Working Group: Stop Stop & Frisk Name of Point Person: Desiree D. Members: Christina,Terrence, Tim, Tyrone, Desiree, Matt, Greg, Jesse, and Jose Budget Proposal: Three-week Proposal; 1/13-2/3 WEEKLY PRINTING 400 SS&F buttons/day @ $.26/button = $728.00 WEEKLY TOTAL: $728.00 We protest the police to the police. All day everyday, we’re up in their faces. 700,000 of us were S&F’d last year and all of us want to [...]
Posts Categorized: Past Proposals
1/8/2012: Break Out Discussion
Break Out Discussion: Feedback on Vision and Goals Document V&G Consensed 12/21/11: We return to our daily schedule of GA and Spokes Council appearances, soliciting feedback. Beginning on or after January 1st, at every GA, we ask them if they wish us to cease taking feedback on the document they have in hand and enter [...]
1/8/2012: Buy-Out Buy-In
Buy-Out Buy-In proposal for GA: JAN 8th, 2012 One month ago, we were kicked out of Zuccotti. On New Years, we retook the park, only to give it back up. It hurts to be holding GA’s here in an empty park. It hurts to stand here in the cold, fighting for nothing. I do not [...]
1/8/2012: Boots of Solidarity
For the Occupation, by the Occupation. We at Boots of Solidarity believe when your local police force and local government are cooperating on a national level, why shouldn’t we follow their lead? This movement means everything to us and so we’ve put together this project to help change the world the best way we can [...]
1/8/2012: Blocks Protocol at General Assembly
This is a proposal to repair a serious problem we are encountering: the abuse of blocks. During a General Assembly, its Facilitation team is able to tell a person “That’s not a clarifying question, that’s a concern.” And yet, for the most contentious part of the GA – blocks – neither Facilitation nor the body as a whole [...]
1/8/2012: Bail and Camp Funding for Occupy Tampa
Occupy Tampa has been a strong and active occupation since the beginning of the movement. They now have a permanent occupation at Voice Of Freedom Park which is privately owned by a supporter of the movement and can not be kicked off the property. Occupy Tampa has participated in Strong Direct Actions condemning consumerism and [...]
Tech Ops Working Group Budget for Phone Services, Hosting Reimbursement, Infrastructure & Operating Costs, and Livestreaming in HD
TECH OPS BUDGET PROPOSAL The Technology Operations group of the New York City General Assembly strives to provide tools that enable our movement to connect and communicate with each other and the world through technology. We provide as many tools we can to supportOWS and the broader Occupy Movement as we all transform the world. Some of our more notable projects include tools thatmany [...]
Comfort Weekly Budget
Weekly laundry budget Park Slope 30 comforters ($200.00) *discounted price granted $98.00 per 100 but price may vary based on weight SPSA 20 comforters, 25 wool blankets (5 w.b = 1 c) ($200.00) Monthly budget – 2 metrocards for point people ($208) _____________ TOTAL $ 1,808
Liaisons and Advocacy Working Group
Who we work with All working groups Any individuals who need information Any individuals who need advocacy, mediation, or safe ways to be more involved in the community Goals 1) Foster respectful communication between various working groups, caucuses, occupations, and the public 2) Mediate [...]
Proposal for Blocks Protocol at General Assembly
This is a general proposal for a serious problem weʼve encountered, and thatʼs the abuse of blocks. Throughout the entire GA, Facilitation is able to tell a person “Oh, that is not a clarifying question, that belongs in concerns” and similar, yet for the most contentious part of the GA, blocks, neither Facilitation nor the body as [...]
Stop Stop & Frisk Budget
Working Group: Stop Stop & Frisk To: NYCGA Re: SS&F Weekly Budget Members: Christina Terrence Tim Tyrone Desiree Matt Greg Jesse Jose Weekly Budget Proposal: TRANSPORT 9 Weekly Metro Cards @ $29/card = $261.00 FOOD (We don’t come down to the kitchen) = $250.00 PETTY CASH $250.00 PRINTING [...]
1/5/2012: Removal of 99 Declaration from NYCGA.net
In the interest of adhering to the OWS Statement of Autonomy – a document consented to by the GA on 11/10/11, for the purposes of maintaining the integrity of Occupy Wall Street and in solidarity with a similar proposal passed by the Philadelphia GA, I bring this proposal to this General Assembly to remove the [...]
