Notes from Nov. 30 BAAC Meeting - Revision history

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Mobilization

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	. Coffee Party-(Helene)		. Coffee Party-(Helene)
	. Mass Vote (Helene)		. Mass Vote (Helene)
	. Contact Politicians: Elizabeth Warren (Margo)		. Contact Politicians: Elizabeth Warren (Margo), Markey, Mc Govern, Capuano , etc.
	Markey
	Mc Govern
	Capuano , etc.

	Plan: Get out the message before Xmas and follow up again 2nd week in		Plan: Get out the message before Xmas and follow up again 2nd week in

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	proposal to cover some of the expected expenses. Up to $5,000 will be		proposal to cover some of the expected expenses. Up to $5,000 will be
	given. A meeting is scheduled next week to follow-up on this work.		given. A meeting is scheduled next week to follow-up on this work.
	An additional demonstration, march, activity will also be scheduled		An additional demonstration, march, activity will also be scheduled
	for Saturday in the Boston area. This will be coordinated with Occupy		for Saturday in the Boston area. This will be coordinated with Occupy
	Boston.		Boston.
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	January.		January.

	=====Next Meeting=====		====Next Meeting====
	December 15 for Move to Amend conference call. May or may not be in concert with the local Move to Amend chapter's meeting.		December 15 for Move to Amend conference call. May or may not be in concert with the local Move to Amend chapter's meeting.

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Demonstrations for January 20th and 21st

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	MoveTo Amend asks that we commit our group to supporting the		MoveTo Amend asks that we commit our group to supporting the
	national group to “occupy the Federal Court on Friday, January 20th.		national group to “occupy the Federal Court on Friday, January 20th.
	We agreed to do this. This would probably be preceded by a march		We agreed to do this. This would probably be preceded by a march
	from the Boston Commons to the Federal Court Building on the		from the Boston Commons to the Federal Court Building on the
	waterfront. During this event a skit would be performed using ideas		waterfront. During this event a skit would be performed using ideas

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Meeting of the Boston Amendment Action Committee.

====Education====
Helene reported for the Education Committee and had prepared a 4 page education sheet that the group reviewed. Comments related to having a short brochure with only 3-4 items listed for each topic and then a longer form that would give more information. A resource list and websites would be included. The information was
presented with 1) Background on the Citizens United Decision on Jan
21, 2010, 2) Why we oppose it, 3) Possible solutions (An amendment,
new legislative bills possible and those pending) and 4) Actions we
could take. The Committee will take the suggestions and revise their
work for the next meeting.

====Bills Being Submitted====
See http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Campaign_Finance_Legislation
This was essentially covered by the Education Committee with the listing of the current bills, both state
and federal. ( The three Mass bills were 304,305,308 and S772- asking
that Congress propose a constitutional amendment. Bills regarding
campaign finance would come from the Federal Election Commission but
none have been proposed.)

====Demonstrations for January 20th and 21st====
Jenn Joy presented the
work of this committee.
MoveTo Amend asks that we commit our group to supporting the
national group to “occupy the Federal Court on Friday, January 20th.
We agreed to do this. This would probably be preceded by a march
from the Boston Commons to the Federal Court Building on the
waterfront. During this event a skit would be performed using ideas
from the game Monopoly and we would “auction off” some of our national
resources and coming elections. People dressed as bankers and
corporations would purchase them. A “barker” would be identified to
carry out this performance. Six to 8 people with boxes that
identified specific corporations would parade with the group and take
part. Sayings would be written on the back of the boxes. Other
posters would be developed. The walking route to the Federal Court
building would be determined by Occupy Boston and we will work with
them to coordinate this project. Jenn Joy will be submitting a grant
proposal to cover some of the expected expenses. Up to $5,000 will be
given. A meeting is scheduled next week to follow-up on this work.
An additional demonstration, march, activity will also be scheduled
for Saturday in the Boston area. This will be coordinated with Occupy
Boston.

====Wording of the proposed Amendment====
There was a great deal of discussion on this topic but no final decision. We will check with
the MovetoAmend group to read their wording and stay in touch with
other proposals to determine what wording is best. This is currently
unclear. We expect that the national organization have lawyers
working on this. The bills being introduced into Congress will be
collected and reviewed at a later date, but this is not the priority
for the activities in January.

====Mobilization====
A new committee to help Mobilize people for the January
demonstration was set up. The following ideas were suggested and
people were identified to contact each of the groups.
. Cambridge group that had a host party (Fred)
. Students (Honi)
. Ethical Society of Boston (Margo)
. Humanist Chaplaincy of Harvard (Margo)
. Occupy Direct Action
. Churches, Boston Interfaith
. Green Rainbow Party (Francoise)
. Watertown Citizens (Fred)
. Coffee Party-(Helene)
. Mass Vote (Helene)
. Contact Politicians: Elizabeth Warren (Margo)
Markey
Mc Govern
Capuano , etc.

Plan: Get out the message before Xmas and follow up again 2nd week in
January.

=====Next Meeting=====
December 15 for Move to Amend conference call. May or may not be in concert with the local Move to Amend chapter's meeting.