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September 17, 1787 I got into a bit of a tiff with one washicu woman who was clearly completely uneducated (she used the old refrain, "I didn't have anything to do with colonization and it wasn't her responsibility."). Kent, This is an example or an excuse to not take individual responsibility in all aspects of education themselves on the real issues rather than their privileges. I often have a response to this American Exceptionalism. I usually ask them if they follow the democracy and the U.S. Constitution signed over 200 years ago and most often they say, "yes." If I feel inclined, I remind them of what the document's signers did to the Original Peoples of this land called Turtle Island. Then I use their own words so to speak and say "well I wasn't there on September 17, 1777 and I didn't sign the constitution nor did my people so why should I have to follow your laws? The 500 year old generational denial is even buried deeper, even with the "Occupy" movement.
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Kent L <oweakuinternational@me.com> wrote: Well, I'm gearing up to write a report (I'm starting to feel my age after shouting and standing all evening) but basically the "facilitators" of the "general assembly" said that they weren't "set-up" to consider any kind of declaration so they couldn't "endorse" it. It would, they said, be treating Indians as "special." I got into a bit of a tiff with one washicu woman who was clearly completely uneducated (she used the old refrain, "I didn't have anything to do with colonization and it wasn't her responsibility."). Though they didn't want to treat Indigenous peoples as special, it was in a private meeting of the "facilitators" that this decision occurred (after having told us they would consider it in the General Assembly. Apparently they have learned well from their system of privilege and hierarchy and failed to see the irony. We did present it to the "general assembly" (maybe a thousand people) and asked them to endorse it as groups if they wanted and even offered to come back and do a teach-in in a more intimate setting for those interested, but I doubt it will go anywhere. Nonetheless, the people who had worked with us from "Occupy Wall Street", a young woman named Bahareh and a gentlemen named Cesar, were very supportive and did their best to make sure we were able to make our presentations. I spoke generally about colonialism, capitalism, and a culture designed to create physical and economic reservations based on the devastation of the Earth, trying to follow Rosalie's suggestion about connecting the dots for a non-Indian audience. Roberto Borrero from the United Taino Confederacy spoke more directly to the issue of Columbus and genocide and Tiokasin Ghost Horse talked some about the Indigneous history of Manhattan with input from Steve Newcomb (Leni Lenape). We rounded it off with Janene Yazzie, a young Navajo Deneh activist who is now going to school here in New York. She spoke about the responsibilities within Indigenous cultures to the community, the Earth and the future generations. The overall message was, hopefully, until the rights of Indigenous peoples are addressed there will be no healing for the planet or anybody else. I alluded to that when I told the "facilitator" that I though it would be shameful for them, if New York, the source of the now world-wide "occupy" movement could not find away to endorse the Declaration of Indigenous peoples. Its demonstrative of elitism for sure and the concerns of our peoples and other communities of color. Moving forward, I'm not sure what to do. That will require some reflection, input and prayer. In many ways, it was the same story. As I said in an earlier email to our folks, it's like 1977 at the United Nations. No one gets it and it will be a very long road to educate them on it. In this setting, I'm not sure its worth our very limited resources, both human and financial. On the other hand, this should be a progressive crowd with whom a valuable alliance could be built. Frankly, though, when people are asked, no matter how progressive, to give up their comfort and privilege in exchange for a principle, we've all learned what they choose. In concluding this brief update though, I want to state that the people in the square, the ones who took the time to listen and talk to us and read our Declaration, were very receptive and welcoming and whatever happens they have my blessing. But if it comes to defending the preservation of the Lakota way of life, if I have to, I'll take on any of them. On Oct 10, 2011, at 11:57 PM, Glenn Morris wrote: > Hi, Kent, > Just checking to see what the results of the Wall Street general assembly were? Thanks. > Glenn
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On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Matthew Presto <matthew.presto@gmail.com> wrote: A couple hundred representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine are coming to New York this weekend. There's talk of them coming to the occupation on Sunday afternoon. On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Amin Husain <amin.husain@gmail.com> wrote: Andy and Layan - What do you think is needed to make things better? On Oct 12, 2011, at 7:32 AM, shaista husain <shaistahusain@gmail.com> wrote: > Can we have a teach in in front of UN? The NYU speak out was > successful. Perhaps a UN speak out will also be just as successful to > bring attention to the failed policies. > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Amin Husain <amin.husain@gmail.com> wrote: >> I am happy to help with a teach-in. >> >> On Oct 12, 2011, at 3:49 AM, Layan Fuleihan <lsfuleihan@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I agree wholeheartedly. As an arab-american with Palestinian roots, I've >> been encouraged by the amount of support and inclusion so far in the square. >> This is definitely not something I'm used to seeing, and it is really >> heartwarming and encouraging. There are of course differences of opinion, >> and while I personally do not see any reason at all to support a zionist >> political agenda, I will respect the right of anyone involved with OWS to >> have their own opinions regarding this issue. >> However, there is a difference between having personal opinions and being >> afraid to hear all sides. What it sounds like happened (and I wasn't there, >> so I apologize if this is inaccurate) is, with the downward finger signs and >> general disapproval, and unwillingness to face an uncomfortable truth. If >> this isn't then time, then when? >> OWS is not about being comfortable. Isn't this supposed to be a place where >> voices that are usually oppressed to finally be heard? If anyone has any >> critique about anything that goes on in the square, it must be fairly >> considered. The specific context of the J-14 protests is specifically >> concerning: yes, the J-14 protests might have been similar to ours in form >> and style and subject, but the real housing crisis in Israel happened half a >> century ago with the mass expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and >> continues today with settlement expansion and an institutionalized policy of >> racism and apartheid. These are facts that are, at this point, impossible >> to ignore and undeniable, there is more than enough human and material >> evidence so that this becomes larger than politics, it is an issue of basic >> human rights. To speak of the J14 protests without at least acknowledging
>> this reality goes against what I understand is one of the main central >> productive abilities of OWS that gives it such credibility: a drive to >> unmask the forms of oppression the national and global system currently >> creates. Further, it is our responsibility to face these facts: the >> disproportionately large U.S. financial and political support of Israel >> makes this issue urgently relevant to our protests. >> I second Andy's suggestion for a teach in and discussion between different >> groups to start coming to an understanding on this topic. I truly believe >> that OWS is the space for this sort of productive discussion to happen, I've >> seen it happen, and I'm very optimistic that it can occur again. >> Thanks, >> Layan >> >> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:41 PM, acpollack2@juno.com <acpollack2@juno.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Tonight (Tuesday) was the first Occupy Wall Street outreach training. I >>> was shocked to hear that the first speaker after the introduction would be >>> an activist from the Israeli "tent protests," the racist movement which was >>> fighting for cheaper rents and mortgages for stolen homes on stolen land. >>> OWS has responded to criticisms of >>> inadequate leadership and participation and addressing of issues by and >>> regarding people of color by fostering discussion and restructuring. The >>> racist "tent protest" movement responded to equivalent challenges from >>> Palestinians by telling them, "shut >>> up, leave us alone, don't divide the movement." >>> I waited to hear what the speaker (Ezra something) had to say, and it was >>> as bad as I feared. It was all about the technical issues of outreach and >>> democracy, and not one word about outreach to Palestinians or inclusion of >>> their issues. >>> When he finished I got the floor (even though there hadn't been discussion >>> time planned for that agenda point) and made some of the above points. >>> Almost as soon as I began speaking murmurs of disagreement and calls of >>> "this isn't the time" and downward "twinkling" hand motions began. One of >>> the facilitators asked the >>> speaker to respond, and he said "it's a question of outreach. I did >>> outreach to Palestinians in Israel who were leery of joining the movement. >>> You'll have to do the same in the Bronx. The issue of Palestinians in the >>> movement won't be settled here." >>> Well, yes, Mr. Zionist, it will be settled here. There is a huge >>> Palestinian exile community in the US, with that in NY being one of the >>> biggest components. They want their land back, they want their homes back, >>> and they want the right to return. They have no >>> interest in a movement which haggles over the rent paid by Jews to Jews >>> for stolen property. They can't even return to visit because of exclusionary >>> laws passed by your racist state. >>> I have been having a hell of a great time building OWS, especially its >>> labor component, and encouraging Palestinians and other Arabs to join in. >>> That will cease until there is some clarification of exactly where OWS >>> stands on these issues. >>> I can't continue to encourage Palestinians to come to OWS events for fear >>> that they might be surprised, as I was tonight, by the promotion of a racist >>> Zionist speaker. When 30,000 Bedouins are being driven out of their homes, >>> when settlers are escalating murderous attacks and destroying thousands of >>> olive trees, how can I recruit people to a movement which promotes a speaker >>> who thinks this is all irrelevant? >>> I don't presume to know what the opinions of the rest of the leadership of >>> OWS is on this question, and I would be happy to help organize a discussion >>> -- preferably with Palestinian activists, the OWS People of Color committee, >>> and a representative group from >>> the OWS leadership -- to resolve this. >>> How can OWS promote the great revolutionary speech by Mohammed Ezzeldin on >>> Saturday and then promote this racist tonight? >>> The REAL movement OWS can learn from in the region is that of the refugees >>> in May and June who tried to reoccupy their homes in historic Palestine by >>> crossing the borders, some of whom were mercilessly gunned down. >>> Photos have begun to surface in stories about the current Palestinian >>> hunger strike in which at solidarity demonstrations for the prisoners, >>> Palestinians are holding up signs reading "Occupy Wall Street, Not >>> Palestine!" How can we let them down? >>> Until such time I will be devoting my organizing efforts to where they >>> were overwhelmingly before OWS erupted: the Palestine solidarity movement. >>> In solidarity (I hope), >>> Andy Pollack >>> Al-Awda NY: the Palestine Right to Return Coalition >>> For background and context: >>> >>> http://electronicintifada.net/blog/jalal-abukhater/what-tent-protest-really-about >>> >>> http://electronicintifada.net/content/tel-aviv-arab-spring-ignores-arabs/10374 >>> http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/ajl160811.html >>>
>>> http://maxblumenthal.com/2011/08/the-exclusive-revolution-israeli-social-justice-and-the-s >>> eparation-principle/#more-2195 >>> >> >>
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september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of gail zawacki september17@googlegroups.com Re: [september17discuss] Zionist speaker at OWS outreach training Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:36:30 AM
I don't see the cross-purposes. US needs a secure base in the middle of oil country. My larger point, however, is that it is wholly insufficient to attack the economic system without understanding that, whatever the economic system, unsustainable growth based on burning fuel is doomed to catastrophe. On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Martin Kaminer <martin.kaminer@gmail.com> wrote: I'm not clear on the connection between unquenchable thirst for oil and unshakable support for Israel -- those would seem to work at cross-purposes, no? On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:43 AM, gail zawacki <witsendnj@gmail.com> wrote: Any acknowledgment of US military oppression and the "war on terror" as well as the stranglehold that corporations have on politics and the economy should include the primary motivation, the largest - by far most profitable - industry in the world, which is the extraction of fossil fuels. Dependence on oil (enforced by multi-national corporate interests) is the most perniciously destructive aspect of modern society. We've already taken all the easily available oil and now have turned to more exotic, desperate and dangerous methods of obtaining non-renewable, dirty energy, including deep water drilling (Gulf oil spill?), nuclear (Fukushima anyone?), and destroying entire regional ecosystems through mountaintop removal for coal, "natural" gas fracking, and tar sands. The 99% are going to have no economy to recover if we continue to poison the planet. The entire Mideast is going to become literally uninhabitable as the climate heats up, and all this squabbling over the scraps will have been a waste of time. Focus on the real enemy. Exxon, BP, the Koch brothers, Massey Energy...the list is long. On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Matthew Presto <matthew.presto@gmail.com> wrote: A couple hundred representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine are coming to New York this weekend. There's talk of them coming to the occupation on Sunday afternoon. On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Amin Husain <amin.husain@gmail.com> wrote: Andy and Layan - What do you think is needed to make things better? On Oct 12, 2011, at 7:32 AM, shaista husain <shaistahusain@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can we have a teach in in front of UN? The NYU speak out was > successful. Perhaps a UN speak out will also be just as successful to > bring attention to the failed policies. > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Amin Husain <amin.husain@gmail.com> wrote: >> I am happy to help with a teach-in. >> >> On Oct 12, 2011, at 3:49 AM, Layan Fuleihan <lsfuleihan@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I agree wholeheartedly. As an arab-american with Palestinian roots, I've >> been encouraged by the amount of support and inclusion so far in the square. >> This is definitely not something I'm used to seeing, and it is really >> heartwarming and encouraging. There are of course differences of opinion, >> and while I personally do not see any reason at all to support a zionist >> political agenda, I will respect the right of anyone involved with OWS to >> have their own opinions regarding this issue. >> However, there is a difference between having personal opinions and being >> afraid to hear all sides. What it sounds like happened (and I wasn't there, >> so I apologize if this is inaccurate) is, with the downward finger signs and >> general disapproval, and unwillingness to face an uncomfortable truth. If >> this isn't then time, then when? >> OWS is not about being comfortable. Isn't this supposed to be a place where >> voices that are usually oppressed to finally be heard? If anyone has any >> critique about anything that goes on in the square, it must be fairly >> considered. The specific context of the J-14 protests is specifically >> concerning: yes, the J-14 protests might have been similar to ours in form >> and style and subject, but the real housing crisis in Israel happened half a >> century ago with the mass expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and >> continues today with settlement expansion and an institutionalized policy of >> racism and apartheid. These are facts that are, at this point, impossible >> to ignore and undeniable, there is more than enough human and material >> evidence so that this becomes larger than politics, it is an issue of basic >> human rights. To speak of the J14 protests without at least acknowledging >> this reality goes against what I understand is one of the main central >> productive abilities of OWS that gives it such credibility: a drive to >> unmask the forms of oppression the national and global system currently >> creates. Further, it is our responsibility to face these facts: the >> disproportionately large U.S. financial and political support of Israel
>> makes this issue urgently relevant to our protests. >> I second Andy's suggestion for a teach in and discussion between different >> groups to start coming to an understanding on this topic. I truly believe >> that OWS is the space for this sort of productive discussion to happen, I've >> seen it happen, and I'm very optimistic that it can occur again. >> Thanks, >> Layan >> >> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:41 PM, acpollack2@juno.com <acpollack2@juno.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Tonight (Tuesday) was the first Occupy Wall Street outreach training. I >>> was shocked to hear that the first speaker after the introduction would be >>> an activist from the Israeli "tent protests," the racist movement which was >>> fighting for cheaper rents and mortgages for stolen homes on stolen land. >>> OWS has responded to criticisms of >>> inadequate leadership and participation and addressing of issues by and >>> regarding people of color by fostering discussion and restructuring. The >>> racist "tent protest" movement responded to equivalent challenges from >>> Palestinians by telling them, "shut >>> up, leave us alone, don't divide the movement." >>> I waited to hear what the speaker (Ezra something) had to say, and it was >>> as bad as I feared. It was all about the technical issues of outreach and >>> democracy, and not one word about outreach to Palestinians or inclusion of >>> their issues. >>> When he finished I got the floor (even though there hadn't been discussion >>> time planned for that agenda point) and made some of the above points. >>> Almost as soon as I began speaking murmurs of disagreement and calls of >>> "this isn't the time" and downward "twinkling" hand motions began. One of >>> the facilitators asked the >>> speaker to respond, and he said "it's a question of outreach. I did >>> outreach to Palestinians in Israel who were leery of joining the movement. >>> You'll have to do the same in the Bronx. The issue of Palestinians in the >>> movement won't be settled here." >>> Well, yes, Mr. Zionist, it will be settled here. There is a huge
>>> Palestinian exile community in the US, with that in NY being one of the >>> biggest components. They want their land back, they want their homes back, >>> and they want the right to return. They have no >>> interest in a movement which haggles over the rent paid by Jews to Jews >>> for stolen property. They can't even return to visit because of exclusionary >>> laws passed by your racist state. >>> I have been having a hell of a great time building OWS, especially its >>> labor component, and encouraging Palestinians and other Arabs to join in. >>> That will cease until there is some clarification of exactly where OWS >>> stands on these issues. >>> I can't continue to encourage Palestinians to come to OWS events for fear >>> that they might be surprised, as I was tonight, by the promotion of a racist >>> Zionist speaker. When 30,000 Bedouins are being driven out of their homes, >>> when settlers are escalating murderous attacks and destroying thousands of >>> olive trees, how can I recruit people to a movement which promotes a speaker >>> who thinks this is all irrelevant? >>> I don't presume to know what the opinions of the rest of the leadership of >>> OWS is on this question, and I would be happy to help organize a discussion >>> -- preferably with Palestinian activists, the OWS People of Color committee, >>> and a representative group from >>> the OWS leadership -- to resolve this. >>> How can OWS promote the great revolutionary speech by Mohammed Ezzeldin on >>> Saturday and then promote this racist tonight? >>> The REAL movement OWS can learn from in the region is that of the refugees >>> in May and June who tried to reoccupy their homes in historic Palestine by >>> crossing the borders, some of whom were mercilessly gunned down. >>> Photos have begun to surface in stories about the current Palestinian >>> hunger strike in which at solidarity demonstrations for the prisoners, >>> Palestinians are holding up signs reading "Occupy Wall Street, Not >>> Palestine!" How can we let them down? >>> Until such time I will be devoting my organizing efforts to where they >>> were overwhelmingly before OWS erupted: the Palestine solidarity movement. >>> In solidarity (I hope), >>> Andy Pollack >>> Al-Awda NY: the Palestine Right to Return Coalition >>> For background and context: >>>
>>> http://electronicintifada.net/blog/jalal-abukhater/what-tent-protestreally-about >>> >>> http://electronicintifada.net/content/tel-aviv-arab-spring-ignoresarabs/10374 >>> http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/ajl160811.html >>> >>> http://maxblumenthal.com/2011/08/the-exclusive-revolution-israelisocial-justice-and-the-s >>> eparation-principle/#more-2195 >>> >> >>
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Matthew Presto september17@googlegroups.com Re: [september17discuss] Zionist speaker at OWS outreach training Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:12:19 AM
A couple hundred representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine are coming to New York this weekend. There's talk of them coming to the occupation on Sunday afternoon. On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Amin Husain <amin.husain@gmail.com> wrote: Andy and Layan - What do you think is needed to make things better? On Oct 12, 2011, at 7:32 AM, shaista husain <shaistahusain@gmail.com> wrote: > Can we have a teach in in front of UN? The NYU speak out was > successful. Perhaps a UN speak out will also be just as successful to > bring attention to the failed policies. > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Amin Husain <amin.husain@gmail.com> wrote: >> I am happy to help with a teach-in. >> >> On Oct 12, 2011, at 3:49 AM, Layan Fuleihan <lsfuleihan@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I agree wholeheartedly. As an arab-american with Palestinian roots, I've >> been encouraged by the amount of support and inclusion so far in the square. >> This is definitely not something I'm used to seeing, and it is really >> heartwarming and encouraging. There are of course differences of opinion, >> and while I personally do not see any reason at all to support a zionist >> political agenda, I will respect the right of anyone involved with OWS to >> have their own opinions regarding this issue. >> However, there is a difference between having personal opinions and being >> afraid to hear all sides. What it sounds like happened (and I wasn't there, >> so I apologize if this is inaccurate) is, with the downward finger signs and >> general disapproval, and unwillingness to face an uncomfortable truth. If >> this isn't then time, then when? >> OWS is not about being comfortable. Isn't this supposed to be a place where >> voices that are usually oppressed to finally be heard? If anyone has any >> critique about anything that goes on in the square, it must be fairly >> considered. The specific context of the J-14 protests is specifically >> concerning: yes, the J-14 protests might have been similar to ours in form >> and style and subject, but the real housing crisis in Israel happened half a >> century ago with the mass expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and >> continues today with settlement expansion and an institutionalized policy of >> racism and apartheid. These are facts that are, at this point, impossible >> to ignore and undeniable, there is more than enough human and material >> evidence so that this becomes larger than politics, it is an issue of basic >> human rights. To speak of the J14 protests without at least acknowledging >> this reality goes against what I understand is one of the main central >> productive abilities of OWS that gives it such credibility: a drive to >> unmask the forms of oppression the national and global system currently >> creates. Further, it is our responsibility to face these facts: the >> disproportionately large U.S. financial and political support of Israel
>> makes this issue urgently relevant to our protests. >> I second Andy's suggestion for a teach in and discussion between different >> groups to start coming to an understanding on this topic. I truly believe >> that OWS is the space for this sort of productive discussion to happen, I've >> seen it happen, and I'm very optimistic that it can occur again. >> Thanks, >> Layan >> >> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:41 PM, acpollack2@juno.com <acpollack2@juno.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Tonight (Tuesday) was the first Occupy Wall Street outreach training. I >>> was shocked to hear that the first speaker after the introduction would be >>> an activist from the Israeli "tent protests," the racist movement which was >>> fighting for cheaper rents and mortgages for stolen homes on stolen land. >>> OWS has responded to criticisms of >>> inadequate leadership and participation and addressing of issues by and >>> regarding people of color by fostering discussion and restructuring. The >>> racist "tent protest" movement responded to equivalent challenges from >>> Palestinians by telling them, "shut >>> up, leave us alone, don't divide the movement." >>> I waited to hear what the speaker (Ezra something) had to say, and it was >>> as bad as I feared. It was all about the technical issues of outreach and >>> democracy, and not one word about outreach to Palestinians or inclusion of >>> their issues. >>> When he finished I got the floor (even though there hadn't been discussion >>> time planned for that agenda point) and made some of the above points. >>> Almost as soon as I began speaking murmurs of disagreement and calls of >>> "this isn't the time" and downward "twinkling" hand motions began. One of >>> the facilitators asked the >>> speaker to respond, and he said "it's a question of outreach. I did >>> outreach to Palestinians in Israel who were leery of joining the movement. >>> You'll have to do the same in the Bronx. The issue of Palestinians in the >>> movement won't be settled here." >>> Well, yes, Mr. Zionist, it will be settled here. There is a huge >>> Palestinian exile community in the US, with that in NY being one of the >>> biggest components. They want their land back, they want their homes back, >>> and they want the right to return. They have no >>> interest in a movement which haggles over the rent paid by Jews to Jews >>> for stolen property. They can't even return to visit because of exclusionary >>> laws passed by your racist state. >>> I have been having a hell of a great time building OWS, especially its >>> labor component, and encouraging Palestinians and other Arabs to join in. >>> That will cease until there is some clarification of exactly where OWS >>> stands on these issues. >>> I can't continue to encourage Palestinians to come to OWS events for fear >>> that they might be surprised, as I was tonight, by the promotion of a racist >>> Zionist speaker. When 30,000 Bedouins are being driven out of their homes, >>> when settlers are escalating murderous attacks and destroying thousands of >>> olive trees, how can I recruit people to a movement which promotes a speaker
>>> who thinks this is all irrelevant? >>> I don't presume to know what the opinions of the rest of the leadership of >>> OWS is on this question, and I would be happy to help organize a discussion >>> -- preferably with Palestinian activists, the OWS People of Color committee, >>> and a representative group from >>> the OWS leadership -- to resolve this. >>> How can OWS promote the great revolutionary speech by Mohammed Ezzeldin on >>> Saturday and then promote this racist tonight? >>> The REAL movement OWS can learn from in the region is that of the refugees >>> in May and June who tried to reoccupy their homes in historic Palestine by >>> crossing the borders, some of whom were mercilessly gunned down. >>> Photos have begun to surface in stories about the current Palestinian >>> hunger strike in which at solidarity demonstrations for the prisoners, >>> Palestinians are holding up signs reading "Occupy Wall Street, Not >>> Palestine!" How can we let them down? >>> Until such time I will be devoting my organizing efforts to where they >>> were overwhelmingly before OWS erupted: the Palestine solidarity movement. >>> In solidarity (I hope), >>> Andy Pollack >>> Al-Awda NY: the Palestine Right to Return Coalition >>> For background and context: >>> >>> http://electronicintifada.net/blog/jalal-abukhater/what-tent-protest-reallyabout >>> >>> http://electronicintifada.net/content/tel-aviv-arab-spring-ignores-arabs/10374 >>> http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/ajl160811.html >>> >>> http://maxblumenthal.com/2011/08/the-exclusive-revolution-israeli-socialjustice-and-the-s >>> eparation-principle/#more-2195 >>> >> >>
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of M.S. Kushneir september17@googlegroups.com Re: [september17discuss] Thursday, October 13, 2011 2:42:50 PM
Is there anyone in this group that speaks French and may want to speak with a French Radio Program in regards to the Oct. 15th marches in NYC? Please contact Carla W. at 949.294.9215. Cheers 2011/10/11 NicolasMoselleAllen <allenicolas@gmail.com> bueno, si me parece barbaro...pero no importa que no soy argentino? de todos modos me encantaria ayudar, y mas porque es la nacion y no clarin. luego podemos hablar de este escrito que tengo yo, si te pinta... 2011/10/11 Lucas Vazquez <lucasbostero20@gmail.com>: > dale yo me prendo. Un productor de La Nacion me pregunto si conocia a otro > argentino involucrado a OWS para hacer una nota mas grande. Te interesa? > > 2011/10/11 NicolasMoselleAllen <allenicolas@gmail.com> >> >> ahora que lo pienso, si quers echar una mano con este reportaje >> mio...en principio va a salir en la revista de un movimiento social, >> MPLD, pero luego hay perspectiva que saldra en sudestada... >> >> nico >> >> 2011/10/11 NicolasMoselleAllen <allenicolas@gmail.com>: >> > hola lucas, por si acaso vos no encuentras un argentino, yo viv alli >> > durante dos aos...y mas encima me hago illusiones de ser un argentino >> > "honorario"...no se si te sirve...igual ahora mismo estoy componiendo >> > un reportaje para una revista argentina sobre OWS... >> > >> > abrazos >> > >> > nico >> > >> > 2011/10/11 Lucas Vazquez <lucasbostero20@gmail.com>: >> >> Hay algun Argentino en este grupo que quiera hacer una nota con un >> >> diario? >> > > >
defendwallst@hushmail.com Thomas Ryan Re: FW: [september17discuss] Zionist speaker at OWS outreach training Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:19:22 PM
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september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of grimwomyn september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] Advice to #occupywallstreet from Matt Taibbi Thursday, October 13, 2011 5:32:31 PM
Guilty. I luv fashion and stupid celebs... it helps me decompress... ;) On Oct 13, 2011 5:27 PM, <jemcgloin@verizon.net> wrote:
Now we know what you do when your not saving the world :)
On 10/13/11, grimwomyn<grimwomyn@gmail.com> wrote: Oh crap just realized that's what I pasted sorry! Google matt tiabbi occupywallstreet five things ill repost the link after I get home sorry for that! On Oct 13, 2011 4:40 PM, <jemcgloin@verizon.net> wrote: Whats with the celebrity photos?
On 10/13/11, grimwomyn<grimwomyn@gmail.com> wrote: He hits on a lot of great points here. I am of the opinion that we tighten up quick abt being here for economic issues, as that is what is bringing the 99% here. If we get muddied into the many layers of politics, we are gonna be as bad as congress and not get anything done. We started a class war and we better be ready to bring it home and finish it. If we get divided over cultural, ethnic, gender politics we are gonna be too busy fighting each other to pay attention to the monstrous banking and corporate system that wants us to fail. They want us to give up, they want us to go away. The fastest way to do that is to start fighting each other on the micropolitic level when all of those things, intolerance of others, misogyny, bigotry, and hatred will be a lot easier to fight once we get resources back into our communities. We break the current unjust economic system the road will be clear for us to take on everything else. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/celebrity-photos/celebrity-photos-of-the-week-oct12/article2197635/
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Charles Lenchner september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] Advice to #occupywallstreet from Matt Taibbi Thursday, October 13, 2011 5:53:25 PM
I like you even more after this exchange. And agree with you about the rewards of a focus on economic issues. The opportunity cost of mission creep exceeds the warm fuzzies generated by overinclusion. My partner does fashion, and while it's not my world, no one should be defensive about it! Funny how it wasn't 'silencing' to try and confront/overcome/resist the lone Israeli talking about J14, but grimwomyn championing a tight message is. Now let's do go back and argue about Zionism! (jk) Charles On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 5:32 PM, grimwomyn <grimwomyn@gmail.com> wrote: Guilty. I luv fashion and stupid celebs... it helps me decompress... ;) On Oct 13, 2011 5:27 PM, <jemcgloin@verizon.net> wrote:
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of jemcgloin@verizon.net september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] Advice to #occupywallstreet from Matt Taibbi Thursday, October 13, 2011 5:27:23 PM
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of jemcgloin@verizon.net september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] Fwd: Re-Occupy Our Homes, Resist Unjust Foreclosurs Wednesday, October 12, 2011 6:39:46 PM
Maybe we should stage forclosure evictions of some big bank locations like in Times Square and show up with some giant robo-signed paper that says we own the building and we are evicting the bank? That would freak out the Democrats no?
On 10/12/11, grimwomyn<grimwomyn@gmail.com> wrote: awesome and tweeted! On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Lisa Fithian <fithianl@igc.org> wrote:
Begin forwarded Date: October 12, Subject: Re-Occupy Our Homes, Resist Unjust Foreclosurs This is the final 4 minute Rose video for distribution. PLEASE share with Occupy people and others who would be interested in the idea of supporting families defending their homes from foreclosure around the country.
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Its time to launch the Let a Million Roses Bloom campaign. Victims of unjust foreclosures across the country are taking a stand to defend their homes Re-Occupy their homes. Lets stand with them. Rose Gudiel and her family took a courageous stand, refusing to leave her home after facing an unfair foreclosure.
Please watch this short 4 minute video about Rose and the organizing campaign that beat the banks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMKxuMayH9c
With the support of her community group ACCE and her union SEIU Rose coordinated a 24-hour vigil and encampment at her home, as County Sheriffs passed by periodically to see if the coast was clear to carry out this unfair eviction. On Tuesday, October 4 th Rose, ACCE and SEIU took their fight to One West Bank, making a pilgrimage up the winding hills of Bel Air to the home of Steve Mnuchin, One West LCC Chairman. On Wednesday, October 5 th they took over the lobby of Fannie Mae (current holder of the loan) in Pasadena, shut down business with songs and chants, and Rose, her mother, and 7 other supporters refused to leave when the police issued their final warning. The group of 9 were arrested as the crowd of 150 outside cheered. On Thursday, October 6 th, Rose received a call from One West saying that Fannie Mae was willing to rescind the foreclosure and put a loan modification on the table! A deal is being finalized as we write this e-mail. More and more families are moving back into the homes that were ripped away from them by unfair foreclosures. Its time to Re-Occupy Our Homes. Its time to stop the banks from stealing our homes and destroying our communities. Peter Kuhns, pkuhns@calorganize.org Peggy Mears, pmears@calorganize.org ACCE - Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment www.makebankspaycalifornia.com
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of jemcgloin@verizon.net september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] IMP: Bloomberg Statement on Moving in to "Clean" the Park Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:13:44 PM
This article contains a letter from Brookfield Properties, with many allegations and complaints: http://gothamist.com/2011/10/12/this_just_in_mayor_bloomberg_shows.php
On 10/12/11, jemcgloin@verizon.net wrote: That's bizarre. Any idea when they plan to show up?
On 10/12/11, beka economopoulos<beka@notanalternative.net> wrote: I find this to be of great concern: The cleaning will be done in stages and the protesters will be able to return to the areas that have been cleaned, provided they abide by the rules that Brookfield has established for the park. It was precisely this process that ended the M-15 encampments in Spain this past Spring. What does "the rules that Brookfield has established for the park" mean? Need to have strategy conversation about this, prepare media response (or choose not to), determine game plan for this as a possible scenario, most likely in the wee hours of the night. Beka
---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Colin Moynihan <colinrmoynihan@gmail.com> Date: October 12, 2011 8:07:15 PM EDT To: kira.annika@gmail.com Subject: from: Colin Moynihan; City hall statement STATEMENT OF DEPUTY MAYOR FOR OPERATIONS CAS HOLLOWAY Earlier this evening, Mayor Bloomberg went to Zuccotti Park to talk with the protesters himself and inform them that on Friday morning Brookfield Properties will clean the park. Brookfield Properties owns Zuccotti Park, and built it as an amenity for the general public. As the protest has continued, Brookfield has expressed concern about its inability to clean the park and maintain it in a condition fit for public use. Brookfield conveyed these concerns in a letter they sent to the City. The Mayor is a strong believer in the First Amendment and believes that the protesters have a right to continue to protest. At the same time, the last three weeks have created unsanitary conditions and considerable wear and tear on the park. This situation is not in the best interests of the protesters, residents or the City. The cleaning will be done in stages and the protesters will be able
to return to the areas that have been cleaned, provided they abide by the rules that Brookfield has established for the park.
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september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of jemcgloin@verizon.net september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] IMP: Bloomberg Statement on Moving in to "Clean" the Park Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:09:11 PM
NY Times says they will start Friday.
On 10/12/11, jemcgloin@verizon.net wrote: That's bizarre. Any idea when they plan to show up?
On 10/12/11, beka economopoulos<beka@notanalternative.net> wrote: I find this to be of great concern: The cleaning will be done in stages and the protesters will be able to return to the areas that have been cleaned, provided they abide by the rules that Brookfield has established for the park. It was precisely this process that ended the M-15 encampments in Spain this past Spring. What does "the rules that Brookfield has established for the park" mean? Need to have strategy conversation about this, prepare media response (or choose not to), determine game plan for this as a possible scenario, most likely in the wee hours of the night. Beka
---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Colin Moynihan <colinrmoynihan@gmail.com> Date: October 12, 2011 8:07:15 PM EDT To: kira.annika@gmail.com Subject: from: Colin Moynihan; City hall statement STATEMENT OF DEPUTY MAYOR FOR OPERATIONS CAS HOLLOWAY Earlier this evening, Mayor Bloomberg went to Zuccotti Park to talk with the protesters himself and inform them that on Friday morning Brookfield Properties will clean the park. Brookfield Properties owns Zuccotti Park, and built it as an amenity for the general public. As the protest has continued, Brookfield has expressed concern about its inability to clean the park and maintain it in a condition fit for public use. Brookfield conveyed these concerns in a letter they sent to the City. The Mayor is a strong believer in the First Amendment and believes that the protesters have a right to continue to protest. At the same time, the last three weeks have created unsanitary conditions and considerable wear and tear on the park. This situation is not in the best interests of the protesters, residents or the City. The cleaning will be done in stages and the protesters will be able to return to the areas that have been cleaned, provided they abide by the rules that Brookfield has established for the park.
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Jon Good september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] MoveOn.Org and Friends Attempt to Co-Opt Occupy Wall Street Movement Wednesday, October 12, 2011 12:05:43 AM
This is a thing that keeps happening: we have a hard time recognizing the difference between a group and the members of that group. The Democratic Party is a corrupt money-machine organization whose leaders sell out their constituents as they suckle from the poisonous teats of banks and corporations, but its members are in the 99% and our potential allies. The NYPD is a brutal engine of repression and persecution paid off by the banks and whose culture of corruption gives clemency to those who rape, murder, and beat the people they're supposed to be protecting, but most individual cops are in the 99% and sympathetic to our cause. And so on and so on...
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:32 PM, Gabriel Johnson <gabjoh2@gmail.com> wrote: (Frowny face.) I thought you guys liked me --glj On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Jason Jones <surplus@notanalternative.net> wrote: Only option now is brutal separation. The democrats are the enemy. Smash capitalism! On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Jon Good <therealjongood@gmail.com> wrote: " anyone trying to co-opt our movement better be careful that they don't get swallowed by us. "
+1000
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:16 PM, <jemcgloin@verizon.net> wrote:
That is %#$%ed up! That is the problem with not controlling our message and not copyrighting our slogans, but we are getting free advertising. Maybe the GA should put out a message condemning their, or anybody's stealing our endorsement. One thing though, anyone trying to co-opt our movement better be careful that they don't get swallowed by us. On 10/11/11, Jason Jones<surplus@notanalternative.net> wrote: I take back what I said. http://www.democracyforamerica.com/activities/635?akid=1400.1574445.C7OweO&rd=1&t=1 It's already happened.
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Charles Lenchner <clenchner@gmail.com> wrote: Folks might be surprised at the level of liberal/radical fraternization that has been taking place since
the Bloombergville stuff. The idea that liberals were ignorant, then snarky, then busy taking over is pure fantasy. I know some folks at Rebuild the Dream. They have no intention of taking over OWS. That said, y'all know Max Berger? He did the 'briefcase brigades' with 'the other 98%' group, left his old job to work on economic issues from a grassroots, youth perspective, and was then hired by RTD. You want to paint him as some outsider liberal poaching off this movement? Just crazy. And a LOT of the folks under attack as 'coopters' would fall into a similar category. Is labor backed, former ACORN chapter New York Communities for Change 'liberal'? Is the Transport Workers Union 'liberal'? That said, I'm not liberal. But some of my best friends are. And I've dated some. My sister married one. Heck, I'm pretty sure I've voted for a few in my day! So times really are a-changin'. Perhaps it is time to let bygones be bygones and let them integrate with folks like us. I lot of what I hear said about 'em is just plain ignorant. What we really need to worry about is the People's Front of Judea. Charles On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Jason Jones <surplus@notanalternative.net> wrote: Hi I am not a liberal. In fact I am generally extremely antagonistic toward the position. In spite of that, I agree with jemcgloin. OWS has so far been very successful at building numbers without alienating. The expression of frustration that we currently collectively represent clearly targets financial centers, and doesn't preclude militant tactics (like occupation). Be grateful for how far we've come so far. For now its true we really are in this together. Until that changes (allegiances change etc.) avoid divisiveness and use the opportunity to push the whole toward the most radical ends. With numbers we could really make something of this.
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:23 PM, <jemcgloin@verizon.net> wrote: Hi I am a "liberal" involved in the GA since the first day. We are supposed to be and inclusive movement trying to gain support, not excluding liberals because they didn't all jump in on day one. move-on has always supported the democratic party. Their house parties have been going on all year. I went to one in July and brought people from there to the first NYCGA and moveon members have been active the whole time. I am not a fan of the democratic party, and I don't think we should be endorsing them or any other party or candidate, but we don't need to say bad things about their members, only policies or legislation we disagree with. The 99% is very big and chasing away some that are close to our positions because they work within the system is not a good idea. Diversity of tactics does not only mean civil disobedience. It can also mean that other groups can attempt to pass legislation that helps people without our condemning their existance. The moveon people that i know believe that corporations are destroying the world and are trying to fight it the way they know how. Go read the list of demands that they came up with through a national voting system. Give them advise, disagree with them but please don't come on here and claim that they are trying to steal our movement. We are all in this together. John On 10/11/11, David DeGraw<David@AmpedStatus.com> wrote:
MoveOn.Org and FriendsAttempt to Co-Opt

