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Occupy MBTA

2012-02-07T20:32:10Z

Mcktimo: /* Pamphlets */

<blockquote>'''''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''</blockquote>
= Fight fare hikes and service cuts =

== Actions ==
===February 13 - Somerville===
Occupy the T: Free Charlie [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/1d/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf pdf], but including some info specific to the Feb. 13 action.
=== Canvassing ===

Here are dates for handing out fliers:

Sunday, January 29th (11am-1pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station] contact: Jamie Rinaldi (jamie.rinaldi@gmail.com)

Wednesday, February 1st (5pm-7pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station]. contact: Joe Ramsey (jgramsey@gmail.com) *This is a weekly action EVERY Wednesday from 5-7pm, starting in Davis Square*

== MBTA Public Hearings ==

{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''January 31''',''' '''Tuesday
| Boston (Mattapan) 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Mildred Avenue Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 1''',''' '''Wednesday
| Jamaica Plain
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Hennigan Community Center, Cafeteria 200 Heath Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 2''', Thursday
| Boston (Dorchester)
| nowrap="true" | 1:00-3:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM
| Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Multi-Purpose Room 1353 Dorchester Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 6''', Monday
| Lowell
| nowrap="true" | 5:00-7:00 PM
| City Hall Council Chambers 375 Merrimack Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 7''',''' '''Tuesday
| Lynn
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| City Hall Auditorium, Main Floor 3 City Hall Square
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Boston (West End)
| nowrap="true" | 4:30-6:30 PM
| Shriners Hospital Auditorium 51 Blossom Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Hingham
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall Sanborn Auditorium 210 Central Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 13''',''' '''Monday
| Boston (South Station area)
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown" | Boston Public Library Boston Rabb Lecture Hall 700 Boylston Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 14''', Tuesday 
| Framingham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall 150 Concord Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 15''',''' '''Wednesday
| Quincy
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Thomas Crane Public Library Community Room 40 Washington Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 16''', Thursday 
| Malden 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| City Council Chambers 200 Pleasant Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 28''',''' '''Tuesday
| Somerville 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| High School Auditorium 81 Highland Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 29''',''' '''Wednesday 
| Cambridge 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Citywide Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 1''',''' '''Thursday  
| Waltham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Government Center Auditorium 119 School Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 6''', Tuesday
| Brockton
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Massasoit Community College, Liberal Arts Building, Lecture Hall LA 560 1 Massasoit Boulevard
|}

== Activities ==

=== Planning Meetings ===

* [[OccupyMBTA Planning, Jan 29th 2012]]

===remix===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]].

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

=== Graphics ===

[[File:Affordability BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|Affordability BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb|No hikes BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|See something BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb|WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG]]

[[File:FreeCharlie.jpg|thumb|FreeCharlie.jpg]]

=== Petition ===

Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

=== Pamphlets ===

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/1d/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

=== For Designers ===

MBTA ad templates are Banner: 18" high by 28" wide Poster: 22" high by 15" wide Here are some [http://www.bostonveg.org/campaigns/index.html examples].
 

== Maillist ==

A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. You can join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here], or view the archives [https://lists.mayfirst.org/pipermail/occupymbta/ here].

==Links and Bibliography ==
* http://studentsagainsttcuts.org/
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/?id=23567 MBTA Page on Fare Changes]
* [http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Fare_Proposals_2012/MC12149%20Fare%20Increase%20Booklet_v7.pdf MBTA Fare Change Information Booklet]
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/financials/?id=3482 MBTA Financials]
* [http://transitontheline.wordpress.com/ Transit on the Line]
* [http://www.ace-ej.org/tru T Riders Union]
====[http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf State Auditor on MBTA Losses via Credit Default Swaps (2008)]====
'State Auditor Joe DeNucci reported [in 2008] that an investment practice intended to help
save money actually resulted in a $55 million increase in borrowing interest costs to the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)...During the five-year period reviewed by
DeNucci’s office, the MBTA entered into 12 interest rate swap agreements with various
investment banks totaling $1.632 billion. As a result of these swaps, the MBTA received nearly
$31.5 million in interest and premiums. However, the MBTA made payments totaling more than
$86.8 million for interest costs and termination fees during the same period, resulting in a net
loss to the T of $55.3 million.
“These rate swaps were highly speculative, risky and complex, and have proved costly to
the riders who are paying increased fares and the taxpayers who subsidize the MBTA,” said
DeNucci.' - from State Auditor [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf press release] January 29, 2008

[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-29T15:54:10Z

Mcktimo: /* remix */

<blockquote>'''''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''</blockquote>
= Fight fare hikes and service cuts =

== Actions ==
===February 13 - Somerville===
Occupy the T: Free Charlie [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/1d/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf pdf], but including some info specific to the Feb. 13 action.
=== Canvassing ===

Here are dates for handing out fliers:

Sunday, January 29th (11am-1pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station] contact: Jamie Rinaldi (jamie.rinaldi@gmail.com)

Wednesday, February 1st (5pm-7pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station]. contact: Joe Ramsey (jgramsey@gmail.com) *This is a weekly action EVERY Wednesday from 5-7pm, starting in Davis Square*

== MBTA Public Hearings ==

{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''January 31''',''' '''Tuesday
| Boston (Mattapan) 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Mildred Avenue Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 1''',''' '''Wednesday
| Jamaica Plain
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Hennigan Community Center, Cafeteria 200 Heath Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 2''', Thursday
| Boston (Dorchester)
| nowrap="true" | 1:00-3:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM
| Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Multi-Purpose Room 1353 Dorchester Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 6''', Monday
| Lowell
| nowrap="true" | 5:00-7:00 PM
| City Hall Council Chambers 375 Merrimack Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 7''',''' '''Tuesday
| Lynn
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| City Hall Auditorium, Main Floor 3 City Hall Square
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Boston (West End)
| nowrap="true" | 4:30-6:30 PM
| Shriners Hospital Auditorium 51 Blossom Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Hingham
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall Sanborn Auditorium 210 Central Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 13''',''' '''Monday
| Boston (South Station area)
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown" | Boston Public Library Boston Rabb Lecture Hall 700 Boylston Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 14''', Tuesday 
| Framingham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall 150 Concord Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 15''',''' '''Wednesday
| Quincy
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Thomas Crane Public Library Community Room 40 Washington Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 16''', Thursday 
| Malden 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| City Council Chambers 200 Pleasant Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 28''',''' '''Tuesday
| Somerville 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| High School Auditorium 81 Highland Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 29''',''' '''Wednesday 
| Cambridge 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Citywide Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 1''',''' '''Thursday  
| Waltham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Government Center Auditorium 119 School Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 6''', Tuesday
| Brockton
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Massasoit Community College, Liberal Arts Building, Lecture Hall LA 560 1 Massasoit Boulevard
|}

== Activities ==
===remix===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]].

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

=== Graphics ===

[[File:Affordability BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|Affordability BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb|No hikes BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|See something BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb|WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG]]

[[File:FreeCharlie.jpg|thumb|FreeCharlie.jpg]]

=== Petition ===

Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

=== Pamphlets ===

[http://{{SERVERNAME}}/wiki/File:Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

=== For Designers ===

MBTA ad templates are Banner: 18" high by 28" wide Poster: 22" high by 15" wide Here are some [http://www.bostonveg.org/campaigns/index.html examples].
 

== Maillist ==

A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

==Links and Bibliography ==
* http://studentsagainsttcuts.org/
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/?id=23567 MBTA Page on Fare Changes]
* [http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Fare_Proposals_2012/MC12149%20Fare%20Increase%20Booklet_v7.pdf MBTA Fare Change Information Booklet]
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/financials/?id=3482 MBTA Financials]
* [http://transitontheline.wordpress.com/ Transit on the Line]
* [http://www.ace-ej.org/tru T Riders Union]
====[http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf State Auditor on MBTA Losses via Credit Default Swaps (2008)]====
'State Auditor Joe DeNucci reported [in 2008] that an investment practice intended to help
save money actually resulted in a $55 million increase in borrowing interest costs to the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)...During the five-year period reviewed by
DeNucci’s office, the MBTA entered into 12 interest rate swap agreements with various
investment banks totaling $1.632 billion. As a result of these swaps, the MBTA received nearly
$31.5 million in interest and premiums. However, the MBTA made payments totaling more than
$86.8 million for interest costs and termination fees during the same period, resulting in a net
loss to the T of $55.3 million.
“These rate swaps were highly speculative, risky and complex, and have proved costly to
the riders who are paying increased fares and the taxpayers who subsidize the MBTA,” said
DeNucci.' - from State Auditor [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf press release] January 29, 2008

[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T15:51:26Z

Mcktimo: /* Bechtel and the MBTA */

====Bechtel and the MBTA====
{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
G
Let me tell you the story
C
Of a man named Charlie
G D
On a tragic and fateful day
G
He put his card in his pocket,
C
Kissed his wife and family
G D G
Went to ride on the MTA

Chorus 1:
G
Did he ever return,
C
No he never returned
G D
And his fate is still unlearn'd
G
He may ride forever
C
'neath the streets of Boston
G D G
He's the man who never returned.

