Yesterday, Occupy Boston sent out 2011 in style. In the early afternoon the Info Tent working group spread out around the Boston Commons and Copley area talking with people about Occupy Boston and handing out “We are the 99%” buttons.
Photo By Gunner Scott
By mid-afternoon, the Occupy Boston Signs working group dropped a banner out off the Community Church building in Copley.
Photo By Gunner Scott
In the late afternoon, the Occupy Boston Screen Printing Guild set up shop at the Community Church in Copley and screen-printed hundreds of items, including bandannas, t-shirts, and patches.
Photo By Gunner Scott
Photo By Gunner Scott
Photo By Gunner Scott
Photo By Gunner Scott
From 5pm-8pm in the same location, Occupy Boston held an open house, where people mingled, made signs, and noshed. Several people joined the First Night parade with Occupy signs.
Photo By Gunner Scott
Photo By Gunner Scott
Photo By Gunner Scott
At 8pm, many of us gathered outside at Copley to witness the Women’s Caucus of Occupy Boston amazing “art” event, which was projection of a video onto the side of a building. People chanted along with the text of the video through the first couple of showings and the video looped for two-hours. Watch the video from last night. (Also on our Occupy Boston YouTube channel)
Photo By Gunner Scott
Photo By Gunner Scott
Tonight, Occupy Boston will be holding our General Assembly (GA) at 5pm at the Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston Street (across from Copley). Occupy Boston GAs are open to all and for those unable to make it into the city, the GAs are also livestreamed.
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3 Responses to “Occupy Boston Sends Out 2011 In Occupy Style!”
Restore PROGRESSIVE TAXING to make everything better for he 99%.
I like the idea of occupying New Year’s Eve. If ever there was a holiday that needed some substance to it, it would be first on my list!
If the new year is a blank slate, then what should we write upon it? If ever there is a holiday to celebrate the potential for change, this would be it.
It’s great. I’m so glad folks did this. I know I’ve had a lot of excuses for not being there myself in the past, but the following is as reasonably legitimate as they come: I had a bad case of the flu, and still have it, though already somewhat improved. I remain enthusiastic about Occupy Boston and doing what I can mainly do best: spreading your message in the labor community.
In solidarity,
Greg