Planning Meeting, Feb 17th, 2012
Notes from Occupy the MBTA Planning Meeting, February 17, 2012
Agenda:
- Intros
- Relevant Dates
- Assessment of 2/15 Rally
- Strategy for Occupy the MBTA
- Wrap-up & Action Steps
- Next Meeting
Relevant Dates:
February 18th - Mass GA at UMB
February 25th - Action planned by J. Murphy
Febraury 28th - Somerville hearing
March 7th - ??
March 14th - MBTA Board of Directors Public Meeting discussing proposal. 1pm @ Transportation building, 10 Park plaza. Mass Senior Action will be there!
April 4th - MBTA Board of Directors Public meeting finalizing proposal. 1pm @ Transportation building, 10 Park plaza. Mass Senior Action will be there!
July 1st - proposal goes into effect.
Strategy for Occupy MBTA
Febrary 13th recap
The Good: Great build up, mobilization and energy at the rally.
The Bad: not enough occupy signs. Not enough networking post-rally. 100 people locked out of hearing but no occupiers there to talk to them. Not many people identified as occupiers during the hearing and all late in the cue.
Goals of the Campaign
1) DEMAND no fare hikes, no service cuts, and no worker layoffs!
2) DEMAND a comprehensive transportation plan that works for the 99% of Massachusetts
3) raise awareness of economic inequality, privatization and other mechanisms of class warfare
4) to further unite the 99% of Boston and Massachusetts
other suggestions: Refusal to pay debt or DEFAULT, workers and riders assume collective control over MBTA, run democratically, expanded T service, Free public transport