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    Occupy Boston Announces New General Assembly Schedule

    May 15th, 2012 · · #bostonGA, Events, General Assembly, News and Announcements, Passed Resolutions Comments Off on Occupy Boston Announces New General Assembly Schedule

    The following proposal was passed by the General Assembly of Occupy Boston on May 15, 2012:

    General Assemblies will no longer occur on Thursdays, effective immediately. The next General Assembly is scheduled for Saturday, May 19th, and will continue to be held at the previously scheduled time on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Groups and individuals within Occupy Boston are strongly encouraged to be innovative in creating space for the community to come together during the time now free on Thursdays.

    Today: Understanding Wall St. Banking & How Occupy Can Do Better for the 99%

    May 8th, 2012 · · Events, General Assembly Comments Off on Today: Understanding Wall St. Banking & How Occupy Can Do Better for the 99%

    Join Occupy Boston for a very special GA:

    Understanding Wall Street Banking & How OCCUPY Can Do Better for the 99%

    Saturday, May 12th, 5-6:30 pm,  Occupy Boston General Assembly
    Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston Street, Boston

    The Occupy movement has been instrumental in exposing the financial system’s complete control of the global economy for the profit of the few. The purpose of OB Bank Working group’s presentation is to develop a common knowledge base about the financial sector and to stimulate ideas and actions for creating financial institutions committed to the public good.

    Confirmed speakers:

    Jim Campen is a professor emeritus of economics at the UMass-Boston. He served from 2007 to 2009 as executive director of Americans for Fairness in Lending, which “exists to raise awareness of abusive credit and lending practices and to promote re-regulation of the industry.”

    Fred Moseley      graduated from Stanford and has been teaching economics at Mt Holyoke College since 1989. He has taught  Political Economy, US Economic History, Marxism and  written and published numerous papers including analyses of US economic conditions.

    Both speakers are important contributors to Dollars and Sense, a Boston based democratic and non-hierarchical collective of radical economics graduate students and faculty founded  in 1974. Dollars and Sense publishes a blog, books and a periodical devoted to ‘real world economics’.

    When Do You Attend General Assembly?

    May 4th, 2012 · · General Assembly Comments Off on When Do You Attend General Assembly?

    Occupy Boston is gearing up for summer. First question towards getting ready for the big things ahead: how easy is it to participate in our community decision-making process? To better inform a proposal about when OB holds its General Assemblies, take the very short survey here and offer a point of information on what days the General Assembly can best ensure your voice is heard.

    The General Assembly agrees to fund May First Coalition, InReach WG and approves changes in GA location, process and a special presentation

    April 27th, 2012 · · General Assembly, News and Announcements, Passed Resolutions Comments Off on The General Assembly agrees to fund May First Coalition, InReach WG and approves changes in GA location, process and a special presentation

    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.

     

    General Assembly Endorses Rally for Union of Adjunct Faculty

    April 26th, 2012 · · General Assembly, Passed Resolutions Comments Off on General Assembly Endorses Rally for Union of Adjunct Faculty

    The following proposal was passed by Occupy Boston’s General Assembly on April 24, 2012:

    Occupy Boston endorses the May 2, 2012, Rally for the Union Of Adjunct Faculty (UAF/UAW) at UMass Lowell at Coburn Hall Lawn from 11:30AM to 12:30PM.

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