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NYCGA Minutes 3/27/2012

March 27, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

NYCGA 3/27/2012

Location: Atrium at 60 Wall Street

Co-Facilitators: Josh, Yoni

Stack: Katherine

Time:

Vibes:

Minutes: Lauren

Link to Audio File (http://archive NULL.org/details/NycgaMinutes3272012)

Announcements and Working Group Reportbacks

This Friday, 7-8pm Union Square there will be a vigil for the disabled community to honor those in our community who have been murdered by family members and caretakers. These murders go unanswered. 7-8pm by the statue of Gandhi

My coalition had a meeting today that was awesome. We are actively figuring out how to have bikes that are accessible and maintained provided as an option to other forms of transportation such as the subway.

Union Square Thursday morning at 9am we are going to have a coordinators meeting over breakfast everyone should be there

Yesterday there was a community dialogue meeting we have gotten to a place where we focused on things we can do and things we can perform one of which was looking at the GA, which is not well attended, also skill share, spokes council, very good and populated, more than here, the next one is going to happen on Monday 7pm, 220 East 23rd.

Grand Hyatt Thursday 5:30 against congressman Crowley

Thursday at 3pm we will be teaching bike safety class

Thursday at 6pm I would like to start a discussion on a new form of spokes council it will be at Union Square at 6pm, brief discussion.

Tomorrow at 5am there will be a van leaving to new haven as they may be evicted tomorrow you can also go through metro north, not much more than a 24 hour trip in the van.

Proposal: DA Painters: I made DA poster, was going to ask for 1,000.00 but raised the money separately to print 1,200 copies 2ft square, skill share on we paste etiquette, then we will distribute occupy Oakland will be using these posters. I have a concern about the budget, we would be wise to set aside money for printing for May Day. Thank you.

Proposal: In a sense an EMT proposal, to move GA To Union Square this fall all the energy was flowing into Liberty Park, now we are in this place, 60 wall, now there are many people in Union Square. I am proposing we move our GA’s to Union Square so we can heal GA and harness the energy that is inclusive of the whole movement. Temperature Check on if this is an EMT proposal, temp check mixed but mostly negative.

Proposal: Breakouts to discuss Financial Transparency

Minutes was not able to catch all of the reportbacks, they are at the start of the second recording for this GA

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NYCGA Minutes 3/24/2012

March 24, 2012 in General Assembly Minutes

NYC General Assembly 3/24/2012

[Note: There was no minutes-taker at this GA. The text below was compiled by the facilitator and live-tweeter from the live tweets and recollections. The Minutes Working Group cannot independently verify the accuracy and comprehensiveness of these minutes.]

Location: 60 Wall Street, then Liberty Square, then 100 Williams St.

Facilitation Team: Sean McKeown, Justin Stone-Diaz co-facilitating, Ray taking stack.

Timekeeper not used.  Vibes checker not used.

Livetweets: Dallas
No livestreamer present.  Audio recording device not made available.
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NYCGA Minutes 3/20/2012

March 20, 2012 in General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY MINUTES 3/20/2012

Location: 60 Wall St. 7:15 pm

Facilitator: Stan

Stack: Tess

Minutes: Carrie

Live tweets: Dicey

[In light of the circumstances of there being a new occupation at Union Square, and to clarify if the NYCGA should be held there, the only agenda item at this GA was a discussion on how to handle the situation.]

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NYCGA Minutes 3/17/2012

March 17, 2012 in General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY MINUTES 3/17/2012

Location: Liberty Square, 7 pm
Facilitators: Lady and Craig
Stack: Stan
Vibes: Justin
Minutes: Carrie
Live tweets: Dicey

AGENDA

Working Group Reportbacks
Emergency proposal: To sign a letter asking for a federal investigation into NYPD surveillance of Muslims. PASSES CONSENSUS.
Breakout groups to discuss May Day. ACCOMPLISHED.
Meeting of the Minds Meeting. TABLED
Announcements

Facilitation (F) starts GA off with a chant of “1! We are the people! 2! We are united! 3! This occupation is not leaving!”