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there they said,
"There's been a fare hike."
and he could not get off that train.

Chorus 1:

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus 1:

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Now I'll tell you a story
about the Big Dig Tunnel
And the tragic and fateful way
How a crooked highway project
Came to rob every family
Who rides on the MBTA

There were problems with the project
No one watched the corporations
The cost spun out of control
In the state house they had meetings
With the bankers they were scheming
How to get rich 'n have their way

Chorus 2:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus 2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't you take the busses away
Your games aint a-working
And we aint a-takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus 2:

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus 2:</pre>
|}

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-29T15:48:59Z

Mcktimo:

<blockquote>'''''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''</blockquote>
= Fight fare hikes and service cuts =

== Actions ==
===February 13 - Somerville===
Occupy the T: Free Charlie [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/1d/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf pdf], but including some info specific to the Feb. 13 action.
=== Canvassing ===

Here are dates for handing out fliers:

Sunday, January 29th (11am-1pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station] contact: Jamie Rinaldi (jamie.rinaldi@gmail.com)

Wednesday, February 1st (5pm-7pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station]. contact: Joe Ramsey (jgramsey@gmail.com) *This is a weekly action EVERY Wednesday from 5-7pm, starting in Davis Square*

== MBTA Public Hearings ==

{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''January 31''',''' '''Tuesday
| Boston (Mattapan) 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Mildred Avenue Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 1''',''' '''Wednesday
| Jamaica Plain
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Hennigan Community Center, Cafeteria 200 Heath Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 2''', Thursday
| Boston (Dorchester)
| nowrap="true" | 1:00-3:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM
| Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Multi-Purpose Room 1353 Dorchester Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 6''', Monday
| Lowell
| nowrap="true" | 5:00-7:00 PM
| City Hall Council Chambers 375 Merrimack Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 7''',''' '''Tuesday
| Lynn
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| City Hall Auditorium, Main Floor 3 City Hall Square
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Boston (West End)
| nowrap="true" | 4:30-6:30 PM
| Shriners Hospital Auditorium 51 Blossom Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Hingham
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall Sanborn Auditorium 210 Central Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 13''',''' '''Monday
| Boston (South Station area)
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown" | Boston Public Library Boston Rabb Lecture Hall 700 Boylston Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 14''', Tuesday 
| Framingham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall 150 Concord Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 15''',''' '''Wednesday
| Quincy
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Thomas Crane Public Library Community Room 40 Washington Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 16''', Thursday 
| Malden 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| City Council Chambers 200 Pleasant Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 28''',''' '''Tuesday
| Somerville 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| High School Auditorium 81 Highland Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 29''',''' '''Wednesday 
| Cambridge 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Citywide Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 1''',''' '''Thursday  
| Waltham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Government Center Auditorium 119 School Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 6''', Tuesday
| Brockton
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Massasoit Community College, Liberal Arts Building, Lecture Hall LA 560 1 Massasoit Boulevard
|}

== Activities ==
===remix===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

=== Graphics ===

[[File:Affordability BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|Affordability BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb|No hikes BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|See something BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb|WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG]]

[[File:FreeCharlie.jpg|thumb|FreeCharlie.jpg]]

=== Petition ===

Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

=== Pamphlets ===

[http://{{SERVERNAME}}/wiki/File:Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

=== For Designers ===

MBTA ad templates are Banner: 18" high by 28" wide Poster: 22" high by 15" wide Here are some [http://www.bostonveg.org/campaigns/index.html examples].
 

== Maillist ==

A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

==Links and Bibliography ==
* http://studentsagainsttcuts.org/
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/?id=23567 MBTA Page on Fare Changes]
* [http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Fare_Proposals_2012/MC12149%20Fare%20Increase%20Booklet_v7.pdf MBTA Fare Change Information Booklet]
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/financials/?id=3482 MBTA Financials]
* [http://transitontheline.wordpress.com/ Transit on the Line]
* [http://www.ace-ej.org/tru T Riders Union]
====[http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf State Auditor on MBTA Losses via Credit Default Swaps (2008)]====
'State Auditor Joe DeNucci reported [in 2008] that an investment practice intended to help
save money actually resulted in a $55 million increase in borrowing interest costs to the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)...During the five-year period reviewed by
DeNucci’s office, the MBTA entered into 12 interest rate swap agreements with various
investment banks totaling $1.632 billion. As a result of these swaps, the MBTA received nearly
$31.5 million in interest and premiums. However, the MBTA made payments totaling more than
$86.8 million for interest costs and termination fees during the same period, resulting in a net
loss to the T of $55.3 million.
“These rate swaps were highly speculative, risky and complex, and have proved costly to
the riders who are paying increased fares and the taxpayers who subsidize the MBTA,” said
DeNucci.' - from State Auditor [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf press release] January 29, 2008

[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-29T15:46:08Z

Mcktimo:

<blockquote>'''''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''</blockquote>
= Fight fare hikes and service cuts =

== Actions ==
===February 13 - Somerville===
Occupy the T: Free Charlie [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/1d/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf pdf], but including some info specific to the Feb. 13 action.
=== Canvassing ===

Here are dates for handing out fliers:

Sunday, January 29th (11am-1pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station] contact: Jamie Rinaldi (jamie.rinaldi@gmail.com)

Wednesday, February 1st (5pm-7pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station]. contact: Joe Ramsey (jgramsey@gmail.com) *This is a weekly action EVERY Wednesday from 5-7pm, starting in Davis Square*

== MBTA Public Hearings ==

{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''January 31''',''' '''Tuesday
| Boston (Mattapan) 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Mildred Avenue Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 1''',''' '''Wednesday
| Jamaica Plain
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Hennigan Community Center, Cafeteria 200 Heath Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 2''', Thursday
| Boston (Dorchester)
| nowrap="true" | 1:00-3:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM
| Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Multi-Purpose Room 1353 Dorchester Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 6''', Monday
| Lowell
| nowrap="true" | 5:00-7:00 PM
| City Hall Council Chambers 375 Merrimack Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 7''',''' '''Tuesday
| Lynn
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| City Hall Auditorium, Main Floor 3 City Hall Square
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Boston (West End)
| nowrap="true" | 4:30-6:30 PM
| Shriners Hospital Auditorium 51 Blossom Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Hingham
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall Sanborn Auditorium 210 Central Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 13''',''' '''Monday
| Boston (South Station area)
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown" | Boston Public Library Boston Rabb Lecture Hall 700 Boylston Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 14''', Tuesday 
| Framingham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall 150 Concord Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 15''',''' '''Wednesday
| Quincy
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Thomas Crane Public Library Community Room 40 Washington Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 16''', Thursday 
| Malden 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| City Council Chambers 200 Pleasant Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 28''',''' '''Tuesday
| Somerville 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| High School Auditorium 81 Highland Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 29''',''' '''Wednesday 
| Cambridge 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Citywide Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 1''',''' '''Thursday  
| Waltham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Government Center Auditorium 119 School Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 6''', Tuesday
| Brockton
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Massasoit Community College, Liberal Arts Building, Lecture Hall LA 560 1 Massasoit Boulevard
|}

==Links ==
* http://studentsagainsttcuts.org/
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/?id=23567 MBTA Page on Fare Changes]
* [http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Fare_Proposals_2012/MC12149%20Fare%20Increase%20Booklet_v7.pdf MBTA Fare Change Information Booklet]
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/financials/?id=3482 MBTA Financials]
* [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf State Auditor on MBTA Losses via Credit Default Swaps (2008)]
* [http://transitontheline.wordpress.com/ Transit on the Line]
* [http://www.ace-ej.org/tru T Riders Union]

== Activities ==
===remix===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

=== Graphics ===

[[File:Affordability BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|Affordability BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb|No hikes BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|See something BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb|WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG]]

[[File:FreeCharlie.jpg|thumb|FreeCharlie.jpg]]

=== Petition ===

Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

=== Pamphlets ===

[http://{{SERVERNAME}}/wiki/File:Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

=== For Designers ===

MBTA ad templates are Banner: 18" high by 28" wide Poster: 22" high by 15" wide Here are some [http://www.bostonveg.org/campaigns/index.html examples].
 

