Occupy Strategic Planning
Page for collaborating on a strategic plan to reach the Occupy Vision.
Process:
1. We're starting with the Original Occupy Vision Doc. Read the background to understand how we built that document. For working purposes, assuming that it's a decent representation of what the people in the movement want. We're taking the listed items, and ADDING below each item, tactics and actions to achieve that item. As we mature as a movement, we will likely change this basic vision doc. But for now, please respect it as a starting point, and modify only the space/entries below each BOLD ITEM.
For each item in the list, add your ideas on what actions/tactics need to be accomplished for us to reach that goal in society.
2. After we get ideas, we will probably start thinking about timelines and who might "do" the work. Allying wiht groups already on that path, for example. We may also choose to categorise items that might work together, decide if they are things that are want to do as individuals, or as a group, and/or decide various other ways of organizing.
3. We may also choose to add new items. Please do this carefully, though, because if we want it to be something that the movement supports, we can't just add new visions willy nilly.
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ILLUSTRATIVE CATEGORY LIST
Illustrative Vision Categories that were derived from the National Gathering Visioning List. For the complete list, see the National Gathering Vision Hub Wiki at http://interoccupy.net/vision.
STRATEGIC PLANNING INSTRUCTIONS:
Please look at each BOLD item below, and add actions that we can take to achieve each.
PLEASE BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE. For example, don't just say "stop greed", but say things like "establish the right to a living wage", or something like that. Somethig "tangible", metrics that we can measure to see if we are actually acheiving something. If it's long term as opposed to short term, make note.
Please feel free to add links to clarify what terms mean. Such as I've added a link to a page explaining "the commons".
CLEAN AIR, WATER, FOOD: ENVIRONMENTAL
Local food production, community gardens, permaculture agriculture
- establish more community garden land - offer tax credits to farms that give away food
access to real nourishing, non-chemical, non-GMO food
- offer tax credits to ONLY to organic food producers/providers, not chemical-based farmers
food supply that is humane and natural
- offer tax credits to ONLY to organic food producers/providers, not chemical-based farmers
environmental justice
- establish a strong "commons" - amend constitution to declare right to clean water/air
environmental awareness and respect
- ask schools to teach holistic thinking
healthier diets and lifestyles
affordable healthy food
- require foodstamp agencies to provide foodstamp payment mechanisms to farmers markets
clean water as a right
- amend the constitution to declare that clean air and water is a righ
end hunger
- tax credits to food providers that offer food for free (pay-what-you-can cafes, etc)
connection to earth
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FREE EDUCATION FOR ALL: CULTURAL
all airwaves public
- in the meantime, require all licensed broadcasters to allow free primetime spots to candidates that make it to the ballot.
end to intellectual property, such that there is free and open sharing of information
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free and open communications
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real education, free and equal, democratized -
universal access to data
- keep requirement for universal access on telephone companies
NO WAR: PEACE AND SECURITY/POLITICAL
peace, nonviolence, no war or death machinesno military
- choose a date where no arms will be built in factories. after that date, make it illegal for any guns to exist
no need for violent conflict or guns
- build schools in every village
no global us vs them
- declare indigenous rights
nonviolence
friendship, rather than strangership, as the default relationship among people
mutual respect between cultures or trading nations
nonviolent interpersonal and international conflict resolution
world peace
SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SOCIETY: CULTURAL/ENVIRONMENTAL
a world where basic needs are met
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all cultures respected equally
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people feel empowered, free, and unafraid
a strong sense of community
safety for everyone from domestic violence and fear
all human life valued equally
all decisions considered for seven generations in the future
more humanity, compassion, kindness, and selflessness
mutually beneficial relationship between humans, the earth, and its inhabitants
acting with consideration for the community, world, and everything else
A CULTURE OF DIRECT DEMOCRACY: DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE/POLITICAL no money in politics end two-party system local community control consensus based democracy just and fair legal system truth in journalism/illegal to lie minorities have power and voice (rule by diversity) no tax without representation a fair electoral system accountable government democratic process that works for all
FREE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE: CULTURAL/ECONOMIC healthcare emphasizes preventative and alternative measures free healthcare (accessible and state of the art) full control of our own bodies, including shared ownership of the means of preventative healthcare free therapy and emotional/mental healthcare
ECONOMIC EQUALITY: VIBRANT AND SOUND ECONOMY/PROSPERITY localized economies no corporate personhood fairness and equality for all beings (including ecosystems, resources) banks and corporations required to act responsibly, answering to many, not few radicalized labor unions international corporate accountability fair trade and fair working conditions
FREEDOM: POLITICAL/CULTURAL freedom to live anywhere: no borders, no nations freedom of knowledge and press freedom of religion freedom of expression protected free equal access to opportunity derived from the Visioning Activities at the OCCUPY NATIONAL GATHERING Philadelphia, PA – July 2012
ITEMS THAT ADDRESS MANY OF THE ABOVE:
- Amend the US constitution to deny corporate personhood