The following resolution was passed at the July 14th General Assembly:
The Occupy Boston Medical Working group proposes the use of $1400 from the Occupy Boston General Fund to pay for flights for three members of the Rosehip Medic Collective to come to Boston to lead a 20 hour Street Medic Training from Friday August 10th to Sunday August 12.
Proposed by the Medical Working group, and passed by consensus.
GA Notes: http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/GA_Minutes_Sat_Jul_14_2012
We will move GA on July 14 to SW Corridor Park at 5 p.m. following the Revolutionary Arts Festival.
Proposed by Carolyn. Passed in the consent bucket.
General Assembly July 10 will be devoted to decisions about what decision-process/es we will use going forward (GA or some other format? Meeting how often and where? Do we need to create a series of meetings to address these issues? If so which and why?) We will make efforts to get as many people who have been associated with OB as possible to that meeting so that the community is well-represented.
Cancel GAs on Tuesday July 3 and Saturday July 7.
Proposed by Carolyn. Passed by consensus.
GA Minutes: http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/GA_Minutes_Sat_Jun_30_2012
Can you spare $11 billion for big oil?
Sorry, I didn’t bring my wallet …
On Saturday August 4th, activists from 350ma and Occupy Boston met in Dewey Square, to hold a little fundraiser for big oil. Why a fundraiser? Washington gives big oil, coal, and gas roughly $11 billion in subsidies and tax cuts each year, and there’s talk of trimming some of that back. Cutting these subsidies would be a (nudge-nudge, wink-wink) job killing travesty; so, we went out and canvassed the sidewalks, chatted up people on corners, and panhandled in the street.
But wait … oil is modern day miracle. It’s in everything
I own, right down to my shoelaces.
Don’t get us wrong, we’ve got nothing against people tying their shoes. In fact, we think that tying your shoes is a darn good idea. But we do take issue with petroleum spilling onto our coastline, pollution spreading across out atmosphere, and CO2 warming our planet. Yes, oil is cheap (and heavily subsidized), but it’s also a finite, non-renewable resource. Eventually we will have to find something else to help us get our shoes tied.
Who do you work for? I’m a Scott Brown supporter.
I suppose that’s a reason to support big oil. Scott Brown supports big oil, and big oil supports Scott Brown — to the tune of $227,860 so far. And this has been a good investment for big oil; Scott Brown voted to protect big oil subsidies, and voted to gut portions of the Clean Air Act that might hurt big oil’s profitability. Maybe Senator Brown has a point. The oil industry only made $137 billion in 2011, while the rest of our nation’s economy was floundering.
By the time the event was over, we had given away a few dozen baked goods, and collected a full $0.95 for big oil. We hope that Shell, BP, and Exxon Mobile appreciate our efforts.
Here are a few photos of the event. You can find more photos at 350ma.org.
The Boston Occupier is seeking submissions for its next issue, which will be focused on EDUCATION — although it will also include more general stories of the 99%, economic injustice, activism and resistance. Submissions are due AUGUST 23rd, by 10 pm, to be considered for the August 30 printing.
Stories should be between 700 and 1150 words (shorter is ok; longer, probably not). We also welcome photos from recent actions, but will need a high-res image files for printing.
You can send your submissions to submit@bostonoccupier.com. I recommend cc-ing me as well (juliettejulianna[at]gmail) since sometimes it takes awhile for the submissions inbox to be sorted through.
Please by in touch to receive feedback on story ideas, etc.
Cool! Julie O
With the killing of an unarmed Latino man this past week, and attacks on unarmed women and children protesters with dogs and rubber bullets, there is a call for national solidarity with Anaheim on Friday, 7/27, at 8 pm. People will be meeting at the lawn by the Park Street T stop at 6 pm to plan an action for 8 pm. The 8pm action will start from that same location.
See details at: http://occupywallst.org/article/everywhere-is-anaheim/
Other references:
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