Occupy Wall Street Movement

Tuesday 11 October 2011 by: Steve Horn, Truthout | News Analysis Gandhi once said [3] ofgrowing movements of social protestation, "First they ignore you, thenthey laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." The trajectoryof the ever-evolving and growing Occupy Wall Street movement followsthe same pattern almost to a "T," with slight variation.
Demonstrators with the Occupy Wall Street protests in Zucotti Parkin New York, October 7, 2011. Protests in Wall Street section of NewYork enter their third week, with similar efforts springing up inBoston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle. (Photo: Michael Appleton /The New York Times)
Now, apply that model to the most recent public relations andmarketing ploys of organizations like MoveOn.org, the ascendant"Reclaim the American Dream Movement" and the general segment ofsociety author and journalist Chris Hedges calls the "Liberal Class" inhis most recent book titled "The Death of the Liberal Class [4]" (of which the former two are both apart). In so doing, one can observe a perfect case study of the liberalclass in action, in four distinct acts, with one exception: "then theyfight you" can be replaced with "then they attempt to co-opt yourmovement." Act One - Getting Ignored: In the early planningstages of Occupy Wall Street, few eyes were on those working behind thescenes to make this vision a reality. With little funding backing theircause, the activists calling for this action, to those even paying anyattention to them at all (few and far between), seemed quixotic or atthe very least, overly optimistic. This was the case even to thosehighly sympathetic to the cause and its accompanying ideology. How in the world does a rag-tag bunch of activists take on thefinancial power center of the world that calls the shots politically instatehouses around the country, on a federal level and around theworld? Because the task was such a monumental undertaking, theseactivists were essentially ignored all throughout the planning stagesand into the opening days of the occupation itself. The liberal class, predictably, was nowhere to be seen in theplanning stages of Occupy Wall Street, wholeheartedly ignoring thefact, or simply not even knowing the fact, that this occupation was inthe works. Act Two - Getting Laughed at: Once it was seenthat, while not yet a movement, the people occupying Wall Street had,at the very least, legitimate grievances, the liberal class resorted toscornful tactics like mockery of the type of people in the movement -ad hominem attacks, if you will. The scorn was well-depicted by liberal environmental blogger,Grist's David Roberts, who tweeted [5],"I've been reading about #occupywallstreet for the last hour or two& it's just horrific. Practically designed to discredit leftistprotest." It was also on perfect display with liberal blogger DavidAtkins, who mockingly tweeted [6],"If you want to #occupywallstreet, 1) shave 2) wear some decent clothes3) coordinate signs about inequality 4) get a media spokesperson." Thediatribe proceeded for multiple tweets, Atkins having listed ten points. In a post titled [7],"What's behind the scorn for the Wall Street protests?" Salon.comblogger Glenn Greenwald aptly explained their behavior and tactics,writing, "Any entity that declares itself an adversary of prevailinginstitutional power is going to be viewed with hostility byestablishment-serving institutions and their loyalists. That's just thenature of protests that take
place outside approved channels, aninevitable by-product of disruptive dissent: those who are most vestedin safeguarding and legitimizing establishment prerogatives ... aregoing to be hostile to those challenges. As the virtually universaldisdain in these same circles for WikiLeaks (and, before that, for theIraq War protests) demonstrated: the more effectively adversarial itis, the more establishment hostility it's going to provoke." The liberal class, though, quickly realized that Occupy Wall Streetwas gaining traction, with leaders of the left like Francis Fox Piven [8],MichaelMoore [9], Naomi Klein [10],Cornel West [11]and Joseph Stiglitz [12]joining the cause in solidarity, and its leaders realized that it mustcoopt the movement while time is still on its side. Act Three - Co-Option: With Occupy Wall Streetoff the ground, but its longevity still in flux, MoveOn.org and itscousin, the Center For American Progress [13], and Van Jones' [14]Reclaim the American Dream Movement [15], were nowhere to be found. Instead,they were busy planning the Take BackThe American Dream Conference [16],which took place from October 3 through October 5. "Taking back the American Dream," Jones said in an interviewappearing on AlterNet [17],will be a three-step process. First, the planned November 17 "Rising Tide of Protest [18]," a protest, led by the Reclaim the American Dream Movement [15], will be held in a network ofcities throughout the United States. As FireDogLake's David Dayen explained [18],"[The] November 17 protests announced by the American Dream Movement... [are] a one-day protest across multiple cities across the countrythat organizers hope will be a massive activation of their supporters." Second, an amalgamation of coordinated house meetings and onlineteach-ins. "We're going to try to get a million leaders in Americaonline and talking with each other. And that's going to be a majorpiece," said Jones. Third and most importantly to an organization "powered by," (aka aproject of) MoveOn.org [19],which among other things, is an organization that raises campaign moneyfor Democratic Party candidates, Jones said the 2012 elections are avital piece of the puzzle. "And then there's a third piece and it's new- and it seems to have escaped people's notice - and that's that we'vesaid we're going to run 2012 people for office in 2012. Now, that's abig deal," Jones stated. "We're talking about U.S. senators who want to run as AmericanDream candidates - soon to be announced. We've reached out to the HouseDemocratic Caucus; there are House members who want to run as AmericanDream candidates," he continued. What this translates to, in layman's terms, is the very process ofco-opting a growing movement of democratic resistance and trying toreplace it with a sales pitch to go out in 2012 and vote Democrat.Jones and the Democratic Party operations in disguise, namely the likesof MoveOn.org and the Center for American Progress, are taking a pageout of the Dick Armey and Koch brothers' Tea Party co-option playbookwith this one. Indeed, many forget that before the Tea Party was an Astroturfmovement funded by Armey and the Koch brothers, it was an enragedgrassroots movement, led mostly by Ron Paul libertarians [20].Then it got co-opted and now it is a rotten pawn of corporate elites. If Occupy Wall Street organizers are not careful, this could alsobe their destiny. Act Four - Win or Be Co-Opted? That Is the Question: OccupyWall Street, now three weeks into the occupation, now finds itself in apivotal moment. Will the nonpartisan, antiestablishment movement allowitself to be co-opted by the Democratic Party serving powers that be,i.e. by the MoveOn.orgs and Center for American Progresses of theworld, or will it remain a strong, left, independent force that growswith each passing day and strikes fear into what the late sociologistC. Wright Mills calls the powerelite [21]? One thing is for certain - the liberal class is working overtime toco-opt a burgeoning social justice
movement. Exhibit A: On October 5, Day 19 of Occupy Wall Street, MoveOn.orgsent out an email calling on clicktivists (as opposed to activists) to"Join the Virtual March on Wall Street." "The 99% are both aninspiration and a call that needs to be answered. So we're answering ittoday, in a nationwide Virtual March on Wall Street to support theirdemand for an economy that serves the many, not the few ... Join in thevirtual march by doing what hundreds have done spontaneously across theweb: Take your picture holding a sign that tells your story, along withthe words 'I am the 99%,'" wrote Daniel Mintz of MoveOn.org. John Stauber [22]is a longtime critic of organizations like MoveOn.org and Center forAmerican Progress, and founder of the Center for Media and Democracyand co-author of "Toxic Sludge Is Good for You," a book that exposeshow corporations and vested interests work to co-opt movements forchange. In an interview, he stated, "Don't be fooled. This willprimarily be an effort to co-opt the language and energy to salvageObama and the Dem Party. This is how you co-opt movements. The OccupyWall Streeters are not leader oriented. Van Jones will become the voiceof this in the mainstream," "The same thing happened to anti-war in 2007. MoveOn.org was, tothe mainstream, the voice of that movement," Stauber continued. "It iseasy to read between the lines. For one thing, there is no criticism ofObama in the 'Reclaim the Dream' messaging and marketing. No one with anational reputation is going to do anything to undermine hisre-election efforts. There is huge money in supporting Obama andnothing but pain and punishment in not - both desperation and selfinterest are driving this at this point in time." As Stauber alluded to, one only has to look a few years down thememory hole to see that, as William Faulkner wrote in "Requiemfor a Nun [23]," "The past isnever dead. It's not even past!" In an article about how the Democratic Party, teaming up withMoveOn.org and other like-minded apparatchiks, viewed the Iraq war as a"gift" to wield for electoral purposes in the 2006 elections, Stauberwrote, "And how have the Democrats treated their gift now that theycontrol Congress? The Democratic House and Senate have continued tofund the war while posturing against it ..." Later, in that same piece, Stauber juxtaposed the operatives withIraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), an organization that is againstimperialistic foreign policy no matter who is in office, writing,"[IVAW] are not the concoction of a liberal think tank or PR firm; theyhave very little funding; they are not avoiding criticism of Democrats;and they are not playing political games trying to bank-shot Democraticcandidates into the White House and Congress in 2008. They are in opennon-violent revolt against US foreign policy, criticizing politiciansof all stripes who would exploit the war for political gain." Fast forward five years and a nearly parallel situation exists. Anindependent and democratic economic justice movement, ground zero ofwhich exists at the power center of economic injustice, namely WallStreet, has now spread to every corner of the country in some form orfashion within the framework of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The Democratic Party vultures are waiting to swoop in, steal thethunder and then make sure the focus is on electing Democrats, who arejust as much to blame as Republicans for the ascendancy of Wall Street.If anything, they are even more to blame for the pacification role theyplay in co-opting the overwhelming swath of the left time and timeagain, no matter what horrible policies they pass. Will Occupy Wall Street of 2011 be a repeat of the Iraq war of2006? Similar forces are at bay, that is for certain. It will all depend on activists deciding whether they choose to beused as a "gift," or if they choose to remain independent of the forcesof co-option. Act four, to say the least, should be interesting.
http://www.truth-out.org/print/7323
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of beka economopoulos september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] MoveOn.Org and Friends Attempt to Co-Opt Occupy Wall Street Movement Wednesday, October 12, 2011 4:29:45 AM
Here's the thing: our messaging, our strategy, and our tactics must change based on the external landscape. When we become embraced by the Democratic Party and its allies, we must go further than what makes them comfortable. That's if we want to win more than concessions and easy reforms ( that currently exist within the realm of possibility), and achieve game-changing substantive/structural reforms ( that currently live in the realm of impossibility, that we didn't imagine we ever could see in our lifetimes). We should aim for nothing less -- why aim for closing up shop soon when we have no idea what we're capable of? Phase 1 = vanguard moves in, initiates occupation, largely dismissed, but staying power piques curiosity, and police misconduct/violence draws attention and wins sympathy. Phase 2 = vanguards in other cities recognize potential, initiate occupations. At the same time, initial occupation gathers steam, grows, large membership orgs endorse and give legitimacy that wasn't present before, now the mainstream media start to change tune. Focus of coverage is human interest story of life in the park; and what do they want? Phase 3 = mainstream media interest explodes, NGOs, labor, community, and establishment orgs engage supporters, connect existing campaigns to #occupy frame, amplify visibility and suggestion of social movement. Democratic leadership embrace movement, as do party-related and electorally focused orgs. Media coverage attributes power to movement, queries whether it's a Tea Party for the left, whether it will gain electoral power and legislative victories. Phase 4 = ? We currently find ourselves in Phase 3. Senior members of the White House administration, and the President himself, have expressed support for OWS. Democracy for America, a Howard Dean initiated group just sent an email blast to more than a million members tonight selling yard signs that say "We Are the 99%" with co-branded urls: OccupyWallSt.org and DemocracyforAmerica.org/occupy. OWS is embraced by the establishment as a means to amplify existing agendae. Bloomberg gives tacit "permission" for our occupation, effectively rendering it nonthreatening and normalizing it. Result is rise in media coverage of occupation as nuisance to neighbors. This is a natural and necessary phase. So now what? We're in this for the long haul. There are no "solutions" that can be presented quickly to make us go away. And so there will be moments where our presence is no longer an uncomfortable and unknown variable, but rather is normalized and integrated. It's in those moments that we have to push the envelop, pry open the space of possibility even farther. We go as far as we can to destabilize, but maintain
momentum. And when that's the new "normal" then we go farther. That's how change happens, how we shift the terrain and the terms of the game. From an actions perspective, that means getting tactical, and mobile, activating the rest of the city, executing higher-risk actions, civil disobedience and arrests. From a media perspective, we have to get ahead of the game. We no longer need to legitimize. Or articulate the problem. Both are clearly established. So, given this new moment how can we use media strategically? We must draw a line, disavow the Democrats explicitly, make our messaging a little uncomfortable. Yes, perhaps, split the support, lest we not be co-opted. This will be painful, internally, as it won't always achieve comfortable consensus. But to hold this space and expand the realm of possibility, we have to go farther than others are ready to go. It's how this started and we can't be too shy to be bold. -b On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:05 AM, Jon Good <therealjongood@gmail.com> wrote: This is a thing that keeps happening: we have a hard time recognizing the difference between a group and the members of that group. The Democratic Party is a corrupt money-machine organization whose leaders sell out their constituents as they suckle from the poisonous teats of banks and corporations, but its members are in the 99% and our potential allies. The NYPD is a brutal engine of repression and persecution paid off by the banks and whose culture of corruption gives clemency to those who rape, murder, and beat the people they're supposed to be protecting, but most individual cops are in the 99% and sympathetic to our cause. And so on and so on...
+1000
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Charles Lenchner <clenchner@gmail.com> wrote: Folks might be surprised at the level of liberal/radical fraternization that has been taking place since the Bloombergville stuff. The idea that liberals were ignorant, then snarky, then busy taking over is pure fantasy. I know some folks at Rebuild the Dream. They have no intention of taking over OWS. That said, y'all know Max Berger? He did the 'briefcase brigades' with 'the other 98%' group, left his old job to work on economic issues from a grassroots, youth perspective, and was then hired by RTD. You want to paint him as some outsider liberal poaching off this movement? Just crazy. And a LOT of the folks under attack as 'coopters' would fall into a similar category. Is labor backed, former ACORN chapter New York Communities for Change 'liberal'? Is the Transport Workers Union 'liberal'? That said, I'm not liberal. But some of my best friends are. And I've dated some. My sister married one. Heck, I'm pretty sure I've voted for a few in my day! So times really are a-changin'. Perhaps it is time to let bygones be bygones and let them integrate with folks like us. I lot of what I hear said about 'em is just plain ignorant. What we really need to worry about is the People's Front of Judea. Charles On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Jason Jones <surplus@notanalternative.net> wrote: Hi I am not a liberal. In fact I am generally extremely antagonistic toward the position. In spite of that, I agree with jemcgloin. OWS has so far been very successful at building numbers without alienating. The expression of frustration that we currently collectively represent clearly targets financial centers, and doesn't preclude militant tactics (like occupation). Be grateful for how far we've come so far. For now its true we really are in this together. Until that changes (allegiances change etc.) avoid divisiveness and use the opportunity to push the whole toward the most radical ends. With numbers we could really make something of this.
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:23 PM, <jemcgloin@verizon.net> wrote: Hi I am a "liberal" involved in the GA since the first day. We are supposed to be and inclusive movement trying to gain support, not excluding liberals because they didn't all jump in on day one. move-on has always supported the democratic party. Their house parties have been going on all year. I went to one in July and brought people from there to the first NYCGA and moveon members have been active the whole time. I am not a fan of the democratic party, and I don't think we should be endorsing them or any other party or candidate, but we don't need to say bad things about their members, only policies or legislation we disagree with. The 99% is very big and chasing away some that are close to our positions because they work within the system is not a good idea. Diversity of tactics does not only mean civil disobedience. It can also mean that other groups
can attempt to pass legislation that helps people without our condemning their existance. The moveon people that i know believe that corporations are destroying the world and are trying to fight it the way they know how. Go read the list of demands that they came up with through a national voting system. Give them advise, disagree with them but please don't come on here and claim that they are trying to steal our movement. We are all in this together. John On 10/11/11, David DeGraw<David@AmpedStatus.com> wrote:
MoveOn.Org and FriendsAttempt to Co-Opt Occupy Wall Street Movement

Tuesday 11 October 2011 by: Steve Horn, Truthout | News Analysis Gandhi once said [3] ofgrowing movements of social protestation, "First they ignore you, thenthey laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." The trajectoryof the everevolving and growing Occupy Wall Street movement followsthe same pattern almost to a "T," with slight variation.
Now, apply that model to the most recent public relations andmarketing ploys of organizations like MoveOn.org, the ascendant"Reclaim the American Dream Movement" and the general segment ofsociety author and journalist Chris Hedges calls the "Liberal Class" inhis most recent book titled "The Death of the Liberal Class [4]" (of which the former two are both apart). In so doing, one can observe a perfect case study of the liberalclass in action, in four distinct acts, with one exception: "then theyfight you" can be replaced with "then they attempt to coopt yourmovement." Act One - Getting Ignored: In the early planningstages of Occupy Wall Street, few eyes were on those working behind thescenes to make this vision a reality. With little funding backing theircause, the activists calling for this action, to those even paying anyattention to them at all (few and far between), seemed quixotic or atthe very least, overly optimistic. This was the case even to thosehighly sympathetic to the cause and its accompanying ideology. How in the world does a rag-tag bunch of activists take on thefinancial power center of the world that calls the shots politically instatehouses around the country, on a federal level and around theworld? Because the task was such a monumental undertaking, theseactivists were essentially ignored all throughout the planning stagesand into the opening days of the occupation itself. The liberal class, predictably, was nowhere to be seen in theplanning stages of Occupy Wall
Street, wholeheartedly ignoring thefact, or simply not even knowing the fact, that this occupation was inthe works. Act Two - Getting Laughed at: Once it was seenthat, while not yet a movement, the people occupying Wall Street had,at the very least, legitimate grievances, the liberal class resorted toscornful tactics like mockery of the type of people in the movement -ad hominem attacks, if you will. The scorn was well-depicted by liberal environmental blogger,Grist's David Roberts, who tweeted [5],"I've been reading about #occupywallstreet for the last hour or two& it's just horrific. Practically designed to discredit leftistprotest." It was also on perfect display with liberal blogger DavidAtkins, who mockingly tweeted [6],"If you want to #occupywallstreet, 1) shave 2) wear some decent clothes3) coordinate signs about inequality 4) get a media spokesperson." Thediatribe proceeded for multiple tweets, Atkins having listed ten points. In a post titled [7],"What's behind the scorn for the Wall Street protests?" Salon.comblogger Glenn Greenwald aptly explained their behavior and tactics,writing, "Any entity that declares itself an adversary of prevailinginstitutional power is going to be viewed with hostility byestablishment-serving institutions and their loyalists. That's just thenature of protests that take place outside approved channels, aninevitable by-product of disruptive dissent: those who are most vestedin safeguarding and legitimizing establishment prerogatives ... aregoing to be hostile to those challenges. As the virtually universaldisdain in these same circles for WikiLeaks (and, before that, for theIraq War protests) demonstrated: the more effectively adversarial itis, the more establishment hostility it's going to provoke." The liberal class, though, quickly realized that Occupy Wall Streetwas gaining traction, with leaders of the left like Francis Fox Piven [8],MichaelMoore [9], Naomi Klein [10],Cornel West [11]and Joseph Stiglitz [12]joining the cause in solidarity, and its leaders realized that it mustco-opt the movement while time is still on its side. Act Three - Co-Option: With Occupy Wall Streetoff the ground, but its longevity still in flux, MoveOn.org and itscousin, the Center For American Progress [13], and Van Jones' [14]Reclaim the American Dream Movement [15], were nowhere to be found. Instead,they were busy planning the Take BackThe American Dream Conference [16],which took place from October 3 through October 5. "Taking back the American Dream," Jones said in an interviewappearing on AlterNet [17],will be a three-step process. First, the planned November 17 "Rising Tide of Protest [18]," a protest, led by the Reclaim the American Dream Movement [15], will be held in a network ofcities throughout the United States. As FireDogLake's David Dayen explained [18],"[The] November 17 protests announced by the American Dream Movement... [are] a one-day protest across multiple cities across the countrythat organizers hope will be a massive activation of their supporters." Second, an amalgamation of coordinated house meetings and onlineteach-ins. "We're going to try to get a million leaders in Americaonline and talking with each other. And that's going to be a majorpiece," said Jones. Third and most importantly to an organization "powered by," (aka aproject of) MoveOn.org [19],which among other things, is an organization that raises campaign moneyfor Democratic Party candidates, Jones said the 2012 elections are avital piece of the puzzle. "And then there's a third piece and it's new- and it seems to have escaped people's notice - and that's that we'vesaid we're going to run 2012 people for office in 2012. Now, that's abig deal," Jones stated. "We're talking about U.S. senators who want to run as AmericanDream candidates - soon to be announced. We've reached out to the HouseDemocratic Caucus; there are House members who want to run as AmericanDream candidates," he continued.
What this translates to, in layman's terms, is the very process ofco-opting a growing movement of democratic resistance and trying toreplace it with a sales pitch to go out in 2012 and vote Democrat.Jones and the Democratic Party operations in disguise, namely the likesof MoveOn.org and the Center for American Progress, are taking a pageout of the Dick Armey and Koch brothers' Tea Party co-option playbookwith this one. Indeed, many forget that before the Tea Party was an Astroturfmovement funded by Armey and the Koch brothers, it was an enragedgrassroots movement, led mostly by Ron Paul libertarians [20].Then it got co-opted and now it is a rotten pawn of corporate elites. If Occupy Wall Street organizers are not careful, this could alsobe their destiny. Act Four - Win or Be Co-Opted? That Is the Question: OccupyWall Street, now three weeks into the occupation, now finds itself in apivotal moment. Will the nonpartisan, antiestablishment movement allowitself to be co-opted by the Democratic Party serving powers that be,i.e. by the MoveOn.orgs and Center for American Progresses of theworld, or will it remain a strong, left, independent force that growswith each passing day and strikes fear into what the late sociologistC. Wright Mills calls the powerelite [21]? One thing is for certain - the liberal class is working overtime toco-opt a burgeoning social justice movement. Exhibit A: On October 5, Day 19 of Occupy Wall Street, MoveOn.orgsent out an email calling on clicktivists (as opposed to activists) to"Join the Virtual March on Wall Street." "The 99% are both aninspiration and a call that needs to be answered. So we're answering ittoday, in a nationwide Virtual March on Wall Street to support theirdemand for an economy that serves the many, not the few ... Join in thevirtual march by doing what hundreds have done spontaneously across theweb: Take your picture holding a sign that tells your story, along withthe words 'I am the 99%,'" wrote Daniel Mintz of MoveOn.org. John Stauber [22]is a longtime critic of organizations like MoveOn.org and Center forAmerican Progress, and founder of the Center for Media and Democracyand co-author of "Toxic Sludge Is Good for You," a book that exposeshow corporations and vested interests work to co-opt movements forchange. In an interview, he stated, "Don't be fooled. This willprimarily be an effort to co-opt the language and energy to salvageObama and the Dem Party. This is how you co-opt movements. The OccupyWall Streeters are not leader oriented. Van Jones will become the voiceof this in the mainstream," "The same thing happened to anti-war in 2007. MoveOn.org was, tothe mainstream, the voice of that movement," Stauber continued. "It iseasy to read between the lines. For one thing, there is no criticism ofObama in the 'Reclaim the Dream' messaging and marketing. No one with anational reputation is going to do anything to undermine hisre-election efforts. There is huge money in supporting Obama andnothing but pain and punishment in not - both desperation and selfinterest are driving this at this point in time." As Stauber alluded to, one only has to look a few years down thememory hole to see that, as William Faulkner wrote in "Requiemfor a Nun [23]," "The past isnever dead. It's not even past!" In an article about how the Democratic Party, teaming up withMoveOn.org and other likeminded apparatchiks, viewed the Iraq war as a"gift" to wield for electoral purposes in the 2006 elections, Stauberwrote, "And how have the Democrats treated their gift now that theycontrol Congress? The Democratic House and Senate have continued tofund the war while posturing against it ..." Later, in that same piece, Stauber juxtaposed the operatives withIraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), an organization that is againstimperialistic foreign policy no matter who is in office, writing,"[IVAW] are not the concoction of a liberal think tank or PR firm; theyhave very little funding; they are not avoiding criticism of Democrats;and they are not playing political
games trying to bank-shot Democraticcandidates into the White House and Congress in 2008. They are in opennon-violent revolt against US foreign policy, criticizing politiciansof all stripes who would exploit the war for political gain." Fast forward five years and a nearly parallel situation exists. Anindependent and democratic economic justice movement, ground zero ofwhich exists at the power center of economic injustice, namely WallStreet, has now spread to every corner of the country in some form orfashion within the framework of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The Democratic Party vultures are waiting to swoop in, steal thethunder and then make sure the focus is on electing Democrats, who arejust as much to blame as Republicans for the ascendancy of Wall Street.If anything, they are even more to blame for the pacification role theyplay in co-opting the overwhelming swath of the left time and timeagain, no matter what horrible policies they pass. Will Occupy Wall Street of 2011 be a repeat of the Iraq war of2006? Similar forces are at bay, that is for certain. It will all depend on activists deciding whether they choose to beused as a "gift," or if they choose to remain independent of the forcesof co-option. Act four, to say the least, should be interesting. http://www.truth-out.org/print/7323
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september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of jemcgloin@verizon.net september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] Operation #wallstcleanup Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:35:28 PM
Brooms and mops will be interpreted as weapons.
On 10/12/11, Dale Luce<daleluce87@gmail.com> wrote: Creative indeed. I mean, maybe if we clean it up (like...mop that shit)......thatll be the end of it? On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Tarak Kauff <takauff@gmail.com> wrote: Have to admit, this is creative. TK On Oct 12, 2011, at 10:49 PM, Justin Wedes wrote: Here's my proposed idea to respond to Bloomberg/NYPD's proposed "cleanup" of the park:
Operation #wallstcleanup
Tonight, and all day tomorrow, all campers/supporters should reach out to friends/family/anyone to donate or purchase brooms, mops, squeegees, dust pans, garbage bags, and any other cleaning supplies to be collected at sanitation. The sanitation committee should move full-speed ahead on purchase of bins allocated by consensus at GA. After General Assembly on Thursday, we'll have a full-camp cleanup session. Sanitation can coordinate, and anyone who is available will help with the massive community effort! Then, Thursday morning, we'll awake and position ourselves with our brooms and mops in a human chain around the park, linked at the arms. If NYPD attempts to enter, we'll peacefully/non-violently stand our ground and those who are willing will get arrested. Afterwards, we'll march with brooms and mops to Wall Street to do a massive #wallstcleanup march, where the real mess is! What do we think?? -justin
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Dale Luce september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] Re: IMP: Bloomberg Statement on Moving in to "Clean" the Park Thursday, October 13, 2011 12:26:13 AM
wow. very poor form to say the least. On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:33 PM, <jemcgloin@verizon.net> wrote:
Why are so many of us willing to hold a Wall Street Journal microphone in our their hand and say bad things about our organization and our colleagues? What are they thinking about? This is all now evidence against us. diversity of tactics does not include compaining to the media about your working group members or internal structural problems. I am all for transparency and honesty. but not for giving ammo to the enemy. http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/10/12/occupy-wall-street-gets-a-visit-from-mayor-bloomberg/? KEYWORDS=occupy+wall+street )
On 10/12/11, Justin Wedes<jwedes@gmail.com> wrote: Tarak, This is a very thoughtful analysis, but I believe that our stance on this should be one of insisting on doing our own cleanup, consistent with our philosophy of self-policing and self-government. The NYPD/Bloomberg are trying to sway public opinion against us and create a pretext to enforce Brookfield's rules at the park, which are tantamount to evicting us as we are in violation of all of them (written after our arrival). This is confirmed in statements by Deputy Mayor for Operations Cas Holloway:
Added Holloway: The cleaning will be done in stages and the protesters will be able to return to the areas that have been cleaned, provided they abide by the rules that Brookfield has established for the park.
(from http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/10/12/occupy-wall-street-gets-a-visit-from-mayor-bloomberg/? KEYWORDS=occupy+wall+street ) So I propose that we do not allow the city to coordinate any cleaning of the park, unless they want to work with us and within our existing sanitation protocols. -justin On Oct 12, 2011, at 10:54 PM, Tarak Kauff wrote: IMHO this is wrong - Bloomberg dictating terms to OWS. He and whoever else he wants should offer to meet in open and respectful negotiations with a designated committee from OWS as equals and talk about his concerns for clean up, if OWD is amenable to that. Then the committee can bring whatever offer Bloomberg and company make back to the assembly and get back to Bloomberg with a response. Let him know that Liberty Park belongs to the people. Let him know that neither he nor the police brutality can dictate terms to the people. Private property my ass. It was stolen originally from the Indians. As many of you know October2011 recently accepted an offer by the NPS in DC to extend their permit (which had expired) for an additional 4 months. We did not ask for an extension of the permit (the police offered it) and we were prepared to stay without one. (The purpose of the original permit was only to get our foot in the door effectively). We made it very clear to the police that we intended to stay with or without a permit. The negotiators from Freedom Plaza gave no concessions, made no deals, also made it clear that non-violent resistance actions
would continue in DC. But by virtue of the popularity of the OWS movements around the country and by virtue of what has been achieved already by those in Liberty PLaza the police in DC realized that any attempt to remove us would look very bad, consequently we were in a position of power. We had already set up tents, been sleeping at the park and serving food, all beyond the original restrictions of the permit. So when the police offered and extension with no strings attached, the assembly decided to take it. What happens from here on out depends on the numbers we have. If the numbers drop in Freedom Plaza the police can find an excuse to move us out, but for now we are relatively secure. There is a difference between police in DC and in NYC. In my experience the NYC police and the city administration are much more brutal and arrogant with regard to protests. That said, I think Bloomberg may also realize how bad he will look if he has the police try to forcibly remove people from Liberty Plaza. So my suggestion is to negotiate and give up nothing. Make everything public, insist on complete transparency. OWS may be able to get the city to actually help clean up the park without giving up anything. TK On Oct 12, 2011, at 9:57 PM, JeremyToG wrote: Possibly cruel question to ask: "Why can't you clean with us around anyway?" Alternatively, help with the cleaning to be part of it without having to leave the area. Or encircle any areas to be cleaned so that they don't get blocked off. On Oct 12, 9:52 pm, jemcgl...@verizon.net wrote: That's bizarre. Any idea when they plan to show up?
On 10/12/11,beka economopoulos<beka@notanalternative.net>wrote:I find this to be of great concern: The cleaning will be done in stages and the protesters will be able to return to the areas that have been cleaned, provided they abide by the rules that Brookfield has established for the park.
It was precisely this process thatended the M-15 encampmentsin Spain this past
Spring. What does "the rules that Brookfield has established for the park" mean?
Need to have strategy conversation about this, prepare media response (or choose not to), determine game plan for this as a possible scenario, most likely in the wee hours of the night.
Beka
---------- Forwarded message ----------From:Colin Moynihan <colinrmoynihan@gmail.com>Date:October 12, 2011 8:07:15 PM EDTTo:kira.annika@gmail.comSubject:from: Colin Moynihan; City hall statement
STATEMENT OF DEPUTY MAYOR FOR OPERATIONS CAS HOLLOWAYEarlier this evening, Mayor Bloomberg went to Zuccotti Park to talkwith the protesters himself and inform them that on Friday morningBrookfield Properties will clean the park.Brookfield Properties owns Zuccotti Park, and built it as an amenityfor the general public. As the protest has continued, Brookfield hasexpressed concern about its inability to clean the park and maintainit in a condition fit for public use. Brookfield conveyed theseconcerns in a letter they sent to the City.The Mayor is a strong believer in the First Amendment and believesthat the protesters have a right to continue to protest. At the sametime, the last three weeks have created unsanitary conditions andconsiderable wear and tear on the park. This situation is not in thebest interests of the protesters, residents or the City.The cleaning will be done in stages and the protesters will be ableto return to the areas that have been cleaned, provided they abide bythe rules that Brookfield has established for the park.
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september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of jemcgloin@verizon.net september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] Re: IMP: Bloomberg Statement on Moving in to "Clean" the Park Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:33:33 PM
Why are so many of us willing to hold a Wall Street Journal microphone in our their hand and say bad things about our organization and our colleagues? What are they thinking about? This is all now evidence against us. diversity of tactics does not include compaining to the media about your working group members or internal structural problems. I am all for transparency and honesty. but not for giving ammo to the enemy. http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/10/12/occupy-wall-street-gets-a-visit-from-mayor-bloomberg/? KEYWORDS=occupy+wall+street )
On 10/12/11, Justin Wedes<jwedes@gmail.com> wrote: Tarak, This is a very thoughtful analysis, but I believe that our stance on this should be one of insisting on doing our own cleanup, consistent with our philosophy of self-policing and self-government. The NYPD/Bloomberg are trying to sway public opinion against us and create a pretext to enforce Brookfield's rules at the park, which are tantamount to evicting us as we are in violation of all of them (written after our arrival). This is confirmed in statements by Deputy Mayor for Operations Cas Holloway:
(from http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/10/12/occupy-wall-street-gets-a-visit-from-mayor-bloomberg/? KEYWORDS=occupy+wall+street ) So I propose that we do not allow the city to coordinate any cleaning of the park, unless they want to work with us and within our existing sanitation protocols. -justin On Oct 12, 2011, at 10:54 PM, Tarak Kauff wrote: IMHO this is wrong - Bloomberg dictating terms to OWS. He and whoever else he wants should offer to meet in open and respectful negotiations with a designated committee from OWS as equals and talk about his concerns for clean up, if OWD is amenable to that. Then the committee can bring whatever offer Bloomberg and company make back to the assembly and get back to Bloomberg with a response. Let him know that Liberty Park belongs to the people. Let him know that neither he nor the police brutality can dictate terms to the people. Private property my ass. It was stolen originally from the Indians. As many of you know October2011 recently accepted an offer by the NPS in DC to extend their permit (which had expired) for an additional 4 months. We did not ask for an extension of the permit (the police offered it) and we were prepared to stay without one. (The purpose of the original permit was only to get our foot in the door effectively). We made it very clear to the police that we intended to stay with or without a permit. The negotiators from Freedom Plaza gave no concessions, made no deals, also made it clear that non-violent resistance actions would continue in DC. But by virtue of the popularity of the OWS movements around the country and by virtue of what has been achieved already by those in Liberty PLaza the police in DC realized that any attempt to remove us would look very bad, consequently we were in a position of power. We had
already set up tents, been sleeping at the park and serving food, all beyond the original restrictions of the permit. So when the police offered and extension with no strings attached, the assembly decided to take it. What happens from here on out depends on the numbers we have. If the numbers drop in Freedom Plaza the police can find an excuse to move us out, but for now we are relatively secure. There is a difference between police in DC and in NYC. In my experience the NYC police and the city administration are much more brutal and arrogant with regard to protests. That said, I think Bloomberg may also realize how bad he will look if he has the police try to forcibly remove people from Liberty Plaza. So my suggestion is to negotiate and give up nothing. Make everything public, insist on complete transparency. OWS may be able to get the city to actually help clean up the park without giving up anything. TK On Oct 12, 2011, at 9:57 PM, JeremyToG wrote: Possibly cruel question to ask: "Why can't you clean with us around anyway?" Alternatively, help with the cleaning to be part of it without having to leave the area. Or encircle any areas to be cleaned so that they don't get blocked off. On Oct 12, 9:52 pm, jemcgl...@verizon.net wrote: That's bizarre. Any idea when they plan to show up?
It was precisely this process thatended the M-15 encampmentsin Spain this past Spring. What does "the rules that Brookfield has established for the park" mean?
Beka
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september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of jemcgloin@verizon.net september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] Re: Local NYC Assemblies linked to Wall Street Wednesday, October 12, 2011 6:44:36 PM
Please have them contact me. I am on Staten Island and would love to talk to them. jemcgloin@verizon.net thnx John
On 10/12/11, Alex Tronolone<a.tronolone@gmail.com> wrote: i've heard that people in staten island are thinking about where to occupy too On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Chris _ <cunderscoreg@gmail.com> wrote: Haven't been as active on this listserv as I was, but if you wanna set up a meeting or talk things out, you can generally find me by the food station. I'd love to talk about this some more. On Oct 12, 10:34 am, Doug Singsen <dougsing...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is great! When and where are these happening? We should start > publicizing them widely. > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Marina Sitrin <marina.sit...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > In the past few days I have been hearing from many friends that they > > are beginning to organize local assemblies and activities in their > > neighborhoods, from Queens to Brooklyn. There is also a CUNY assembly > > on Friday at 4pm > > > This is fantastic! > > > (My personal vision is that we continue on Wall Street, perhaps occupy > > another strategic location, and then all organize locally - in our > > workplaces, neighborhoods, schools, etc. and then link them all with > > assemblies of assemblies. Similar to the Argentina experience after > > 2001) > > > Does anyone else know of local New York City based assemblies or > > public space activities? Can we coordinate this? I think a website > > with information that is then directly linked to the NYCGA site would > > be great. > > > Maybe plan for an assembly of assemblies in a week or two? > > > Anyone else want to brainstorm this more? > > > In Solidarity,
> > Marina > > > -> > Seamos realistas, hagamos lo imposible ~ che
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of jemcgloin@verizon.net september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] Re: Operation #wallstcleanup Thursday, October 13, 2011 5:41:14 PM
In addition to the plans already put forward, the more reasonable we sound to the world the better our case will be. A message approved by the GA that, "We welcome the cleaning crew and would cooperate with them to let them do their maintenance, if not accompanied by the police," and widely disseminated, would help the world see he difference between cleaning the park and clearing the park. I cannot be there tonight to put this forth at the GA, so if anyone lies the idea please put it to the assembly if you can. Also please have a backup plan in case the %$#@% hits the fan.
On 10/13/11, Tarak Kauff<takauff@gmail.com> wrote: Has this been approved by the GA yet? I like it but it needs to be carefully thought through and people need to be 100% nonviolent. Of course there will be provocateurs. On Oct 13, 2011, at 5:10 PM, LaurenD wrote: Great idea and great message! Thanks Justin! Liberty Square is way cleaner than most of the streets in New York. It is really pathetic that he would use cleaning as an excuse when most of the streets of New York are filthy and disgustingly cluttered with garbage bags that seem to never be picked up. Make lots of creative signs that point out the irony in this! Lauren*
On Oct 12, 7:49 pm, Justin Wedes <jwe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here's my proposed idea to respond to Bloomberg/NYPD's proposed > "cleanup" of the park: > > Operation #wallstcleanup > Tonight, and all day tomorrow, all campers/supporters should reach > out to friends/family/anyone to donate or purchase brooms, mops, > squeegees, dust pans, garbage bags, and any other cleaning supplies > to be collected at sanitation. The sanitation committee should move > full-speed ahead on purchase of bins allocated by consensus at GA. > > After General Assembly on Thursday, we'll have a full-camp cleanup > session. Sanitation can coordinate, and anyone who is available will > help with the massive community effort! > > Then, Thursday morning, we'll awake and position ourselves with our > brooms and mops in a human chain around the park, linked at the > arms. If NYPD attempts to enter, we'll peacefully/non-violently
> > > > > > > >
stand our ground and those who are willing will get arrested. Afterwards, we'll march with brooms and mops to Wall Street to do a massive #wallstcleanup march, where the real mess is! What do we think?? -justin
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Harrison Schultz september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] Re: PS. Mind the conservative backlash Wednesday, October 12, 2011 3:05:11 PM
Words like 'revolution' and 'anarchy' may not earn us favor with many in the mainstream not to mention the conservative right, however these words will get them to pay attention to us. First build awareness, then work on favorability through impression management/PR. It's a reliable formula. H. On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 6:10 PM, <jemcgloin@verizon.net> wrote:
I was not pissed off either, but I still think the movement would grow bigger without throwing around the word "revolution." Most people don't hear it the way you guys do. We need millions on the streets, and I don't think they are ready for revolution, yet. I realize that most of the energy for this movement comes from people that agree more with Harrison than me, but I just ask you all to be a little more strategic, in your thinking. For example, having a tussle with the police at the end of a day when we were getting so much good press about Unions and New Yorkers getting involved in OWS, was really stepping on our own message. We should try to avoid having stories about us competing with each other. It would have been more strategic to bumrush Wall Str on a slower news day, and with less cops around lol. (Remember diversity of tactics means that legal tactics are also acceptable. We have a lot of causes to put foward and freedom of assembly is just one.) Thnx for your patience and impatience, John
On 10/06/11, Harrison Schultz<schuh072@gmail.com> wrote: I'm glad that my words pissed off the enemy and that they didn't piss off any of you, dear comrades! I'll keep working with Patrick to fuck with the mass media! H.
On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 4:24 PM, jez bold <jezbold@gmail.com> wrote: beautiful!!!!!!
On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 4:08 PM, shaista husain <shaistahusain@gmail.com> wrote: Please forgive me I know there is a safety group, but it isn't listed on the NYCGA.. perhaps we need to UP the comfort zone...i am looking for the working group addressing all aspects of security on NYCGA On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 3:58 PM, J Wedes <jwedes@gmail.com> wrote: > In many ways, you aren't a legit people's movement until you get death > threats from Glenn Beck's people. > I consider it a rite of passage... > -justin > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 3:42 PM, shaista husain <shaistahusain@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> If there is one thing that this movement clearly represents, without >> demands, is the HUMAN ALTERNATIVE to the RIGHT WING. Once we mention >> "ReVolution" it will become clear to the world to see that there may
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >
be a silent majority of revolutionaries in the US fed up and come of age--let the racist right wing watch how we grow and spread across the US. On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 3:22 PM, gail zawacki <witsendnj@gmail.com> wrote: > Excellent interview! Wow, those comments are really despicable! I > could > only stomach a few... > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 3:20 PM, shaista husain <shaistahusain@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Brilliant Harrison!!!! >> >> On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Lauren <celliwig@gmail.com> wrote: >> > You look great, sorry for the threats. For now it merely betrays them >> > as the lying authoritarian bastards they really are. > >
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of grimwomyn september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] Zionist speaker at OWS outreach training Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:02:39 PM
+millions On Oct 12, 2011 7:00 PM, <jemcgloin@verizon.net> wrote:

