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Matthew Forbes wrote a new post, An Open Letter to the Year of Occupy 2 months, 2 weeks ago
It’s 2012, people. The year of the Dragon. A year of unexpected changes, of power to those bearing noble hearts, of perseverance in the actions we have taken, of adherence to new undertakings.
We have […]
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Matthew Forbes wrote a new post, An Open Letter to These United States 4 months, 3 weeks ago
I have no title, no “Dear Person of Persuasion” to apply to this letter. This is a break from my usual routine, a message from our sponsors, by which I mean not breakfast cereals, pharmaceuticals or high-powered […]
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Matthew Forbes wrote a new post, An Open Letter from an Occupier to the Firm of Clark, Lytle, Gedulig and Cranford 4 months, 3 weeks ago
(Note: All italicized components taken from the CLGC “Occupy Wall Street Response” proposal email, dated 24 November, 2011)
Dear Misters Clark, Lytle, Gedulig and Cranford,
You have done exactly what […]
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Matthew Forbes wrote a new post, An Open Letter from On Site 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Dear Homesteaders,
This is for those who cannot make it down in body, but are with us in the spirit of solidarity. We have a gorgeous day, excellent weather and even better company.
We have visitors. […]
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Matthew Forbes replied to the forum topic Newsletter Head Count and Planning in the group
Outreach 5 months, 2 weeks agoAlright, let’s see if we can figure out a sub-WG meeting time that works for everyone. We all have varied schedules, which does make it a bit difficult, so let’s see what we can do to work with everyone […]
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Matthew Forbes posted a new activity comment 5 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Mike C started the forum topic Leftists in the US South in the group Outreach Hey everyone. I’m Mike from Occupy Wall St. and was in Roanoke this past weekend. I forgot to mention that I help run a site called […] ViewDepending on what sort of contributions you need/use, there are a few writers amongst us. I’ve mostly done a series of op/ed commentary and John Houlihan does some commentary and some more researched, informational articles. There are some other writers within the community and we can certainly work to hunt them down… maybe get their creative…[Read more]
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Matthew Forbes replied to the forum topic Newsletter Head Count and Planning in the group
Outreach 5 months, 3 weeks agoI think John’s post-of-the-day on Dan Casey’s blog already covers the issues that are common throughout all of the Occupy movements. I’d say we go ahead with that as one of our first articles. Besides, John […]
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Matthew Forbes started the forum topic Newsletter Head Count and Planning in the group
Outreach 5 months, 3 weeks agoI know everyone isn’t on the website as of yet, so if everyone could spread the word, we can hopefully get all of the interested parties involved here.
Now, if you aren’t aware, we discussed the […]
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Matthew Forbes posted a new activity comment 5 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Robin Barnhill replied to the forum topic Assigning facilitator roles for the 11/19/2011 3pm GA in the group Facilitation Additional thought:-Perhaps an “Intern/mentor” system could be set up. Ex: Work with […] ViewAfter randomly agreeing to Moderate today, I think that’s not a bad idea. Coaching others through the process is a great learning tool… and it helps those who have done it to reinforce their own knowledge of the system. Since we’re temporarily adopting the new formal structure to help things run smoothly, now would be a good time for us to…[Read more]
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Matthew Forbes posted a new activity comment 6 months ago
In reply to: Matthew Forbes posted an update in the group Outreach So, what came out of the Outreach meeting on Sunday? Let’s get some actions rolling. Are we wanting to get live music, write a newsletter, continue […] ViewThat gives me a good run down.
I, too, would like to see a physical newsletter, as Tina and I talked about in a post somewhere below this one. It would be useful for both the Absentee Facilitation and for dropping some copies at local businesses to increase public awareness.
Now that the car is up and running, I should be at the next meeting,…[Read more]
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Matthew Forbes posted an update in the group
Outreach 6 months agoSo, what came out of the Outreach meeting on Sunday? Let’s get some actions rolling.
Are we wanting to get live music, write a newsletter, continue discussions with local organizations?
Fill in the rest of us who weren’t able to make it to the meeting.
