Occupyla Update
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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On Oct 2, 2011, John Bruning the UC-AFT Field Representative for UCLA, filed the next report:
I went to the OccupyLA march to City Hall on Sabbatum morning, non actually certain what to expect. There was a broad diverseness of people there: progressives, libertarians, "Anonymous" types, socialists, anarchists, students, vets, older folks, etc.
Nearing the goal of the minute day, we're nevertheless working through decision-making processes, goals, other structures, in addition to side yesteryear side steps. It's a really collective process, which way that it's a really ho-hum process, exactly it's likewise meaningful in addition to it keeps ability decentralized.
We've overcome a few challenges in addition to thence far in addition to survived i black of "illegally" sleeping on the City Hall lawn. But nosotros nevertheless conduct hold practical challenges to overcome for the get to grow.
First is education. There are a few of us alongside backgrounds inwards organizing in addition to straight action, exactly the vast bulk are novel to activism in addition to don't know what to do. There's been a lot of sitting unopen to for the yesteryear few days, exactly there's get to kickoff asset workshops in addition to skillshares soon.
Second is action. Everyone hither wants to create SOMETHING. There was an activity today at the Metro station, exactly it suffered from a lack of planning. We are looking into ways to almost effectively plug ReFund CA in addition to OccupyLA together, in addition to the Th activity at the downtown LA Bank of America is already beingness discussed here.
Finally, many people are trying to figure out how to accept OccupyLA out of the common in addition to expand into other communities. There has been beak of to a greater extent than populace occupations unopen to the tube area, in addition to likewise reaching out to the balance of the 99% who can't live here, through workplace in addition to community organizing.
I conduct hold to larn to the General Assembly now, exactly it's really exciting in addition to there's a lot of unloosen energy here, in addition to the side yesteryear side few days volition live critical to run across if this get continues inwards LA in addition to what degree in addition to administration it volition take.
I went to the OccupyLA march to City Hall on Sabbatum morning, non actually certain what to expect. There was a broad diverseness of people there: progressives, libertarians, "Anonymous" types, socialists, anarchists, students, vets, older folks, etc.
Nearing the goal of the minute day, we're nevertheless working through decision-making processes, goals, other structures, in addition to side yesteryear side steps. It's a really collective process, which way that it's a really ho-hum process, exactly it's likewise meaningful in addition to it keeps ability decentralized.
We've overcome a few challenges in addition to thence far in addition to survived i black of "illegally" sleeping on the City Hall lawn. But nosotros nevertheless conduct hold practical challenges to overcome for the get to grow.
First is education. There are a few of us alongside backgrounds inwards organizing in addition to straight action, exactly the vast bulk are novel to activism in addition to don't know what to do. There's been a lot of sitting unopen to for the yesteryear few days, exactly there's get to kickoff asset workshops in addition to skillshares soon.
Second is action. Everyone hither wants to create SOMETHING. There was an activity today at the Metro station, exactly it suffered from a lack of planning. We are looking into ways to almost effectively plug ReFund CA in addition to OccupyLA together, in addition to the Th activity at the downtown LA Bank of America is already beingness discussed here.
Finally, many people are trying to figure out how to accept OccupyLA out of the common in addition to expand into other communities. There has been beak of to a greater extent than populace occupations unopen to the tube area, in addition to likewise reaching out to the balance of the 99% who can't live here, through workplace in addition to community organizing.
I conduct hold to larn to the General Assembly now, exactly it's really exciting in addition to there's a lot of unloosen energy here, in addition to the side yesteryear side few days volition live critical to run across if this get continues inwards LA in addition to what degree in addition to administration it volition take.