THIS NOTICE AND REQUEST ARE POSTED AS AN OPEN INVITATION FROM OCCUPY BOSTON TO EVERYONE
As many of you know, this week the temporary restraining order was lifted from the Dewey Square camp, which was promptly followed by a 12-hour eviction notice from the Mayor, issued yesterday, giving protesters until midnight 12/8/11 to voluntary leave Dewey Square. Dewey Square cleaned, packed, and transformed, yet experienced a metamorphosis.
Over a thousand people showed up for an all-night dance party. The Second Line Band played until 2 a.m. Veterans for Peace were out in force, their white flags crackling crisply in a frigid wind. Rogue bankers were circling the park, shouting to defend the right to private property. We took over Atlantic Avenue and set up tents in the street It was an amazing night!
We don’t expect to be able to do this forever. What we’re hoping, at the moment, is that we can hold off an eviction for the next two or three days, to solidly demonstrate that the message is being heard and understood, and to buy some much-needed time to plan next steps.
In the next 72 hours, we are going to try to fill Dewey Square between the hours of 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. — shifting all regularly scheduled daily programming to evening hours. If you have a band, a costume, a secret stash of giant puppets — if you can show up at midnight and run a teach-in on ANY subject – if you have poetry to bless the night – if you have been wanting to organize or build a party, a workshop, or a flashmob — please consider coming out between now and Sunday! The daytime hours, from now until Sunday, will be spent cleaning, organizing, discussing, and figuring out how to move forward, as well as to show respect to Dewey Square as sacred and much loved ground.
We’re looking for people TONIGHT, tomorrow, and Sunday, and are trying to put together a schedule of events for the next 72 hours. We have GA tonight at 7. If you’re interested, please get in touch with us ASAP! I’m also available all day today to discuss by phone – 410-967-5207.
Thanks so much for your help and support!
OCCUPY BOSTON FACILITATION AND OTHER WORKING GROUPS
