#Occupy Wall Street

So, we’re at 60 Wall, where we’ve been scheduled to have General Assembly tonight. Interesting situation: everyone’s at #OccupyUnionSq. #OWS

We’re having a facilitated conversation. Lauren: “Union Sq needs a GA; if everyone’s there, we need to move it there. There are things…”

Cont’d: “…that need to be consensed on there.” “The animal of Union Sq is very different than Zuccotti.” Last night they had a roundtable…

Cont’d: They talked about what the Union Sq occupation would look like. “I think GA’s the platform” to have discussions about it. #NYCGA

Libor’s POI: in Brussels, they agreed to have “certain levels of assembly from neighborhood assemblies to people’s assemblies.” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…I think the minutes are on http://t.co/LfKLmZPd . I want to make a proposal to declare Union Sq to be a people’s assembly..”

Cont’d: “…to sort of give it the option of having a GA,” they can figure it out. #NYCGA #OWS

Zack feels like we should be having this conversation in Union Sq. Dicey asks if we’re going to split our community into two places. #NYCGA

Justin: “We need to remember that key line: don’t talk for us, speak with us.” The Union Square occupation is different from this. #NYCGA

Justin informs us they want to call WGs “unions” and have a different structure at Union Square. #NYCGA #OWS

Joanna: “If there’re going to be rules at Union Sq, I hope people follow them.” Notes that some folks didn’t follow agreements in other…

Next: “I’m actually trying to get a new working group for #NYCGA.” Does that happen here or in Union Square? #NYCGA #OWS

Lauren agrees with something Zack said about getting bogged down in practice. “Union Square is a cohesion of Union Sq kids, homeless ppl..”

Cont’d: “…that live there, and us.” “If we want to be successful, Union Square needs to have its own GA.” #NYCGA #OWS

Lauren assumes we’ll be in both places, wants to have this be a step towards “occupying everywhere,” suggests alternate dates for GAs…

Cont’d: …in each places, have marches to connect the two. “Marching from Union Square to Wall Street is really powerful.” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “If we’re not going to be able to agree that this GA moves to Union Square, let’s just let Union Sq have its own GA.” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “We nd to be respectful to what’s already formed here.” Libor asks to clarify: keep this GA & acknowledge we have another assembly.

Zack: “Having spoken to a lot of ppl in Union Square, they still consider themselves part of #OWS.” Ppl were beaten, park barricaded.

Cont’d: “It’s not like we planned to have another occupation in NYC. Having this GA” without folks is a problem. #NYCGA #OWS

Justin: “People knew where GA would be, it’s on the website.” People are voting with their feet tonight. #NYCGA #OWS

Next: “Your point about having different assemblies in different locations: it’s a good idea, but bad at the same time.” Could stretch thin.

Cont’d: Feels we need to have a major location. “Can’t spread too thin.” #NYCGA #OWS

Nick: “Most of the stuff that we’re talking about right now needs to take place with the people at Union Square.” Look at numbers. #NYCGA

Nick’s emergency proposal is to keep listing this GA, and to add whatever Union Square wants to do to the list. “If there’s zero ppl…”

Cont’d: “…here, it’s still listed, but doesn’t happen.” “This discussion should only be about moving this to union square right now.”

Carrie: “A bunch of us were in Union Square and came down here, I thought, with the intent that we’re going to consense that the #NYCGA…”

Cont’d: “…move to Union Square. Now i’m hearing folks in Union Square don’t want that or the general fund, which is interesting.”

Cont’d: “I’ve been occupying there all day,” finds whether or not you’re sleeping there not so much material to the thing. #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d “I’m feeling that justin and lauren are right that we need to see what that group wants to do, and we can’t do anything…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…without that.” Suggests proposal be that we have a discussion at Union Square about what to do. #NYCGA #OWS

Trish: “Union Square is a very political site- anyone who’s NYC-based, you know that it’s long-term – the mayor, police claim that…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…the artist community were the last community forced out of that point because of merchants. So you’re constantly going to be…”

Cont’d: “…confronted by police, provocateurs,” established drug community. Says it’s more dangerous than Liberty “times 10.” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “It’s in our best interest to stay as close to Wall Street as we can, because that gives us a validity that we’ve fought hard for.”

Dicey: “We need to acknowledge this conversation is complicated and we need to be patient with each other.” Likes Carrie’s proposal. #NYCGA

Lauren: “It doesn’t matter where you occupy; I could go occupy harlem, or green point, but I still think we’re considered #OWS.” #NYCGA

Freddie: “I just had a question, if we move GA to Union Square, it’s almost like we’re abandoning everything down here.” Ppl come here. #OWS

Cont’d: “If I find out I have to go all the way to Union Square, I might go home.” Not him, but others might. #NYCGA #OWS

Freddie notes the Union Square occupation makes us visible. Libor: “On Tuesday, there is supposed to be #NYCSC,” big march Saturday…

Cont’d: “…what’s the logistics? Are we marching down here?” Lauren’s not sure but has heard starting place might be Union Sq. #NYCGA #OWS

Justin: “One pressing issue #NYCGA needs to deal with: all budgets are now locked and we need to decide what to do w/ last 10k.” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “Hopefully, everyone will go to Spokes tomorrow so we can have this conversation.” Ravi notes Accounting will want to ask GA. #NYCGA

Trish’s POI: “Union Sq Park has a calendar posted on http://t.co/rOAmHNDm – every day, things are posted.” Events, markets, la la la. #OWS

Cont’d: “Those things will have priority in that park.” Suggests we look at calendar. #NYCGA #OWS

Joanna asks that people resist urge to differentiate based on whether you sleep overnight, have been arrested, or how long you’ve been here.

Libor notes we didn’t care about what was going on in this neighborhood; let’s protest, “shut it down and disrupt little bit of flow.”#NYCGA

Caitie: “I get the sense that we can’t really continue this conversation until we go to Union Sq, so can we table until we get to Union Sq.”

Stan notes we can move this GA right now to Union Square if we want to. #NYCGA #OWS

Stack’s closed: Zack, Lauren, Nick, Dicey, Carrie. Stan: after this stack is closed we’ll review proposals we’ve heard. #NYCGA #OWS

Zack responds to Dicey: “A lot of ppl at Union Square consider themselves #OWS – we’re all the same ppl, nothing changed when we set foot..”

Cont’d: “…to that space. So it wouldn’t be considered an invasion; nothing has changed. The other thing is that honestly, people have…”

Cont’d: “…made their own decisions. If they wanted to attend GA, they would. A very large majority aren’t here and didn’t know it was…”

Cont’d: “…happening.” Just by moving it there, “we can make the announcement, if ppl aren’t happy, they don’t have to attend, but…”

Cont’d: “…moving to Union Square for tonight — just tonight — to decide what to do, get a real consensus from the community.” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “I think it’s a necessary move to include the whole community.” Someone asks what’s going on at Union Sq. #NYCGA #OWS

Lauren: “There’s been no establishment of structure or a GA at Union Square.” People are doing lots of rad things there tho. #NYCGA #OWS

Lauren; “I think it’s important as an occupation to be flexible, and to not become” paralyzed by process. DA on #M17 was planning… #OWS

Cont’d: “…on occupying a space, but it wasn’t going to be #LibertySquare necessarily.” Even tho yes we’re #OWS, “if we have…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…an opportunity to have an occupation again, which I think is what everyone wants… not so much to get caught up in the utopian..”

Cont’d: “…feeling of it, but the visibility.” Notes current press attention and visibility is great. “Today is the first day of…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…American Spring.” Occupation sprung up organically in Union Square. “Even tho it’s a really delicate situation…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…we’ve had our training, we’ve had a crash course, let’s come together.” Also doesn’t feel like it’s going to feel like an…

Cont’d: …invasion; what felt like an invasion was when “people showed up last night and just tried to take over,” instead of letting folks..

Cont’d: …figure out what to do. Dicey thanks her for the clarification and likes the idea of talking about what to do up there. #NYCGA #OWS

Dicey notes that it’s not so much that we’re all invading, but there are a bunch of new stakeholders in that park. #NYCGA #OWS

Libor likes what he’s hearing but wants to make a proposal that we’re visiting the GA there tonight to see how it feels. #NYCGA #OWS

Carrie thinks “we’re all talking in the same lines.” Loves the Union Sq occupation, but a little worried about ppl’s reactions to having…

Cont’d: …GA just move there. “My proposal would be that we decide we are open to #NYCGA moving to Union Sq,but first we want to have…”#NYCGA

Cont’d: “…a discussion about whether folks there want this GA to move there, or be a satellite, or what they want.” #NYCGA #OWS

Catie wants to know if we are going to talk about anything else at this GA tonight. “Probably not,” someone notes. #NYCGA #OWS

OK, so Carrie clarifies her proposal: “Let’s agree to discuss moving the GA there,” but not just move the GA there, ‘thinks that would…”

Cont’d: “…get messy.” Stan tries to clarify Libor’s proposal — it’s to move it anytime, but temporarily, and then once meeting there…#NYCGA

Cont’d: “…decide whether we’re moving there for good, or what.” Zack’s is that “we end GA here, continue it at Union Square, make an…”#NYCGA

Cont’d: “…announcement to everyone — which is us, there is no us and them, that’s part of my proposal – we explain what happened here…”

Cont’d: “…and that we want an inclusive discussion, in a GA format, about what to do with the GA.” Get folks there to continue the GA.#NYCGA

Nick notes that if we’re one group, the GA is naturally there. If not, there are different things. Zack says he’s here from Union Sq and…

Cont’d: …is proposing it. We’re going to straw poll these ideas. Libor proposes we set a date to move the #NYCGA to Union square. #OWS

Carrie’s proposal is to end this GA “here and now for tonight, but w/ decision we’re going to Union Sq to figure out what they want to do.”

