Good Morning from Occupy Boston!
Below please find your daily digest.
Fact of the Day: The Congressional “Super Committee” says the U.S. is broke and is looking to make cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Meanwhile, according to data from the Federal Reserve, corporations are sitting on $2 trillion in cash reserves that they don’t know what to do with.
News from other Occupations: Occupy Denver has elected a leader! In response to the Mayor’s demand the occupation present a single person for him and city officials to negotiate with, Occupy Denver’s General Assembly chose Shelly, a thre-year-old border collie. Noting that Shelby can breathe, bleed and show emotion, she already exhibits more characteristics of a “person” than a private corporation.
Special Highlight: Just under a year ago reactionary politicians in Ohio passed a harsh anti-union law that was meant to break the back of organized labor. Labor fought back by getting enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot in the next election and let voters decide. Yesterday the votes were in and it was a landslide, as Ohioans overwhelmingly chose to overturn the bill and restore union rights in Ohio.
Occupy Boston – Wednesday November 9Today’s Weather and Events: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Want to enjoy this great weather? Check out our Calendar of Events for today, also posted at the bottom of this email.Highlights: Join the march to stop the Super Committee from taking the axe to social security and medicare. Meet at 270 Tremont (in front of Wang Theater) at 11am
Volunteer Opportunities:
– Interested in seeing Occupy Boston stay through the winter? Then join the Winterization Working Group meeting today at 5:30pm, meeting at the Gandhi statue
– Want to help coordinate volunteer needs in general? The Volunteer Coordination team is meeting Friday morning at 10:0am by the media tent. If you can’t make it, e-mail us and we can talk about how you can help.
Other Working Groups seeking volunteers include Food, Outreach, Info Tent, Winterization, Logistics, Library and many, many more; every group is looking for volunteers so find the group that appeals to you and don’t be shy about offering help. Click here for a full list of Working Groups and their contact information. See where you think your strengths lay and where you can be most effective. We are looking for support both on and off-site, so even if you can’t come down there is something to do; send an email the Info Tent for further assistance
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If you are able to, we are still looking for both material and financial
| Wednesday, November 9 |
| 11:00am[Outreach] Rally to Protect Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security with Mass Senior Action – Meet at |
| 1:00pmNon-Violence Working Group |
| 1:00pmLivestream Meeting |
| 1:30pmGet Warm with Breath and Movement |
| 2:00pm**OccuPoetry on the Main Stage |
| 3:00pmBible study |
| 3:00pm FSU Workshop: Your Rights at Work |
| 4:00pm Direct Action Meeting |
| 4:00pm ** Comedy: Barry Crimmins |
| 4:00pmSafety meeting |
| 4:30pm**Concert:Chadwick Stokes from State Radio/Dispatch |
| 5:00pm Facilitation |
| 5:30pm Winterizing meeting |
| 5:30pm** Ecumenical Communion Servics |
| 6:00pm FSU Workshop: The Practice of Nonviolence and Civil Disobedience |
| 6:00pm **FSU: The Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series, Elaine Bernard |
| 7:00pm Media Working Group Meeting |
| 7:00pm Open Facilitation Workshop |
| 7:00pm **FSU: Film Screening |
9 Responses to “Daily Digest for November 9”
Give credit to Occupy Denver – at least they recognize that the most intelligent being among the entire Occupy movement is a dog.
LOL, you have no idea what you’re talking about. This movement mobilized the smartest and most creative people. Don’t be a stranger, stop by and talk to people, you’ll be surprised.
I have stopped by, and asked a number of questions about things like jobs, equality, capitalism, and crime. The responses I received were “ruff, bark, sniff, and grrr,” respectively. Clearly, these were well thought-out positions taken by the movement, but I’m still trying to get my head around them. In the meantime, I wish your leashless leader all the best.
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At least the dog won’t deal drugs, steal other people’s belongings, molest anyone, bathe in public restrooms, block traffic and perform other such acts that you clowns seem to be ok with.
I have to admit, I’ve seen that, too. I hope the movement finds a way to deal with these issues. Unfortunately, it’s hard because the movement is all-inclusive. How can you tell somebody that he is not welcome there? How do you enforce it? These are all very tough questions but I’m sure they’ll figure it out.
However, you have to admit that the people who give the Occupy movement bad press have nothing to do with the movement itself.
Go Denver! The corrupt and immoral politicians have no clue on how to deal with a leaderless movement, it’s a great response to the Mayor’s request.
I had some good conversations today. Captured on video.
http://youtu.be/uN3RmhcCVps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN3RmhcCVps