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<p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large">'''The purpose of this group is to organize and mobilize the 99% for a general strike on May Day 2012.'''</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><big>'''The purpose of this group is to organize and mobilize the 99% for a general strike on May Day 2012.'''</big></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p>
<u><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif">The following proposal was passed by the Occupy Boston General Assembly on January 7, 2012:</span></span></u>
<span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><big><u>The following proposal was passed by the Occupy Boston General Assembly on January 7, 2012:</u></big></span></span>


<span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);  line-height: 16px;  text-align: left;  font-family: 'trebuchet ms',helvetica,sans-serif;  font-size: medium">Occupy Boston supports the call for an international general strike on May 1, 2012, for immigrant rights, environmental sustainability, a moratorium on foreclosures, an end to all wars and jobs for all. We recognize housing, education, healthcare, LGBT rights and racial equality as human rights and thus call for the building of a broad coalition that will ensure and promote a democratic standard of living for all peoples.</span>
<span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><big><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);  line-height: 16px;  text-align: left">Occupy Boston supports the call for an international general strike on May 1, 2012, for immigrant rights, environmental sustainability, a moratorium on foreclosures, an end to all wars and jobs for all. We recognize housing, education, healthcare, LGBT rights and racial equality as human rights and thus call for the building of a broad coalition that will ensure and promote a democratic standard of living for all peoples.</span></big></span></span>


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<span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><big>'''<u>MEETINGS SCHEDULE</u>'''<br/></big></span></span>


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<span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><big>'''Mondays'''&nbsp; 7:30 - 9:00pm<br/></big></span></span>


<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small">'''Date: '''Thursday, January 12, 2012</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small">'''Location: '''Cityplace Boston food court</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><big>All meetings are held at&nbsp; Cityplace Boston food court (for now). Cityplace Boston is located in the state transportation building immediately adjacent to The Alley&nbsp;[http://www.cityplaceboston.com/ http://www.cityplaceboston.com]<span dir="ltr" class="pp-headline-item pp-headline-address"><span>. 137 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116</span></span>.<br/></big></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><br/><span style="font-size: small">Join our Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/279136782133459/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/279136782133459/]</span></span>


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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small">Cityplace Boston is located in the state transportation building immediately adjacent to The Alley&nbsp;[http://www.cityplaceboston.com/ http://www.cityplaceboston.com]</span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><big>Send questions, comments or concerns to [mailto:617strike@gmail.com 617strike@gmail.com]</big></span></span>


<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small">We meet near California Pizza Kitchen</span><span dir="ltr" class="pp-headline-item pp-headline-address"><span>, 137 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116</span></span><span style="font-size: small"></span><span style="font-size: small">.</span><span style="font-size: small"></span><span style="font-size: small">If you can't attend the meetings please send us an email</span></span>


<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small">and</span><span style="font-size: small">let us know your date + time&nbsp;preferences.</span></span>


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<span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><big>Join our Facebook group! [https://www.facebook.com/groups/279136782133459/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/279136782133459/]<br/></big></span></span>


<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small">We understand that some people can not be physically present but want to participate.</span><span style="font-size: small"></span><span style="font-size: small"></span><span style="font-size: small"></span><span style="font-size: small">Please let us know how we can</span><span style="font-size: small"></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small">accommodate your participation.</span><span style="font-size: small">Please feel free to email questions, comments or concerns to [mailto:617strike@gmail.com 617strike@gmail.com]</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><big>We understand that some people can not be physically present but want to participate. Please let us know how we can</big></span></span><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif"><big>accommodate your participation.</big></span></span>


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Revision as of 00:30, 13 January 2012

The purpose of this group is to organize and mobilize the 99% for a general strike on May Day 2012.

The following proposal was passed by the Occupy Boston General Assembly on January 7, 2012:

Occupy Boston supports the call for an international general strike on May 1, 2012, for immigrant rights, environmental sustainability, a moratorium on foreclosures, an end to all wars and jobs for all. We recognize housing, education, healthcare, LGBT rights and racial equality as human rights and thus call for the building of a broad coalition that will ensure and promote a democratic standard of living for all peoples.


MEETINGS SCHEDULE

Mondays  7:30 - 9:00pm

Thursdays  5:15 - 6:45pm

Saturdays  1:00 - 3:00pm

All meetings are held at  Cityplace Boston food court (for now). Cityplace Boston is located in the state transportation building immediately adjacent to The Alley http://www.cityplaceboston.com. 137 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116.

Send questions, comments or concerns to 617strike@gmail.com


Join our Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/279136782133459/


We understand that some people can not be physically present but want to participate. Please let us know how we canaccommodate your participation.



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