Occupy Strategic Planning
Page for collaborating on a strategic plan to reach the Occupy Vision. contact: info@occupyboston.org Dennis...if you want to change the contact or put the hub there, go for it.
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.
4.One suggestion for organizing may be to take some of the items that we can't legislate. So it's like a "cultural change" section? Things to keep in mind as we evolve section?
FRAMEWORK:
1. Unifying vision. What broad vision can we unite movements on, e.g. Ending the rule of concentrated wealth, Tranform with the Great Turning, End corporate rule, Human needs nt corporate greed etc. See the Original Occupy Vision Doc.
2. Strategic framework. A strategy that can be applied to all the issues raised in the Occupy Vision document. Once we have a shared framework people can develop tactics that work within that framework.
One of our key tasks is to bring people, organizations and issue movements together because with unity we will increase our power and impact; as well as create a mass movement that cannot be ignored.
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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
- establish participatory budgeting of tax dollars
safety for everyone from domestic violence and fear
- require people shown to engage in domestic violence, to volunteer in a homeless shelter
all human life valued equally
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all decisions considered for seven generations in the future
- amend the constitution to require such - balance sheet policy, require all policies to be accounted for in the liability part of a balance sheet..."social obligation accounting"
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
- amend the constitution to deny corporate personhood - amend the constitution to declare that money is not speech - limit campaign donations to $50 per person and only in-district donations
end two-party system
- join your local Green Party
local community control
- declare local rights-based ordinances (you can organize this today, in your town)
consensus based democracy
- online voting? - popular vote
just and fair legal system
- no profit in prisons
truth in journalism/illegal to lie
- big fines
minorities have power and voice (rule by diversity)
no tax without representation
a fair electoral system
accountable government
- all financials downloadable in Excel format
democratic process that works for all
FREE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE: CULTURAL/ECONOMIC
- amend the constitution so that healthcare is a right - deploy national healthcare system
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