I do think that in the big picture, worldwide, is that the biggest enemy of all of the people are the giant global corporations that pay to corrupt governments and media around the world, into promoting war, pollution, colonialism, massive fraud, torture, imprisonment... the list is endless. If we can get the 99% united against the global banks oil companies, arms merchants, exploiters of abused labor, etc, we might be able to take down the biggest enemies of all of our individual movements. Let's stay focused on the faceless blackhole sucking in all of the world's wealth, because the people understand it and hate it.
On 10/12/11, Martin Kaminer<martin.kaminer@gmail.com> wrote: On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Layan Fuleihan <lsfuleihan@gmail.com> wrote: But does that mean that it shouldn't be discussed? Should for sure be discussed!!! Which is why the impulse to censor an Israeli organizer/activist strikes me as hypocritical. And just to demonstrate the strong linkage to OWS precepts, the much-ballyhooed multi-billion dollar annual support the US provides for Israel is principally in the form of gift cards redeemable at US defense contractors. It's corporate welfare of the highest order.
Over the last 20 years, the U.S. has been slowly phasing out economic aid to Israel and gradually replacing it with increased military aid. Beginning in 2007, the U.S. has increased military aid by $150 million each year. By FY2012, we will be sending Israel $3.09 billion a year (or an average of $8.5 million a day) and will continue to provide military aid at that level through 2018. U.S. tax dollars are subsidizing one of the most powerful foreign militaries. According to the CRS report, [current U.S. military aid] grants to Israel represent 18.2% of the overall Israeli defense budget.
This arms overdose distorts not only the economies but also the societies of both the US and Israel and is driven in large part by a familiar foe: corporate greed. What appears as American support for a colonialist aggressor is just as much a sop to the US military-industrial complex. A key point of the J14 protests was that in Israel the inflated level of investment in defense and military comes at the expense of social welfare and social institutions. Israel is addicted to weapons and we're the drug dealer. If you ask Lockheed Martin, peace is bad for business, in the Middle East or anywhere else. But I don't see how this justifies assailing the integrity of Israeli activists anymore than someone opposing the policies of the US government would hold an OWS occupier accountable for them . . .
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of jemcgloin@verizon.net september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] Zionist speaker at OWS outreach training Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:00:48 PM
I do think that in the big picture, worldwide, is that the biggest enemy of all of the people are the giant global corporations that pay to corrupt governments and media around the world, into promoting war, pollution, colonialism, massive fraud, torture, imprisonment... the list is endless. If we can get the 99% united against the global banks oil companies, arms merchants, exploiters of abused labor, etc, we might be able to take down the biggest enemies of all of our individual movements. Let's stay focused on the faceless blackhole sucking in all of the world's wealth, because the people understand it and hate it.
On 10/12/11, Martin Kaminer<martin.kaminer@gmail.com> wrote: On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Layan Fuleihan <lsfuleihan@gmail.com> wrote: But does that mean that it shouldn't be discussed? Should for sure be discussed!!! Which is why the impulse to censor an Israeli organizer/activist strikes me as hypocritical. And just to demonstrate the strong linkage to OWS precepts, the much-ballyhooed multi-billion dollar annual support the US provides for Israel is principally in the form of gift cards redeemable at US defense contractors. It's corporate welfare of the highest order.
Over the last 20 years, the U.S. has been slowly phasing out economic aid to Israel and gradually replacing it with increased military aid. Beginning in 2007, the U.S. has increased military aid by $150 million each year. By FY2012, we will be sending Israel $3.09 billion a year (or an average of $8.5 million a day) and will continue to provide military aid at that level through 2018. U.S. tax dollars are subsidizing one of the most powerful foreign militaries. According to the CRS report, [current U.S. military aid] grants to Israel represent 18.2% of the overall Israeli defense budget.
This arms overdose distorts not only the economies but also the societies of both the US and Israel and is driven in large part by a familiar foe: corporate greed. What appears as American support for a colonialist aggressor is just as much a sop to the US military-industrial complex. A key point of the J14 protests was that in Israel the inflated level of investment in defense and military comes at the expense of social welfare and social institutions. Israel is addicted to weapons and we're the drug dealer. If you ask Lockheed Martin, peace is bad for business, in the Middle East or anywhere else. But I don't see how this justifies assailing the integrity of Israeli activists anymore than someone opposing the policies of the US government would hold an OWS occupier accountable for them . . .
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of jemcgloin@verizon.net september17@googlegroups.com Re: Re: [september17discuss] Zionist speaker at OWS outreach training Wednesday, October 12, 2011 5:26:26 PM
This is a very contentious issue with the potential to divide us. It can not be ignored however. We are supposed to be giving voice to the 99% and that is a lot of people with contrary views. We all need to be honest and understanding. I beg those with strong feelings on both sides, to be patient and open-minded, and be willing to listen honestly even when you think the other side is completely unreasonable. There are Israelis and Palestinians that find ways to work together toward a better world and peaceful resolution to this huge problem. Please try to move forward with positive energy and maybe a solution to this problem can come from our movement. Thank you for your patience, and impatience, John McG
On 10/12/11, Layan Fuleihan<lsfuleihan@gmail.com> wrote: I agree wholeheartedly. As an arab-american with Palestinian roots, I've been encouraged by the amount of support and inclusion so far in the square. This is definitely not something I'm used to seeing, and it is really heartwarming and encouraging. There are of course differences of opinion, and while I personally do not see any reason at all to support a zionist political agenda, I will respect the right of anyone involved with OWS to have their own opinions regarding this issue. However, there is a difference between having personal opinions and being afraid to hear all sides. What it sounds like happened (and I wasn't there, so I apologize if this is inaccurate) is, with the downward finger signs and general disapproval, and unwillingness to face an uncomfortable truth. If this isn't then time, then when? OWS is not about being comfortable. Isn't this supposed to be a place where voices that are usually oppressed to finally be heard? If anyone has any critique about anything that goes on in the square, it must be fairly considered. The specific context of the J-14 protests is specifically concerning: yes, the J-14 protests might have been similar to ours in form and style and subject, but the real housing crisis in Israel happened half a century ago with the mass expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and continues today with settlement expansion and an institutionalized policy of racism and apartheid. These are facts that are, at this point, impossible to ignore and undeniable, there is more than enough human and material evidence so that this becomes larger than politics, it is an issue of basic human rights. To speak of the J14 protests without at least acknowledging this reality goes against what I understand is one of the main central productive abilities of OWS that gives it such credibility: a drive to unmask the forms of oppression the national and global system currently creates. Further, it is our responsibility to face these facts: the disproportionately large U.S. financial and political support of Israel makes this issue urgently relevant to our protests. I second Andy's suggestion for a teach in and discussion between different groups to start coming to an understanding on this topic. I truly believe that OWS is the space for this sort of productive discussion to happen, I've seen it happen, and I'm very optimistic that it can occur again. Thanks, Layan
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:41 PM, acpollack2@juno.com <acpollack2@juno.com> wrote:
Tonight (Tuesday) was the first Occupy Wall Street outreach training. I was shocked to hear that the first speaker after the introduction would be an activist from the Israeli "tent protests," the racist movement which was fighting for cheaper rents and mortgages for stolen homes on stolen land. OWS has responded to criticisms of inadequate leadership and participation and addressing of issues by and regarding people of color by fostering
discussion and restructuring. The racist "tent protest" movement responded to equivalent challenges from Palestinians by telling them, "shut up, leave us alone, don't divide the movement." I waited to hear what the speaker (Ezra something) had to say, and it was as bad as I feared. It was all about the technical issues of outreach and democracy, and not one word about outreach to Palestinians or inclusion of their issues. When he finished I got the floor (even though there hadn't been discussion time planned for that agenda point) and made some of the above points. Almost as soon as I began speaking murmurs of disagreement and calls of "this isn't the time" and downward "twinkling" hand motions began. One of the facilitators asked the speaker to respond, and he said "it's a question of outreach. I did outreach to Palestinians in Israel who were leery of joining the movement. You'll have to do the same in the Bronx. The issue of Palestinians in the movement won't be settled here." Well, yes, Mr. Zionist, it will be settled here. There is a huge Palestinian exile community in the US, with that in NY being one of the biggest components. They want their land back, they want their homes back, and they want the right to return. They have no interest in a movement which haggles over the rent paid by Jews to Jews for stolen property. They can't even return to visit because of exclusionary laws passed by your racist state. I have been having a hell of a great time building OWS, especially its labor component, and encouraging Palestinians and other Arabs to join in. That will cease until there is some clarification of exactly where OWS stands on these issues. I can't continue to encourage Palestinians to come to OWS events for fear that they might be surprised, as I was tonight, by the promotion of a racist Zionist speaker. When 30,000 Bedouins are being driven out of their homes, when settlers are escalating murderous attacks and destroying thousands of olive trees, how can I recruit people to a movement which promotes a speaker who thinks this is all irrelevant? I don't presume to know what the opinions of the rest of the leadership of OWS is on this question, and I would be happy to help organize a discussion -- preferably with Palestinian activists, the OWS People of Color committee, and a representative group from the OWS leadership -- to resolve this. How can OWS promote the great revolutionary speech by Mohammed Ezzeldin on Saturday and then promote this racist tonight? The REAL movement OWS can learn from in the region is that of the refugees in May and June who tried to reoccupy their homes in historic Palestine by crossing the borders, some of whom were mercilessly gunned down. Photos have begun to surface in stories about the current Palestinian hunger strike in which at solidarity demonstrations for the prisoners, Palestinians are holding up signs reading "Occupy Wall Street, Not Palestine!" How can we let them down? Until such time I will be devoting my organizing efforts to where they were overwhelmingly before OWS erupted: the Palestine solidarity movement. In solidarity (I hope), Andy Pollack Al-Awda NY: the Palestine Right to Return Coalition For background and context: http://electronicintifada.net/blog/jalal-abukhater/what-tent-protest-really-about http://electronicintifada.net/content/tel-aviv-arab-spring-ignores-arabs/10374 http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/ajl160811.html http://maxblumenthal.com/2011/08/the-exclusive-revolution-israeli-social-justice-and-the-s eparation-principle/#more-2195
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On Oct 13, 2011, at 1:13 PM, Katie Davison <katiedavison@rogueproduction.com> wrote:

Media Team John K. has been working on a SANITATION piece all week - I think we should scrap reactive coverage of today's events and throw all our efforts into getting this piece finished and out in the world by end of day. We need to show the world how hard our sanitation department works and send a clear message to Bloomberg et all. This is how we become more proactive as a media team. I'll be there in half an hour with camera. Need someone on audio with me. And an editor or two. Volunteers?! PR - want to weigh in on messaging? Also - I'll be staying down at camp tonight with camera. All cameras that are willing and able should do the same. Katie
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contributing your photos. We've highlighted a few examples below, but there are dozens more events planned than we could fit into one email - just search for #occupy on Twitter or visit http://www.occupytogether.org/ to find one in your area
Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street is still going strong. With reports of up to 5,000 demonstrators last weekend, October 15th is sure to be huge, with a demonstration planned in Liberty Plaza.
Occupy Dallas
Occupy Dallas protesters are camping out in Pioneer Plaza. They staged a march last Friday and have maintained a permanent presence in the square ever since. More information at http://occupydallas.org/
Occupy Portland
Occupy Portland has been going since September 6th. This week, they've been marching and acquiring more supplies for their encampment. See what they're up to this weekend at http://occupyportland.org/
Occupy Toronto
Canada will be getting into the game starting on October 15. Organisers are asking people to join them in front of the Toronto Market Exchange to make their stand, and thousands are viewing their Facebook page. More info at http://occupyto.org/.
Occupy Tijuana
The Occupy movement may even be spreading to Mexico, with some trying to organise in Tijuana using this Facebook group. Will the protest materialise, or do Mexicans have bigger problems to worry about? We want to see what happens can you get photographs?
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Are they coordinating with OccupyDC?

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On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Justin Wedes <jwedes@gmail.com> wrote: Interested anyone? Begin forwarded message: From: Jonathan Weitz <jweitz@nationalnursesunited.org> Date: October 13, 2011 10:33:58 AM EDT To: "'Jwedes@gmail.com'" <Jwedes@gmail.com> Subject: NNU 11/4 EVENT
Hi Justin: I just wanted to follow up on are conversation from Tuesday regarding are (National Nurses United) November 3rd event in Washington DC. Again, we would love to have some of the Wall Street Occupiers join us on are buses from NYC to DC on 11/3 to the event. We will be providing transportation and food throughout the day. Ive attached the flyer that we would like to have put on the calendar on the website. If you needed to tweak or anything like you spoke about that should be fine. Again, we like to just have it posted, it doesnt need to be endorsed by the GA. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for all your help! Jonathan
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september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of jemcgloin@verizon.net september17@googlegroups.com SPAM-LOW: Re: Re: Re: [september17discuss] MoveOn.Org and Friends Attempt to Co-Opt Occupy Wall Street Movement Wednesday, October 12, 2011 5:43:27 PM
Let's co-opt them. I didn't here any complaints when the unions were co-opting us last week (as someone that works for the UFT seeing Mike Mulgrew show up there at the last second only reminded me how lame my union is). We got more out of it than we did. I think we should do things that make the Democrats uncomfortable, but there has to be ways to do that without making the 99% fear us. If we get ever more extreme as we get more popular we will end up with everyone hating us. One way to make them uncomfortable is to make demands they cannot fulfill. How about demanding that the democrats forgoe corporate donations. (They would panic) How about yard signs with Pictures of a thirteen year old getting arrested with their url on it. The Republicans are not freaking out because we take the streets and get arrested. They are freaking out because we are getting more press than the Tea Party, and have more energy and momentum than they ever did. I am not saying that we should do no civil disobedience, but only that we should not equate success with a need to get more extreme. What we need more than anything is 10s of millions of people on the street. We are already changing the conversation. That is an amazing success. And if the Democratic Party wants to put we are the 99% yard signs all over the place with occupywallst.org on it, is it really bad? On 10/12/11, beka economopoulos<beka@notanalternative.net> wrote: Here's the thing: our messaging, our strategy, and our tactics must change based on the external landscape. When we become embraced by the Democratic Party and its allies, we must go further than what makes them comfortable. That's if we want to win more than concessions and easy reforms (that currently exist within the realm of possibility), and achieve game-changing substantive/structural reforms (that currently live in the realm of impossibility, that we didn't imagine we ever could see in our lifetimes). We should aim for nothing less -- why aim for closing up shop soon when we have no idea what we're capable of? Phase 1 = vanguard moves in, initiates occupation, largely dismissed, but staying power piques curiosity, and police misconduct/violence draws attention and wins sympathy. Phase 2 = vanguards in other cities recognize potential, initiate occupations. At the same time, initial occupation gathers steam, grows, large membership orgs endorse and give legitimacy that wasn't present before, now the mainstream media start to change tune. Focus of coverage is human interest story of life in the park; and what do they want? Phase 3 = mainstream media interest explodes, NGOs, labor, community, and establishment orgs engage supporters, connect existing campaigns to #occupy frame, amplify visibility and suggestion of social movement. Democratic leadership embrace movement, as do party-related and electorally focused orgs. Media coverage attributes power to movement, queries whether it's a Tea Party for the left, whether it will gain electoral power and legislative victories. Phase 4 = ? We currently find ourselves in Phase 3. Senior members of the White House administration, and the President himself, have expressed support for OWS. Democracy for America, a Howard Dean initiated group just sent an email blast to more than a million members tonight selling yard signs that say "We Are the 99%" with co-branded urls: OccupyWallSt.org and DemocracyforAmerica.org/occupy. OWS is embraced by the establishment as a means to amplify existing agendae.
Bloomberg gives tacit "permission" for our occupation, effectively rendering it non-threatening and normalizing it. Result is rise in media coverage of occupation as nuisance to neighbors. This is a natural and necessary phase. So now what? We're in this for the long haul. There are no "solutions" that can be presented quickly to make us go away. And so there will be moments where our presence is no longer an uncomfortable and unknown variable, but rather is normalized and integrated. It's in those moments that we have to push the envelop, pry open the space of possibility even farther. We go as far as we can to destabilize, but maintain momentum. And when that's the new "normal" then we go farther. That's how change happens, how we shift the terrain and the terms of the game. From an actions perspective, that means getting tactical, and mobile, activating the rest of the city, executing higher-risk actions, civil disobedience and arrests. From a media perspective, we have to get ahead of the game. We no longer need to legitimize. Or articulate the problem. Both are clearly established. So, given this new moment how can we use media strategically? We must draw a line, disavow the Democrats explicitly, make our messaging a little uncomfortable. Yes, perhaps, split the support, lest we not be co-opted. This will be painful, internally, as it won't always achieve comfortable consensus. But to hold this space and expand the realm of possibility, we have to go farther than others are ready to go. It's how this started and we can't be too shy to be bold. -b
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:05 AM, Jon Good <therealjongood@gmail.com> wrote: This is a thing that keeps happening: we have a hard time recognizing the difference between a group and the members of that group. The Democratic Party is a corrupt money-machine organization whose leaders sell out their constituents as they suckle from the poisonous teats of banks and corporations, but its members are in the 99% and our potential allies. The NYPD is a brutal engine of repression and persecution paid off by the banks and whose culture of corruption gives clemency to those who rape, murder, and beat the people they're supposed to be protecting, but most individual cops are in the 99% and sympathetic to our cause. And so on and so on...
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:32 PM, Gabriel Johnson <gabjoh2@gmail.com> wrote: (Frowny face.) I thought you guys liked me --glj
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Jason Jones <surplus@notanalternative.net> wrote: Only option now is brutal separation. The democrats are the enemy. Smash capitalism!
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Jon Good <therealjongood@gmail.com> wrote: "anyone trying to co-opt our movement better be careful that they don't get swallowed by us. " +1000 On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:16 PM, <jemcgloin@verizon.net> wrote: That is %#$%ed up! That is the problem with not controlling our message and not copyrighting our
slogans, but we are getting free advertising. Maybe the GA should put out a message condemning their, or anybody's stealing our endorsement. One thing though, anyone trying to co-opt our movement better be careful that they don't get swallowed by us. On 10/11/11, Jason Jones<surplus@notanalternative.net> wrote: I take back what I said. http://www.democracyforamerica.com/activities/635?akid=1400.1574445.C7OweO&rd=1&t=1 It's already happened.
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:23 PM, <jemcgloin@verizon.net> wrote: Hi I am a "liberal" involved in the GA since the first day. We are supposed to be and inclusive movement trying to gain support, not excluding liberals because they didn't all jump in on day one. move-on has always supported the democratic party. Their house parties have been going on all year. I went to one in July and brought people from there to the first NYCGA and moveon members have been active the whole time. I am not a fan of the democratic party, and I don't think we should be endorsing them or any other party or candidate, but we don't need to say bad things about their members, only policies or legislation we disagree with. The 99% is very big and chasing away some that are close to our positions because they work within the system is not a good idea. Diversity of tactics does not only mean civil disobedience. It can also mean that other groups can attempt to pass legislation that helps people without our condemning their existance. The moveon people that i know believe that corporations are destroying the world and are trying to fight it the way they know how. Go read the list of demands that they came up with through a
national voting system. Give them advise, disagree with them but please don't come on here and claim that they are trying to steal our movement. We are all in this together. John On 10/11/11, David DeGraw<David@AmpedStatus.com> wrote:

Now, apply that model to the most recent public relations andmarketing ploys of organizations like MoveOn.org, the ascendant"Reclaim the American Dream Movement" and the general segment ofsociety author and journalist Chris Hedges calls the "Liberal Class" inhis most recent book titled "The Death of the Liberal Class [4]" (of which the former two are both apart). In so doing, one can observe a perfect case study of the liberalclass in action, in four distinct acts, with one exception: "then theyfight you" can be replaced with "then they attempt to co-opt yourmovement." Act One - Getting Ignored: In the early planningstages of Occupy Wall Street, few eyes were on those working behind thescenes to make this vision a reality. With little funding backing theircause, the activists calling for this action, to those even paying anyattention to them at all (few and far between), seemed quixotic or atthe very least, overly optimistic. This was the case even to thosehighly sympathetic to the cause and its accompanying ideology. How in the world does a rag-tag bunch of activists take on thefinancial power center of the world that calls the shots politically instatehouses around the country, on a federal level and around theworld? Because the task was such a monumental undertaking, theseactivists were essentially ignored all throughout the planning stagesand into the opening days of the occupation itself. The liberal class, predictably, was nowhere to be seen in theplanning stages of Occupy Wall Street, wholeheartedly ignoring thefact, or simply not even knowing the fact, that this occupation was inthe works. Act Two - Getting Laughed at: Once it was seenthat, while not yet a movement, the people occupying Wall Street had,at the very least, legitimate grievances, the liberal class resorted toscornful tactics like mockery of the type of people in the movement -ad hominem
attacks, if you will. The scorn was well-depicted by liberal environmental blogger,Grist's David Roberts, who tweeted [5],"I've been reading about #occupywallstreet for the last hour or two& it's just horrific. Practically designed to discredit leftistprotest." It was also on perfect display with liberal blogger DavidAtkins, who mockingly tweeted [6],"If you want to #occupywallstreet, 1) shave 2) wear some decent clothes3) coordinate signs about inequality 4) get a media spokesperson." Thediatribe proceeded for multiple tweets, Atkins having listed ten points. In a post titled [7],"What's behind the scorn for the Wall Street protests?" Salon.comblogger Glenn Greenwald aptly explained their behavior and tactics,writing, "Any entity that declares itself an adversary of prevailinginstitutional power is going to be viewed with hostility byestablishmentserving institutions and their loyalists. That's just thenature of protests that take place outside approved channels, aninevitable by-product of disruptive dissent: those who are most vestedin safeguarding and legitimizing establishment prerogatives ... aregoing to be hostile to those challenges. As the virtually universaldisdain in these same circles for WikiLeaks (and, before that, for theIraq War protests) demonstrated: the more effectively adversarial itis, the more establishment hostility it's going to provoke." The liberal class, though, quickly realized that Occupy Wall Streetwas gaining traction, with leaders of the left like Francis Fox Piven [8],MichaelMoore [9], Naomi Klein [10],Cornel West [11]and Joseph Stiglitz [12]joining the cause in solidarity, and its leaders realized that it mustcoopt the movement while time is still on its side. Act Three - Co-Option: With Occupy Wall Streetoff the ground, but its longevity still in flux, MoveOn.org and itscousin, the Center For American Progress [13], and Van Jones' [14]Reclaim the American Dream Movement [15], were nowhere to be found. Instead,they were busy planning the Take BackThe American Dream Conference [16],which took place from October 3 through October 5. "Taking back the American Dream," Jones said in an interviewappearing on AlterNet [17],will be a three-step process. First, the planned November 17 "Rising Tide of Protest [18]," a protest, led by the Reclaim the American Dream Movement [15], will be held in a network ofcities throughout the United States. As FireDogLake's David Dayen explained [18],"[The] November 17 protests announced by the American Dream Movement... [are] a one-day protest across multiple cities across the countrythat organizers hope will be a massive activation of their supporters." Second, an amalgamation of coordinated house meetings and onlineteach-ins. "We're going to try to get a million leaders in Americaonline and talking with each other. And that's going to be a majorpiece," said Jones. Third and most importantly to an organization "powered by," (aka aproject of) MoveOn.org [19],which among other things, is an organization that raises campaign moneyfor Democratic Party candidates, Jones said the 2012 elections are avital piece of the puzzle. "And then there's a third piece and it's new- and it seems to have escaped people's notice - and that's that we'vesaid we're going to run 2012 people for office in 2012. Now, that's abig deal," Jones stated. "We're talking about U.S. senators who want to run as AmericanDream candidates - soon to be announced. We've reached out to the HouseDemocratic Caucus; there are House members who want to run as AmericanDream candidates," he continued. What this translates to, in layman's terms, is the very process ofco-opting a growing movement of democratic resistance and trying toreplace it with a sales pitch to go out in 2012 and vote Democrat.Jones and the Democratic Party operations in disguise, namely the likesof MoveOn.org and the Center for American Progress, are taking a pageout of the Dick Armey and Koch brothers' Tea Party co-option playbookwith this one.
Indeed, many forget that before the Tea Party was an Astroturfmovement funded by Armey and the Koch brothers, it was an enragedgrassroots movement, led mostly by Ron Paul libertarians [20].Then it got co-opted and now it is a rotten pawn of corporate elites. If Occupy Wall Street organizers are not careful, this could alsobe their destiny. Act Four - Win or Be Co-Opted? That Is the Question: OccupyWall Street, now three weeks into the occupation, now finds itself in apivotal moment. Will the nonpartisan, antiestablishment movement allowitself to be co-opted by the Democratic Party serving powers that be,i.e. by the MoveOn.orgs and Center for American Progresses of theworld, or will it remain a strong, left, independent force that growswith each passing day and strikes fear into what the late sociologistC. Wright Mills calls the powerelite [21]? One thing is for certain - the liberal class is working overtime toco-opt a burgeoning social justice movement. Exhibit A: On October 5, Day 19 of Occupy Wall Street, MoveOn.orgsent out an email calling on clicktivists (as opposed to activists) to"Join the Virtual March on Wall Street." "The 99% are both aninspiration and a call that needs to be answered. So we're answering ittoday, in a nationwide Virtual March on Wall Street to support theirdemand for an economy that serves the many, not the few ... Join in thevirtual march by doing what hundreds have done spontaneously across theweb: Take your picture holding a sign that tells your story, along withthe words 'I am the 99%,'" wrote Daniel Mintz of MoveOn.org. John Stauber [22]is a longtime critic of organizations like MoveOn.org and Center forAmerican Progress, and founder of the Center for Media and Democracyand co-author of "Toxic Sludge Is Good for You," a book that exposeshow corporations and vested interests work to co-opt movements forchange. In an interview, he stated, "Don't be fooled. This willprimarily be an effort to co-opt the language and energy to salvageObama and the Dem Party. This is how you co-opt movements. The OccupyWall Streeters are not leader oriented. Van Jones will become the voiceof this in the mainstream," "The same thing happened to anti-war in 2007. MoveOn.org was, tothe mainstream, the voice of that movement," Stauber continued. "It iseasy to read between the lines. For one thing, there is no criticism ofObama in the 'Reclaim the Dream' messaging and marketing. No one with anational reputation is going to do anything to undermine hisre-election efforts. There is huge money in supporting Obama andnothing but pain and punishment in not - both desperation and selfinterest are driving this at this point in time." As Stauber alluded to, one only has to look a few years down thememory hole to see that, as William Faulkner wrote in "Requiemfor a Nun [23]," "The past isnever dead. It's not even past!" In an article about how the Democratic Party, teaming up withMoveOn.org and other like-minded apparatchiks, viewed the Iraq war as a"gift" to wield for electoral purposes in the 2006 elections, Stauberwrote, "And how have the Democrats treated their gift now that theycontrol Congress? The Democratic House and Senate have continued tofund the war while posturing against it ..." Later, in that same piece, Stauber juxtaposed the operatives withIraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), an organization that is againstimperialistic foreign policy no matter who is in office, writing,"[IVAW] are not the concoction of a liberal think tank or PR firm; theyhave very little funding; they are not avoiding criticism of Democrats;and they are not playing political games trying to bank-shot Democraticcandidates into the White House and Congress in 2008. They are in opennon-violent revolt against US foreign policy, criticizing politiciansof all stripes who would exploit the war for political gain." Fast forward five years and a nearly parallel situation exists. Anindependent and democratic economic justice movement, ground zero ofwhich exists at the power center of economic injustice, namely WallStreet, has now spread to every corner of the country in some form orfashion within the framework of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
The Democratic Party vultures are waiting to swoop in, steal thethunder and then make sure the focus is on electing Democrats, who arejust as much to blame as Republicans for the ascendancy of Wall Street.If anything, they are even more to blame for the pacification role theyplay in co-opting the overwhelming swath of the left time and timeagain, no matter what horrible policies they pass. Will Occupy Wall Street of 2011 be a repeat of the Iraq war of2006? Similar forces are at bay, that is for certain. It will all depend on activists deciding whether they choose to beused as a "gift," or if they choose to remain independent of the forcesof co-option. Act four, to say the least, should be interesting. http://www.truth-out.org/print/7323
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Michael Premo Media Working group SPAM-MED: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #productionFw: UPDATE: Multi-Faith Support of Occupy Wall-Street Thursday, October 13, 2011 10:39:40 AM
Would be great to have videos on all the communities. Including a video just on faith leaders
Michael Premo www.michaelpremo.com From: Michael Ellick <mellick23@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:32:38 -0400 To: Michael Ellick<mellick23@yahoo.com> Cc: <occupyfaithnyc@gmail.com> Subject: UPDATE: Multi-Faith Support of Occupy Wall-Street Hello all - first I want to thank everyone for the overwhelming show of support for and solidarity with "occupy." But a few updates:
TOMORROW - (Friday, 10.14.11) we will still be meeting at Judson at 11:00a, but instead of a business meeting like we had last week, we'll be hosting a press conference to announce our multi-faith "statement of support," and then to march down (weather depending) to Zuccotti Park to support the Imam Baqi's Jummah Prayer Service at 1p. Working with a committee of 14 different faith leaders, we've drafted a statement we're proud of (see below).
on" by tomorrow. If you are ordained clergy, OR a lay leader of a faith community, please send an email to "occupyfaithnyc@gmail.com" (cc'd above). Then forward this email to other leaders who would also sign-on as a show of support. Here's the statement:
THE PLAN FOR THIS STATEMENT - is to get over 100 faith leaders "signed
We, the people of faith communities throughout New York and the United States, stand with Occupy Wall Street, for here we see the promise of democracy renewed. Our spiritual traditions are clear: the impoverishment of the many for the benefit of the few destroys us all. The cries of our people are clear: the American dream is compromised; the moveable middle is slipping away; and in our politics, all fairness is lost. The Soul of this Great Nation is in danger, threatened by the false idols. So together we affirm the golden rule: treat our neighbors as ourselves. We commit ourselves to the restoration of justice in our economy, and compassion in our politics; that together we might behold a revolution of values for all our people. We ask all Americans to join us in this prayer, that once again our country might be a hope, and a dream, and a promise for all who reach its shores.
SUNDAY , as we did last week, we will be hosting a Multi-Faith Service down at Zuccotti
Park at 3:30p. Our hope will be to continue to have a diverse mix of leaders each week, so if you are interested in participating, please be in touch with me directly.
FINALLY , as some of you may have heard, tomorrow protesters are being asked to leave
the Park while it is cleaned by the Sanitation department. There are all kinds of rumors of how this will work (and what the response of protestors will be), but in truth nothing is finalized yet. Depending on how this plays out, the protestors may ask the faith community to be present as witnesses/arbiters. If this does happen, I will certainly be in touch with everyone to keep you updated.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP, please remember to email back your support of
the pledge, and I'll look forward to seeing you on Friday. best, Michael & Donna -Michael Ellick Minister Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South New York, New York 10012 212 477 0351 Phone 212 995 0844 Fax 646 734 0162 Cell www.judson.org NOTE: it may take me over a day to respond to email. If you need to get a hold of me right away, please call me on my cell phone, listed above.
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of beka economopoulos pr-working-group@googlegroups.com; globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] NY Times: Finally Making Sense on Wall Street Wednesday, October 12, 2011 12:52:42 AM
Good article from a NY Times food writer, of all things. Kind of awesome actually. Appreciate the global movement perspective (this is important if we hope to affect int'l corporations and the int'l financial sector, we live in a very globalized world). Also appreciate the push for fundamental change. -b http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/finally-making-sense-on-wall-street/
OCTOBER 11, 2011, 8:30 PM
Finally Making Sense on Wall Street

By MARK BITTMAN
Mark Bittman on food and all things related. Tags: activism, Occupy Wall Street Countercultures and alternative systems can be nurturing, educational, illuminating, inspiring and these are not small things but they do not bring about fundamental change. Food co-ops, for example, make a difference, but they wont much alter the way Big Food operates. Historically, the route to fixing broken systems goes through struggle, confrontation and even revolution. Those scenarios are spreading because, as Naomi Klein wrote in The Guardian last week, [E]veryone can see that the system is deeply unjust and careening out of control. The struggle for positive change is being defined by groups as diverse as the revolutionaries in Tunisia and Egypt, the strikers in Greece (Erase the debt and let the rich pay), the indignados in Spain, the misled but occasionally well-intentioned members of the Tea Party, and certainly those occupying Wall Street (and, in case you missed it, some 1,500 other places, and growing, as of this writing). Now its even being embraced by the Democratic leadership. What we need are more activists who are interested in food than food activists. Whether were talking about food, politics, healthcare, housing, the environment, or banking, the big question remains the same: How do we bring about fundamental change? Some criticized the Wall Street occupiers for having no demands (Anyway its not the Brookings Institution, quips The New Yorkers Hendrik Hertzberg), but their position is clear: the Obama administration bailed out Wall Street without reforming it, allowing it to thrive while median income falls. (Europe is following suit: investors will make a killing on Greece and the other Club Med countries, at the expense of the social welfare of the continents non-rich.) Indeed, at first the occupiers appeared to be building a counterculture. But on Sept. 29 they accused Wall Street of supporting foreclosures, encouraging inequality, undermining the agricultural system and poisoning the food supply, stripping employees of healthcare, pay and negotiating rights, determining catastrophic economic policy, blocking alternate energy sources, and more. (I didnt see sabotaging efforts to deal with climate change in their declaration, but it noted not without humor that these grievances are not all-inclusive.) Who among us, except those who benefit from these practices, is not in agreement with at least some of this? We Are the 99 Percent encourages us to demand of those in power, Are you with the 99 percent or not? And what are you doing about it? And the 99 percent slogan is not only all-embracing but nearly correct: the system is working for far more than one percent of us, of course, but how much more? We are the most class-divided of all the worlds developed nations, though in my travels through five countries Ive seen and heard about life-altering cuts everywhere. Protest is such a no-brainer that support for the occupiers now comes even from labor union leadership, along with every progressive in the country. Happily, the right is unhappy. Herman Get a Job Cain calls Occupy Wall Street un-American, which is just stupid. Mitt Put the Dog on the Roof Romney calls it class warfare, but thats as American as the struggle for justice; its just that the wrong class is winning. In fact theres no more American action than this one; its roots are in the populist, suffragist, labor, civil rights, womens, anti-war, environmental and even food movements. Unlike the Tea Party, funded as it is by wealthy reactionaries like the Koch brothers, Occupy is sustained by energy, frustration, anger, perception, pizza and apples paid for by supporters or donated by farmers and, ultimately, by its daily growth. Like my colleague Gail Collins, I was part of a like-minded movement that peaked more than 40 years ago. I had really long hair; I went to a lot of meetings; I ran a tiny newspaper. After I had children, developed a career and gained the trappings of a successful American life, things seemed less black and white. Probably they are. But if ever there were a time for outrage, this is it. And in stark contrast to those of us who came of age in the 60s and 70s before the decline of American economic hegemony todays youth have a frighteningly more difficult future. But its not just young people, as the We Are the 99 Percent tumblr reveals. These are the stories, writes Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein, of people who played by the rules, did what they were told, and now have nothing to show for it. How many Americans fall into that category, and how many more are on the precipice? The occupation of Wall Street may end with the first extended cold rain. But the renewed understanding that collective struggle is a key component in meaningful change inspired by things as diverse as the Tea Party and a Tunisian fruit vendor could not be more important. A movement that questions everything from food justice to economic justice is a fine start, and if Occupy Wall Street can push the Democrats as the Tea Party has pushed the Republicans well, hooray.
-New: http://blog.art21.org/2011/05/19/5-questions-for-contemporary-practice-with-not-an-alternative/ Not An Alternative http://notanalternative.com Fission Strategy http://fissionstrategy.com Phone: 917-202-5479 Skype: bekamop
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globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Ricky Coombs OWS Email SPAM-MED: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] NYTimes piece from 2:30 today Thursday, October 13, 2011 4:21:40 PM
Regarding clean up strategy/ potential eviction: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/told-to-leave-protesters-talk-pre-emptivestrategy/#more-359389
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Katie Davison globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com; globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Re: #MEDIA TEAM CHARTER AND PROCESS Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:39:31 AM
hey all caught up in an urgent matter. sorry to not be at the meeting this morning, but thank you for all your thoughts on the charter. revising and will send out again. one thing to consider - are we becoming so bogged down in process that we are now mirroring the exact type of beauracratic structures we reject? meetings meetings meetings... i don't know about you, but i personally feel castrated creatively and like we, as a team, have not been able to effectively step up and produce the kind of movement building content we should be creating BECAUSE of process. on some level shouldn't we be empowering autonomy within and without the group? shouldn't we be focusing on movement building and messaging? shouldn't we be thinking long term, in addition to documenting which is largely reactive... (there is absolutely a place for that but I think media is such a powerful TOOL precisely because it can be so much more than that...) on some level, as a new movement, I believe the media team is charged with doing everything our power to ensure that this global movement continues to grow and grow and grow. i don't feel like that has been possible working within the group. I feel like the only people who are truly pumping out content have been working outside the group - and that's a problem. Our working group should not hinder creativity and forward momentum, it should enable it. just a thought. see you all soon. Katie
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Martyna Starosta Global Revolution Media SPAM-MED: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Re: we the people have found our voice Wednesday, October 12, 2011 9:41:03 AM
Hello there, This is Martyna. Iva and I made the video WE THE PEOPLE HAVE FOUND OUR VOICE which is beig discussed in this email. I am glad that the video provoked such a rich discussion in which people bring in very different points of view. And, I strongly believe that this wide range of conflicting perspectives should be represented on the main website. There has been a lot of talk about creating a movement that is as inclusive as possible. It was also said that "our" relationship with the NYPD is complex, and that "we" are fighting for them too. Personally, I didn't join the OWS movement to fight for the pensions of the NYPD, on the contrary, I joined it to fight a whole system of oppression which converges in the prison industrial-complex (Cornel West brought this aspect up too). There are different opinions within OWS about positioning ourselves toward individual NYPD officers. Mine is that the "working class officers" have also options, they can, for instance, collectively decide to stop arresting people, go on strike, find another job etc. And I feel that OWS is risking to loose a lot of people who share my perspective - if it tries to converge the multiplicity of voices into one "all inclusive" entity. It is interesting that the whole discussion sparked around the representation of the police. Filtering out the voices which are the most "representative," and silencing other, seems like "self-policing" to me. I believe that mixed tactics form the strength of the movement. Our video is not sexist, racist, antisemtic - This would be against the principles of solidarity which were declared by OWS. It gives voice to the anger against the NYPD which forms part of a larger system of oppression. To me, this anger is legitimate for obvious reasons - even though it's not "contextualized" within the video. There's is already enough diversity in the general coverage of OWS and I agree with the person who said that the different voices will balance each other our in an organic way if we allow them to be heard. WE THE PEOPLE HAVE FOUND OUR VOICE - doesn't imply that we speak with one voice, but that we create a political space in which conflicting opinions encounter each other. I suggest, to post the video with a short comment saying:
"This video articulates a particular point of view which is not representative for the whole movement." (You can also include more specific objections) What are your thoughts? Martyna On Oct 11, 12:15 pm, Marisa Holmes <marisahol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone! > > The filmmakers who brought us Nobody can predict the moment of Revolution > have made a longer film, and they'd like to post it on the nycga and > occupywallstreet websites. > Can we make this happen? > > Marisa > > It's posted here:http://vimeo.com/30241489
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You believe in something.

