[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Re: NEED TO IDENTIFY CITIES WITH GOOD RELATIONS WITH OCCUPY GROUPS

Tue Nov 1 09:08:48 PDT 2011

Hello, All:

	  Does anyone have the new iPhone app for Occupy
(http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/10/20111030111545619.html)?
  It could help us get the information that Kyra was requesting (see
below).

	  Thanks,
	  Spencer

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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: NEED TO IDENTIFY CITIES WITH GOOD RELATIONS WITH OCCUPY 
GROUPS
Date: 	Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:07:55 -0700
From: 	Spencer Graves <spencer.graves at prodsyse.com>
To: 	Kyra Kazantzis <kyrak at lawfoundation.org>
CC: 	Gerry Gras <gerrygras at earthlink.net>, Andy Unruh 
<andrew_unruh at yahoo.com>, Marc Bousquet <pmbousquet at gmail.com>, Jenny 
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Hi, Kyra:

       I reviewed all the Wikipedia entries for 17 different Occupy
groups plus an article from the LA Times for Occupy LA and summarized
what I found in the Google Docs table at the link I sent you before (and
copied below).

       I didn't find anyplace where city officials had provided an
official license to stay.  Occupy Oakland started Oct. 10&  11 with good
relations with city officials.  Then Oct. 20, started publishing
official eviction notices citing "violence, assaults, threats and
intimidation" at the Occupy site.  Protesters countered that those
problems had been endemic to that area and had been ignored by city
officials for years.  The police continued issuing eviction notices
until Oct. 25, when the police attacked, as has been discussed elsewhere.

       Occupiers have worked with city officials and others in their
communities and have moved to allow space for other previously scheduled
events, e.g., a weekly crafts fair and a marathon.  In several places,
Occupiers are avoiding arrest by moving, e.g., across the street as in
San Jose to avoid arrest.

       Cities with zero arrests so far include Ashland, WA, Buffalo, NY,
Eugene, OR, Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA (?), Providence, RI, and Salem
OR (assuming my numbers are correct).  There are Occupations in many
other places, but with the exception of LA, I limited this research to
locations with their own Occupy entries in Wikipedia.

       For more detail, please see my Google Docs summary table
(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlbTqmKWlWxhdC1VLUhFMjdHTDJTbUZRVlc0aFdubkE).

       What else would you like to know?  I cannot commit to doing more
on this before Saturday, but others on this list might be inspired to do
something more if you ask.

       Spencer

On 10/31/2011 1:28 PM, Kyra Kazantzis wrote:
>  Hi Spencer,
>  This is great.  What I would love is bullet points listing the various cities.  I think one or two sentences, like this:  "The City Council of BLANK voted on DATE to allow 10 tents to allow overnight, as long as CONDITION, CONDITION, CONDITION are maintained."
>
>  Rachel in my office is compiling a memo and will incorporate any work you've done.
>  Thanks,
>  Kyra
>
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>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Spencer Graves [mailto:spencer.graves at prodsyse.com]
>  Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 10:27 PM
>  To: Gerry Gras
>  Cc: Andy Unruh; Marc Bousquet; Jenny Murray; Doug Jones; jose romero; Comrade Chales; nxcruz at gmail.com; brendasalcedo at hotmail.com; gvillagran at casa.sjsu.edu; gonzo94539 at yahoo.com; assass1n1 at hotmail.com; jhnbeall at yahoo.com; chantel_g at rocketmail.com; anobel1993 at gmail.com; amalia.rntr at gmail.com; janae.martinez92 at yahoo.com; dailyg at gmail.com; Elaine Brown; Ana Maria Candela; Kyra Kazantzis
>  Subject: NEED TO IDENTIFY CITIES WITH GOOD RELATIONS WITH OCCUPY GROUPS
>
>  Hello All:
>
>
>  	Might you have the time to look at the table I've created in Google Docs for "Occupy Relations with Authorities"
>  (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlbTqmKWlWxhdC1VLUhFMjdHTDJTbUZRVlc0aFdubkE)?
>     Please let me know of you try to edit it and can't.
>
>
>  ELAINE, KYRA AND OTHERS TRYING TO MEET WITH CITY OFFICIALS:  Can you
>  please tell me if any of this would be useful for you -- and how it
>  might be changed to be more useful?
>
>
>  ALL:  I just found the Wikipedia entry for '"Occupy" protests'.  This
>  may be the best place to start to gather the kind of information we
>  want.  If we don't find what we want in Wikipedia, we can also post
>  something to the "Talk" pages associated with various Wikipedia
>  articles, inviting people elsewhere to contribute to the Google Docs
>  table mentioned above.  However, I've been at this all day, and I need
>  to stop working on this at least until late tomorrow or even later.  If
>  any of you can contribute to this, I'm hoping it will be useful to
>  Elaine and the others trying to meet with San Jose officials.
>
>
>          Thanks,
>          Spencer
>
>

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