On December 31, 2011, at 5:30pm, about 100 Occupy Boston protesters, supporters, and participants gathered at the Community Church of Boston on 565 Boylston Street. This event showcased the Screen Print Working Group’s brand new screen prints, complete with fabrics and even pins with glitter.
Prints hanging to dry / Photo by Matthew J Shochat
There was much cheer and laughter amongst the crowd, who came to celebrate the victories of the Occupy movement, concerns, and ideas of where we will be headed down the road in 2012.
The Screen Print Working Group had been working some time to acquire the resources necessary for this event, including retrieving one screen print by donation from Occupy Wall St. The fabrics were purchased at Winmill Fabrics in Chinatown, located on Chauncy Street. All shirts were donated for use on the screen prints. Also, many screen print members taught others how to use them properly, who then, in turn, helped others get the prints of their desire.
Food was provided by donation by Occupy Boston participants and Firedoglake, who have donated to Occupy Boston events in the past.