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WELCOME! to OCCUPATION BOSTON's '''"Participate"'''  Page.
Here you will find ways to '''join in!'''


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* [[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/RESOURCES Click here for a great Activist 101 list of local resources]]
*[[Occupy 101]] briefly describes the fundamentals of Occupy Boston.
* [[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Individual_Action Suggestions for Individual Action]]
*[[WG/Strategies|Strategies (Strategies, Proposals, Positions)]] - This Working group is dedicated to discussing societal issues, determining their root causes, and responding with actionable proposals.
*[[Optimistic visions]] - the primary idea is to generate a store of positive ideas that we can contemplate, share, and work to manifest.
*[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Education BACKGROUND READING]] on issues that brought us together
*[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Occupy_Other_Places Occupy Groups in Other Towns in Massachusetts]]
*[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Suggestions_for_New_Occupies Suggestions for New Occupy Groups in Other Towns]]
*[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Lists_to_get_on Lists to get on]] to particpate in the discussion and connect with people
*[[CALENDARS]] to check out to find rallies/actions/events/film nights/lectures, etc


= Direct Action =


Participate in [[Bank Transfer Day]] - on or before 5 November 2011
== '''Find a meeting''' ==


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Go to the [[Calendar]] produced by [[Media]] working group. (Click the agenda tab, it is much more readable then). This calendar agenda is also on the right side of the [http://occupyboston.org http://occupyboston.org] main site. Be sure to attend a [[General Assembly]] to 'see what democracy looks like' and help to develop a consensus. General Assemblies are usually at 7:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursday and 5:00 on Saturday and Sunday, but they are in flux after the recent eviction, so check the [[Calendar]] to be sure.


= Participate Remotely =
===Volunteer===


== Join this wiki ==
*See the [[VOLUNTEER DETAILS]] page
* '''''For more info[mailto:volunteer@occupyboston Email Us]. You can also email the [mailto:InfoTent@occupyboston.org InfoTent] who are onsite.
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Obviously, the wiki needs a lot of tender loving care. See suggestions at [[Tasks|Tasks]].
There is also an [[Outreach]] committee for people to help spread the message and make contacts with other organizations.


How to contribute to the wiki:
==Join a [[:Category:Working groups|working group]]==
 
[[:Category:Working groups|Working groups]] meet at the Occupy Boston site and/or work remotely. They all have a presence on the internet with their own email listserves, pages on this wiki, twitter feeds, facebook pages, and other communication outlets.
*Create a wikispaces account through the link at the top right corner of the page. Please remember to verify your email
*Click on the 'Join This Wiki' link (2nd item in left navigation bar - disappears when you have joined)
*Take a look at [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/Wiki%20Guidelines Wiki Guidelines] and [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/Formatting%20Tips Formatting Tips], and experiment with the [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/Sandbox Sandbox] on the (lower) left navigation bar
*Contribute comments to page discussions
*Link to content that illuminates and informs us all.
*Create and edit pages.<br/>&nbsp;
*==Follow Us On Social Media==
 
For information on marches and actions, don't forget to join us on [https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBoston?ref=ts Facebook] and [http://twitter.com/#%21/Occupy_Boston Twitter]!<br/>Check out our [[Solidarity|Solidarity]] page for hundreds of Occupation related media sites.
   
   
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Get on the Daily Update list:  https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/obupdates
==[[Donate|Donate]] ==
 
=== Donate Stuff ===
 
Help us by bringing donations of food, clothing, electronic equipment, etc. Check out an updated list of needed goods [[Logistics|here]].
 
=== Donate Money ===
 
Support the movement [https://www.wepay.com/donate/needsofboston?ref=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_campaign=donation financially].


=== Adopt A Protester ===
==Donate==
:The [[Donate]] and [[Logistics]] pages on this wiki provide lists of items that are still needed for our continued efforts to organize and to help those in need. There is also a list generated by OBLogistics on twitter at [http://twitter.com/#%21/OBLogistics http://twitter.com/#!/OBLogistics]
:At camp, check the lists posted by the [[Logistics]] Tent. (When you first walk into the Occupy Boston camp in Dewey Square from the South Station side you see on your left the Logistics tent.)
:To donate money, the main occupy Boston website at [http://occupyboston.org http://occupyboston.org] is the place to go. Currently on the right hand side are lists of various funds that have been set up for donations and links to an easy way to make donations.<br/>
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:Occupy Boston also has a dontation box at large meetings, which are deposited in an accout at a local credit union.<br/>
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:You may mail checks to this address:<br/>
Occupy Boston<br>
PO Box 51162<br>
Boston, MA 02205<br>
''Please make checks payable to "OccupyBoston FAWG".  The FAWG is the Financial Accountability Working Group. For details about Occupation Boston financial matters, please contact the [mailto:fawg-record@lists.occupyboston.org FAWG], or go to the FAWG Working Group page from the Working Group link on the left.


Can't be at Dewey Square in person? Sponsor a protester!<br/>[http://www.facebook.com/adoptaprotestor]]
==Educate==


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Join this wiki (click the link in the extreme top right). Then you can contribute content and engage in discussions. There are multiple groups of people working on documents and discussing ideas. Be sure to check the discussion tab on an page that interests you. See what other people are saying about that page, contribute your comments.