Housing Working Group Budget
The Housing working group is asking the NYCGA for $3680 in subsidies to stay at the Park Slope Methodist Church, and the West Park Presbyterian Church; this also will include the three unpaid days, and one extra night we stayed at Saint Paul Saint Andrew church. This money will be used to pay for 2 [...]
Spending Freeze
Proposal: Freeze all spending until we have a new space to occupy. Only exception is the bail fund of $99,999.99
1/5: OWS Transparency and Accountability Act
OWS Transparency and Accountability Act (request- i dont think this document should be called an ‘act’) Source: Darrell Prince (NYCGA alias @alg0rhythm) Authors: Darrell Prince (NYCGA alias @alg0rhythm), Monica McLaughlin, Eric Turock, Jordan … https://www.nycga.net/groups/accountability-transparency/docs/the-ows-tranparency-and-accountability-act Purpose Transparency and accountability are key components of the principle of solidarity as espoused by OWS and cornerstones of the [...]
Proposal for 1/5: Testing Block Validity
Proposer: Yoni Miller Contact info: futuresenator2030@gmail.com Common Sense Proposal This is a general proposal, for a serious problem weʼve been having from Day 1, and thatʼs the abuse of blocks. Throughout the entire GA, Facilitation is able to tell a person “Oh, that is not a clarifying question, that belongs in concerns” and so forth, yet [...]
Proposal for 1/4: Medical
The medics would like funding for two professional instructors from the premier outdoor medicine school on the East Coast who came and offered three days of training at OWS. The first day involved a two hour “Basic Winter Survival Course” tailored to the needs of an urban occupation, focusing on shelter, sleeping systems, clothing, hypothermia [...]
1/1: Occupied State of the Union
Occupied State of the Union Address Video Proposal “He shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient. ” —Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution Once a year the President delivers the State [...]
1/3: Resolution to End Corporate Personhood
Resolution to End Corporate Personhood Consented to by the NYCGA on 1/3/2012 Consented to by the Politics & Electoral Reform Working Group on 12/29/2011 Proposed by: the Subgroup to End Corporate Personhood of the Politics & Electoral Reform Working Group Type: Public Statement Contact: endcorporatepersonhoodnyc@gmail.com A RESOLUTION TO END CORPORATE PERSONHOOD The New York City [...]
Funding for Metrocards
The Housing group would like to continue the process of weekly metrocard requests that has been ongoing for the previous four weeks. To facilitate the participation of the various individuals and workgroups that are making a tangible contribution to to the daily operations of OWS we would like to request funds to purchase 7 day [...]
1/3: Occupy the NH Primary
Proposal Summary: OWS will join with Occupy NH to Occupy the NH Primary from Thursday January 5th – Wed January 11th to participate in a series of direct actions aimed at political targets of both the Republican and Democratic Parties to confront the problem of corporate money and the wealth of the 1% buying elections [...]
12/31: Resolution to End Corporate Personhood
Resolution to End Corporate Personhood Consented to by the Politics & Electoral Reform Working Group on 12/29/2011 Proposed by: the Subgroup to End Corporate Personhood of the Politics & Electoral Reform Working Group Type: Public Statement Contact: endcorporatepersonhoodnyc@gmail.com A RESOLUTION TO END CORPORATE PERSONHOOD The New York City General Assembly of Occupy Wall Street, Convinced [...]
1/4: Funding for Left Forum Panel
The OWS Sustainability Working Group is requesting funds for participation in the Left Forum, at Pace University March 16 to March 18, 2012. This year’s theme is entitled “Occupy the System: Confronting Global Capitalism.” Abstract: OWS Sustainability Working Group would like to present and moderate a panel discussion / Q&A tentatively titled : Creating A [...]
1/3: J17 Occupy Congress Solidarity
A mass protest is being organized in Washington, DC on January 17th. Occupy DC is actively involved with a group called Occupy Congress. The thought is to have day-long actions on the 17th through 21st because the 17th is the first day the House of Representatives is in session for 2012. It’s an opportunity to [...]
Proposal for 12/31: Antiwar Working Group
Proposal to create a new OWS working group. Name of Group: Antiwar Contact emails: jbf1987@gmail.com, melanie@codepink.org Is your group open for anyone to join? Yes How does your group actively try to include the voices of people who are marginalized by larger society? Our members include people from women’s organizations, people of color, and immigrants. [...]