RT @DiceyTroop: #NYCGA is in the park tonight! But I can’t livetweet unless someone has a hotspot b/c I can’t pay my phone bill. Arrr. #OWS Hey fam! We’re starting #NYCGA at Liberty Square! Follow here, @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3, and @LibertySqGA4. #OWS [Big ups to Patricia from TechOps for letting me tether to her phone tonight. [...]
Posts Categorized: Livetweets
Tweets for Wed, 07 Mar 2012
Tonight’s #NYCSC didn’t make quorum due to massive energy at the #M1 (#MayDay) meeting, so we’re just having discussion tonight. #OWS Heavy convo at #NYCSC — talking about how the movement’s changed. “Winter hit, & it hit really hard. People went indoors, got discouraged.” “And now it’s Spring,” folks are getting excited, and things are [...]
Tweets for Tue, 06 Mar 2012
Hey fam! We’re about to start the #OWS General Assembly here at 60 Wall St. Follow here, @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3, @LibertySqGA4. #NYCGA Mark and Leah are our facilitators tonight — we affectionately call them Stairs even tho we’re not in Liberty Square. #NYCGA #OWS Mark reads the “Statement of Intention on entering the space,” from the [...]
Tweets for Mon, 05 Mar 2012
Hi fam, #NYCSC is getting rolling… follow here, @LibertySqGA, @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3. Livestream: owsnyc.tv. #OWS The folks who’ve been working on the “grievance process” are reporting back, explaining that they need more ppl involved. #NYCSC #OWS Someone suggests they keep folks working on outward-facing sites abreast of this process & to help folks deal w/ issues [...]
Tweets for Sat, 03 Mar 2012
Hi fam! We’re about to start the #OWS General Assembly at 60 Wall. Follow here, @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3, @LibertySqGA4, as ever! #NYCGA Anthony and Yoni are our co-facilitators (Stairs for short). They’re explaining the process we use, which is a modified form of consensus. Anthony reminds us about our hand signals, starting with the flutter-fingers, or [...]
Tweets for Thu, 01 Mar 2012
Hey kids! We are starting GA at 60 Wall! #nycga Working group reportbacks! Reportback from Minutes: We are bleeding members and not seeing the community step up to help. #ows #nycga Minutes: To volunteer, e-mail minutes@nycga.net. We are at the point where we can no longer assure transparency of this movement… … By providing minutes [...]
Tweets for Wed, 29 Feb 2012
RT @TesselizaTC: ARRESTS, LIBERTY SQ, MESIAH LIVE NOW http://t.co/ikVttOOE RT! @OccupyWallStNYC @owsnycLIVE @libertysqga @OccupySteve @D … RT @OWSTactical: There’s strength in #solidarity-here’s a (partial) list of all the cities planning to #ShutDownTheCorporations on #F29 …
Tweets for Tue, 28 Feb 2012
Hi fam! We’re here at 60 Wall, and our first proposal of GA is about to start. Follow here and @LibertySqGA2 and @LibertySqGA3. #NYCGA #OWS Here’s the “Proposal to participate in a Nationwide United GA on March 17th”! http://t.co/MDZ2xYMN #NYCGA #OWS Opening stack on clarifying questions. CQ: “We’d normally have a GA on that day; [...]
Tweets for Mon, 27 Feb 2012
She’ll read just the first part. “Statement of intention on entering the space: we enter each #OWS space with a commitment to…” #NYCSC #OWS Cont’d: “…mutual respect and support, anti-oppression, conflict resolution, nonviolence towards each other, and direct democracy.” #NYCSC Cont’d: “We support the empowerment of each person to challenge the history and structure of [...]
Tweets for Sat, 25 Feb 2012
Hi fam! #NYCGA is about to start at 60 Wall; we’ll livetweet here and @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3, @LibertySqGA4. #NYCGA #OWS Andy and @bana_be are facilitating; Andy is telling us about his facilitation style, which he describes as “active.” #NYCGA #OWS .@bana_be tells us the plan for tonight: working group reportbacks, a discussion on Vision and Goals’ [...]
Tweets for Thu, 23 Feb 2012
Hi everyone! The GA is now beginning! Sully and Marissa will be facilitating tonight #nycga #ows Facilitation: Is there anyone facilitating this for the first time? (someone raises hand) Yay! (we all applaud) #nycga #ows Facilitation: Does anyone have a problem with us facilitating? POP: I have a problem because of a proposal (Marissa) brought [...]
Tweets for Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Many people are at #NYCSC discussing the Safer Spaces Community Agreements proposal! Text here: http://t.co/fL6tTKrA #NYCGA #OWS Right now, working groups are discussing the proposal and coming up with questions, concerns, possible friendly amendments. #NYCSC #OWS Matthew from De-Escalation suggests we talk about the sections separately. Stairs shoots him down. #ows #nycsc Safer Spaces is [...]