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NYCGA Minutes 3/15/2012

March 15, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

Facilitators: Nick, Anthony

Stack Taker: Dan

Time Keeper: Mariah

Vibes: Carrie

Minutes: Lauren, Chepe

LInk to the Audio Recording

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NYCGA Minutes 3/8/2012

March 8, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

Facilitators: Corey, Lady

Stack Taker: Isaac

Time Keeper:

Minutes: Lauren

Vibes:

Link To Audio Recording

Announcements

Brookfield is messing with us tonight, they are going to leave and abandoned bag assuming we are going to steal it if you see any property that is not yours don’t take it. This is very important. Thank you.

Camile: tomorrow we are having a very awesome training film screening and panel discussion on political repression at 5 a Judson church also a number of people arrested today if you are interested in doing jail support tomorrow this is the phone number: (774) 257-4697 or (774) js4-ows

I am trying to put together a protest against Monsanto at the district court house 500 pearl street where a us federal judge threw out the case of 300000 organic farmers against Monsanto if anybody wants to protest Monsanto Monday at 2pm. Go talk to her!

Working group Reportbacks:

The NLG wanted me to let everybody know that john baker is going to get a jury trial tomorrow for occupying central park, it was part of a political action at central booking 100 center street 9:30 tomorrow

I am from the worker co op working group had come to the GA asking for 6,000 to start a co-op. the finance group said we are not giving you the money finance said they messed up. The money is going to go to 2 expenses the rest is going into seed money for a co-op alliance. We are going to collect the 6,000 and we want to do that transparently feel free to comment on this or tell us that we want you to wait. My name is Chepe

Proposal: Alternative Transportation Discussion, proposal will be at Spokes Council tomorrow (3/8)

Proposal: One action GA per week and 2 for process GA’s per week, tabled by GA

Proposal: Discussion on further fixing up accounting

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NYCGA Minutes 2/28/2012

February 28, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

Co-Facilitators: Daniel, Jennifer

Time Keeper: Isaac

Stack taker: Jean

Vibes: David

Minutes: Lauren

No Audio Available

Working Group Report Backs: Housing, Visions and Goals, Marsha: Fiber Arts working group, Grievance Council, F28 report back, Occupy Farms

Proposal: Statement of solidarity with the city wide GA on March 17th Result: Tabled, GA did not extend time

Proposal: Stop spending except for actions, Tabled after GA moved to Liberty Plaza

Announcements: F29, Sage, Yoni, Peoples Library, Nan, Lady

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NYCGA Minutes 2/23/2012

February 23, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY        (2/23/12)

LOCATION: 60 Wall St., 7:15 PM

FACILITATORS:  Sully, Marissa, Sean

STACK:  David

MINUTES:  Carol, Lauren Rugg

Working Group Reportbacks:

LEGAL/ANTI-REPRSSION:  Meeting is at 3:00 on Fridays.  This week at training on what to do if visits from FBI, detention, Try to do also on town squares.

OCCUCOPY: We are here, if you need copies please come to us!

STRONG WOMEN: NDAA coming March 3.  INFO: Informal meet-ups mon,wed, fri, 2:00, Charlotte’s Place.  Work more consistently at occupy town square, litter bombing, canned food drive for pets occupying.

WOMEN OCCUPING WALL ST CAUCUS, planning mtg Sun 5-7 in Atrium.

OPEN SPACES:  235 W 23, 6:00 tomorrow & every other Fri.

POLITICAL ACTION IMPACT Meets Fri 6:00 , 60 Wall:  plan for DNC, RNC, May Day, super tues primaries Boston, March 3-6.

Agenda:

Proposal: Visions and Goals, People Power Result: Failed modified Consensus 25 in support 14 against

Proposal: Occupy Caravan Solidarity Statement, Result: Passed with three Friendly Amendments: 1. Announce progress at other meetings 2.Include a statement about non-violence, no guns.  Accepted 3. Work with press and media.

EMT Proposal: Temporary use of a generator, Result: Passed through modified consensus 31 in favor, 3 against

Announcements:

Wed, Feb 29, American Legislative Exchange Committee, national day of action.  March 1 day of action education.  March 5 day of action Albany.  May 1.

Tomorrow, Direct Action training, 3-6 at Columbia University Hamilton Hall.

A few middle-age people staying in Zucotti Park, but we need more people in the park.  Tourists coming from all over looking for OWS.

Sat, 12-6,  Community Meeting: Power, privilege and access to power.  33 W 14th st.

NOW DC  9PM, Sundays, and check on Interoccupy (you have to register for the call).

