:45 PM
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NYCGA 12/18/2011 (Summary)
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.
Proposal for Sunday, 12/18, General Assembly: Buy-Out Buy-In
Buy-Out Buy-In proposal for GA: Dec. 18th, 2011 One month ago, we were kicked out of Zuccotti. Today, we had a major action at Canal St. Regardless of whether you support an eventual occupation at that location, it feels like this chapter of Occupy Wall Street is coming to a close. Regardless of the success [...]
Proposal for Sunday, 12/18, General Assembly: Proposal to move GA indoors on a trial basis
Proposal from Facilitation Working Group & GA Working Group In response to the difficulty of holding General Assembly in increasingly poor and cold weather we propose that the General Assembly be moved to 56 Walker St, on a trial basis, this coming Tuesday and Thursday evenings. We propose that the General Assembly approve $365 for [...]
Proposal for Sunday, 12/18, General Assembly:Jobs for All – Demands Working Group
Jobs for ALL—A Massive Public Works and Public Service Program We demand a democratically-controlled public works and public service program, with direct government employment, to create 25 million new jobs at good union wages. The new jobs will go to meeting the needs of the 99%, including education, healthcare, housing, mass transit, and clean energy. [...]
Proposal for 12.18 General Assembly: Budget for OWS Christmas Toy Drives in El Barrio and the Bronx (Haywood)
Ice and I would like propose $2,000 for OWS Christmas toy drives in the Barrio and the Bronx on December 23rd in conjunction with a few allied community groups. Proposed by: Haywood
Proposal for Sunday, 12/18, General Assembly: Budget for Yonkers Housing Site (Haywood)
I would like to propose $750 to pay for damages to our Yonkers housing site and cover the costs of heating. That number is an estimate. I will bring a formal invoice with me to the GA. Proposed by: Haywood
Proposal for Sunday, 12/18, General Assembly: Movement for Justice in El Barrio
“A People’s Mic Beyond Borders: Voices from Occupy Wall St. to Chiapas, MX” To the General Assembly of Occupy Wall St.: On behalf of the Movement Building Working Group of Occupy Wall St., please accept the following time-sensitive proposal to be placed on the agenda for tomorrow’s General Assembly. Background: The Zapatistas and the CIDECI-Universidad de [...]
Proposal for Sunday, 12/18, General Assembly: Occupy Harlem
OCCUPY HARLEM MODIFIED PROPOSAL DUE TO IN-KIND SUPPORT FROM OWS AND DONATED COMMUNITY RESOURCES Occupy Harlem General Assembly (OHGA) submits this funding proposal. OHGA requests the support and facilitation of the working groups listed below in addition to any other Occupy Wall Street working groups recommended. OHGA is anxious to present its proposal to Occupy [...]
NYCGA 12/17/2011 Summary
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Proposal for Saturday, 12/17, General Assembly: Housing
The housing working group is asking the GA for $5,200 to subsidies our stay at the two churches (SPSA and Park Slope). This is to pay for the next two weeks, which is the last night we are approved to stay at the churches. This is the amount that was agreed upon when we originally [...]
NYC Operational Spokes Council 12/16/2011
NYC SPOKES COUNCIL DAY #91 Date/Time: 12/16/2011, 7:30 Location: Brooklyn Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers,) 110 Schermerhorn Street Facilitators: Negesti, Sage Stack: Jason Minutes: Antonia SUMMARY 91.1 Suggestions for the night’s agenda 91.2 Agenda items
Proposal for Saturday, 12/17, General Assembly: Occupy Olympia Solidarity Social Forum Request (Danny K.)
Letter to Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Olympia would like to invite Occupy Wall Street to participate in an Occupy Solidarity Social Forum. Occupy Olympia has agreed by consensus at General Assembly to host a self-organized gathering of the Occupy Wall Street Movement to network, build unity, share tactics, workshop strategies, discuss diversity and develop action [...]
Proposal for Saturday, 12/17, General Assembly: Occupy Farms Formation and Budget
grRevised Occupy Farms proposal for Saturday Dec. 17th GA $3,000 for gas and food costs for farm outreach over the next month 24 trips of 10-15 occupiers to a growing network of farms Occupy Farms is a new avenue in which the Occupy movement can literally grow in a more profound and sustainable way. This [...]
Proposal for Saturday, 12/17, General Assembly: OWS participation in the “Second Seminar of Reflection and Analysis—Planet Earth: Anti-systemic Movements”
“A People’s Mic Beyond Borders: Voices from Occupy Wall St. to Chiapas, MX” To the General Assembly of Occupy Wall St.: On behalf of the Movement Building Working Group of Occupy Wall St., please accept the following time-sensitive proposal to be placed on the agenda for tomorrow’s General Assembly. Background: The Zapatistas and the CIDECI-Universidad de [...]
Proposal for Saturday, 12/17, General Assembly: Movement Building – Removal of 99% Declaration
This text was agreed to by the consensus of the Movement Building group on Tuesday 12/13. This proposal is to remove the 99 declaration group presence on NYCGA.net and to announce publicly that the 99% Declaration does not represent Occupy Wall Street. Using the symbols and language of the Occupy Movement, an autonomous group calling itself the 99% Declaration [...]
Proposal for Saturday, 12/17, General Assembly: Constitution Working Group
FROM: CONSTITUTION WORKING GROUP CONTACT: BOB AND JUDITH CONTACT EMAIL: HONORAMERICA@GMAIL.COM and BOB@GIVEMELIBERTY.ORG CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 804-405-6505 and 518-656-3578 A PROPOSAL FROM THE OWS CONSTITUTION WORKING GROUP: SEVEN, INDEPENDENT FIRST AMENDMENT PETITIONS FOR REDRESS (Failure to reach a consensus on one does not affect the ability to agree on the others) SUMMARY OF EACH OF THE SEVEN PETITIONS [...]
Proposal for Saturday 12/17 General Assembly: International Petition – Leo
Contact person: Léo Camacho for the French movement: Occupy la Défense Contact email: camatchito@hotmail.com International Petition Purpose: To gather all the Occupy movements sympathizers around the world, especially those who are unable to participate physically in the movement. Petition message (just a crude translation of the French message): The indignation that emerged during the Arab [...]
Proposal for Saturday 12/17 General Assembly: D6 Action Proposal
Proposal: On December 6th, Occupy Wall Street, working in conjunction with local grassroots, community organizations, supported a family who began to occupy a foreclosed house to turn it into their permanent home. Daily, about 30 people take shifts spending time at the East New York home, located on 702 Vermont Street, to defend it around [...]
Voice Announcement from Matt Lepacek on Friday Dec 16th 05:39 AM
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Voice Announcement from Anonymous on Friday Dec 16th 04:31 AM
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NYCGA 12/15/2011 Summary
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Voice Announcement from Matt Lepacek on Thursday Dec 15th 10:31 PM
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Proposal for Monday 12/19 Spokes Council: Political Action Working Group
Proposal: The Political Action Working Group of OWS is proposing to occupy the first primary of the presidential election season, the New Hampshire primary, on or about January 6-10. This would involve a group arriving several days before the actual primary and joining in the activities scheduled by Occupy New Hampshire. We have a statement [...]