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

Sun Nov 13 10:30:24 EST 2011

Dear Occupy Boston:

Thanks so much for the update.  I visited your community yesterday and was
very impressed.  I am using your updates to notify my friends, who are all
mainstream and employed people.  I want to counteract the media's portrayal
of the Occupy Movement as being at best students and unemployed and at worst
homeless and druggies.  I know from what I saw yesterday that this is not
true.  

Keep up the good work.  We support you.  

Laurie 

Laurie A. Thompson, Esquire

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

Good Morning from Occupy Boston! 

Below please find your daily digest.

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-t
he-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-protest
er/> 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
<http://www.occupyboston.org/calendar/> Calendar of Events 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 <mailto:oboutreach at occupyboston.org>  and Food
<mailto:%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

-

Other Working Groups seeking volunteers include Media, Legal, Food,
Outreach, Info Tent, Winterization, Logistics, Library and many, many more.
<http://www.occupyboston.org/working-groups/> Click here 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
<http://www.occupyboston.org/get-involved/logistics/> material and
<http://www.occupyboston.org/get-involved/donations/>  financial support.
Any help you can give is greatly appreciated.
 For information on how our money is managed, please see our
<http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Finance_Working_Group> Financial
Accountability 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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