Cont’d: “…but that this GA does not continue there tonight.” Zack’s proposal is similar but we wouldn’t end GA, just continue it there to…

Cont’d: …talk about that. “I know there’s no quorum needed for a GA, but I think it would be good to move where our occupiers are to find..”

Cont’d: “…consensus?” Libor asks what we do if Union Square doesn’t want to move GA there; consensus is it’d automatically be here Thurs.

So, we temp checked and it’s between Carrie’s and Zack’s. Straw poll next: Carrie is 6, Zack is 8 votes… Sean suggests we merge them…

Lauren: “Technically we’d be doing both, because we’d have to end the GA to do what Zack is proposing,” even if it restarts later. #NYCGA

Carrie: “To clarify, what would happen there wouldn’t affect #NYCGA,” would be a discussion to see what they want. #OWS

Lauren notes that since they seemed to not want the finances of the #NYCGA up in #UnionSq, maybe Carrie’s idea, to have discussion is…

Cont’d: …more appropriate. Zack’s POI: “There has not been a GA at Union Sq where consensus has been reached” on proposals. #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “So, you have people that may be leaning one way, and people that may be leaning the other day.” #NYCGA #OWS

(FTR, we temp checked whether to make this process an “emergency proposal”, and we did.. just to satisfy the 24-hour-notice rule.) #NYCGA

Tess notes that we all agree on going to Union Square. “Why don’t we get on the train and decide?” Folks note that we need to decide if…

Cont’d: …the GA closes though. Libor notes we can’t impose our decision on them. Tess: “We left there to came here since supposedly…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…this is where valid decisions are made.” Sean notes we’d have to ask consent of folks there to establish facilitators, could be…

Cont’d: ..a way to do it. Dicey makes a friendly amendment to join the 2 proposals: we pause GA, discuss at #UnionSq what to do, if there..

Cont’d: …is consensus at Union Square, we continue GA. If not, we continue GA Thursday at 60 Wall. #NYCGA #OWS

Cheers! We just did awesome things. I’ll livetweet the facilitated discussion at Union Square and then the GA if it continues there. #NYCGA

The discussion is happening, via people’s mic. Sean proposed we discuss having a GA across the park; ppl not huge on that b/c…

…right now everyone is just enjoying the occupation. Lauren’s POI: she spoke w/ some members of the #UnionSq community; they suggested…

Cont’d: …a morning community meeting to discuss this Occupation and what we’re doing here. Sage proposes we share info first…

Cont’d: …and take baby steps towards working together and using directly democratic processes. Lauren explains the GA discussion…

Cont’d: …from earlier at 60 Wall, notes we have a new situation here and we need to discuss what to do with it, reproposes community mtg..

Cont’d: …and tempchecks what to do. Lopi suggests we need to build community here and maybe bringing GA model isn’t necessarily the best..

Cont’d: …idea right now. Suggests we share ideas and why we’re here (soapbox-style, sounds like) before we make this decision.

Someone POIs: talked to #NLG; someone is supposed to come here to protect us, not seen yet. #OWS

Next: “I’m a Union Square kid. People have been here for years. All they want is to coexist with us.” Zack notes Lopi’s proposal had a lot..

Cont’d: …of twinkles, to put GA on hold at 60 Wall “until we’re through the healing process”. Many Uptwinkles still. #OWS #NYCGA

Lauren and Sage both propose we have breakout groups. Lauren notes we have a proposal, but there’s no agreement this is a decision-making..

Cont’d: …body. @blogdiva: I’m here to present an emergency proposal that has to do w/ a statement of solidarity with the family of…

Cont’d: …Treyvan Martin, a child who was “murdered by a vigilante in his town in Florida who has not been charged with anything.”

Cont’d: “Treyvan was murdered for wearing a hoodie and being black.” tomorrow a “million hoodie march” will go from here to the #UN. #nycga

Cont’d: “This is not a march organized by #OWS, but I propose we show solidarity” and make a statement we oppose racism, genocide…

Lauren’s POI: “I’ve had 2 discussions here about element of other rallies and meetings that happen here.” Says we are obligated to respect..

Cont’d: …that, don’t “need any kind of consensus to show solidarity with what this place was intended for.” #NYCGA #OWS

Liza thanks us for our Uptwinkles (unanimous) on her proposal, will tweet out that we’re in solidarity. #NYCGA #OWS

Lopi notes we just showed strong consensus for the proposal. “we don’t need to be so officious about this situation,” suggests we…

Cont’d: …temp check showing solidarity with the million hoodie march. #OwS #NYCGA

Evan asks: “Are we occupiers?” looks like we are. “Are we assembled?” same. “Then it doesn’t matter whether we’re the GA.” #NYCGa #OwS

Ritchie: “There’s no such thing as “the GA”, that shit has gotten way out of hand.” sage notes we need to listen to folks who…

Cont’d: ..might not agree with us. Example: whether we march, leave things here, might lose park. Need to discuss. #NYCGA #OWS

Lauren says that we should feel free to do anything we want. Someone says it might divide us if we suspend the #NYCGA. #OWS

Ok, we’re going to unofficially break out and discuss stuff– no decision on what to do with the GA tonight. According to earlier GA…

Cont’d: …consensus, we’ll reconvene at 60 Wall to discuss what to do with the GA. Hopefully folks will come down from Union Square. #NYCGA

& the Illuminator arrives!! Cheers! OK fam– here’s yr moment of Zen. Come #OccupyUnionSq w/ us! Spokes tmrw. #OWS http://t.co/x0oPW9Wj

@drgoddess sorry fam! Didn’t have a chance to look it up in the heat of the moment. Much love. #solidarity

RT @drgoddess: .@LibertySqGA Hey, you guys, the proper hashtag is #TrayvonMartin Still, we appreciate #Trayvon being discussed at Gener …

There’s a RIDICULOUS amount of police vehicles accompanying our motley crew of a march! #ows #m17

Just heard that @shawncarrie and @Occupymusician got arrested too. Also somebody had a seizure after arrest. #m17 #ows

Hey all, just got here. Emergency GA underway. #nycga #ows (@jopauca)

What we’re trying to do here is recreate what we’ve done in the park. After last night, we need your support #nycga #ows

“Yes, it’s true it’s illegal to evict someone from the sidewalk as long as theyre not taking up 1/2 of it”. #nycga #ows

“Then again, we are dealing with New York’s finest.” #nycga #ows

The proposal underway is to occupy Union Square. #nycga #ows

We are fighting a war. Know the legal rammifications. We cannot create our own rules. #nycga #ows

Stack: What bathroom facilities are there here? Response: There is a man & womans bathroom. #nycga #ows

PoI: There is also a McDonalds and Wholefoods mart. #nycga #ows

Stack: Is it legal to sleep here at UnionSq. A: Not sure, but we did it last night. #nycga #ows

Stairs: Are there are any friendly amendments? #nycga #ows

FA: Can the DA happen in the lawn? Response: This is an emergency proposal. I suggest going to nycga for updates #nycga #ows

PoI: All our problems we used to have were tarps & generators. We dont have those problems. #nycga #ows

PoI: The ppl in the back are cops. (Big undercovers). #nycga #ows

Stairs: We’re closing stack. If there are any other agenda items, bring them up. #nycga #ows

Stairs: We want to keep this GA short. Theres also an action at 8. We’d like some updates. #nycga #ows

Again, this proposal is for the Occupation of Union Square. #nycga #ows #occupyeverything

Stairs: We would like to do one more thing. Let’s end with a clap. #nycga #ows

(Everyone clapping and cheering) #nycga #ows

Just spoke with facilitation. The Occupation of Union Sq. was an idea. #nycga #ows

While consensus had not been reached, they hope Union Sq can be occupied in the future. #nycga #ows

Thank you for being here during this emergency, informative GA. We wish you all well. #nycga #ows

[Ed.: Oh yeah. And #fuckthenypd]

RT @DailyOcc: Today’s GA preview & live page just went up: http://t.co/75pyJPNd Tweets via @LibertySqGA. Check it out; starting soon …

Hi fam! The 6-month anniversary General Assembly of #OWS starts now. Follow here, @LibertySqGA2, @LibertySqGA3, @LibertySqGA4! #M17 #NYCGA

Stairs: “Welcome back! It’s our 6-month anniversary!” Cheers! There are like 500 people here right now. #NYCGA #OWS

Stairs: “I know everyone here is really excited! I am too!” It’s Craig; asks permission to co-facilitate with Lady. Sounds good! #NYCGA #OWS

Lady: “It looks like the crowd is very excited tonight, so we’re going to start with a chant: 1, we are the people…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…2: we are united! 3: This occupation is not leaving!” [Chills... electrifying chant commences. -Ed.] #NYCGA #OWS

Aaand the chant segues into “A! Anti! Anticapitalista!” [Tweeting, on steps, next to @CarrieM213, like old times. Aww. -Ed.] #NYCGA #OWS

We need 2 stages of the people’s Mic tonight! Recalibrating now. Stairs asking folks to get on stack for reportbacks. #NYCGA #OWS

First on stack for reportbacks: Amin and Nelini from DA: “We have 7pm Saturday trainings for +Brigades! They relate to clowning on..” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…the streets, making the police look stupid, and breaking the binary between police and protesters. We moved the training here!”

Cont’d: “…and I want to announce that we’re training for Spring!” Big cheers. “Every Friday, 2:30PM, meet here in the park!” #NYCGA #OWS

Nelini: “And we’ll also have a clown training tonight on the west side of the park! Thank you!” #NYCGA #OWS

Amin comes back to clarify: “We forgot to mention when. Since we promised people and we didn’t know this beautiful gathering was going to..”