== Outreach ==
Interesting pages include:


The [[Outreach Outreach Committee] is looking for people to help spread the message and make contacts with other organizations.<br/>Print stickers to hand out during canvassing and to spread the message!<br/>Learn how print the stickers [[Graphic Design|Here]].
*[[Occupy 101]] briefly describes the fundamentals of Occupy Boston.
*[[WG/Strategies|Strategies (Strategies, Proposals, Positions)]] - This Working group is dedicated to discussing societal issues, determining their root causes, and responding with actionable proposals.
*[[Optimistic visions]] - the primary idea is to generate a store of positive ideas that we can contemplate, share, and work to manifest.


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== [[Strategies, Proposals, Positions|Ideas]] ==
===Outreach===


Read/Edit/Discuss/Submit ideas for Occupy Boston's [[Statement of purpose|Statement of Purpose]]<br/>Learn about the [[Strategies, Proposals, Positions|Ideas]] Working Group and contribute your ideas<br/>Share your [[Tell Us Your Story|story]] or [[Optimistic visions|vision]]
:The [[Outreach]] working group can help you to poster, or set up an information table in your town. It has a [[Graphic Design]] page where Learn how print the stickers to hand out during canvassing and to spread the message! Here is also where you will find ideas on you can work as a blogger or tweeter to build the movement. Outreach Committee meetings are Fridays at 6 p.m. by the Gandhi statue.


[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/GA%20Process%20Proposals Submit Proposals] to the Occupy Boston GA
:Some working groups sometimes meet offsite or are actively collaborating with other groups. For example, the Labor [[Outreach]] Committee meets Mondays at 4:30pm at SEIU 615 to accommodate the labor organization members who wish to actively participate in our group process.


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:Get involved in an ongoing project. Want to work on an encampment paper? Check out [http://bostonoccupier.com The Boston Occupier]


= Volunteer On-Site =
==Follow and Contribute on Social Media==


*'''Come to the site!''' Go to the '''Welcome Desk''' or the '''Info Desk''' and say, ''“How can I help?"''
For information on marches and actions, don't forget to join us on [https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBoston?ref=ts Facebook] and [http://twitter.com/#%21/Occupy_Boston Twitter]!<br/>Check out the [[Solidarity|Solidarity]] page for hundreds of Occupation related media sites.
*Volunteers are welcome in the various [[Working Groups|Working Groups]] supporting Occupy Boston. Come over to Dewey Square ([[Directions|Directions]]) and drop in to the committee tents, shown on the map of the grassy space south of the Dept. of Transportation building (orange block at the top):


[[image:[http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6160/6226974436_e35fd4b503_b.jpg http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6160/6226974436_e35fd4b503_b.jpg] width="406" height="551"]]<br/>South Station is diagonally across Summer St. and Atlantic Ave.
==Direct Action==


The [[Calendar|Calendar]] shows organized gatherings that are open to all. You are welcome at any of these. There are also many activities that you can drop in to lend a hand with any time:
:Participate in [[Bank Transfer Day]] - on or before 5 November 2011<br/>


*<u>Greeters:</u> This is a fun job if you like meeting new people and don’t mind talking to strangers. Greet newcomers and ask them why they are there. Help them get a sense of the camp and where to find things. And find out if they want to “sign them up”! for fun jobs that they’ll enjoy… like marching, or making posters, outreach, or even developing policy as we move into “how” do we actually get this done part of the demand process.
==Contacts==
*<u>Data Entry:</u> onsite, to enter email addresses and other data into computers
{{:Participate/Contacts}}
*<u>Errand Runners</u>
**– for the campers…the campers ARE the occupation. If we keep them comfortable, they’ll stay longer.
**– for the volunteers at the INFO desk and WELCOME desk. The folks staffing these tables are “stuck” there for hours. And they often need water and other supplies
*<u>Trash/Clean-Up:</u> this is everyone’s job and after camping all night outside, it’s hard to remember to clean up everything. You’ll see many smiling faces if you can pitch in and pitch it out. If you can take a few minutes to walk around and pick up while you’re there, that would be great.
*<u>Poster Makers and Cardboard Cutters:</u> Make posters and/or cut up cardboard. Fun fun fun!
*<u>Supply Sorters:</u> help the LOGISTICS tent sort through boxes and boxes of supplies and organize the supplies.
*<u>Community Watch:</u> Night Hours... walk the site to make sure everything is OK. A constant “awake” presence is required at the site for safety, and to show the public that we’re managing things well.
*Email for Volunteer Coordinators: <span style="color: #0000ff">'''''[mailto:volunteeroccupybost@gmail.com volunteeroccupybost@gmail.com]'''''</span>


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==Visit The Historic "Occupation Boston" Dewey Square==


[[image:[http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6116/6209634263_0c2689cf72.jpg http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6116/6209634263_0c2689cf72.jpg] width="392" height="235"]]
Here is a map of the site as it was configured during the Occupy Boston occupation:
[[File:OccupyBoston map.jpg|right|250px|Map of Occupy Boston. Click to Enlarge.]]