It's rare that a grass roots protest takes over the national conversation. But it has. Occupy Wall Street has birthed a thrilling national movement. And this Saturday hundreds of cities will be taking it to the streets. In New York City thousands will join in an action that is stunning, grand and meaningful. You believe in something. And this Saturday is your moment to say it out loud.
This Saturday at 5pm we take:
Times Square
...with music, performance and a street party protest in support of the actions of Occupy Wall St.
For full details see: www.TheOccupationParty.com To perform or be more involved click here.
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globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Katie Davison globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com; globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com jvanpraag@me.com; lfaggioni@mac.com SPAM-MED: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #MEDIA TEAM CHARTER Wednesday, October 12, 2011 12:25:25 AM Media Team Charter.pdf
Attached is the "charter"/new member orientation document. This is a working document. Especially interested in feedback from new members. Does this document create some level of understanding?
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Lauri Faggioni globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #PROACTIVE MESSAGING Thursday, October 13, 2011 1:32:28 PM
Katie. I'm down here. I can do your sound.
On Oct 13, 2011, at 1:13 PM, Katie Davison <katiedavison@rogueproduction.com> wrote:

Media Team John K. has been working on a SANITATION piece all week - I think we should scrap reactive coverage of today's events and throw all our efforts into getting this piece finished and out in the world by end of day. We need to show the world how hard our sanitation department works and send a clear message to Bloomberg et all. This is how we become more proactive as a media team. I'll be there in half an hour with camera. Need someone on audio with me. And an editor or two. Volunteers?! PR - want to weigh in on messaging? Also - I'll be staying down at camp tonight with camera. All cameras that are willing and able should do the same. Katie
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of katiedavison@rogueproduction.com globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #VOTE #LIVESTREAM Partnership between Manhattan Neighborhood Network and Media Group Wednesday, October 12, 2011 3:05:03 PM
Yay.
Connected by a corporate tax dodger - aka Verizon Wireless. We pay-shouldn't they?
-----Original message----From: Madiha Tahir <rumlah@gmail.com> To: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, Oct 12, 2011 18:51:48 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #VOTE #LIVESTREAM Partnership between Manhattan Neighborhood Network and Media Group
yay. On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Rene Renata Bergan <renee@renegadepix.net> wrote: Yay! ************************* Rene Renata Bergan www.renegadepix.net 805.698.3069
On Oct 12, 2011, at 2:33 PM, J B wrote: The Media Group Passed the following proposal at this mornings 11AM meeting. The numbers we're not large enough to sustain a consensus therefore this is your opportunity to vote YAY or NAY. Please VOTE as this proposal will be decided today. -------I propose, that OccupyMedia/GlobalRevolution tenatively accept Manhattan Neighborhood Network's offer to utilize their network on Saturday 15th to support the global action day, pending a meeting between the #LiveStream subgroup and representatives from MNN to determine the viability of this solution. Should the resources provided by MNN be found appropriate to support our efforts, as determined by the #LiveStream subgroup, I propose that OccupyMedia accept their offer. Friendly amendments:
We require that MNN have no influence on the message of OccupyMedia. We require that NO reciprocal official endorsement be made on the part of Occupy Wall Street and Manhattan Neighborhood Network. Should MNN be unable to provide these services, we have the authority to pursue substantially similar solutions. -----READY. GO. ---*Additional Information:* > -This action will help us rapidly build infrastructure we desperately need > to have any hope of supporting Saturdays effort. > -Not only will this relationship give us access to a controlled broadcast > space, it may also allow us to take a leap forward in our mobile coverage. > -Despite the fact that the MNN studio is on the Upper West Side, I believe > that location could still act as a hub. If not, with the prospect of field > equipment, we may have the ability to set up our 'newsroom' somewhere in the > financial district... > -Without this option, we will have to submit a budget request to General > Assembly. If the past is any indicator, getting money approved by GA is a > long process, we may not have time for. > -If you require further clarifying information please check out *http://15october.net/*Here is a blurb: * >* > > "On October 15th people from *662 cities 79 countries *all over the world > will take to the streets and squares. > From America to Asia, from Africa to Europe, people will rise up to claim > their rights and demand a true democracy. Now it is time for all of us to > join in a global non violent protest."
-Madiha R. Tahir | 0336.518.4726 (Karachi) | 917.922.9836 (New York) | Skype: madihartahir | Twitter: Madi_Hatter | www.madihatahir.com
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of andrew@thehumanchannel.org globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] IMPORTANT UPDATES: PRESS CONFERENCE + SUPPORT Thursday, October 13, 2011 2:49:46 PM
Who has adbusters number?? Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: beka economopoulos <beka@notanalternative.net> Sender: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:47:48 -0400 To: <pr-working-group@googlegroups.com>; <globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Subject: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] IMPORTANT UPDATES: PRESS CONFERENCE + SUPPORT Hi there, some updates from political allies. ---------- Forwarded message ---------Step 1: OWS now has a draft Good Neighbor Policy. Han is working on getting approval and trying to get this done by 3pm. Fyi, Portosans application has been filed with Emil from NYC Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management.
He said that they received and application for Occupy Wall Street and if is being worked on. OWS should call him at 212-788-2943.
Step 2: Community Board Chair/Manhattan Boro President are holding a press conference at the Municipal Building at 4pm to call for the Mayor to respect OWS and work with them and say that all the community concerns can and should be met through negotiations. Step 3: 6pm Press Conference to build momentum with as many electeds as we can get. Will be convened by WFP, NYCC, Strong for All, UNY with hopefully 10-50 electeds. Stringer and BdB are already attending. Moveon may be urging people to call citycouncilmember to get them to attend. Step 4: Grassroots Pressure (this step is not chronological) -As many people as we can get there tomorrow at 6am. -Lots of calls to 311. And yes...311 is the best #. -Petition Delivery to City Hall (Mintz/Lipton to coordinate)
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globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Katie Davison globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com; globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Re: #LIVESTREAM & #FILM - Full Coverage for Saturday, Oct. 15th Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:42:50 AM
yay!
Return-Path: <globalrevolutionmedia+bncckfp0voachce99t0bboesov1ta@googlegroups.com> Received: from mail-ww0-f59.google.com [74.125.82.59] by mail35.safesecureweb.com with SMTP; Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:02:55 -0400 I would like to submit this for official agenda proposal tomorrow. If meeting group numbers are not sufficient to sustain a consensus we will defer to online group consensus (I believe that was decided today?). ---------------I propose, that OccupyMedia/GlobalRevolution tenatively accept Manhattan Neighborhood Network's offer to utilize their network on Saturday 15th, pending a meeting between the #LiveStream subgroup and representatives from MNN to determine the viability of this solution. Should the resources provided by MNN be found appropriate to support our efforts, as determined by the #LiveStream subgroup, I propose that OccupyMedia accept their offer. Additional Information: -This action will help us rapidly build infrastructure we desperately need to have any hope of supporting Saturdays effort. -Not only will this relationship give us access to a controlled broadcast space, it may also allow us to take a leap forward in our mobile coverage. -Despite the fact that the MNN studio is on the Upper West Side, I believe that location could still act as a hub. If not, with the prospect of field equipment, we may have the ability to set up our 'newsroom' somewhere in the financial district... -Without this option, we will have to submit a budget request to General Assembly. If the past is any indicator, getting money approved by GA is a long process, we may not have time for. -If you require further clarifying information please check out http://15october.net/ Here is a blurb: "On October 15th people from 662 cities - 79 countries all over the world will take to the streets and squares. From America to Asia, from Africa to Europe, people will rise up to claim their rights and demand a true democracy. Now it is time for all of us to join in a global non violent protest." -------------------If you do not require further information I encourage you to vote Yay or Nay at this time. Your vote would be appreciated as it will help expedite this time critical issue. The Whole World is Watching, -Josh
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 4:08 AM, jackygage <drew3567@aol.com> wrote: I was at the meeting taking notes today in Battery Park. It seems to me that MNN would be a perfect solution, if they are available. I am
certainly willing to help any way I can. I would vote "yes" but I am not sure where it is that we vote. At the meeting you expressed a great need to move fast. In that case I hope others know where to vote and also vote "yes." Ricky Coombs TheThirdAlbum on YouTube jackygage on Twitter On Oct 11, 10:51 pm, Abraham Heisler <a...@abrahamheisler.com> wrote: > Hey Everyone, > > We spoke earlier about the idea of setting up an all day news center > to cover the unfolding of this Saturday's global action day - ONN > (OCCUPY NEWS NETWORK) > > A few people expressed that it would be great to have news style > anchors seated in a studio to introduce coverage and coordinate > between live cams and edited content. > > I've spoke to my contact in MNN (Manhattan Neighborhood Network) about > setting up in their studio and using their equipment as well as > broadcasting over their public access channel. My contact was very > interested in the idea and said that she would speak to her executive > director about it first thing in the morning. > > It seems that they also have equipment that is ready to broadcast live > from the field. > > If MNN is ready to move on this, we need to quickly decide if this is > the route we want to take in order to cover Saturday's events. If we > decide that we do wish to work with MNN, I suggest we move very quick > over the next few days to get everything in place. > > One thing the MNN contact asked is that we provide our own crew to > operate the cameras and anchors to take shifts being in front of the > studio camera in order to broadcast the news. > > What are people's thoughts on this? > > -Abe > > --www.AbrahamHeisler.comwww.vimeo.com/heislerwww.imdb.me/heislerwww.newdawnlab.com
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of DMS globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com; pr-working-group@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Re: Can OWS be turned into a Democratic Party movement? Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:32:16 AM
My opinion to respectfully be added to the discussion. The tone of the conversation on the mainstream media has changed. The words we use and what is being said as a group is being understood by many pundits, usually as bullet points. Joe Biden had a nice concise soundbite that summed it up well. But most politicians still do not understand. I listened to an interview with Rep. Wasserman_Shultz of Florida. She said the protesters were free to go to her office and voice their opinions. In my mind that is the crux of the problem and the message/pr we should look at. We should publically invite politicians to come down to our home. We EMPLOY them as representatives. We have a transparent democratic process that they can join in. We have a platform in which they can listen to and participate in. Isn't that what we are modeling for a reason? That is a cornerstone of our our movement. It shows we are democratic Americans in the philosophy of the American Revolution. We need to invite the general populous to see this on live stream, read our minutes, see people stand up and talk at he park. The voice that all politicians are in the pocket of corporations, regardless of affiliation is a major appeal that is drawing in tens of millions of people. We are unaffiliated and that no one is our spokes person is a good thing. All people are equal at the General Assembly. Some people have larger megaphones in the media but in theory, not at Zuccotti Park. I think we should define these thoughts and highlight them. Point to how our declaration was developed and what the declaration says. We have the ear of the world right now and our message has been good. Define and educate. Say we are unaffiliated because... Finally, our declaration says we side with the human right for self determination. It crosses over all political umbrellas. We need to show examples of how the system of Corporate rule has bypassed the democratic process for profit. That has a very wide appeal and the more we educate people about these points the more people we will connect with our audience. Right now the pundits have the message as bullet points. Now we must educate with direct examples. That is how we can draw the line between ourselves and the political hacks. They are listening and hungry for more information. Direct examples of OUR process. Direct examples of our talking points. Direct invites to the politicians to differentiate ourselves from them. This is the peoples world wide forum and if we set the tone the politicians we employ will follow. The media will eat it up in one way or another. Thank you for your time, David
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 4:26 AM, beka economopoulos

