This morning, Mayor Menino issued a midnight deadline for Occupy Boston to leave the Greenway. The articulated threat of eviction is a clear and present danger to the community we have built over the past ten weeks. We came to Dewey Square to practice true democracy and give visibility to injustice; we came to see if we could not–in providing for basic needs–maintain a standing indictment against their enforced deprivation within our broader community. With this commitment came hard evidence of economic suffering, evidence that we present at the doorstep of the Federal Reserve along with our democracy, our songs and our chants that echo daily through the financial canyon. Today, the city threatens that community. It threatens the library, where we hold our classes and discuss ideas. It threatens our food tent, which has served thousands of people many more thousands of meals. It threatens our medical tent, which has provided treatment and care to the sick and to the injured. Not only these, it threatens the lives of those of us who have no place else to go. The city has cited concern for our safety as the reason for forcing us back into the streets. But make no mistake; the city’s concern for our safety will disperse when we do.  We have therefore taken steps to ensure the safety of the infrastructure we have built, and to protect the most vulnerable among us in the event of the eviction. We are taking down the food tent, the medical tent, packing up our logistics supplies for safe-keeping and working with social service providers and other allies to secure shelter for our brothers and sisters most likely to experience homelessness if and when the city throws away their tents. We take action–today and always–in the name of economic and political justice, freedom of expression and our entire community.

We’ve created a ridesharing network, for those of you who would like to come to Dewey Square in the event of an imminent eviction, but need a ride.

If you may need a ride, text “I need a ride” and your name and location to 617-340-9905

If you may be able to give a ride, text “I can give a ride” and your name, location, and size of your vehicle to 617-340-9905

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Today, December 7th, 2011, Boston Judge Frances A. McIntyre ruled against Occupy Boston, effectively lifting the injunction which prevented the police from evicting us from Dewey Square. Download the full ruling.

Occupy Boston has not issued an official response, but anyone who can be at camp, please make the effort. We need all of your support. We have lost our safety net and encourage everybody to be present at Dewey as much as possible in the days ahead.

Update: Mayor Menino has threatened “further action” if we do not leave Dewey Square by midnight. If you stand with the Occupy movement, please make your way to Dewey Square TONIGHT! We need you!

It’s definitely going to be an interesting general assembly tonight! Foreclosure actions have begun in mass across the country. Occupiers (including a strong contingent from OB) have arrived in DC for a week of action. We have lots on our minds about winterization and next steps for our movement.

Possible proposals for tonight include an investment opportunity in a mobile food truck, whether to pick a date to end the encampment in spring, and more. Should be very interesting, to say the least!

See you at 7:00pm at Dewey! It’s going to rain so dress warmly and bring your umbrellas! Do it for quorum! 🙂