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'''PROPOSAL'''
ACCEPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 10.28


OF THE PUBLIC MEETING OF THE SAFETY WORKING GROUP


#We propose that the Safety Working Group hold '''weekly public meetings''' to address various safety issues with the OB Community.
#'''Rotation of shifts: '''<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;">
</ol></ol>


*We propose that a large number of the OB community should rotate into Safety “shifts,” because we should all protect our own community.
<br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">PROPOSAL OF THE PUBLIC MEETING OF THE SAFETY WORKING GROUP</span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT</span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"></span>
*Everybody on rotation ends up doing shifts—to create community-wide accountability for the safety of the movement, to prevent burnout, and to avoid creating bodies of authority. To start the rotation process, current Safety members or volunteers train a new shift of people (New Group 1). In their second week, the people of Group 1 train another group of people (Group 2). Group 1 is now done with a two-week rotation, but Group 2 stays on for the remainder of their shift, training Group 3, etc.
*'''Guidelines for behavior while on Safety shift:'''<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;">
<li>Be respectful to us, you’re our Safety team!</li>
<li>Do not engage in verbal assault</li>
<li>Assess the situation, don’t assume</li>
<li>Abolish violence within yourself; diffuse and de-escalate the violence around you</li>
<li>Bring conflicts of interest regarding tents before the GA, in the form of proposals of what should be done</li>
<li>No being under influence during duty: if a person on Safety rotation is found to be intoxicated or consuming drugs or alcohol during duty, s/he will be asked by fellow members of Safety to step down from duty for the night. We as a Safety group should pull it together tighter by knowing if we abuse substances, we will not work at all in camp, whether we consumed here or not.</li>
<li>Those who are asked to step down for the day or night should do so without creating conflict with the rest of the safety team – issues can be addressed the following day.</li>
<li>Involvement of police is strongly discouraged in cases of nonviolent petty crime.</li>
</ol>&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
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*#'''Review process:''' if a person on Safety rotation has not behaved according to the guidelines for behavior, s/he should be subject to a review process, mediated by the Community Wellness Group.
</div>
END PROPOSAL


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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">1. We propose that the Safety Working Group hold public meetings at
</span>


*#'''Recommendations:'''<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;">
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">least once a week to address various safety issues within the Occupy Boston (OB) Community. &nbsp;This Working Group includes the active Safety Team, team members who are off rotation, and members of the OB community</span>
</ol></ol><li>The Safety Working Group meeting recommends the creation of protocol for handling potentially violent or intimidating situations.</li>
<li>The Safety Working Group meeting recommends that an Urban Planning Working Group be organized, to deal with tents and territory-related issues.</li>
<li>The SWG recommends the designation of a space for daily meetings for those on Safety shift to vent and help one another to work through issues that arise.</li>
<li>The SWG meeting recommends that current members of the Safety Working Group receive training in mediation from the Community Wellness Working Group to ensure that they can handle problems without escalation. In fact, the SWG recommends that ''everybody'' in Occupy Boston receive mediation training, especially the Occupiers who are on Safety rotation.</li>
&lt;/ol&gt;</ul>


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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">who are concerned with Safety.
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"></span>
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"> 2. Rotation of shifts:
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"></span>
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&nbsp;a. &nbsp;We propose that a large number of the OB community should rotate
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''FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS NOT YET APPROVED BY A QUORUM:''
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">into Safety “shifts” lasting no more than 8 days at a time, because we should all protect our own community. &nbsp;</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"></span>