<beka@notanalternative.net> wrote: Here's the thing: our messaging, our strategy, and our tactics must change based on the external landscape. When we become embraced by the Democratic Party and its allies, we must go further than what makes them comfortable. That's if we want to win more than concessions and easy reforms ( that currently exist within the realm of possibility), and achieve game-changing substantive/structural reforms ( that currently live in the realm of impossibility, that we didn't imagine we ever could see in our lifetimes). We should aim for nothing less -- why aim for closing up shop soon when we have no idea what we're capable of? Phase 1 = vanguard moves in, initiates occupation, largely dismissed, but staying power piques curiosity, and police misconduct/violence draws attention and wins sympathy. Phase 2 = vanguards in other cities recognize potential, initiate occupations. At the same time, initial occupation gathers steam, grows, large membership orgs endorse and give legitimacy that wasn't present before, now the mainstream media start to change tune. Focus of coverage is human interest story of life in the park; and what do they want? Phase 3 = mainstream media interest explodes, NGOs, labor, community, and establishment orgs engage supporters, connect existing campaigns to #occupy frame, amplify visibility and suggestion of social movement. Democratic leadership embrace movement, as do party-related and electorally focused orgs. Media coverage attributes power to movement, queries whether it's a Tea Party for the left, whether it will gain electoral power and legislative victories. Phase 4 = ? We currently find ourselves in Phase 3. Senior members of the White House administration, and the President himself, have expressed support for OWS. Democracy for America, a Howard Dean initiated group just sent an email blast to more than a million members tonight selling yard signs that say "We Are the 99%" with co-branded urls: OccupyWallSt.org and DemocracyforAmerica.org/occupy. OWS is embraced by the establishment as a means to amplify existing agendae. Bloomberg gives tacit "permission" for our occupation, effectively rendering it nonthreatening and normalizing it. Result is rise in media coverage of occupation as nuisance to neighbors. This is a natural and necessary phase. So now what? We're in this for the long haul. There are no "solutions" that can be presented quickly to make us go away. And so there will be moments where our presence is no longer an uncomfortable and unknown variable, but rather is normalized and integrated. It's in those moments that we have to push the envelop, pry open the space of possibility even farther. We go as far as we can to destabalize, but maintain momentum. And when that's the new "normal" then we go farther. That's how change happens, how we shift the terrain and the terms of the game. From an actions perspective, that means getting tactical, and mobile, activating
the rest of the city, executing higher-risk actions, civil disobedience and arrests. From a media perspective, we have to get ahead of the game. We no longer need to legitimize. Or articulate the problem. Both are clearly established. So, given this new moment how can we use media strategically? We must draw a line, disavow the Democrats explicitly, make our messaging a little uncomfortable. Yes, perhaps, split the support, lest we not be co-opted. This will be painful, internally, as it won't always achieve comfortable consensus. But to hold this space and expand the realm of possibility, we have to go farther than others are ready to go. It's how this started and we can't be too shy to be bold. On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:43 PM, William Dobbs <duchamp@mindspring.com> wrote: Savants idiots and otherwisesay the Democratic Party operates a large and wellknown junkyard for social movements. Id like to know more about the system that is in place to prevent it.
From: pr-working-group@googlegroups.com [mailto:pr-working-group@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ed Needham Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 11:35 PM To: pr-working-group@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Article: Can OWS be turned into a Democratic Party movement?
we will see a great deal of this sort of thing come along. every group who believes they can profit from endorsing or promoting ows or parts of its agenda, will. especially politicians. and i think we have a pretty good system in place to prevent any iota of co-opting anywhere. that said, it is a measured re-enforcement of our capacity to effect change immediately. when politicians start picking up your verbage and tone, it's a good sign. On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Tyler Combelic <tyler.combelic@gmail.com> wrote: GA solidarity Sent from my iPhone On Oct 11, 2011, at 9:16 PM, Patrick Bruner <pmubruner@gmail.com> wrote: > Solidarity with the Novemeber 6th http://www.tarsandsaction.org/ march
> on the White House would be a good way to spin on message and against > the Pres and Obama. > > Is this something that can be handled in house or should calls of > solidarity originate from GA? or other working groups? Before this > solidarity has mostly been handled through direct action in solidarity > with the principles of GA, which seems untenable given the rapid > expansion of the movement. > > On Oct 11, 8:19 pm, Kira Annika <kira.ann...@gmail.com> wrote: >> This is terrible. At least they point out why it's completely hypocritical for dems to take us under their wing. Blech. Turn left, guys. Let's talk about this when we talk about messaging. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 11, 2011, at 7:27 PM, Mark Bray <markbra...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Need to prioritize talking about this before it's too late. Since we >>> are thought of has having no direction, these kinds of superficial >>> attempts by dems could sap our strength. >> >>> http://politics.salon.com/2011/10/11/can_ows_be_turned_into_a_democra... >> >>> When I first wrote in defense of the Occupy Wall Street protests a >>> couple of weeks ago, I suggested that much of the scorn then being >>> expressed by many progressives was grounded in the belief that the >>> only valid form of political activism is support for Democratic Party >>> candidates. Since then, even the most establishment Democrats have >>> fundamentally changed how they talk about the protests from >>> condescension and hostility to respect and even support and The New >>> York Times today makes clear one significant factor accounting for >>> this change: >> >>> Leading Democratic figures, including party fund-raisers and a top >>> ally of President Obama, are embracing the spread of the anti-Wall >>> Street protests in a clear sign that members of the Democratic >>> establishment see the movement as a way to align disenchanted >>> Americans with their party. >> >>> The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the partys powerful >>> House fund-raising arm, is circulating a petition seeking 100,000 >>> party supporters to declare that I stand with the Occupy Wall Street >>> protests.
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The Center for American Progress, a liberal organization run by John D. Podesta, who helped lead Mr. Obamas 2008 transition, credits the protests with tapping into pent-up anger over a political system that it says rewards the rich over the working class a populist theme now being emphasized by the White House and the party. The center has encouraged and sought to help coordinate protests in different cities. Judd Legum, a spokesman for the center, said that its direct contacts with the protests have been limited, but that weve definitely been publicizing it and supporting it. He said Democrats are already looking for ways to mobilize protesters in get-out-the-vote drives for 2012. Politico similarly noted today that the White House wants to make it clear that President Barack Obama is on the same side as the Occupy Wall Street protesters. Can that scheme work? Can the Occupy Wall Street protests be transformed into a get-out-the-vote organ of Obama 2012 and the Democratic Party? To determine if this is likely, lets review a few relevant facts. In March, 2008, The Los Angeles Times published an article with the headline Democrats are darlings of Wall St, which reported that both Obama and Clinton are benefiting handsomely from Wall Street donations, easily surpassing Republican John McCain in campaign contributions. In June, 2008, Reuters published an article entitled Wall Street puts its money behind Obama; it detailed that Obama had almost twice as much in contributions from the securities and investment industry and that Democrats garnered 57 percent of the contributions from that industry. When the financial collapse exploded, then-candidate Obama became an outspoken supporter of the Wall Street bailout. After Obamas election, the Democratic Party controlled the White House, the Senate and the House for the first two years, and the White House and Senate for the ten months after that. During this time, unemployment and home foreclosures were painfully high, while Wall Street and corporate profits exploded, along with income inequality. In July, 2009, The New York Times dubbed JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Obamas favorite banker because of his close relationship with, and heavy influence on, leading Democrats, including the President. In February, 2010, President Obama defended Dimons $17 million bonus and the $9 million bonus to Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein both of whose firms received substantial taxpayer bailouts as fair and reasonable. The key Senate fundraiser for the Party is Chuck Schumer, whom the New
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York Times profiled in an article headlined Champion of Wall Street Reaps the Benefits as someone who repeatedly supported measures now blamed for contributing to the financial crisis and who took other steps to protect industry players from government oversight and tougher rules and thus became a magnet for campaign donations from wealthy industry executives, including Jamie Dimon, now the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase; John J. Mack, the chief executive at Morgan Stanley; and Charles O. Prince III, the former chief executive of Citigroup. That servitude to Wall Street is what consolidated Schumers power in the Party: As a result, [Schumer] has collected over his career more in campaign contributions from the securities and investment industry than any of his peers in Congress, with the exception of Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts . . . In the last two-year election cycle, he helped raise more than $120 million for the Democrats Senate campaign committee, drawing nearly four times as much money from Wall Street as the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Donors often mention his pro-business message and record of addressing their concerns. Upon being inaugurated, Obama empowered as his top economic adviser Larry Summers, who had collected roughly $5.2 million in compensation from hedge fund D.E. Shaw over the [prior] year and was paid more than $2.7 million in speaking fees by several troubled Wall Street firms and other organizations, including a fee of $135,000 for a single day of speaking at Goldman, Sachs, and who also led the orgy of Wall Street deregulation in the 1990s. Obama installed as Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, whom the New York Times explained had forged unusually close relationships with executives of Wall Streets giant financial institutions. When Obama chose him, Geithner had just participated in a secret meeting along with Bush Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, at which it was decided that a bankrupt AIG would be saved and then with taxpayer money would pay Goldman every penny owed to it. Summers, in February, 2009, defended gaudy AIG bonuses as compelled by the rule of law even after the administration forced auto union workers to take sizable cuts in their contractually guaranteed pay. As his Chief of Staff at Treasury, Geithner chose Mark Patterson, the former top lobbyist for Goldman, Sachs. Goldman replaced Patterson with Michael Paese, who at the time was the top staffer to Democratic Rep. Barney Frank in his capacity as Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, which regulates Wall Street. Obamas choice to oversee Americas futures markets was Gary Gensler, a former Goldman Sachs executive who, during the 1990s, was known for his shockingly lax enforcement of regulations governing derivative products. Obama reappointed Bushs Fed Chair Ben Bernanke, and named CEO of GE Jeffery Immelt to head his panel of jobs advisers, along with several other
>>> job-cutting corporate executives. >> >>> When Rahm Emanuel who had made $16 million in three years as an >>> investment banker after leaving the Clinton White House left as >>> Obamas Chief of Staff to run for Mayor of Chicago, Obama chose as his >>> replacement Bill Daley, who at the time was serving as JP Morgans >>> Midwest Chairman and a director of Boeing. Shortly after Obamas star >>> director of Office of Management and Budget, Peter Orszag, left the >>> administration, he became a top executive at Citigroup. The DCCC, >>> recently headed by Emanuel and now feigning support for the protests, >>> is characterized by little other than a strategy of supporting >>> corporatist, Wall-Street-revering Blue Dog Democrats as a way of >>> consolidating power. >> >>> One of the most significant aspects of the Obama administration is the >>> lack of criminal prosecutions for leading Wall Street executives for >>> the 2008 financial crisis. Obama recently opined even while there >>> are supposedly ongoing DOJ investigations that Wall Streets >>> corruption was, in general, not illegal. The New York Times recently >>> reported that top Obama officials are heavily pressuring New York >>> State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to join a woefully inadequate >>> settlement agreement that would end all investigations and litigations >>> against Wall Street firms for pervasive mortgage fraud. >> >>> Given these facts, does the Center for American Progress really >>> believe that the protest movement named OccupyWallStreet was begun >>> and that people are being arrested and pepper-sprayed and ready to >>> endure harsh winters and marching to Jamie Dimons house in order to >>> devote themselves to ensuring that these people remain in power? Does >>> CAP and the DCCC really believe that most of the protesters are >>> motivated or can be motivated to turn themselves into a get-out>>> the-vote machine for Obamas re-election and the empowerment of Chuck >>> Schumer and the Democratic Party? Obviously, if when the GOP nominates >>> some crony capitalist like Rick Perry or eager Wall Street servant >>> like Mitt Romney, few if any of the protesters will or should support >>> them, nor can it be denied that the GOP in its current incarnation is >>> steadfastly devoted to a pro-Wall-Street, corporatist agenda. But it >>> also seems to me quite delusional to think that youre >> >> ... >> >> read more
-Edward Needham Cambridge, MA
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globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Bryant Bailey globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Re: Can OWS be turned into a Democratic Party movement? Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:17:13 AM
If we want to show that we are not playing for any of those political parties, should we not begin working on the frame work for a new government in a more offical capacity? (IE like the first continental congress.) If we begin to make an entirely new rule book both sides will know the game has changed. Just a thought. In solidarity, Bryant On 12 October 2011 07:32, DMS <davidscameracraft@gmail.com> wrote: My opinion to respectfully be added to the discussion. The tone of the conversation on the mainstream media has changed. The words we use and what is being said as a group is being understood by many pundits, usually as bullet points. Joe Biden had a nice concise soundbite that summed it up well. But most politicians still do not understand. I listened to an interview with Rep. Wasserman_Shultz of Florida. She said the protesters were free to go to her office and voice their opinions. In my mind that is the crux of the problem and the message/pr we should look at. We should publically invite politicians to come down to our home. We EMPLOY them as representatives. We have a transparent democratic process that they can join in. We have a platform in which they can listen to and participate in. Isn't that what we are modeling for a reason? That is a cornerstone of our our movement. It shows we are democratic Americans in the philosophy of the American Revolution. We need to invite the general populous to see this on live stream, read our minutes, see people stand up and talk at he park. The voice that all politicians are in the pocket of corporations, regardless of affiliation is a major appeal that is drawing in tens of millions of people. We are unaffiliated and that no one is our spokes person is a good thing. All people are equal at the General Assembly. Some people have larger megaphones in the media but in theory, not at Zuccotti Park. I think we should define these thoughts and highlight them. Point to how our declaration was developed and what the declaration says. We have the ear of the world right now and our message has been good. Define and educate. Say we are unaffiliated because... Finally, our declaration says we side with the human right for self determination. It crosses over all political umbrellas. We need to show examples of how the system of Corporate rule has bypassed the democratic process for profit. That has a very wide appeal and the more we educate people about these points the more people we will connect with our audience. Right now the pundits have the message as bullet points. Now we must educate with direct examples. That is how we can draw the line between ourselves and the political hacks. They are listening and hungry for more information. Direct examples of OUR process. Direct examples of our talking points. Direct invites to the politicians to differentiate ourselves from them. This is the peoples world wide forum and if we set the tone the politicians we employ will follow. The
media will eat it up in one way or another. Thank you for your time, David
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 4:26 AM, beka economopoulos <beka@notanalternative.net> wrote: Here's the thing: our messaging, our strategy, and our tactics must change based on the external landscape. When we become embraced by the Democratic Party and its allies, we must go further than what makes them comfortable. That's if we want to win more than concessions and easy reforms ( that currently exist within the realm of possibility), and achieve game-changing substantive/structural reforms ( that currently live in the realm of impossibility, that we didn't imagine we ever could see in our lifetimes). We should aim for nothing less -- why aim for closing up shop soon when we have no idea what we're capable of? Phase 1 = vanguard moves in, initiates occupation, largely dismissed, but staying power piques curiosity, and police misconduct/violence draws attention and wins sympathy. Phase 2 = vanguards in other cities recognize potential, initiate occupations. At the same time, initial occupation gathers steam, grows, large membership orgs endorse and give legitimacy that wasn't present before, now the mainstream media start to change tune. Focus of coverage is human interest story of life in the park; and what do they want? Phase 3 = mainstream media interest explodes, NGOs, labor, community, and establishment orgs engage supporters, connect existing campaigns to #occupy frame, amplify visibility and suggestion of social movement. Democratic leadership embrace movement, as do party-related and electorally focused orgs. Media coverage attributes power to movement, queries whether it's a Tea Party for the left, whether it will gain electoral power and legislative victories. Phase 4 = ? We currently find ourselves in Phase 3. Senior members of the White House administration, and the President himself, have expressed support for OWS. Democracy for America, a Howard Dean initiated group just sent an email blast to more than a million members tonight selling yard signs that say "We Are the 99%" with co-branded urls: OccupyWallSt.org and DemocracyforAmerica.org/occupy. OWS is embraced by the establishment as a means to amplify existing agendae. Bloomberg gives tacit "permission" for our occupation, effectively rendering it non-threatening and normalizing it. Result is rise in media coverage of occupation as nuisance to neighbors. This is a natural and necessary phase. So now what?
We're in this for the long haul. There are no "solutions" that can be presented quickly to make us go away. And so there will be moments where our presence is no longer an uncomfortable and unknown variable, but rather is normalized and integrated. It's in those moments that we have to push the envelop, pry open the space of possibility even farther. We go as far as we can to destabalize, but maintain momentum. And when that's the new "normal" then we go farther. That's how change happens, how we shift the terrain and the terms of the game. From an actions perspective, that means getting tactical, and mobile, activating the rest of the city, executing higher-risk actions, civil disobedience and arrests. From a media perspective, we have to get ahead of the game. We no longer need to legitimize. Or articulate the problem. Both are clearly established. So, given this new moment how can we use media strategically? We must draw a line, disavow the Democrats explicitly, make our messaging a little uncomfortable. Yes, perhaps, split the support, lest we not be co-opted. This will be painful, internally, as it won't always achieve comfortable consensus. But to hold this space and expand the realm of possibility, we have to go farther than others are ready to go. It's how this started and we can't be too shy to be bold. On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:43 PM, William Dobbs <duchamp@mindspring.com> wrote: Savants idiots and otherwisesay the Democratic Party operates a large and wellknown junkyard for social movements. Id like to know more about the system that is in place to prevent it.
From: pr-working-group@googlegroups.com [mailto:pr-working-group@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ed Needham Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 11:35 PM To: pr-working-group@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Article: Can OWS be turned into a Democratic Party movement?
we will see a great deal of this sort of thing come along. every group who believes they can profit from endorsing or promoting ows or parts of its agenda, will. especially politicians. and i think we have a pretty good system in place to prevent any iota of co-opting anywhere. that said, it is a measured re-enforcement of our capacity to effect change immediately.
when politicians start picking up your verbage and tone, it's a good sign. On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Tyler Combelic <tyler.combelic@gmail.com> wrote: GA solidarity Sent from my iPhone On Oct 11, 2011, at 9:16 PM, Patrick Bruner <pmubruner@gmail.com> wrote: > Solidarity with the Novemeber 6th http://www.tarsandsaction.org/ march > on the White House would be a good way to spin on message and against > the Pres and Obama. > > Is this something that can be handled in house or should calls of > solidarity originate from GA? or other working groups? Before this > solidarity has mostly been handled through direct action in solidarity > with the principles of GA, which seems untenable given the rapid > expansion of the movement. > > On Oct 11, 8:19 pm, Kira Annika <kira.ann...@gmail.com> wrote: >> This is terrible. At least they point out why it's completely hypocritical for dems to take us under their wing. Blech. Turn left, guys. Let's talk about this when we talk about messaging. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 11, 2011, at 7:27 PM, Mark Bray <markbra...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Need to prioritize talking about this before it's too late. Since we >>> are thought of has having no direction, these kinds of superficial >>> attempts by dems could sap our strength. >> >>> http://politics.salon.com/2011/10/11/can_ows_be_turned_into_a_democra... >> >>> When I first wrote in defense of the Occupy Wall Street protests a >>> couple of weeks ago, I suggested that much of the scorn then being >>> expressed by many progressives was grounded in the belief that the >>> only valid form of political activism is support for Democratic Party >>> candidates. Since then, even the most establishment Democrats have >>> fundamentally changed how they talk about the protests from >>> condescension and hostility to respect and even support and The New >>> York Times today makes clear one significant factor accounting for
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this change: Leading Democratic figures, including party fund-raisers and a top ally of President Obama, are embracing the spread of the anti-Wall Street protests in a clear sign that members of the Democratic establishment see the movement as a way to align disenchanted Americans with their party. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the partys powerful House fund-raising arm, is circulating a petition seeking 100,000 party supporters to declare that I stand with the Occupy Wall Street protests. The Center for American Progress, a liberal organization run by John D. Podesta, who helped lead Mr. Obamas 2008 transition, credits the protests with tapping into pent-up anger over a political system that it says rewards the rich over the working class a populist theme now being emphasized by the White House and the party. The center has encouraged and sought to help coordinate protests in different cities. Judd Legum, a spokesman for the center, said that its direct contacts with the protests have been limited, but that weve definitely been publicizing it and supporting it. He said Democrats are already looking for ways to mobilize protesters in get-out-the-vote drives for 2012. Politico similarly noted today that the White House wants to make it clear that President Barack Obama is on the same side as the Occupy Wall Street protesters. Can that scheme work? Can the Occupy Wall Street protests be transformed into a get-out-the-vote organ of Obama 2012 and the Democratic Party? To determine if this is likely, lets review a few relevant facts. In March, 2008, The Los Angeles Times published an article with the headline Democrats are darlings of Wall St, which reported that both Obama and Clinton are benefiting handsomely from Wall Street donations, easily surpassing Republican John McCain in campaign contributions. In June, 2008, Reuters published an article entitled Wall Street puts its money behind Obama; it detailed that Obama had almost twice as much in contributions from the securities and investment industry and that Democrats garnered 57 percent of the contributions from that industry. When the financial collapse exploded, then-candidate Obama became an outspoken supporter of the Wall Street bailout. After Obamas election, the Democratic Party controlled the White House, the Senate and the House for the first two years, and the White
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House and Senate for the ten months after that. During this time, unemployment and home foreclosures were painfully high, while Wall Street and corporate profits exploded, along with income inequality. In July, 2009, The New York Times dubbed JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Obamas favorite banker because of his close relationship with, and heavy influence on, leading Democrats, including the President. In February, 2010, President Obama defended Dimons $17 million bonus and the $9 million bonus to Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein both of whose firms received substantial taxpayer bailouts as fair and reasonable. The key Senate fundraiser for the Party is Chuck Schumer, whom the New York Times profiled in an article headlined Champion of Wall Street Reaps the Benefits as someone who repeatedly supported measures now blamed for contributing to the financial crisis and who took other steps to protect industry players from government oversight and tougher rules and thus became a magnet for campaign donations from wealthy industry executives, including Jamie Dimon, now the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase; John J. Mack, the chief executive at Morgan Stanley; and Charles O. Prince III, the former chief executive of Citigroup. That servitude to Wall Street is what consolidated Schumers power in the Party: As a result, [Schumer] has collected over his career more in campaign contributions from the securities and investment industry than any of his peers in Congress, with the exception of Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts . . . In the last two-year election cycle, he helped raise more than $120 million for the Democrats Senate campaign committee, drawing nearly four times as much money from Wall Street as the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Donors often mention his pro-business message and record of addressing their concerns. Upon being inaugurated, Obama empowered as his top economic adviser Larry Summers, who had collected roughly $5.2 million in compensation from hedge fund D.E. Shaw over the [prior] year and was paid more than $2.7 million in speaking fees by several troubled Wall Street firms and other organizations, including a fee of $135,000 for a single day of speaking at Goldman, Sachs, and who also led the orgy of Wall Street deregulation in the 1990s. Obama installed as Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, whom the New York Times explained had forged unusually close relationships with executives of Wall Streets giant financial institutions. When Obama chose him, Geithner had just participated in a secret meeting along with Bush Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, at which it was decided that a bankrupt AIG would be saved and then with taxpayer money would pay Goldman every penny owed to it. Summers, in February, 2009, defended gaudy AIG bonuses as compelled by the rule of law even after the administration forced auto union workers to take sizable cuts in their
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contractually guaranteed pay. As his Chief of Staff at Treasury, Geithner chose Mark Patterson, the former top lobbyist for Goldman, Sachs. Goldman replaced Patterson with Michael Paese, who at the time was the top staffer to Democratic Rep. Barney Frank in his capacity as Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, which regulates Wall Street. Obamas choice to oversee Americas futures markets was Gary Gensler, a former Goldman Sachs executive who, during the 1990s, was known for his shockingly lax enforcement of regulations governing derivative products. Obama reappointed Bushs Fed Chair Ben Bernanke, and named CEO of GE Jeffery Immelt to head his panel of jobs advisers, along with several other job-cutting corporate executives. When Rahm Emanuel who had made $16 million in three years as an investment banker after leaving the Clinton White House left as Obamas Chief of Staff to run for Mayor of Chicago, Obama chose as his replacement Bill Daley, who at the time was serving as JP Morgans Midwest Chairman and a director of Boeing. Shortly after Obamas star director of Office of Management and Budget, Peter Orszag, left the administration, he became a top executive at Citigroup. The DCCC, recently headed by Emanuel and now feigning support for the protests, is characterized by little other than a strategy of supporting corporatist, Wall-Street-revering Blue Dog Democrats as a way of consolidating power. One of the most significant aspects of the Obama administration is the lack of criminal prosecutions for leading Wall Street executives for the 2008 financial crisis. Obama recently opined even while there are supposedly ongoing DOJ investigations that Wall Streets corruption was, in general, not illegal. The New York Times recently reported that top Obama officials are heavily pressuring New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to join a woefully inadequate settlement agreement that would end all investigations and litigations against Wall Street firms for pervasive mortgage fraud. Given these facts, does the Center for American Progress really believe that the protest movement named OccupyWallStreet was begun and that people are being arrested and pepper-sprayed and ready to endure harsh winters and marching to Jamie Dimons house in order to devote themselves to ensuring that these people remain in power? Does CAP and the DCCC really believe that most of the protesters are motivated or can be motivated to turn themselves into a get-outthe-vote machine for Obamas re-election and the empowerment of Chuck Schumer and the Democratic Party? Obviously, if when the GOP nominates some crony capitalist like Rick Perry or eager Wall Street servant like Mitt Romney, few if any of the protesters will or should support them, nor can it be denied that the GOP in its current incarnation is steadfastly devoted to a pro-Wall-Street, corporatist agenda. But it also seems to me quite delusional to think that youre
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globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of John Greaves globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Re: Film Screenings using audio transmitted over radio - possible answer Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:57:55 AM
I can't be there til tuesday unfortunately. I will definitely meet then. I will try to get on the radio mailing list too. John On 10/12/11 12:15 AM, Daniel Levine wrote: I'm part of the radio working group and you'll often see me at photojournalism (Media #FILM) too. you can also contact linnea at lpalmerpaton@gmail.com if you want. It sounds like this is going to be more of an internet thing at least to begin with but it would be cool if you could come to one of the radio meetings at some point to bring it up. We're going to be pretty busy tomorrow with the WBAI stuff so don't worry about it. You can ask linnea to add you to the google group for radio so you'll know when we're meeting again. We're still just trying to get everybody together and we have a big project with BAI so it's going to be a minute before we're podcasting or doing live audiostreaming. But I will mention it tomorrow. love. d On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:02 AM, Pam Tietze <pam.tietze@gmail.com> wrote: Unfortunately I can't be there at 2p tomorrow because of work, but if anyone else can...please do! Are you part of the group actually? I wasn't sure. If not, do you have a contact for someone? On Oct 11, 5:49 pm, Daniel Levine <danieltrump...@gmail.com> wrote: > sounds good. Do you think you could stop by Radio WG at 2pm tomorrow to > bring up this idea? We meet under the red cube. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Pam Tietze <pam.tie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think it can work for both. There can be several 'channels' for
each > > need, and people can listen to the one that's appropriate for what > > they're interested in at the moment. Personally, I've had difficulty > > communicating with both of those groups (I'm also new to the way > > things work), so if you know how to reach out, please advise. Thanks > > Daniel! > > > Also, we've used the word 'radio' alot, but just to clarify I think > > it's starting to focus in on internet 'radio' solely so people can use > > their phones. Although if Radio WG wanted to take the reins on good > > old fashioned radio, that would be great. I imagine that if you're > > live streaming a GA meeting with a mic, it would be pretty easy to do > > it both ways at once. I'm focusing on getting the internet side going > > first though! > > > On Oct 11, 5:00 pm, Daniel Levine <danieltrump...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Aside from the technical aspects, are you guys envisioning broadcast > > radio > > > as a media outlet or simply a device to serve as an electronic version of > > > people's mic for those of in the square? > > > > The first case would definitely fall under the umbrella of our Radio WG > > and > > > we need and appreciate help. The second might be something for the lovely > > > folks at internet. > > > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:07 AM, John Greaves <j...@3knightsmedia.com > > >wrote: > > > > > There might be an issue with broadcasting radio which they might try to > > use > > > > legal tactics to shut down but radio would be a good idea. > > > > > One solution which I have been working on but have only gotten a > > prototype > > > > to work is to use icecast streaming server. There is a nice mac program > > > > based on this called Nicecasthttp://www.rogueamoeba.com/**nicecast/< > >http://www.rogueamoeba.com/nicecast/> >
> > > > this lets you start an internet radio station using itunes or just the > > mic > > > > on your computer. It's a free trial that lets you broadcast for an hour > > at a > > > > time, but it's only like $60 for the full license. > > > > > This is initially set up to broadcast over the internet, but if you can > > > > have a wireless router running hooked up to a computer using nicecast > > then > > > > anyone who joins that wireless network will be able to listen to the > > audio. > > > > > a few problems: there is a 7 second delay on the audio so it might not > > be > > > > good to sync movies. I'm not sure how much capacity this will have, but > > the > > > > prototype works. > > > > > people join the wireless router's network then go to a local url and > > hit > > > > play from an html5 browser. > > > > > Another possible answer for streaming movies is using the same network > > > > router, but using vlc to stream the movie over the network so a bunch > > of > > > > people can view it on their phone. THis would work, but is best for > > > > prerecorded stuff because there is a 7 second delay on the video too. > > > > > THis can be really powerful if you guys want to spend the energy to > > make it > > > > work. > > > > it can also create a local web site that people can access to see > > what's > > > > happening and what is needed within the local area network range. If we > > can > > > > get it working it can be replicated pretty easily and cheaply. > > > > > I am not available to be there until next week but I can skype
or email > > > > with people on the details of the procedure to get these solutions > > going. > > > > > Radio might just be the answer, but I thought I would add this > > additional > > > > info > > > > > John > > > > > On 10/11/11 9:37 AM, Pam Tietze wrote: > > > > >> If we can use an FM transmitter that can cover the length of the > > > >> square, we can 'occupy' a station and transmit audio (yes the GA > > > >> meetings and whatever else people want) live that people can listen to > > > >> with their phones. I think. Ha > > > > >> That airtime can be scheduled like a calendar so people can transmit > > > >> different info at all times. It gets around the amplification issue. > > > > >> It seems pretty simple to me in theory. It's like what they use on > > > >> walking tours, etc. > > > > >> On Oct 11, 8:37 am, Daniel Levine<danieltrump...@gmail.**com< > > danieltrump...@gmail.com>> > > > >> wrote: > > > > >>> Pam. Not sure exactly what you had in mind, but we have a radio > > working > > > >>> group. WBAI is giving us a half hour slot on their station starting > > next > > > >>> week (mon-fri 6:30-7). We're also looking into podcasting if you can > > help > > > >>> call me. 347-853-2612 > > > > >>> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 1:35 AM, Pam Tietze<pam.tie...@gmail.com> > > > >>> wrote: > > > > >>>> Hi there, > > > >>>> It's completely possible that this has already been
discussed, but I > > > >>>> was wondering why we don't transmit audio on a radio channel so > > people > > > >>>> can tune in and/or listen with their phones. I was thinking about > > this > > > >>>> because I wanted to screen films at the square and was trying to > > > >>>> think of different ways for people to hear the audio aside from > > > >>>> subtitles. > > > >>>> There could also be a website where people can 'tune in' and listen > > > >>>> with their phones. > > > >>>> What do you think?? > > > >>>> Thanks, > > > >>>> Pam > > > >>>> 254-681-8061
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Sofa Gallis Muriente globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Re: we the people have found our voice Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:06:14 AM
I'm sorry that I haven't participated in this discussion earlier, but I've certainly been reading all of your opinions. I support the idea of a disclaimer that establishes that the views shared in particular videos are not necessarily representative of everyone in the movement. This would allow us to maximize the reach of this video, which in all other respects is beautiful, well made, features important statements and stories of occupation participants and deserves to be watched by as many supporters of this movement as possible. Lets amplify the different voices and perspectives on this occupation, and let viewers draw their own conclusions. Sofa On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Martyna Starosta <martynastarosta@yahoo.de> wrote: Hello there, This is Martyna. Iva and I made the video WE THE PEOPLE HAVE FOUND OUR VOICE which is beig discussed in this email. I am glad that the video provoked such a rich discussion in which people bring in very different points of view. And, I strongly believe that this wide range of conflicting perspectives should be represented on the main website. There has been a lot of talk about creating a movement that is as inclusive as possible. It was also said that "our" relationship with the NYPD is complex, and that "we" are fighting for them too. Personally, I didn't join the OWS movement to fight for the pensions of the NYPD, on the contrary, I joined it to fight a whole system of oppression which converges in the prison industrial-complex (Cornel West brought this aspect up too). There are different opinions within OWS about positioning ourselves toward individual NYPD officers. Mine is that the "working class officers" have also options, they can, for instance, collectively decide to stop arresting people, go on strike, find another job etc. And I feel that OWS is risking to loose a lot of people who share my perspective - if it tries to converge the multiplicity of voices into one "all inclusive" entity. It is interesting that the whole discussion sparked around the representation of the police. Filtering out the voices which are the most "representative," and
silencing other, seems like "self-policing" to me. I believe that mixed tactics form the strength of the movement. Our video is not sexist, racist, antisemtic - This would be against the principles of solidarity which were declared by OWS. It gives voice to the anger against the NYPD which forms part of a larger system of oppression. To me, this anger is legitimate for obvious reasons - even though it's not "contextualized" within the video. There's is already enough diversity in the general coverage of OWS and I agree with the person who said that the different voices will balance each other our in an organic way if we allow them to be heard. WE THE PEOPLE HAVE FOUND OUR VOICE - doesn't imply that we speak with one voice, but that we create a political space in which conflicting opinions encounter each other. I suggest, to post the video with a short comment saying: "This video articulates a particular point of view which is not representative for the whole movement." (You can also include more specific objections) What are your thoughts? Martyna On Oct 11, 12:15 pm, Marisa Holmes <marisahol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone! > > The filmmakers who brought us Nobody can predict the moment of Revolution > have made a longer film, and they'd like to post it on the nycga and > occupywallstreet websites. > Can we make this happen? > > Marisa > > It's posted here:http://vimeo.com/30241489
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Victoria Sobel globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Room near park to store delicate equipment Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:57:20 PM
52 broadway?? We're all still able to use that space as storage On Oct 13, 2011 7:42 PM, "Fix" <senorfix@gmail.com> wrote: Hey, I concur no hotel. We should start right now to move non essential equipment, documents and personal items to storage. Fix Michael Fix (917) 572-8215 Sent from my Star Trek like, mobile communication device, which is destroying language. On Oct 13, 2011 7:05 PM, "Victoria Sobel" <victoria@showpaper.org> wrote: i think the hotel room seems unnecessary as well, i've heard of a couple of offsite spaces- who's belongings are trying to be stored??? storage spaces cost roughly 200-300 per month On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Anthony DiMieri <anthony.dimieri@gmail.com> wrote: What exactly would you need to store? And for how long? I live a few subway stops away and wouldn't charge $300. 2011/10/13 Sofa Gallis Muriente <rojosofia@gmail.com> I'm sure there's also cars parked near the square that belong to occupators, as well as supportive neighbors that could take some things... On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 6:23 PM, lio spiegler <b4i8u2@gmail.com> wrote: Storage is much cheaper! Together. On Oct 13, 2011 5:44 PM, "Alma" <wafflesushi@gmail.com> wrote: Hey guys! Just a thought, wanted to see the reaction on a few boards before proposing at tonight's GA. I was thinking of booking a hotel close to the park, for example the Holiday Inn on Nassau St, and have it open for storage of delicate
equipment currently at the camp. I was thinking the Media and Internet committees in particular could make good use of such a room, even if just for tonight and out by noon tomorrow or Saturday. I would request funding, that particular hotel is around $300 per night but there are currently rooms available for tonight. Thoughts? Alma
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of andrew@thehumanchannel.org globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] THIS IS IT! -- Ray Kelly basically saying he will end OWS Thursday, October 13, 2011 2:48:00 PM
Yes!!! Tell PR!!!! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: Rene Renata Bergan <renee@renegadepix.net> Sender: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:36:05 -0400 To: <globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Cc: <pr-working-group@googlegroups.com>; <september17@googlegroups.com>; <917-arts-and-culture@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] THIS IS IT! -- Ray Kelly basically saying he will end OWS Should we do an all out call for everyone to come sleep at the park tonight??? ************************* Rene Renata Bergan 805.698.3069 www.renegadepix.net
On Oct 13, 2011, at 2:26 PM, beka economopoulos wrote: SENDING AROUND A CALL TO ACTION NOW, PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Wall St. protesters will not be allowed to bring sleeping bags, tents back into park
By DAVID SEIFMAN and BOB FREDERICKS
Last Updated:1:13 PM, October 13, 2011 Posted:12:09 PM, October 13, 2011
The partys over! The citys top cop said today that the Occupy Wall Street protesters who clear out of Zuccotti Park tomorrow so their filthy makeshift campsite can get a much-needed cleaning can come back when the job is finished - but they cant take their tents, coolers and other gear with them. People will have to remove all their belongings and leave the park, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said After its cleaned, theyll be able to come back. But they wont be able to bring back the gear, the sleeping bags, that sort of thing will not be able to be brought back into the park. The order would put an end to the campout at the park that began on Sept. 17 -- but some of the protesters defiantly vowed not to leave the park as the city has ordered. The powers that be dont like whats happening, and it doesnt surprise me, one protester said this morning. Theyd do anything to get rid of us. But you dont put yourself through all this if youre not serious. Another young man shouted Were not leaving this park! as cops walked by passing out fliers warning them to clear out. Others said they would clean up the park themselves, and a few were already walking around with brooms and picking up garbage. The demonstrators were also expected to head back to Brooklyn this afternoon to gather outside Kings County Supreme Court to protest the weekly auctions of homes that have been foreclosed on. Wall Street bankers, organizers claimed, knowingly sold mortgages to people who couldnt afford to pay them back. Last time the protesters tried to approach Brooklyn by swarming onto the Brooklyn Bridge cops responded by making more than 700 arrests. Mayor Bloomberg went to the base of the Occupy Wall Street protesters last night to inform them that the parks owners need to clean up tomorrow after the weeks-long rally. But he added they could return once the park is tidied up, officials said. The last three weeks have created unsanitary conditions and considerable wear and tear on the park, a statement
from Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway said. The situation is not in the best interests of the protesters, residents or the city. Also yesterday, PETA announced that members dressed as a chicken, cow and pig would show up at the protest friday to protest factory farming. -New: http://blog.art21.org/2011/05/19/5-questions-for-contemporarypractice-with-not-an-alternative/ Not An Alternative http://notanalternative.com Fission Strategy http://fissionstrategy.com Phone: 917-202-5479 Skype: bekamop Twitter: http://twitter.com/bekamop
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of owsmedia@gmail.com globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] we the people nypd heckling Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:18:00 PM
Martyna come to the open source meeting at 830 at red sculpture. We need to have a web area for all people to post. Solidarity of the whole for the autonomy of the individual. From: Martyna Starosta <martynastarosta@yahoo.de> Sender: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:13:38 +0100 (BST) To: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com<globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] we the people nypd heckling Hello, I suggest once again: Let's post the video on occupywallst.org with a disclaimer: "The perspective of this video doesn't represent the whole OWS Movement" Who is in charge of posting? Best, Martyna --Martyna Starosta Film Detective Red Channels Sucide or Solidarity? Facebook: Valerie Solanas Reloaded
Von: "andrew@thehumanchannel.org" <andrew@thehumanchannel.org> An: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Gesendet: 18:51 Mittwoch, 12.Oktober 2011 Betreff: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] we the people nypd heckling
After watching, the heckling part I thought was fine because the cops are still smiling. I did very much want to see the faces of the voices speaking. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: Martyna Starosta <martynastarosta@yahoo.de> Sender: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:37:37 +0100 (BST) To: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com<globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] we the people nypd heckling Hello there, After reading all this different points of view: How do we make a decision about showing, or not showing the video? Martyna PS: Andrew, Why don't you watch the video first, and then add your voice to the discussion?
--Martyna Starosta Film Detective Red Channels Sucide or Solidarity? Facebook: Valerie Solanas Reloaded
Von: Prudence Katze <prudencekatze@gmail.com> An: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Gesendet: 18:25 Mittwoch, 12.Oktober 2011 Betreff: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] we the people nypd heckling
"The time for opposition has passed"? You mean, the opposition that doesn't take away tarps, pepper-spray, or put on tight hand-cuffs? You mean the opposition that is composed of us occupying a space day after day after day. The whole world is full of oppositions, we are working as a constantly changing agent of provocation. You do a dis-service to everyone to think that you speak for 100% of the population - because no one has the capacity to do that. We can strive to understand where others are coming from, to appreciate difference and try to stay away from stasis, but none of us will be able to represent the totality of everyone else's experience. When you speak of altruism, do you mean JPMorgan donating $4.9 million to the NYPD while the Bloomberg administration lays off over 600 teachers? Perhaps you should listen to this zizek speech: "Remember: the problem is not corruption or greed. The problem is the system that pushes you to give up. Beware not only of the enemies. But also of false friends who are already working to dilute this process." http://ecologywithoutnature.blogspot.com/2011/10/zizeks-talk-at-occupy-wall-st.html Why sugar coat an actual exciting process that is constantly evolving? There are so many positive things happening at OWS, but we are always on the precipice of the legal gray area (as we should be). Pretending like the police are our friends and are putting flowers in their own gun barrels voluntarily is akin to farcical censorship.
in solidarity, Prudence On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 3:21 PM, <andrew@thehumanchannel.org> wrote: Hi Martyna thank you for your lovely videos in which I see the best in my friends. We are the 100%, the whole, including the police. The time for opposition is passed, we have a voice, just like you said, so use it for altruism please. Also, I haven't seen the video yet, but I did stay at a holiday inn last night. Andrew Anarchic College Media Ed. Fac. I'm Tom from the internet. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----From: Martyna Starosta <martynastarosta@yahoo.de> Sender: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:40:59 To: Global Revolution Media<globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com> Reply-To: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Subject: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Re: we the people have found our voice Hello there, This is Martyna. Iva and I made the video WE THE PEOPLE HAVE FOUND OUR VOICE which is beig discussed in this email. I am glad that the video provoked such a rich discussion in which people bring in very different points of view. And, I strongly believe that this wide range of conflicting perspectives should be represented on the main website. There has been a lot of talk about creating a movement that is as inclusive as possible. It was also said that "our" relationship with the NYPD is complex, and that "we" are fighting for them too. Personally, I didn't join the OWS movement to fight for the pensions of the NYPD, on the contrary, I joined it to fight a whole system of oppression which converges in the prison industrial-complex (Cornel West brought this aspect up too). There are different opinions within OWS about positioning ourselves toward individual NYPD officers.
Mine is that the "working class officers" have also options, they can, for instance, collectively decide to stop arresting people, go on strike, find another job etc. And I feel that OWS is risking to loose a lot of people who share my perspective - if it tries to converge the multiplicity of voices into one "all inclusive" entity. It is interesting that the whole discussion sparked around the representation of the police. Filtering out the voices which are the most "representative," and silencing other, seems like "self-policing" to me. I believe that mixed tactics form the strength of the movement. Our video is not sexist, racist, antisemtic - This would be against the principles of solidarity which were declared by OWS. It gives voice to the anger against the NYPD which forms part of a larger system of oppression. To me, this anger is legitimate for obvious reasons - even though it's not "contextualized" within the video. There's is already enough diversity in the general coverage of OWS and I agree with the person who said that the different voices will balance each other our in an organic way if we allow them to be heard. WE THE PEOPLE HAVE FOUND OUR VOICE - doesn't imply that we speak with one voice, but that we create a political space in which conflicting opinions encounter each other. I suggest, to post the video with a short comment saying: "This video articulates a particular point of view which is not representative for the whole movement." (You can also include more specific objections) What are your thoughts? Martyna On Oct 11, 12:15 pm, Marisa Holmes <marisahol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone! > > The filmmakers who brought us Nobody can predict the moment of Revolution > have made a longer film, and they'd like to post it on the nycga and > occupywallstreet websites. > Can we make this happen? > > Marisa > > It's posted here:http://vimeo.com/30241489
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of andrew@thehumanchannel.org globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] we the people nypd heckling Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:32:37 PM
Martyna, its andrew, I'll ask everyone to continue their best attempt at transparency! Ha what a joke. I'll make sure it gets on the web-but the site is changing tomorrow to god knows what. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: Martyna Starosta <martynastarosta@yahoo.de> Sender: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:24:10 +0100 (BST) To: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com<globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] we the people nypd heckling I would love to come in person but am teaching today, and tomorrow. How do we proceed? Can I call someone's phone number to catch up? Best, Martnya --Martyna Starosta Film Detective Red Channels Sucide or Solidarity? Facebook: Valerie Solanas Reloaded
Von: "owsmedia@gmail.com" <owsmedia@gmail.com> An: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Gesendet: 19:17 Mittwoch, 12.Oktober 2011 Betreff: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] we the people nypd heckling
Martyna come to the open source meeting at 830 at red sculpture. We need to have a web area for all people to post. Solidarity of the whole for the autonomy of the individual. From: Martyna Starosta <martynastarosta@yahoo.de> Sender: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:13:38 +0100 (BST) To: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com<globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] we the people nypd heckling Hello, I suggest once again: Let's post the video on occupywallst.org with a disclaimer: "The perspective of this video doesn't represent the whole OWS Movement"
Who is in charge of posting? Best, Martyna --Martyna Starosta Film Detective Red Channels Sucide or Solidarity? Facebook: Valerie Solanas Reloaded
Von: "andrew@thehumanchannel.org" <andrew@thehumanchannel.org> An: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Gesendet: 18:51 Mittwoch, 12.Oktober 2011 Betreff: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] we the people nypd heckling
After watching, the heckling part I thought was fine because the cops are still smiling. I did very much want to see the faces of the voices speaking. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: Martyna Starosta <martynastarosta@yahoo.de> Sender: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:37:37 +0100 (BST) To: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com<globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] we the people nypd heckling Hello there, After reading all this different points of view: How do we make a decision about showing, or not showing the video? Martyna PS: Andrew, Why don't you watch the video first, and then add your voice to the discussion?
--Martyna Starosta Film Detective Red Channels Sucide or Solidarity? Facebook: Valerie Solanas Reloaded
Von: Prudence Katze <prudencekatze@gmail.com> An: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Gesendet: 18:25 Mittwoch, 12.Oktober 2011 Betreff: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] we the people nypd heckling
"The time for opposition has passed"? You mean, the opposition that doesn't take away tarps, pepper-spray, or put on tight hand-cuffs? You mean the opposition that is composed of us occupying a space day after day after day. The whole world is full of oppositions, we are working as a constantly changing agent of provocation. You do a dis-service to everyone to think that you speak for 100% of the population - because no one has the capacity to do that. We can strive to understand where others are coming from, to appreciate difference and try to stay away from stasis, but none of us will be able to represent the totality of everyone else's experience. When you speak of altruism, do you mean JPMorgan donating $4.9 million to the NYPD while the Bloomberg administration lays off over 600 teachers? Perhaps you should listen to this zizek speech: "Remember: the problem is not corruption or greed. The problem is the system that pushes you to give up. Beware not only of the enemies. But also of false friends who are already working to dilute this process." http://ecologywithoutnature.blogspot.com/2011/10/zizeks-talk-at-occupy-wall-st.html Why sugar coat an actual exciting process that is constantly evolving? There are so many positive things happening at OWS, but we are always on the precipice of the legal gray area (as we should be). Pretending like the police are our friends and are putting flowers in their own gun barrels voluntarily is akin to farcical censorship. in solidarity, Prudence On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 3:21 PM, <andrew@thehumanchannel.org> wrote: Hi Martyna thank you for your lovely videos in which I see the best in my friends. We are the 100%, the whole, including the police. The time for opposition is passed, we have a voice, just like you said, so use it for altruism please. Also, I haven't seen the video yet, but I did stay at a holiday inn last night. Andrew Anarchic College Media Ed. Fac. I'm Tom from the internet. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message----From: Martyna Starosta <martynastarosta@yahoo.de> Sender: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:40:59 To: Global Revolution Media<globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com> Reply-To: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Subject: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Re: we the people have found our voice Hello there, This is Martyna. Iva and I made the video WE THE PEOPLE HAVE FOUND OUR VOICE which is beig discussed in this email. I am glad that the video provoked such a rich discussion in which people bring in very different points of view. And, I strongly believe that this wide range of conflicting perspectives should be represented on the main website. There has been a lot of talk about creating a movement that is as inclusive as possible. It was also said that "our" relationship with the NYPD is complex, and that "we" are fighting for them too. Personally, I didn't join the OWS movement to fight for the pensions of the NYPD, on the contrary, I joined it to fight a whole system of oppression which converges in the prison industrial-complex (Cornel West brought this aspect up too). There are different opinions within OWS about positioning ourselves toward individual NYPD officers. Mine is that the "working class officers" have also options, they can, for instance, collectively decide to stop arresting people, go on strike, find another job etc. And I feel that OWS is risking to loose a lot of people who share my perspective - if it tries to converge the multiplicity of voices into one "all inclusive" entity. It is interesting that the whole discussion sparked around the representation of the police. Filtering out the voices which are the most "representative," and silencing other, seems like "self-policing" to me. I believe that mixed tactics form the strength of the movement. Our video is not sexist, racist, antisemtic - This would be against the principles of solidarity which were declared by OWS. It gives voice to the anger against the NYPD which forms part of a larger system of oppression. To me, this anger is legitimate for obvious reasons - even though it's not "contextualized" within the video. There's is already enough diversity in the general coverage of OWS Emails come from PST files that were linked to a post on biggovernment.com by Thomas Ryan. PDF by www.teapartycheer.com
and I agree with the person who said that the different voices will balance each other our in an organic way if we allow them to be heard. WE THE PEOPLE HAVE FOUND OUR VOICE - doesn't imply that we speak with one voice, but that we create a political space in which conflicting opinions encounter each other. I suggest, to post the video with a short comment saying: "This video articulates a particular point of view which is not representative for the whole movement." (You can also include more specific objections) What are your thoughts? Martyna On Oct 11, 12:15 pm, Marisa Holmes <marisahol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone! > > The filmmakers who brought us Nobody can predict the moment of Revolution > have made a longer film, and they'd like to post it on the nycga and > occupywallstreet websites. > Can we make this happen? > > Marisa > > It's posted here:http://vimeo.com/30241489
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Will Gauss september17@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [september17discuss] Demands committee and those who want no demands bridging the gap Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:02:49 AM
I will do my best to be there to be the voice of those who utterly reject the whole idea of specific demands. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 12, 2011, at 10:55 AM, guindave@aol.com wrote: > I think the Demands committie and the Constitution Committee should become one who is making this constitution do you know any one ? > > again however the demands committee meeting is sunday at 2pm by the red cube All from all sides please come they don't have an idea how diverse opnion is on this. > > Dave > > -----Original Message----> From: Snafu <snafu@thething.it> > To: september17 <september17@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 2:26 pm > Subject: Re: [september17discuss] Demands committee and those who want no demands bridging the gap > > It's interesting that the Demands Committee creates so much alarm > whereas the Constitution Committee does not even raise an eyebrow. > Constitution is strategic, demands are tactical. > > Demands do not define a movement, a constitution does. > > On 10/11/11 12:45 PM, Marisa Holmes wrote: >> I agree with Will. We cannot represent the movement as a whole. >> Also, a demands committee would not represent the NY occupation. >> Any political statements must go through the GA process. >> Personally, I'm against having demands at all. >> We've already adopted principles of solidarity and a declaration. >> We know what we're about at the NYC GA without "demands" >> >> Marisa >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 12:41 PM,<guindave@aol.com> wrote: >>> I'm not sure who is writting it I think thats what they are doing > right ? >>> writting somthing like it ? >>> >>> -----Original Message---->>> From: Will Gauss<willgauss@gmail.com> >>> To: september17<september17@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 11:54 am >>> Subject: Re: [september17discuss] Demands committee and those who > want no >>> demands bridging the gap >>> >>> We are a consensus based group. If a decision is made which does not
>>> include us, I just won't recognize it. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Oct 11, 2011, at 11:31 AM, David DeGraw<David@AmpedStatus.com> > wrote: >>> >>>> this mysterious "demands committee" needs to have total > transparency. >>> if demands come out of left field there will be a revolt within > the revolt. >>> we are already working hard to deflect all sorts of wacky > conspiracy >>> theories. >>>> On 10/11/2011 11:16 AM, guindave@aol.com wrote: >>>>> and yes it worries me for the same reason but what to do now ? >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message---->>>>> From: guindave<guindave@aol.com> >>>>> To: september17<september17@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 11:15 am >>>>> Subject: RE: [september17discuss] Demands committee and those who >>> want no demands bridging the gap >>>>> They where already there >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message---->>>>> From: Jackie DiSalvo<jdisalvo@nyc.rr.com> >>>>> To: september17<september17@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 7:33 am >>>>> Subject: RE: [september17discuss] Demands committee and those who >>> want >>>>> no demands bridging the gap >>>>> >>>>> Don't have reporters; they will slant coverage to suit their >>>>> publication's >>>>> agenda. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message---->>>>> From: september17@googlegroups.com >>>>> [mailto:september17@googlegroups.com] On >>>>> Behalf Of guindave@aol.com >>>>> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 10:47 PM >>>>> To: september17@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: [september17discuss] Demands committee and those who want > no >>>>> demands bridging the gap >>>>> >>>>> I was at the demands committee and tonight (as some one who myself >>>>> would like something like a demand (perhaps not in those words). > They >>>>> where completely unaware that many at the GA don't want demands I >>>>> would urge pretty much every one who is interested for and against >>>>> demands to come to there next meeting Sunday at 2 but with and open >>>>> mind towards perhaps trying to bridge the gap between those who do >>> and >>>>> don't want this and those who are writing the what is it a >>> constitution >>>>> ? and those who do to find middle ground. Also there where some >>>>> reporters there do other working groups have reporters at them ? >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> > > > >
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Will Gauss september17@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [september17discuss] MoveOn.Org and Friends Attempt to Co-Opt Occupy Wall Street Movement Wednesday, October 12, 2011 9:45:31 AM
+1001 Sent from my iPhone On Oct 12, 2011, at 8:17 AM, Bailey McCann <bailey.mccann@gmail.com> wrote: It would seem that one of the most obvious ways to create the dividing line between OWS and groups like the DFA is to point out that they're seeking to profit off the movement. (AKA business as usual) I haven't seen anything saying that they'll be giving back any of that $14 to OWS or better yet, to any groups working with the disadvantaged. I think if we just pointed this out, and highlighted the other orgs like MoveOn who are riding the wave without actually doing any heavy lifting, people are going to key into that. If we go further and force them to answer why they thought it was ok to profiteer off a campaign going after greed, that would be an interesting moment. The moment you blanketly say we hate democrats, that becomes a divisive message and not really what everyone seems to be working at here. However, forcing the establishment democrats to answer why their go-to reaction was profiteering, that has some credibility. Bailey On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 4:29 AM, beka economopoulos <beka@notanalternative.net> wrote: Here's the thing: our messaging, our strategy, and our tactics must change based on the external landscape. When we become embraced by the Democratic Party and its allies, we must go further than what makes them comfortable. That's if we want to win more than concessions and easy reforms ( that currently exist within the realm of possibility), and achieve game-changing substantive/structural reforms ( that currently live in the realm of impossibility, that we didn't imagine we ever could see in our lifetimes). We should aim for nothing less -- why aim for closing up shop soon when we have no idea what we're capable of? Phase 1 = vanguard moves in, initiates occupation, largely dismissed, but staying power piques curiosity, and police misconduct/violence draws attention and wins sympathy. Phase 2 = vanguards in other cities recognize potential, initiate occupations. At the same time, initial occupation gathers steam, grows, large membership orgs endorse and give legitimacy that wasn't present
before, now the mainstream media start to change tune. Focus of coverage is human interest story of life in the park; and what do they want? Phase 3 = mainstream media interest explodes, NGOs, labor, community, and establishment orgs engage supporters, connect existing campaigns to #occupy frame, amplify visibility and suggestion of social movement. Democratic leadership embrace movement, as do party-related and electorally focused orgs. Media coverage attributes power to movement, queries whether it's a Tea Party for the left, whether it will gain electoral power and legislative victories. Phase 4 = ? We currently find ourselves in Phase 3. Senior members of the White House administration, and the President himself, have expressed support for OWS. Democracy for America, a Howard Dean initiated group just sent an email blast to more than a million members tonight selling yard signs that say "We Are the 99%" with co-branded urls: OccupyWallSt.org and DemocracyforAmerica.org/occupy. OWS is embraced by the establishment as a means to amplify existing agendae. Bloomberg gives tacit "permission" for our occupation, effectively rendering it non-threatening and normalizing it. Result is rise in media coverage of occupation as nuisance to neighbors. This is a natural and necessary phase. So now what? We're in this for the long haul. There are no "solutions" that can be presented quickly to make us go away. And so there will be moments where our presence is no longer an uncomfortable and unknown variable, but rather is normalized and integrated. It's in those moments that we have to push the envelop, pry open the space of possibility even farther. We go as far as we can to destabilize, but maintain momentum. And when that's the new "normal" then we go farther. That's how change happens, how we shift the terrain and the terms of the game. From an actions perspective, that means getting tactical, and mobile, activating the rest of the city, executing higher-risk actions, civil disobedience and arrests. From a media perspective, we have to get ahead of the game. We no longer need to legitimize. Or articulate the problem. Both are clearly established. So, given this new moment how can we use media strategically? We must draw a line, disavow the Democrats explicitly, make our messaging a little uncomfortable. Yes, perhaps, split the support, lest we not be co-opted. This will be painful, internally, as it won't always achieve comfortable consensus. But to hold this space and expand the realm of possibility, we have to go farther than others are ready to go.
It's how this started and we can't be too shy to be bold. -b On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:05 AM, Jon Good <therealjongood@gmail.com> wrote: This is a thing that keeps happening: we have a hard time recognizing the difference between a group and the members of that group. The Democratic Party is a corrupt money-machine organization whose leaders sell out their constituents as they suckle from the poisonous teats of banks and corporations, but its members are in the 99% and our potential allies. The NYPD is a brutal engine of repression and persecution paid off by the banks and whose culture of corruption gives clemency to those who rape, murder, and beat the people they're supposed to be protecting, but most individual cops are in the 99% and sympathetic to our cause. And so on and so on...
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:32 PM, Gabriel Johnson <gabjoh2@gmail.com> wrote: (Frowny face.) I thought you guys liked me --glj On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Jason Jones <surplus@notanalternative.net> wrote: Only option now is brutal separation. The democrats are the enemy. Smash capitalism! On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Jon Good <therealjongood@gmail.com> wrote: " anyone trying to co-opt our movement better be careful that they don't get
swallowed by us. " +1000
That is %#$%ed up! That is the problem with not controlling our message and not copyrighting our slogans, but we are getting free advertising. Maybe the GA should put out a message condemning their, or anybody's stealing our endorsement. One thing though, anyone trying to co-opt our movement better be careful that they don't get swallowed by us.
On 10/11/11, Jason Jones<surplus@notanalternative.net> wrote: I take back what I said. http://www.democracyforamerica.com/activities/635? akid=1400.1574445.C7OweO&rd=1&t=1 It's already happened.
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:23 PM, <jemcgloin@verizon.net> wrote: Hi I am a "liberal" involved in the GA since the first day. We are supposed to be and inclusive movement trying to gain support, not excluding liberals because they didn't all jump in on day one. move-on has always supported the democratic party. Their house parties have been going on all year. I went to one in July and brought people from there to the first NYCGA and moveon members have been active the whole time. I am not a fan of the democratic party, and I don't think we should be endorsing them or any other party or candidate, but we don't need to say bad things about their members, only policies or legislation we disagree with. The 99% is very big and chasing away some that are close to our positions because they work
within the system is not a good idea. Diversity of tactics does not only mean civil disobedience. It can also mean that other groups can attempt to pass legislation that helps people without our condemning their existance. The moveon people that i know believe that corporations are destroying the world and are trying to fight it the way they know how. Go read the list of demands that they came up with through a national voting system. Give them advise, disagree with them but please don't come on here and claim that they are trying to steal our movement. We are all in this together. John On 10/11/11, David DeGraw<David@AmpedStatus.com> wrote:

