The June 12, 2012 General Assembly Passed one proposal.
Occupy Boston stands in solidarity with SEIU Local 615 as they enter into a struggle for a better contract. They are fighting for better wages, better hours and better access to health care. An injury to one is an injury to all.
No minutes available for this GA.
The June 16, 2012 General Assembly Passed three proposals:
We stand in solidarity with September 17 day of action called for by our friends and allies in Occupy Wall Street. We join in the call for all occupies from across the nation to converge in NYC on S17 and shut down the Financial District.
Proposal to earmark $7000 for the S17 Working Group for outreach and
transportation. This money will only be spent for materials directly
related to S17. The S17 WG will be responsible for budgeting and
creating specific guidelines and priorities. Of the amount allocated,
$500 will become available before the first meeting for groups making
promotional materials. The first WG meeting will on 7/7 at 2PM and 2-3
meetings will be held before spending money.
GA Minutes: http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/GA_Minutes_Sat_June_16_2012
The June 19, 2012 General Assembly Passed two Proposals.
An outreach event to generate support and publicity for work being done by Occupy Boston. Bastille Day was the start of the French Revolution when revolutionaries stormed the Bastille. This arts event is family friendly and includes an arts exhibit retrospective of the signs, banners, posters, flyers & photos created by OB. There would also be a live band, a lecture on world revolutionary politics and arts projects for adults and children. The location planned is Spontaneous Celebrations in Jamaica Plain. The rental fee is $450 for 3 hours. We need
Allocate $60 a week including $20-30 for parking and $30-40 for food & supplies
GA Minutes: http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/June19Minutes
The June 30, 2012 General assembly passed two resolutions that will
affect GA scheduling in July 2012.
(1) Proposal to move the GA on 7/14 to SW Corridor Park in Jamaica
Plain by Carolyn Magid.We will be nearby at the Revolutionary Arts Festival. This is a chance
to open up to the community in Jamaica Plain.Passed by consent.
(Southwest corridor park is near the Stony Brook Orange Line station
in Jamaica Plan).
(2)Proposal to modify GA schedule by Carolyn Magid
- Cancel GAs on Tuesday 7/3 & Saturday 7/7.
- Devote GA on 7/10 to decisions about what decision processes to
use going forward. We will make efforts to get as many
people as possible to that meeting so that the community is
well-represented.Passed.
In summary, please note that
GA Minutes: http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/GA_Minutes_Sat_Jun_30_2012
Hey everyone, do you remember the financial crisis of 2008? Do you remember the $700 billion dollar bailout from TARP? Do you remember the $7.7 Trillion dollar bailout from the Federal Reserve? Do you remember the bankers that wrecked the economy, then turned around and gave themselves huge bonuses? The 1% got a windfall, and the 99% got squat. We haven’t forgotten, and we’re not about to let them forget about it either.
Take our friends at Bank of America. They’ve engaged in robo-signing. They’ve engaged in illegal foreclosures. And they’ve collected a pile of toxic mortgage-backed securities from their purchase of Countrywide.
So what are we going to do about it? We’re going to lace up our aprons and throw BofA a bake sale. Yes, you heard that right: we’re throwing a Going out of Business Bake Sale for Bank of America.
Do you remember the solidarity we had at Dewey Square? We’re asking you to show some of that solidarity again in a bank action. Come to Dewey Square at 4pm, this Monday, July 2nd. From there, we’ll head over to the Bank of America building at the corner of Franklin and Federal. Then we rally, flyer, and give out baked goods from 4:30 – 6:00. Yes, real honest-to-goodness, no-money-down, variable-interest-rate, miss-a-payment-and-we-take-your-f’ing-house baked goods.
Bring your signs, bring your theatrics, but most of all, bring yourselves! Let’s show the banksters at Bank of America that we haven’t forgotten who train-wrecked our economy.
See you at Dewey Square, Monday, 4:00 pm.
(P.S. – This is not a one-time action; it is the start of a campaign. We’ll be back to do it all again on Monday July 9th.)
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