== Maillist ==

A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

== Bibliography ==
===[http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf MBTA and Default Credit Swaps]===
'State Auditor Joe DeNucci reported [in 2008] that an investment practice intended to help
save money actually resulted in a $55 million increase in borrowing interest costs to the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)...During the five-year period reviewed by
DeNucci’s office, the MBTA entered into 12 interest rate swap agreements with various
investment banks totaling $1.632 billion. As a result of these swaps, the MBTA received nearly
$31.5 million in interest and premiums. However, the MBTA made payments totaling more than
$86.8 million for interest costs and termination fees during the same period, resulting in a net
loss to the T of $55.3 million.
“These rate swaps were highly speculative, risky and complex, and have proved costly to
the riders who are paying increased fares and the taxpayers who subsidize the MBTA,” said
DeNucci.' - from State Auditor [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf press release] January 29, 2008

[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-29T15:43:19Z

Mcktimo: /* Activities */

<blockquote>'''''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''</blockquote>
= Fight fare hikes and service cuts =

== Actions ==
===February 13 - Somerville===
Occupy the T: Free Charlie [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/1d/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf pdf], but including some info specific to the Feb. 13 action.
=== Canvassing ===

Here are dates for handing out fliers:

Sunday, January 29th (11am-1pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station] contact: Jamie Rinaldi (jamie.rinaldi@gmail.com)

Wednesday, February 1st (5pm-7pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station]. contact: Joe Ramsey (jgramsey@gmail.com) *This is a weekly action EVERY Wednesday from 5-7pm, starting in Davis Square*

== MBTA Public Hearings ==

{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''January 31''',''' '''Tuesday
| Boston (Mattapan) 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Mildred Avenue Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 1''',''' '''Wednesday
| Jamaica Plain
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Hennigan Community Center, Cafeteria 200 Heath Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 2''', Thursday
| Boston (Dorchester)
| nowrap="true" | 1:00-3:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM
| Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Multi-Purpose Room 1353 Dorchester Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 6''', Monday
| Lowell
| nowrap="true" | 5:00-7:00 PM
| City Hall Council Chambers 375 Merrimack Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 7''',''' '''Tuesday
| Lynn
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| City Hall Auditorium, Main Floor 3 City Hall Square
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Boston (West End)
| nowrap="true" | 4:30-6:30 PM
| Shriners Hospital Auditorium 51 Blossom Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Hingham
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall Sanborn Auditorium 210 Central Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 13''',''' '''Monday
| Boston (South Station area)
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown" | Boston Public Library Boston Rabb Lecture Hall 700 Boylston Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 14''', Tuesday 
| Framingham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall 150 Concord Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 15''',''' '''Wednesday
| Quincy
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Thomas Crane Public Library Community Room 40 Washington Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 16''', Thursday 
| Malden 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| City Council Chambers 200 Pleasant Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 28''',''' '''Tuesday
| Somerville 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| High School Auditorium 81 Highland Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 29''',''' '''Wednesday 
| Cambridge 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Citywide Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 1''',''' '''Thursday  
| Waltham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Government Center Auditorium 119 School Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 6''', Tuesday
| Brockton
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Massasoit Community College, Liberal Arts Building, Lecture Hall LA 560 1 Massasoit Boulevard
|}

==Links ==
* http://studentsagainsttcuts.org/
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/?id=23567 MBTA Page on Fare Changes]
* [http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Fare_Proposals_2012/MC12149%20Fare%20Increase%20Booklet_v7.pdf MBTA Fare Change Information Booklet]
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/financials/?id=3482 MBTA Financials]
* [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf State Auditor on MBTA Losses via Credit Default Swaps (2008)]
* [http://transitontheline.wordpress.com/ Transit on the Line]
* [http://www.ace-ej.org/tru T Riders Union]

== Activities ==
===remix===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

== Graphics ==

[[File:Affordability BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|Affordability BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb|No hikes BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|See something BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb|WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG]]

[[File:FreeCharlie.jpg|thumb|FreeCharlie.jpg]]

== Petition ==

Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

== Pamphlets ==

[http://{{SERVERNAME}}/wiki/File:Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

== Maillist ==

A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

== For Designers ==

MBTA ad templates are Banner: 18" high by 28" wide Poster: 22" high by 15" wide Here are some [http://www.bostonveg.org/campaigns/index.html examples].
 
[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]] 

== Bibliography ==
===[http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf MBTA and Default Credit Swaps]===
'State Auditor Joe DeNucci reported [in 2008] that an investment practice intended to help
save money actually resulted in a $55 million increase in borrowing interest costs to the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)...During the five-year period reviewed by
DeNucci’s office, the MBTA entered into 12 interest rate swap agreements with various
investment banks totaling $1.632 billion. As a result of these swaps, the MBTA received nearly
$31.5 million in interest and premiums. However, the MBTA made payments totaling more than
$86.8 million for interest costs and termination fees during the same period, resulting in a net
loss to the T of $55.3 million.
“These rate swaps were highly speculative, risky and complex, and have proved costly to
the riders who are paying increased fares and the taxpayers who subsidize the MBTA,” said
DeNucci.' - from State Auditor [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf press release] January 29, 2008

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T15:42:31Z

Mcktimo:

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-29T15:40:30Z

Mcktimo: /* MBTA and Default Credit Swaps */

<blockquote>'''''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''</blockquote>
= Fight fare hikes and service cuts =

== Actions ==
===February 13 - Somerville===
Occupy the T: Free Charlie [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/1d/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf pdf], but including some info specific to the Feb. 13 action.
=== Canvassing ===

Here are dates for handing out fliers:

Sunday, January 29th (11am-1pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station] contact: Jamie Rinaldi (jamie.rinaldi@gmail.com)

Wednesday, February 1st (5pm-7pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station]. contact: Joe Ramsey (jgramsey@gmail.com) *This is a weekly action EVERY Wednesday from 5-7pm, starting in Davis Square*

== MBTA Public Hearings ==

{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''January 31''',''' '''Tuesday
| Boston (Mattapan) 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Mildred Avenue Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 1''',''' '''Wednesday
| Jamaica Plain
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Hennigan Community Center, Cafeteria 200 Heath Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 2''', Thursday
| Boston (Dorchester)
| nowrap="true" | 1:00-3:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM
| Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Multi-Purpose Room 1353 Dorchester Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 6''', Monday
| Lowell
| nowrap="true" | 5:00-7:00 PM
| City Hall Council Chambers 375 Merrimack Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 7''',''' '''Tuesday
| Lynn
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| City Hall Auditorium, Main Floor 3 City Hall Square
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Boston (West End)
| nowrap="true" | 4:30-6:30 PM
| Shriners Hospital Auditorium 51 Blossom Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Hingham
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall Sanborn Auditorium 210 Central Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 13''',''' '''Monday
| Boston (South Station area)
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown" | Boston Public Library Boston Rabb Lecture Hall 700 Boylston Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 14''', Tuesday 
| Framingham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall 150 Concord Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 15''',''' '''Wednesday
| Quincy
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Thomas Crane Public Library Community Room 40 Washington Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 16''', Thursday 
| Malden 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| City Council Chambers 200 Pleasant Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 28''',''' '''Tuesday
| Somerville 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| High School Auditorium 81 Highland Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 29''',''' '''Wednesday 
| Cambridge 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Citywide Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 1''',''' '''Thursday  
| Waltham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Government Center Auditorium 119 School Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 6''', Tuesday
| Brockton
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Massasoit Community College, Liberal Arts Building, Lecture Hall LA 560 1 Massasoit Boulevard
|}

==Links ==
* http://studentsagainsttcuts.org/
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/?id=23567 MBTA Page on Fare Changes]
* [http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Fare_Proposals_2012/MC12149%20Fare%20Increase%20Booklet_v7.pdf MBTA Fare Change Information Booklet]
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/financials/?id=3482 MBTA Financials]
* [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf State Auditor on MBTA Losses via Credit Default Swaps (2008)]
* [http://transitontheline.wordpress.com/ Transit on the Line]
* [http://www.ace-ej.org/tru T Riders Union]

== Activities ==

==== Charlie and the M[B]TA ====

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

== Graphics ==

[[File:Affordability BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|Affordability BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb|No hikes BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|See something BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb|WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG]]

[[File:FreeCharlie.jpg|thumb|FreeCharlie.jpg]]

== Petition ==

Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

== Pamphlets ==

[http://{{SERVERNAME}}/wiki/File:Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

== Maillist ==

A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

== For Designers ==

MBTA ad templates are Banner: 18" high by 28" wide Poster: 22" high by 15" wide Here are some [http://www.bostonveg.org/campaigns/index.html examples].
 
