On November 16^th Occupy Boston appealed to the courts to protect our right to maintain our tent city.  During the first hearing on the 16^th Occupy Boston won a temporary injunction banning the city police from evicting the camp. “Given what is happening nationally, with municipalities shutting the protests down, it seemed important to seek the intervention of a court before the same thing happened in Boston,” said Howard Cooper, a lawyer representing the protesters, as quoted by Boston.com.

However, despite a court run mediation session, where 3 people from Occupy Boston and the city officials met to discuss possible solutions, there is now a final hearing planned for Thursday, December 1^st at Suffolk County Superior Court, 3 Pemberton Square #13, Boston. This final meeting will determine whether or not the Occupy Boston presence in Dewey Square is in fact protected under the first amendment, and spells the final legal decision passed down by the state courts, and could result in the court required removal of our protest here in Boston.

Dewey Square is on state owned land overseen by the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.  We see it as Free Speech Issue, closing down the encampment at Dewey Square means closing down free speech on public land. We hope that all of those getting this invitation will come down to Suffolk County Superior Courthouse in support of Occupy Boston.  We are asking for our supporters be at the courthouse at 8:30 AM for a 9:00 hearing.  If you are planning to be outside, feel free to have polite signs and please remember to dress warmly.  Signs are not allowed in the courthouse, and we ask you to refrain from bringing them inside.

What to do: Join us Thursday, Dec 1^st at Suffolk County Superior Court, 3 Pemberton Square #13, Boston at 8:30 AM (hearing starts at 9:00 AM)

Bring your Occupy Boston Buttons and T-shirts to show your support!

We Also Need You to Call this Wednesday to Protect the Right to Free Speech and Peaceful Assembly at Dewey Square

How you can help – Please make two phone calls:

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, November 30^th A DAY OF ACTION, 9AM-5PM

CALL MAYOR MENINO’S OFFICE: 617.635.4500 or email mayor@cityofboston.gov  or http://www.cityofboston.gov/mayor/24/

CALL YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS: (Dewey Square is on state owned land) To find your legislator’s phone and/or email addresses go to http://www.malegislature.gov/people/findmylegislator

WHO:  All of us and everyone who has visited, donated food, taught a Free School University, taken a yoga class, Facebook friends, Twitter followers or gone to the General Assembly CALL on WEDNESDAY

Use Your Own Words Or This Call Script To The Mayor and Legislators

Hello, My name is_______________.  I am from  ______________.  I am a taxpayer and a voter and I’m calling in support of Occupy Boston’s right to remain in Dewey Square.

Please protect Occupy Boston’s First Amendment right to free speech and peaceful assembly on public land and do not to evict them.

Please be respectful when making these calls, and understand that you may be asked to give out your address and other identifying information.

Thank you for your help,
Occupy Boston

Photo by Gunner

Very important GA tonight at 7:00pm on the main stage at Dewey Sq for our General Assembly. There is a very high chance of rain (90%!) so bring your umbrellas and get ready to mic check (mic check!).

We have a ton of proposals on the table — some urgent, all really important. Safety will be asking for more fire extinguishers, Media for emergency equipment, Ideas is bringing a refined statement of purpose, and more!

This is a crazy week and there’s so much to get done, so I hope you’ll come out and stay through the end so we can keep quorum and get things done!

Join us down in Dewey Square on Wednesday night at 5:30 for a rally and march celebrating 2 months of occupation! We need strength in numbers now more than ever as we deal with legal proceedings the following morning at 9am in the Suffolk County Superior Court. Our impending eviction has only been postponed thus far, and failure to obtain an extension of our restraining order will put us at risk of being shut down as early as Thursday evening.

Whether or not you are able to risk arrest, you are still a critical part of the actions being planned to peacefully resist eviction, including a 24 hour free-speech vigil that will begin in the event we are denied a stay and continue indefinitely. PLEASE come out and show your support for Occupy Boston as we fight for the right to hold this space as a first amendment right, and continue to contact state and local representatives and officials to express your concerns!

Photo by: Chase Carter