#No one works consecutive safety shifts.
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">&nbsp;b. &nbsp;In order to ensure familiarity with the rest of the community,
#We recommend the creation of a female safety rotation to ensure the voice and involvement of women in protecting our community and to enable de-escalation by female members of our community. The female safety volunteers would abide by the same behavior guidelines as all members of the safety team.
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">community members must &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;be active members of another working group for at least four days over a two week period and be vouched for by that</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">group, or participate in at least three General Assemblies.
</span>
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">
&nbsp;c. &nbsp;Pictures and names of active safety team members will be posted at
the info desk. &nbsp;New safety team members will be introduced to members
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">of each working group with a physical presence at the camp during their training.<br/>&nbsp;<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;c. &nbsp;Everybody on rotation ends up doing shifts – to create community-wide accountability &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for the safety the community, to prevent burnout, and</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">to avoid creating bodies of authority. &nbsp;
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&nbsp;&nbsp;d. &nbsp;In the case of full time occupants, rotations will occur as
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">follows: To start the rotation &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;process, current Safety Team members or volunteers train a new shift of people (New Group 1) for four days. &nbsp;At the beginning of the second four day rotation, current Safety members are relieved of duty for at least four days. &nbsp;During the second four day rotation, the people of Group 1 train another group of &nbsp;people (Group 2). &nbsp;At the end of this second four day rotation, Group 1 is now done with an eight day rotation, but Group 2 stays on for the remainder of their shift, training Group 3, and so on.<br/>&nbsp;</span><br/>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">&nbsp;&nbsp;e. &nbsp;The relief of a given rotation of Safety team members is reliant
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">upon the availability of &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;new individuals to join the team. &nbsp;If there</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">is no one to replace them, they may be asked to stay on longer.
</span>
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"> &nbsp;f. SWG will strive to reduce shifts to eight hours or less, however, this will depend on adequate personnel.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;g. &nbsp;In the case of individuals who are only available to be present
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">for the weekends or part &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;time, they will be able to join the safety team as supplemental support to relieve the shift load of other full-time members, and will serve as safety for no more than two consecutive calendar weeks, regardless of the number of days they are present during those two weeks. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"></span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">&nbsp;h. &nbsp;After four days off rotation, community members will be welcomed
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">to join the active Safety Team again for another eight day rotation. &nbsp;</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">3. Guidelines for behaviour while on Safety shift</span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Be respectful to community members.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Do not engage in verbal assault.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Assess the situation, don't assume.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. Abolish violence within yourself; diffuse and de-escalate the violence around you.</span><br/>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. No one on duty shall be under the influence of drugs or
alcohol. &nbsp;If a person on Safety rotation is determined to be under the
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">influence by a member of the Medical team or by other Safety team members, or is found consuming drugs or alcohol during duty, they will be asked by fellow members of Safety to step down from duty. These individuals must attend at least two CWWG meetings and they are banned from serving on SWG for two weeks. Before rejoining the safety team the individual(s) will have to be approved by the SWG in a public meeting.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. In the case of a second repeat offense, individuals would be barred from participation in the SWG.</span><br/>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. Those who are asked to step down should do so without
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">creating conflict with the rest of the safety team – issues can be addressed the following day.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. Involvement of police is strongly discouraged in cases of nonviolent transgressions.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">4.</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Review process: if a person on Safety rotation has not behaved
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">according to the guidelines for behavior, they should be subject to a review process, mediated by the Community Wellness Group.</span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">5. The SWG will deliver regular GA announcements regarding the personnel situation within the SWG.</span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">6.</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Until a protocol regarding eviction and handling of violent behavior  
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">can be rattified by the GA, the SWG will act as they deem appropriate to</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">deal with situations involving violence or threats of violence.
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Regarding situations involving substance abuse, the Community Wellness Working Group will be included in any decisions.</span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">END PROPOSAL</span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">1. Further Recommendations:</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"></span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. SWG will draft a protocol for eviction and handling
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">potentially violent or intimidating situations in cooperation with liaisons from the Community Wellness Working Group and Non Violence Working Group to be presented to the GA November 1st.</span><br/>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. The Safety Working Group meeting recommends that an Urban
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Planning Working Group be organized, to deal with tents and territory-related issues that arise.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. The SWG recommends the designation of a space for daily meetings for those on Safety shift to vent and help one another to work through issues that arise.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. The SWG meeting recommends that current members of the Safety Team receive training in mediation from the Community Wellness Working Group to ensure that they can handle problems without escalation. &nbsp;In fact, the SWG recommends that everybody in Occupy Boston receive mediation training, especially the Occupiers who are on Safety rotation.</span><br/>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. The members of the safety team should be outfitted with
</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">proper rain and cold weather gear, including waterproof boots and gloves. &nbsp;The team should also be outfitted with adequate two-way radios and yellow reflective vests. &nbsp;Team members shall wear vests while on duty and only while on duty.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. SWG will work in conjunction with the women caucus and other under represented groups to provide trainings such as self defense and sexual assault response that will provide greater diversity within the SWG.</span>

Revision as of 18:27, 10 November 2011

ACCEPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 10.28



PROPOSAL OF THE PUBLIC MEETING OF THE SAFETY WORKING GROUP
THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT

1. We propose that the Safety Working Group hold public meetings at 

least once a week to address various safety issues within the Occupy Boston (OB) Community.  This Working Group includes the active Safety Team, team members who are off rotation, and members of the OB community

who are concerned with Safety.


