Small edit made to ensure that no one thought this is happening tonight. Worth keeping in stream, thoughl
What you can do:
What a friend did:
I just called Mayor Menino’s hotline (617-635-4500). An actual person answered.
I explained that I had been there today and had been impressed with the
seriousness and dedication of the people there, that they were standing and
speaking for what is best in this country and that it would be an act of
profound shame for the Mayor to have them arrested and evicted.
I explained that I had been there today and had been impressed with the
seriousness and dedication of the people there, that they were standing and
speaking for what is best in this country and that it would be an act of
profound shame for the Mayor to have them arrested and evicted.
I also called, gave my name, contact information, etc. and stated that I would be gravely disappointed and consider it a failure by Boston if action is taken against Occupy Boston, especially in the “dead of night”
BROADSIDE FROM OCCUPY BOSTON – REQUEST FOR YOUR PRESENCE AND ATTENTION* –Posted by request from Occupy Boston:All: today’s march saw thousands of participants and contentious police
blockades. A few brave occupiers were arrested for doing nothing other than
walking down a bridge sidewalk ahead of the protest group. The police have given
us an ultimatum that we must leave our expansion (onto the extra grass at “Dewey
Square North”) by midnight or else our Occupation is in jeopardy. We believe
they are going to escalate the situation and meet our nonviolent action by
forcibly removing us from both Dewey Square and Dewey Square North.THIS IS IMPORTANT:*1. *Sleep over at Dewey tonight*2. *Call and text your friends to sleep over at Dewey tonight*
3. *Post the following message to facebook and twitter as soon as possible:
*”Police are trying to shut down Occupy Boston tonight at 11:30. Folks are
asking for support ASAP, please get down there.”>
Please share widely!
But I left at 8:00 PM, was at court all day for someone who really, really needed me – honoring my word and the rule of law.
The videos of what happened after I left brought myself and my family to tears.