[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]] 

== Bibliography ==
===[http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf MBTA and Default Credit Swaps]===
'State Auditor Joe DeNucci reported [in 2008] that an investment practice intended to help
save money actually resulted in a $55 million increase in borrowing interest costs to the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)...During the five-year period reviewed by
DeNucci’s office, the MBTA entered into 12 interest rate swap agreements with various
investment banks totaling $1.632 billion. As a result of these swaps, the MBTA received nearly
$31.5 million in interest and premiums. However, the MBTA made payments totaling more than
$86.8 million for interest costs and termination fees during the same period, resulting in a net
loss to the T of $55.3 million.
“These rate swaps were highly speculative, risky and complex, and have proved costly to
the riders who are paying increased fares and the taxpayers who subsidize the MBTA,” said
DeNucci.' - from State Auditor [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf press release] January 29, 2008

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-29T15:39:25Z

Mcktimo: /* MBTA and Default Credit Swaps */

<blockquote>'''''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''</blockquote>
= Fight fare hikes and service cuts =

== Actions ==
===February 13 - Somerville===
Occupy the T: Free Charlie [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/1d/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf pdf], but including some info specific to the Feb. 13 action.
=== Canvassing ===

Here are dates for handing out fliers:

Sunday, January 29th (11am-1pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station] contact: Jamie Rinaldi (jamie.rinaldi@gmail.com)

Wednesday, February 1st (5pm-7pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station]. contact: Joe Ramsey (jgramsey@gmail.com) *This is a weekly action EVERY Wednesday from 5-7pm, starting in Davis Square*

== MBTA Public Hearings ==

{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''January 31''',''' '''Tuesday
| Boston (Mattapan) 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Mildred Avenue Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 1''',''' '''Wednesday
| Jamaica Plain
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Hennigan Community Center, Cafeteria 200 Heath Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 2''', Thursday
| Boston (Dorchester)
| nowrap="true" | 1:00-3:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM
| Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Multi-Purpose Room 1353 Dorchester Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 6''', Monday
| Lowell
| nowrap="true" | 5:00-7:00 PM
| City Hall Council Chambers 375 Merrimack Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 7''',''' '''Tuesday
| Lynn
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| City Hall Auditorium, Main Floor 3 City Hall Square
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Boston (West End)
| nowrap="true" | 4:30-6:30 PM
| Shriners Hospital Auditorium 51 Blossom Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Hingham
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall Sanborn Auditorium 210 Central Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 13''',''' '''Monday
| Boston (South Station area)
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown" | Boston Public Library Boston Rabb Lecture Hall 700 Boylston Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 14''', Tuesday 
| Framingham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall 150 Concord Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 15''',''' '''Wednesday
| Quincy
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Thomas Crane Public Library Community Room 40 Washington Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 16''', Thursday 
| Malden 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| City Council Chambers 200 Pleasant Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 28''',''' '''Tuesday
| Somerville 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| High School Auditorium 81 Highland Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 29''',''' '''Wednesday 
| Cambridge 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Citywide Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 1''',''' '''Thursday  
| Waltham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Government Center Auditorium 119 School Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 6''', Tuesday
| Brockton
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Massasoit Community College, Liberal Arts Building, Lecture Hall LA 560 1 Massasoit Boulevard
|}

==Links ==
* http://studentsagainsttcuts.org/
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/?id=23567 MBTA Page on Fare Changes]
* [http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Fare_Proposals_2012/MC12149%20Fare%20Increase%20Booklet_v7.pdf MBTA Fare Change Information Booklet]
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/financials/?id=3482 MBTA Financials]
* [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf State Auditor on MBTA Losses via Credit Default Swaps (2008)]
* [http://transitontheline.wordpress.com/ Transit on the Line]
* [http://www.ace-ej.org/tru T Riders Union]

== Activities ==

==== Charlie and the M[B]TA ====

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

== Graphics ==

[[File:Affordability BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|Affordability BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb|No hikes BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|See something BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb|WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG]]

[[File:FreeCharlie.jpg|thumb|FreeCharlie.jpg]]

== Petition ==

Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

== Pamphlets ==

[http://{{SERVERNAME}}/wiki/File:Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

== Maillist ==

A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

== For Designers ==

MBTA ad templates are Banner: 18" high by 28" wide Poster: 22" high by 15" wide Here are some [http://www.bostonveg.org/campaigns/index.html examples].
 
[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]] 

== Bibliography ==
===[http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf MBTA and Default Credit Swaps]===
'State Auditor Joe DeNucci reported [in 2008] that an investment practice intended to help
save money actually resulted in a $55 million increase in borrowing interest costs to the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)...During the five-year period reviewed by
DeNucci’s office, the MBTA entered into 12 interest rate swap agreements with various
investment banks totaling $1.632 billion. As a result of these swaps, the MBTA received nearly
$31.5 million in interest and premiums. However, the MBTA made payments totaling more than
$86.8 million for interest costs and termination fees during the same period, resulting in a net
loss to the T of $55.3 million.
“These rate swaps were highly speculative, risky and complex, and have proved costly to
the riders who are paying increased fares and the taxpayers who subsidize the MBTA,” said
DeNucci.' - from State Auditor press release January 29, 2008

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-29T15:38:42Z

Mcktimo: /* MBTA and Default Credit Swaps */

<blockquote>'''''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''</blockquote>
= Fight fare hikes and service cuts =

== Actions ==
===February 13 - Somerville===
Occupy the T: Free Charlie [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/1d/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf pdf], but including some info specific to the Feb. 13 action.
=== Canvassing ===

Here are dates for handing out fliers:

Sunday, January 29th (11am-1pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station] contact: Jamie Rinaldi (jamie.rinaldi@gmail.com)

Wednesday, February 1st (5pm-7pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station]. contact: Joe Ramsey (jgramsey@gmail.com) *This is a weekly action EVERY Wednesday from 5-7pm, starting in Davis Square*

== MBTA Public Hearings ==

{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''January 31''',''' '''Tuesday
| Boston (Mattapan) 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Mildred Avenue Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 1''',''' '''Wednesday
| Jamaica Plain
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Hennigan Community Center, Cafeteria 200 Heath Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 2''', Thursday
| Boston (Dorchester)
| nowrap="true" | 1:00-3:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM
| Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Multi-Purpose Room 1353 Dorchester Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 6''', Monday
| Lowell
| nowrap="true" | 5:00-7:00 PM
| City Hall Council Chambers 375 Merrimack Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 7''',''' '''Tuesday
| Lynn
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| City Hall Auditorium, Main Floor 3 City Hall Square
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Boston (West End)
| nowrap="true" | 4:30-6:30 PM
| Shriners Hospital Auditorium 51 Blossom Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Hingham
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall Sanborn Auditorium 210 Central Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 13''',''' '''Monday
| Boston (South Station area)
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown" | Boston Public Library Boston Rabb Lecture Hall 700 Boylston Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 14''', Tuesday 
| Framingham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall 150 Concord Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 15''',''' '''Wednesday
| Quincy
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Thomas Crane Public Library Community Room 40 Washington Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 16''', Thursday 
| Malden 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| City Council Chambers 200 Pleasant Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 28''',''' '''Tuesday
| Somerville 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| High School Auditorium 81 Highland Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 29''',''' '''Wednesday 
| Cambridge 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Citywide Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 1''',''' '''Thursday  
| Waltham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Government Center Auditorium 119 School Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 6''', Tuesday
| Brockton
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Massasoit Community College, Liberal Arts Building, Lecture Hall LA 560 1 Massasoit Boulevard
|}

==Links ==
* http://studentsagainsttcuts.org/
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/?id=23567 MBTA Page on Fare Changes]
* [http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Fare_Proposals_2012/MC12149%20Fare%20Increase%20Booklet_v7.pdf MBTA Fare Change Information Booklet]
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/financials/?id=3482 MBTA Financials]
* [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf State Auditor on MBTA Losses via Credit Default Swaps (2008)]
* [http://transitontheline.wordpress.com/ Transit on the Line]
* [http://www.ace-ej.org/tru T Riders Union]

== Activities ==

==== Charlie and the M[B]TA ====

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

== Graphics ==

[[File:Affordability BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|Affordability BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb|No hikes BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|See something BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb|WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG]]

[[File:FreeCharlie.jpg|thumb|FreeCharlie.jpg]]

== Petition ==

Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

== Pamphlets ==

[http://{{SERVERNAME}}/wiki/File:Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

== Maillist ==

A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

== For Designers ==

MBTA ad templates are Banner: 18" high by 28" wide Poster: 22" high by 15" wide Here are some [http://www.bostonveg.org/campaigns/index.html examples].
 
