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<poem>
Took place on Sunday night 1/22. If you have any notes on actions you are taking please put a copy here.


Let me tell you a story
====Occupy Tommy (Menino)====
about the Big Dig Project
And the tragic and fateful way
How a crooked highway project
ended up robbin every family
Who uses the MBTA


The people got burned
Jack, Chaser, Ellen
While the bankers they learned
'bout an easy way to get rich
We started the meeting with lots of concerns about Menino, such as the contacts and meetings w between Mayor Menino and Mayor Bloomberg, the police tactics and efforts at Dewey were mild but instigated after this meeting….  Researching Tommy’s positions, connections
Just restructure the debt
Charge big fees for your bets
And make the people pay


Bechtel did the job
Good Cop/ bad cop
While the poor working slob
Ended up paying for all their mistakes
Alternative candidates were discussed, running Occupy people, who else is running
The highway its leaking
The people be freakin
Inviting City Councilors like Arroyo and Ayana Pressley (Brian has a connection w her)
Since they billed the MBTA
Making Menino aware of Occupy, Occupy will be at his events like a shadow, wearing Occupy 99% tee shirts to let him know we are there, mike checking meetings w specific things we want him to do
# pas legislation
# meet w us
# help people who are being foreclosed on
=====Possible Actions:=====
Dumping Dirt at an event or speech to push the issue on Community farms, need for clean soil, stop using pesticides, etc.
Public embarrassment when  important leaders are in town, eg Barack Obama
“Let Them Eat Cake” Marie Antoinette- Barack Obama at Chef’s event on the 29th?
Op-Ed Open letter to Tommy Menino
Mike Check his meetings or city council
Teaching the MA legislature how to participate in Horizontal Democracy
=====Research Big Dig=====
List of grievances
Building a Better Boston- Positive Initiatives to pressure him on
=====How Do we ENVISION a Better City ?=====
*Permaculture gardens in public green spaces
* Affordable housing that is open to those living without homes and underwater from mortgages or been evicted-green designed
*public space for public discourse
* put money back into education, local schools
*pesticides and herbicides off public land like the Boston Common, Boston Garden , Esplanade
* Closed loop municipal recycling
*mandatory roof gardens w food and flowers
*pollution ordinances to reduce car exhaust and car use, increased and improved bike lanes and bike rental program, closing down certain streets on certain days to car traffic- like Newbury street on or Atlantic Ave on Sundays….
TIMELINE on A BETTER BOSTON
Working group sponsors a Day of Visioning on some of the following possible areas for Discussion
EDUCATION, PUBLIC SPACES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, LOCAL FOOD and CRAFTS, COURT and POLICE Reform, ARTS and MUSIC, STUDENT and College Life, Spiritual and Faith, Community and Neighborhoods, Tourism, HOUSING, Fair, Green and Affordable,
Day long event of visioning a Better Boston the above areas or something like that open for discussion and vision
Adopt some principles and or possibilities for a better Boston
Write a letter to Tommy and Councilors, School Board about the vision, invite them for meetings…
Depending on the response, write op ed to Boston papers
Create a community wide event w City of Boston and other social change groups to create a Better Boston, hook in w lots of youth groups…
MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!!!


The people got burned
====[[Occupy the T]]====
While the bankers they learned
Action planned for Wednesday January 25, from 4:30-6:30 in South Station.
'bout an easy way to get rich
Just restructure the debt
Charge big fees for your bets
And make the people pay


Enough is enough
=====[[Charlie and the MTA]]=====
The people are saying
A couple of people are playing with a remix of [[Charlie and the MTA]]. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.
Dont be wreckin the MBTA
Your games aint working
And we aint takin
No more cuts to the MBTA
 
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.
 
Now you citizens of Boston
Don't you think its a scandal
That people have to pay and pay
While the banks get bailed out
The riders get sold out
No more cuts to the MBTA
 
We will never be burned
We will never be turned
To a world without the T
We will ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
Public trains they oughta be free.
 
</poem>

Latest revision as of 21:53, 24 January 2012

Took place on Sunday night 1/22. If you have any notes on actions you are taking please put a copy here.

Occupy Tommy (Menino)

Jack, Chaser, Ellen

We started the meeting with lots of concerns about Menino, such as the contacts and meetings w between Mayor Menino and Mayor Bloomberg, the police tactics and efforts at Dewey were mild but instigated after this meeting…. Researching Tommy’s positions, connections

Good Cop/ bad cop

Alternative candidates were discussed, running Occupy people, who else is running

Inviting City Councilors like Arroyo and Ayana Pressley (Brian has a connection w her)

Making Menino aware of Occupy, Occupy will be at his events like a shadow, wearing Occupy 99% tee shirts to let him know we are there, mike checking meetings w specific things we want him to do

  1. pas legislation
  2. meet w us
  3. help people who are being foreclosed on
Possible Actions:

Dumping Dirt at an event or speech to push the issue on Community farms, need for clean soil, stop using pesticides, etc. Public embarrassment when important leaders are in town, eg Barack Obama “Let Them Eat Cake” Marie Antoinette- Barack Obama at Chef’s event on the 29th? Op-Ed Open letter to Tommy Menino Mike Check his meetings or city council Teaching the MA legislature how to participate in Horizontal Democracy

Research Big Dig

List of grievances Building a Better Boston- Positive Initiatives to pressure him on

How Do we ENVISION a Better City ?
  • Permaculture gardens in public green spaces
  • Affordable housing that is open to those living without homes and underwater from mortgages or been evicted-green designed
  • public space for public discourse
  • put money back into education, local schools
  • pesticides and herbicides off public land like the Boston Common, Boston Garden , Esplanade
  • Closed loop municipal recycling
  • mandatory roof gardens w food and flowers
  • pollution ordinances to reduce car exhaust and car use, increased and improved bike lanes and bike rental program, closing down certain streets on certain days to car traffic- like Newbury street on or Atlantic Ave on Sundays….


TIMELINE on A BETTER BOSTON

Working group sponsors a Day of Visioning on some of the following possible areas for Discussion

EDUCATION, PUBLIC SPACES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, LOCAL FOOD and CRAFTS, COURT and POLICE Reform, ARTS and MUSIC, STUDENT and College Life, Spiritual and Faith, Community and Neighborhoods, Tourism, HOUSING, Fair, Green and Affordable,


Day long event of visioning a Better Boston the above areas or something like that open for discussion and vision

Adopt some principles and or possibilities for a better Boston

Write a letter to Tommy and Councilors, School Board about the vision, invite them for meetings…

Depending on the response, write op ed to Boston papers

Create a community wide event w City of Boston and other social change groups to create a Better Boston, hook in w lots of youth groups…

MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!!!

Occupy the T

Action planned for Wednesday January 25, from 4:30-6:30 in South Station.

Charlie and the MTA

A couple of people are playing with a remix of Charlie and the MTA. Tim would bring instruments but not unless he had actually practiced with some fellow occupiers.