Tuesday 11 October 2011 by: Steve Horn, Truthout | News Analysis Gandhi once said [3] ofgrowing movements of Demonstrators with the Occupy Wall social protestation, "First Street protests in Zucotti Parkin New York, October 7, 2011. Protests in Wall they ignore you, thenthey Street section of NewYork enter their laugh at you, then they fight third week, with similar efforts you, then you win." The springing up inBoston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle. (Photo: Michael trajectoryof the everAppleton /The New York Times) evolving and growing Occupy Wall Street movement followsthe same pattern almost to a "T," with slight variation. Now, apply that model to the most recent public relations andmarketing ploys of organizations like MoveOn.org, the ascendant"Reclaim the American Dream Movement" and the general segment ofsociety author and journalist Chris Hedges calls the "Liberal Class" inhis most recent book titled "The Death of the Liberal Class [4]" (of which the former two are both apart). In so doing, one can observe a perfect case study of the liberalclass in action, in four distinct acts, with one exception: "then theyfight you" can be replaced with "then they attempt to co-opt yourmovement." Act One - Getting Ignored: In the early planningstages of Occupy Wall Street, few eyes were on those working behind thescenes to make this vision a reality. With little funding backing theircause, the activists calling for this action, to those even paying anyattention to them at all (few and far between), seemed quixotic or atthe very least, overly optimistic. This was the case even to thosehighly sympathetic to the cause and its accompanying ideology.
How in the world does a rag-tag bunch of activists take on thefinancial power center of the world that calls the shots politically instatehouses around the country, on a federal level and around theworld? Because the task was such a monumental undertaking, theseactivists were essentially ignored all throughout the planning stagesand into the opening days of the occupation itself. The liberal class, predictably, was nowhere to be seen in theplanning stages of Occupy Wall Street, wholeheartedly ignoring thefact, or simply not even knowing the fact, that this occupation was inthe works. Act Two - Getting Laughed at: Once it was seenthat, while not yet a movement, the people occupying Wall Street had,at the very least, legitimate grievances, the liberal class resorted toscornful tactics like mockery of the type of people in the movement -ad hominem attacks, if you will. The scorn was well-depicted by liberal environmental blogger,Grist's David Roberts, who tweeted [5],"I've been reading about #occupywallstreet for the last hour or two& it's just horrific. Practically designed to discredit leftistprotest." It was also on perfect display with liberal blogger DavidAtkins, who mockingly tweeted [6],"If you want to #occupywallstreet, 1) shave 2) wear some decent clothes3) coordinate signs about inequality 4) get a media spokesperson." Thediatribe proceeded for multiple tweets, Atkins having listed ten points. In a post titled [7],"What's behind the scorn for the Wall Street protests?" Salon.comblogger Glenn Greenwald aptly explained their behavior and tactics,writing, "Any entity that declares itself an adversary of prevailinginstitutional power is going to be viewed with hostility byestablishment-serving institutions and their loyalists. That's just thenature of protests that take place outside approved channels, aninevitable byproduct of disruptive dissent: those who are most vestedin safeguarding and legitimizing establishment prerogatives ... aregoing to be hostile to those challenges. As the virtually universaldisdain in these same circles for WikiLeaks (and, before that, for theIraq War protests) demonstrated: the more effectively adversarial itis, the more establishment hostility it's going to provoke." The liberal class, though, quickly realized that Occupy Wall Streetwas gaining traction, with leaders of the left like Francis Fox Piven [8],MichaelMoore [9], Naomi Klein [10],Cornel West [11]and Joseph Stiglitz [12]joining the cause in solidarity, and its leaders realized that it mustco-opt the movement while time is still on its side. Act Three - Co-Option: With Occupy Wall Streetoff the ground, but its longevity still in flux, MoveOn.org and itscousin, the Center For American Progress [13], and Van Jones' [14]Reclaim the American Dream Movement [15], were nowhere to be found. Instead,they were busy planning the Take BackThe American Dream Conference [16],which took place from October 3 through October 5. "Taking back the American Dream," Jones said in an interviewappearing on AlterNet [17],will be a three-step process. First, the planned November 17 "Rising Tide of Protest [18]," a protest, led by the Reclaim the American Dream Movement [15], will be held in a network ofcities throughout the United States. As FireDogLake's David Dayen explained [18],"[The] November 17 protests announced by the
American Dream Movement... [are] a one-day protest across multiple cities across the countrythat organizers hope will be a massive activation of their supporters." Second, an amalgamation of coordinated house meetings and onlineteachins. "We're going to try to get a million leaders in Americaonline and talking with each other. And that's going to be a majorpiece," said Jones. Third and most importantly to an organization "powered by," (aka aproject of) MoveOn.org [19],which among other things, is an organization that raises campaign moneyfor Democratic Party candidates, Jones said the 2012 elections are avital piece of the puzzle. "And then there's a third piece and it's new- and it seems to have escaped people's notice - and that's that we'vesaid we're going to run 2012 people for office in 2012. Now, that's abig deal," Jones stated. "We're talking about U.S. senators who want to run as AmericanDream candidates - soon to be announced. We've reached out to the HouseDemocratic Caucus; there are House members who want to run as AmericanDream candidates," he continued. What this translates to, in layman's terms, is the very process ofco-opting a growing movement of democratic resistance and trying toreplace it with a sales pitch to go out in 2012 and vote Democrat.Jones and the Democratic Party operations in disguise, namely the likesof MoveOn.org and the Center for American Progress, are taking a pageout of the Dick Armey and Koch brothers' Tea Party co-option playbookwith this one. Indeed, many forget that before the Tea Party was an Astroturfmovement funded by Armey and the Koch brothers, it was an enragedgrassroots movement, led mostly by Ron Paul libertarians [20].Then it got co-opted and now it is a rotten pawn of corporate elites. If Occupy Wall Street organizers are not careful, this could alsobe their destiny. Act Four - Win or Be Co-Opted? That Is the Question: OccupyWall Street, now three weeks into the occupation, now finds itself in apivotal moment. Will the nonpartisan, anti-establishment movement allowitself to be co-opted by the Democratic Party serving powers that be,i.e. by the MoveOn.orgs and Center for American Progresses of theworld, or will it remain a strong, left, independent force that growswith each passing day and strikes fear into what the late sociologistC. Wright Mills calls the powerelite [21]? One thing is for certain - the liberal class is working overtime toco-opt a burgeoning social justice movement. Exhibit A: On October 5, Day 19 of Occupy Wall Street, MoveOn.orgsent out an email calling on clicktivists (as opposed to activists) to"Join the Virtual March on Wall Street." "The 99% are both aninspiration and a call that needs to be answered. So we're answering ittoday, in a nationwide Virtual March on Wall Street to support theirdemand for an economy that serves the many, not the few ... Join in thevirtual march by doing what hundreds have done spontaneously across theweb: Take your picture holding a sign that tells your story, along withthe words 'I am the 99%,'" wrote Daniel Mintz of MoveOn.org. John Stauber [22]is a longtime critic of organizations like MoveOn.org and
Center forAmerican Progress, and founder of the Center for Media and Democracyand co-author of "Toxic Sludge Is Good for You," a book that exposeshow corporations and vested interests work to co-opt movements forchange. In an interview, he stated, "Don't be fooled. This willprimarily be an effort to co-opt the language and energy to salvageObama and the Dem Party. This is how you co-opt movements. The OccupyWall Streeters are not leader oriented. Van Jones will become the voiceof this in the mainstream," "The same thing happened to anti-war in 2007. MoveOn.org was, tothe mainstream, the voice of that movement," Stauber continued. "It iseasy to read between the lines. For one thing, there is no criticism ofObama in the 'Reclaim the Dream' messaging and marketing. No one with anational reputation is going to do anything to undermine hisre-election efforts. There is huge money in supporting Obama andnothing but pain and punishment in not - both desperation and selfinterest are driving this at this point in time." As Stauber alluded to, one only has to look a few years down thememory hole to see that, as William Faulkner wrote in "Requiemfor a Nun [23]," "The past isnever dead. It's not even past!" In an article about how the Democratic Party, teaming up withMoveOn.org and other like-minded apparatchiks, viewed the Iraq war as a"gift" to wield for electoral purposes in the 2006 elections, Stauberwrote, "And how have the Democrats treated their gift now that theycontrol Congress? The Democratic House and Senate have continued tofund the war while posturing against it ..." Later, in that same piece, Stauber juxtaposed the operatives withIraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), an organization that is againstimperialistic foreign policy no matter who is in office, writing,"[IVAW] are not the concoction of a liberal think tank or PR firm; theyhave very little funding; they are not avoiding criticism of Democrats;and they are not playing political games trying to bank-shot Democraticcandidates into the White House and Congress in 2008. They are in opennon-violent revolt against US foreign policy, criticizing politiciansof all stripes who would exploit the war for political gain." Fast forward five years and a nearly parallel situation exists. Anindependent and democratic economic justice movement, ground zero ofwhich exists at the power center of economic injustice, namely WallStreet, has now spread to every corner of the country in some form orfashion within the framework of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The Democratic Party vultures are waiting to swoop in, steal thethunder and then make sure the focus is on electing Democrats, who arejust as much to blame as Republicans for the ascendancy of Wall Street.If anything, they are even more to blame for the pacification role theyplay in co-opting the overwhelming swath of the left time and timeagain, no matter what horrible policies they pass. Will Occupy Wall Street of 2011 be a repeat of the Iraq war of2006? Similar forces are at bay, that is for certain. It will all depend on activists deciding whether they choose to beused as a "gift," or if they choose to remain independent of the forcesof co-option. Act four, to say the least, should be interesting. http://www.truth-out.org/print/7323
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september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Tarak Kauff september17@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [september17discuss] Operation #wallstcleanup Thursday, October 13, 2011 9:51:53 AM
Jason, I hear what you are saying but if people hold the brooms peacefully with one end on the ground and the other (broom) end up the picture will be very clear that these are not weapons - a broom is not a weapon unless it is used as such. The problem is - provocateurs, and one can almost be certain that they will be there and will attempt to use the broom as a weapon and provoke a riot. Therefore, if this is to be done effectively, it must be put out to the media clearly ahead of time and the nonviolent intention made crystal clear, including to the mayor and the police. People will need great discipline to not react when and if the police do. If the police overreact (as they are likely to) and we take the blows, and it is recorded, it will go worldwide and further tremendously galvanize the movement. Remember Gandhi and the salt march. The brooms must not be raised either aggressively or to defend. Every person who is to participate must be hand picked and vetted to make sure they have the courage and willingness to abide by absolute nonviolent guidelines. If that can be done, this could be a major turning point. You will put the police and city in a lose/lose situation no matter which way they respond. If this happens tomorrow (Friday) I will come down and stand with you all. I can't make it today. Peace and solidarity, Tarak On Oct 13, 2011, at 9:32 AM, Jason Jones wrote: The wall st symbolic cleanup is a terrible idea and will end in disaster There will be way too many impassioned people down there who will refuse to let their right to assemble be turned into a art project. No matter how much training you impose on them. The most important thing that must happen is that people put down their mops and brooms. Otherwise when the police start arresting people for refusing to leave. Which will happen, i guarantee. The tools will be construed as weapons and justify violence on the part of the police. Much better to just have everyone link arms in solidarity. Without anything that looks like weapons. Bloomberg is calling bluff. There's no way he wants to look like the bad guy again. Especially the day before the 15th On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Amin Husain <amin.husain@gmail.com> wrote: nice
we need bodies too labor and students people who plan to protect the park with their presence On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 10:49 PM, Justin Wedes <jwedes@gmail.com> wrote: Here's my proposed idea to respond to Bloomberg/NYPD's proposed "cleanup" of the park:
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Tarak Kauff september17@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [september17discuss] Operation #wallstcleanup Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:56:09 PM
Have to admit, this is creative. TK On Oct 12, 2011, at 10:49 PM, Justin Wedes wrote: Here's my proposed idea to respond to Bloomberg/NYPD's proposed "cleanup" of the park:
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Tarak Kauff september17@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [september17discuss] Outrageous Letter from Owner of Zuccoti Park to NYPD Thursday, October 13, 2011 3:50:19 PM
If a water source is available, a power washer can be rented for less than $100 for the day. It would help if there were someone with experience to operate the power washer. I have lots of experience doing that but couldn't do it until this Wed. as I will be in DC this weekend. We may need to do the power washing sooner. I am planning to be there in the morning to stand with you all however. Tarak On Oct 13, 2011, at 12:56 PM, Thadeaus wrote: You can't get electrocuted by a cracked light fixture that isn't turned on. The lights have been turned off since the 17th of September. I think we need to be responsible and clean up after ourselves. If it needs to be power washed, we should be the ones doing that. On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:50 PM, grimwomyn <grimwomyn@gmail.com> wrote: > The power washing is a real thing that needs to get done-- and they > are > right about the cracked lighting- if it is cracked it needs to be > fixed... > the electrocution risk is a real thing. I would suggest that the GA > somehow > figure out a way to allow the power washing to come in-- the park IS > beginning to > smell and the powerwashing could be done in sections with crowds > moving as they need to allow for it.... > > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:41 PM, gail zawacki <witsendnj@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> As I posted on that this morning, it reads like an eviction >> notice: As >> the letter from Brookfield Properties to Police Commissioner Kelly >> makes >> clear, there really is no path for the occupation to continue and >> be in >> compliance with their concerns for safety, public access, and >> sanitation. >> http://witsendnj.blogspot.com/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-evicted.html >> I am in NJ and I want to come in this afternoon for the night. The >> only >> way to stop this is as many people as possible - too many for them to >> arrest! Can someone who has been arrested pls. write me witsendnj >> at yahoo >> dot com - just in case, I want to be prepared and I have questions >> about the >> process. >> thanks >> >> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Alex Tronolone <a.tronolone@gmail.com >> > >> wrote:
>>> >>> The CEO of Brookfield Asset Management, owners of Zuccoti Park, >>> sent a >>> foul letter to Ray Kelly on Tuesday, that you can read >>> here: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/99069159/Brookfields-Letter-to-NYPD-asking-to-clearZuccotti-Park-of-Occupy-Wall-Street-protesters >>> For what it's worth Brookfield's NY headquarters are not that far >>> from >>> the park itself: >>> Three World Financial Center >>> 200 Vesey Street, 11th Floor >>> New York, New York 10281 >>> Tel: 212-417-7000 >>> Fax: 212-417-7214 >>> And Brookfield owns 11 of buildings in New York. So seems like >>> some of >>> the pressure should be targeted towards Brookfield, and not just >>> Bloomberg >>> and the city... >>> >>> http://www.brookfieldofficeproperties.com/content/portfolio-2904.html#/ >>> USMarkets/NewYork >> > >
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I left a voicemail on his phone asking for a callback. Points to bring up? Sent from my iPhone On Oct 13, 2011, at 12:30 PM, Alex Tronolone <a.tronolone@gmail.com> wrote: The CEO of Brookfield Asset Management, owners of Zuccoti Park, sent a foul letter to Ray Kelly on Tuesday, that you can read here: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/99069159/Brookfields-Letter-toNYPD-asking-to-clear-Zuccotti-Park-of-Occupy-Wall-Street-protesters For what it's worth Brookfield's NY headquarters are not that far from the park itself:
Three World Financial Center 200 Vesey Street, 11th Floor New York, New York 10281 Tel: 212-417-7000 Fax: 212-417-7214
And Brookfield owns 11 of buildings in New York. So seems like some of the pressure should be targeted towards Brookfield, and not just Bloomberg and the city... http://www.brookfieldofficeproperties.com/content/portfolio2904.html#/USMarkets/NewYork
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Tarak Kauff september17@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [september17discuss] Re: IMP: Bloomberg Statement on Moving in to "Clean" the Park Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:24:09 PM
Justin, I agree with you and your idea is creative and beautiful as well as strategically sound. Go for it. Solidarity, Tarak On Oct 12, 2011, at 11:05 PM, beka economopoulos wrote: That's great Justin, we're working on a statement to that effect, like the framing. Other point of information: the local community board and political allies have been trying to push the mayor for permits for Porto Potties and dumpsters nearby. If he truly cared about sanitation in the park, he would allow this. On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Justin Wedes <jwedes@gmail.com> wrote: Tarak, This is a very thoughtful analysis, but I believe that our stance on this should be one of insisting on doing our own cleanup, consistent with our philosophy of selfpolicing and self-government. The NYPD/Bloomberg are trying to sway public opinion against us and create a pretext to enforce Brookfield's rules at the park, which are tantamount to evicting us as we are in violation of all of them (written after our arrival). This is confirmed in statements by Deputy Mayor for Operations Cas Holloway:
(from http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/10/12/occupy-wall-street-gets-a-visitfrom-mayor-bloomberg/?KEYWORDS=occupy+wall+street ) So I propose that we do not allow the city to coordinate any cleaning of the park, unless they want to work with us and within our existing sanitation protocols. -justin On Oct 12, 2011, at 10:54 PM, Tarak Kauff wrote: IMHO this is wrong - Bloomberg dictating terms to OWS. He and whoever else he wants should offer to meet in open and respectful negotiations with a designated committee from OWS as equals and talk about his concerns for clean up, if OWD is amenable to that. Then the committee can bring whatever offer Bloomberg and company make
back to the assembly and get back to Bloomberg with a response. Let him know that Liberty Park belongs to the people. Let him know that neither he nor the police brutality can dictate terms to the people. Private property my ass. It was stolen originally from the Indians. As many of you know October2011 recently accepted an offer by the NPS in DC to extend their permit (which had expired) for an additional 4 months. We did not ask for an extension of the permit (the police offered it) and we were prepared to stay without one. (The purpose of the original permit was only to get our foot in the door effectively). We made it very clear to the police that we intended to stay with or without a permit. The negotiators from Freedom Plaza gave no concessions, made no deals, also made it clear that non-violent resistance actions would continue in DC. But by virtue of the popularity of the OWS movements around the country and by virtue of what has been achieved already by those in Liberty PLaza the police in DC realized that any attempt to remove us would look very bad, consequently we were in a position of power. We had already set up tents, been sleeping at the park and serving food, all beyond the original restrictions of the permit. So when the police offered and extension with no strings attached, the assembly decided to take it. What happens from here on out depends on the numbers we have. If the numbers drop in Freedom Plaza the police can find an excuse to move us out, but for now we are relatively secure. There is a difference between police in DC and in NYC. In my experience the NYC police and the city administration are much more brutal and arrogant with regard to protests. That said, I think Bloomberg may also realize how bad he will look if he has the police try to forcibly remove people from Liberty Plaza. So my suggestion is to negotiate and give up nothing. Make everything public, insist on complete transparency. OWS may be able to get the city to actually help clean up the park without giving up anything. TK On Oct 12, 2011, at 9:57 PM, JeremyToG wrote: Possibly cruel question to ask: "Why can't you clean with us around anyway?" Alternatively, help with the cleaning to be part of it without having to leave the area. Or encircle any areas to be cleaned so that they don't get blocked off. On Oct 12, 9:52 pm, jemcgl...@verizon.net wrote: That's bizarre. Any idea when they plan to show up?
It was precisely this process thatended the M-15 encampmentsin Spain this past Spring. What does "the rules that Brookfield has established for the park" mean?
Beka
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september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Tarak Kauff september17@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [september17discuss] Re: IMP: Bloomberg Statement on Moving in to "Clean" the Park Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:54:49 PM
IMHO this is wrong - Bloomberg dictating terms to OWS. He and whoever else he wants should offer to meet in open and respectful negotiations with a designated committee from OWS as equals and talk about his concerns for clean up, if OWD is amenable to that. Then the committee can bring whatever offer Bloomberg and company make back to the assembly and get back to Bloomberg with a response. Let him know that Liberty Park belongs to the people. Let him know that neither he nor the police brutality can dictate terms to the people. Private property my ass. It was stolen originally from the Indians. As many of you know October2011 recently accepted an offer by the NPS in DC to extend their permit (which had expired) for an additional 4 months. We did not ask for an extension of the permit (the police offered it) and we were prepared to stay without one. (The purpose of the original permit was only to get our foot in the door effectively). We made it very clear to the police that we intended to stay with or without a permit. The negotiators from Freedom Plaza gave no concessions, made no deals, also made it clear that non-violent resistance actions would continue in DC. But by virtue of the popularity of the OWS movements around the country and by virtue of what has been achieved already by those in Liberty PLaza the police in DC realized that any attempt to remove us would look very bad, consequently we were in a position of power. We had already set up tents, been sleeping at the park and serving food, all beyond the original restrictions of the permit. So when the police offered and extension with no strings attached, the assembly decided to take it. What happens from here on out depends on the numbers we have. If the numbers drop in Freedom Plaza the police can find an excuse to move us out, but for now we are relatively secure. There is a difference between police in DC and in NYC. In my experience the NYC police and the city administration are much more brutal and arrogant with regard to protests. That said, I think Bloomberg may also realize how bad he will look if he has the police try to forcibly remove people from Liberty Plaza. So my suggestion is to negotiate and give up nothing. Make everything public, insist on complete transparency. OWS may be able to get the city to actually help clean up the park without giving up anything. TK On Oct 12, 2011, at 9:57 PM, JeremyToG wrote: Possibly cruel question to ask: "Why can't you clean with us around anyway?" Alternatively, help with the cleaning to be part of it without having to leave the area. Or encircle any areas to be cleaned so that they don't get blocked off. On Oct 12, 9:52 pm, jemcgl...@verizon.net wrote:
> That's bizarre. Any idea when they plan to show up? > > > > > > > > > > On 10/12/11,beka economopoulos<beka@notanalternative.net>wrote:I > find this to be of great concern: The cleaning will be done in > stages and the protesters will be able to return to the areas that > have been cleaned, provided they abide by the rules that Brookfield > has established for the park. > > It was precisely this process thatended the M-15 encampmentsin Spain > this past Spring. What does "the rules that Brookfield has > established for the park" mean? > > > > Need to have strategy conversation about this, prepare media > response (or choose not to), determine game plan for this as a > possible scenario, most likely in the wee hours of the night. > > > > Beka > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------From:Colin Moynihan <colinrmoynihan@gmail.com > >Date:October 12, 2011 8:07:15 PM > EDTTo:kira.annika@gmail.comSubject:from: Colin Moynihan; City hall > statement > > STATEMENT OF DEPUTY MAYOR FOR OPERATIONS CAS HOLLOWAYEarlier this > evening, Mayor Bloomberg went to Zuccotti Park to talkwith the > protesters himself and inform them that on Friday morningBrookfield > Properties will clean the park.Brookfield Properties owns Zuccotti > Park, and built it as an amenityfor the general public. As the > protest has continued, Brookfield hasexpressed concern about its > inability to clean the park and maintainit in a condition fit for > public use. Brookfield conveyed theseconcerns in a letter they sent > to the City.The Mayor is a strong believer in the First Amendment > and believesthat the protesters have a right to continue to protest. > At the sametime, the last three weeks have created unsanitary > conditions andconsiderable wear and tear on the park. This situation > is not in thebest interests of the protesters, residents or the > City.The cleaning will be done in stages and the protesters will be > ableto return to the areas that have been cleaned, provided they > abide bythe rules that Brookfield has established for the park. > > --New: http://blog.art21.org/2011/05/19/5-questions-for-contemporary-practice-with-not-analternative/ > > > > Not An Alternativehttp://notanalternative.com > >
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september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Tarak Kauff september17@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [september17discuss] Re: Operation #wallstcleanup Thursday, October 13, 2011 5:17:53 PM
Has this been approved by the GA yet? I like it but it needs to be carefully thought through and people need to be 100% nonviolent. Of course there will be provocateurs. On Oct 13, 2011, at 5:10 PM, LaurenD wrote: Great idea and great message! Thanks Justin! Liberty Square is way cleaner than most of the streets in New York. It is really pathetic that he would use cleaning as an excuse when most of the streets of New York are filthy and disgustingly cluttered with garbage bags that seem to never be picked up. Make lots of creative signs that point out the irony in this! Lauren*
On Oct 12, 7:49 pm, Justin Wedes <jwe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here's my proposed idea to respond to Bloomberg/NYPD's proposed > "cleanup" of the park: > > Operation #wallstcleanup > Tonight, and all day tomorrow, all campers/supporters should reach > out to friends/family/anyone to donate or purchase brooms, mops, > squeegees, dust pans, garbage bags, and any other cleaning supplies > to be collected at sanitation. The sanitation committee should move > full-speed ahead on purchase of bins allocated by consensus at GA. > > After General Assembly on Thursday, we'll have a full-camp cleanup > session. Sanitation can coordinate, and anyone who is available will > help with the massive community effort! > > Then, Thursday morning, we'll awake and position ourselves with our > brooms and mops in a human chain around the park, linked at the > arms. If NYPD attempts to enter, we'll peacefully/non-violently > stand our ground and those who are willing will get arrested. > > Afterwards, we'll march with brooms and mops to Wall Street to do a > massive #wallstcleanup march, where the real mess is! > > What do we think?? > > -justin
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Joshua van Praag september17@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [september17discuss] Virus passing? Wednesday, October 12, 2011 1:22:33 PM
Sounds like a load of rubbish to me -- any supporting info / evidence?? Either way, I would suggest that there is nothing we can ultimately do to influence the NYT and their coverage of us. While it was nice to see a sympathetic editorial finally emerge this week (3 and a half weeks late!) this newspaper is bound by the narrow limits of the system it is a part of, the very system we have assembled to oppose. It's important not to antagonize or attack without sound reason, but let's not pretend these institutions are with us for the long haul. Solidarity Joshua van Praag jvanpraag@me.com +1.347.445.8315 +44.(0)7787.896952 On Oct 12, 2011, at 12:16 PM, grimwomyn <grimwomyn@gmail.com> wrote: > I just heard that a NYTimes reporter thinks that someone from the OWS "movement" passed a computer virus to her computer... really hope that isn't the case... we need the NYTimes to support us... even though OWS has their own media-- they are a part of reaching out to others to bring them in....
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of shaista husain september17@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: [september17discuss] Zionist speaker at OWS outreach training Wednesday, October 12, 2011 5:46:59 AM
Dear members--these are the same issues and concerns raised by people of color--across the board--as well feminists (code pink) who have expressed the same issues about GA not being open for platform for confrontation and addressing histories of oppression marginalizing minority voices (in this city are actually majority voices) and some invisible dominant discourse that takes center stage not only in the mainstream media but within the GA. Some people could call it a lack of leadership? A lack of demands? A lack of political clarity? The Boston GA did ratify a statement towards "decolonization" in recognizing the First Nation Peoples. Wash DC GA has come out clearly ANTI-WAR SanDiego GA have been leading the eviction turnaround directions NYC GA? We immigrants in NYC know that Wall Street is capitalist plutocracy, and banks have usurped our democracy but we also know that we are on the site of 9/11 and the War on Terror that has completely wiped out Iraq (millions killed by the US invasion) that continues in Afghanistan and has just begun in Libya with NATO. A 15trillion$$$ military budget the BULK of which (more than half) directly supports the racist apartheid military state of Israel on one side, and further military aid that propped up the dictator Mubarak-- military rule continues in Egypt. All this tax budget for mid-east "stability"? there is no stability in Mid East as long as the United States is supplying arms. Israel is a US colony. The other US colony is Pakistan--where drones are launched from, we too live under the military dictatorship of the United States War on Terror, killing the poorest people in the neighboring tribal areas and Afghanistan. This is part and parcel of NYC wall street--finance--inseparable issues. New York CIty also happens to be where the United Nations is housed, a most corrupt impotent institution that serves the imperialist interests of the U.S. and its allies in conducting all the heinous war crimes in the world. FOr example, Palestinians are one bid short of gaining 9 votes that would recognize them as a nation, that one short bid is the United States veto. On all these issues, including the Palestinian intifada, --there must be a platform for conversations--addressing Decolonization--comrades in the GA must stand together to support and promote the voices of protest of oppressed people and provide a platform. This is what transformation is about. No longer remaining silent. All our institutions have failed us, but we can come together to propose alternative solutions.. I propose a demonstration outside the UNited Nations. Andy Pollock, i have copied and pasted the statement by Anti-Zionist Jewish community below. To open dialogue. There is a HUGE anti-zionist Jewish community that could be joined in forces at the United Nations and stand in solidarity with Palestinians. THis is good news, and this is what makes the OWS occupation so important in the world. The contact email is listed below the statement.
Yom Kippur Call-to-Action in solidarity with political prisoners and those facing mass incarceration across Palestine, the US and the world: As we welcome the Jewish new year, we look back at the year behind us to address our complicity in the many injustices of our time by recommitting to our collective responsibility for justice and humanity. In particular, we reflect on the common plight and struggle of political prisoners and the many people across the world whose dignity is denied and liberty is threatened by mass incarceration and military blockades. We are inspired in our struggle for justice by the sacrifice and courage of so many in the year behind us the late Troy Anthony Davis, the Georgia prison strikers, Mumia Abu Jamal, Ahmad Saadat, Leonard Peltier, the people of Gaza confined to an open-air prison and in front of us: the Palestinian prisoners and those jailed at Pelican Bay State Prison and other California prisons on hunger strike and carrying out civil disobedience in defense of the most basic of dignity and rights. On September 30, 2011, Palestinians across occupied Palestine - from the West Bank to the State of Israel to Gaza put out a call for solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners. On this Yom Kippur, Friday, October 7, we Jews of conscience, in response to this call, intend to extend our fast of atonement and take action to demand: An end to the isolation of Ahmad Saadat - General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; A meeting of the demands of the civil disobedience and hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation prisons; An end to the death penalty in the United States and all other places it remains a State practice A meeting of the demands of the hunger strike at California state prisons An end to the Israeli blockade on Gaza and unconditional and permanent opening of the Rafah crossing Israel now holds approximately 6,000 political prisoners, who are subjected to torture, humiliation, and solitary confinement. Many of these prisoners have never been tried, but are held in administrative detention, and many are children under age 16. Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation prisons began an open-ended hunger strike on September 27, 2011, demanding an end to the isolation of Palestinian prisoner and national leader Ahmad Saadat, an end to isolation for all Palestinian political prisoners, and an end to the policies of repression and humiliation against visitors to the prisoners, including denial of family visits and visitors being stopped, searched and impeded at Israeli occupation checkpoints.The prisoners are also demanding an end to abuse and humiliation of prisoners while they are transferred from one prison to another, as well as their right to an education. We stand with these political prisoners and prisoners of conscience all around the world who are imprisoned unjustly, and unjustly treated. We stand with people all over the world whose daily lives are terrorized and unjustly controlled by policing and incarceration. In recognition of the centrality of the struggles of those confined in Israeli occupation prisons, at Pelican Bay and in Gaza to our collective struggles for liberation, on this Yom Kippur the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network call on Jews of conscience to commit to fasting for 48 hours, from Thursday October 6 at sundown, to Saturday, October 8 at sundown. In addition, we invite all those in solidarity with political prisoners, prisoners of conscience and people facing incarceration across the world, to join us to take the following actions:
Send an email to the International Committee of the Red Cross to urge them to exercise their responsibilities and act swiftly to demand that the Israelis ensure that Ahmad Sa'adat and all Palestinian prisoners are freed from punitive isolation: jerusalem.jer@icrc.org Sign the petition for the unconditional and permanent opening of the Rafah Crossing Contact us for more information on actions happening around the country: ijan@ijsn.net.
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 3:49 AM, Layan Fuleihan <lsfuleihan@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree wholeheartedly. As an arab-american with Palestinian roots, I've > been encouraged by the amount of support and inclusion so far in the square. > This is definitely not something I'm used to seeing, and it is really > heartwarming and encouraging. There are of course differences of opinion, > and while I personally do not see any reason at all to support a zionist > political agenda, I will respect the right of anyone involved with OWS to > have their own opinions regarding this issue. > However, there is a difference between having personal opinions and being > afraid to hear all sides. What it sounds like happened (and I wasn't there, > so I apologize if this is inaccurate) is, with the downward finger signs and > general disapproval, and unwillingness to face an uncomfortable truth. If > this isn't then time, then when? > OWS is not about being comfortable. Isn't this supposed to be a place where > voices that are usually oppressed to finally be heard? If anyone has any > critique about anything that goes on in the square, it must be fairly > considered. The specific context of the J-14 protests is specifically > concerning: yes, the J-14 protests might have been similar to ours in form > and style and subject, but the real housing crisis in Israel happened half a > century ago with the mass expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and > continues today with settlement expansion and an institutionalized policy of > racism and apartheid. These are facts that are, at this point, impossible > to ignore and undeniable, there is more than enough human and material > evidence so that this becomes larger than politics, it is an issue of basic > human rights. To speak of the J14 protests without at least acknowledging > this reality goes against what I understand is one of the main central > productive abilities of OWS that gives it such credibility: a drive to > unmask the forms of oppression the national and global system currently > creates. Further, it is our responsibility to face these facts: the > disproportionately large U.S. financial and political support of Israel > makes this issue urgently relevant to our protests. > I second Andy's suggestion for a teach in and discussion between different > groups to start coming to an understanding on this topic. I truly believe > that OWS is the space for this sort of productive discussion to happen, I've > seen it happen, and I'm very optimistic that it can occur again. > Thanks, > Layan > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:41 PM, acpollack2@juno.com <acpollack2@juno.com> > wrote: >> >> >> Tonight (Tuesday) was the first Occupy Wall Street outreach training. I >> was shocked to hear that the first speaker after the introduction would be >> an activist from the Israeli "tent protests," the racist movement which was >> fighting for cheaper rents and mortgages for stolen homes on stolen land. >> OWS has responded to criticisms of >> inadequate leadership and participation and addressing of issues by and >> regarding people of color by fostering discussion and restructuring. The
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racist "tent protest" movement responded to equivalent challenges from Palestinians by telling them, "shut up, leave us alone, don't divide the movement." I waited to hear what the speaker (Ezra something) had to say, and it was as bad as I feared. It was all about the technical issues of outreach and democracy, and not one word about outreach to Palestinians or inclusion of their issues. When he finished I got the floor (even though there hadn't been discussion time planned for that agenda point) and made some of the above points. Almost as soon as I began speaking murmurs of disagreement and calls of "this isn't the time" and downward "twinkling" hand motions began. One of the facilitators asked the speaker to respond, and he said "it's a question of outreach. I did outreach to Palestinians in Israel who were leery of joining the movement. You'll have to do the same in the Bronx. The issue of Palestinians in the movement won't be settled here." Well, yes, Mr. Zionist, it will be settled here. There is a huge Palestinian exile community in the US, with that in NY being one of the biggest components. They want their land back, they want their homes back, and they want the right to return. They have no interest in a movement which haggles over the rent paid by Jews to Jews for stolen property. They can't even return to visit because of exclusionary laws passed by your racist state. I have been having a hell of a great time building OWS, especially its labor component, and encouraging Palestinians and other Arabs to join in. That will cease until there is some clarification of exactly where OWS stands on these issues. I can't continue to encourage Palestinians to come to OWS events for fear that they might be surprised, as I was tonight, by the promotion of a racist Zionist speaker. When 30,000 Bedouins are being driven out of their homes, when settlers are escalating murderous attacks and destroying thousands of olive trees, how can I recruit people to a movement which promotes a speaker who thinks this is all irrelevant? I don't presume to know what the opinions of the rest of the leadership of OWS is on this question, and I would be happy to help organize a discussion -- preferably with Palestinian activists, the OWS People of Color committee, and a representative group from the OWS leadership -- to resolve this. How can OWS promote the great revolutionary speech by Mohammed Ezzeldin on Saturday and then promote this racist tonight? The REAL movement OWS can learn from in the region is that of the refugees in May and June who tried to reoccupy their homes in historic Palestine by crossing the borders, some of whom were mercilessly gunned down. Photos have begun to surface in stories about the current Palestinian hunger strike in which at solidarity demonstrations for the prisoners, Palestinians are holding up signs reading "Occupy Wall Street, Not Palestine!" How can we let them down? Until such time I will be devoting my organizing efforts to where they were overwhelmingly before OWS erupted: the Palestine solidarity movement. In solidarity (I hope), Andy Pollack Al-Awda NY: the Palestine Right to Return Coalition For background and context: http://electronicintifada.net/blog/jalal-abukhater/what-tent-protest-really-about http://electronicintifada.net/content/tel-aviv-arab-spring-ignores-arabs/10374 http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/ajl160811.html http://maxblumenthal.com/2011/08/the-exclusive-revolution-israeli-social-justice-and-the-s
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september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Bailey McCann september17@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: Re: [september17discuss] MoveOn.Org and Friends Attempt to Co-Opt Occupy Wall Street Movement Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:18:03 AM
It would seem that one of the most obvious ways to create the dividing line between OWS and groups like the DFA is to point out that they're seeking to profit off the movement. (AKA business as usual) I haven't seen anything saying that they'll be giving back any of that $14 to OWS or better yet, to any groups working with the disadvantaged. I think if we just pointed this out, and highlighted the other orgs like MoveOn who are riding the wave without actually doing any heavy lifting, people are going to key into that. If we go further and force them to answer why they thought it was ok to profiteer off a campaign going after greed, that would be an interesting moment. The moment you blanketly say we hate democrats, that becomes a divisive message and not really what everyone seems to be working at here. However, forcing the establishment democrats to answer why their go-to reaction was profiteering, that has some credibility. Bailey On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 4:29 AM, beka economopoulos <beka@notanalternative.net> wrote: Here's the thing: our messaging, our strategy, and our tactics must change based on the external landscape. When we become embraced by the Democratic Party and its allies, we must go further than what makes them comfortable. That's if we want to win more than concessions and easy reforms ( that currently exist within the realm of possibility), and achieve game-changing substantive/structural reforms ( that currently live in the realm of impossibility, that we didn't imagine we ever could see in our lifetimes). We should aim for nothing less -- why aim for closing up shop soon when we have no idea what we're capable of? Phase 1 = vanguard moves in, initiates occupation, largely dismissed, but staying power piques curiosity, and police misconduct/violence draws attention and wins sympathy. Phase 2 = vanguards in other cities recognize potential, initiate occupations. At the same time, initial occupation gathers steam, grows, large membership orgs endorse and give legitimacy that wasn't present before, now the mainstream media start to change tune. Focus of coverage is human interest story of life in the park; and what do they want? Phase 3 = mainstream media interest explodes, NGOs, labor, community, and establishment orgs engage supporters, connect existing campaigns to #occupy frame, amplify visibility and suggestion of social movement. Democratic leadership embrace movement, as do party-related and electorally focused orgs. Media coverage attributes power to movement, queries whether it's a Tea Party for the left, whether it will gain electoral power and legislative victories.
Phase 4 = ? We currently find ourselves in Phase 3. Senior members of the White House administration, and the President himself, have expressed support for OWS. Democracy for America, a Howard Dean initiated group just sent an email blast to more than a million members tonight selling yard signs that say "We Are the 99%" with co-branded urls: OccupyWallSt.org and DemocracyforAmerica.org/occupy. OWS is embraced by the establishment as a means to amplify existing agendae. Bloomberg gives tacit "permission" for our occupation, effectively rendering it nonthreatening and normalizing it. Result is rise in media coverage of occupation as nuisance to neighbors. This is a natural and necessary phase. So now what? We're in this for the long haul. There are no "solutions" that can be presented quickly to make us go away. And so there will be moments where our presence is no longer an uncomfortable and unknown variable, but rather is normalized and integrated. It's in those moments that we have to push the envelop, pry open the space of possibility even farther. We go as far as we can to destabilize, but maintain momentum. And when that's the new "normal" then we go farther. That's how change happens, how we shift the terrain and the terms of the game. From an actions perspective, that means getting tactical, and mobile, activating the rest of the city, executing higher-risk actions, civil disobedience and arrests. From a media perspective, we have to get ahead of the game. We no longer need to legitimize. Or articulate the problem. Both are clearly established. So, given this new moment how can we use media strategically? We must draw a line, disavow the Democrats explicitly, make our messaging a little uncomfortable. Yes, perhaps, split the support, lest we not be co-opted. This will be painful, internally, as it won't always achieve comfortable consensus. But to hold this space and expand the realm of possibility, we have to go farther than others are ready to go. It's how this started and we can't be too shy to be bold. -b On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:05 AM, Jon Good <therealjongood@gmail.com> wrote: This is a thing that keeps happening: we have a hard time recognizing the difference between a group and the members of that group. The Democratic Party is a corrupt money-machine organization whose leaders sell out their constituents as they suckle from the poisonous teats of banks and corporations, but its members are in the 99% and our potential allies. The NYPD is a brutal engine of repression and persecution paid off by the banks and whose culture of corruption gives clemency to those who rape, murder, and beat the people they're supposed to be protecting, but most individual cops are in the 99% and sympathetic to our cause.
And so on and so on...
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On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Charles Lenchner <clenchner@gmail.com> wrote: Folks might be surprised at the level of liberal/radical fraternization that has been taking place since the Bloombergville stuff. The idea that liberals were ignorant, then snarky, then busy taking over is pure fantasy. I know some folks at Rebuild the Dream. They have no intention of taking over OWS. That said, y'all know Max Berger? He did the 'briefcase brigades' with 'the other 98%' group, left his old job to work on economic issues from a grassroots, youth perspective, and was then hired by RTD. You want to paint him as some outsider liberal poaching off this movement? Just crazy. And a LOT of the folks under attack as 'coopters' would fall into a similar category. Is labor backed, former ACORN chapter New York Communities for Change 'liberal'? Is the Transport Workers Union 'liberal'? That said, I'm not liberal. But some of my best friends are. And I've dated some. My sister married one. Heck, I'm pretty sure I've voted for a few in my day! So times really are a-changin'. Perhaps it is time to let bygones be bygones and let them integrate with folks like us. I lot of what I hear said about 'em is just plain ignorant.
What we really need to worry about is the People's Front of Judea. Charles On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Jason Jones <surplus@notanalternative.net> wrote: Hi I am not a liberal. In fact I am generally extremely antagonistic toward the position. In spite of that, I agree with jemcgloin. OWS has so far been very successful at building numbers without alienating. The expression of frustration that we currently collectively represent clearly targets financial centers, and doesn't preclude militant tactics (like occupation). Be grateful for how far we've come so far. For now its true we really are in this together. Until that changes (allegiances change etc.) avoid divisiveness and use the opportunity to push the whole toward the most radical ends. With numbers we could really make something of this.
MoveOn.Org and FriendsAttempt to CoOpt Occupy Wall Street Movement

