Posts Categorized: Past Proposals

Proposal to reply to letter of solidarity from pelican bay and corcoran prisoners

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Proposal to reply to letter of solidarity from pelican bay and corcoran prisoners Presenter Cari Machet Working Group: anti-repression committee subgroup of activist legal working group ________________________________________________________________________________ We were sent a letter of solidarity from pelican bay and corcoran prisoners as they were on a hunger strike and we would like to reply to their [...]

Proposal of suggestions for improving Transparency and Fundraising methodologies for Finance/Accounting

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I would like to propose suggestions for improving Transparency and Fundraising methodologies for Finance/Accounting. I would like all concerned to _listen_, perhaps make friendly amendments, discuss and debate subsequently in forums, BUT NOT VOTE ON AT THIS GA! I want _everybody_ to be calm and emotionally detached (<joke>well, as much as they usually are in [...]

I.C.E. Breaker” (April 14th) National Day of Action

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In the wake of oppressive state immigration policies like Arizona’s SB 1070 and Alabama’s HB 56 as well as the record high rates of detainment and deportation of undocumented peoples the members of Occupy Birmingham (AL) are calling for a national day of action on April 14th in order to call for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. This day of protest, [...]

occupyKISS Kickstarter Endorsement

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Proposal: “occupyKISS; anarchist blog from #OWS” I am writing a book on Occupy Wall Street. I would like the GA to endorse my kickstarter campaign to raise funds to write this book. Currently I am trying to raise $3,000. Basically , fund raising involves asking people to pre-order copies of the book. I am not [...]

Occupalooza/Occupicnic Work Group

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For the breakout group of the Liberty Ave Kitchen to form a Occupalooza/Occupicnic Work Group. Occupalooza/Occupicnic is an opportunity to bring the movement back in focus, reach out to the general public, and introduce them to OWS in a fun, educational and creative way. We strive to be non-threatening, family-friendly, educational, and fun. The idea is [...]

Logo Proposal

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LOGO PROPOSAL Background:         1.  During my second meeting a discussion of disruptive civil disobedience raised the question,  ”But how will the community know it is OWS working on behalf of all. 2.  I offered to donate hats to identify OWS for an upcoming rally, then I thought, “What shall I write/put on the hats?” [...]

3/3/2012: Creation of discussion space / format in General Assemblies (on a weekly basis)

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Drafted by: Sandy N. and  Zak S. Preamble “The need to assemble is as constant among humans as the necessity of making decisions is rare. Assembling corresponds to the joy of feeling a common power….It’s not a matter of critiquing assemblies or abandoning them, but of liberating speech, gestures and interplay of beings that take [...]

3/3/2012: Amendments to the Statement of Autonomy from Owen

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I would like to request that the following proposal for minor editing of the Statement of Autonomy be placed on the agenda for Saturday March 3, 2012. Because of the recent tensions which have arisen surrounding funding a review of the Declaration of Solidarity seems timely. http://www.nycga.net/resources/statement-of-autonomy/ I have come across two things that need [...]

Request for Solidarity with The Line

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Request for Solidarity with The Line The Line is  the world’s longest unemployment line for 14 minutes  - 1 minute for each of the 1 million currently unemployed Americans. THE LINE
TUESDAY, MARCH 6th, 2012
 8:14- 8:28am Join 5,000 citizens to form the world’s largest unemployment line stretching on Broadway from the bull on Wall Street [...]

Proposal for Tsampa Revolution Non-Violent Solidarity Statement

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Being Brought via Council of Elders & Tibetan Activists of the NYC Area. Tsampa Revolution Solidarity Proposal: Over the past 53 years, the world has watched silently as the Tibetan people non-violently struggled against China’s colonial rule. In the past year alone, we have witnessed barbaric acts of repression by Chinese security forces in Tibet. [...]

Spokes Council Budget Drafting

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Spokes Council Budget Drafting Working Group: Town Planning Point of Contact: Sean McKeown (s_mckeown@hotmail.com) Proposed Discussion Date: 3/12/12 Occupy works best when we cooperate rather than compete for resources. We cannot have a horizontal movement moving forward purposefully to action if those who do not have access to basic needs operate on a different level [...]

Spokes Council Budget Drafting

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Spokes Council Budget Drafting Working Group: Town Planning Point of Contact: Sean McKeown (s_mckeown@hotmail.com) Proposed Discussion Date: 3/7/12 Occupy works best when we cooperate rather than compete for resources. We cannot have a horizontal movement moving forward purposefully to action if those who do not have access to basic needs operate on a different level [...]

Proposal to fund #OccupyAIPAC delegation

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Proposal from Legal to fund #OccupyAIPAC delegation: The Activist Legal Working Group is sending small delegation to Occupy AIPAC in Washington D.C. March 2 – 5. Schedule: http://www.occupyaipac.org/summit/schedule2012/ They will participate, organize and tweet series of events and direct action. They are going to fund their own food and lodging/hotel. Activist Legal Working Group is [...]

Proposal for Achievement G.A.s

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Proposal:   1.      Dedicate 1 G.A per Week only to Actions or Discussion that are Relevant or Conducive to Change our World such as Changing or exposing our Corrupt Government, Corporations, Police State issues.   2.      Dedicate the 1st ½ Hour of every G.A. to Actions that are Relevant or Conducive to Change   OR [...]

Spokes Council Budget Drafting

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Spokes Council Budget Drafting Working Group: Town Planning Point of Contact: Sean McKeown (s_mckeown@hotmail.com) Proposed Discussion Date: 3/5/12 A proposal was brought to General Assembly on Tuesday night to guide discussion towards ending the spending freeze via that body. It was, to say the least, unsuccessful. Spokes Council, as a means of interaction that is [...]

Proposal to form Meeting of the Minds Working Group

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Meeting of the minds. Is a group intended to create mass action with in OWS. Meeting of the minds encourage groups to agree so OWS can move forward on a larger scale. Meeting of the mind objective is to have mass action push though GA,to spokes counsel,to direct action at least ones a month. First [...]

Power and Resources

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As a community we decided to implement a spending freeze, so that we could evaluate our relationship to resources. In the wake of this decision a number of affinity groups have formed and are raising funds for their own projects. While we are finally getting a clear picture of the general fund, the overall financial picture [...]

Proposal to Discuss Resources in OWS

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As a community we decided to implement a spending freeze, so that we could evaluate our relationship to resources. In the wake of this decision a number of affinity groups have formed to started to raise funds for their own projects. While we are finally getting a clear picture of the general fund, the overall financial [...]

Proposal to participate in a Nationwide UnitedGA on March 17th

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This is a proposal for the NYCGA requesting that they participate in a Nationwide UnitedGA on March 17th, with the possibility of holding a NationWide GA every 17th. Nothing at all needs to be created for this. There will be no central website for #UnitedGA, so as to avoid central control of it, the idea [...]