[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]] 

== Bibliography ==
===[http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf MBTA and Default Credit Swaps]===
State Auditor Joe DeNucci reported [in 2008] that an investment practice intended to help
save money actually resulted in a $55 million increase in borrowing interest costs to the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)...During the five-year period reviewed by
DeNucci’s office, the MBTA entered into 12 interest rate swap agreements with various
investment banks totaling $1.632 billion. As a result of these swaps, the MBTA received nearly
$31.5 million in interest and premiums. However, the MBTA made payments totaling more than
$86.8 million for interest costs and termination fees during the same period, resulting in a net
loss to the T of $55.3 million.
“These rate swaps were highly speculative, risky and complex, and have proved costly to
the riders who are paying increased fares and the taxpayers who subsidize the MBTA,” said
DeNucci.' - from State Auditor press release January 29, 2008

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-29T15:36:04Z

Mcktimo:

<blockquote>'''''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''</blockquote>
= Fight fare hikes and service cuts =

== Actions ==
===February 13 - Somerville===
Occupy the T: Free Charlie [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/1d/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf pdf], but including some info specific to the Feb. 13 action.
=== Canvassing ===

Here are dates for handing out fliers:

Sunday, January 29th (11am-1pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station] contact: Jamie Rinaldi (jamie.rinaldi@gmail.com)

Wednesday, February 1st (5pm-7pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station]. contact: Joe Ramsey (jgramsey@gmail.com) *This is a weekly action EVERY Wednesday from 5-7pm, starting in Davis Square*

== MBTA Public Hearings ==

{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''January 31''',''' '''Tuesday
| Boston (Mattapan) 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Mildred Avenue Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 1''',''' '''Wednesday
| Jamaica Plain
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Hennigan Community Center, Cafeteria 200 Heath Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 2''', Thursday
| Boston (Dorchester)
| nowrap="true" | 1:00-3:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM
| Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Multi-Purpose Room 1353 Dorchester Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 6''', Monday
| Lowell
| nowrap="true" | 5:00-7:00 PM
| City Hall Council Chambers 375 Merrimack Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 7''',''' '''Tuesday
| Lynn
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| City Hall Auditorium, Main Floor 3 City Hall Square
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Boston (West End)
| nowrap="true" | 4:30-6:30 PM
| Shriners Hospital Auditorium 51 Blossom Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Hingham
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall Sanborn Auditorium 210 Central Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 13''',''' '''Monday
| Boston (South Station area)
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown" | Boston Public Library Boston Rabb Lecture Hall 700 Boylston Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 14''', Tuesday 
| Framingham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall 150 Concord Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 15''',''' '''Wednesday
| Quincy
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Thomas Crane Public Library Community Room 40 Washington Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 16''', Thursday 
| Malden 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| City Council Chambers 200 Pleasant Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 28''',''' '''Tuesday
| Somerville 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| High School Auditorium 81 Highland Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 29''',''' '''Wednesday 
| Cambridge 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Citywide Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 1''',''' '''Thursday  
| Waltham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Government Center Auditorium 119 School Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 6''', Tuesday
| Brockton
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Massasoit Community College, Liberal Arts Building, Lecture Hall LA 560 1 Massasoit Boulevard
|}

==Links ==
* http://studentsagainsttcuts.org/
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/?id=23567 MBTA Page on Fare Changes]
* [http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Fare_Proposals_2012/MC12149%20Fare%20Increase%20Booklet_v7.pdf MBTA Fare Change Information Booklet]
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/financials/?id=3482 MBTA Financials]
* [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf State Auditor on MBTA Losses via Credit Default Swaps (2008)]
* [http://transitontheline.wordpress.com/ Transit on the Line]
* [http://www.ace-ej.org/tru T Riders Union]

== Activities ==

==== Charlie and the M[B]TA ====

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

== Graphics ==

[[File:Affordability BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|Affordability BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb|No hikes BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|See something BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb|WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG]]

[[File:FreeCharlie.jpg|thumb|FreeCharlie.jpg]]

== Petition ==

Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

== Pamphlets ==

[http://{{SERVERNAME}}/wiki/File:Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

== Maillist ==

A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

== For Designers ==

MBTA ad templates are Banner: 18" high by 28" wide Poster: 22" high by 15" wide Here are some [http://www.bostonveg.org/campaigns/index.html examples].
 
[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]] 

== Bibliography ==
===[http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf MBTA and Default Credit Swaps]===
State Auditor Joe DeNucci reported [in 2008] that an investment practice intended to help
save money actually resulted in a $55 million increase in borrowing interest costs to the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)...During the five-year period reviewed by
DeNucci’s office, the MBTA entered into 12 interest rate swap agreements with various
investment banks totaling $1.632 billion. As a result of these swaps, the MBTA received nearly
$31.5 million in interest and premiums. However, the MBTA made payments totaling more than
$86.8 million for interest costs and termination fees during the same period, resulting in a net
loss to the T of $55.3 million.
“These rate swaps were highly speculative, risky and complex, and have proved costly to
the riders who are paying increased fares and the taxpayers who subsidize the MBTA,” said
DeNucci.

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T15:01:05Z

Mcktimo:

A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

====Bechtel and the MBTA====
{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
G
Let me tell you the story
C
Of a man named Charlie
G D
On a tragic and fateful day
G
He put his card in his pocket,
C
Kissed his wife and family
G D G
Went to ride on the MTA

Chorus 1:
G
Did he ever return,
C
No he never returned
G D
And his fate is still unlearn'd
G
He may ride forever
C
'neath the streets of Boston
G D G
He's the man who never returned.

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there they said,
"There's been a fare hike."
and he could not get off that train.

Chorus 1:

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus 1:

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Now I'll tell you a story
about the Big Dig Tunnel
And the tragic and fateful way
How a crooked highway project
Came to rob every family
Who rides on the MBTA

There were problems with the project
No one watched the corporations
The cost spun out of control
In the state house they had meetings
With the bankers they were scheming
How to get rich 'n have their way

Chorus 2:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus 2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't you take the busses away
Your games aint a-working
And we aint a-takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus 2:

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus 2:</pre>
|}

back to: [[OccupyMBTA]]

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T15:00:30Z

Mcktimo:

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T14:58:31Z

Mcktimo:

A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

====Bechtel and the MBTA====
{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
G
Let me tell you the story
C
Of a man named Charlie
G D
On a tragic and fateful day
G
He put his card in his pocket,
C
Kissed his wife and family
G D G
Went to ride on the MTA

Chorus1:
G
Did he ever return,
C
No he never returned
G D
And his fate is still unlearn'd
G
He may ride forever
C
'neath the streets of Boston
G D G
He's the man who never returned.

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there they said,
"There's been a fare hike."
and he could not get off that train.

Chorus1:

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus1:

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Now I'll tell you a story
about the Big Dig Tunnel
And the tragic and fateful way
How a crooked highway project
Came to rob every family
Who rides on the MBTA

There were problems with the project
No one watched the corporations
The cost spun out of control
In the state house they had meetings
With the bankers they were scheming
How to get rich 'n have their way

Chorus2:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't you take the busses away
Your games aint a-working
And we aint a-takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus2:

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus2:

</pre>
|}

back to: [[OccupyMBTA]]

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T14:43:12Z

Mcktimo:

A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

====Bechtel and the MBTA====
{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
G
Let me tell you the story
C
Of a man named Charlie
G D
On a tragic and fateful day
G
He put his card in his pocket,
C
Kissed his wife and family
G D G
Went to ride on the MTA

Chorus1:
G
Did he ever return,
C
No he never returned
G D
And his fate is still unlearn'd
G
He may ride forever
C
'neath the streets of Boston
G D G
He's the man who never returned.

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there they said,
"There's been a fare hike."
and he could not get off that train.

Chorus1:

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus1:

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Now I'll tell you a story
about the Big Dig Tunnel
And the tragic and fateful way
How a crooked highway project
Came to rob every family
Who rides on the MBTA

The people got burned
While the bankers they learned
how to get rich and have their way
Just restructure the debt
Charge big fees for your bets
And make the people pay

Chorus2:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't you take the busses away
Your games aint a-working
And we aint a-takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus2:

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus2:

</pre>
|}

back to: [[OccupyMBTA]]

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T14:40:49Z

Mcktimo:

A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

====Bechtel and the MBTA====
{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
G
Let me tell you the story
C
Of a man named Charlie
G D
On a tragic and fateful day
G
He put his card in his pocket,
C
Kissed his wife and family
G D G
Went to ride on the MTA

Chorus1:
G
Did he ever return,
C
No he never returned
G D
And his fate is still unlearn'd
G
He may ride forever
C
'neath the streets of Boston
G D G
He's the man who never returned.

