January 2012
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#OccuTrip News Roundup (Day 6)
Here’s a round-up of recent news about our trip and solidarity actions with Occupy Boston!
Occutrip Boston: Mortgages Underwater Puppet Protest, Tiny-tenting, and OWS Panel via Paramus Post
Open Media Boston Supports Occupy UMass Boston; Calls for Public Action to Defend #OUMB Encampment via OpenMediaBoston.com
Occupy protesters march through city via Boston.com
Occupy Boston and Occupy...
Come together
On the heels of a difficult meeting yesterday - where many people left feeling disrespected and frustrated - we met again today:
Group meeting at a BoLoco restaurant. Never seen one of these before twitter.com/OWSBus/status/…
— OccuTrip (@OWSBus) January 30, 2012
Some of the issues we were encountering: confusion around individual autonomy vs. commitment to group, timeliness at gatherings, and...
#OccuTrip News Roundup
Here’s a round-up of news about our road trip so far:
Occupy Wall Street Builds Momentum for Spring Resurgence: Launches 5-Week Bus Trip - Paramus Post
Activists take off on 5-week Occupy road trip - Wall Street Journal
Occupy protesters expected in Boston - MyFoxNews.com
OccuTrip Press Release - OccupyWallSt.org
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Breakout group joins Occupy UMass Boston for...
Late yesterday afternoon, the #OccuTrip crew got word on Twitter that Occupy UMass Boston students, who’ve been holding down an occupation inside their student center for almost a week, were threatened with eviction:
We have been served by the administration.Please come down to the Terrace for an ER GA! #OUMB #obumbraid twitter.com/OccupyUMB/stat…
— Occupy UMass Boston (@OccupyUMB)...
Trip Schedule
Arrival Date - City
1/25 - Providence
1/27 - Boston
2/01 - Northampton
2/03 - Albany
2/06 - Rochester
2/08 - Ithaca
2/11 - Buffalo
2/14 - Pittsburgh
2/19 - Lancaster
2/21 - Philadelphia
2/26 - Newark
2/27 - New York
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First Orientation Meeting
We had our first orientation meeting on Monday, the following items were discussed:
Welcome/Introductions
Our bus and how we’re using it
Anti-oppression training
Discussion of our role as New Yorkers visiting other cities
Legal training (with special focus on vehicle searches)
Questions