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NYC General Assembly 2/18/2012 (Minutes)

February 19, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 155
Location: 60 Wall Street Atrium; then Liberty Square
Facilitators: Justin and Nick (livestreamer Nick); then Nick and Anthony; then Nick and Carrie M at Liberty
Stack Taker: Josh; then Carrie M at Liberty
Time keeper: Carol
Vibes checker: Sean
Minutes: Carrie M

Summary:
Working Group Report Backs: Occupy the Bronx (Take Back the Bronx), Facilitation, Anthony, Accounting, Sean, Queering OWS
Proposal: March 17th Action, by Housing. Consensus
Proposal: Space, by Darrell Prince. Tabled.
Discussion: From the The Anti-Oppression Affinity Group. Discussed.
Emergency Proposal: To temporarily restrict Sage from participating in the movement. Not passed.

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NYC General Assembly 2/11/2012 (Minutes)

February 11, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 148

Date/Time: 2/11/2012, 7pm

Location: 60 Wall Street, Moved to Zuccotti around 9:35

Facilitators: Melanie, Corey (with Nathan stepping in around 9:05)

Stack: Yoni

Time Keeper: Domo (with Corey stepping in around 9:40)

Minutes: molly o.

Proposal: Proposal to start a zeitgeist working group within OWS, tabled for further coordination between proposers and other working groups.

Proposal: Finance Transparency , blocked.

Proposal: Call for OWS Action Against Suppression of the Occupy Movement, passed.

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NYC General Assembly 2/7/2012 (Minutes)

February 7, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 144

Date/Time: 2/7/2012, 7pm

Location: 60 Wall Street, Moved to Zuccotti around 9:35

Link to the Audio Recording (http://www NULL.archive NULL.org/details/NycgaMinutes272012)

Facilitators: Alia, Anthony

Stack: Nick

Time Keeper: Sage

Minutes: Lauren

Working Group Report Backs: Direct Action, Facilitation, Aaron from Think Tank, Information, Bless, Kitchen, Accounting

Proposal: Anarchism Caucus Formation Proposal, Tabled with the FA to hold a teach-in before returning to the GA

Proposal: Occupalooza August 18th 2012, Consensus

Proposal: Proposal for OWS Legal Support And Commissary Funds For Detained Comrades, Passed through modified consensus (16 in favor, 1 against) with FA’s: 1.The commissary would end if the person is convicted of non-OWS crime 2. Commissary doesn’t being until 7 days after incarceration 3. The money comes from bail fund

Announcements: Anthony

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NYC General Assembly 2/4/2012 (Minutes)

February 4, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 141

Audio Recording of General Assembly

Location: 60 Wall Street Atrium

Facilitators: Christina, Shawn

Stack Taker: Corey

Minutes: Lauren

Working Group Report Backs: Minutes, Class War, Nan-in solidarity with Newark, Medics, Shazz, Trish

Proposal: Call for mass action against the suppression of the Occupy Movement: Tabled by proposers.

Announcements: Visions and Goals, Strong Women Rules, Trish, Staten Island GA, Lady, Christine, Joseph, Angela, Jeff

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NYC General Assembly 1/28/2012 (Minutes)

January 28, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 134

Audio Recording of General Assembly (http://www NULL.archive NULL.org/details/NycgaMinutesJanuary282012)

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 Williamsburg party, Occupy Town Square, Nan, PR Working group, Occupy Newark, Occupy Long Island (7:00), Occupy Danburry Connecticut

Proposal: Fun Hub Proposal reached consensus (35:00)

Proposal: Anti-War proposal (http://) tabled due to large number of stand asides.

Proposal: Occupy the Roads proposal failed to pass modified consensus with 45 yays and 7 nays

Proposal: An Accountability Proposal To Hold OWS Members to OWS Standards of Conduct tabled after 9 blocks made it clear it wouldn’t pass modified consensus.

Meeting ended with announcements from various people.

