Timekeeper: Kevin
Began at 6:10 – 8 present (total of 11 later)
AGENDA ITEMS
1 – DOMA resolution – Against NC Amendment One
2 – Move to Amend – Citizen’s United Ruling
3 – Meditation Proposal
4 – Carpooling to Raleigh on Saturday for Statewide GA
Occupy Chapel Hill General Assembly Minutes
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
GA was a largely informal affair, and due to time constraints, I’m going to provide a summary of the comments and issues that were raised. I apologize for lateness. I wasn’t really considering myself official minute taker, but more taking notes for myself for future reference in future GAs. Apologies.]
We opened with comments of concern about GA attendance:
A suggestion of planned Direct Actions as part of GA and a return to visioning exercises could increase GAs. Also, the idea of injecting a bit of fun was suggested.
Heather and Jeremy are going to bottom line an Occupy the Sky kids event in March/April.
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Agenda:
Minutes:
o Talk on the new C.H. ordinance restricting time for congregating in public spaces. Approved 8-1
§ Approve permit 2 days in advance, without permit can only use for 3 hours
§ Events 7 am – 2 am
§ Downtown partnership board of directors passed resolution in favor of such an ordinance
§ Can only be within certain distance to post office entrance
§ Narrative of what this is
- Having lost ground after having gained in original occupation
- Town responds to 2 businesses this in context of what larger occupy movement represents, what does this mean? Question of clarity for community at large in having this be o.k.
o Question of occupation of Yates and CVS creating negative perception of occupy chapel hill and carrboro
§ Question of having our press release post Carrboro Commune action to be sent to paper as letter to the editor
o Question about CVS project approval
§ Legislative and judicial stages
§ Upcoming consideration by Carrboro Board of Aldermen
§ Ways in which occupy chapel hill and Occupy everything are seen as the same and problem of what it means for Occupy Chapel Hill to be against CVS in that context.
o How to move on? Power of how to read and tell stories. Have more letters to the editor.
Maria Facilitator/Stack
Rob Minutes
WG Report backs:
Outreach participated in an action at Sen Hagan’s office. There were
12 Occupiers and 38 People total. Action was regarding senate
transportation bill with Keystone XL pipeline in it. Sen Hagan was
not in town. One aide with spent 5 minutes and left. Same stock
response “Sen Hagan is concerned about our fossil fuel dependency”
Facilitator: Harry.
Minutes: Bert
WORKING GROUP REPORT BACKS:
OCCUPY HEALTH AND WELLNESS NC at HK on J: Bert gave a quick rundown of
the Occupy Health and Wellness NC participation in HK on J in Raleigh
yesterday. He also passed out the fliers that OH & WNC distributed to
marchers. The WG had two banners and about fifteen OCHC and ODurham
participants in our marching group. There was interaction between
Occupiers from Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Greensboro, and
Greenville. The WG is hoping to enlist support and ideas and actions
from Occupies all over the state.