Cont’d: “…happen, w/ your permission, it will happen simultaneously with this GA. So, ppl have an option.” West side for +Brigades. #NYCGA

Lady: “Today’s our birthday! We’ve had 2 marches and also a lot of other events happening during the day. What’s going to happen…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…right now is that there is a teach-in at the same time as the GA. It’s up to ppl to decide for themselves what they’d like…”

Cont’d: “…to do.” Lady requests that folks in front sit down so everyone can hear and see. #NYCGA #OWS

Lady: “I need a volunteer to take stack tonight.” (Stack is our manner of organizing speaking order, weighted to empower traditionally…)

Cont’d: (…marginalized voices.) Stairs also assigning folks to assist with the second generation of the ppl’s mic. #NYCGA #OWS

Stairs: “Now, we’d like to review process. A refresher course! Human mic helps us amplify our voices so that everyone can be heard.” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “We need you to echo us. You don’t have to agree w/ what’s being said, but you’re allowing ppl to be heard!” #NYCGA #OWS

Lady: “Really quickly, this is a 24-hour occupation! I’m gonna say it again: this is a 24-hour occupation!” Huge cheers! #NYCGA #OWS

Lady: “If you know someone that’s not here right now, text them, Twitter ‘em, Facebook ‘em, Myspace them [laughs!], call: come here!” #NYCGA

Stairs: “Now we’ll review non-verbal communication!” Uptwinkles means “I lk that; I feel good.” Midtwinkles means “I’m on the fence.”#NYCGA

Cont’d: “Downtwinkles means, I don’t like that — respectfully, I don’t feel good.” A triangle w/ 2 hands means “we’ve gone off process..”

Cont’d: “…we need to get back on track. One finger up is a point of information. This means I have pertinent info that is factual…”

Cont’d: “…about what is currently being discussed.” Make a C with a finger to ask a clarifying question. “This is not an opportunity to..”

Cont’d: “…change a topic or assert a personal agenda!” Hero puts up a Point of Information: “We’ve had a little issue trying to get info..

Cont’d: “…about the #OWS text alert. If anyone has the information, can they please announce it through a mic check?” #NYCGA #OWS

Lady: “I see a lot of points of process. What we’re going to do is check online for that info, Also, ComHub is down until April.” #NYCGA

Hand signals continued: “Rotating your hands means, move it along! Respectfully, we hear you! But we’re talking about something else.”#NYCGA

Stairs: “This is a block!” Arms crossed in front of you. “This means I have severe ethical or safety concerns w/ a proposal!” #NYCGA #OWS

Lady: “There is also something called a standaside. You might feel that you are against the proposal, but don’t wish to block it.” #NYCGA

Stairs: “Now we’d like to move to the meat, and talk about the agenda.” Lady: “Tonight we have 3 items to talk about.” #NYCGA #OWS

First on the agenda: MayDay. Next, an emergency proposal to respond to NYPD surveillance of Muslims. Then, a new working group. #NYCGA #OWS

We’re moving to the emergency proposal first, actually. #NYCGA #OWS

Proposer: “Welcome back! My name is Caroline. This proposal is to sign a letter asking for a Federal investigation into NYPD’s blanket..”

Cont’d: “..and unwarranted surveillance of Muslim communities. The letter has been written and circulated by Muslim advocates.” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “It has already been signed by dozens of civil rights, faith groups, and community groups. They have reached out to #OWS and asked..

Cont’d: “…us to sign in #solidarity!” Cheers and “solidarity forever” break out in the crowd. #NYCGA #OWS

Lady: “I’m going to open stack for clarifying questions.” First CQ: “Are you going to read the letter, so we know exactly what we’re…”

Cont’d: “…agreeing to?” A: “I”d be happy to read the letter. It is 3 pages long; it starts out by saying that local officials…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…have failed to act. It then goes on…” Speaker forgot about the second gen of the human mic; resetting. #NYCGA #OWS

Stairs asks someone to ask the drum circle to move back. “This is just like the old days now,” @CarrieM213 observes next to me. #NYCGA #OWS

Someone invites the NYPD to help us with the human mic. Lady reminds us of one more hand-sign: Respect the house. #NYCGA #OWS

Lady: “What we’re going to do is have the proposer sum up the letter that we are agreeing on.” #NYCGA #OWS

Caroline: “As I was saying, the letter begins by describing that the NYPD has appeared to have targeted Muslims only for their faith.”#NYCGA

Cont’d: “It goes on to describe the reports that’ve been in the news, detailing different efforts of infiltration and surveillance..” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…of student groups, mosques, cafes, community centers, etc. It goes on to say this casts suspicion on an entire faith community.”

Cont’d: “It describes the screening of a hateful film. It goes on to mention letters written by congressional representatives…”#NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…local leaders, and so forth. It goes on to say: state and local officials haven’t been successful in holding NYPD accountable.”

Cont’d: “It asks finally tht the Department of Justice ‘vindicate our society’s cmmitment to equal justice under the law, and the…’”#nycga

Cont’d: “…prohibition against” discriminating based on religion. “That’s pretty much the sum of it.” Craig asks for clarifying questions.

CQ: “Where can we read the letter in its entirety?” A: “I’m going to ask, but I was told that it is now on http://t.co/OzXDORvv .” #OWS

CQ: “Did you use the term ‘illegal surveillance’?” A: “I can check in the letter to see if it is there.” #NYCGA #OWS

Next, Jennifer. “My only concern is that we make sure that this is a request for individual investigation and not from the direct…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…accusations against the NYPD. I personally think that they’re guilty, but we can’t come to that conclusion until a…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…Federal investigation is done.” A: “I can answer both questions now. I do not find the word ‘illegal’ in this document.” #NYCGA

The questioner feels that word should be there; proposer apologizes for not being able to get prints — she did try, she says. #NYCGA #OWS

A, in response to second CQ: “I want to say that the letter is asking for the Federal Investigation that you want.” #NYCGA #OWS

CQ: “My question is, who will be doing the investigation?” A: “The letter is addressed to the United States Attorney General, Eric Holder.”

Cont’d: “It asks him to direct the Department of Justice to conduct the investigation.” Next: Lee. #NYCGA #OWS

CQ: “My clarifying question is, who would be the official politician, if you can give us the name, who are not co-operating with…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “..our cause and the courage of our movement that once was born at this sacred location, September 17th.” #NYCGA #OWS

Lady notes that that question is not pertinent to this proposal, suggests he get on stack later during Soapbox. #NYCGA #OWS

CQ, Jason: “My clarifying question is on this petition, what will we actually be signing? As the #OWS movement, or all of our names…”

Cont’d: “…individually, or what?” A: “That is a good question. However, it is not a petition; all the signatories are groups.” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “I am open to some discussion about how this group would sign its name.” Suggests that it would say something like… #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…Occupy Wall Street, consensed upon by the General Assembly in Zuccotti Park on today’s date.” “Liberty Square.” #NYCGA #OWS

Lorenzo’s POI: “This is the NYC General Assembly in Liberty Square, at Occupy Wall Street.” Station identification! #NYCGA #OWS

That’s it for clarifying questions. Stairs: “We’d like to open stack about concerns to be addressed. Please get on stack.” #NYCGA #OWS

First concern: John. “While I agree with the sentiment, I think the power of #OWS is its attempt to create an alternative power structure.”

Cont’d: “Asking the Federal Government to help us runs counter to that.” #NYCGA #OWS

POI: “We’re not asking the Federal Government to help #OWS. This is not our petition, or our letter. They are asking for #solidarity…”

Cont’d: “…from us, not our intervention.” Next Concern: “I don’t believe that asking the attorney general means we are looking for…”

Cont’d: “..their help. I believe we are asking them to make sure the NYPD is following the laws that it claims to operate under.”#NYCGA #OWS

Next on stack: Paul. “Why doesn’t #OWS send its own letter?” A: “That’s a good question; I suppose we could. As it stands, we…”#NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…have been asked to sign along with many groups that have already signed this letter. If you wanted to do that, it would be…”

Cont’d: “…a separate proposal.” Stack is now closed on Concerns; Stairs says we’re moving forward to consensus, but… #NYCGA #OWS

….someone point of processes and reminds Stairs to ask for friendly amendments, so they do. Opening stack. #NYCGA #OWS

One friendly amendment. “Hi everyone! I’m in support of the letter; I think we should sign. I wonder if there’s any way to add in our…”

Cont’d: “…signature some kind of demand related to stopping stop and frisk as a related struggle.” Isn’t sure how. #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d; “I’m going to check right now, but it wouldn’t surprise me if Stop and Frisk is mentioned in this letter already.” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “I know Muslim Advocates works on issues like that. Don’t know that we can change the letter given 100 groups already signed.”

FA: “I’m not suggesting we change the content of the main letter; I’m wondering if, in our signature, there can be some way of…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…indicating the ways in which #OWS connects the two struggles.” A: “I would suggest that perhaps we should release a..” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…a press release when the letter does go public expressing our reasons for solidarity.” Will talk to folks interested.#NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “Also, the letter does mention stop and frisk.” Stairs: “Are there any other friendly amendments?” No. “Awesome!” #NYCGA #OWS

Stairs: “Now, we’d like to attempt to build consensus about whether or not we’d like to sign in solidarity w/ this investigation.” #NYCGA

Stairs: “Are there any standasides?” No. “Apparently not!” Stairs: “Are there any blocks?” NO! “We have consensus!” CHEERS. #NYCGA #OWS

Lady: “Can I get a temperature check on moving to the next proposal?” Up-twinkles! #NYCGA #OWS

Marisa: “Hi! It’s good to see Zuccotti Park, full of all these wonderful people! I’ve been working to plan MayDay. May Day comes from…”

Cont’d: “…the Haymarket riots in 1886. It’s a time for the entire movement to show solidarity in the streets. Here in New York, we made..”

