Good Morning from Occupy Boston! 

Fact of the Day. While 100 million Americans are at or near the poverty level and Congress debates whether it can afford an extension of unemployment benefits and other crucial lifelines for working Americans, a new report estimates that U.S. corporations are sitting on $3.6 trillion in cash reserves.

News from Occupy Boston.  Judge Frances McIntyre has denied an Occupy Boston request for a preliminary injunction and lifted the temporary restraining order preventing the Occupation from being shut down. Note: This does not mean eviction is imminent, but the restraining order no longer applies.

News from other Occupies. Motivated by the national Occupy movement, the L.A City Council unanimously voted for a resolution to support local and national legislation ending corporate personhood, including support for a constitutional amendment.

Occupy Protest Resources. The ACLU of Massachusetts has put together a list of resources for protesters at Dewey Square. Know your rights, information is power. Also, to get on Occupy Boston’s emergency SMS system please text “OccupyBoston” to the number 443322. Normal text rates apply.

Thursday, December 8th 2011

“Missing from history are the countless small actions of unknown people that led up to those great moments. When we understand this, we can see that the tiniest acts of protest in which we engage may become the invisible roots of social change.” Howard Zinn

Today’s Weather: Partly sunny with a chance of rain this morning…then sunny this afternoon. Breezy with highs in the mid 40s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph…decreasing to 35 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Event Highlight. Non-Violent Direct Action training with Starhawk. Trainings are part of a community capacity building effort in the Boston area inspired by the Occupy movement and will be facilitated by trainers from the New England Trainers Network, Alliance of Community Trainers and the Health Justice Working Group of Occupy Boston. The aim is to build the skill sets and confidence of community groups and activists in doing NVDA. 10:00am, Community Church, 565 Boylston Street, Boston, bostonactiontrainings@riseup.net

Of Note. Dennis Trainor, Jr., an activist and filmmaker, will be on site for most of the evening recording stories on “Why I Occupy” as part of a documentary on the Occupy movement. Please welcome Dennis, who will be based out of the Info Tent, and  share your stories with him.

There’s More: Check out our Daily Calendar  for a list of all events at Occupy Boston.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Street Team. Is meeting at the Gandhi Statue today at 5:00pm

Facilitation. Is always looking for volunteers, and is also meeting at 5pm. Come join and learn how to facilitate meetings and General Assemblies.

Ideas. What concerns or societal problems brought you to the Occupy movement? Please send to ndmc@OccupyBoston.org

Today’s Events:

Thursday, December 8

 Take Back the Capitol

9:00am MAMLEO – Food Drive Drop Off

9:00am Get Warm with the Breath and Movement

10:00am Non-violent Direct Action basics with Starhawk

10:00am FOOD BANK DROP OFF

3:00pm Financial Accountability Working Group Meeting

4:00pm Direct Action Meeting

5:00pm Facilitation

5:30pm Winterizing meeting

6:00pm We Interrupt this Empire

6:30pm Safety meeting

7:00pm General Assembly

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