[Obupdates] Occupy Boston Daily Digest - Sunday, November 13, 2011

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*Good Morning from Occupy Boston!*

Below please find your daily digest.
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*Fact of the Day:* Today, a billionaire in the top 400 pays less than 17
percent<http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/how-the-gop-became-the-party-of-the-rich-20111109?print=true>of
his income in taxes – five percentage points less than a bus driver
earning $26,000 a year.

*Occupy Boston News:* Daily Digest was not around last month when this came
out, but wanted to bring readers' attention to this extraordinary
interview<http://blastmagazine.com/the-news/local-news/interview-rachel-mcneill-iraq-war-veteran-arrested-with-occupy-boston/>by
Iraq War Vet Rachel McNeil on the Occupy Boston's confrontation with
police Columbus Day weekend.* ***

*News from other Occupations:*  Upon the demands of occupiers, the mayor of
Burlington intervened to stop the police
<http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/11/mayor-frees-occupy-burlington-protester/>from
unjustifiably arresting a protester. Lesson for the 99% of Americans on the
losing side of an all out class war: What do you do when you are under
attack? Stand up, fight back (video included).

*Event Highlight:*  Boston's own Occupy the
Hood<http://www.occupyboston.org/2011/11/12/occupy-hood-town-hall-meeting-monday-1114-6pm-dudley-library/>is
having a town hall meeting this Monday, 11/14, the Dudley Square
Branch
of the Boston Public Library system. The objective will be to discuss
issues of concern to the community, and to share updates on Occupy Boston,
Ocupemos El Barrio, and various other activist and community organizations.
Come one, come all!



*Occupy Boston - Sunday, November 13th, 2011*

*Today's Weather and Events*: Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the
lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph...increasing to
30 mph in the afternoon. Check out our Calendar of
Events<http://www.occupyboston.org/calendar/> for
today, also posted at the bottom of this email.

*Highlights: *Knitters for Occupy Boston at 2:30pm (Meet at Gandhi Statue)
Come learn to knit or use your knitting skills to knit for the Occupy
Boston movement. Feel free to bring crochet materials to make hats,
scarves, gloves, and other warm items. There will be patterns available.

*Volunteer Opportunities:*

- The Outreach <oboutreach at occupyboston.org> and
Food<%20occupyboston.food at gmail.com>Working Groups both need
volunteers for help in the day to day work of
Occupy Boston. Please email for details.

- The Safety Working Group needs volunteers to help maintain this crucial
component of Occupy Boston. Please join us at the Occupy Boston Library at
6:30pm today, even if you just want to come and listen your presence is
encouraged!

- The Info Tent is doing a volunteer training next *Monday (11/4) at
7:00pm. *Email InfoTent at OccupyBoston.org if interested or just show up on
Monday

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*Other Working Groups* seeking volunteers include Media, Legal, Food,
Outreach, Info Tent, Winterization, Logistics, Library and many, many
more. Click
here <http://www.occupyboston.org/working-groups/> for a full list of
Working Groups and their contact information. See where you think your
strengths lay and where you can be most effective. We are looking for
support both on and off-site, so even if you can't come down there is
something to do!

*Donate!*
If you are able to, we are still looking for both
material<http://www.occupyboston.org/get-involved/logistics/>
 and financial <http://www.occupyboston.org/get-involved/donations/> support.
Any help you can give is greatly appreciated.
 For information on how our money is managed, please see our Financial
Accountability Working
Group<http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Finance_Working_Group>
 page.

*Today's Events*

*Sunday, November 13*

10:00am Get Warm with Breath and Movement.

11:00am New England Solidarity March

12:00pm Children's Storytime w/ Clara

12:00pm Faith and Spirituality Working Group meeting

1:00pm FSU (off site): United For Change Workshop Series: Effects of Class
Background on Our Lives & Efforts for Change

1:00pm **FSU Teach-In: "From Occupation to Revolution" with John Spritzler

1:30pm Catholic Mass: All are welcome!

2:00pm Winterizing meeting

2:00pm **FSU Discussion: Public Financing of Elections - A Way Station:
Fair, Just and Good Government - The Destination

2:00pm Existence is Resistance Kuffeya Day at Occupy Boston

2:30pm Knitters for Occupy Boston

3:00pm POC Working Group Meeting (People Of Color)

3:00pm **Concert: Heavy Weddle and The PrettyKats

4:00pm Facilitation Working Group Meeting

4:00pm **FSU: Gender, Economy, and Citizenship

5:00pm FSU Workshop: Augusto Boal's - Theatre of the Oppressed

5:30pm Homeless And Allies Working Group

5:30pm **Universalist Unitarian Vespers Service

5:30pm Queer/Trans Working Group Meeting

5:30pm **Unitarian Universalist Vespers

6:30pm Safety meeting

7:00pm General Assembly

*8:00pm **Street Team***


*Contact Us*

Questions or concerns? Or are you a Working Group that wants volunteer
needs advertised in the Daily Digest? Please e-mail
InfoTent at OccupyBoston.org.
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