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    GA Approves Rent $ for People of Color Working Group

    April 2nd, 2012 · · #bostonGA, General Assembly, Passed Resolutions Comments Off on GA Approves Rent $ for People of Color Working Group

    The below proposal reached agreement at Occupy Boston’s General Assembly, on Sunday, April 1.

    The People of Color Working Group requests $240 for one month trial use for renting space in the First Church of Roxbury for its weekly meetings and its monthly joint meeting with Anti-Oppression and Decolonize to Liberate working groups.

    If the trial is successful, Occupy Boston GA approves the use of funds for two additional months’ rent at First Church of Roxbury. If the trial is not successful, POC is free to use the funds for renting a different space.

    In addition, if any of the three working groups wish to organize an event, at the church (or any location), during this time period, an additional $75 is available.

    If the monies are used for any purpose other than rent, POC will be fully transparent about how the monies are spent.

    GA Agrees to FAWG Request for a Community Conversation

    March 28th, 2012 · · General Assembly, Passed Resolutions Comments Off on GA Agrees to FAWG Request for a Community Conversation

    The below proposal was agreed to at Occupy Boston’s General Assembly, on Tuesday, 3/27/12

    Occupy Boston’s Financial Accountability Working Group invites the OB community to hear FAWG’s story, to consider its history,  to feel its distress, to understand its observations and concerns, to think about OB’s relationship to FAWG and to money  – and to engage in a conversation.

    FAWG proposes to tell this story and to facilitate this conversation, at Occupy Boston’s General Assembly, for two hours, on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.

    (Amendment)
    FAWG will take minutes of the conversation and capture key ideas, issues and concerns on easel pad paper, all of which will be made available for review on FAWG’s wiki page.

    FAWG will ask for evaluation and possible next steps, at the end of the meeting.

    M17 Action Spokescouncil Proposal Consented to by GA

    March 11th, 2012 · · #bostonGA, Events, Passed Resolutions One comment

    The following proposal was consented to by the OB General Assembly on 03/10/2012.

    IDENTIFY THE NEED THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES: Publicizing OB and growing our base, celebrating 6 month anniversary of OWS

    BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL: M17 Spokescouncil proposes an alternate location and format for a popular assembly on March 17, 2012 to cap off our radical history tour of the Freedom Trail.

    FULL PROPOSAL:
    In order to increase Occupy Boston’s public visibility and continue to grow our base of support, and in recognition of the 6-month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street and the City of Boston’s Evacuation Day holiday, the M17 Action Spokes Council proposes the following structure for an alternative assembly on the evening of March 17th. Regular business will be suspended for the evening. Two members of the OB community will facilitate agenda and speakers. Working groups, caucuses, and affinity groups will be able to get on stack to spend 2-3 minutes describing their groups’ missions within the framework of political and social revolution. Groups should attempt to highlight how their work parallels and builds upon the work of activists from the American Revolution. During this time they may also briefly announce their upcoming events and meetings. No other time will be set aside for announcements. We propose to hold this alternate assembly on the Boston Common for its historical significance as a meeting place, proximity to the Freedom Trail, and highly visible central location.

    Agenda:
    • Announcements and Opening
    • Open mic: Why We Occupy (2 minutes)
    • Working groups, caucuses, and affinity groups (2-3 minutes)
    • Speakers:
    • Facilitated open mic: (2 minutes per individual)

    GA Agrees to Discuss GA

    February 19th, 2012 · · Passed Resolutions 2 comments

    On Thursday, 2/16/12, Occupy Boston General Assembly agreed to the below proposal, brought forward by Facilitation Working Group.

    FWG Proposal for GA Discussion of Process
    Occupy Boston General Assembly will set aside regular GA business on Tuesday, February 21st for a two-hour community discussion about GA decision-making process and principles. The discussion will address a range of issues that repeatedly come up in GA and in other groups grappling with OB decision-making. Parallel to efforts by other groups working to explore internal dynamics, Facilitation Working Group’s intention is to improve GA process to better reflect the concerns of diverse Occupy Boston groups and help us reach our goals with methods consistent with our values.

    Mutual Aid is Renewed

    February 18th, 2012 · · Passed Resolutions One comment

    The following proposal was agreed to at Occupy Boston’s General Assembly, on Tuesday, February 14.

    The Mutual Aid Working Group proposes that a total limit of $385/week be made available for MBTA passes.  $375/week is the cost of 25 $15 weekly T passes.  The total cost will not exceed $2,625, over the 7 weeks that this proposal will be active.  This proposal will be void April 1, 2012

    Financial Accountability Working Group will give a designated MAWG representative  $375 per week for the passes.  Any money leftover will rollover to the next week, only.

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