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<p><span style="font-size:medium; color:red;">Download flyer and spread the word! [[File:Occupy Boston Summit flyer.pdf|Download flyer and spread the word!]]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:medium; color:#4b0082;">Download flyer and spread the word! [[File:Occupy Boston Summit flyer.pdf|Download flyer and spread the word!]]</span></p>


[[File:Occupy Boston Summit flyer.jpg|frame|none|Occupy Boston Summit, Nov 19, 2011, 2pm-6pm, Josiah Quincy Elementary School, 885 Washington St, Chinatown]]
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[[File:Occupy Boston Summit flyer.jpg|frame|none|Occupy Boston Summit, Nov 19, 2011, 2pm-6pm, Josiah Quincy Elementary School, 885 Washington St, Chinatown]]</p>


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<p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="color:#4b0082;">Occupy Boston Summit</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="color:#4b0082;">Saturday, November 19, 2011</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="color:#4b0082;">2pm - 6pm</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">[http://boston.k12.ma.us/quincy/ <span style="color:#4b0082;"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Josiah&nbsp;Quincy Elementary School</span></span></span>]</p><p style="text-align: center;">[http://g.co/maps/bvbpz <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="color:#4b0082;">885 Washington Street in Chinatown</span></span></span>]</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="color:#000080;">[http://g.co/maps/rhv74 15 minute walk from Dewey Square],</span><br/><span style="color:#000080;">or [http://g.co/maps/xa37z 11 minute walk from Downtown Crossing Red Line stop],</span><br/><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">or [http://g.co/maps/p4u47 Orange Line to Tufts Med. Ctr].</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="color:#4b0082;">Occupy Boston Summit</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="color:#4b0082;">Saturday, November 19, 2011</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="color:#4b0082;">2pm - 6pm</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">[http://boston.k12.ma.us/quincy/ <span style="color:#4b0082;"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Josiah&nbsp;Quincy Elementary School</span></span></span>]</p><p style="text-align: center;">[http://g.co/maps/bvbpz <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="color:#4b0082;">885 Washington Street in Chinatown</span></span></span>]</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="color:#000080;">[http://g.co/maps/rhv74 15 minute walk from Dewey Square],</span><br/><span style="color:#000080;">or [http://g.co/maps/xa37z 11 minute walk from Downtown Crossing Red Line stop],</span><br/><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">or [http://g.co/maps/p4u47 Orange Line to Tufts Med. Ctr].</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p>
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<br/><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">Original Call for Occupy Boston Summit:</span>
<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000080" face="georgia, serif" size="3">November 8, 2011</font>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium;">Hello Occupiers,</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">There have been many conversations in various working groups recently about the challenges facing our Occupy Boston community, especially as winter approaches. There seems to be a general feeling that we are at a critical moment, a moment when we need to ask ourselves some key questions about '''how to make the Boston branch of the Occupy movement sustainable''', so that we can continue to have space to address the widening inequality in our society.</span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">In light of this, many of us have been discussing the idea of gathering our community for an "Occupy Boston Summit" to address some of these key questions about where we are headed. It would not be a GA or a decision making session, but rather a community-wide discussion of the challenges and opportunities we face. It is a chance bring together camp residents, working group members, and anyone else who identifies as part of Occupy Boston to share ideas about how to make this movement strong and sustainable.</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">This idea has been discussed over the past few days by many people active with Occupy Boston: Mariama White-Hammond, Susie Husted, Alex Ingram, Nicole Sullivan, Noah McKenna, Katie Gradowski, Chris Williams, Carl Williams, Bhavin Patel, Angela Giudice, Allison Nevitt, Greg Murphy, and others in Facilitation and Anti-Oppression. All together, these folks are active with a cross-section of the working groups: Outreach, Media, Women's Caucus, Anti-Oppression, People of Color, Queer/Trans Caucus, Media, Facilitation, Ideas, Direct Action, Community Organizations, Social, Financial Accountability, and Legal. There is broad support for convening a summit as a "meeting of the minds" to harvest the collective wisdom of our OB community and to think creatively about our future.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">I have connected with some skilled facilitators from the Interaction Institute for Social Change who are trained in some innovative techniques for helping large groups address challenges and opportunities in a strategic way. They have volunteered to facilitate a summit on '''Saturday, November 19, from 2-6pm'''. A couple of us are looking for an indoor space close to Dewey Square that we could use for this gathering.</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">As I am one of the many people helping to get this ball rolling, please feel free to be in contact with me about it. Any contributions to make this a positive event for our community are welcome. A flyer including the location is coming soon. Please spread the word!</span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">In solidarty</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">Maureen White</span>

Revision as of 13:23, 12 November 2011

Watch this space for updated information.

Download flyer and spread the word! File:Occupy Boston Summit flyer.pdf

Occupy Boston Summit, Nov 19, 2011, 2pm-6pm, Josiah Quincy Elementary School, 885 Washington St, Chinatown

Occupy Boston Summit

Saturday, November 19, 2011

2pm - 6pm

Josiah Quincy Elementary School

885 Washington Street in Chinatown

15 minute walk from Dewey Square,
or 11 minute walk from Downtown Crossing Red Line stop,
or Orange Line to Tufts Med. Ctr.

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