 2. Rotation of shifts:



 a.  We propose that a large number of the OB community should rotate 

into Safety “shifts” lasting no more than 8 days at a time, because we should all protect our own community.  

 b.  In order to ensure familiarity with the rest of the community, 

community members must     be active members of another working group for at least four days over a two week period and be vouched for by that

group, or participate in at least three General Assemblies.


 c.  Pictures and names of active safety team members will be posted at
the info desk.  New safety team members will be introduced to members 

of each working group with a physical presence at the camp during their training.
 
  c.  Everybody on rotation ends up doing shifts – to create community-wide accountability     for the safety the community, to prevent burnout, and

to avoid creating bodies of authority.  
 

  d.  In the case of full time occupants, rotations will occur as 

follows: To start the rotation     process, current Safety Team members or volunteers train a new shift of people (New Group 1) for four days.  At the beginning of the second four day rotation, current Safety members are relieved of duty for at least four days.  During the second four day rotation, the people of Group 1 train another group of  people (Group 2).  At the end of this second four day rotation, Group 1 is now done with an eight day rotation, but Group 2 stays on for the remainder of their shift, training Group 3, and so on.
 

  e.  The relief of a given rotation of Safety team members is reliant 

upon the availability of     new individuals to join the team.  If there

is no one to replace them, they may be asked to stay on longer.

  f. SWG will strive to reduce shifts to eight hours or less, however, this will depend on adequate personnel.
 

  g.  In the case of individuals who are only available to be present 

for the weekends or part     time, they will be able to join the safety team as supplemental support to relieve the shift load of other full-time members, and will serve as safety for no more than two consecutive calendar weeks, regardless of the number of days they are present during those two weeks.   

 h.  After four days off rotation, community members will be welcomed 

to join the active Safety Team again for another eight day rotation.  


3. Guidelines for behaviour while on Safety shift
            1. Be respectful to community members.
             2. Do not engage in verbal assault.
             3. Assess the situation, don't assume.
             4. Abolish violence within yourself; diffuse and de-escalate the violence around you.

             5. No one on duty shall be under the influence of drugs or
alcohol.  If a person on Safety rotation is determined to be under the 

influence by a member of the Medical team or by other Safety team members, or is found consuming drugs or alcohol during duty, they will be asked by fellow members of Safety to step down from duty. These individuals must attend at least two CWWG meetings and they are banned from serving on SWG for two weeks. Before rejoining the safety team the individual(s) will have to be approved by the SWG in a public meeting.
             6. In the case of a second repeat offense, individuals would be barred from participation in the SWG.

             7. Those who are asked to step down should do so without 

creating conflict with the rest of the safety team – issues can be addressed the following day.
             8. Involvement of police is strongly discouraged in cases of nonviolent transgressions.



4.

Review process: if a person on Safety rotation has not behaved 

according to the guidelines for behavior, they should be subject to a review process, mediated by the Community Wellness Group.
5. The SWG will deliver regular GA announcements regarding the personnel situation within the SWG.
6.

Until a protocol regarding eviction and handling of violent behavior 

can be rattified by the GA, the SWG will act as they deem appropriate to

deal with situations involving violence or threats of violence. 

Regarding situations involving substance abuse, the Community Wellness Working Group will be included in any decisions.

END PROPOSAL

1. Further Recommendations:


      1. SWG will draft a protocol for eviction and handling 

potentially violent or intimidating situations in cooperation with liaisons from the Community Wellness Working Group and Non Violence Working Group to be presented to the GA November 1st.

       2. The Safety Working Group meeting recommends that an Urban 

Planning Working Group be organized, to deal with tents and territory-related issues that arise.
       3. The SWG recommends the designation of a space for daily meetings for those on Safety shift to vent and help one another to work through issues that arise.
       4. The SWG meeting recommends that current members of the Safety Team receive training in mediation from the Community Wellness Working Group to ensure that they can handle problems without escalation.  In fact, the SWG recommends that everybody in Occupy Boston receive mediation training, especially the Occupiers who are on Safety rotation.

       5. The members of the safety team should be outfitted with 

proper rain and cold weather gear, including waterproof boots and gloves.  The team should also be outfitted with adequate two-way radios and yellow reflective vests.  Team members shall wear vests while on duty and only while on duty.
       6. SWG will work in conjunction with the women caucus and other under represented groups to provide trainings such as self defense and sexual assault response that will provide greater diversity within the SWG.