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NYC General Assembly 1/26/2012 (Minutes)

January 26, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 132

Audio Recording of the General Assembly (http://www NULL.archive NULL.org/details/NycgaMinutes1262012)

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 of Global Justice working group: Consensus

Proposal: Food Justice: Consensus

Proposal: Occupy your workplace: Consensus with three Friendly Amendments:

1. Provide legal education and legal counsel for example NLG

2. Target Management in addition to workers

3. Worker ownership and collective control is part of the working groups objective

Proposal: Facilitation: Consensus with the Friendly Amendment that there be only one less GA per week with the new schedule being GA Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

Proposal #6: Visions and Goals: Proposed breakout session, Tabled due to lack of time

Announcements: GSD Affinity Group, Angelo with Safer Spaces, Christina on behalf of Open Spaces, Structure, Visions and Goals, OWS Trade Justice, Mediation and NVC, Political Action and Impact, Zach, Food Justice working group

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NYC General Assembly 1/24/2012 (Minutes)

January 24, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 130

Date/Time: 1/24/2012, 7pm

Location: Liberty Plaza

Facilitators: Anthony, Ronnie

Stack-taker: Nick

Minutes: Lauren and Chepe

Dissolution of Spokes from Strong Women Rules: Tabled

Adoption of a vision statement:Tabled

Craft Fair Fundraiser: Consensus

Reduce GA meetings: Tabled

Disruption followed by a conversation on how to deal with disruptions

Community Solidarity: Tabled by proposer

Follow up to GA reassembly: No Presented

Formation of Food Justice working groups: Tabled by proposer during disruption

OWS support for Occupy tour: Consensus

Working Group Report Backs: Facilitation, Information

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NYC General Assembly 1/22/2012 (Minutes)

January 22, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 128

Date/Time: 1/22/2012, 7pm

Location: Liberty Plaza, moved to 60 Wall Street Atrium

Facilitators: Yoni, Anthony

Minutes: Lauren

Audio Recording of General Assembly (http://www NULL.archive NULL.org/details/NycgaMinutes1222012)

Announcements: Shazz, Occupy DC, Outreach, Class War Campaign

Working Group Report Backs: Occupy the Farms, Visions and Goals

Proposal: Occupy House Parties. Tabled.

Emergency Proposal: OWS support independent fundraising to finance trip to Europe for world economic forum. Did not pass modified consensus.

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NYC General Assembly 1/21/2012 (Minutes)

January 21, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 127

Date/Time: 1/21/2012, 7:30 pm

Location: 60 Wall Street

Facilitators: Amin and Christina

Stack: Evan

Minutes: Hillel (From Livestream and tweets) and Stan

Announcements/Working Group Reportbacks: Solidarity Working Group, Open Accounting Working Group, Class War Working Group, Student Assembly, InfoHub, Structure Working Group, Direct Action, GSD, “Don’t Buy Any Media” Day, Livestream.

Proposal: Have open meetings for all operation decisions. Failed to pass modified consensus.

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QuickFind: Minutes, Transcripts & Livetweet Links

January 21, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes, Spokes Council Minutes

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NYC General Assembly 1/19/2012 (Minutes)

January 19, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 125

Date/Time: 1/19/2012, 7pm

Location: Liberty Plaza

Facilitators (F): Alejandro and Christina

Stack Taker: Bonna

Working Group Report Backs: Class War Campaign, Accounting

Emergency proposal from Direct Action to endorse a longshoreman action on the west coast. Result: Consensus.

Emergency proposal to hold discussions regarding the spending freeze. Result: Conversation held.

Announcements: Facilitation, Occupy the Courts, Trish, Freedom from LA, DA, Egyptian Revolution, Minutes, Nan nycga.et workshop, Sean, Occupy Burlington Vermont

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NYC General Assembly 1/17/2012 (Summary)

January 17, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

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NYC General Assembly 1/15/2012 (Summary)

January 15, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

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NYC General Assembly 1/14/2012 (Minutes)

January 14, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

NYC GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 120

1/14/2012, 7pm, Liberty Plaza

Link to Audio File (http://www NULL.archive NULL.org/details/Nycga1142012)

Proposal: Form GRISP Working Group. Did not pass modified consensus.

Proposal: Form Occupy Dependency Working Group. Tabled.

Proposal: Vision and Goals Breakout Discussion. Tabled due to cold.

Proposal: Formation of Anarchist Education Working Group with budget of $2,000. Tabled.

Proposal: OWS Movement Building Road Trip Budget. Consensus.

Proposal: Spending Freeze. Consensus.

Announcements: Sage, Occupy Oakland

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NYC General Assembly 1/12/2012 (Summary)

January 12, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

 

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NYC General Assembly 1/10/2012 (Summary)

January 10, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

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NYCGA 1/8/2012 (Summary)

January 9, 2012 in Assemblies, General Assembly Minutes

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