Tag Archive: outreach

Dec
05
2011

Emergency Counter-Report To Memorandum and Draft Report of the City Manager

To download this response as a PDF, click here.

For more information see our previous post about the City Manager’s report, including a video response by Jay Matthew, by clicking here.

Occupy Long Beach
At Work For The 99%
Emergency Counter-Report
To Memorandum and Draft
Report of the City Manager

Permanent link to this article: http://occupylb.org/2011/12/05/emergency-counter-report-to-memorandum-and-draft-report-of-the-city-manager/

Dec
04
2011

Newsletter for 12/2/11

Greetings from Occupy Long Beach

Several people from OLB were detained in the raid on Occupy LA this week, most of which were still in jail this morning. All have been released, at least one was cited. Several other attended but were able to escape detainment. We will have reports and first hand accounts of the raid.

This email contains
1. Call to action re: City Council Meeting on Dec. 6th
2. Upcoming Events
3. Thank You message
4. News links

CALL TO ACTION

WE DESERVE AN ANSWER FROM THE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL AND DEMAND THEY AGENDIZE THE REPORT ON THE 24/7 FREE SPEECH ZONE

Permanent link to this article: http://occupylb.org/2011/12/04/newsletter-for-12211/

Dec
01
2011

United at Union Station


When: December 3rd at 9am to TBD (based upon # of Occupations participating).

Where: We will meet at Lincoln Park in downtown Long Beach at 9am, and take the Blue Line to downtown LA. Once downtown we’ll assemble at LA Plaza Park across the street from Union Station by 11am. Occupy LA is going to investigate whether or not food is possible to have there. More details to come. At 12 noon we will cross over and enter into Union Station. It is our understanding that you will need a valid ticket to be inside the station.

Who: Currently Occupy Long Beach, Occupy Los Angeles and Occupy Pasadena have confirmed they will be participating. Please forward this information on to anyone you know at other Occupations. We would like as many Occupations participating as possible.

What: Each Occupation will perform a 3 to 5 minute skit. As of today, there are 3 Occupations participating, and the plan is to have each Occupation perform in a row at each half an hour mark. The remaining time in the half hour will be used for what is called Invisible Theater. In the Invisible Theater section, we will break off into small groups (perhaps 5 each) and give voice to how we are part of the 99%. We will do this as though we don’t know one another, planting other team members in key places to stimulate conversation with those 99%ers passing by and not yet participating in the exercise. This is similar to Guerrilla Marketing. The only limit is your team’s creativity. If there are only 3 Occupations participating, we will continue this process 4 times from 12-2pm and then begin Theater of the Oppressed from 2-3. If more Occupations join, we will revise the schedule to accommodate, perhaps staggering different Occupations’ skits into different 30 minute sections (e.g. 1st half hour Occ1, Occ2, Occ3. 2nd half hour Occ4, Occ5, Occ6, etc.). This will be finalized at LA Plaza Park between 11am and noon, unless it’s clear beforehand who exactly will be participating. Immediately following Theater of the Oppressed will be joint committee meetings to plan the next Inter-Occupation action.

Why: This is both an opportunity for networking between Occupations, and an opportunity for Outreach. We can both join forces, and meet people where they are. It is being coordinated for a Saturday in hopes that people will be in less of a rush to get out of the station.

How: Each Occupation is coming up with their own skit and own themes for their skit.
Long Beach is intending to give voice to those 99%ers that cannot actively participate in the movement. We will be meeting on Thursday at 7pm in front of City Hall in LB this week to devise our methods. Sunday the 20th from 10am to 1pm we will begin collecting stories and then the following week we will begin formulating how to best represent them.
Los Angeles will be doing a skit on getting money out of politics and connecting the big issues to the seemingly smaller ones.
Pasadena will be doing a skit on heathcare and gentrification.

[Reposted with edits - MC]

Permanent link to this article: http://occupylb.org/2011/12/01/united-at-union-station-2/

Nov
29
2011

United at Union Station [UPDATE 11/29]

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When: December 3rd at 9am to TBD (based upon # of Occupations participating).

Where: We will meet at Lincoln Park in downtown Long Beach at 9am, and take the Blue Line to downtown LA. Once downtown we’ll assemble at LA Plaza Park across the street from Union Station by 11am. Occupy LA is going to investigate whether or not food is possible to have there. More details to come. At 12 noon we will cross over and enter into Union Station. It is our understanding that you will need a valid ticket to be inside the station.

