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
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!
The General Assembly of Occupy Boston passed the following resolution on December 3, 2011:
Occupy Boston supports the Millenium Daycare workers, and all workers like them, who are among the most disenfranchised of the 99%.
In March 2011, the Millenium Daycare Center in Chinatown closed when the owner filed for bankruptcy. The day it closed, twenty workers showed up for their shift to find the door locked and a note telling them not to come back. Last year, workers were paid once a month, but each time their paychecks bounced and they were left to pay bank penalties. They have still not been compensated for bounced checks and overtime fees. Now the owner has filed bankruptcy to absolve herself of all responsibility.
Wage theft affects the least visible and most vulnerable among us. The experience of the Millenium daycare workers reflects a common problem experienced by immigrant workers, many of whom work at-will or are otherwise unprotected by existing bankruptcy legislation. Immigrant workers in Chinatown, the Boston area, and the country have a long history of organizing for justice. After almost half a year of waiting for their pay, these workers are now planning to take public action with help from the Chinese Progressive Association, which has worked tirelessly to advocate for their right to fair compensation.
We join these workers and their allies in solidarity to speak out against wage theft as a symptom of a broken political and economic system.
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! 🙂
[Video courtesy of Liam Leahy and the Boston Herald]
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