Cont’d: “…a call in support of a day without the 99%, in support of the call for a #GeneralStrike! So, on May 1st, we’re going to..”#NYCGA

Cont’d: “…hit the streets! We’re going to take the fight directly to sites of injustice, sites of capital. We’ll hit the streets!” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “So if you want to help, please come to our planning meetings!” Wednesdays, 33 West 14th, 6:30!” #NYCGA #OWS

Marisa proposes we break out for 10 minutes to request. The plan is to have a pop-up occupation, and then meet with union and immigrant..

Cont’d: …groups, and then take “more militant action. So use your imagination, and break out, and talk about” what you want to do! #NYCGA

OK, so we’ll break out for 10 minutes and then we’ll report back to the larger GA. See you in a bit. #NYCGA #OWS

OK, we’re back! Stairs: “Please keep reportbacks under two minutes for respect of time.” #NYCGA #OWS

Lou’s group reports back first: “My grp discussed a few things; we discussed the tactic of the living room into the banks action…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…should be brought out into public parks and sites around NYC. We also discussed that everybody wear black. We discussed..”#NYCGA

Cont’d: “..more coordination w/ labor unions, more shutdown actions i.e. Occupy Oakland. We also discussed to reach out to the bankers…”

Cont’d: “…and financial workers to join us on that day (May Day). And we discussed gaining support of non-occupiers or..” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…people sympathetic to #OWS.” Next: “My group discussed the phrase, ‘a day without the 99%’. Some people found it…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…straight-to-the-point; others found it a little confusing. It was suggested that the message “a day without cooperation of…”

Cont’d: “…the 99%” could be added to messaging. It was also suggested that “people who’ve been subjected to police brutality..”

Cont’d: “..be invited to do a soapbox.” Also suggested that arrests be avoided early in the day to keep numbers for later, and to maintain..

Cont’d: …space for people who want to avoid arrest earlier in the day. “It was also discussed moving to march time from 5:30 to 6…”

Cont’d: “…I think we’ll probably leave at 6 anyway.” Next, @lmnopie’s group. “Our group had a very passionate and excited discussion.”

Cont’d: “Things that ppl wanted to see: empty workshops, empty stores, all the people in the streets. We want to see May Day as…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…the biggest day of action yet for #OWS, and the coalition w/ the unions and immigrant labor who have all been planning…”#NYCGA

Cont’d: “…this together; they’ve adopted a horizontal structure for their meetings. So, also, there’s a teach in Sunday night at…”

Cont’d: “…Judson Memorial at building affinity groups.” 7pm. “Also, more things ppl wanted to see: free subway for the day, truckers…”

Cont’d: “…shutting down bridges, and the Actor’s Equity Union to shut down Broadway, Hotel Workers’ Union to shut down the hotels…”

Cont’d: “…construction workers to shut down all construction sites in the city, such as the Freedom Tower!” Cheers. #NYCGA #OWS

Next: “Our group was very creative, and had a lot of ideas, so we put them down in a couple of summarizing points. We should have…”

Cont’d: “…a lot of fun activities w/ educational value. We should do flash mobs, we can hand out flowers w/ info; we should get the…”

Cont’d: “…students to join us as well, like OccupyAlbany. We should pay attention to the spots that we’re going, value their history…”

Cont’d: “…and observe what happened there. We should take this as an opportunity for outreach and mass civil disobedience…”

Cont’d: “..and we should definitely take advantage of lunch breaks, and 5:00 when everyone gets out of work. And we hope that we can..”

Cont’d: “…make something that people can wear so those that aren’t participating in the strike can still participate by…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…wearing a badge or button.” Next: “My group talked about visual messaging and imagery. We talked about using imagery from..”

Cont’d: “…’30s workers’ movements and railroad workers’ movements, b/c Bryant Park was Andrew Carnegie’s home.” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d; “One idea was the use of the fist drawn in ASCII characters w/ workers’ rights issues.” Also, depictions of John Henry…#NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…and railroad workers in general.” Next: “Our group, and maybe some of you, would also like to see the occupation of workplaces..

Cont’d: “… and universities on MayDay. We’d also like to see a shutdown of Midtown,” organized via affnity groups, with an AG spokes.

Cont’d: “We’d also like ppl from nearby towns to come here and participate in this action. We’d also like to emphasize that May Day should..

Cont’d: “…only be the beginning.” Also want to see mutual aid networks throughout city “so we can support each other and not…”

Cont’d: “…look to corporations or the state to provide for us.” Next: “We talked about having feeder marches addressing…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…a broad array of issues affecting New Yorkers and ppl around the world, including stop and frisk, austerity measures…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…student debt,” more. “Also, doing outreach to specific sectors that would hurt the 1%, like taxi drivers who move their asses.”

Cont’d: “There was also interest in reaching out to precarious workers like domestic workers, and other labor that’s generally not..” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…valued, or organized, and help them organize.” “Also, there’s a lot of excitement for a dance party.” #NYCGA #OWS

Next: “There’s a 24-hour knit-in planned for the Monday before May Day, from 5pm til 5pm on May Day.” Here in Liberty Square. #NYCGA

Cont’d: “We’d like to get at least 1000 people to be knitting. Please contact the Fibre Arts working group if you have skills! We’ll be…”

Cont’d: “…teaching people how to knit and make their own clothing! I don’t know how to knit, so you don’t have to know how to knit.”#NYCGA

Stairs: “Are there any more reportbacks from the breakout groups?” No. Marisa: “Thank you everyone! I hope you see you on May Day!” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “Please go to our website, http://t.co/GGFmUpmi!” Sign up for listserv, etc. Meetings Wednesdays, 6:30pm, at 33 West 14th Street.

Cont’d: “We hope to see you there! Also, if you’d like to form an affinity group w/ ppl you trust and have affinity w/ and want to do..”

Cont’d: “..an action with them, we have training tomorrow night at Judson Memorial Church.” #NYCGA #OWS

.@CLongenecker notes MayDay also meets on Saturdays, but it’s in flux so check listserv. “Sign up at http://t.co/GGFmUpmi.” #NYCGA #OWS

Stairs: “We have one more agenda item, which is to create a meeting of the minds. It’s not a working group; it’s a group…” #NYCGA #OWS

Proposer: “My name is Rayshawn, and here is my proposal. Meeting of the minds is a group intended to create mass action…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “..within #OWS. Meeting of the minds encourages groups to agree, so they can move forward on a massive scale.” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “Meeting of the minds has an objective to have mass action pushed through the GA to direct action at least once a month.” #NYCGA

Rayshawn’s reasons: “There are people that don’t get along in the GA, and a lot of ideas get blocked for that reason. Even tho differences..

Cont’d: “..of opinion are good, sometimes that can bring the movement to a complete halt.” MotM would “prevent that from happening.” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “Meeting of the minds is on the 31st of March, at 60 Wall Street.” POP: “Here at #OWS, we encourage ppl to organize themselves..”

Cont’d: “..among their communities.” No need for a proposal for this. OK, Rayshawn will “table it and work on it a little better.” #NYCGA

Stairs: “We’d like to move to announcements. If anyone has an announcement, please get on stack.” #NYCGA #OWS

Ted: “@OccupyFarms is gathering together over 2000 acres upstate. This is enough to feed 30,000 people, and we need yr help!” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “We have a little coalition of people like me who are invested upstate, who’ve lived up there. It’s also our home…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…we want to treat it that way, while we invite #OWS to cultivate food for this movement.” Encourages we start growing seedlings.

Cont’d: “We’re going to plug that into the 2,000 acres, and if you want to help out, come find my, go to http://t.co/va8K2m1U, find on FB.”

Ted notes that “if you believe that #OWS doesn’t need money and can provide things we need, join Occupy Farms!” #NYCGA #OWS

Next, Leo: “I want to announce an event called Open Space that we do every other Friday. At Open Space, we don’t make any decisions…”

Cont’d: “…there’s no agenda; you talk about what you want to talk about. If other ppl also want to talk about it, they come talk to you.”

Cont’d: “If this appeals to you, come this Friday from 6pm to 10pm at this address: 235 West 23rd St b/w 7th and 8th!” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “We’re making a new commons; come join us!” Next, Danny: “Happy 6 Month anniversary, #OWS. We’ve all been thru…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…a lot in the past 6 months. For some of us, it feels like 6 years. I help run a website called http://t.co/wEG7ofY0.” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “Our goal is to archive and amplify ppl’s first-person experiences in the movement.” If you’ve a moving tale, go to the site! #NYCGA

Next, Scott, visiting from Vermont. “There’s a nuclear plant in Vermont called Vermont Yankee, run by a corp called Inter-G, from LA.”#NYCGA

Cont’d: “…they don’t care about Vermont’s wants; they have trampled on states rights and eroded democratic process.” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “On Thursday, March 22, we’ll be protesting at Entergy’s Brattleboro, VT headquarters, and hope you join us.” #NYCGA #OWS

Next, Shawn: “Glad to see you all! I just wanted to share with you a way to stay in touch and receive important announcements, like the..”