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there they said,
"There's been a fare hike."
and he could not get off that train.

Chorus1:

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus1:

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Now I'll tell you a story
about the Big Dig Tunnel
And the tragic and fateful way
How a crooked highway project
Came to rob every family
Who rides on the MBTA

The people got burned
While the bankers they learned
how to get rich and have their way
Just restructure the debt
Charge big fees for your bets
And make the people pay

Chorus2:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't you take the busses away
Your games aint a-working
And we aint a-takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus2:

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus2:

</pre>
|}

back to: [[OccupyMBTA]]

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T14:39:46Z

Mcktimo:

A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Bechtel and the MBTA
G
Let me tell you the story
C
Of a man named Charlie
G D
On a tragic and fateful day
G
He put his card in his pocket,
C
Kissed his wife and family
G D G
Went to ride on the MTA

Chorus1:
G
Did he ever return,
C
No he never returned
G D
And his fate is still unlearn'd
G
He may ride forever
C
'neath the streets of Boston
G D G
He's the man who never returned.

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there they said,
"There's been a fare hike."
and he could not get off that train.

Chorus1:

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus1:

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Now I'll tell you a story
about the Big Dig Tunnel
And the tragic and fateful way
How a crooked highway project
Came to rob every family
Who rides on the MBTA

The people got burned
While the bankers they learned
how to get rich and have their way
Just restructure the debt
Charge big fees for your bets
And make the people pay

Chorus2:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't you take the busses away
Your games aint a-working
And we aint a-takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus2:

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus2:

</pre>
|}

back to: [[OccupyMBTA]]

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T14:36:06Z

Mcktimo:

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T14:34:59Z

Mcktimo:

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T14:32:52Z

Mcktimo:

A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Bechtel and the MBTA
G
Let me tell you the story
C
Of a man named Charlie
G D
On a tragic and fateful day
G
He put his card in his pocket,
C
Kissed his wife and family
G D G
Went to ride on the MTA

Chorus1:
G
Did he ever return,
C
No he never returned
G D
And his fate is still unlearn'd
G
He may ride forever
C
'neath the streets of Boston
G D G
He's the man who never returned.

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there they said,
"There's been a fare hike."
and he could not get off that train.

Chorus1:

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus1:

Now I'll tell you a story
about the Big Dig Tunnel
And the tragic and fateful way
How a crooked highway project
Came to rob every family
Who rides on the MBTA

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>

The people got burned
While the bankers they learned
how to get rich and have their way
Just restructure the debt
Charge big fees for your bets
And make the people pay

Chorus2:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't you take the busses away
Your games aint a-working
And we aint a-takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus2:

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus2:

</pre>
|}

back to: [[OccupyMBTA]]

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T14:22:15Z

Mcktimo:

A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Bechtel and the MBTA

Let me tell you the story
Of a man named Charlie
On a tragic and fateful day
He put his card in his pocket,
Kissed his wife and family
Went to ride on the MTA

Chorus1:
Did he ever return,
No he never returned
And his fate is still unlearn'd
He may ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned.

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there they said,
"There's been a fare hike."
and he could not get off that train.

Chorus1:

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus1:

G
Now I'll tell you a story
C
about the Big Dig Tunnel
G D
And the tragic and fateful way
G
How a crooked highway project
C
Came to rob every family
G D G
Who rides on the MBTA

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>

G
The people got burned
C
While the bankers they learned
G D
how to get rich and have their way
G
Just restructure the debt
C
Charge big fees for your bets
G D G
And make the people pay

Chorus2:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't you take the busses away
Your games aint a-working
And we aint a-takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus2:

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus2:

</pre>
|}

back to: [[OccupyMBTA]]

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T14:18:14Z

Mcktimo:

A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Bechtel and the MBTA

Let me tell you the story
Of a man named Charlie
On a tragic and fateful day
He put his card in his pocket,
Kissed his wife and family
Went to ride on the MTA

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there they said,
"There's been a fare hike."
and he could not get off that train.

Chorus1:
Did he ever return,
No he never returned
And his fate is still unlearn'd
He may ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned.

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus1:

G
Now I'll tell you a story
C
about the Big Dig Tunnel
G D
And the tragic and fateful way
G
How a crooked highway project
C
Came to rob every family
G D G
Who rides on the MBTA

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>

G
The people got burned
C
While the bankers they learned
G D
how to get rich and have their way
G
Just restructure the debt
C
Charge big fees for your bets
G D G
And make the people pay

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't you take the busses away
Your games aint a-working
And we aint a-takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus3:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus3:

</pre>
|}

back to: [[OccupyMBTA]]

Talk:Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-29T14:17:23Z

Mcktimo: Created page with " ===how to get rich and have their way=== I have a (small) lyric edit suggestion, which is I think should be quite straightforward and uncontroversial. It fixes a rhyme, while ..."

===how to get rich and have their way===

I have a (small) lyric edit suggestion, which is I think should be quite straightforward and uncontroversial. It fixes a rhyme, while keeping the content the same.

1) In what is currently labelled as Verse 1, the lyrics read:

The people got burned
C
While the bankers they learned
G D
'bout an easy way to get rich
G
Just restructure the debt
C
Charge big fees for your bets
G D G
And make the people pay

The rhyme scheme here breaks down, and doesn't follow the pattern previously establsihed. Line 3 should rhyme with line 6.

To fix the issue, I suggest we flip line 3 to read as follows:

"how to get rich and have their way."

So the whole verse would read:

The people got burned
C
While the bankers they learned
G D
how to get rich and have their way
G
Just restructure the debt
C
Charge big fees for your bets
G D G
And make the people pay
Problem solved!

-Joe

===reduce to 2 choruses===
When we sang at South Street station on Friday the 27th,we felt 3 choruses was too much. I'd like to change the second chorus to a verse.

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-29T14:11:41Z

Mcktimo: /* Actions */

<blockquote>'''''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''</blockquote>
= Fight fare hikes and service cuts =

== Actions ==
===February 13 - Somerville===
Occupy the T: Free Charlie [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/1d/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf pdf], but including some info specific to the Feb. 13 action.
=== Canvassing ===

Here are dates for handing out fliers:

Sunday, January 29th (11am-1pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station] contact: Jamie Rinaldi (jamie.rinaldi@gmail.com)

Wednesday, February 1st (5pm-7pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station]. contact: Joe Ramsey (jgramsey@gmail.com) *This is a weekly action EVERY Wednesday from 5-7pm, starting in Davis Square*

== MBTA Public Hearings ==

{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''January 31''',''' '''Tuesday
| Boston (Mattapan) 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Mildred Avenue Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 1''',''' '''Wednesday
| Jamaica Plain
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Hennigan Community Center, Cafeteria 200 Heath Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 2''', Thursday
| Boston (Dorchester)
| nowrap="true" | 1:00-3:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM
| Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Multi-Purpose Room 1353 Dorchester Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 6''', Monday
| Lowell
| nowrap="true" | 5:00-7:00 PM
| City Hall Council Chambers 375 Merrimack Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 7''',''' '''Tuesday
| Lynn
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| City Hall Auditorium, Main Floor 3 City Hall Square
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Boston (West End)
| nowrap="true" | 4:30-6:30 PM
| Shriners Hospital Auditorium 51 Blossom Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Hingham
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall Sanborn Auditorium 210 Central Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 13''',''' '''Monday
| Boston (South Station area)
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown" | Boston Public Library Boston Rabb Lecture Hall 700 Boylston Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 14''', Tuesday 
| Framingham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall 150 Concord Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 15''',''' '''Wednesday
| Quincy
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Thomas Crane Public Library Community Room 40 Washington Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 16''', Thursday 
| Malden 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| City Council Chambers 200 Pleasant Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 28''',''' '''Tuesday
| Somerville 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| High School Auditorium 81 Highland Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 29''',''' '''Wednesday 
| Cambridge 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Citywide Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 1''',''' '''Thursday  
| Waltham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Government Center Auditorium 119 School Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 6''', Tuesday
| Brockton
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Massasoit Community College, Liberal Arts Building, Lecture Hall LA 560 1 Massasoit Boulevard
|}

===Links ===
* http://studentsagainsttcuts.org/
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/?id=23567 MBTA Page on Fare Changes]
* [http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Fare_Proposals_2012/MC12149%20Fare%20Increase%20Booklet_v7.pdf MBTA Fare Change Information Booklet]
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/financials/?id=3482 MBTA Financials]
* [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf State Auditor on MBTA Losses via Credit Default Swaps (2008)]
* [http://transitontheline.wordpress.com/ Transit on the Line]
* [http://www.ace-ej.org/tru T Riders Union]

=== Activities ===

==== Charlie and the M[B]TA ====

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

== Graphics ==

[[File:Affordability BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|Affordability BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb|No hikes BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|See something BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb|WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG]]

[[File:FreeCharlie.jpg|thumb|FreeCharlie.jpg]]

== Petition ==

Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

== Pamphlets ==

[http://{{SERVERNAME}}/wiki/File:Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

== Maillist ==

A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

== For Designers ==

MBTA ad templates are Banner: 18" high by 28" wide Poster: 22" high by 15" wide Here are some [http://www.bostonveg.org/campaigns/index.html examples].
 
