Outreach Minutes 1/23/12
Taken by Mike S.
Introductions
1)Need to attend Spokes Council, Ravi standing in tonight
Spokes Council schedule for the next week:
Wednesday, J25—Cara
Monday, J30—Apollo
Wednesday, F1—Ronny
2) Meeting Schedules
Jillian proposes to eliminate Saturday meeting
-discussion of break out groups during Monday meetings
-consensus on holding meetings once a week on Monday at 6:30 until further review
- Checking Outreach email
Cara, Jillian and Hans are the only ones doing it
Jillian is ok with continuing to check the email
- Issues with picking up materials at the office
Materials should be kept at SIS, anyone who wants/needs access should contact Cara or Eli
- Help with Tabling in Liberty Plaza
A sign up sheet is passed around for this week, will be passed around during the next meeting for next week
- OWS Vision Statement from Vision and Goals
Sumumba asks for us to please review it and be present for the GA on Tuesday
- Canvassing
Canvassing Day of Action every Wednesday at 1:00 PM at the Atrium at 60 Wall Street. This Wednesday we will be focusing on Business Outreach, putting “We Support the 99%” posters up in the windows of businesses
We will take pictures of the businesses and put them on a blog
Suggestion that we use GPS, google maps to make a searchable list of businesses that support OWS
Labor Outreach will be discussing a door-knocking campaign January 30th at 8:30 PM
- Ending Corporate Personhood
Reportbacks about Friday’s Occupy the Courts events and Saturday’s Tour of Corporations: Events took place in 46 states in 110 cities last weekend.
The NYC GA has concensed on Ending Corporate Personhood
- Foreclose on Banks/ Un-Occupy your Bank
Wants to start a campaign where we move money out of the worst banks and into credit unions; write profiles on the people who have been foreclosed on, provide info on where people can move their money to
There will be a meeting Tuesday night at 7:00 PM in Brooklyn, for more info email Rosalie at craigslist_lady@yahoo.com
Suggestion that we go to businesses and get them to move their money
Suggestion that we give info about banks out on the subways
- Occupy Town Square
Flyers are handed out, Occupy Town Square will be held Sunday, January 29th from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Washington Square Park
- Orientation (for new folks)
Sign-up sheet is passed around for people interested in helping run the orientations
The first Orientation will be held this Saturday, January 28th at noon at the Atrium (60 Wall Street)
- Attempted financial proposal
Clarification that money is still frozen
- Occupy Police
Brief discussion about how to and whether or not to engage with the police
Suggestion that this conversation take place at Think Tank
Suggestion that we have a day or a couple of days where we discuss this
- Outreach Cluster Meeting
Outreach Cluster Meeting is for all Working Groups that are doing some kind of Outreach. It will take place this Thursday at 6:30 PM at 60 Broadway on the 16th floor
- Facilitation Schedule for next week:
Monday, J30—Ian
Monday, F6—Sumumba
Monday, F13—Hans
- Announcements
Hans—Wants to have three day forum on people who have been killed all over the world
Leah—This Saturday at 3:00 PM at the Atrium the Global Justice group will be meeting
Jim—The first week ion March there will be a two day symposium on Alliances without Co-Optation by Police, Labor and Politicians, for more info find Jim’s email on his website at jimlaffertyphotos.com
Mike—There will be a Zeitgeist screening/Q&A this Thursday at Columbia University at 6:30 PM