Cont’d: “…one that went out about an hour ago to 5000 people via text message, saying that Liberty Square has been reoccupied!” #NYCGA

Cont’d; “We have an alerts text loop called OccupyAlert, and you can get on it by texting @OccupyAlert to 23559.” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “It doesn’t text you very often, but when it does, it’s really important! So, once again, that’s @OccupyAlert to 23559.” #NYCGA #OWS

Next, Ty. “I’m from Occupy New Haven! We just challenged our eviction with an injunction and won!” In 2 weeks, face another… #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…another potential eviction, and invite you to join us once again. It’s the 28th of March.” Folks being encouraged… #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: …to stay in the park. “Stay here,” folks chanting. Next, Billy: “There’s a march on the way to the park right now! Stay and…”

Cont’d: “…welcome the march! Also, as we move towards midnight, we’ll be passing out blankets! We’re asking you to spend the nite!”#NYCGA

Cont’d: “Call yr friends, Twitter yr friends, come down, this is a 24hr occupation. & FYI NYPD: Does this look like a mvment that’s done?”

Lady: “I have reports that Cornell West might be coming to the park. Also, Michael Moore might be coming to the park.” He’s here now! #NYCGA

Lady: “Thank you for a wonderful GA!” That’s it, fam! Back to the re-occupation! Hope to see you here tonight. <3 #NYCGA #OWS

RT @DailyOcc: We’ve also posted our preview of tonight’s Occupy Wall Street / NYC General Assembly: http://t.co/1xuNnOVZ Live coverage l …

Hey fam! #NYCGA is now starting at 60 Wall, after a great action. Everyone is really excitable right now. #OWS

The first announcement: someone will propose a week from today that we stop holding both the #NYCSC and the #NYCGA due to disruption. #OWS

Next, OWS en Español will be going to the Bronx to work w/ the community. Will spend more time in outer boroughs! #NYCGA #OWS

Ellis from Class War: “On the 31st of this month, we’re having an event in Union Sq entitled ‘How to Kill Capitalism’.” 3pm. #NYCGA #OWS

Also, they went to the GA “the other night to try to get hotspots,” for a benefit concert – was blocked, but they’ll do it anyway. #NYCGA

It’ll be a benefit show for the General Fund — talk to Ellis, Anthony, or Zak to help! #NYCGA #OWS

Next, Emanuel, from a Bay Area collective that produces cool “info cards on various topics.” “We did a whole bunch of research and wrote…”

Cont’d: “…really cool stuff on the back.” It’s online, free; they “suggest a union printer”, use as outreach cards. #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “These really expose the criminal collusion between corporations and government.” Will pass many around. #NYCGA #OWS

Next, Lauren! “I just want to say two things: one, if you guys were on the BoA action today, you know we had an awesome time!” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “I just found out from the NLG that the people arrested today should be released in a few hours w/ desk appearance tickets.” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “Also, tomorrow at 2pm is our first Spring Training March!” Park at 2. Everyone starts singing Eye of the Tiger. #NYCGA #OWS

Next, Mandolin reps the Bike Coalition! “The Bike Coalition’s going pretty good; we’re getting donations like crazy…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…but we don’t have any tools or space.” Asks for help — someone can help! Also, Tuesday noon to 2PM at Zuccotti, bike repairs.

Next, Tony reminds us that “COOLS is every day from 12-2,” asks that we all get out there 2 days a wk. Lunch, speakers, other stuff. #NYCGA

Next, Vision and Goals: “Maybe all of you guys have read the 1/24 vision statement,” didn’t get consensed on except the Liberty bullet pt.

Cont’d: “In the meantime, the working group decided whole GA would never consense,” will bring it for ‘theoretical consensus’ to see… #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…how people would consense on it.” Will let them post “how #OWS feels about all these points.” #NYCGA #OWS

Next, from the Anti-Repression Committee! “Everyone knows..we have the largest prison population in the entire world.” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: Chepe: “It was the incarceration of political activists in black, Chicano, indigenous communities” that started race to incarcerate.

Cont’d: “In the last 2 years, there’s been tremendous resistance in prisons.” Notes that GA last year was largest prison strike ever. #NYCGA

Cont’d: “In California, there was the Pelican Bay hunger strike,” second phase overlapped with #OWS. They sent us a letter! #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: The anti-repression committee doesn’t feel comfortable responding without GA; want to send letter of receipt prior… #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: …to putting a response through our process. This is the first proposal tonight. #NYCGA #OWS

Stairs opens stack on clarifying questions. First, Barbara. CQ: “Can you read the letter, at least? I don’t know how long your letter is.”

A: “It’s 5 or 6 paragraphs — it’s a solidarity letter, that lets them know we’re putting their letter through our process.” #NYCGA #OWS

The Pelican Bay folks apparently had some demands for us, hence the activist legal team’s reticence to respond directly. #NYCGA #OWS

Folks really want to hear the full letter. Check out @dailyocc’s pre-GA summary breakdown w/ links to proposals: http://t.co/x8SkzMq2 #NYCGA

OK, that’s it for clarifying questions. Opening concerns stack. First: “I know they’ve worked hard on this letter, but to my mind it’s…”

Cont’d: “…filled with a lot of jargon, not English.” Lots of folks in prison only have at best a high school education. “It feels too…”

Cont’d: “…class-different.” “I feel if you could change the letter to use different words that don’t sound so big…” #NYCGA #OWS

Chepe responds: “I’ve been doing prison solidarity stuff for 15 years, and my experience is that prisoners are just as varied in education..

Cont’d: “..levels as we are.” Notes there are radical book projects and that prisoners hv little time for things aside from reading, study.

Cont’d: “I think that to dumb it down risks being patronizing… we should kind of keep it at the level that respects their intelligence.”

Concern responds: “I hear you, but I’m just concerned it’s filled with a lot of jargon.” Doesn’t feel it’s up to her to change it… #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…it’s just a critique.” Proposer Cari notes they’ve been dealing w/ this letter since January; been a long process; are concerned..

Cont’d: …that the prisoners “think we ignored their letter,” thinks that’s really bad. #NYCGA #OWS

Horatio has the opposite concern, notes the word “intelligence” in intro may come off as condescending. Proposers accept as FA. #NYCGA #OWS

That’s it for concerns or friendly amendments. Stairs: “Can I get a temp check on moving to consensus?” Looks good! #NYCGA #OWS

Stairs: “Any standasides?” No. “Any blocks?” No. Anthony: “We have consensus! Woooo!” #NYCGA #OWS

OK, next proposal. “Basically, I’m here to ask the #OWS GA to endorse a festival in Seattle” in August called Everything for Everyone. #OWS

The festival is aimed as outreach for the #Occupy movement, they say. Now opening stack for clarifying questions. #NYCGA #OWS

CQ: “Everything for Everyone” is “too general.” [Technically this belongs on the stack for Concerns. -Ed.] #NYCGA #OWS

(Here’s the proposal we’re discussing: http://t.co/M2vjdR2w ) #NYCGA #OWS

OK, moving onto concerns / friendly amendments. C: “For those of us who don’t live in Seattle — most of us don’t — can’t we just be in..”

Cont’d: “…solidarity?” Proposer answers they hope we can help. “We have to pick *a* location;” would like everyone to be able to contribute.

CQ: “What can we do to help? Do you want money? Do you want ideas? What exactly are you asking us to help you with?” #NYCGA #OWS

A: “As of right now, we’re looking mostly in terms of, we want to be able to approach talent, speakers, other GAs and develop interest…”

Cont’d: “…in the idea for this festival. When that comes along, we’d like to collaborate with other Occupies,” hopes occupiers present…

Cont’d: …ideas for events, panels, etc. Right now, though, they just want #OWS to endorse the idea. #NYCGA

CQ: “Can New York have a festival as well?” A: “I think if NY wants to organize a festival of this type, that’d be awesome. I think…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…bringing culture and politics together” is a great strategy. #NYCGA #OWS

C: We’re local to NYC — why ask us about this? A: “We did talk to Occupy Seattle first,” have “a couple of other endorsements.” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “We plan to get endorsements from #OWS in addition to planning endorsements from several other cities.” #NYCGA #OWS

Next C, @thejorobin: “I’m concerned that we really don’t have a lot of access to info about the organizing style or intention right now…”

Cont’d: “…and I’m always concerned as a member of this movement for endorsing events we weren’t around for the creation of…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…though personally I endorse this event.” Jo asks if they will charge — they’ll ask for donations. No one will be turned away.

Next C: “I’m not sure why we’re supposed to do this – just before this, we were asked to be in solidarity w/ an obvious struggle…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…giving our name for a political cause.” But to endorse a festival “is just marketing. We’re horizontal – we do what we do.” #NYCGA

A: “We want endorsement for a couple of reasons: 1, we do want GAs in other parts of the country to feel a part of this — it’s going on..”

Cont’d: “…for them.” Not meant for “particular organization,” hopes occupiers around country will come and engage discussion. #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “So, we want people from Occupy across the country to feel invested in this festival.” They’re serious, he says… #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…it’s not a whim.” Next concern is about “everything for everyone” being too general, wants “everything for the 99%.” #NYCGA #OWS

A: “Everything for everyone means to me, more of a vision of the society we want… the culture we want to create… where we actually share…”

Cont’d: “…the means” to sustain ourselves. #NYCGA #OWS

OK, that’s it for concerns/FAs — Stairs asks if we want to move to consensus. “It’s good, some downtwinkles.” Any standasides? There are 2.

Stairs: “Is there anybody blocking this proposal?” 1 block, from the person who is upset that the name is “unclear,” lacks differentiation.

Someone explains he can’t change it. “He’s bringing this to us speaking for a whole group of planners;” he’s one spokesman. Block will hold.