[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-29T14:10:49Z

Mcktimo: /* Actions */

<blockquote>'''''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''</blockquote>
= Fight fare hikes and service cuts =

== Actions ==
===February 13 - Sommerville===
Occupy the T: Free Charlie [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/1d/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf pdf], but including some info specific to the Feb. 13 action.
=== Canvassing ===

Here are dates for handing out fliers:

Sunday, January 29th (11am-1pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station] contact: Jamie Rinaldi (jamie.rinaldi@gmail.com)

Wednesday, February 1st (5pm-7pm): Meet at Davis Square [near the Somerville Theater / Davis MBTA station]. contact: Joe Ramsey (jgramsey@gmail.com) *This is a weekly action EVERY Wednesday from 5-7pm, starting in Davis Square*

== MBTA Public Hearings ==

{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''January 31''',''' '''Tuesday
| Boston (Mattapan) 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Mildred Avenue Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 1''',''' '''Wednesday
| Jamaica Plain
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Hennigan Community Center, Cafeteria 200 Heath Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 2''', Thursday
| Boston (Dorchester)
| nowrap="true" | 1:00-3:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM
| Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Multi-Purpose Room 1353 Dorchester Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 6''', Monday
| Lowell
| nowrap="true" | 5:00-7:00 PM
| City Hall Council Chambers 375 Merrimack Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 7''',''' '''Tuesday
| Lynn
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| City Hall Auditorium, Main Floor 3 City Hall Square
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Boston (West End)
| nowrap="true" | 4:30-6:30 PM
| Shriners Hospital Auditorium 51 Blossom Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 8''',''' '''Wednesday
| Hingham
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall Sanborn Auditorium 210 Central Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 13''',''' '''Monday
| Boston (South Station area)
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown" | Boston Public Library Boston Rabb Lecture Hall 700 Boylston Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 14''', Tuesday 
| Framingham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM  
| Town Hall 150 Concord Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 15''',''' '''Wednesday
| Quincy
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Thomas Crane Public Library Community Room 40 Washington Street
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 16''', Thursday 
| Malden 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| City Council Chambers 200 Pleasant Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 28''',''' '''Tuesday
| Somerville 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| High School Auditorium 81 Highland Avenue
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''February 29''',''' '''Wednesday 
| Cambridge 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Citywide Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 1''',''' '''Thursday  
| Waltham 
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM 
| Government Center Auditorium 119 School Street 
|-
| nowrap="true" | '''March 6''', Tuesday
| Brockton
| nowrap="true" | 6:00-8:00 PM
| Massasoit Community College, Liberal Arts Building, Lecture Hall LA 560 1 Massasoit Boulevard
|}

===Links ===
* http://studentsagainsttcuts.org/
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/?id=23567 MBTA Page on Fare Changes]
* [http://mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Fare_Proposals_2012/MC12149%20Fare%20Increase%20Booklet_v7.pdf MBTA Fare Change Information Booklet]
* [http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/financials/?id=3482 MBTA Financials]
* [http://www.mass.gov/sao/Press%20Releases/2008/mbtadebtpr08.pdf State Auditor on MBTA Losses via Credit Default Swaps (2008)]
* [http://transitontheline.wordpress.com/ Transit on the Line]
* [http://www.ace-ej.org/tru T Riders Union]

=== Activities ===

==== Charlie and the M[B]TA ====

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

== Graphics ==

[[File:Affordability BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|Affordability BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb|No hikes BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left|See something BUTTON.jpg]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb|WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG]]

[[File:FreeCharlie.jpg|thumb|FreeCharlie.jpg]]

== Petition ==

Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

== Pamphlets ==

[http://{{SERVERNAME}}/wiki/File:Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page_Feb_13.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

== Maillist ==

A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

== For Designers ==

MBTA ad templates are Banner: 18" high by 28" wide Poster: 22" high by 15" wide Here are some [http://www.bostonveg.org/campaigns/index.html examples].
 
[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

File:Occupy the T and Free Charlie one page Feb 13.pdf

2012-01-29T14:09:59Z

Mcktimo: uploaded a new version of "File:Occupy the T and Free Charlie one page Feb 13.pdf"

Occupy the T flyer, mentioning Feb 13th Rally

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-28T16:27:45Z

Mcktimo:

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-27T00:50:21Z

Mcktimo:

====Charlie and the MTA====
back to: [[OccupyMBTA]]
{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Bechtel and the MBTA

Let me tell you the story
Of a man named Charlie
On a tragic and fateful day
He put his card in his pocket,
Kissed his wife and family
Went to ride on the MTA

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there they said,
"There's been a fare hike."
and he could not get off that train.

Chorus1:
Did he ever return,
No he never returned
And his fate is still unlearn'd
He may ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned.

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus1:

G
Now I'll tell you a story
C
about the Big Dig Tunnel
G D
And the tragic and fateful way
G
How a crooked highway project
C
Came to rob every family
G D G
Who rides on the MBTA

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>

G
The people got burned
C
While the bankers they learned
G D
'bout an easy way to get rich
G
Just restructure the debt
C
Charge big fees for your bets
G D G
And make the people pay

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't you take the busses away
Your games aint a-working
And we aint a-takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus3:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus3:

</pre>
|}

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-25T21:44:48Z

Mcktimo: /* Charlie and the MTA */

====Charlie and the MTA====
back to: [[OccupyMBTA]]
{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Bechtel and the MBTA

Let me tell you the story
Of a man named Charlie
On a tragic and fateful day
He put his card in his pocket,
Kissed his wife and family
Went to ride on the MTA

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there the conductor told him,
"There's been a fare hike."
Charlie could not get off that train.

Chorus1:
Did he ever return,
No he never returned
And his fate is still unlearn'd
He may ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned.

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus1:

G
Now I'll tell you a story
C
about the Big Dig Tunnel
G D
And the tragic and fateful way
G
How a crooked highway project
C
Came to rob every family
G D G
Who rides on the MBTA

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>

Chorus2:
G
The people got burned
C
While the bankers they learned
G D
'bout an easy way to get rich
G
Just restructure the debt
C
Charge big fees for your bets
G D G
And make the people pay

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't you take the busses away
Your games aint a-working
And we aint a-takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus3:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus3:

</pre>
|}

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-25T04:17:14Z

Mcktimo: /* Charlie and the MTA */

====Charlie and the MTA====
back to: [[OccupyMBTA]]
{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Bechtel and the MBTA

Let me tell you the story
Of a man named Charlie
On a tragic and fateful day
He put his card in his pocket,
Kissed his wife and family
Went to ride on the MTA

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there the conductor told him,
"There's been a fare hike."
Charlie could not get off that train.

Chorus1:
Did he ever return,
No he never returned
And his fate is still unlearn'd
He may ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned.

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus1:

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>
G
Now I'll tell you a story
C
about the Big Dig Tunnel
G D
And the tragic and fateful way
G
How a crooked highway project
C
Came to rob every family
G D G
Who rides on the MBTA

Chorus2:
G
The people got burned
C
While the bankers they learned
G D
'bout an easy way to get rich
G
Just restructure the debt
C
Charge big fees for your bets
G D G
And make the people pay

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't you take the busses away
Your games aint a-working
And we aint a-takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus3:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus3:

</pre>
|}

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-25T04:15:17Z

Mcktimo:

<blockquote >
'''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''
</blockquote>

=Fight fare hikes and service cuts=
==Actions==
Action planned for Wednesday January 25, from 4:30-6:30 in South Station.