Tweets for Tue, 21 Feb 2012
Proposal to stop allowing financial proposals at the GA via marissa We’re on clarifying questions. Dylan asks how an affinity group gets access to funds for actions. Right now, affinity groups can’t get funding, Marissa says. Her point is that the GA should not deal with financial proposals. RT @DiceyTroop: In Philly w/ the @OWSBus! [...]
Tweets for Mon, 20 Feb 2012
RT @OWScom: This Spokes Council meeting has been cancelled due to lack of an available, suitable indoor space. #owscom #ows #nycsc
Tweets for Sun, 19 Feb 2012
Jeff was threatening Dicey, TBC. RT @emst: @LibertySqGA2 @DiceyTroop wth is going on at GA? Dicey threatening violence? In which universe?
Tweets for Sat, 18 Feb 2012
Hi fam! Livetweets from @LibertySqGA will be here, @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3, @LibertySqGA4. #NYCGA #OWS Justin (Stairs: “Tonight we’ve got several proposals and two proposed discussion groups.” Wants to discuss each group’s intention. #NYCGA Cont’d: “There’s an anti-oppression proposal that wants to do a breakout discussion, a solidarity proposal for #M17, Vision and Goals..” Cont’d: “…would like [...]
Tweets for Thu, 16 Feb 2012
Hi fam! #OWS General Assembly is starting at 60 Wall. Follow here, @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3, and @LibertySqGA4. #NYCGA #OWS “General assemblies are an optimized space for group discussions, planning community bldg and actions. We encourage this body…” #NYCSC Cont’d: “…to discuss it further and welcome everyone to come to facilitation meetings,” Tues, Thurs, Sat at 4pm. [...]
Tweets for Wed, 15 Feb 2012
RT @OccupyWallStNYC: Open Forum on Diversity of Tactics will be held at 55 Bethune St: West Village near Brecht Forum, Weds 2/15 from 1- … Hey fam! #OWS Spokescouncil is about to begin. As usual, we’ll livetweet it here & on @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3, & @LibertySqGA4. #NYCSC Tonight, Andy Smith and @thejorobin are facilitating, so we’ll [...]
Tweets for Tue, 14 Feb 2012
POI: Many #OWS Gen Assembly/Spokes mtgs exceed @LibertySqGA’s ratelimits. Hence @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3, @LibertySqGA4. Catch ‘em al! Hey fam! We’re here at 60 Wall Street, where the #NYCGA is starting. Follow here, @LibertySqGA2, @LivertySqGA3, @LibertySqGA4 for tweets. [I was a little late tonight, so I missed a few reportbacks. We'll tweet them from the owsnyc.tv livestream [...]
Tweets for Mon, 13 Feb 2012
Hi fam! We’re starting #OWS Spokescouncil at Riverside Church. Follow here, @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3, and @LibertySqGA4. #NYCSC Announcements: Kitchen tells us that they were contacted by someone and asked to hold off on filing their permit request for #Occupalooza. Kitchen says the person indicated that other ppl (she said they gave the impression they meant “higher-ups”) [...]
Tweets for Sat, 11 Feb 2012
Hi fam! We’re starting tonight’s GA! Follow here, @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3, and @LibertySqGA4 for livetweets. #NYCGA #OWS Tonight, @gomelanie and @wookietv are facilitating GA! We’ll affectionately refer to them as Stairs, as is tradition. #NYCGA #OWS Melanie is explaining our proposal process, wherein we work through questions, concerns, friendly amendments before checking for consensus. When we [...]
Tweets for Thu, 09 Feb 2012
I’m here at the GA in 60 Wall! Follow here, @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3, and @LibertySQGA4 for livetweets. #nycga #ows Nan put together tonight’s facilitation team and is apparently facilitating with Damien. Folks are objecting. #nycga #ows Nan made to proceed with announcements; but folks are protesting. “I’ve been waiting on minutes for 20 minutes!” #nycga #ows [...]
Tweets for Wed, 08 Feb 2012
Last night’s GA livetweets were somewhat hampered by a lack of livestream. We’re gonna LT the last proposal now from recorded audio. #nycga RT @aaronbornstein: @LibertySqGA correction: The Bill Ayers convo is at Thurs Feb 9th, 7pm at 20 Cooper Sq, 5th Floor. RT @aaronbornstein: @LibertySqGA Also, the first of the ThinkTank series on defining [...]
Tweets for Tue, 07 Feb 2012
RT @OWScom: TONIGHT: General Assembly 7PM at 60 Wall St. #ows #infohub #nycga Getting ready to start #OWS General Assembly at 60 Wall St.! Y’all can follow here, @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3, @LibertySqGA4. #nycga #ows Stairs: “Mic check! General Assembly will begin now! So people with proposals, come over here! And stuff!” #nycga #ows Anthony temperature checks [...]
Tweets for Mon, 06 Feb 2012
Hey fam! We are live at the #NYCSC. Reportbacks: Occupy Farms: If you want to get your hands dirty, get out of the city, contact us! #nycsc #ows Reportback: Outreach: Explaining how ComHub and InfoHub merged before the eviction but have realized have different goals. #nycsc #ows Outreach saying InfoHub will now be “Occupy Information” [...]