Nick reminds us that “a block represents a moral, ethical, or safety concern so serious you’d leave the movement if it were passed.” #NYCGA

Anthony: “Since we have a block, the proposer’s going to go to modified consensus.” How many against? 1. How many for? 22. It passes! #NYCGA

OK, now David and Natasha will present their proposal: “We want the authority of the GA to send our newsletter to people…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…who have donated to Occupy Wall Street,” several thousand people. Accounting has those emails. #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “We think they’d appreciate knowing… that their money goes to good things.” Can opt-out, obvi. They want GA approval… #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…for accounting to release the emails.” #NYCGA #OWS

CQ: “Does this compromise anything we promised in the past to maintain donors’ anonymity?” #NYCGA #OWS

A: “I don’t think so — we’ve talked to Accounting and they’re cool w/ it if the GA approves,” would have mentioned that. #NYCGA #OWS

That’s it for CQs. @thejorobin turns her CQ into a friendly amendment to find out whether it violates anonymity, and if so, don’t move fwd.

They accept that — someone else suggests that they go on case-by-case basis. The proposers accept that too, @thejorobin is cool w/ it.

OK, we’re moving onto consensus on this! Proposers restate, want to send weekly newsletter to ppl who’ve donated in the past and… #NYCGA

Cont’d: …the friendly amendment is that we determine if there are anonymity concerns and honor those. #NYCGA #OWS

Stairs asks for standasides: none! Blocks? None! Consensus! #NYCGA #OWS

OK, now we’re moving onto Rabbi Chaim Gruber’s proposal for an Anti-Violence Pledge. [Uh-oh. -Ed.] #NYCGA #OWS

Chaim: “This is a proposal to make a non-violent statement, as follows.” Here’s the text: http://t.co/nQOnukR3 #NYCGA #OWS

Chaim finishes. “Love is the answer.” Finn: “Any down twinkles for love?” Stairs opening stack on clarifying questions. #NYCGA #OWS

CQ: “You said any individual can be swayed by non-violence,” no matter what — asks what he’d argue should be done against rapists. #NYCGA

A: “This was the proposal that I read that was exactly as it appeared online yesterday,” but “this concern came up.” #NYCGA #OWS

Chaim suggests a small friendly amendment be made that states that it excludes “self-defense” or “defense of others,” noting that… #NYCGA

Cont’d: ..sometimes force is needed to prevent oppressors from “more oppressing.” Sometimes it’s a moral imperative, he says. #NYCGA #OWS

CQ: Nathan asks what the intent is. A: “I think there’s not an understanding of this… if we want non-violence to cover world, we need to..”

Cont’d: “…include everyone’s interests, because otherwise it will devolve into oppression and conflict.” #NYCGA #OWS

CQ: “I understand your approach to non-violent protesting, but as I’ve recently researched it, a lot of people disagree…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…with aggressive” tactics, and believe system should be stopped by any means. “When you try to put that to a whole…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “…entire movement of many people with different beliefs… do you think we can use the word ‘respectful’?” #NYCGA #OWS

Jo throws up a point of process: “It’s a very valid idea, but it should be in the concerns & friendly amendments”, pt of the process. #NYCGA

Next CQ: “Is vandalizing of property included or excluded from non-violence?” A: “This is for something that is up for debate. But, if…”

Cont’d: “..we were having a debate, let’s say someone says ‘tanks will be used to kill people,’ does that make offense a defense?” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “Going by the Declaration of Indepdence: “When evil becomes insufferable there’s an obligation to revolt.” As long as you can…”

Cont’d: “…make that case.” Next CQ: “I’m still not clear where you stand on self-defense.” Chaim re-reads his addition that addresses that.

CQ: “Why do you need consensus on this?” A: “I think it would be great for the movement – wonderful for the movement, especially because..”

Cont’d: “…so many people have said such things about ‘rabble’ activity.” Questioner clarifies, wonders if this leads to expulsion. #NYCGA

Chaim: “I cannot think of, and if I am mistaken, please someone say so, any justifiable use of physical force outside what was discussed.”

Cont’d: “So, if this is a nonviolent movement by the principles of solidarity and also all morality, what else is there to say?” #NYCGA #OWS

OK, we’ve run out of the allotted time, so Anthony temperature checks giving 10 more minutes. “It looks mixed. There’s a lot of down + up.”

Anthony: “We’re going to retake the temperature check on 5 mins.” Looks better, though he does “acknowledge there were some down twinkles.”

Concerns now: “This is the most violent society in history. This government murders millions daily; to do nothing is a form of violence.”

Cont’d: “We’ll never convince the 1% to give up their privilege.” “Any violence committed by poor against rich right now is a form of…”

Cont’d: “…self-defense, because they’re killing us.” And “I don’t like my ideas more than I like people. Non-violence is not a religion…”

Cont’d: “…to me. We need to get free.” “And, we’re not being violent.” “Why don’t we condemn the violence against us first?” #NYCGA #OWS

A: “This applies, of course, also to the police. It doesn’t just apply to #OWS.” Folks aren’t quite sure how that works. #NYCGA

Jo’s concern: “First of all, I want to say that individually, I think this is a beautiful statement and I’m grateful to hear it. THank you..

Cont’d: “…for providing this.” Her blocking concern is that there hasn’t been time for people to read it, digest it, translate it, decide.

Cont’d: “I have concerns about a cult of non-violence; there’s lots of discussion b/w ppl about using the term, but we haven’t come…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…to an agreement about what that words means yet.” Jo suggests it be translated into several languages and we discuss it for…

Cont’d: “…a long period of time.” A: “This statement of course applies to police, so they recognize that when they repress people…” #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…it will eventually fail.” Next concern, Hydro… wants to know if he can make a “really really important announcement.” #NYCGA #OWS

We ran out of time on the proposal and declined to extend time. Proposal is tabled for tonight. We thank the Rabbi. #NYCGA #OWS

Hydro will mk his announcement now. “It’s a royal decree” from a King in the Carribean. “All native American people, or people…” #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “..being born in this land, like all the hispanic, black, minority people in the Americas,” should pass this story on… #NYCGA #OWS

Cont’d: “Direct action is truly the secret of how things are made into reality here on Earth.” #NYCGA #OWS

Hydro is reading too fast for me to transcribe, but it is a call to action for oppressed peoples. #NYCGA #OWS

Google found the statement Hydro’s reading: http://t.co/KZOLuJtg #NYCGA #OWS

OK, next, Dallas and Owen are here to propose a direct action for April 1st! “No fooling!” #NYCGA #OWS

Dallas: “April 1st, 2012, marks the 6-month anniversary of the march across the Brooklyn Bridge, marked by the arrest of 700 occupiers…”

Cont’d: “…on the Brooklyn-Bound roadway.” Dallas pauses reading. “Anyone remember that?” Hahah. Jyeahh. #NYCGA #OWS

Here’s the full text: http://t.co/0ymSqZu2 Owen notes that on their way back to Manhattan, those who made it to Brooklyn noticed… #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…even a few community affairs officers from the NYPD were spotted chanting along w/ us (w/ their heads down so the commanding..”

Cont’d: “…officer wouldn’t see.” They propose two marches converge and have an all-city GA in Brooklyn. #NYCGA #OWS

CQ: “Why meet at Hanson Place tower?” A: “Because that’s where folks ended up after the Brooklyn Bridge march.” #NYCGA #OWS

CQ: “Will we take the roadway or the pedestrian bridge (across the BK Bridge?)” A: “Autonomous action; I recommend the pedestrian bridge.”

OK, that’s it for CQs. Opening stack for concerns… no concerns or friendly amendments. Now moving to consensus! #NYCGA #OWS

Stairs: “Any standasides?” None! “Any blocks?” NONE! “We have consensus!” Woohoo! Cheers. And now for the last proposal. #NYCGA #OWS

Sean McKeown is here w/ his proposal called “Exclusion Principle.” Here’s the text: http://t.co/FbArpBD6 #NYCGA #OWS

Sean: “The basic idea here is, we may have an encampment or something someday! When we had it, there were a couple of people we kicked out..

Cont’d: “..in a very non-transparent way.” Sean wants us to “create a transparent process and stick to it” if someone should need… #NYCGA

Cont’d: “…to be kicked out of our movement.” Again, the text: http://t.co/FbArpBD6 #NYCGA #OWS

Sean’s proposal enumerates “benefits” of participation in #OWS and asserts that when our agreements are violated, GA should be empowered…

Cont’d: …to revoke those benefits, w/ caveats that people should be obligated to make wrongs right if possible and that offenses must…

Cont’d: …be either egregious or repetitive. CQ: “Does bad blocking count?” A: “Up to the GA; I’m more concerned re: ppl hitting ea other.”

Next CQ asks what the process of excluding someone would look like. A: “It would have to be proposed to GA; follow normal proposal rules.”

CQ was the extent to which this applies to movement. A: “This only applies to #OWS GA,” he wouldn’t suggest anything else. #NYCGA #OWS

CQ: “Can you clarify what agreements outside of Principles of Solidarity & Statement of Autonomy you’re referring to?” A: None. #NYCGA #OWS

Someone suggests that including blocking would create a “tyranny of the majority”, make unpopular blocks illegal. #NYCGA #OWS

Sean notes that that wasn’t his idea; it’s up to the GA. #NYCGA #OWS

CQ: “How will we distinguish false accusations?” A: “Hopefully we’ll have proof — hopefully a high standard. Hopefully we’re not doing…”

Cont’d: “…this very often.” “I don’t want a witch hunt; think there should be proof.” And that folks at issue must be present to speak. #OWS

OK, that’s it for CQs. Time for concerns. C: “I have a lot of concerns w/ this proposal; not going to talk about all of them right now…”

Cont’d: “…but some of us have been working on the transformative justice process you referenced — me and you included.” Concerned that he..

