This is very serious business.

Ironic “Pro-Corporate” March
12-2 pm leaving from the Parkman Bandstand (Boston Commons)

Mayor Menino has said that he’d “hate our city to ever be associated with anti-corporate protests.” In an effort to be accommodating, we’re calling for an (ironic) “Pro-Corporate” March that should be right up his alley.

Come on out in your finest 1%er costume and bring signage to match!!!

WE ARE THE 1% — PROFITS OVER PEOPLE — CORPORATIONS ARE PEOPLE — MORE YACHTS

You get the idea.

Picnic
~2-4 pm at the Commons

We’ll relax, eat, and socialize between actions. If you can, bring enough food to share!

Occupy Boston Tea Party
~4-5 pm leaving the Commons

The Boston Tea Party wasn’t just a direct action against the British government; it was also directed against the abuses of the monopolistic East India Company. Sound familiar?

Join us as we make this historical connection explicit by re-enacting the Boston Tea Party, Occupy-style. Please bring small signs to label crates full of things that YOU would like to dump into the water. Also: as much fake money as you can manage!

You Can’t Evict a Song Today At Dewey Square

Miss Dewey Square? Today at noon the Ad Hoc Chorus will be there performing a mix of classic carols, protest songs, and Occupy-related material. Anabel will lead today’s caroling, and the Chorus welcomes everyone to come and join them. They will meet at 11:45 at the corner of Summer St. and Atlantic Ave. (kitty-corner from South Station), and will sing from 12-1 pm. For more information, to get Anabel’s Tips for Singing Outdoors, or to download a copy of the Unofficial Occupy Boston Caroling book, visit their wiki, http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Sing.

Many people have asked, “what are our next steps?” and “what are you doing, now that there’s no camp?” The answer is: a lot! Here’s a round-up of this weekend’s actions, trainings, and events, courtesy of the outreach working group. For more details — including locations and descriptions — please read to the bottom of this entire post. Thanks!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16

8:15 am — Courtroom Solidarity and Press Conference

12 pm — Home for the Holidays: City Life Press Conference and Tenant Speak-out

5-7 pm — Rally to Support Liberté Locke, Starbucks Union Organizer

6-8:30 pm — Occupy Boston Community Forum: Addressing Space and Housing Issues

6-9 pm — Ocupemos el Barrio Meeting

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17

10-5 pm — Non-violent Direct Action Training @ Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth Street,  Jamaica Plain

12-6 pm — #D17 Actions: 12pm “Pro-Corporate” Rally, ~2pm Picnic, ~4pm Occupy Boston Tea Party (all meet at the Parkman Bandstand on the Commons)

2 pm — Occupy Boston Community Forum: Thinking about Next Steps @ Encuentro Cinco, 33 Harrison, Boston (Chinatown T stop) NB: This is notat St. Paul’s.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18

11:30 am – 2:30 pm — Roadmap Planning Meeting @ Encuentro 5, 33 Harrison Ave, Chinatown

12-5 pm — Direct Action Strategy and Action Planning @Community Church, 565 Boylston Street, Boston

1:30-4 pm — Occupy Boston Action Summit @ Encuentro 5, 33 Harrison Ave, Chinatown

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19

12 pm — Occupy our Homes: Rally and March against HUD eviction requirements

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