The following proposals were passed by Occupy Boston’s General Assembly on April 26, 2012:
- That 90 minutes of General Assembly time on Saturday, May 12, 2012, should be used for a presentation to develop a common level of knowledge about the current financial crisis and what are the practical alternatives. The presenters will be Gary Epstein, Professor of Economics at UMass Amherst, and Jim Campen, Professor of Economics at UMass Boston.
- A $200 donation for the May First Coalition.
- OJP proposes moving the Occupy Boston General Assembly scheduled for May 5 to the Southwest Corridor Park, location of the Wake Up the Earth Festival. Aria will get an exact location to Facilitators and as many email lists as possible within the next two days. If WUTE is rescheduled to May 6 because of rain–pending approval by SAA–SAA will move to WUTE. GA will discuss details and a topic during the regular meetings between now and May 5.
- The InReach Working Group proposes to purchase a 1-inch button machine with parts for 2,000 buttons ($632) and reimburse members of InReach for expenses from the Open House ($64.27). The $397.71 that is left from the Info Tent proposal will go to this purchase, meaning an additional sum of $298.56 will be allocated. The machine will be the 1-inch button maker purchased in November by Bil Lewis along with remaining parts from the 2000 purchased at that time.
- To create a “consent bucket,” which is a list of proposals that can be considered to address subjects around which a broad consensus can be reached. Proposals would be grouped together in a bucket or package. Initially all new proposals would be introduced as items in the “consent bucket.” There would be no discussion about the proposals themselves beyond clarifying questions. If any member felt that any proposal or proposals required discussion, it would be pulled out of the “bucket” and considered as part of the regular proposal process. Members of the assembly should feel comfortable in expressing reservations about any part of the “consent bucket” and request assistance from fellow members if necessary. The remaining items in the “consent bucket” would be adopted by unanimous vote. The “consent bucket” would be considered after announcements and before the agenda. If adopted this proposal will be implemented immediately.