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General Assembly Agenda 3.11.12

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I. Welcome II. Welcome Announcements III. Agenda Overview IV. Proposals 1) Proposal to Recognize Occupy Oakland Foreclosure Defense Group as a Committee 2) Proposal for Resolution Against Elementary School Closures 3) Proposal to Reimburse Nazi Rally Transportation Cost 4) Proposal to Create a Tech Committee 5) Proposal to Act in Solidarity with Global March to Jerusalem on Friday, March 30, 2012 6) Proposal for Finance of Inside Out: A Participatory Art Project V. Open Forum VI. Reports from Committees, Subcommittees, and Caucuses VII. Action Announcements VIII. General Announcements 23369

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Proposal Queue for the March 11, 2012 General Assembly

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1) Proposal to Recognize Occupy Oakland Foreclosure Defense Group as a Committee 2) Proposal for Resolution Against Elementary School Closures 3) Proposal to Reimburse Nazi Rally Transportation Cost 4) Proposal to Create a Tech Committee 5) Proposal to Act in Solidarity with Global March to Jerusalem on Friday, March 30, 2012 6) Proposal for Finance of Inside Out: A Participatory Art Project 23367

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Principles of Environmental Justice

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Delegates to the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit held on October 24-27, 1991, in Washington DC, drafted and adopted 17 principles of Environmental Justice. Since then, The Principles have served as a defining document for the growing grassroots movement for environmental justice. PREAMBLE WE, THE PEOPLE OF COLOR, gathered together at this multinational People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, to begin to build a national and international movement of all peoples of color to fight the destruction and taking of our lands and communities, do hereby re-establish … Continued

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[Passed at 3/11/12 GA] Proposal to Recognize Occupy Oakland Foreclosure Defense Group as a Committee

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Occupy Oakland Foreclosure Defense Group seeks full recognition as committee. Submitted to GA Facilitation Committee on March 4, 2012 via email. Formerly recognized as a working group of Occupy Oakland, we the Foreclosure Defense Group seek full recognition as an Occupy Oakland committee. We are the group that organized the Gayla Newsome re-occupation of December 6th and its subsequent successful defense. We are the group that is helping Mrs. Katie Mitchell of North Oakland successfully fight to keep her home of 35 years. We have come to a point where we … Continued

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[Tabled at 3/11/12 GA] Proposal to Create a Tech Committee

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* Proposer has not followed up with the Facilitation Committee. Occupy Oakland needs a more centralized repository of organizational tools and talent. Instead of reinventing the wheel every time a committee or caucus needs a calendar, mailing list, or some other gadget. Occupy Oakland needs to expand its toolset of activist methods. There are those which are parallel to the physical confrontation tactics which have been the dominant front to date. This can include the use of various electronic media as adjuncts to traditional actions, such as the brilliant use … Continued

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[Tabled at 3/11/12 GA] Proposal for Finance of Inside Out: A Participatory Art Project

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We are asking for financial backing of the participatory art project, Inside Out | Occcupy Oakland. We have raised almost $6,000 in less than a month on Kickstarter, and are asking for a $1000 contribution from O.O. so that we can take this project to its full potential. To put this in perspective, the Finance Committee has let us know that there is 29k in the Long Haul fund as of 2.29.12. We have taken portraits of Oakland Occupiers from all walks of life, and are pasting them onto buildings … Continued

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Proposal Queue for the March 7, 2012 General Assembly

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1) Proposal to Create a Tech Committee 2) Proposal to Change Time of March 21st General Assembly to 7:00 PM to Accomodate Occupy Interfaith Service 3) Proposal for Finance of OO BBQ Assembly 4) Proposal to Recognize Occupy Oakland Foreclosure Defense Group as a Committee 5) Proposal for Resolution Against Elementary School Closures 23138

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[Passed at 3/7/12 GA] Proposal to Change Time of March 21st General Assembly to 7:00 PM to Accomodate Occupy Interfaith Service

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The Interfaith Tent Caucus requests that the start time of the General Assembly on March 21, 2012 be moved back one hour to 7 pm so that we can offer a national Occupy Interfaith Service and act of solidarity and resistance at Grant/Ogawa Plaza from 6-7 pm. The service will feature faith leaders from all over the United States, members of the Occupy Faith network, who will be attending a national gathering March 20-22, hosted by the Interfaith Tent at Oakland. As part of the Interfaith Service on March 21, … Continued

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