The latest issue of the Boston Occupier is coming out this Wednesday, February 15th. Help the Occupier get out the word — all over Boston, and beyond — that our movement is growing, changing, and as urgent as ever. Julie O explains the game-plan for distributing all 15,000 copies of Issue #5, as well as an exciting new subscription plan for the Boston Occupier.
* Our big distribution push is the Wednesday afternoon commute. We need volunteers. We’ve found that the best strategy is actually to ride the T, moving from car to car, passing out papers to riders. This is especially appropriate because we are covering the ongoing protests against MBTA fare hikes & service cuts. Volunteers should meet between 4:30 and 5 pm at “E5” (33 Harrison Ave, 5th floor, Boston; if you can’t come until 5:30 or 6, that’s OK too.) It’s more fun to go out in pairs, so hopefully we’ll have enough volunteers to make that possible. So, come spread the Occupy news!
* Copies of the paper will be available for anyone and everyone to pick up, beginning at 2 pm on Wednesday in “E5” (33 Harrison Ave, 5th floor). All of the papers (all 15,000 of them!) must be gone by the end of the week. Please take a stack and commit to distributing them in your community (small stacks in cafes, libraries, bookshops, laundry mats, community centers, waiting rooms, campuses, etc). In this issue: coverage of “3 Strikes” legislation, the Greenway Conservancy, Occupy UMass, MBTA protests, consequences of the Citizens United decision, churches & Occupy Boston, and more, more, more….
* If you are a part of another local-area Occupy movement, a union, or a community organization that is willing to distribute papers — let’s make it happen! Send questions or suggestions about distribution to Julie O (juliettejulianna@gmail.com) — or, better yet, just pick up a big pile of papers from E5.
* Also available with this issue is our new subscription service, part of our effort to raise funds and make the Boston Occupier sustainable for the foreseeable future. Read about it online here. I hope you’ll encourage those you know to subscribe to the paper!
Please feel free to respond to me (juliettejulianna@gmail.com) with any questions, ideas, or suggestions.