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Occupying Troy Davis Park
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GA @ 7PM in #CentennialOlypmicPark. BE THERE. #OccupyAtlanta isn't going anywhere. We need your support. 51 minutes ago
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@OWSAtlanta in Solidarity with @OccupySF #OccupyAtlanta #OccuppySF #OccupyOakland 13 hours ago
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RT @occupyoakland: OccupySF expected to be raided at 10pm. Mass rally at 9:30. If you are willing to join in nonviolent civil disobedie ... 13 hours ago
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RT @OccupySF: OccupySF has received word that a police raid will happen tonight. Come support #OccupySF with your peaceful presence! #ows 13 hours ago
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RT @shelley_mae: .@BBCBreaking News: coverage of #OWS #OccupyOakland & @OWSAtlanta http://t.co/G5nHZIYt news is spreading globally. yes. 13 hours ago
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ATL General Assembly
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Site Activity
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SaraA wrote a new post, March From Troy Davis Park to Peachtree and Pine October 27, 2011 1:11 pm
Meet at Troy Davis Park at 5 pm, march to the Task Force for the Homeless site at Peachtree and Pine. Bring signs, bring yourselves, bring your will to change the world.
General Assembly will meet tonight at 8 […]
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Alex Hardman wrote a new post, Press Release: The Reorganization of Occupy Atlanta October 27, 2011 12:03 pm
For immediate release
Occupy Atlanta Media CommitteeLa’Die Mansfield: 229-364-3203
Sara Amis: 706-424-6331The Reorganization of Occupy Atlanta
Today (10/27) Occupy Atlanta will hold a press […]
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Effie posted a new activity comment October 27, 2011 11:45 am
In reply to: Effie posted an update Temperature Check: Can we please discuss the proposal I have brought to the 3rd, 4th and 5th OA GAs? Occupy the streets, folks. I’d love to see folks working in shifts so all 4 corners of […] ViewWe keep shooting ourselves in the foot, I for one have been saying this over and over, we need to engage our stakeholders. By allowing a fraction to ignore our own pledge, we will never have the people needed to move forward.
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v1000 posted a new activity comment October 27, 2011 11:44 am
In reply to: v1000 posted an update in the group IT Is anybody else having issues with this new forum misusing system resources? Its slooooow for me. ViewSorry… Wanted to make it home and troubleshoot it some more but I had a couple of personal issues.
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Alex Hardman replied to the forum topic Violent speech defined in the group
Media October 27, 2011 11:41 amNow, what I’d like to see is that people can directly vote on a position (if they are comfortable doing so), as well as comment and be part of the discussion about which position (or how we better define those […]
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Alex Hardman replied to the forum topic Violent speech defined in the group
Media October 27, 2011 11:38 amPosition #2
Others take a more narrow definition, limiting violent speech to speech that openly advocates for violent actions (e.g. ”Pull them from their horses”). They believe this allows for a more aggressive […] -
v1000 posted a new activity comment October 27, 2011 11:38 am
In reply to: v1000 posted an update in the group IT Is anybody else having issues with this new forum misusing system resources? Its slooooow for me. ViewAwesome! THANK YOU SHANA!!!!
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Alex Hardman replied to the forum topic Violent speech defined in the group
Media October 27, 2011 11:38 amPosition #1
Some think that anything resembling aggressive speech is violent (e.g. ”Fuck the Police” or ”No Justice, No Peace”). They equate this type of speech with hate speech and bullying. -
Alex Hardman started the forum topic Violent speech defined in the group
Media October 27, 2011 11:37 amWhat does verbal violence constitute? ”We” agreed that we’re against it, but we didn’t define it very clearly.
Some think that anything resembling aggressive speech is violent (e.g. ”Fuck the Police” or ”No […]
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SaraA posted a new activity comment October 27, 2011 11:33 am
In reply to: Effie posted an update Temperature Check: Can we please discuss the proposal I have brought to the 3rd, 4th and 5th OA GAs? Occupy the streets, folks. I’d love to see folks working in shifts so all 4 corners of […] ViewSome of this stuff is already being done; I’m in Arts and Lit and we do have music and other things going on, there are sustainability things going on, etc.. The main thing is that we do not have the MANPOWER to do all of that. We are spread too thin already. Suggestions about what we “ought” to do don’t help if they aren’t backed up by…[Read more]
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Jim posted a new activity comment October 27, 2011 11:13 am
In reply to: Effie posted an update Temperature Check: Can we please discuss the proposal I have brought to the 3rd, 4th and 5th OA GAs? Occupy the streets, folks. I’d love to see folks working in shifts so all 4 corners of […] ViewI like this idea: Occupy the streets, folks. I’d love to see folks working in shifts so all 4 corners of the FED, Circuit Court, Capital, etc, are occupied 24/7.
I’d be willing to do some shifts Midnight-3am shifts (my shift at work starts at 4am)
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Effie posted an update October 27, 2011 10:58 am
Temperature Check:
Can we please discuss the proposal I have brought to the 3rd, 4th and 5th OA GAs?Occupy the streets, folks. I’d love to see folks working in shifts so all 4 corners of the FED, Circuit Court, Capital, etc, are occupied 24/7.
Occupy the neighborhood parks and invite Atlanta NPU’s homeowner associations for Tech-Ins, Flash…[Read more]
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Alex Hardman posted a new activity comment October 27, 2011 8:54 am
In reply to: Alex Hardman posted an update in the group Logistics We need to be planning and publicizing more marches. I think the more frequent we take actions, the more support we’ll have. ViewAnd the less frequently the police will resort as above.
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Alex Hardman posted an update in the group
Logistics October 27, 2011 8:54 amWe need to be planning and publicizing more marches. I think the more frequent we take actions, the more support we’ll have.
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And the less frequently the police will resort as above.
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Jim posted an update in the group
Legal October 27, 2011 3:24 amIn terms of raising money is there a way to clarify or make more transparent how the money is being taken in online, being accounted for, and then allocated… the willingness of people to donate money will be dependent on people being able to trust where the money is going and how its being used…
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Jim posted an update in the group
Logistics October 27, 2011 3:22 amWhen/where is the next GA?
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shana. posted a new activity comment October 27, 2011 3:13 am
In reply to: v1000 posted an update in the group IT Is anybody else having issues with this new forum misusing system resources? Its slooooow for me. ViewI can happily say this is no longer an issue! Problem solved
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added the event ATL General Assembly October 27, 2011 12:14 am
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added the event Anti-Racism committee testing October 27, 2011 12:05 am
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I like this idea: Occupy the streets, folks. I’d love to see folks working in shifts so all 4 corners of the FED, Circuit Court, Capital, etc, are occupied 24/7.
I’d be willing to do some shifts Midnight-3am shifts (my shift at work starts at 4am)
Some of this stuff is already being done; I’m in Arts and Lit and we do have music and other things going on, there are sustainability things going on, etc.. The main thing is that we do not have the MANPOWER to do all of that. We are spread too thin already. Suggestions about what we “ought” to do don’t help if they aren’t backed up by…[Read more]
We keep shooting ourselves in the foot, I for one have been saying this over and over, we need to engage our stakeholders. By allowing a fraction to ignore our own pledge, we will never have the people needed to move forward.