Who: Currently Occupy Long Beach, Occupy Los Angeles and Occupy Pasadena have confirmed they will be participating. Please forward this information on to anyone you know at other Occupations. We would like as many Occupations participating as possible.

What: Each Occupation will perform a 3 to 5 minute skit. As of today, there are 3 Occupations participating, and the plan is to have each Occupation perform in a row at each half an hour mark. The remaining time in the half hour will be used for what is called Invisible Theater. In the Invisible Theater section, we will break off into small groups (perhaps 5 each) and give voice to how we are part of the 99%. We will do this as though we don’t know one another, planting other team members in key places to stimulate conversation with those 99%ers passing by and not yet participating in the exercise. This is similar to Guerrilla Marketing. The only limit is your team’s creativity. If there are only 3 Occupations participating, we will continue this process 4 times from 12-2pm and then begin Theater of the Oppressed from 2-3. If more Occupations join, we will revise the schedule to accommodate, perhaps staggering different Occupations’ skits into different 30 minute sections (e.g. 1st half hour Occ1, Occ2, Occ3. 2nd half hour Occ4, Occ5, Occ6, etc.). This will be finalized at LA Plaza Park between 11am and noon, unless it’s clear beforehand who exactly will be participating. Immediately following Theater of the Oppressed will be joint committee meetings to plan the next Inter-Occupation action.

Why: This is both an opportunity for networking between Occupations, and an opportunity for Outreach. We can both join forces, and meet people where they are. It is being coordinated for a Saturday in hopes that people will be in less of a rush to get out of the station.

How: Each Occupation is coming up with their own skit and own themes for their skit.
Long Beach is intending to give voice to those 99%ers that cannot actively participate in the movement. We will be meeting on Thursday at 7pm in front of City Hall in LB this week to devise our methods. Sunday the 20th from 10am to 1pm we will begin collecting stories and then the following week we will begin formulating how to best represent them.
Los Angeles will be doing a skit on getting money out of politics and connecting the big issues to the seemingly smaller ones.
Pasadena will be doing a skit on heathcare and gentrification.

[Reposted with edits - MC]

Permanent link to this article: http://occupylb.org/2011/11/29/united-at-union-station-update-1129/

Nov
29
2011

Back to Business

The weekend saw some tense negotiations between police who were planning to remove OLB supplies from Lincoln Park and Occupiers who ultimately held the day (and night!) Here’s the recap of GA consensus and discussion over the weekend, including upcoming events! Check the calendar in the sidebar (on the home page) for further information, or click the ‘Calendar’ link above.

Summary of OLB developments for Thanksgiving weekend:

Permanent link to this article: http://occupylb.org/2011/11/29/back-to-business/

Nov
22
2011

Wal-Mart Security Harassing Protesters


This was taken during the ‘Think Big Buy Small’ march on Saturday. Now if this man were being harassed by the police and someone filmed it, how would he respond?

Permanent link to this article: http://occupylb.org/2011/11/22/wal-mart-security-harassing-protesters/

Nov
18
2011

Occupy Long Beach Community Survey

LONG BEACH – We want to hear from you! Have you ever looked at the movement and thought, “Well, I wish they would focus more on x, y, and z?” Well, it’s your movement! You decide! Take the OLB Community Survey and help us build a movement that speaks to you! Link below:

Occupy Long Beach Community Survey

Permanent link to this article: http://occupylb.org/2011/11/18/occupy-long-beach-community-survey/

Nov
18
2011

THINK BIG BUY SMALL – SATURDAY

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Permanent link to this article: http://occupylb.org/2011/11/18/think-big-buy-small-saturday/

Nov
02
2011

National Solidarity Teach-In, 10/2@noon, CSULB

What: National Solidarity Teach-In

When: Wednesday, Nov. 2nd, 2011 at 12 noon

Where: CSULB Campus, Upper Quad (-map-)

Who: occupycsulb@gmail.com

You’ve heard about Occupy Wall Street. You’ve seen footage of Occupy Los Angeles. You might even know about rallies for Occupy Long Beach. Not sure what the “Occupy” movement is about? Want to learn how to get involved? Come and participate in Occupy CSULB’s inaugural event at the Upper Quad on campus November 2nd.

Permanent link to this article: http://occupylb.org/2011/11/02/national-solidarity-teach-in-102noon-csulb/

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