Strategies, Proposals, Positions

This Working group is dedicated to discussing societal issues, determining their root causes, and responding with actionable proposals.

SCROLL DOWN to see links to on-going policy statement development. Note the dates to see where the current conversation is happening. And note which docs have been APPROVED BY GA. If a doc has not been approved, then it is DRAFT (in process).

CURRENTLY BEING DISCUSSED 10/27/11: (DRAFT) Statement of Occupation (aka "the Roadmap")

~ * JOIN IN * ~ on the conversation!~:

• Next ONSITE Meeting Time:

Monday, 10/31/11, 7pm, meet by the library tent, 7:15 move someplace quiet, like South Station!?

• ONLINE discussions/collaboration:
  
  • Wiki (Document Development and Comment-posts)
    
    • SCROLL DOWN and choose a link. Note the "tabs" on each page. One for the page, and one for "posts" ABOUT the page
      
    • For wiki access, pleas choose the "join this wiki".
      
    • Practice Editing a Wiki here.
  • Email Group discussing specific policies/technical mechanics: [1]]
    
    • EMAIL DISCUSSION HISTORY (this is under construction but you can track the history at the googlegroup homepages) help: Terra 978 808 7173, occupybostonvol@gmail.com
• Take the Issue Survey (You can only take this once)
  • Link to the Survey: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dHhSSGl1dnVsVFVaOTlUa3RFck04RHc6MQ#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dHhSSGl1dnVsVFVaOTlUa3RFck04RHc6MQ#gid=0]]
    
  • Link to the Survey Results (constantly updating): [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/gform?key=0AqBxYhlFsdpAdHhSSGl1dnVsVFVaOTlUa3RFck04RHc&hl=en_US&gridId=0#chart https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/gform?key=0AqBxYhlFsdpAdHhSSGl1dnVsVFVaOTlUa3RFck04RHc&hl=en_US&gridId=0#chart]]
    

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GENERAL ISSUES (brainstorming and process discussion)

• (APPROVED) Statement of Purpose & (DRAFT) Statement of Occupation - Our first priority is to create an inclusive umbrella statement of purpose; specific issues will follow next. The GA approved the "Statement of Purpose", click on the link to see the text (it's at the bottom, after you click the link)

• Warren Buffet Ideas [Note: this 'congressional reform act' is bunk. see here: <http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/congressional-reform-act-2011.htm> in other news, buffet has made a few cool statements: <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html> thanks]
• Other General Ideas
• Issues page

All documents created by this Working Group are DRAFT until it is approved by the GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

SPECIFIC ISSUES

• Constitutional Reform
  • End Corporate Personhood
• Economic Regulation
  • Ideas and general discussion about financial reform
    
  • Lower cost of living
    
  • Financial Industry Reform
    
    • Banking Regulation/Structure Reform
      
    • Federal Reserve System
      
    • Trading/Derivatives
      
    • Currency Control
      
  • Free Trade
    
  • Tax Reform
    
    • Flat Tax
      
    • Participatory Budgeting
• Election Reform
  • Start a Third Party
  • Proportional Representation
    (is also linked under "Sovereignty & Law", below)
• Media
  • Monopolized Media Channels
    • Network Neutrality
• Human Needs/Rights
  • Healthy Food as a Right
    
  • Clean Water as a Right

• • Shelter as a Right
    
  • Housing Crisis
    
  • Health Care as a Right
    
  • Education
    
    • Student Debt Education and Student Debt
      
  • Opportunity
    
    • Working Rights Labor Issues
      
  • Access
    
    • Physical
      
    • Knowledge
      
    • Virtual/Internet and Network Nuetrality
      
• International Relations
  • The Smedley Butler Amendment For Peace
    
  • War/Peace
• Sovereignty and Law
  • Proportional Representation
    
  • War on Drugs
    
  • Third World Debt
    
  • Foreign Aid
    
    • how it contributes to regional conflict
      
    • food/medical service distro and contribution to deprivation / violent corruption

Reducing the Cost of Government

• Senior Executive Service (has it outlived its usefulness and/or is it contributing to unnecessary expenditure)
• Bring Congressional Benefits and ALL Gov't employees benefits in line with median worker
• Stop spending on "roads to no where"

Links

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• View the Google Group discussion: Occupy-Boston-SPP [>Note: The wiki has the capacity to organize more efficiently than the Google Group, but it is unclear which forum has precedence, so please be aware of both.]
• Contact via occupy.ideas@gmail.com
• The Reforms discussion often takes cues from community generated media. Explore the Press and Educationpages.
• View preliminary results of the "Issues Survey," aiming to estimate the levels of support for proposals in general topics, by Joshua Sager.
• Articles of Interest, and Issues from other Occupy sites

Page Notes

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Move to rename: ditch "SPP," - adopt "Reforms": reforms is not deep enough, restructuring is better.
This avoids the extreme vagueness of 'ideas' and the over-complication of 'spp.' I will try to post a broad announcement on the google group to invite further discussion. [TF: yeah, but we're merging the facilitation/ideas group w/SPP, right?]

Sections to be addressed:
Strategies, Issues, Objectives, Finished Proposals, Tactics, Meeting Notes (and schedule), Background Info.

Who knows what this note is for? I can't figure it out. Can someone explain it, or if you authored, it erase it?
"Rights" or "Corrections" (C)*

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Based on: Strategies, Proposals, Positions at wikispaces