GA Minutes Tue June 4 2013 - Revision history

Dana at 17:11, 9 June 2013

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	'''Proposal passes''' in the consent bucket.		'''Proposal passes''' in the consent bucket.

	The discussion about ~~GAs~~ was inconclusive. Several issues were discussed including re-distributing all or some of the remaining funds in the OB accounts to worthy organizations doing work for which the funds have been ear-marked (e.g. Mutual Aid, Direct Action, etc.) Concerns included impact on OB's ability to support future actions that would have, for example, bail and legal costs, and also a fair means of re-distributing funds as the actual attendance at GAs might not constitute a quorum for making such decisions.		The discussion about the GA was inconclusive. Several issues were discussed including re-distributing all or some of the remaining funds in the OB accounts to worthy organizations doing work for which the funds have been ear-marked (e.g. Mutual Aid, Direct Action, etc.) Concerns included impact on OB's ability to support future actions that would have, for example, bail and legal costs, -and also a fair means of re-distributing funds as the actual attendance at GAs might not constitute a quorum for making such decisions. We decided to continue the discussion through the Community Forum Mailing List and emails and try to move toward making some decisions at next month's GA. Resolving some of the issues (especially financial ones) might be time-sensitive as Carolyn indicated that she is "nearing the end of her tenure" as the person taking responsibility for organizing the details for the convening of GA's.

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Dana at 17:04, 9 June 2013

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	Carlos's proposals were taken out of the consent bucket and then not discussed.		Carlos's proposals were taken out of the consent bucket and then not discussed.

	The proposal for reimbursement:		The proposal for Bradley Manning Support travel reimbursement:
	'''Proposal passes''' in the consent bucket.		'''Proposal passes''' in the consent bucket.

Dana at 16:59, 9 June 2013

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	== Details ==		== Details ==
	Location: Community Church <br/>		Location: Community Church <br/>
	Time: 7pm - 9:~~10pm~~ <br/>		Time: 7pm - 9:00pm <br/>
	Note taker: Dana		Note taker: Dana

Dana at 16:57, 9 June 2013

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	Veteran's for Peace Memorial Day event.		Veteran's for Peace Memorial Day event.

	Mass Rally for Bradley at Ft. Meade, on June 1.		Mass Rally for Bradley at Ft. Meade, on June 1.

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	* (Carlos) requested $10,000 for an "Education Campaign" associated with his creation of "Occupy 2", a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization under his personal control.		* (Carlos) requested $10,000 for an "Education Campaign" associated with his creation of "Occupy 2", a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization under his personal control.
	* (Carlos) proposed that OB endorse Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez in the upcoming special election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts.		* (Carlos) proposed that OB endorse Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez in the upcoming special election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts.
	* (Linda)		* (Linda) Proposal for reimbursement for travel expenses ($233 -for gas and tolls only) for 3 members of OB to attend the Mass Rally in support of Bradley Manning at his trial in Fort Meade, Maryland.
	*(Carolyn)		*(Carolyn) Discussion of current and future state of OB and GA's

			Carlos's proposals were taken out of the consent bucket and then not discussed.

			The proposal for reimbursement:
	'''Proposal passes''' in the consent bucket.		'''Proposal passes''' in the consent bucket.

			The discussion about GAs was inconclusive. Several issues were discussed including re-distributing all or some of the remaining funds in the OB accounts to worthy organizations doing work for which the funds have been ear-marked (e.g. Mutual Aid, Direct Action, etc.) Concerns included impact on OB's ability to support future actions that would have, for example, bail and legal costs, and also a fair means of re-distributing funds as the actual attendance at GAs might not constitute a quorum for making such decisions.


	'''~~Proposal passes'''. Next GA one month from now~~.

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Dana at 16:47, 9 June 2013

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 == Proposals ==
-There were three proposals tonight:
+There were four proposals:
-* (Carlos) I'd like $500 for an economic equality working group campaign.
+* (Carlos) requested $10,000 for an "Education Campaign" associated with his creation of "Occupy 2", a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization under his personal control.
+* (Carlos) proposed that OB endorse Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez in the upcoming special election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts.
-Original proposals: [[Media:Ga-proposals-20130507.pdf|ga-proposals-20130507.pdf]]
+* (Linda)
+*(Carolyn)
 '''Proposal passes''' in the consent bucket.

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= Minutes for 4 June 2013 =

== Details ==
Location: Community Church <br/>
Time: 7pm - 9:10pm <br/>
Note taker: Dana

11 people attending.

== Summary ==

Reimbursed for travel to Bradley Manning Support Event

We had a discussion about future of GAs

== Announcements ==

Carlos announced that he will be starting an "Occupy 2" on July 4th of this year. His focus will be on creating a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization under his personal control.

The next Strike Debt meeting is tentatively set for Tues June 18 at 7PM at James' house again. "We had a really good meeting last night working on a draft for the video and we went into considerable more depth on a number of aspects of student debt/other debt etc all of which are important background for a short video. We will be working in the interim on furthering revising/developing the draft in various forms and hopefully some of that can be distributed before the next meeting so people can look at it in advance."

Occupy Boston was invited to be guests at the Episcopal City Mission's 2013 Annual Fundraising Dinner at Boston University’s George Sherman Union. (The keynote speaker is to be Occupy Wall Street activist: Rev. George Packard, Bishop of the Armed Services and Federal Ministries, Retired.) (2 OB members left the GA early to attend this.)

== Report Backs ==

Veteran's for Peace Memorial Day event.
Mass Rally for Bradley at Ft. Meade, on June 1.

== Proposals ==

There were three proposals tonight:

* (Carlos) I'd like $500 for an economic equality working group campaign.

Original proposals: [[Media:Ga-proposals-20130507.pdf|ga-proposals-20130507.pdf]]

=== Endorse Budget for All ===

Who's sponsoring the proposal?

Carolyn reads part of a long list. The list is, well, really long.

What does endorsement involve?

We encourage people to participate in the rally, and we're added to
the list of endorsees.

'''Proposal passes''' in the consent bucket.

=== Change GAs to 1x/month ===

Does this imply that GAs are indoors?

I hope that would be a separate consideration. We could have them
indoors our outdoors.

What's the rationale for going to 1x/month, from 2x/month?

We have low attendance, and a small amount of business to take care
of. I'm hoping that 1x/month might improve attendance, and keep people
engaged.

Proposal comes out of the bucket.

=== Economic Inequality Working Group Campaign ===

We had a war of independence, not a revolution. The French had a
revolution, we had a war of independence. I want to educate people
about this.

What's the money for?

To pay people. Speakers, printing, leaflets, go around the schools and
talk to the groups.

Who are the members of this group?

I have plenty of people. They're homeless, and they stay in my house.

Proposal comes out of the bucket.

We order proposals. GA, then Educational campaign. We'd planned a
discussion topic for this evening. We'll have the discussion first,
then come back to proposals as time allows.

== Discussion: Working with other activist groups ==

'''Proposal passes'''. Next GA one month from now.

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