GA Minutes Tue August 7 2012 - Revision history

Srevilak: typo in copley

2012-08-10T23:13:19Z

typo in copley

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	* value in regular social gatherings for outreach and bringing people together		* value in regular social gatherings for outreach and bringing people together

	Decided to have a potluck/book swap in ~~Cople~~ Square Saturday, Sept. 8th		Decided to have a potluck/book swap in Copley Square Saturday, Sept. 8th
	Details to be worked out online, contact person is Justin:		Details to be worked out online, contact person is Justin:
	Justin.almeida1@gmail.com		Justin.almeida1@gmail.com

Srevilak: fixed voices.occupyboston.org url

2012-08-10T23:12:25Z

fixed voices.occupyboston.org url

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	OBIT has brought a new site online for threaded discussion forums and		OBIT has brought a new site online for threaded discussion forums and
	blogs at: http://voices.occupyboston.~~organizing~~		blogs at: http://voices.occupyboston.org

	Talk about s17 e t		Talk about s17 e t

Dana at 15:40, 9 August 2012

2012-08-09T15:40:12Z

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	Justin.almeida1@gmail.com		Justin.almeida1@gmail.com

	Next GA will be Sunday August 12 in Copley		GA ended with friendly information exchange with 3 visitors from OWS, NYC.

			* Next GA will be Sunday, August 12 in Copley

Dana at 15:38, 9 August 2012

2012-08-09T15:38:07Z

Dana at 15:34, 9 August 2012

2012-08-09T15:34:25Z

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	1- Idea show to retool Ob meetings for the long term (in years!) and		1- Idea show to retool Ob meetings for the long term (in years!) and
	~~brainstormiing~~ connective tissue between different organizing groups		brainstorming connective tissue between different organizing groups
	2- How do we feel about Ob Occupier newsletter endorsing candidates?		2- How do we feel about Ob Occupier newsletter endorsing candidates?
	note: The proposer of the second topic withdrew it in order to lengthen		note: The proposer of the second topic withdrew it in order to lengthen
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	- value in regular social gatherings for outreach and bringing people together		- value in regular social gatherings for outreach and bringing people together

	Decided to have a potluck/book swap in Cople Square Saturday, Sept. 8th		Decided to have a potluck/book swap in Cople Square Saturday, Sept. 8th
	Details to be worked out online, contact person is Justin:		Details to be worked out online, contact person is Justin:
	Justin.almeida1@gmail.com		Justin.almeida1@gmail.com

	Next GA will be Sunday August 12 in Copley		Next GA will be Sunday August 12 in Copley

Dana at 15:32, 9 August 2012

2012-08-09T15:32:15Z

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	(1) Idea show to retool Ob meetings for the long term (in years!) and		1- Idea show to retool Ob meetings for the long term (in years!) and
	brainstormiing connective tissue between different organizing groups		brainstormiing connective tissue between different organizing groups
	(2) How do we feel about Ob Occupier newsletter endorsing candidates?		2- How do we feel about Ob Occupier newsletter endorsing candidates?
	(The proposer of the second topic withdrew it in order to lengthen		note: The proposer of the second topic withdrew it in order to lengthen
	the discussion on the first topic, which took up the remainder of the GA.)		the discussion on the first topic, which took up the remainder of the GA.

	Some things from the discussion:		Some things from the discussion:

Dana: Created page with "-------------- Announcements: -------------- Matt anarchist black cross meeting Wednesday 6 central square contact matt March on wall street north + act up Protest check out "..."

2012-08-09T15:30:32Z

Created page with "-------------- Announcements: -------------- Matt anarchist black cross meeting Wednesday 6 central square contact matt March on wall street north + act up Protest check out "..."

