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I’m with you in PEACEFUL SOLIDARITY!
Not sure if I’ll be at the GA but I can guarantee I’ll be there the 2nd.
I am in! Any way to show support for this cause is important!
Just had a meal with our friends over from France. Brilliant place, warm friendly atmosphere, excellent amenable service, superb food. We’ll be back! Diolch yn Fawr. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
r u in the right place?
I will be there! I like the idea someone else suggested, wearing name tags! Especially because so many of us have been talking online here and on the facebook group and community page, it would be nice to put faces to names.
Does anyone have some they could bring, and pens?
Do we have an agenda? I think many people are going to show up to this and before we get there we should have some semblance of one.
Proposed agenda, feel free to edit
Agenda
Introductions (Name, Org if any)
Organizational Team discriptions
(list teams below please)
What people think teams should focus on (nonspecific, general suggestions)
Legal issues
-Sleeping
-Shelter
-Amplified sound
-Know Yer Rights
Groups we want
-National Lawyer Guild support
-Legal Observes
-legal support team
-Jail support team
-Rose Hip Medics
-Protest medic group
-Copwatch
-Unions!
-Verision workers
-Jobs with Justice
-Houssless groups
-Street Roots
-Right2Survive
-Sisters of the Road
-Outside In
-Food not Bombs
Feel free to change and Add!!!!
I would love to see a
Trans/Lgb team
Meditation and Self-care team
Commutation Team
Medical Team
Food Team
Absolutely!
-The Sprockets
-One of Portland’s fine radical marching bands
I’m extremely happy to see this event come together and am very grateful to those who’ve gotten it off the ground.
This event represents a significant opportunity to wrest our nation back from the greedheads, cynics and crooks who’ve been calling the shots for too long, and I fully expect Portlanders to step up and turn out in large numbers.
A couple things to add to the discussion:
1) Re Agenda items
Nonviolence and/or Civil Disobedience training
2) I really like the idea of name tags, perhaps in place of verbal introductions? Brief introductions have a way of turning into speeches, and this could be a pretty large group.
3) I hope the event will be staged in such a way as to welcome people getting off work later in the afternoon. Many people will inevitably be unable to attend during the day but will want to join in later. I hope they’ll be encouraged to do so.
Thanks,
John Mulvey
Why so late? How long is going to last the meeting? Can i get there at 8:30? .Sry I work so i get off at 8:00.
The last meeting lasted several hours. People can come and go as they need, so 8:30 will be fine.
Is there a landmark on the waterfront where people will be meeting? I’ve spent time on the waterfront but paid little attention to which area is which.
For the next GA meeting it will still be at the Waterfront. The easiest landmark to remember would be Saturday Market, and the Burnside Bridge. We are meeting at the fountain south of the bridge, closest to the river.
Two lists of demands:
1. Occupy Wall ST is discussing these 9 rather specific and technical demands: https://occupywallst.org/forum/detailed-list-of-demands-overview-of-tactics-for-d/
2. The October 6 2011 (Freedom Plaza in Washington DC) has a more general comprehensive list of 15 demands:
http://october2011.org/issues
These two occupations are now cooperating and interactive, but the 2nd (October 2011) is much larger and better organized. Their demands are thought out for a more fundamental change.
I’m new to Portland. When you say North end of the Waterfront park do you mean the end by the Steel Bridge? I’m coming by MAX, so I want to know how far I’ll be walking.
Closest to the burnside bridge. If you are taking MAX to any GA meetings, or the actual protest meeting spot, get off at Skidmore fountain and walk to the waterfront.
IS THIS EVENT HAPPENING AT THE NORTH END OR AT THE SOUTH END NEAR 1020 SW NAITO. THE INFORMATION IS VERY CONFUSING.
North end by SW ankeny. I understand your confusion, it’s not always well published…..
Spread the word! Natio and Ankeny! Noon october 6th!
Proposed agenda item, what about forming a message group? What is the message we will be showing at the rally on Oct 6th? Frow what I see on TV, a consistant message that sticks is not present. I only see a lot of frustrated folks with dozens of messages. (kind of like the democratic party ;-( )
Cant make it tonight, staying with family member who had chemo infusion today. Im 69 years old, and hoped my days of protest were over many years ago. But I will be there the 6th, and stay as long as I can.
Peaceful solidarity indeed, yes.
Shouldn’t we target Federal Reserve Bank on
1500 SW First Avenue during the march.
Having a camp on the Water Front sounds smart.
But isn’t the Banks the issue
The banks are a large part of the issue, and they will be included in the protest.
Excellent Non-violence training resource: http://www.mettacenter.org/
Just from all the talk I’m hearing out here in Suburbia there are a LOT of people heading for this. Most will likely be doing the same gig as Wall Street – protest during most or part of the day – head home then back. So we’ll likely see large fluctuations. The Straw has broken the camel’s back and the CAMEL IS PISSED…
Hey there,
It seems to me that it is imperative that as many people have a working understanding of the consensus and GA model as possible. I posted a link to the doc explaining them on the facebook group page, but it is lost in the shuffle.
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1LHPBH__XYmX2FhtslHekfbYwhAy6zxg1HFsEIlZHcL4
Thank you for that document. I want to take a moment to thank the facilitators, both that were invited and that stood up(and then sat down). This GA was very difficult to manage and facilitate and get better with time.
Portion 6 of your document seems very helpful, if the facilitators are trained for such a thing. The person in my break out group had no concept of a “stack”, one of the cornerstones of a effective and open discussions. Having two people designated going through the crowd and managing questions would have been wonderful.
Thank you for the information and the suggestion.
BTW Webmaster, is there a way to “bump” or “like” a comment so we can also use this forum as a straw poll?
Clarification…I did not compose the GA guidelines .doc, merely passing it along as one piece of vital info fished out of the amazing ocean of ideas expanding on facebook, here, etc. Anyone know who did write it/originally post it? They would be an excellent point person on this…teams could be assembled on Tuesday?
We should let folks know that one of the best ways to contribute to Occupy Wall St and Occupy Portland is to move their money from big banks to local cooperatives. Now.
We need to PENETRATE THE MEDIA BLACKOUT! I think we need a publicity team. Not only do we need signs but we need Occupy Portland T-shirts, bumper stickers etc. A lot of people I have talked with just yesterday,(neighbors, friends and family) still have no idea about Occupy Wallstreet. I am in disbelief. There will be a lot of people coming and going to the Occupation. We need those people who are out and about in the city of Portland and not at the demonstration to be in recognizable solidarity. Does anyone have access to T-shirt making supplies, bumper sticker or decal making supplies? Or if anyone can donate to the cause, by working with a local shop to get these things made, lets start passing them out. Lets PENETRATE THE MEDIA BlACKOUT!
Hey Joshua, thanks for the post. We’re all new to this and learning together. I think things will continue to grow and evolve naturally as we learn about our group, our needs, and the changes we collectively want to see. I, for one, am extremely excited about the change we can facilitate together.
get a life and a real job hipsters!
2515906 beers on the wall. sck was here
Appreciated the share!
Nancy
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