I need some help with getting a non profit organization off the ground that is focused on addressing a lot of the issues that occupy is fighting for and plus some. I would go through it all here but it really is a lot of info so anyone who has exp or has the time and interest please let me know at americanbff@gmail.com so I can give you the details.

Would the action committee join Everyday People Occupy Atlanta in protesting Citizens United ruling at the Atlanta Federal Court on January 20th? Read about national protest here: http://movetoamend.org/occupythecourts

Emergency Action Committee meeting will be held today (12/26) in TDP at 6. We will be deciding whether or not OA will endorse this action.

https://www.facebook.com/events/340499749309201/

Occupy Atlanta Action Committee Internal Process
Revised 12/21

The Occupy Atlanta Action Committee held a meeting on Wednesday 12/21 and agreed to adopt a new internal process as explained below.

Action Committee will hold a meeting every Tuesday at 6 pm. The meeting will be held in Woodruff Park unless stated otherwise on the website and posted…[Read more]

Action committee will be meeting on Wednesday at TDP at 5:30 to discuss restructuring of the committee and how we want to approach planning actions in the future. If it is raining, the meeting will be at 60 Walton St.

Action committee meeting this Wed 12-21 at 5:30 at Troy Davis Park.
If it is raining, we will move the meeting to 60 Walton St., on the 3rd Floor.

Please attend this meeting, so we can discuss our future plans for Action Committee and how we should proceed with planning actions going into the new year.

A working group for a PLANNED, & hopfully GA approved, occupication will meet RIGHT after Friday’s (8-09-11) GA, (around 9pm) In Troy Davis Park. Please attend. This planned occupication will be supported by the NAACP and other community groups. Some Logistics, Unity, and Media people are on board. Nonetheless, this is the time for the whole of…[Read more]

Meeting tonight, 11/10, about 9pm, after the General Assembly, in the park.

Start With Small Changes To Get At The Big Bucks
The Occupy movement seems to be dissatisfied with the ineffectiveness of top-down government representation. I propose that the Occupy movement officially state the belief that more effective representative government starts at the local/neighborhood/block/street level.
There is no reason why a…[Read more]

Meeting tonight, ~9pm, after the General Assembly, in Woodruff Park

Has the key been registered with any public keyservers? Would an occupy atlanta keyserver be useful? This would ease bi-directional secure communication.

I propose Operation: Media Monkey.

The general idea is to make it difficult for hostile media organizations to misrepresent Occupy.

If you see a representative of an organization that doesn’t ”get” Occupy, get the attention of other members, surround the representative, and make it as difficult as possible for him or her to report.

For example:…[Read more]

I propose Operation: Starve the Beast.

The general idea is to disrupt the income streams of unfriendly organizations through legal means.

The internet is the easiest way to start.

1.) Install AdBlock, AdBlock Plus, or equivalent in your web browser.
* AdBlock for Google Chrome
* AdBlock Plus for Mozilla FireFox
* Not sure what’s available for…[Read more]