Thousands will gather to speak out for good jobs and a fair economy.
Today at 1:30pm students from BC, BU, Harvard, MIT, Tufts and others will gather at the Band Stand on Boston Common for a march to Dewey Square. At 3:00pm they will join with members of Occupy Boston, MASSUniting, several labor unions and other community allies in a rally for good jobs and a fair economy.
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For the day’s full agenda visit http://occupyboston.com/calendar/
Occupy Boston has received endorsements from the following unions:
Greater Boston Labor Council
AFL-CIO
Local 7 Iron Workers
MTA (Teachers)
Boston School Bus Drivers L#8751
Nurses Association
IBEW 103 (electricians)
SEIU 1199
SUIU 615
via the SouthEndPatch.
On Sunday night at 6:15pm Jill Stein (Green-Rainbow Party) stopped by Dewey Square to speak with occupiers. We encourage more speakers, from seasoned professionals to every day Americans, to stop by and share their thoughts with us. Occupy Boston is promoting a dialogue about the issues we face as a nation and we want to hear from you.
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Tonight the Direct Action group, in charge of planning marches and other protest actions, presented the following “Statement of Diversity of Tactics” as a proposal to the General Assembly (GA). The following statement was passed to ensure the autonomy of working groups and the cohesion of the entire community.
Our solidarity will be based on respect for diversity of tactics and plans of other groups. As individuals and groups we are committed to treating each other as allies in the struggle.
The actions and tactics used will be organized to maintain a separation of time or space to protect the autonomy and safety of the movement.
We realize that our detractors will work to divide us by inflaming and magnifying our tactical, strategic, personal and political disagreements. Therefore, any debates or criticisms must stay inside the movement to avoid any public or media denunciations of fellow activists or events.
We oppose any state repression of dissent, including surveillance, infiltration, disruption and violence. We agree not to assist law enforcement actions against activists and others.
The above statement fully agrees with the Occupy Boston Internal Solidarity Statement, opposing all forms of oppression.
In Solidarity,
The undersigned
Contact: Victoria Porell, 602-999-7312, toriporell@gmail.com
Occupy Boston Gains Student Solidarity
The students of Boston convened Thursday night to plan together and decide how to most effectively leverage their power and resources in solidarity with the Occupy Boston movement. In the same process that Occupy Boston has utilized, a General Assembly where all decisions are made collectively, the students solidified a plan to march on Monday October 10 at 1:30 pm from Boston Common. About 10 area schools were represented and the group hashed out how systems of communication will function within the group and between campuses. At the Monday march, over 1000 students are expected from 17 area colleges and universities.
Historically, social movements have employed the energy, passion and vision of society’s disenfranchised youth. Students and young people today are an increasingly disappointed and discontent population of the 99% of the United States not served by the current economic system. “We pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to an education industry that continues to mimic the irresponsible, unaccountable, and unethical financial practices of Wall Street. University presidents make $500,000 or more for doing so, campus workers are paid poverty wages and students graduate with outrageous amounts of student debt, in a hostile economic climate, with few job opportunities” said one Northeastern University student.
This generation now has the opportunity to stand together with students across the country to exercise their democratic rights, leverage their power as students and change the status quo. With the world’s eyes upon them, the Occupy movement is challenging the existing economic and political system. Occupy Boston is the beginning of an ongoing discussion about the problems with America’s economic system and how it has damaged government and the fabric of society as a whole.
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