Monthly Archives:: January 2012

Defining “Operations” Groups for the Spokes Council

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In short this proposal is to change the definition of “operational” working groups such that any “official” working group (all working groups which fit the guidelines set out by InfoHub’s 12/20 GA proposal) is an operational group. In our view InfoHub’s proposal indirectly solved the problem of deciding over operational/movement groups, which moreover has been [...]

NYC Operational Spokes Council 1/30/2012 (Minutes)

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NYC OPERATIONAL SPOKES COUNCIL DAY 136 Spokes Sign-in Sheet Location: Riverside Church Facilitation: Jason, Lisa, Brook, Negesti Time keeper: Brooke Minutes: David Buccola Report Backs (8:05): Housing, Accounting, Library, OWS en Espanol, Alternative Kitchen, Occupy Dignity, Direct Action (DA), Occupy the Youth, Picture the Homeless Proposal: Spokes Council Budgeting (27:00) This proposal was not formally [...]

GA Meeting Times & Locations

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1, I propose that the General Assembly meeting on Saturday (and also Sunday if there is one) be held at 2pm starting at the beginning of November thru the end of March and at 5 pm for the remaining months of the year in Liberty Park. 2, I propose that if a meeting is to [...]

Group reading of an excerpt from Emma Goldman

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Proposal: Group reading of an excerpt from Emma Goldman’s afterword to: “My Further Disillusionment in Russia”.  Proposed excerpt is below.  The proposer will distribute copies of the excerpt, and read the below out loud.  The reading should take between 10 and 15 minutes, maybe more if we use people’s mic.  If there is any time remaining in that allotted by [...]

Proposal for NOW DC – Occupy Power!

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Proposal for NOW DC – Occupy Power! 1.  March 30, 2012, people from across the country will begin to gather for an American Spring in Washington, DC, The National Occupation of Washington, DC (NOW DC), to oppose the corruption of both parties in conducting U.S. domestic and foreign policies. The Bill of Rights, has been effectively (NDAA) destroyed, and the Supreme [...]

International Women’s Day Event

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AN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION  with “indignadas” from El Barrio, Occupy Wall St., and around the World People around the world are rising up and saying, “Enough!” They are organizing new movements from Chiapas to Egypt, from Greece to Spain, from South Africa to New York, and everywhere in between. They are “indignad@s”, outraged by [...]

Bring the GA Indoors

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BRING THE GA INDOORS The following shall apply to all GA meetings, effective immediately, through May 15, 2012. All meetings will be  scheduled at, and held in, indoor public spaces. The Atrium at 60 Wall Street can be a default location for these meetings, but other indoor public spaces may be used as necessary. In [...]

Spokes Council Budgeting

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Discussion on Monday 1) Request from each WG on where they see themselves in the budget and financial needs 2) Request from each WG on how they see themselves with fundraising and their attitudes toward it 3) Request from each WG to give ideas towards a centralized budget versus a decentralized budget 4) Request from [...]

Democracy in Spokes Council

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Contact Name: Ashley Love Working Group: WON- Women Occupying Nations  Proposal: Democracy in Spokes Council Proposal Process to be voted on Monday, January 30th This proposal is very simple. Everyone in the OWS community should have the opportunity to participate the democratic process concerning the Spokes Council (SC) proposal voting process. However, due to the pattern [...]

NYC General Assembly 1/28/2012 (Minutes)

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NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 134 Audio Recording of General Assembly Location: Liberty Square, moved to 60 Wall Street, moved back to Liberty Square Facilitation: Lady, Jason, Yoni, Evan, and Bana. Lady, Jason, and Evan stepped down from facilitation. Bana stepped up and finished out the meeting. Stack Taker: Alia Time Keeper: Evan Minutes: David Announcements: Occupy [...]

1/28/2012: Occupy the Roads

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After my visit to Zuccotti Park on Oct.2nd & then to WA DC on 5th, I came back to Seattle area and purchased an RV so I could spread the message and keep the movement alive through the winter months. I have been “occupying the roads” since Nov. 8th. I started at the Canadian Border [...]