New page

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Announcements:
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Matt anarchist black cross meeting Wednesday 6 central square contact matt

March on wall street north + act up
Protest check out "jobs with justice" facebook page,

Centro Presente is organizing pickets in front of restaurants owned by
a parent company "One World Cuisine" that has been involved in exploiting
and withholding pay to immigrant workers. Local restaurants include:
Diva in Somerville and Bukhara in Jamaica Plain

OBIT has brought a new site online for threaded discussion forums and
blogs at: http://voices.occupyboston.organizing

Talk about s17 e t
Facilitation meetings change next month: shorter, like 15 minutes prior to GA
Info to help new facilitators will be uploaded to the wiki
Joan: Update on MBTA- fairsrike meetings every thursday behind park st T (not gazebo)
Friday action locations will no longer be made in advance.
International chalkupyday Friday/security culture meeting soon w/BB

Update S17 , S30 see last saa
August 18 and 19th will be planning meetings for S17
-Will tentatively include puppet making workshops with people from Bread and Puppet
OWS S17 will actually take place over 3 days: Sept. 15, 16, and 17.

Sept 22 Boston Feminists for Liberation, Saturday leaving from bandstand.
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Three Agenda items: One proposal and two discussion items

Proposal: Requested reimburesment for the political prisoners calendars that
were misplaced by OB (and therefore not sell-able) until mid-year. The misplaced
calendars were the main fund-raising source for Anarchist Black Cross's prisoner
support programs (letter correspondence, bail funds, etc.).
Matt money proposal: 250 dollars for above

PASSED

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Discussion topics:
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(1) Idea show to retool Ob meetings for the long term (in years!) and
brainstormiing connective tissue between different organizing groups
(2) How do we feel about Ob Occupier newsletter endorsing candidates?
(The proposer of the second topic withdrew it in order to lengthen
the discussion on the first topic, which took up the remainder of the GA.)

Some things from the discussion:
- occupy Umass tactics alternative social networks aka twitter
- Inspiring observations from Miguel, visiting from Spain
- value in regular social gatherings for outreach and bringing people together

Decided to have a potluck/book swap in Cople Square Saturday, Sept. 8th
Details to be worked out online, contact person is Justin:
Justin.almeida1@gmail.com

Next GA will be Sunday August 12 in Copley

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	August 18 and 19th will be planning meetings for S17		August 18 and 19th will be planning meetings for S17
	-Will tentatively include puppet making workshops with people from Bread and Puppet		-Will tentatively include puppet making workshops with people from Bread and Puppet
	OWS S17 will actually take place over 3 days: Sept. 15, 16, and 17.		OWS S17 will actually take place over 3 days: Sept. 15, 16, and 17

	Sept 22 Boston Feminists for Liberation, Saturday leaving from bandstand.		Sept 22 Boston Feminists for Liberation, Saturday leaving from bandstand.
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	Discussion topics:		Discussion topics:
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	1- Idea show to retool Ob meetings for the long term (in years!) and		* 1- Idea show to retool Ob meetings for the long term (in years!) and
	brainstorming connective tissue between different organizing groups		brainstorming connective tissue between different organizing groups
	2- How do we feel about Ob Occupier newsletter endorsing candidates?		* 2- How do we feel about Ob Occupier newsletter endorsing candidates?
	note: The proposer of the second topic withdrew it in order to lengthen		note: The proposer of the second topic withdrew it in order to lengthen
	the discussion on the first topic, which took up the remainder of the GA.		the discussion on the first topic, which took up the remainder of the GA.

	Some things from the discussion:		Some things from the discussion:
	- occupy Umass tactics alternative social networks aka twitter		* occupy Umass tactics alternative social networks aka twitter
	- Inspiring observations from Miguel, visiting from Spain		* Inspiring observations from Miguel, visiting from Spain
	- value in regular social gatherings for outreach and bringing people together		* value in regular social gatherings for outreach and bringing people together

	Decided to have a potluck/book swap in Cople Square Saturday, Sept. 8th		Decided to have a potluck/book swap in Cople Square Saturday, Sept. 8th