Cont’d: …is doing this outside of that group. “I understand you don’t see this in opposition to that, but I have a different understanding.”

Cont’d: “My concern is that ppl harmed are empowered themselves to decide what to do.” Suggests this would step on toes of that process.

Next C: “My biggest concern is I think the action of kicking someone out of the movement is enormous — that’s a very big thing. Can think..

Cont’d: …of hypothetical circumstances where it might be necessary, but it’s “very very big” and “putting this in front of a single GA…”

Contd: “…is empowering” not enough people to deal with it, making justice “not objective.” “Maybe working w/ transformative justice, I’d…”

Cont’d: “…love to find a way so the justice of this is bigger” than the 60 people at GA. #NYCGA #OWS

Sean: “I’d be happy to address this concern by suggesting that” any exclusion proposals require the same notice as the 1-week requirement…

Cont’d: …for dissolving spokescouncil. The concernee suggests it could be required that “three successive” GAs consense on exclusion. #NYCGA

Ooh hey, my councilman @Ydanis is out supporting us again! #ows #M14

#NYCGA is starting at Liberty Square! It’s a lively crowd on this beautiful night. Live tweets here, @LibertySqGA2 thru 4 as usual! #OWS

Stairs: “We have a large GA tonight, and many things on the list to get done, so let’s GSD!” Nelini has the first announcement. #NYCGA #OWS

Nelini; “On Thursday, we’re continuing to target the big, bad Bank of America! We’ll meet 3pm at Pumphouse Park on the waterfront behind…”

Cont’d: “…the World Financial Center! There’ll be furniture involved!” #M15 #FightBAC #OWS

Next, Steve! “Anthony was arrested earlier today, and we’re leaving at 9:30 to do jail support. Or, you can march after the GA. Come!”

Next, Ted: “Just wanted to do an announcement about” what some occupiers are doing upstate. “OccupyFarms, despite its good…”

Cont’d: “…intentions,” have had some problems w/ farms upstate, so folks like him w/ ties upstate are “ameliorating” the relationships.

Cont’d: Ted says they have 2,000 acres now they can “dedicate the feeding the movement.” http://t.co/BnMAMHWm. #nycga #OWS

Next, Joseph “is here to make an announcement that on Sunday, May 20th” all groups are invited to an AIDS Walk in Central Park. #NYCGA #OWS

Kara: “MayDay is going to be an awesome day! We have tons of flyers!” “Anyone can flier! I have a bunch, if you want to come help, find me!”

Yoni’s next. “#OWS can get confusing! I see a lot of new faces here, so I have a whole bunch of declarations and resources- if you want…”

Cont’d: “…one, come see me!” Justin asks if anyone has gotten their Metrocards today, lets us know Housing has had some confusion but are…

Cont’d: …working on getting the cards asap. “We apologize for our confusion. Please find Stan; he’ll have your Metrocards later tonight.”

Legal: “I know #HelloKitty got arrested earlier, is at 7th Precinct” will be transferred to 100 Precinct. Reminds action planners they…

Cont’d: …need to consider jail support as an essential part of an action. If your group plans an action “please be prepared to cover a…”

Cont’d: “…little bit of your jail support.” Will distribute some info on this stuff. #NYCGA #OWS

Next: Zak. “On March 31st, there has been a call for action against capitalism!” Class War Camp will try to bring everyone together to win!

Next: “I’m here on behalf of the Occupy Student Debt campaign. We will be having an event here April 25th.” #NYCGA #OWS

Proposal from a woman who proudly says she is 88. She is introducing the proposer. #ows #nycga

Proposal is to get solidarity for action on April 24th, in DC, Occupy the Justice Dept. #ows #nycga

Proposer: Subject is the oppression of the bottom 1% by the top 1%. That crisis is mass incarceration. #ows #nycga

Will also be standing up for the release of Mumia, who recently got off Death Row. #ows #nycga

Will be asking a lot of us to participate in civil disobedience. Danny Glover, among others, are ready to get arrested. #ows #nycga

Proposer: Will ask us to say that we want jobs, not jails. We should imprison the top 1%, not the bottom. #ows #nycga

One clarifying question: Is this asking for solidarity or support? A: Solidarity. #ows #nycga

One concern: With the wording of the proposal in relation to Bradley Manning, who revealed she is trans and we should respect her name …

… And she should be referred to as Brianna Manning. #ows #nycga

POI from the Queer Caucus: We are very well-versed on this issue, and please some talk to us about this. #ows #nycga

No friendly amendments to this proposal. Standasides? One. #ows #nycga

Proposal is to have #OWS stand in solidarity w/ April 24th occupation of the Justice Dept in DC.

Demands: Release Mumia, end mass incarceration, we want jobs, schools, healthcare, not jail. #ows #nycga

http://t.co/R65QtUZd for more info. #ows #nycga

FA: Since we can’t speak for the movement, don’t say #OWS supports this, but #NYCGA. Accepted.

No blocks! We have consensus on this solidarity proposal! #ows #nycga

Next proposal: The Queer Caucus wants to become a working group, “Queering #OWS.” Will work on education. #nycga

Queering OWS seeks to eradicate discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, using outreach. #ows #nycga

CQ: How long have been around? A: Just a couple weeks as a WG but a long time as a caucus. #ows #nycga

CQ: I thought we had a queer group already? A: Our history is we were originally a group called Queering OWS, we became a caucus. …

… Now we want to be a real working group. #ows #nycga

CQ fro Big Chris: I am not against anyone here. I am for anyone who supports the 99% getting rid of capitalism …

… But I am against individuals wanting to be recognized as their own people. We are all fighting together. #ows #nycga

A: The queer community has been oppressed for years. If you’ve been marginalized, start a group too! #ows #nycga

Temp check on moving forward. Good. Concerns? #ows #nycga

Concern (?): I see no problem having a gay working group and us having a unity at #OWS. #nycga

Standasides? No. Blocks? No! Whee!!! We have consensus on Queering OWS becoming a working group! #ows #nycga

We had a 3-minute meditation, then about to start Sean’s Exclusion proposal. #ows #nycga

Stairs is calling attention to the fact there are arguments about an emergency proposal regarding Metrocards and bike funds. #ows #nycga

Stairs: We are going to have Stan explain the issue that’s happening and we can discuss it. #ows #nycga

Stan: Today I woke up and decided not to buy a Metrocard. I know it goes against what #NYCSC and my WG wanted.

Suddenly a bunch of people from the back of the GA started yelling and running off past the red structure. Unclear what that was. #ows

Stan: So I want to propose to move money from Metrocards to a bike fund. #ows #nycga

POI from Chino: [Hard to synopsize. He is really angry.] #ows #nycga

PoI from Camille: This proposal does not come from the bike coalition, and as far as Accounting goes, we are almost out of money. #ows

Clarification: It appears Stan made a decision on his own to not use the money allocated for Metrocards for #OWS … #nycga

… Because he wanted the money to be used for bikes. A lot of people are calling this an unallowable unilateral action. #ows #nycga

Stairs: Please allow this team to facilitate. We have 6 ppl on stack to discuss this. #ows #nycga

CQ from Justin: How do you expect this to work? #ows #nycga

A: The Metrocard money would be moved from Housing to bikes. #ows #nycga

CQ: I just want to hear the proposal so the ppl can decide how to proceed, and we only have a few weeks of money left…

… And maybe ppl want to use money for something more sustainable, since we won’t have Metrocards much longer anyway. #ows #nycga

CQ from David: I want to thank Stan for being willing to take all this crap from everyone and he wants to give ppl in the GA the choice…

…to use the money for bikes that would last much longer than Metrocards. #ows #nycga

POI from Justin: Housing and the Bike Coalition have formed an alliance and the plan always was that for the next budget …

… We would ask for half the money to go to Metrocards and half to bikes. The Spokes Council suggested this. #ows #nycga

Some people asking how we go around this and get the Metrocards that were supposed to be given out tonight. #ows #nycga

Trish: This issue is inappropriate for the GA. It was addressed by #NYCSC, which is where we talk about WG expenditures. #ows #nycga

Trish: It is out of process for GA to be talking about this. #ows #nycga

A disruption while someone may or may not have pushed someone on the stairs and Facilitation asks for space. Much tension. #ows #nycga

CQ: What do you plan to do for transportation when you no longer have Metrocards? #nycga #ows

Answer is drowned out by many people shouting. #ows #nycga

There are repeated calls to have the loud people crowding Facilitation to move back or sit down. They ignore them, repeatedly. #ows #nycga

Stairs temp checks on if we want to keep talking about this. It looks pretty negative. #ows #nycga

More yelling and confusion. #ows #nycga

Stairs: I cannot decide for you what to do here. Someone else needs to bring forth something, eg, an emergency proposal. #ows #nycga

Nick may be bringing an emergency proposal. Lauren mic checks that everyone needs to sit down and respect Facilitation. #ows #nycga

Stairs reminds us what makes something an emergency proposal. #ows #nycga

Stan restates the proposal: To reallocate the $3480 a week for Metrocards to the Bike Coalition. #ows #nycga

Temp check on if this is an emergency proposal. Mostly negative. So we move on. #ows #nycga

Statement from the Bike Coalition: We have been trying to get money for bikes. GA told us we couldn’t do it. #ows #nycga

Cont’d: We want to get money for bikes in a consensed-upon fashion, but we keep hitting bureaucracy. #ows #nycga

Nick’s emergency proposal: That we as a GA consense upon removing Stan as financial point person from Housing and getting the money from him

Temp check on if this is an emergency proposal. Mostly negative. Both these proposals are tabled. #ows #nycga

POI from Lauren: I am ashamed of this GA. When Zak and I started the Metrocard program, it was supposed to be temporary. …

