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*Good Morning from Occupy Boston! *

*Stories of the Day. *Another dark underside of the recession: the United
States has seen a stark rise in homeless
children<http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/12/25-0>
 since 2007.

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*Other Occupies. *Occupy London and St. Paul's Cathedral rang in the holiday's
in harmony<http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/24/occupy-london-protesters-and-church-in-harmony-at-christmas/>,
while Occupy Wukan<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/26/world/asia/in-china-the-wukan-revolt-could-be-a-harbinger.html?pagewanted=1>'s
reverberations continue to be felt across China.

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***Monday, December 26th, 2011*

*"Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of
property, is, in reality, instituted for the defense of the rich against
the poor, or of those who have property against those who have none at
all." – Adam Smith***

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*Event Highlight.  *

Come join us for the weekly Occupy Boston Community Forum, this week it
will be at the Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston Street (across from
Copley) at 7:00pm. All newcomers are encouraged to come, this is your
opportunity to meet Working Groups and make Occupy Boston friends in a
relaxing and jovial atmosphere.

*And please join us. *For a Christmas Eve Candlelight Vigil and
March<http://www.occupyboston.org/2011/12/24/christmas-eve-candlelight-vigil-march-honor-brian-l-arredondo-victims-war-families-2/>
in
Honor of Brian L. Arredondo and all of the Victims of War and their
Families. The family has extended an invitation to all to join them for the
vigil and march, which will begin at 6 pm at the First Church (Unitarian
Universalist) in Jamaica Plain, 6 Eliot St, Boston, MA 02130. The march
will be to the post office that was renamed in honor of Alex.

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

*Info Tent.* Is having a meeting on Occupy Boston's presence at First
Night! Come help us plan and participate to bring our message to the many
visitors who will be in the Hub this Saturday. Meeting at South Station
Mezzanine at 6:00pm tonight.

*Occupy Boston #D30* is this
Friday<https://www.facebook.com/events/263899113668779/>!
Bring a pillow. Prepare to meander, all the while celebrating our 3 month
anniversary and paying tribute to the 46 arrested on Dec10 & the 141
arrested on Oct11  Solidarity

*Monday, December 26*

9:00am MAMLEO - Food Drive Drop Off

10:00am FOOD BANK DROP OFF

5:00pm Community Cuppa

5:00pm Free School University WG Meeting

5:00pm Housing Crisis WG Meeting

6:00pm Finance and Accountability WG Meeting

6:00pm Climate Action, Sustainability and Environmental Justice WG Meeting

6:00pm Info/First Night Planning for OB

6:00pm Outreach WG Meeting

7:30pm Community Gathering
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