===Activities===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

==Graphics==

[[File:Affordability_BUTTON.jpg|thumb|frameless|left]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb]]

==Petition==
Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

==Pamphlets==
[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

==Maillist==
A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-25T04:13:29Z

Mcktimo: /* Graphics */

<blockquote >
'''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''
</blockquote>

=Fight fare hikes and service cuts=
==Actions==
Action planned for Wednesday January 25, from 4:30-6:30 in South Station.

===Activities===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

==Graphics==

[[File:Affordability_BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb]]

==Petition==
Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

==Pamphlets==
[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

==Maillist==
A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-25T04:12:56Z

Mcktimo: /* Graphics */

<blockquote >
'''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''
</blockquote>

=Fight fare hikes and service cuts=
==Actions==
Action planned for Wednesday January 25, from 4:30-6:30 in South Station.

===Activities===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

==Graphics==

[[File:Affordability_BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb]]

[[File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG|thumb]]

==Petition==
Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

==Pamphlets==
[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

==Maillist==
A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

File:WTF red fare BUTTON.JPG

2012-01-25T04:12:26Z

Mcktimo:

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-25T04:11:20Z

Mcktimo: /* Graphics */

<blockquote >
'''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''
</blockquote>

=Fight fare hikes and service cuts=
==Actions==
Action planned for Wednesday January 25, from 4:30-6:30 in South Station.

===Activities===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

==Graphics==

[[File:Affordability_BUTTON.jpg|thumb|left]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb]]

==Petition==
Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

==Pamphlets==
[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

==Maillist==
A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-25T04:10:53Z

Mcktimo: /* Graphics */

<blockquote >
'''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''
</blockquote>

=Fight fare hikes and service cuts=
==Actions==
Action planned for Wednesday January 25, from 4:30-6:30 in South Station.

===Activities===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

==Graphics==

[[File:Affordability_BUTTON.jpg|thumb]]

[[File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg|thumb]]

[[File:See something BUTTON.jpg|thumb]]

==Petition==
Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

==Pamphlets==
[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

==Maillist==
A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

File:See something BUTTON.jpg

2012-01-25T04:10:33Z

Mcktimo:

File:No hikes BUTTON.jpg

2012-01-25T04:09:12Z

Mcktimo:

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-25T04:08:00Z

Mcktimo: /* Graphics */

<blockquote >
'''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''
</blockquote>

=Fight fare hikes and service cuts=
==Actions==
Action planned for Wednesday January 25, from 4:30-6:30 in South Station.

===Activities===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

==Graphics==

[[File:Affordability_BUTTON.jpg|thumb]]

==Petition==
Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

==Pamphlets==
[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

==Maillist==
A lot of stuff gets emailed to this list. If you like finding your information in endless emails join [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymbta here]. (Hey list boss, please make the [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/occupymbta/ archives] open (not password protected))

[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-25T04:07:21Z

Mcktimo: /* Graphics */

<blockquote >
'''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''
</blockquote>

=Fight fare hikes and service cuts=
==Actions==
Action planned for Wednesday January 25, from 4:30-6:30 in South Station.

===Activities===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

==Graphics==
[[File:Affordability_BUTTON.jpg|thumb|caption]]

==Petition==
Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

==Pamphlets==
[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

==Maillist==
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[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-25T04:05:10Z

Mcktimo: /* Graphics */

<blockquote >
'''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''
</blockquote>

=Fight fare hikes and service cuts=
==Actions==
Action planned for Wednesday January 25, from 4:30-6:30 in South Station.

===Activities===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

==Graphics==
http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/7/71/Affordability_BUTTON.jpg

==Petition==
Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

==Pamphlets==
[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

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[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

File:Affordability BUTTON.jpg

2012-01-25T04:03:55Z

Mcktimo:

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-25T04:03:05Z

Mcktimo: /* Pamphlet */

<blockquote >
'''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''
</blockquote>

=Fight fare hikes and service cuts=
==Actions==
Action planned for Wednesday January 25, from 4:30-6:30 in South Station.

===Activities===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

==Graphics==

==Petition==
Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

==Pamphlets==
[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/e/e0/OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf OccupyTFlyer_Quarter_Sheet.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/d/df/OccupyTFlyer1.pdf OccupyTFlyer1.pdf]

==Maillist==
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[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

File:OccupyTFlyer1.pdf

2012-01-25T04:02:39Z

Mcktimo:

Occupy MBTA

2012-01-25T04:00:52Z

Mcktimo: /* Pamphlet */

<blockquote >
'''For the third time in ten years, the MBTA is offering its riders a choice between draconian service cuts and draconian fare increases in an effort to close a budget gap caused by legacy debt...We will not let our government balance its books on the backs of working people any longer... Debt relief for the MBTA can close the budget gaps without asking the poorest among us to carry a heavier burden and is good for T riders, T workers, T management--good for the entire 99%!''' - ''from a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xssJ1y0Gedlt-gOGqSygGoFfld0oDOHcendgJaOor5U/edit?hl=en_US draft statement] we are working on''
</blockquote>

=Fight fare hikes and service cuts=
==Actions==
Action planned for Wednesday January 25, from 4:30-6:30 in South Station.

===Activities===
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.

{{:Charlie and the MTA}}

==Graphics==

==Petition==
Link to document in process: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0AfclbB9k7dgKLjqZP0rIZ5m2kN8wje1RJLIgmQZAs/edit?hl=en_US draft]

==Pamphlet==
[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/25/Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf]

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/1/18/OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf OccupyT_Portuguese.pdf]

[[File:OccupyTFlyer Quarter Sheet.pdf]]

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[[Category:Working groups|Occupy the T]]

File:OccupyTFlyer Quarter Sheet.pdf

2012-01-25T04:00:29Z

Mcktimo:

File:OccupyT Portuguese.pdf

2012-01-25T03:59:10Z

Mcktimo:

File:Occupy the T and Free Charlie one page.pdf

2012-01-25T03:55:17Z

Mcktimo: Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf

Occupy_the_T_and_Free_Charlie_one_page.pdf

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-25T03:42:19Z

Mcktimo:

====Charlie and the MTA====
back to: [[OccupyMBTA]]
{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Bechtel and the MBTA

Let me tell you the story
Of a man named Charlie
On a tragic and fateful day
He put his card in his pocket,
Kissed his wife and family
Went to ride on the MTA

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there the conductor told him,
"There's been a fare hike."
Charlie could not get off that train.

Chorus1:
Did he ever return,
No he never returned
And his fate is still unlearn'd
He may ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned.

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus1:

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>
G
Now I'll tell you a story
C
about the Big Dig Tunnel
G D
And the tragic and fateful way
G
How a crooked highway project
C
Came to rob every family
G D G
Who rides on the MBTA

Chorus2:
G
The people got burned
C
While the bankers they learned
G D
'bout an easy way to get rich
G
Just restructure the debt
C
Charge big fees for your bets
G D G
And make the people pay

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't take the busses away
Your games aint working
And we aint takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus3:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus3:

</pre>
|}

Charlie and the MTA

2012-01-25T03:30:22Z

Mcktimo: /* Charlie and the MTA */

====Charlie and the MTA====
{|
|valign="top"|
<pre>
Bechtel and the MBTA

Let me tell you the story
Of a man named Charlie
On a tragic and fateful day
He put his card in his pocket,
Kissed his wife and family
Went to ride on the MTA

Charlie swiped his card
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there the conductor told him,
"There's been a fare hike."
Charlie could not get off that train.

Chorus1:
Did he ever return,
No he never returned
And his fate is still unlearn'd
He may ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned.

Now all night long
Charlie rides through the tunnels
Saying, "What will become of me?
Crying
How can I afford to see
My sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

Chorus1:

</pre>
|valign="top"|
<pre>
G
Now I'll tell you a story
C
about the Big Dig Tunnel
G D
And the tragic and fateful way
G
How a crooked highway project
C
Came to rob every family
G D G
Who rides on the MBTA

Chorus2:
G
The people got burned
C
While the bankers they learned
G D
'bout an easy way to get rich
G
Just restructure the debt
C
Charge big fees for your bets
G D G
And make the people pay

Bechtel did the job
While the poor working slob
Paid for all their mistakes
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Since they billed the MBTA

Chorus2:

Enough is enough
The people are saying
Don't take the busses away
Your games aint working
And we aint takin
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus3:
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.

Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA

Chorus3:

</pre>
|}