… And we told you we would work on other alternatives. After I left Housing, this GA made the Metrocards permanent. …

… We created a monster and it is tearing this GA apart! I am tired of us yelling at each other! #ows #nycga

Stairs: It has just come to our attention that Stan has Metrocards. We are going to have a 5-minute breakout to process all this. #ows

During the break, there are several verbal altercations happening in various parts of the crowd. #ows #nycga

Stairs tries to bring us back to the next (and last) proposal, but someone says wait till the Metrocards are given out. #ows #nycga

The proposer says she prefers to wait till the GA attention has come back. #ows #nycga

Announcement: Today and yesterday, many of us occupied the park, played games, talked to people, pissed off the cops …

… I think we should continue! (Chant of “All day, all week, Occupy Wall Street!”) #ows #nycga

Announcement from some dude from Newark that he has a place with running water, etc, and people are welcome. #ows #nycga

Stairs trying to bring GA back together. New proposal. #ows #nycga

Proposal for #OWS Fundraiser Benefit Show, to overturn the spending freeze and give money to this. #ows #nycga

Proposer: We have b/w $30K and $40K and will run out of funds in 3-5 weeks. [Ed: It's more like 2.] #ows #nycga

Cont’d: We need money and should hold a fundraiser, maybe here at the park. #ows #nycga

Cont’d: The event would involve food, music, performances, education. It would cost $4,000. #ows #nycga

CQ: To clarify, this is a GA-funded fundraiser, to lift the spending freeze, and give $4K to the event? #ows #nycga

A: I am open to how we get the money. We might not need all that money if we get a permit to hold it outside. #ows #nycga

CQ from Chris: At first I was against the spending freeze, but I still don’t want unnecessary $ going out to individuals. #ows #nycga

Cont’d: If you want a fundraiser, raise funds. We have talented ppl. We should not lift the spending freeze for this. #ows #nycga

A: This is not to lift the spending freeze across the board, but just for this. #ows #nycga

Continuation of previous concern, is that Chris said we can see what happens when we open the funding floodgates. #ows #nycga

Proposer: I am open to people offering help with this fundraiser or helping raise money or donate a space. #ows #nycga

CQ: How likely is it you think we can get a permit? #ows #nycga

A: We have celebs on our side and we have had events with no problem getting permits before. [Ed: Really?] #ows #nycga

CQ from Trish: What is the $4K for? A: If we need to pay for a space. #ows #nycga

CQ: Are we allowed to give donations right now? A: That’s great and maybe we could have TechOps e-mail our donors to ask for money. #ows

CQ: Why do you need money? Can’t people just donate their time? #ows #nycga

A: There are things that might cost money, like sound equipment, and money not used will go back to the general fund. #ows #nycga

CQ: Is there a fundraising WG at #OWS? A: Yes, FundHub, but I don’t think they can raise $ in 72 hours. #nycga

Stairs temp checks on giving this proposal more time. The temp check gets disrupted by some guys. #ows #nycga

CQ: Have you spoken to TechOps about sending a blast to our donors? Because I think we should contact them again, if only to give updates.

Stairs: That sounds like a friendly amendment and you should bring it up at that point in the process. #ows #nycga

Someone on stack is trying to talk. The drunk disruptor is stepping on me and yelling at women. #ows #nycga

Stairs mic checks that this is the third deescalation we have had at this GA and we need people to move back. #ows #nycga

Stairs: We are over time on this proposal but I would like to see a temp check on moving forward with this proposal. Positive. #ows #nycga

Stairs clarifies: This is not to stop the spending freeze, but to let $4K “leak out” to this event. #ows #nycga

FA: I would suggest that after we find out how much $ the artists and TechOps donors can raise, you come back and ask for how much …

… more you need. #ows #nycga

Proposer wants a temp check on that friendly amendment. Mostly negative. FA not accepted. #ows #nycga

FA from Trish: That you reach out to venues and ask them to donate space, equipment, etc then come back and tell us how much you need. #ows

Cont’d: Because $4K is not much to put on a high-profile event. #ows #nycga

FA from Yoni: As far as process, my FA is you would get the $4K but we would still keep the spending freeze locked. #ows #nycga

Proposer accepts the friendly amendment. #ows #nycga

Proposer restates the proposal with the friendly amendments. 4 standasides. #ows #nycga

One standaside says we shouldn’t be sending e-mails to our 9000 donors. #ows #nycga

Another standaside expresses that this proposal is WAY too vague, has not worked with existing WGs, refuses to community source.

Any blocks? There are 10! First block: I have too many concerns to even state. We don’t get permits, we are not about money, for starters.

Other blocks: It’s dangerous to break the precedent of our spending freeze. Money is the root of all evil.

Another blocker: This proposal is totally out of process. We have an agreement about a spending freeze and how it can be overturned.

Okay, there are so many blocks that it’s clear this does not pass. Stairs says this proposal does not have consensus.

Announcements: Occupy New Haven is being evicted and they are awesome. We should go there. See Yoni.

Announcement from Jail Support: They learned over the weekend how to create safer spaces. Can share this info.

Announcement from @diceytroop: Tomorrow we are launching the Daily Occupier, bringing citizen journalism together! http://t.co/qlu7qnp6!

Announcement: Three people were arrested in the park today, one may get out late tonight. We’ll need jail support in the morning.

Okay, that’s it for #NYCGA! This has been @CarrieM213 bringing you tweets from Liberty Square!

Spokes Council getting started here at OSA Hall! Corey&Nick co-facilitating, Mark taking stack, Margot on vibes, Bana on time #ows #nycsc

Nick is reading from the Community Agreements now. You can read them at http://t.co/dQWpnT8v #ows #nycsc

Corey is giving a quick intro to hand signals for some of the new people we have here tonight. #ows #nycsc

Going over the Spokes Council model, again for some of the new people. #ows #nycsc

We have no proposals tonight! There was one listed on http://t.co/OzXDORvv, but that presenter isn’t here. #ows #nycsc

Accounting Reportback: Total Funds remaining: $119,566.75 – Of that,$89,029.99 in the bail fund, General Fund has $30,536.76 #ows #nycsc

Archives: Totally unrelated to @OWSArchives, but 14 people were arrested at @OcupyAtlanta today, shutting down some banks! #ows #nycsc

Outreach: We’ve decided to replace our weekly meetings with Outreach Actions! 6:30 Wednesdays – meet at the Atrium! #ows #nycsc

Bike Coalition: Every Tuesday we have bike repair workshops 12-2 @LibertySq, then our meeting at Times Up, 99 S.6th St in BK #ows #nycsc

We’re also taking donations to get people bikes, and trying to allocate some of the housing budget to go to bikes! Help us! #ows #nycsc

@OWS_Shipping: We’re open daily from 10am-6pm, we have some tables to sign out to groups to use for different events. #ows #nycsc

There’s also some open space at SIS for groups who need a place to have meetings. #ows #nycsc

We’re also build a craft library! Bring us materials, signs, chalk! #ows #nycsc

Town Planning: Letting everyone know about an action against Mitt Romney, aka “Mr 1%” This Weds. 11am, 51st & Park #ows #nycsc

Media: The #TweetBoat meets every week, this week it’s Tuesday 9pm at Yipie Cafe! Everyone is free to join us! #ows #nycsc

Also, @OccupyTVNY is still putting out great content! Check out our Youtube, our Livestreams…

There’s a lot of actions coming up, if there’s an action going on and you want it to be livestreamed, let us know as early as possible..

..so we can make sure to get somebody there! #ows #nycsc

Library: We heard back today we heard back that we got a space for our next project – Operation Book Bomb, with Occupy Tucson! #ows #nycsc

Anybody who wants to get involved, come talk to Library! #ows #nycsc

Town Planning: So you may have heard, MRG is looking at buying a building for us.. We’re crafting a proposal for that & hoping.. #ows #nycsc

..to bring a proposal to GA by Thursday, so that they don’t decide for us! #ows #nycsc

Class War: We had a beautiful day in the park today! We built a house out of cardboard in @LibertySq today,had an improv march.. #ows #nycsc

..to Bank of America, where the cops asked us “What’s the problem?” and we said “you!” But everything was great! #ows #nycsc

Also, Everyone should be hanging out in the park! #ows #nycsc

Direct Action: @OWSMayDay meetings went through a little bit of restructuring, we’re now functioning in a Spokes model. #ows #nycsc

DA cont’d: We’ll also be proposing a discussion to GA about #MayDay every Saturday #ows #nycsc

Tomorrow, there will be a BBQ at 702 Vermont Street! Gardening, Cleaning, Sustainable cooking, Notebook making workshops x

Direct Action, again: Weekly Marches on Wall St-every friday before #MayDay! This week’s theme:Spring Training! 2:00 Friday @LibertySq #OWS

That’s it for reportbacks! We also have no proposals! Let’s hear suggestions for agenda points #ows #nycsc

Info suggests we talk about “marginalization through scheduling”. #ows #nycsc

Dwayne suggests we read the Declaration of the Occupation. #ows #nycsc

Bike Coalition suggests we talk about how do we divert funds to bikes! Bikes are sustainable! #ows #nycsc

Town Planning suggests we talk about our budget! We’ve been putting it off way too long! #ows #nycsc

Direct Action suggests we talk about #MayDay, because more groups should be participating! #ows #nycsc

Library suggests we talk about structuring and moderation of proposals on http://t.co/OzXDORvv #ows #nycsc

Disruptors be disruptin’. #ows #nycsc

#NYCSC was adjourned early tonight- a disruption presented itself; Stairs decided to close the meeting to prevent escalation. See you tmrw.