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==How to Start A New Occupation==


''Based on: [http://occupyboston.wikispaces.com/Participate Participate at wikispaces]''
See this page for[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Suggestions_for_New_Occupies How to Start A New Occupation]]

Latest revision as of 00:14, 6 June 2014

WELCOME! to OCCUPATION BOSTON's "Participate" Page. Here you will find ways to join in!


Find a meeting

Go to the Calendar produced by Media working group. (Click the agenda tab, it is much more readable then). This calendar agenda is also on the right side of the http://occupyboston.org main site. Be sure to attend a General Assembly to 'see what democracy looks like' and help to develop a consensus. General Assemblies are usually at 7:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursday and 5:00 on Saturday and Sunday, but they are in flux after the recent eviction, so check the Calendar to be sure.

Volunteer


There is also an Outreach committee for people to help spread the message and make contacts with other organizations.

Join a working group

Working groups meet at the Occupy Boston site and/or work remotely. They all have a presence on the internet with their own email listserves, pages on this wiki, twitter feeds, facebook pages, and other communication outlets.

Get on the Daily Update list: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/obupdates

The Donate and Logistics pages on this wiki provide lists of items that are still needed for our continued efforts to organize and to help those in need. There is also a list generated by OBLogistics on twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/OBLogistics
At camp, check the lists posted by the Logistics Tent. (When you first walk into the Occupy Boston camp in Dewey Square from the South Station side you see on your left the Logistics tent.)
To donate money, the main occupy Boston website at http://occupyboston.org is the place to go. Currently on the right hand side are lists of various funds that have been set up for donations and links to an easy way to make donations.

Occupy Boston also has a dontation box at large meetings, which are deposited in an accout at a local credit union.

You may mail checks to this address:

Occupy Boston
PO Box 51162
Boston, MA 02205
Please make checks payable to "OccupyBoston FAWG". The FAWG is the Financial Accountability Working Group. For details about Occupation Boston financial matters, please contact the FAWG, or go to the FAWG Working Group page from the Working Group link on the left.

Educate

Join this wiki (click the link in the extreme top right). Then you can contribute content and engage in discussions. There are multiple groups of people working on documents and discussing ideas. Be sure to check the discussion tab on an page that interests you. See what other people are saying about that page, contribute your comments.

Interesting pages include:

  • Occupy 101 briefly describes the fundamentals of Occupy Boston.
  • Strategies (Strategies, Proposals, Positions) - This Working group is dedicated to discussing societal issues, determining their root causes, and responding with actionable proposals.
  • Optimistic visions - the primary idea is to generate a store of positive ideas that we can contemplate, share, and work to manifest.


Outreach

The Outreach working group can help you to poster, or set up an information table in your town. It has a Graphic Design page where Learn how print the stickers to hand out during canvassing and to spread the message! Here is also where you will find ideas on you can work as a blogger or tweeter to build the movement. Outreach Committee meetings are Fridays at 6 p.m. by the Gandhi statue.
Some working groups sometimes meet offsite or are actively collaborating with other groups. For example, the Labor Outreach Committee meets Mondays at 4:30pm at SEIU 615 to accommodate the labor organization members who wish to actively participate in our group process.
Get involved in an ongoing project. Want to work on an encampment paper? Check out The Boston Occupier

Follow and Contribute on Social Media

For information on marches and actions, don't forget to join us on Facebook and Twitter!
Check out the Solidarity page for hundreds of Occupation related media sites.

Direct Action

Participate in Bank Transfer Day - on or before 5 November 2011

Contacts

Speakers

We invite all passionate, informed persons to hold a seminar or teach a class. Please e-mail:
fsu@occupyboston.org

Food

occupyboston.food@gmail.com

Legal

legalq.occupyboston@gmail.com

Logistics

occupybostonlogistics@gmail.com

Media

If you are press or wish to contact the Media team please e-mail:
commboston@gmail.com

Medical

occupybosmedic@gmail.com

Free School University

If you are an educator and would like to teach, lead a discussion, workshop or speak

http://FSU@OccupyBoston.org

Music and Entertainment

If you are a professonal music group or other entertainment (comedians, preference art, etc) interested in booking a performance

booking99percent@gmail.com

The Boston Occupier

danieljoshuaschneider3@gmail.com

Occupy Boston Globe

submit@occupybostonglobe.com

Outreach

occupybostonoutreach@gmail.com
daniel.coexistence@gmail.com

Volunteering

Signup with your email at http://groups.occupyboston.org/wg/volunteer-info to receive announcements for volunteering. Specific needs of working groups will also be placed here.

You can also email the InfoTent to receive The Daily Digest.

Archived aerial view and overlay of Dewey Square site

Visit The Historic "Occupation Boston" Dewey Square

Here is a map of the site as it was configured during the Occupy Boston occupation:

Map of Occupy Boston. Click to Enlarge.
Map of Occupy Boston. Click to Enlarge.

How to Start A New Occupation

See this page for[How to Start A New Occupation]

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