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*Good Morning from Occupy Boston! *

*Fact of the Day. *With education costs skyrocketing and more Americans
being priced out of decent education, sudent loan debt has grown 511% since
1999<http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/08/chart-of-the-day-student-loans-have-grown-511-since-1999/243821/>
.

*News from Occupy Boston. *20 Occupy Boston protesters were arraigned in
court<http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrodesk/2011/12/occupy-boston-protesters-due-court-today/u1Sbt2nKFJMg5imG2KAqdN/index.html?p1=News_links>
yesterday.
More will be arraigned tomorrow, so please come to 24 New Chardon Street to
support them. If you are available, our beloved Gandhi
<http://www.firstpost.com/topic/person/mahatma-gandhi-a-statue-of-mahatma-gandhi-stands-in-the-occupy-bo-image-05gu1GOemeacn-31671-1.html>will
be arriving at 8:00am.

*News from other Occupies. *Occupy Sacramento protesters who were in court
yesterday had all charges
dropped<http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_19539217> by
the judge

***Wedsday, December 14th 2011*

*“ In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act”
 - George Orwell*

*Today's Weather:* Partly cloudy in the evening...then mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers after midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid
30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

*Event Highlight. *From 12-2pm *FSU is on OB-web-RADIO* Free School
University Working Group meeting is reaching for a broad audience. Tune-in,
call-in, join in the conversation. Education is the backbone of
democracy. The broadcast is available from the OB HOME page: *
Occupyboston.org <http://occupyboston.org/>*  click on 'RADIO'. There, You
will see the IRC chat. Or call in: *617.50-MY-RADIO*  EDUCATION  IS A
WEAPON OF MASS CONSTRUCTION!

*There's More: *Check out our Daily
Calendar<http://www.occupyboston.org/calendar/>  for
a list of all events at Occupy Boston.

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*Volunteer Opportunities/Announcements.*

*General Assembly.* On Thursday will the Emmanuel Church on 15 Newbury
Street, 7:00pm. Please bear with us as we find a permanent space for G.A.'s

*The Library is back! *The A-Z Library (the library for Occupy Boston) will
be meeting today 6:30-8:30pm
Meet at South Station. No experience necessary; all are welcome.

*Logistics.* Needs your help with handling lots of stuff that was assembled
into moving vans prior to the raid. Please e-mail
logistics at occupyboston.orgto see how you can help

*Financial Accountability Working Group. *Aka "FAWG", needs more volunteers
to help with bookkeeping and money management. Please don't feel like you
have to be finance fluent, just have a commitment to helping maintain the
strength of the movement. Meetings are Mon/Wed at 6:00pm South Station
Mezzanine. Contact gsjmurphy at gmail.com  for more info on how you can help.

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