[Obupdates] Occupy Boston Daily Digest, Wednesday, November 16

[obupdates at InfoTent]

*Good Morning from Occupy Boston!*
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*Fact of the Day:* On average, Americans earning more than $1 million
annually receive a combined $1.6 billion in federal benefits and $28.5
billion in tax credits
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/millionaires-earn-billions-in-federal-benefits-report-says/2011/11/14/gIQAAjv6KN_blog.html>
annually.

*Occupy Boston News:* Concerned about crackdowns on similar protests in New
York, Oakland, and elsewhere, Occupy Boston protesters yesterday filed a
lawsuit
<http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrodesk/2011/11/occupy-boston-files-motion-block-ouster-from-camp/rZpPFar0f2YBxnl3RzYBxL/index.html?p1=News_links>in
Suffolk Superior Court that seeks to block any move to oust them.

*News from other Occupations:*  The Seattle City Council unanimously passed
a resolution<http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2011/11/14/seattle-city-council-backs-occupy-seattle/>supporting
Occupy Seattle.


*Occupy Boston - Wednesday, November 16th, 2011*

*Today's Weather and Events*: Rain likely. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
Highs around 60. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Check out our Calendar of Events <http://www.occupyboston.org/calendar/> for
today, also posted at the bottom of this email.

*Highlights: *The Facilitation Working Group is having a meeting at 5:00pm
in Federal Reserve Plaza (or South Station in case of rain.) Come learn how
to facilitate working group meetings and General Assemblies. Everyone at
Occupy Boston should be trained and facilitate a GA.

*Volunteer Opportunities:*

- Winter is coming and we need help preparing! Come to the Winterization
Working Group meeting today at 5:30pm. Meet by Gandhi

- The Safety Working Group will be meeting at 6:30pm, also meeting by
Gandhi.

- Free School University
<http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Solidarity/FSU>Volunteer meeting is
Friday, 3pm.Contact FSU
<FSU at OccupyBoston.org>for more info, we need both ground-support and web
support

*Other Working Groups* seeking volunteers include Media, Legal, Food,
Outreach, Info Tent, 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*

*Wednesday, November 16*

1:00pm Non-Violence Working Group

1:30pm Get Warm with Breath and Movement

3:30pm **FSU: Fight for Our Basic Property Rights, The Big Bank's Fraud at
Registries of Deeds

4:00pm Direct Action Meeting

5:00pm Facilitation

5:30pm Winterizing meeting

5:30pm Ecumenical Communion Service

6:00pm Finance and Accountability Working Group Meeting

6:00pm Faith & Spirituality WG Meeting

6:30pm Safety meeting

8:00pm **Concert: Castafari! Reggae Music

*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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