Tuesday 11 October 2011 by: Steve Horn, Truthout | News Analysis Gandhi once said [3] ofgrowing movements of social protestation, "First they ignore you, thenthey laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." The trajectoryof the ever-evolving and growing
Demonstrators with the Occupy Wall Street protests in Zucotti Parkin New York, October 7, 2011. Protests in Wall Street section of NewYork enter their third week, with similar efforts
Occupy Wall Street movement followsthe same pattern almost to a "T," with slight variation.
springing up inBoston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle. (Photo: Michael Appleton /The New York Times)
Now, apply that model to the most recent public relations andmarketing ploys of organizations like MoveOn.org, the ascendant"Reclaim the American Dream Movement" and the general segment ofsociety author and journalist Chris Hedges calls the "Liberal Class" inhis most recent book titled "The Death of the Liberal Class [4]" (of which the former two are both apart). In so doing, one can observe a perfect case study of the liberalclass in action, in four distinct acts, with one exception: "then theyfight you" can be replaced with "then they attempt to co-opt yourmovement." Act One - Getting Ignored: In the early planningstages of Occupy Wall Street, few eyes were on those working behind thescenes to make this vision a reality. With little funding backing theircause, the activists calling for this action, to those even paying anyattention to them at all (few and far between), seemed quixotic or atthe very least, overly optimistic. This was the case even to thosehighly sympathetic to the cause and its accompanying ideology. How in the world does a rag-tag bunch of activists take on thefinancial power center of the world that calls the shots politically instatehouses around the country, on a federal level and around theworld? Because the task was such a monumental undertaking, theseactivists were essentially ignored all throughout the planning stagesand into the opening days of the occupation itself. The liberal class, predictably, was nowhere to be seen in theplanning stages of Occupy Wall Street, wholeheartedly ignoring thefact, or simply not even knowing the fact, that this occupation was inthe works. Act Two - Getting Laughed at: Once it was seenthat, while not yet a movement, the people occupying Wall Street had,at the very least, legitimate grievances, the liberal class resorted toscornful tactics like mockery of the type of people in the movement -ad hominem attacks, if you will. The scorn was well-depicted by liberal environmental blogger,Grist's David Roberts, who tweeted [5],"I've been reading about #occupywallstreet for the last hour or two& it's just horrific. Practically designed to discredit leftistprotest." It was also on perfect display with liberal blogger DavidAtkins, who mockingly tweeted [6],"If you want to #occupywallstreet, 1) shave 2) wear some decent clothes3) coordinate signs about inequality 4) get a media spokesperson." Thediatribe proceeded for multiple tweets, Atkins having listed ten points. In a post titled [7],"What's behind the scorn for the Wall Street protests?" Salon.comblogger Glenn Greenwald aptly explained their behavior and tactics,writing, "Any entity that declares itself an adversary of prevailinginstitutional power is going to be viewed with hostility byestablishment-serving institutions and their loyalists. That's just thenature of protests that take place outside approved channels, aninevitable by-product of disruptive dissent: those who are most vestedin safeguarding and legitimizing establishment prerogatives ... aregoing to be hostile to those challenges. As the virtually universaldisdain in these same circles for WikiLeaks (and, before that, for theIraq War protests) demonstrated: the more effectively adversarial itis, the more establishment hostility it's going to provoke." The liberal class, though, quickly realized that Occupy Wall Streetwas gaining traction, with leaders of the left like Francis Fox Piven [8],MichaelMoore [9], Naomi Klein [10],Cornel West [11]and Joseph Stiglitz [12]joining the cause in solidarity, and its leaders realized that it mustco-opt the movement while time is still on its side.
Act Three - Co-Option: With Occupy Wall Streetoff the ground, but its longevity still in flux, MoveOn.org and itscousin, the Center For American Progress [13], and Van Jones' [14]Reclaim the American Dream Movement [15], were nowhere to be found. Instead,they were busy planning the Take BackThe American Dream Conference [16],which took place from October 3 through October 5. "Taking back the American Dream," Jones said in an interviewappearing on AlterNet [17],will be a three-step process. First, the planned November 17 "Rising Tide of Protest [18]," a protest, led by the Reclaim the American Dream Movement [15], will be held in a network ofcities throughout the United States. As FireDogLake's David Dayen explained [18],"[The] November 17 protests announced by the American Dream Movement... [are] a one-day protest across multiple cities across the countrythat organizers hope will be a massive activation of their supporters." Second, an amalgamation of coordinated house meetings and onlineteach-ins. "We're going to try to get a million leaders in Americaonline and talking with each other. And that's going to be a majorpiece," said Jones. Third and most importantly to an organization "powered by," (aka aproject of) MoveOn.org [19],which among other things, is an organization that raises campaign moneyfor Democratic Party candidates, Jones said the 2012 elections are avital piece of the puzzle. "And then there's a third piece and it's new- and it seems to have escaped people's notice and that's that we'vesaid we're going to run 2012 people for office in 2012. Now, that's abig deal," Jones stated. "We're talking about U.S. senators who want to run as AmericanDream candidates - soon to be announced. We've reached out to the HouseDemocratic Caucus; there are House members who want to run as AmericanDream candidates," he continued. What this translates to, in layman's terms, is the very process ofco-opting a growing movement of democratic resistance and trying toreplace it with a sales pitch to go out in 2012 and vote Democrat.Jones and the Democratic Party operations in disguise, namely the likesof MoveOn.org and the Center for American Progress, are taking a pageout of the Dick Armey and Koch brothers' Tea Party co-option playbookwith this one. Indeed, many forget that before the Tea Party was an Astroturfmovement funded by Armey and the Koch brothers, it was an enragedgrassroots movement, led mostly by Ron Paul libertarians [20].Then it got co-opted and now it is a rotten pawn of corporate elites. If Occupy Wall Street organizers are not careful, this could alsobe their destiny. Act Four - Win or Be Co-Opted? That Is the Question: OccupyWall Street, now three weeks into the occupation, now finds itself in apivotal moment. Will the nonpartisan, anti-establishment movement allowitself to be co-opted by the Democratic Party serving powers that be,i.e. by the MoveOn.orgs and Center for American Progresses of theworld, or will it remain a strong, left, independent force that growswith each passing day and strikes fear into what the late sociologistC. Wright Mills calls the powerelite [21]? One thing is for certain - the liberal class is working overtime toco-opt a burgeoning social justice movement. Exhibit A: On October 5, Day 19 of Occupy Wall Street, MoveOn.orgsent out an email calling on clicktivists (as opposed to activists) to"Join the Virtual March on Wall Street." "The 99% are both aninspiration and a call that needs to be answered. So we're answering ittoday, in a nationwide Virtual March on Wall Street to support theirdemand for an economy that serves the many, not the few ... Join in thevirtual march by doing what hundreds have done spontaneously across theweb: Take your picture holding a sign that
tells your story, along withthe words 'I am the 99%,'" wrote Daniel Mintz of MoveOn.org. John Stauber [22]is a longtime critic of organizations like MoveOn.org and Center forAmerican Progress, and founder of the Center for Media and Democracyand co-author of "Toxic Sludge Is Good for You," a book that exposeshow corporations and vested interests work to co-opt movements forchange. In an interview, he stated, "Don't be fooled. This willprimarily be an effort to co-opt the language and energy to salvageObama and the Dem Party. This is how you co-opt movements. The OccupyWall Streeters are not leader oriented. Van Jones will become the voiceof this in the mainstream," "The same thing happened to anti-war in 2007. MoveOn.org was, tothe mainstream, the voice of that movement," Stauber continued. "It iseasy to read between the lines. For one thing, there is no criticism ofObama in the 'Reclaim the Dream' messaging and marketing. No one with anational reputation is going to do anything to undermine hisre-election efforts. There is huge money in supporting Obama andnothing but pain and punishment in not both desperation and selfinterest are driving this at this point in time." As Stauber alluded to, one only has to look a few years down thememory hole to see that, as William Faulkner wrote in "Requiemfor a Nun [23]," "The past isnever dead. It's not even past!" In an article about how the Democratic Party, teaming up withMoveOn.org and other likeminded apparatchiks, viewed the Iraq war as a"gift" to wield for electoral purposes in the 2006 elections, Stauberwrote, "And how have the Democrats treated their gift now that theycontrol Congress? The Democratic House and Senate have continued tofund the war while posturing against it ..." Later, in that same piece, Stauber juxtaposed the operatives withIraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), an organization that is againstimperialistic foreign policy no matter who is in office, writing,"[IVAW] are not the concoction of a liberal think tank or PR firm; theyhave very little funding; they are not avoiding criticism of Democrats;and they are not playing political games trying to bank-shot Democraticcandidates into the White House and Congress in 2008. They are in opennon-violent revolt against US foreign policy, criticizing politiciansof all stripes who would exploit the war for political gain." Fast forward five years and a nearly parallel situation exists. Anindependent and democratic economic justice movement, ground zero ofwhich exists at the power center of economic injustice, namely WallStreet, has now spread to every corner of the country in some form orfashion within the framework of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The Democratic Party vultures are waiting to swoop in, steal thethunder and then make sure the focus is on electing Democrats, who arejust as much to blame as Republicans for the ascendancy of Wall Street.If anything, they are even more to blame for the pacification role theyplay in co-opting the overwhelming swath of the left time and timeagain, no matter what horrible policies they pass. Will Occupy Wall Street of 2011 be a repeat of the Iraq war of2006? Similar forces are at bay, that is for certain. It will all depend on activists deciding whether they choose to beused as a "gift," or if they choose to remain independent of the forcesof co-option. Act four, to say the least, should be interesting. http://www.truth-out.org/print/7323
september17@googlegroups.com on behalf of Jon Good september17@googlegroups.com SPAM-MED: Re: Re: [september17discuss] MoveOn.Org and Friends Attempt to Co-Opt Occupy Wall Street Movement Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:31:14 AM
+1000 Bailey On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Bailey McCann <bailey.mccann@gmail.com> wrote: It would seem that one of the most obvious ways to create the dividing line between OWS and groups like the DFA is to point out that they're seeking to profit off the movement. (AKA business as usual) I haven't seen anything saying that they'll be giving back any of that $14 to OWS or better yet, to any groups working with the disadvantaged. I think if we just pointed this out, and highlighted the other orgs like MoveOn who are riding the wave without actually doing any heavy lifting, people are going to key into that. If we go further and force them to answer why they thought it was ok to profiteer off a campaign going after greed, that would be an interesting moment. The moment you blanketly say we hate democrats, that becomes a divisive message and not really what everyone seems to be working at here. However, forcing the establishment democrats to answer why their go-to reaction was profiteering, that has some credibility. Bailey On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 4:29 AM, beka economopoulos <beka@notanalternative.net> wrote: Here's the thing: our messaging, our strategy, and our tactics must change based on the external landscape. When we become embraced by the Democratic Party and its allies, we must go further than what makes them comfortable. That's if we want to win more than concessions and easy reforms ( that currently exist within the realm of possibility), and achieve game-changing substantive/structural reforms ( that currently live in the realm of impossibility, that we didn't imagine we ever could see in our lifetimes). We should aim for nothing less -- why aim for closing up shop soon when we have no idea what we're capable of? Phase 1 = vanguard moves in, initiates occupation, largely dismissed, but staying power piques curiosity, and police misconduct/violence draws attention and wins sympathy. Phase 2 = vanguards in other cities recognize potential, initiate occupations. At the same time, initial occupation gathers steam, grows, large membership orgs endorse and give legitimacy that wasn't present before, now the mainstream media start to change tune. Focus of coverage is human interest story of life in the park; and what do they want?
Phase 3 = mainstream media interest explodes, NGOs, labor, community, and establishment orgs engage supporters, connect existing campaigns to #occupy frame, amplify visibility and suggestion of social movement. Democratic leadership embrace movement, as do party-related and electorally focused orgs. Media coverage attributes power to movement, queries whether it's a Tea Party for the left, whether it will gain electoral power and legislative victories. Phase 4 = ? We currently find ourselves in Phase 3. Senior members of the White House administration, and the President himself, have expressed support for OWS. Democracy for America, a Howard Dean initiated group just sent an email blast to more than a million members tonight selling yard signs that say "We Are the 99%" with co-branded urls: OccupyWallSt.org and DemocracyforAmerica.org/occupy. OWS is embraced by the establishment as a means to amplify existing agendae. Bloomberg gives tacit "permission" for our occupation, effectively rendering it non-threatening and normalizing it. Result is rise in media coverage of occupation as nuisance to neighbors. This is a natural and necessary phase. So now what? We're in this for the long haul. There are no "solutions" that can be presented quickly to make us go away. And so there will be moments where our presence is no longer an uncomfortable and unknown variable, but rather is normalized and integrated. It's in those moments that we have to push the envelop, pry open the space of possibility even farther. We go as far as we can to destabilize, but maintain momentum. And when that's the new "normal" then we go farther. That's how change happens, how we shift the terrain and the terms of the game. From an actions perspective, that means getting tactical, and mobile, activating the rest of the city, executing higher-risk actions, civil disobedience and arrests. From a media perspective, we have to get ahead of the game. We no longer need to legitimize. Or articulate the problem. Both are clearly established. So, given this new moment how can we use media strategically? We must draw a line, disavow the Democrats explicitly, make our messaging a little uncomfortable. Yes, perhaps, split the support, lest we not be co-opted. This will be painful, internally, as it won't always achieve comfortable consensus. But to hold this space and expand the realm of possibility, we have to go farther than others are ready to go. It's how this started and we can't be too shy to be bold. -b On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:05 AM, Jon Good <therealjongood@gmail.com> wrote: This is a thing that keeps happening: we have a hard time recognizing the difference between a group and the members of that group.
The Democratic Party is a corrupt money-machine organization whose leaders sell out their constituents as they suckle from the poisonous teats of banks and corporations, but its members are in the 99% and our potential allies. The NYPD is a brutal engine of repression and persecution paid off by the banks and whose culture of corruption gives clemency to those who rape, murder, and beat the people they're supposed to be protecting, but most individual cops are in the 99% and sympathetic to our cause. And so on and so on...
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On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Charles Lenchner <clenchner@gmail.com> wrote: Folks might be surprised at the level of liberal/radical fraternization that has been taking place since the Bloombergville stuff. The idea that liberals were ignorant, then snarky, then busy taking over is pure fantasy. I know some folks at Rebuild the Dream. They have no intention of taking over OWS. That said, y'all know Max Berger? He did the 'briefcase brigades' with 'the other 98%' group, left his old job to work on economic issues from a grassroots, youth perspective, and was then hired by RTD. You want to paint him as some outsider liberal poaching off this
movement? Just crazy. And a LOT of the folks under attack as 'coopters' would fall into a similar category. Is labor backed, former ACORN chapter New York Communities for Change 'liberal'? Is the Transport Workers Union 'liberal'? That said, I'm not liberal. But some of my best friends are. And I've dated some. My sister married one. Heck, I'm pretty sure I've voted for a few in my day! So times really are achangin'. Perhaps it is time to let bygones be bygones and let them integrate with folks like us. I lot of what I hear said about 'em is just plain ignorant. What we really need to worry about is the People's Front of Judea. Charles On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Jason Jones <surplus@notanalternative.net> wrote: Hi I am not a liberal. In fact I am generally extremely antagonistic toward the position. In spite of that, I agree with jemcgloin. OWS has so far been very successful at building numbers without alienating. The expression of frustration that we currently collectively represent clearly targets financial centers, and doesn't preclude militant tactics (like occupation). Be grateful for how far we've come so far. For now its true we really are in this together. Until that changes (allegiances change etc.) avoid divisiveness and use the opportunity to push the whole toward the most radical ends. With numbers we could really make something of this.
MoveOn.Org and FriendsAttempt to CoOpt Occupy Wall Street Movement

Now, apply that model to the most recent public relations andmarketing ploys of organizations like MoveOn.org, the ascendant"Reclaim the American Dream Movement" and the general segment ofsociety author and journalist Chris Hedges calls the "Liberal Class" inhis most recent book titled "The Death of the Liberal Class [4]" (of which the former two are both apart). In so doing, one can observe a perfect case study of the liberalclass in action, in four distinct acts, with one exception: "then theyfight you" can be replaced with "then they attempt to co-opt yourmovement." Act One - Getting Ignored: In the early planningstages of Occupy Wall Street, few eyes were on those working behind thescenes to make this vision a reality. With little funding backing theircause, the activists calling for this action, to those even paying anyattention to them at all (few and far between), seemed quixotic or atthe very least, overly optimistic. This was the case even to thosehighly sympathetic to the cause and its accompanying ideology. How in the world does a rag-tag bunch of activists take on thefinancial power center of the world that calls the shots politically instatehouses around the country, on a federal level and around theworld? Because the task was such a monumental undertaking, theseactivists were essentially ignored all throughout the planning stagesand into the opening days of the occupation itself. The liberal class, predictably, was nowhere to be seen in theplanning stages of Occupy Wall Street, wholeheartedly ignoring thefact, or simply not even knowing the fact, that this occupation was inthe works. Act Two - Getting Laughed at: Once it was seenthat, while not yet a movement, the people occupying Wall Street had,at the very least, legitimate grievances, the liberal class resorted toscornful tactics like mockery of the type of people in the movement -ad hominem attacks, if you will. The scorn was well-depicted by liberal environmental blogger,Grist's David Roberts, who tweeted [5],"I've been reading about #occupywallstreet for the last hour or two& it's just horrific. Practically designed to discredit leftistprotest." It was also on perfect display with liberal blogger DavidAtkins, who mockingly tweeted [6],"If you want to #occupywallstreet, 1) shave 2) wear some decent clothes3) coordinate signs about inequality 4) get a media spokesperson." Thediatribe proceeded for multiple tweets, Atkins having listed ten points. In a post titled [7],"What's behind the scorn for the Wall Street protests?" Salon.comblogger Glenn Greenwald aptly explained their behavior and tactics,writing, "Any entity that declares itself an adversary of prevailinginstitutional power is going to be viewed with hostility byestablishment-serving institutions and their loyalists. That's just thenature of protests that take place outside approved channels, aninevitable by-product
of disruptive dissent: those who are most vestedin safeguarding and legitimizing establishment prerogatives ... aregoing to be hostile to those challenges. As the virtually universaldisdain in these same circles for WikiLeaks (and, before that, for theIraq War protests) demonstrated: the more effectively adversarial itis, the more establishment hostility it's going to provoke." The liberal class, though, quickly realized that Occupy Wall Streetwas gaining traction, with leaders of the left like Francis Fox Piven [8],MichaelMoore [9], Naomi Klein [10],Cornel West [11]and Joseph Stiglitz [12]joining the cause in solidarity, and its leaders realized that it mustco-opt the movement while time is still on its side. Act Three - Co-Option: With Occupy Wall Streetoff the ground, but its longevity still in flux, MoveOn.org and itscousin, the Center For American Progress [13], and Van Jones' [14]Reclaim the American Dream Movement [15], were nowhere to be found. Instead,they were busy planning the Take BackThe American Dream Conference [16],which took place from October 3 through October 5. "Taking back the American Dream," Jones said in an interviewappearing on AlterNet [17],will be a three-step process. First, the planned November 17 "Rising Tide of Protest [18]," a protest, led by the Reclaim the American Dream Movement [15], will be held in a network ofcities throughout the United States. As FireDogLake's David Dayen explained [18],"[The] November 17 protests announced by the American Dream Movement... [are] a one-day protest across multiple cities across the countrythat organizers hope will be a massive activation of their supporters." Second, an amalgamation of coordinated house meetings and onlineteach-ins. "We're going to try to get a million leaders in Americaonline and talking with each other. And that's going to be a majorpiece," said Jones. Third and most importantly to an organization "powered by," (aka aproject of) MoveOn.org [19],which among other things, is an organization that raises campaign moneyfor Democratic Party candidates, Jones said the 2012 elections are avital piece of the puzzle. "And then there's a third piece and it's new- and it seems to have escaped people's notice - and that's that we'vesaid we're going to run 2012 people for office in 2012. Now, that's abig deal," Jones stated. "We're talking about U.S. senators who want to run as AmericanDream candidates soon to be announced. We've reached out to the HouseDemocratic Caucus; there are House members who want to run as AmericanDream candidates," he continued. What this translates to, in layman's terms, is the very process ofco-opting a growing movement of democratic resistance and trying toreplace it with a sales pitch to go out in 2012 and vote Democrat.Jones and the Democratic Party operations in disguise, namely the likesof MoveOn.org and the Center for American Progress, are taking a pageout of the Dick Armey and Koch brothers' Tea Party co-option playbookwith this one. Indeed, many forget that before the Tea Party was an Astroturfmovement funded by Armey and the Koch brothers, it was an enragedgrassroots movement, led mostly by Ron Paul libertarians [20].Then it got co-opted and now it is a rotten pawn of corporate elites. If Occupy Wall Street organizers are not careful, this could alsobe their destiny. Act Four - Win or Be Co-Opted? That Is the Question: OccupyWall Street, now three weeks into the occupation, now finds itself in apivotal moment. Will the nonpartisan, anti-establishment movement allowitself to be co-opted by the Democratic Party serving powers that be,i.e. by the MoveOn.orgs and Center for American
Progresses of theworld, or will it remain a strong, left, independent force that growswith each passing day and strikes fear into what the late sociologistC. Wright Mills calls the powerelite [21]? One thing is for certain - the liberal class is working overtime toco-opt a burgeoning social justice movement. Exhibit A: On October 5, Day 19 of Occupy Wall Street, MoveOn.orgsent out an email calling on clicktivists (as opposed to activists) to"Join the Virtual March on Wall Street." "The 99% are both aninspiration and a call that needs to be answered. So we're answering ittoday, in a nationwide Virtual March on Wall Street to support theirdemand for an economy that serves the many, not the few ... Join in thevirtual march by doing what hundreds have done spontaneously across theweb: Take your picture holding a sign that tells your story, along withthe words 'I am the 99%,'" wrote Daniel Mintz of MoveOn.org. John Stauber [22]is a longtime critic of organizations like MoveOn.org and Center forAmerican Progress, and founder of the Center for Media and Democracyand coauthor of "Toxic Sludge Is Good for You," a book that exposeshow corporations and vested interests work to co-opt movements forchange. In an interview, he stated, "Don't be fooled. This willprimarily be an effort to co-opt the language and energy to salvageObama and the Dem Party. This is how you co-opt movements. The OccupyWall Streeters are not leader oriented. Van Jones will become the voiceof this in the mainstream," "The same thing happened to anti-war in 2007. MoveOn.org was, tothe mainstream, the voice of that movement," Stauber continued. "It iseasy to read between the lines. For one thing, there is no criticism ofObama in the 'Reclaim the Dream' messaging and marketing. No one with anational reputation is going to do anything to undermine hisreelection efforts. There is huge money in supporting Obama andnothing but pain and punishment in not - both desperation and selfinterest are driving this at this point in time." As Stauber alluded to, one only has to look a few years down thememory hole to see that, as William Faulkner wrote in "Requiemfor a Nun [23]," "The past isnever dead. It's not even past!" In an article about how the Democratic Party, teaming up withMoveOn.org and other like-minded apparatchiks, viewed the Iraq war as a"gift" to wield for electoral purposes in the 2006 elections, Stauberwrote, "And how have the Democrats treated their gift now that theycontrol Congress? The Democratic House and Senate have continued tofund the war while posturing against it ..." Later, in that same piece, Stauber juxtaposed the operatives withIraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), an organization that is againstimperialistic foreign policy no matter who is in office, writing,"[IVAW] are not the concoction of a liberal think tank or PR firm; theyhave very little funding; they are not avoiding criticism of Democrats;and they are not playing political games trying to bank-shot Democraticcandidates into the White House and Congress in 2008. They are in opennon-violent revolt against US foreign policy, criticizing politiciansof all stripes who would exploit the war for political gain." Fast forward five years and a nearly parallel situation exists. Anindependent and democratic economic justice movement, ground zero ofwhich exists at the power center of economic injustice, namely WallStreet, has now spread to every corner of the country in some form orfashion within the framework of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The Democratic Party vultures are waiting to swoop in, steal thethunder and then make sure the focus is on electing Democrats, who arejust as much to blame as Republicans for the ascendancy of Wall Street.If anything, they are even more to blame for the pacification role theyplay in co-opting the overwhelming swath of the left time and
timeagain, no matter what horrible policies they pass. Will Occupy Wall Street of 2011 be a repeat of the Iraq war of2006? Similar forces are at bay, that is for certain. It will all depend on activists deciding whether they choose to beused as a "gift," or if they choose to remain independent of the forcesof co-option. Act four, to say the least, should be interesting. http://www.truth-out.org/print/7323
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Jaime Fallon globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] # FILM Millionaires March Tuesday, October 11, 2011 8:10:05 AM
Who is available to shoot the Millionaires March Today?
---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Michael Premo <m.premo@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 7:51 AM Subject: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Fw: Review of Yesterday's Major News for OWS (Monday, October 10) To: Media Working group <globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com> Michael Premo www.michaelpremo.com ________________________________ From: Yesenia Barragan <ybarragan86@gmail.com> Sender: pr-working-group@googlegroups.com Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:05:07 +0100 To: <pr-working-group@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: pr-working-group@googlegroups.com Subject: Review of Yesterday's Major News for OWS (Monday, October 10) US-wide News:
o MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS: Millionaires March set today (10-11): several community groups joining demonstrators to Upper East Side homes of major bankers March starts at 5th Avenue and 59th St., finished on Park Avenue and 93rd st. Police in Boston arrest about 50-80 people associated w. Occupy Boston (OB) who expanded OB from Dewey Sq. Park to neighboring Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Mayor Bloomberg yesterday (10-10) said the city now plans to allow the protestors at Liberty Plaza to stay indefinitely as long as they obey the laws[1] Call to Action Against Banks appears on NYs OWS Facebook site, set for Saturday Hackactivst group Anonymous briefly disrupted general website for NY Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon, but didnt affect trading In speech yesterday (10-10), Mitt Romney criticizes OWS for seeking scapegoat; says Wall Street and Main Street are connected o HELPFUL STATS FOR OWS Total compensation for Wall Street workers rose 18.7% in the first
half of 2011; average salary grew by 16% to $361,330[2] ________________________________ [1] http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/11/us/occupy-wall-street/ [2] http://nycapitolnews.com/wordpress/2011/10/occupied-or-not-wall-street-is-sagging/
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Jaime Global Revolution Media [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #FILM Outreach canvasing the subway station from 1PM to 7PM Tuesday, October 11, 2011 2:18:33 PM
Maybe some still photography and video on this if someone is looking for something to shoot: All day Subway Canvas! Come by the "Subway Station" in Liberty Park from noon onwards and join a subway team to creatively spread our message to thousands of New Yorkers in the place (almost) everyone but the billionaires can be found: the subway! And if you are able, join us for daily meetings at 1pm and 7pm at the Outreach Table (before moving off-site to Charlotte's Place: 109 Greenwich St.)
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Abraham Heisler globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #Film - Robert Thurman to talk 11:30AM Monday, October 10, 2011 7:32:25 PM
This could be interesting - Robert Thurman, world famous Buddhist scholar and father of actress, Uma Thurman will be speaking from 11:30 - 1PM on Wednesday. I'm not interested in filming the entire talk, but a piece of it and then getting an interview with him afterward. Anyone want to help me sound? -Abe -www.AbrahamHeisler.com www.vimeo.com/heisler www.imdb.me/heisler www.newdawnlab.com
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Jaime Global Revolution Media [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #FILM call for co-producer for tomorrow Monday, October 10, 2011 6:46:31 PM
I am producing tomorrow but need to be unavoidably called away for a couple hours in the afternoon. Wondering if someone is interested in sharing duties and covering coordination & intake while I'm away. I will be there tomorrow morning to discuss further. 914-456-3472. Also need access to the sign up sheet. Can someone forward me that link? Thanks! Jaime
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Jaime Global Revolution Media [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #FILM call for shooters Monday, October 10, 2011 9:22:51 AM
149 to attend Yoga at the red cube at 11am
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Michael Premo Media Working group [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #FILM Fw: Fwd: a song Tuesday, October 11, 2011 3:05:39 PM
Here's a song someone's offering. Haven't listen to it. Maybe someone will find it useful.
Michael Premo www.michaelpremo.com From: Press <press@occupywallst.org> Sender: giraffeskissing@gmail.com Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:44:22 -0400 To: m.premo<m.premo@gmail.com> Subject: Fwd: a song Incoming media PR Team Occupy Wall Street:www.occupywallst.org New York General Assembly:http://nycga.cc/
---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Emanuel Ayvas <imeman@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:27 AM Subject: a song To: general@occupywallst.org, press@occupywallst.org Hi folks, I'm really inspired by what you're doing. I wrote this song in response to the mindset around useless wars and greed and the idea of living with no one's interestes but your own in mind. I'm not sure if it would apply to anything you guys are doing, but if you ever needed a song like this to use I'd be honored if you guys would for anything. If so I'll send the tracks over just let me know. Here are the words to the chorus so you can get an idea of it:
Over and over again we're gonna run on forever and then back around and do the same damn thing that ruined us then because he wanted his and him his and him his and him his. and you can hear it here:
http://emanuelandthefear.bandcamp.com/track/over-and-over Thanks for doing what you're doing and I'll be down there as much as I can supporting and singing. Emanuel Ayvas imeman@gmail.com 201-321-3860
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globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Daniel Levine globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #FILM Minutes Monday, October 10, 2011 10:05:35 PM Media Minutes OCT 10.rtf
today's minutes.
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Jaime Global Revolution Media [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #FILM need shooters at Media Center Tuesday, October 11, 2011 11:45:31 AM
Anyone signed up or not signed up to shoot come see me or fix at media as soon as possible No one is around to cover.
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of ddotto globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #Film, #LiveStream - Open Forum at 6pm - Media Justice Monday, October 10, 2011 10:29:06 AM
Hi Team, Below is the request by Maria of the Education and Empowerment Working Group, responsible for the Open Forum each day. They wish for coverage at today's event. The ssubject is one that our group members may wish to participate in regardless of whether your shooting or not. Best, Todd
Hi this Open Forum is planned for just after the indigenous peoples event today- it would be great to get it on the live stream and on video- if possible. Maria Byck 347 276 7745 Monday October 10, 2011 6pm Open Forum: Media Justice: Betty Yu and Steven Renderos At Occupy Wall Street At Zuchotti Park (Broadway at Liberty) Under Red Structure Despite the corporate media's early blackout of the Occupy Wall Street movement, grassroots activists and organizers effectively used independent media, social media, and web 2.0 and 3.0 platforms to galvanize thousands to Zuccotti Park. Betty Yu of the Center for Media Justice and Steven Renderos of Main Street Project will talk about the growing Media Justice movement that is working to transform media and cultural content, conditions, and policies in the service of social justice and human rights, from the ground up. The Media Justice movement acknowledges the powerful role U.S. media play in shaping systemic poverty, democratic exclusion, and other conditions worldwide. The movement seeks to hold that power accountable, increase equity, encourage democratic engagement, and inspire sovereignty and self-determination.
We will discuss current campaigns including the Mobile Justice campaign, to protect net neutrality on mobile devices and stop the AT&T/ T-Mobile merger; our Prison Phone Justice campaign which is organizing to end the astronomical fees that families and friends have to pay to stay connected to their incarcerated loved ones; and Black Voices for Internet Freedom, a coalition of organizations standing together for media justice.
The Open Forum is a discussion series on the issues of the occupation. Everyday at 6pm.
Betty Yu is the National Organizer at the Center for Media Justice (CMJ). At CMJ, she coordinates the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net), our national media justice network of over 100 grassroots community organizations, manages nine regional chapters and curates the media justice learning community. She has over 15 years of community organizing, media activist, and filmmaking experience.
Steven Renderos leads Main Street Project's media justice and community building efforts, including the Minnesota Digital Justice Coalition and our collaborative work with the nationwide Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net). He brings more than seven years of community organizing and training experience, and has more than ten years of filmmaking and media production experience.
-revolution - transformation - love
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Nathan Earl globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #FILM Sunday, October 09, 2011 8:37:39 PM
MONDAY OCTOBER 10TH 7PM @ RED CUBE MEETING for Working Groups How To videos.
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of NathanCantRead globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #GRAPHIX - zuccotti park map Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:28:30 PM
Hi, I need a designer to make an easy sketch of Zuccotti park, not a photo, just an easy outline/map of the park, for the How To working groups videos I'm making. Enjoy yourselves. Earl.
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Abraham Heisler globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #LIVESTREAM & #FILM - Full Coverage for Saturday, Oct. 15th Tuesday, October 11, 2011 10:51:20 PM
Hey Everyone, We spoke earlier about the idea of setting up an all day news center to cover the unfolding of this Saturday's global action day - ONN (OCCUPY NEWS NETWORK) A few people expressed that it would be great to have news style anchors seated in a studio to introduce coverage and coordinate between live cams and edited content. I've spoke to my contact in MNN (Manhattan Neighborhood Network) about setting up in their studio and using their equipment as well as broadcasting over their public access channel. My contact was very interested in the idea and said that she would speak to her executive director about it first thing in the morning. It seems that they also have equipment that is ready to broadcast live from the field. If MNN is ready to move on this, we need to quickly decide if this is the route we want to take in order to cover Saturday's events. If we decide that we do wish to work with MNN, I suggest we move very quick over the next few days to get everything in place. One thing the MNN contact asked is that we provide our own crew to operate the cameras and anchors to take shifts being in front of the studio camera in order to broadcast the news. What are people's thoughts on this? -Abe -www.AbrahamHeisler.com www.vimeo.com/heisler www.imdb.me/heisler www.newdawnlab.com
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Nathan Earl globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #LIVESTREAM Sunday, October 09, 2011 8:32:33 PM
http://www.livestream.com/OccupyNYC OCTOBER 10TH 8:30am - 11:30am - MEETINGS 11:30am - 2:30pm - AfternoonSpeakers 2:30pm - 5:30pm - Swing Shift / Event Coverage 5:30pm - 9:00pm - Evening Speakers / General Assembly Coverage 9:00pm - 12:00am - Late night coverage / Speaker signups.
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Daniel Levine globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #RADIO WBAI show - Meeting today Tuesday, October 11, 2011 8:58:52 AM
For those of you interested in radio, a few of us met Tony Bates the program director at WBAI yesterday. Some of you may know that BAI has offered OWS a half hour slot on their station-- Monday-Friday 6:30 - 7. We're going to start broadcasting next week and we need more crew. Tony wants us to shift responsibilties between production, hosting, etc. And is also providing us with an editor. If anyone is interested in getting involved, we're meeting at 11am today at 120 Wall St. We'll get you on the googlegroup etc. We're aware that other folks have also met with Tony and we'd like to interface so we can consolidate our activities and keep them transparent and democratic. solidarity. daniel
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Nathan Earl globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #RADIO Sunday, October 09, 2011 8:28:27 PM
Media Meeting #RADIO, 8:30pm RIGHT NOW by the red cube.
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Abraham Heisler globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #Vote - Quorum and voting procedure Monday, October 10, 2011 7:49:23 PM
Hey guys, At today's 11AM meeting, we brought up the issue on passing proposals at meetings. Although, there are 50+ people helping with media, only 10-15 are generally at any given meeting. So then, what number is necessary to make a quorum and when does a decision need to be opened up to the larger group? Here is what was proposed: If a group in meeting feels a decision requires immediate action (i.e. an event is happening now and it needs to be decided whether to cover it or not) then a proposal can be submitted and voted on by the people present, however if more than 1/10 of the people present feel the decision should be posed to the larger media group, then an e-mail would go out informing the larger group of the proposal and asking people to vote "yea" or "nay" either electronically or in person at the next meeting on the following day. This proposal is an example of something that the people at today's meeting felt should be opened up to the larger group. So, we will vote on whether to accept the above proposal at tomorrow's meeting (5PM). If you cannot attend the meeting and would like to vote, please respond with a "yea" or "nay". For future reference, observe the hash tag "#Vote" in the title of the e-mail, which should call to attention that a vote from you is required. Thanks, -Abe -www.AbrahamHeisler.com www.vimeo.com/heisler www.imdb.me/heisler www.newdawnlab.com
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Nathan Earl globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #VOTE "Occupy" Everything Monday, October 10, 2011 9:08:23 PM
Yay or Nay from here on out, we affix "Occupy" as the official tag at the beginning of any project/group OccupyMedia instead of OccupytheMedia or GlobalRevolutionMedia
We need consistency.
Yay or Nay
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Nicholas Isabella Media [GlobalRevolutionMedia] *Weather update* Tuesday, October 11, 2011 11:37:46 PM
Hey guys,nick here with some weather Info. Rain will start between noon and 2pm tomorrow. I work tomorrow but I'll let you know an exact start time as the rain gets closer. Expect rain thru Friday. Heaviest rain is Thursday night into Friday. Shoot me an email if you need more information. Keep up the good work guys and stay dry. Sent from my iPhone
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of nikky schiller 917-arts-and-culture@googlegroups.com; globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com; occupyTVNY@googlegroups.com; outreach@globalrevolution.tv begoniasc@yahoo.es; Vicente Rubio; Lauren D; dr.littlefish@gmail.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] 15 october global revolution event Tuesday, October 11, 2011 11:46:51 AM
Ey everyone i inform you this 15 october will be 650 cities around the world claiming for Real Democracy check this out: http://map.15october.net/ i invite you to participate and do something special for this day In addition: http://takethesquare.net/ https://n-1.cc/ this movement all the best Nikky check this out ,
all the cities with all comittes are registering in this social network of i invite you to be on it.
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Imani Brown <imanijacqueline@gmail.com> wrote: Hi y'all-Got this newsletter from NY Arts +NY Arts Fairs International yesterday evening. If you scroll down you will see this Breaking News. A little red flag just went up for me because I wasn't sure whether OWS has "legitimized" this deal. It doesn't sound too bad-- in fact Broadway Gallery will only be making 5% on any sale-- but then again there is this $20 submission fee, which seems a little off....any thoughts?
"NY Arts Magazine has joined forces with Broadway Gallery and the Occupy Wall Street movement. This project aims to support both artists and the activists involved. On this page artists can show their commitment by submitting their work for sale and donating a portion of their proceeds to the demonstrators. (Suggested 50%) Upon sale of any work Broadway Gallery will take 30% commission, 25 % of which will be donated to the demonstrators.
How to submit your work: 1) To submit images for sale please contact art.occupywallst@gmail.com. Each submission has an administrative fee of $20, please visit this site to pay the fee
2) If you are interested in purchasing work please contact the artists directly through their website. ***We encourage demonstrators to submit their placards for sale accompanied by an image of the activist using their sign in Zuccotti Park."
---------- Forwarded message ---------From: NY Arts + Art Fairs International <noreply@nyartsmagazine.com> Date: Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 4:58 PM Subject: NY ARTS: Artists Occupy Wall Street To: Imani Brown <imanijacqueline@gmail.com>
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NEWSLETTER UPDATE
Artists Have Joined The Occupation

