This is a proposal to repair a serious problem we are encountering: the abuse of blocks. During a General Assembly, its Facilitation team is able to tell a person “That’s not a clarifying question, that’s a concern.” And yet, for the most contentious part of the GA – blocks – neither Facilitation nor the body as a whole [...]
Posts Tagged: OWS
1/8/2012: Bail and Camp Funding for Occupy Tampa
Occupy Tampa has been a strong and active occupation since the beginning of the movement. They now have a permanent occupation at Voice Of Freedom Park which is privately owned by a supporter of the movement and can not be kicked off the property. Occupy Tampa has participated in Strong Direct Actions condemning consumerism and [...]
Tech Ops Working Group Budget for Phone Services, Hosting Reimbursement, Infrastructure & Operating Costs, and Livestreaming in HD
TECH OPS BUDGET PROPOSAL The Technology Operations group of the New York City General Assembly strives to provide tools that enable our movement to connect and communicate with each other and the world through technology. We provide as many tools we can to supportOWS and the broader Occupy Movement as we all transform the world. Some of our more notable projects include tools thatmany [...]
1/5/2012: Removal of 99 Declaration from NYCGA.net
In the interest of adhering to the OWS Statement of Autonomy – a document consented to by the GA on 11/10/11, for the purposes of maintaining the integrity of Occupy Wall Street and in solidarity with a similar proposal passed by the Philadelphia GA, I bring this proposal to this General Assembly to remove the [...]
Extension Denied
The petition to extend the restraining order has been denied. “The movants have not demonstrated that they have a First Amendment right to remain in Zuccotti Park, along with their tents, structures, generators, and other installations to the exclusion ofthe owner’s reasonable rights and duties to maintain Zuccotti Park, or to the rights to public access of others who might wish to use the space safely. Neither have the applicants shown [...]
OWS Occupies The Guardian Op-Ed Page
[youtube] <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZG64b_3OQcs” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>[/youtube] We have occupied Wall Street for nearly two months. It is now time to Occupy the opinion pages of newspapers across the world. Even as Mayor Bloomberg attempts to evict us, we journey on, occupying the imagination of people across the globe Writers and storytellers from across the [...]