BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//74.207.253.46//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.12// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Occupy Oakland X-WR-CALDESC:#OccupyOakland X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20131103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20140309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://occupyoakland.org/?post_type=ai1ec_event&p=43549&insta nce_id= DTSTAMP:20130520T032326Z CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:

This project aims to leverage the debt collection system as a tool for direct action and mutual aid. We buy defaulted debt for pennies on the dollar\, just as debt collectors would\, but instead of attempting to collect it\, we abolish it. For every dollar of defaulted debt we buy\ , $20 of debt will be abolished. This program launches on Thursday Novembe r 15th with a live “\;telethon”\; event in NYC –\; The Peop le’\;s Bailout –\; where the goal is to raise $50\,000\, every p enny of which will go toward abolishing $1\,000\,000 of defaulted medical debt. (In general\, you cannot buy the debt of individuals. Rather\, you h ave to buy categories of debt either by geography–\;folks in a given zip code\, for example–\;or by category–\;medical debt\, credit card debt\, etc.)

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After we have purchased and successfully abolish ed this $1\,000\,000 worth of debt\, those whose debt was abolished will b e notified with a letter that explains:

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(1) That their debt has be en abolished\, and how that was done
\n(2) How to contact credit agen cies to make sure the debt cancellation is reflected in their credit score
\n(3) How they can pay some of the jubilee forward\, to abolish othe rs also in debt. This is the “\;rolling”\; aspect of the jubilee .

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NEXT STEPS/HOW TO HELP:
\n ‘\;Like’\; the Strike Debt Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Strike-Debt/244850825627 699

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Share the Rolling Jubilee event page: http://www.facebook.c om/events/394920527248194/

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Follow @StrikeDebt on Twitter (we 217\;re almost at 1\,000 followers!)

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Consider loaning your twitt er or FB account to for a once-a-day blast: http://donateyouraccount.com/S trikeDebt (choose ‘\;Gold’\; level)

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Once you’\;v e done that\, make some buzz! Try to post a few times a day about the Jub ilee. Every single post counts. Here are some sample posts: http://bit. ly/RJSampleTweets. Feel free to copy and paste\, or customize to your own liking. Just make sure to include the website www.rollingjubilee.org\, an d the hashtags #PeoplesBailout and #RollingJubilee\, if you can.

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Email your friends and ask them to do all of the above\, too. Here are some articles you can use to get the conversation going:

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http://ww w.rollingstone.com/music/news/jeff-mangum-plans-occupy-wall-street-fundrai ser-20121024

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http://pitchfork.com/news/48326-jeff-mangum-members-o f-sonic-youth-fugazi-tv-on-the-radio-to-perform-at-occupy-wall-street-tele thon/

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http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/ows-debtors-coming-ou t-first-step-toward-resistance

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http://wagingnonviolence.org/2012/1 0/ows-debt-resisters-mobilize-arts-education-and-media-for-a-peoples-bailo ut/

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The telethon starts at 8pm eastern time\, so 5pm here. It will be streaming live on the internet\, (probably on rollingjubilee.org)

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**Also\, here in Oakland I’\;m hoping going to host a liv estream event at the Holdout Niebel-Proctor Library on the night of the telethon. We’\;d watch the telethon\, and I have a box of Debt R esistors Operations Manuals to distribute\, so we can start talking about debt as a broad platform for resistance and direct action\, and maybe get a Strike Debt working group going. Please contact me if you’\;d like to help organize this event!

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STAY TUNE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A LIVESTREAM PARTY!!

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TIMELINE:
\nNovember 8th: Donation site goes up\, promotional video is released\, other announcements. We hope t o use this day to test and build up our network. We will put up a site fo r our people to use to send targeted tweets to various celebrities during this time.

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November 12th? New York Times article will be published around this day. Then the press embargo will be lifted.

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November 15th: The telethon! Massive simultaneous twitter campaign to promote the live stream and our ongoing donation successes.

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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121115T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121115T180000 LOCATION:6501 Telegraph Avenue Oakland\, CA 94609 SUMMARY:The People’s Bailout and the Strike Debt Initiative. URL:http://occupyoakland.org/ai1ec_event/the-peoples-bailout-and-the-strike -debt-initiative/?instance_id= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR