The below proposal was agreed to by the OB General Assembly, on 1/28/2012.
We propose, as a working group, to begin open and announced meetings to discuss our next actions in anticipation of the American Spring. The Tactical… is a super working group made up of the Direct Action WG, Logistics WG and Signs WG.
We propose that $14,000 of the general fund be earmarked for Occupy Boston’s future occupation. None of this amount can be disbursed until March 1, with the consent of the GA.
Setting aside $14,000 will give Tactical a budget to work from. It will allow us to plan properly for supplies needed and know that the funds exist when the time comes. It will be an investment in the future of Occupy Boston.
The Tactical… will set up a WePay account as soon as possible in order to raise funds.
Any money that comes into the WePay account can be spent autonomously by The Tactical Task Force.
If more than $14,000 is raised by the autonomous WePay account, the earmarked funds will then be released back into the open General Fund. The Tactical… will work closely with FAWG to provide receipts for accountability and transparency while maintaining good security culture.
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Have you paid back the Greenway for the damage you did the first time around?
It is bizarre how people act like lawn can be destroyed. All they need to do is put down some grass seed and water it when its dry.
No – when people live on an area of land with no sanitation facilities, there’s a lot of other cleaning that has to be done. The sprinkler system had to be replaced. You break it, you buy it. You don’t just throw grass seed down – you repair it as the manager of the land you decided to occupy dictates.
This was about accountability – Occupy Boston promised to pay for the repairs. To date, they have not done so. And all I’m seeing are “Screw the Greenway,” and “why should we pay f
That reinforces the understanding that Occupiers don’t care about their communities – that their words are meaningless and not to be trusted.
Fuck the Greenway.
I was always barefoot when I was at the camp. So I did not damage it and I am very in tune to such things. The soil was fine. All it needs is to be reseeded.
The Green way park management is is typical 1% that is being chaired by people who have no experience in conservancy, except to personally benefit from public and charitable foundations that evade tax or use tax money for their personalized.
Th e green way budget runs in to 20 million of which the state pays 5 million, on th3e other hand they spend about six times more in park maintenance as compared to many such parks nations wide.
A 5 acre conservancy which is handled by contract work has a management staff of 19, including paid board of directors who take 90 % of the budget.
In contrast a conservancy can be planned that can house as many as 500 members from unemployed young and able bodied with a residential program running a(minimum) three months to longer time in house training program in conservancy and urban greening ,which can handle most of the small parks and other designated green areas, including private and not for profit lands earmarked for green in Boston and surrounding areas,that in course of time not only save a lot of(millions) money but also do much good for the state and environment with highly trained people in conservancy and ecological greening of urban spaces.
There is lot in the state and the country that could be done wisely with its citizenry,with out effecting the system as long as people are willing to be fair and uncorrupted, while leading a healthy and well off lives that the nation’s economy can afford to one and all, rather than to politicize, misuse and abuse every resource and public money rather than run a partisan pork barrel economy.
Funny how the only comments for this proposal are about the Greenway. Ya’ll postin in a troll thread.
The answer is no, they did not pay for the damage or the clean up. They need money for sprayy paint, weed , heroine, bail and boxes of condoms to dump on school girls at pro life rallies. Apparently the first ammenemt is for brainwashed communist cult members