Womens Caucus

Description

The Women's Caucus is a forum for those who identify as women to: discuss issues of gender, promote participation of those who identify as women in working groups, discussion, and other leadership roles, maintain the safety of those who identify as women within the camp and movement, and provide resources to improve the retention of those who identify as women. Our meetings are open to anyone who identifies as a woman. You do not need to be camped at Occupy Boston to attend meetings.

Meetings

Meetings occur Tuesdays from 5:30 - 7 and Saturdays from 3:30 - 5.

Come to a meeting to see what we're about! Tuesday meetings are onsite at the Women's Resource Tent, the large orange tent near the Gandhi statue. The entrance is on the Purchase St./Surface Road side of Dewey Square (not the South Station/Atlantic Ave. side). If the group is too large to meet in the tent we will migrate to the food court at South Station. Please note that we must purchase from the vendors there (even just a beverage) if we wish to meet there undisturbed. Saturday meetings will be at a nearby, indoor location to be determined. This Saturday, November 19 our meeting is postponed because of The Summit and will be from 6:30-7:30 (see below). In case of unseasonably mild weather we may meet at the Rose Kennedy Greenway (the park with the sculptures) directly across the street from Dewey Square. We will always give notice and leave signs (and tell the Info Desk) about our meeting locations.

Membership

At this time only those who identify as women can attend our meetings and join our very active mailing list. We also have a Facebook group which is, again, open to members who identify as women. Please note that although only members can post to that group, anyone can read the posts. Also note that anyone can edit this (or any other) wiki page. If you read something odd here, that's probably why.

Allies:

If you do not identify as a woman you can still be a good ally to our group and to women in general. Actively advocate in mixed groups and among other men for women's safety in the encampment (and beyond), more prominent roles for women in the movement (and beyond) and regularly challenge sexist language and assumptions wherever you hear them.

Calendar

• Time change! Women's Caucus Meeting- Saturday, Nov. 19th from 6:00-7:00 pm (postponed to accomodate Occupy Boston Summit)
• Women's Speak-Out- Sunday, Nov. 20 from 6-7 on the main General Assembly Stage at Dewey Square.
• This Sunday 11/20, join the Occupy Boston Queer and Trans Caucus in commemorating the Transgender Day of Remembrance in Boston: Transgender Awareness Workshop 11am, Occupy Boston stage; March to Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil 3pm, meet in plaza by info tent; Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil 4pm, St. Paul's Cathedral, 138 Tremont St
• WC Subcommittee planning for Dec. 4th march: Weds. 11/23 at 6 PM at the Puppeteers Cooperative in the basement of Emmanuel Church --The entrance is off of a public alley (Public Alley 437) behind the main entranceat 15 Newbury Street
• Major, Boston-area, all-women's march (Title:TBA) - Sunday, Dec. 4th starting at 12 PM in Dewey Square. Performances to follow! RSVP on Facebook!

Press Release for Dec. 4th March

*Contact*

Sarah Dickerson: sdickers10@gmail.com

Allison Francis: allison.m.francis@gmail.com

Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/324011287613958

@OBWomen on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/OBwomen

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*MARCH LED BY WOMEN'S CAUCUS*

*OF OCCUPY BOSTON*

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BOSTON, DEC 4 : The Women's Caucus of Occupy Boston will be joined by local organizations representing women, people of color and other marginalized voices in a spirited march starting and ending at Dewey Square on Sunday, December 4th at 12 p.m. An inclusive celebration of live music and spoken word will follow the march at the Occupy Boston General Assembly stage from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

WHO: *The Women's Caucus (WC) of Occupy Boston

WHAT: *March

WHEN: *Sunday, December 4, March 12-2 pm, Music/Spoken Word 2-4

WHERE:* Starting & ending at Occupy Boston in Dewey Square

WHY: *To support the Occupy Movement and the safety of women within it -

and beyond - and to emphasize how economic injustice disproportionately affects women*

The Occupy Boston Women's Caucus is a forum for women-identified participants to discuss issues of gender, promote participation of those who identify as women in working groups, discussions, and other leadership roles, maintain the safety of those who identify as women within the camp and movement, and provide resources to improve the retention of participants who identify as women.

*By addressing the issues that women face within the Occupy movement, the Women's Caucus aims to empower the marginalized voices in our broader society.*