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Matthew Forbes posted a new activity comment 6 months ago
In reply to: TinaB posted an update in the group Outreach I talked with Jaymes yesterday about doing a newsletter. I am thinking this could be a form of outreach. It could contain educational articles as well as creative […] ViewIf I can get a ride down there, I will be, though likely not in time for the 1pm Outreach meeting. If I can’t make it down, let the working group figure some ideas out for the newsletter and I’ll throw my support and time behind it. God knows, if there’s one thing I seem to do well, it’s writing copious amounts. :p
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Matthew Forbes posted a new activity comment 6 months ago
In reply to: TinaB posted an update in the group Outreach I talked with Jaymes yesterday about doing a newsletter. I am thinking this could be a form of outreach. It could contain educational articles as well as creative […] ViewI was talking about the same thing with my dad as a way to get information out to the absentee crowd. Maybe Absentee Facilitation and Outreach can team up to put together a workable newsletter that contains a mixture of “articles” for both the absentee members of the group and for those who have not yet joined.
The question is, as far as…[Read more]
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Matthew Forbes replied to the forum topic Ready, Set… and, maybe, Go. in the group
Absentee Facilitation 6 months agoTom,
There are a number of working groups here in the forums. One or more of those may be of interest to you. Additionally, as far as this particular working group, we’re trying to work on ideas to allow […]
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Matthew Forbes started the forum topic Working Group Meeting Planning in the group
Outreach 6 months agoI believe it will be easier to track this thread as a forum post rather than a thread within the group.
We’ll need to figure out the best possible time for as many of us as possible to meet; however, once we […]
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Matthew Forbes replied to the forum topic Ready, Set… and, maybe, Go. in the group
Absentee Facilitation 6 months agoNew ideas in the internal group threads.
Take part in the discussion, Occupy from home today!
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Matthew Forbes posted a new activity comment 6 months ago
In reply to: Benjamin Brightman posted an update in the group Internet & Social Networking I think that Occupy Roanoke Should Incorporate the access it has to the local University occupy sites. ViewI’ve noticed a few other regions starting similar projects, wherein they are creating online forums/groups for a number of nearby localities to use as a networking point. If it isn’t already out there, it would be akin to us making an “Occupy SWVA” or “Occupy Western VA” type group.
It’s not a bad idea, really, though I feel it’s…[Read more]
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Matthew Forbes posted a new activity comment 6 months ago
In reply to: Piper Lane posted an update in the group Outreach Outreach has taken on the creation and running of an information desk at Occupy Roanoke events. To get started we need a table, and a canopy if possible. If anyone […] ViewAs a matter of logistical simplicity, why don’t we use the food table as a location? A second table brings additional storage and transportation issues, whereas using the table we already have available makes for greater ease in the process. I don’t think it would be terribly difficult to reorganize the table so that both the Food and Outreach…[Read more]
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Matthew Forbes posted a new activity comment 6 months ago
In reply to: Matthew Forbes posted an update in the group Outreach I’m not certain as to what sort of permit(s) we may need for the idea, but has anyone thought about getting in contact with some of the local bands/musicians, […] ViewTalked with Jordan from Another Roadside Attraction. He has interest in it, but he’s not certain he could get the whole band down, though he could find some other musicians to play. He’s checking his schedule. He also mentioned we should focus on artists who can readily play in a powerless, acoustic setting.
My uncle plays in Sol Revolt, so…[Read more]
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Matthew Forbes posted a new activity comment 6 months ago
In reply to: Matthew Forbes posted an update in the group Outreach I’m not certain as to what sort of permit(s) we may need for the idea, but has anyone thought about getting in contact with some of the local bands/musicians, […] ViewSee, that information helps me. I’m great at standard research, but I can never find what I’m looking for with local government. I’m going to go ahead and see what sort of availability some of the bands I know have…
I agree that there is some issue with the way things have to work. It’s less like walking around the block to cross the…[Read more]
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The Outreach meeting was fairly productive. Not much was mentioned about the newsletter if anything as I recall, however I spoke with Brandon and he like the idea of an online newsletter. Personally, I would like to see a physical paper. Saturday we will have 2 teach-ins. A young man (can’t remember his name for the life of me) will be addressing…[Read more]
That gives me a good run down.
I, too, would like to see a physical newsletter, as Tina and I talked about in a post somewhere below this one. It would be useful for both the Absentee Facilitation and for dropping some copies at local businesses to increase public awareness.
Now that the car is up and running, I should be at the next meeting,…[Read more]
I’ve agreed to head up a newsletter…I’d love something like this to get off the ground through the winter months as it would be a great way to outreach in bad weather. I am feeling reluctant though, knowing the resistance and delays that have come up with nearly everything anyone has tried to do (media letter anyone?) How can we best approach…[Read more]
Matthew, the next Outreach meeting is this Sunday at 1pm.