Internationally-renowned Christian minister, activist, diplomat, and Harvard Divinity School professor Rev. Charles Adams will be speaking at Occupy Boston today at 4:00 pm. He has been a consistent voice for the poor and marginalized, and we are honored to have him join us.
Here is a video of Rev. Adams delivering a prayer at the funeral service for Rosa Parks:
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The following proposal was consented to by Occupy Boston’s General Assembly (GA) last night:
For both security and political reasons, the Occupy Boston Information Technology (OBIT) Working Group proposes that all working groups move off of Google Groups and onto mailing lists hosted by May First/People Link. In addition, and for the same reasons, we propose using our own domain—occupyboston.org—for working-group email addresses. This transfer should occur by November 1, with training and support supplied by OBIT.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will be passing through Dewey Square at 2 pm and 5:30 pm today on his way to and from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s annual conference. Occupy Boston is putting out a call volunteers to hold signs, picket, and make sure that Chairman Bernanke gets our (respectful, nonviolent) message!
On October 12, Jamarhl Crawford, publisher and editor of Blackstonian: The Black Boston 411, addressed Occupy Boston’s General Assembly. Jamarhl spoke about how Occupy Boston can be more inclusive of issues facing Boston’s black community. It’s an important message that is well worth watching.
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On Saturday, 3000 people from all walks of life marched from Park Street Station to Dewey Square as part of the October 15 Boston Antiwar Rally, which was sponsored by the Boston branch of the United National Antiwar Committee. While not officially endorsed by Occupy Boston, many member of Occupy Boston were in attendance.
After the Antiwar Rally, hundreds of people joined Occupy Boston in a second march to call for greater accountability on Wall Street and greater responsiveness in Washington.
Both events were part of the October 15 Global Day of Action that included demonstrations in more than 80 countries around the world. Here are some pictures of the Boston events:
[Photographs courtesy of Jon Pack and WEBN-TV]
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