COLIN MOYNIHAN of the NY Times reports that For weeks, a growing collection of protesters have tried to get their grievances heard on Wall Street even if the police have prevented them from establishing a physical presence on the fabled street. Read more below
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/artists-occupy-wall-street-for-a-24hour-show/
Breaking News
NY Arts Magazine has joined forces with Broadway Gallery and the Occupy Wall Street movement. This project aims to support both artists and the activists involved. On this page artists can show their commitment by submitting their work for sale and donating a portion of their proceeds to the demonstrators. (Suggested 50%) Upon sale of any work Broadway Gallery will take 30% commission, 25 % of which will be donated to the demonstrators. How to submit your work: 1) To submit images for sale please contact art.occupywallst@gmail.com. Each submission has an administrative fee of $20, please visit this site to pay the fee 2) If you are interested in purchasing work please contact the artists directly through their website.
***We encourage demonstrators to submit their placards for sale accompanied by an image of the activist using their sign in Zuccotti Park.
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globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Peter Dean Global Revolution Media [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Amanda Palmer to perform tomorrow Tuesday, October 11, 2011 2:49:05 PM
Amanda Palmer (formerly of the Dresden Dolls) will be performing tomorrow at the South East corner of Liberty Plaza for OccupyWallStreet. Performance time 4:30pm. I would like to put her in direct contact with the right media representative. Please email me for details: peterleedean@gmail.com
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of andrew@thehumanchannel.org globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] ARC#MEDIA TEAM CHARTER Notes Tuesday, October 11, 2011 6:55:53 PM
Thank you katie and kari, I second those issues. Also, 80% of the world owns 7% of the wealth. It turns out we are the 99% thing doesn't work because its really about 100% of us and also its really just 80% (that's right, just 80%) who are struggling, of course 99% seem to be struggling psychologically, in which case we in this thread are the 1% who are not. Can we all reference the direct democracy cheat sheet that Brooke made and gives at facilitation trainings? It discusses the importance of acknowledging "authoritarianism". Also Open Source philosophy/working group is essential to mention, that everyone reading this is and/or can be the peoples' media team at ows. Open source wg pairs needs with offers, and time banking. The folks, Devin and Evan made a time bank of their own: www.permabank.cc Here is something I wrote to be added/paraphrased. "You No individual speaks for the group. No one has any power over another. We are here to learn and be an example of direct democracy and seek to empower voices which have been spoken over. We aim higher than creating great media, to empower others to create great media. We seek to balance hungry inclinations to dominate and reject authoritarian expectactions of the codification of identities I.e. It needs simplification and there's more I'll send in a few hours. Enjoy Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: kari giron <karigiron@gmail.com> Sender: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:45:18 -0400 To: <globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #MEDIA TEAM CHARTER Yes - thanks Katie. I like this. I hope its something we can discuss over at very least a day or two though, to make sure we can all talk about it. A couple things off the top of my head:
Can we add something about setting an example for objective media? This is obvioulsy a bit of a debate amongst us - but its a direction I'd like to move in, or at least be able to - in person - make an argument for. I also think the first blurb might come off confusing to some. Maybe instead of "We believe in the existence of a culture industry" we say, "We believe a culture industry presently exists". Otherwise a quick read might make someone think we endorse a culture industry. I also suggest starting off with "We believe in the power of the media to free the mind rather than enslave it." I think it's a stronger umbrella point for framing the charter.
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 4:44 PM, <andrew@thehumanchannel.org> wrote: I second this notion. There should be more emphasis on work than the selfaggrandizing GA to make time for working groups around that time. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: acorzo@hotmail.com <acorzo@hotmail.com> Sender: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:35:28 -0400 To: <globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com>; <globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com>; <globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com>; <lfaggioni@mac.com>; <jvanpraag@me.com> ReplyTo: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #MEDIA TEAM CHARTER Great job katie however there should be more media mettings in the afternoon, after working hours, most of them are in the morning. Alvaro Sent from HTC Inspire 4G on AT&T ----- Reply message ----From: "Katie Davison" <katiedavison@rogueproduction.com> To: <globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com>, <globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com>, <lfaggioni@mac.com>, <jvanpraag@me.com> Subject: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] #MEDIA TEAM CHARTER Date: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 3:22 pm
Hey Everyone This is my attempt to synthesize the conversation we've had over the last couple weeks concerning objectives and new member orientation. Please take a look and send thoughts, changes, notes, ideas, clarity to the google group. Would like to include a discussion of this document on the Agenda for the 5p meeting tonight. Katie
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Peter Azen globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Badges Monday, October 10, 2011 12:44:08 AM Media Badge 1 Landscape.pdf Media Badge 1 Portrait.pdf
Hi, As I had to run to shoot Zizek speak during this morning's meeting, I don't think many of you got to see the badge card I made yesterday. So because of that, I decided to attach to this e-mail and would like to receive feedback so we can get to a final design. I'm attaching a landscape and a portrait version of it. This can also adapt to an armband. Thanks, Pete
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globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of andrew@thehumanchannel.org globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com; Info occupy; art_culture@nycga.net; owsoutreach@gmail.com; prworking-group@googlegroups.com; design@nycga.net; internet_working_group@googlegroups.com; Devin Balkind [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Bloomberg says we stay!! Tuesday, October 11, 2011 4:11:22 PM
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/11/us/occupy-wall-street/ Bloomberg says we stay indefinitely [until the ideology of private property is deconstructed altogether] Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of OWS Info Deck Global Revolution Media [GlobalRevolutionMedia] BOSTON NEW FEED Tuesday, October 11, 2011 2:19:09 AM
http://www.justin.tv/superbranch?#/w/1889950816
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of OWS Info Deck globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Boston youtube video Tuesday, October 11, 2011 2:35:44 AM
http://youtu.be/Iu63e7QD_5k @ancasuiu -Info Deck Team
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Ms. Nikita Nikky Liberty [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Contacts with Occupy L.A.? Monday, October 10, 2011 3:28:17 PM
I'm speaking on the Peter Tilden show tom morning. Anybody have a contact to Occupy L.A.? Nikita
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Jaime Global Revolution Media [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Donation to media Monday, October 10, 2011 10:08:05 PM
We have an offer from polemic media. They just wrapped on a documentary and the production facility and editing stations (2) are not being used. David, the owner, has offered to bring a crew & lighting to an event that needs fuller coverage and use of some equipment. He is going to email me about specific gear available. Editing is at 35 Great Jones. Ideas about how we can and should utilize this gift?
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of lio spiegler globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] email change Monday, October 10, 2011 11:36:10 AM
hi guys who is managing the email list? I'd like to change this email address for this: roundtablefirst@gmail.com only together! -Our job is to find love within us, each and every day
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of andrew@thehumanchannel.org globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] F*ck rumors Tuesday, October 11, 2011 3:41:56 PM
Bloomberg said we can stay indefinitely people read da news and don't believe the hyper paranoid authoritarian dividers!!!!!!!! http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/11/us/occupy-wall-street/
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: Victoria Sobel <victoria@showpaper.org> Sender: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:14:11 -0400 To: <globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] rumor I heard one too, the person seemed rather convinced-maybe in light of the boston incident last night. Marissa is right though we have alot of these 'scares' On Oct 11, 2011 2:03 PM, "Marisa Holmes" <marisaholmes@gmail.com> wrote: there are always rumors... On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Kyle <kbw2501@gmail.com> wrote: > I have some information about a possible police issue. Does anybody have > contact info for legal, this is kind of urgent. >
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Pam Tietze Global Revolution Media [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Film Screenings using audio transmitted over radio Tuesday, October 11, 2011 1:35:33 AM
Hi there, It's completely possible that this has already been discussed, but I was wondering why we don't transmit audio on a radio channel so people can tune in and/or listen with their phones. I was thinking about this because I wanted to screen films at the square and was trying to think of different ways for people to hear the audio aside from subtitles. There could also be a website where people can 'tune in' and listen with their phones. What do you think?? Thanks, Pam 254-681-8061
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Michael Premo Media Working group [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Fw: General warning Monday, October 10, 2011 1:36:20 PM
Michael Premo www.michaelpremo.com -----Original Message----From: "Linnea M. Palmer Paton" <lpalmerpaton@gmail.com> Sender: pr-working-group@googlegroups.com Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:35:10 To: PR Working Group<pr-working-group@googlegroups.com> Reply-To: pr-working-group@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: General warning Just confirmed with Tyler. It's James O'Keefe. He's well connected and has brought down entire organizations before. Watch out. -Linnea
On Oct 10, 1:17 pm, "Linnea M. Palmer Paton" <lpalmerpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not down there right now (at home on my computer), Tyler can you confirm > Brietbar or O'Keefe? > > Thanks, > Linnea > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Linnea M. Palmer Paton < > > > > > > > > lpalmerpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > For anyone who isn't familiar with this guys work, here's the wikipedia > > article on him. > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe > > > This is what he looks like: > >http://gothamist.com/2009/09/17/acorn_video_sting_guy_also_targeted.php > > > *James E. O'Keefe III* (born June 28, 1984) is a conservative<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States> > > American <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States> activist<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activist>who has produced controversial audio and video recordings of public figures > > and workers in a variety of organizations. He gained national attention for
> > his release of video recordings of workers at ACORN<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACORN>offices in 2009, his arrest in early 2010 at the office of Senator Mary > > Landrieu <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Landrieu>, and release of > > videos of NPR <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR> executives in 2011. > > Investigations by legal authorities and journalists have found O'Keefe has > > "selectively", "heavily" and "deceptively" edited secretly recorded videos > > to leave a false impression and present the subjects in the worst possible > > light.[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note-Tactics-1> > > [3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note-brown_releases-2> > > [4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note3>[5]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note-Salon2010Madden-4> > > [6] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note-5> > > > After founding an independent conservative student paper in college, > > O'Keefe began to use available, inexpensive technology to make videos. His > > strategy has been to control distribution of his work to conservative media > > outlets for maximum impact. Some of O'Keefe's projects have influenced > > Congressional votes. Due to his videos of ACORN workers supposedly aiding a > > couple in criminal planning, the US Congress voted to freeze funds for the > > non-profit, which had aided low- and moderate-income people for 40 years. > > The non-profit also lost most private funding, and in March 2010 had to > > close most of its offices. Shortly after, the California State Attorney > > General and the US Government Accountability Office<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Accountability_Office>released their reports: they found that O'Keefe had misrepresented the > > actions of ACORN workers, that workers had not committed the illegal actions > > he portrayed, and that the organization had managed its federal funds > > appropriately. > > > Because his work has become widely seen as deceptive, O'Keefe's success in > > gaining extensive media attention has caused controversy and discussions of > > journalistic standards. By the summer of 2011, his claims to have uncovered > > widespread Medicaid <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicaid> fraud, > > purportedly documented on videos released through conservative outlets in > > Maine and other locations, were treated more cautiously by media and > > governmental officials.[7]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note-6> > > [8] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note-7> > > > He has gained support from conservative media and interest groups. In 2009 Andrew > > Breitbart <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Breitbart> paid O'Keefe, > > then 25, for the option to publish new videos exclusively on > > BigGovernment.com <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BigGovernment.com>. In > > June 2010, O'Keefe formed a 501(c)(3) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501c3>organization, Project > > *Veritas*, with the stated mission to "investigate and expose corruption, > > dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct." [9]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note-PVeritas-8> > > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Linnea M. Palmer Paton < > > lpalmerpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Might be a good idea to make sure he doesn't record anything without us > >> also recording it. (like we did with Jesse's interview with Fox). > > >> I've cc'd Michael on media. > > >> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Tyler Combelic < > >> tyler.combe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> The guy that did the acorn splicing videos is here today >
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Peter Harris globalrevolutionmedia; pr-working-group [GlobalRevolutionMedia] FW: Occupy Boston vid clip Tuesday, October 11, 2011 2:07:10 PM
This is a short video clip put together by the Boston Media group which is being given to AP. I do not know when AP will be getting this out or the agreement OccupyBoston media has made so please do not redistribute! Im providing you with this link so that you can see what happened last night. Here you are:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BDV0MFNU
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Michael Premo Media Working group [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Fw: Oct 11th - March to the homes of prominent billionaires Tuesday, October 11, 2011 8:03:18 AM
Michael Premo www.michaelpremo.com From: "William Dobbs" <duchamp@mindspring.com> Sender: pr-working-group@googlegroups.com Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:53:21 -0400 To: <pr-working-group@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: pr-working-group@googlegroups.com Subject: FW: Oct 11th - March to the homes of prominent billionaires
I believe Manhattan has more resident billionaires than any other place in the country, 60 or so last time tried to check. Some of the names are in this alert.
----- Original Message ----From: Tami Gold To: Tami Gold Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 5:47 PM Subject: Oct 11th - March to the homes of prominent billionaires
March to tax millionaires - invest in education and jobs 59th St. and 5th Ave
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 press conference 12 noon March begins 1PM
My union, the PSC CUNY, is joining a large coalition of community groups and labor unions in a march to the homes of prominent New York billionaires this coming Tuesday, October 11. The tour kicks off a week of action aimed at maintaining the Millionaires' Tax. The Strong Economy for All coalition will hold a press conference with Millionaires for the Millionaires' Tax at 12pm where the march begins at 59th St. and 5th Ave. We're hoping for a big turnout for the press conference. From there we'll march to the homes of Rupert Murdoch, David Koch, Paul Milstein, John Paulson and Chase CEO Jamie Dimon This is our chance to expose the actors who work to produce and maintain inequality in New York and the nation and to demand real economic change for ourselves and our students. Starting at 11:45am, look for the PSC/CUNY signs at 59th St. and 5th Ave. The premarch press conference and rally runs from 12pm - 1pm. Click here [ http://www.psc-cuny.org/sites/default/files/billionaires.pdf ] for a flier.
Hope to see you there. Tami Gold
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Michael Premo Media Working group [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Fw: Review of Yesterday"s Major News for OWS (Monday, October 10) Tuesday, October 11, 2011 7:52:07 AM
Michael Premo www.michaelpremo.com From: Yesenia Barragan <ybarragan86@gmail.com> Sender: pr-working-group@googlegroups.com Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:05:07 +0100 To: <pr-working-group@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: pr-working-group@googlegroups.com Subject: Review of Yesterday's Major News for OWS (Monday, October 10)
US-wide News: o MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS: Millionaires March set today (10-11): several community groups joining demonstrators to Upper East Side homes of major bankers March starts at 5 th Avenue and 59th St., finished on Park Avenue and 93rd st. Police in Boston arrest about 50-80 people associated w. Occupy Boston (OB) who expanded OB from Dewey Sq. Park to neighboring Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Mayor Bloomberg yesterday (10-10) said the city now plans to allow the protestors at Liberty Plaza to stay indefinitely as long as they obey the laws[1] Call to Action Against Banks appears on NYs OWS Facebook site, set for Saturday Hackactivst group Anonymous briefly disrupted general website for NY Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon, but didnt affect trading In speech yesterday (10-10), Mitt Romney criticizes OWS for seeking scapegoat; says Wall Street and Main Street are connected
o HELPFUL STATS FOR OWS Total compensation for Wall Street workers rose 18.7% in the first half of 2011; average salary grew by 16% to $361,330[2]
[1] http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/11/us/occupy-wall-street/ [2] http://nycapitolnews.com/wordpress/2011/10/occupied-or-not-wall-street-issagging/
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of andrew@thehumanchannel.org Occupytvny@googlegroups.com; owsoutreach@gmail.com; Info occupy globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Fw: Two Interview Requests from HARO Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:46:55 AM
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: Katherine Wolfe <wolfalohalani@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:22:24 -0700 To: <andrew@thehumanchannel.org>; <OWSMedia@gmail.com> Subject: Two Interview Requests from HARO Hi Andrew These are the two requests I received on the HARO (Help a Reporter Out) list:
6)Summary: "Why I'm Protesting Wall Street" -- One Woman's Story Name: Carrie Sloan LearnVest Category: Business and Finance Email:query-1l3q@helpareporter.net Media Outlet: LearnVest Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 12 October Query: Hi, LearnVest, an award-winning online finance company for women is looking for one woman who is currently part of the Occupy Wall Street protests to tell the Learnvest audience the story of why she's there. If you're female, between 20 and 50 and have a compelling story of why you've taken the time and energy to join the protests--and believe this movement is necessary for America to progress--we'd love to hear from you. If your story were selected, we would either invite you to write an essay, or speak to a LearnVest editor, who would help turn your answers into essay form. We would also want to publish your photo and a brief bio of you. Serious and thoughtful inquiries only please. Back to TopBack to Category Index ----------------------------------7)Summary: Occupy Wall Street Category: Business and Finance Email:query-1l73@helpareporter.net Media Outlet: PeterLeeds.com Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 14 October Query: Need to interview an Occupy Wall Street activist. Friendly interview, where we're trying to connect with any active OWS participants, to get their take on what the protests are all about. Requirements: You need to be involved in the Occupy Wall Street protests. At your request, your name and info can be withheld from publication.
Could be I'll send more along later - finally people are wanting to figure it out... Katherine
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of DMS globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Fwd: [Dcmedia] Freedom Plaza Is Now Ours Tuesday, October 11, 2011 6:19:47 AM
Just wanted to forward this to the group in case others are not in contact with our DC contingent. David ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: David Swanson <david@davidswanson.org> Date: Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 9:37 PM Subject: [Dcmedia] Freedom Plaza Is Now Ours To: davidscameracraft@gmail.com Cc: dcmedia@lists.mayfirst.org
Freedom Plaza Is Now Ours

By David Swanson http://warisacrime.org/content/freedom-plaza-now-ours And we're never giving it back. Our permit for Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., expired, we refused to leave, and the Park Police has just proposed to let us stay for four more months. We've agreed. We have not said that when the four months are over and the American Spring is here we will leave. In fact, we intend to make it possible for anyone to visit D.C. with free accommodations. Just bring a sleeping bag and agree to work with us to pressure Congress, the White House, K Street, the Pentagon, and all the lobbyists and profiteers for peace and justice. We have free food, we have free drink, we have free trainings and seminars, we have tents, we have peace keepers, we have a big victory under out belts, and we welcome all peace makers for they shall inherit Freedom Plaza. We own it. It is ours. It shall remain ours world without end. The Taste of DC food festival just gave us all their remaining food. Or at least all the individual booths did. Ben and Jerry's just endorsed us. Busboys and Poets just fed us. Businesses that support us will be honored and supported by 99 percent of this country. So, here's the plan: Bring us your reports from around the country at your local Occupations. Fill us in here in the Empire's Capital. We will fill you in too. We will train and inspire and connect you with the rest of this global movement. Then go back home energized. Come down from New York and go back up. We need to coordinate on a personal level. Our brothers and sisters in McPherson Square have a growing occupation too. Join
them. Join us. We're family. We disrupted the work of the NSA today, and the Association of the Army's convention at which our women had generals crawling under tanks to avoid cameras. We shut down a celebration of Christopher Columbus as well. And Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. sharp in Our Freedom Plaza we will set off to "welcome" Congress back to town. Join us. We are legion. The one thing that we need now is money, and you can contribute it at http://october2011.org Or you can wait for the bankster war machine to confiscate your money, eat your retirement, swallow your healthcare, foreclose on your home, and tax you into debt to pay for plutocrats' profiteering. It's up to you. It's up to us. -David Swanson is the author of "War Is A Lie" JOIN HIM IN DC OCTOBER 6TH AT http://october2011.org http://rootsaction.org http://warisacrime.org http://davidswanson.org http://facebook.com/pages/David-Swanson/297768373319 http://twitter.com/davidcnswanson _______________________________________________ Dcmedia mailing list Post: Dcmedia@lists.mayfirst.org List info (to subscribe or unsubscribe): https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/dcmedia To Unsubscribe via email Send email to: Dcmedia-unsubscribe@lists.mayfirst.org Or visit: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/dcmedia/davidscameracraft%40gmail.com To Subscribe via email Send email to: Dcmedia-subscribe@lists.mayfirst.org You are subscribed as: davidscameracraft@gmail.com
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of andrew Carbone globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Fwd: Al Jazeera seeks Occupied Wall Street Journal contact Monday, October 10, 2011 10:18:37 PM
Begin forwarded message:

From: Kristen Saloomey <Kristen.Saloomey@aljazeera.net> Date: October 10, 2011 5:01:50 PM EDT To: "owsmedia@gmail.com" <owsmedia@gmail.com>, "occupymedia@gmail.com" <occupymedia@gmail.com> Subject: Occupied Wall Street Journal contact
Hi! Im a reporter with Al Jazeera English. Im looking to interview someone on camera about the Occupied Wall Street Journal on Wednesday can someone help? Thanks! Kristen Saloomey Al Jazeera English | New York Correspondent
Now available in New York City | Time Warner Cable Channel 92
Office: +1 212 506 6238 Mobile: +1 646 251 5032 Address: 450 W. 33 Street New York, NY 10001 http://english.aljazeera.net/
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globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of andrew Carbone globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Fwd: Occupy Wall Street Journal SUBMISSION: "A Defense" Monday, October 10, 2011 10:18:34 PM ATT01309.htm Wall Street Occupation - A Defense.docx
Who runs the occupied wsall street journal???? Andrew Begin forwarded message:
From: Josh Anderson <sundrifts@gmail.com> Date: October 10, 2011 9:00:47 PM EDT To: OWSmedia@gmail.com Subject: Occupy Wall Street Journal SUBMISSION: 'A Defense'
Hello All, I'm submitting this piece, "In Defense of the Occupation," for consideration in the Occupied Wall Street Journal . It's my impassioned plea for a proper political and historical understanding of the movement. I hope you like it, and would very much appreciate any feedback you might be willing to provide. yours, Josh Anderson
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globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of DMS globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Fwd: October2011 Movement Risks Arrest Tonight in Freedom Plaza Sunday, October 09, 2011 8:11:38 PM
News from Washington DC ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Lisa Simeone <simeonelisa@gmail.com> Date: Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 8:09 PM Subject: October2011 Movement Risks Arrest Tonight in Freedom Plaza To: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Lisa Simeone, 410-235-9486 Maria Allwine, 443-762-0892 Kevin Zeese, 301-996-6582 Margaret Flowers, 443-759-4635 Dennis Trainor, 978-727-4433 press@october2011.org
OCTOBER2011 MOVEMENT RISKS ARREST SUNDAY OCTOBER 9TH AT 10PM WHEN PERMIT AT FREEDOM PLAZA EXPIRES The thousands of people of the October2011 Movement who have been occupying in Freedom Plaza since October 6th and the hundreds of those people who have been sleeping in Freedom Plaza are faced tonight with the decision about whether or not they will remain in the Plaza despite the fact that our permit expires at 10 pm. The General Assembly is addressing this decision at this moment. We invite the press to come to Freedom Plaza to witness this decision by the General Assembly and the actions, if any, by the police tonight.
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of beka economopoulos pr-working-group@googlegroups.com; globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Fwd: RIGHT NOW: James O"Keef, right wing yesman-type guy at Zuccotti Park Monday, October 10, 2011 3:39:06 PM
Advice from the YesMen: shadow him at all times with a video camera. And maybe pull his pants down. ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: stephen duncombe <stephen.duncombe@nyu.edu> Date: Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 2:41 PM Subject: Re: RIGHT NOW: James O'Keef, right wing yesman-type guy at Zuccotti Park To: beka economopoulos <beka@notanalternative.net> Cc: Andy Bichlbaum <admin@theyesmen.org>, mike bonanno <mike@theyesmen.org>, Andrew Boyd <andrewontheroad@gmail.com>, Duncan Meisel <duncan.meisel@gmail.com>, Jacques Servin <jservin@nyu.edu> It'd be great to punk him, but with his style of editing the possibilities are slim. Probably best just to shadow him at all times with a video recorder. And maybe pull his pants down. S On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 2:16 PM, beka economopoulos <beka@notanalternative.net> wrote: Hey there, James O'Keef just showed up. Any suggestions on how to take advantage of the "opportunity"? ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Linnea M. Palmer Paton <lpalmerpaton@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 1:35 PM Subject: Re: General warning To: PR Working Group <pr-working-group@googlegroups.com> Just confirmed with Tyler. It's James O'Keefe. He's well connected and has brought down entire organizations before. Watch out. -Linnea
On Oct 10, 1:17 pm, "Linnea M. Palmer Paton" <lpalmerpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not down there right now (at home on my computer), Tyler can you confirm > Brietbar or O'Keefe? > > Thanks, > Linnea >
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Linnea M. Palmer Paton < > > > > > > > > lpalmerpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > For anyone who isn't familiar with this guys work, here's the wikipedia > > article on him. > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe > > > This is what he looks like: > >http://gothamist.com/2009/09/17/acorn_video_sting_guy_also_targeted.php > > > *James E. O'Keefe III* (born June 28, 1984) is a conservative<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States> > > American <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States> activist<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activist>who has produced controversial audio and video recordings of public figures > > and workers in a variety of organizations. He gained national attention for > > his release of video recordings of workers at ACORN<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACORN>offices in 2009, his arrest in early 2010 at the office of Senator Mary > > Landrieu <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Landrieu>, and release of > > videos of NPR <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR> executives in 2011. > > Investigations by legal authorities and journalists have found O'Keefe has > > "selectively", "heavily" and "deceptively" edited secretly recorded videos > > to leave a false impression and present the subjects in the worst possible > > light.[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note-Tactics1> > > [3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_notebrown_releases-2> > > [4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note3>[5]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_noteSalon2010Madden-4> > > [6] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note-5> > > > After founding an independent conservative student paper in college, > > O'Keefe began to use available, inexpensive technology to make videos. His > > strategy has been to control distribution of his work to conservative media > > outlets for maximum impact. Some of O'Keefe's projects have influenced > > Congressional votes. Due to his videos of ACORN workers supposedly aiding a > > couple in criminal planning, the US Congress voted to freeze funds for the > > non-profit, which had aided low- and moderate-income people for 40 years. > > The non-profit also lost most private funding, and in March 2010 had to > > close most of its offices. Shortly after, the California State Attorney > > General and the US Government Accountability Office<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Accountability_Office>released their reports: they found that O'Keefe had misrepresented the > > actions of ACORN workers, that workers had not committed the illegal actions
> > he portrayed, and that the organization had managed its federal funds > > appropriately. > > > Because his work has become widely seen as deceptive, O'Keefe's success in > > gaining extensive media attention has caused controversy and discussions of > > journalistic standards. By the summer of 2011, his claims to have uncovered > > widespread Medicaid <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicaid> fraud, > > purportedly documented on videos released through conservative outlets in > > Maine and other locations, were treated more cautiously by media and > > governmental officials.[7]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note-6> > > [8] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note-7> > > > He has gained support from conservative media and interest groups. In 2009 Andrew > > Breitbart <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Breitbart> paid O'Keefe, > > then 25, for the option to publish new videos exclusively on > > BigGovernment.com <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BigGovernment.com>. In > > June 2010, O'Keefe formed a 501(c)(3) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501c3>organization, Project > > *Veritas*, with the stated mission to "investigate and expose corruption, > > dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct." [9]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe#cite_note-PVeritas-8> > > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Linnea M. Palmer Paton < > > lpalmerpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Might be a good idea to make sure he doesn't record anything without us > >> also recording it. (like we did with Jesse's interview with Fox). > > >> I've cc'd Michael on media. > > >> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Tyler Combelic < > >> tyler.combe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> The guy that did the acorn splicing videos is here today > > >>> Sent from my iPhone
-New: http://blog.art21.org/2011/05/19/5-questions-for-contemporary-practicewith-not-an-alternative/ Not An Alternative http://notanalternative.com Fission Strategy http://fissionstrategy.com Phone: 917-202-5479 Skype: bekamop
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globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Peter Harris globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com; pr-working-group@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] FYI - kanye west is on his way to #occupywallstreet Monday, October 10, 2011 4:54:47 PM
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globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Hanna Global Revolution Media [GlobalRevolutionMedia] GA archives Monday, October 10, 2011 8:57:16 PM
Hi I think it would be really interesting if we had not only minutes, but transcripts of the GAs. Has anyone done this yet? Can I? Inorder to do so, I would need the archives of the livestreams and I can't seem to find if those exist.
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of andrew@thehumanchannel.org globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com; Occupytvny@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Gender+systems theory+consensus Monday, October 10, 2011 1:00:11 PM
Shooting beyond genders (fantastic speaker) and systems theory of oneness together around 130pm. It would be great to have 2-3 cams and audio. Also consensus process vid picks back up around 330 w a couple intvs before facilitator mtg. Definitely need post prod for this and "conversation w top 1%" show. Andrew Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of anya globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] global voice chat Monday, October 10, 2011 4:31:50 PM
so we now have a server with the voice chat system set up on it. we need to start using it i think that getting in touch with all MEDIA TEAMS around occupied locations will be the right way to do it... i only don't know how. any ideas on what would be the more efficient way for circulating this info? also, who is in charge of occupywallst.org? it will be good to post it there because if we (different cities) will start connecting via this chat it will drastically increase the ease of communication and will introduce all internet community that is in support of us into a direct dialogue. for now, the info about it is here : www.occupyglobal.net It will be good if someone can come to the chat to test some functions also - and i assume we will need couple volunteers to be granted an admin access to look over it. i will be there all the time, so you can just pop-in any moment. I think that the sooner we start using this chat the better our global coordination will be, i feel that it is really time sensitive with the amount of pressure the mass media gives us over "disorganization". ~anya
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of Kyle globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] gotham Monday, October 10, 2011 12:31:54 PM
I have a copy of the Gotham typeface if anyone is still interested.
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of niel@squat.net globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] How I can unsubscribe to this group? Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:46:09 PM
Please, someone can help me to unsubscribe to this group???
> I don't have a problem with the heckling, but I suppose others might. > > Marisa > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Katie Davison > <katiedavison@rogueproduction.com> wrote: >> This is great, but I have a problem with the bit on the cops >> specifically >> the heckling. >> I don't think that's a proper reflection of what we represent, or should >> represent. >> I know that's nit picky, but if we're posting it on our websites, I >> think we >> have to consider messaging... >> >> ________________________________ >> Return-Path: >> <globalrevolutionmedia+bnccpfn9onkelzx0fqeggridous@googlegroups.com> >> Received: from mail-bw0-f59.google.com [209.85.214.59] by >> mail35.safesecureweb.com with SMTP; >> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:15:58 -0400 >> >> >> Hi everyone! >> >> The filmmakers who brought us Nobody can predict the moment of >> Revolution >> have made a longer film, and they'd like to post it on the nycga and >> occupywallstreet websites. >> Can we make this happen? >> >> Marisa >> >> It's posted here: >> http://vimeo.com/30241489 >> >> >
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of andrew@thehumanchannel.org globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com; Ows info occupy group; design@nycga.net; internet_working_group@googlegroups.com; Occupytvny@googlegroups.com; Vlad T; arts_culture@nycga.net [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Is Occupywallst.org representing us? Glenn and David: wrong url! Monday, October 10, 2011 8:43:02 PM
There may be an issue with the domain name. Our donation pages were taken down and it is not representing us, namely by the site owner. We must consider other options and consider waiting on promote occupywallst.org right now. Also even if it Is used it should make a distinction that it is the on the ground website, whatever it is (btw one of us has globalrevolution.tv ) What do we do folks? Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: Nathan Earl <nathancantread@gmail.com> Sender: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:31:54 -0400 To: <globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Video by Glenn and David on TV ads: they on this list? This is exactly the kind of vids that need to be made. Short, simple 30 sec. spots with dense info & clear voice. Earl. On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 9:12 AM, <niel@squat.net> wrote: Did someone can put me out of this list please? > Hey there, > > There are a number of orgs that think this video is great: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpttXetMX78 > > And they're fundraising to get it on TV: MSNBC, CNN, and other outlets, > provided David Sauvage and Glenn Grossman are cool with that. > > Are they on this list? > >b > > > -> New: > http://blog.art21.org/2011/05/19/5-questions-for-contemporary-practice-withnot-an-alternative/ > > > Not An Alternative
> > > > > > > > > >
http://notanalternative.com Fission Strategy http://fissionstrategy.com* * Phone: 917-202-5479 Skype: bekamop Twitter: http://twitter.com/bekamop
globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com on behalf of nikky schiller globalrevolutionmedia@googlegroups.com [GlobalRevolutionMedia] KATIE Tuesday, October 11, 2011 11:33:53 AM
EY KATIE THE GLOBALREVOLUTIONMEDIA GROUP IS IN ENGLISH THOUGH I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IN SPANISH CAN YOU TELL ME? BEST NIKKY
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