1/28/2012: Fundraising Hub, aka “FUNHUB” Working Group Formation

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Fundraising Hub, aka “FUNHUB” -To empower people to be full time activists by making the skills, resources and locations of honest work available to the OWS community. -SKILLS: connect artisans to people will to learn their craft -RESOURCES: assist in sourcing materials for goods and services offered -LOCATIONS: find locations and organize events endorsed by [...]

1/28/2012: Support for a joint declaration between the assemblies of Moscow and New York from the Anti-War Working Group

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JOINT DECLARATION BETWEEN THE ASSEMBLIES OF MOSCOW AND NEW YORK APPROVED BY OWS ANTIWAR WORKING GROUP We the people of the Moscow and New York Assemblies acknowledge that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members. We are at a critical moment in history. There is a rising tide of military [...]

1/31/2012: Request for Liberty Square General Assembly to ban an individual (Nan) (from Edward H.)

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Many occupiers are gathering together after Nan attempted to destroy Tuesday nights GA.  We made an official statement on the 24th, stating that the GA will not tolerate deliberate destruction and attacks on itself.  We have witnesses that confirm that Nan planned to wage a violent attack on the GA if her proposal to dissolve [...]

NYC General Assembly 1/26/2012 (Minutes)

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NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 132 Audio Recording of the General Assembly Location: Liberty Park, moved to 60 Wall Street due to rain Facilitators: Anthony, Jack Stack: Lady Minutes: Lauren Working Group Report Backs: None Proposal: Breakout groups to speak about violence that happened on Tuesday report backs on that disruption Proposal: Proposal for the formation [...]

NYC Operational Spokes Council 1/25/2012 (Minutes)

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NYC OPERATIONAL SPOKES COUNCIL DAY 131 Audio Recording of Spokes Council Meeting Location: Quakers Meeting House at 110 Schemerhorn St. Brooklyn, New York Facilitators: Daniel and Danielle Time: Melanie Stack: David Minutes: David Buccola & Jose Working Group Reportbacks (7:46): Infohub, Archives, Outreach, DAP, Library, Arts and Culture, Activist Legal, Town Planning, Sanitation Proposal: Budget for Housing (21:00) [...]

Discussion of Vision Statement

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We’d like to be placed on the agenda at GA for discussion of the draft vision statement for each meeting of the upcoming week. Figure 20 minutes – breakouts or consensus process, at the GA’s discretion Proposal can be found here: http://www.nycga.net/groups/vision-and-goals/forum/topic/ga-amended-124-final-draft-ows-vision-statement/

Discussion of Vision Statement

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We’d like to be placed on the agenda at GA for discussion of the draft vision statement for each meeting of the upcoming week. Figure 20 minutes – breakouts or consensus process, at the GA’s discretion Proposal can be found here: http://www.nycga.net/groups/vision-and-goals/forum/topic/ga-amended-124-final-draft-ows-vision-statement/ Dates: 1/28, 1/29 & 1/31

Discussion of Vision Statement

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We’d like to be placed on the agenda at GA for discussion of the draft vision statement for each meeting of the upcoming week. Figure 20 minutes – breakouts or consensus process, at the GA’s discretion Proposal can be found here: http://www.nycga.net/groups/vision-and-goals/forum/topic/ga-amended-124-final-draft-ows-vision-statement/ Dates: 1/26, 1/28, 1/29 & 1/31

Creation of the Global Justice Working Group

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We, the Global Justice working group, are requesting to be added to the agenda of the General Assembly of Occupy Wall Street on January 26th, 2012 in order to present our statement and to seek consensus as an official Working Group. Our group of approximately forty members is composed of many activists from other working [...]

1/25/2012: Housing Budget Proposal

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Spokes Council 25.January.2012   Budget Proposal for Housing Working Group (WG)     PART I        The Housing WG is requesting funds for a two week period (14 days) from the 14.Jan to the 27.Jan inclusively to pay various items to include:   – Utilities reimbursements at West Park Presbyterian       [...]

Groups Policy Implementation

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Dear Community, On December 20th, the General Assembly consensed that all groups must provide the following information in order to make it easier for people to join the movement: A mission statement which does not violate the Principles of Solidarity A working email or phone number Day and time of a weekly open meeting (this [...]