Booth at the MassCann Boston Freedom Rally

Occupy Boston rents a booth at the Masscan Boston Freedom Rally on September 15 from noon to 6 p.m. in the Boston Common. It’ll be whatever the SAA decides to use it for. Info Booth is needed. Cost: $150.

Proposed by John M.

Passed in the consent bucket (no further discussion after clarification and points of information).

OB Sponsors the 99% Boston show on unregular radio station for 1 year.

For the past few months the affinity group producing the “99% Boston” show on OBR’s “working class Wednesdays” has been working towards getting the show to a much larger audience. It’s a show that breaks barriers by allowing people to speak about serious politics and be taken seriously without having to use the vernacular of the upper class. It’s been a place for people who were actually at Dewey Square to share their stories and perspectives. The regulars on the show are people that have also been at other actions such as the anti-NATO protest in Chicago, Occupy Congress, Occupy the Primaries, the mayday action in NYC, and more.

The show will be moving to the popular online radio station, unregular radio. This provides an opportunity to bring the real occupy stories and perspective from people that lived at the Occupy Boston camp to a much larger audience. We’re asking for OB to sponsor the show for a full year at a cost of $4420. As a sponsor the show would be a constant ad for anything to do with OB.

Each show is $85. Total asking amount $5000.

The remainder of funds not going to studio costs go directly to promotions such as flyers, t-shorts, etc.

Proposed by Metacomet

Passed by consensus.

GA Minutes:
http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/GA_Minutes_Sun_August_12_2012

To Reimburse Anarchist Black Cross for Lost Calendars

The Black Cross sells political prisoner calendars every year as a fundraiser. These were misplaced by the Logistics Tent and by the time they were found, they had lost their value. We lost 20 calendars we had planned to sell for $12 each, for a total of $240. We need this money for our bail fund, operating expenses, and to mail literature to prisoners.

Proposed by Matt C (for Anarchist Black Cross). Passed in the consent bucket.

GA Minutes: http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/GA_Minutes_Tue_August_7_2012

Food Working Group has autonomy over their current funds

Food group proposes to continue to have autonomy over their funds so they can use their funds to buy food and supplies for S17.

Proposed by the food working group. Passed in the Consent bucket.

No minutes available for this GA.