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Occupy Sacramento General Assembly Minutes
December 10, 2024

Facilitator: David
Stack: Cesar
Minutes: April
Crowd Facilitator: Nikki
Livestream: Ricky

I. Introduction

II. Committee/ Working Group Reportbacks
A. Greg (Library) - Really great books in the library, any regular occupiers can come check books out, Scott Price will start helping cart the library around, since I cannot cart the library around 7 days a week. Local library books save files of what books you check out, there is a paper at the library where you can sign books out.
B. Ricky (Media) - Media is creating a directory of information with other media groups in other occupations
C. Danny (Direct Action) - December 14 - hearing at the Capitol to discuss the police violence at the UCs and CSUs, talking about policies and procedures about what the state could do to better protect students. December 14, 10am room 4203, 10am to noon. Time for public comment at the end.
D. Cres (Legal) - The first trials of those arrested in October begin Tuesday at 8am (Dec 13) at the superior court that’s betweeh G and H on 9th street. We are going to have a large rally in solidarity with those who are facing trial. There were 23 people arrested Thursday morning. 24th person arrested Friday morning for the protest to defend the first amendment at the park.
E. Cres(Coordinating Working Group) - Reps from working groups and committees get together to organize things. Volunteer sign up sheets on the info table, working on a packet of information with info for committees and working groups.
F. Cres (PR) - hundreds of stories in Sacramento written. Every broadcast reaches 100,000 households approx. The arrests were on 8 or 12 broadcasts. A million or more households. The other occupies are looking towards Sacramento for all the press we’ve been getting.
G. Cesar (Outreach) - A lot of actions, Monday morning is the port action for Oakland. Plenty of people here will be going there as well, Total west coast port shutdown, oakland seattle, tacoma, LA, all the way up to Anchorage. People gathered at the park to arrange carpools for the other port shutdown, but not for this. Leave a request at info booth if you’re interested in going or willing to give rides to people who want to go. There is some carpooling networking on the OS facebook page.
H. Tiffany (NVC & Facilitation) - 3pm every saturday for NVC teach ins. Trying to work on conflict prevention and resolution at the occupation. Facilitation working group - Every Sunday at 3 for a meeting/teach in about how to facilitate. Would love to get to the point where facilitators are rotating.
I. Chris (DERP) - DERP company to start providing coverage for everybody. Talked to nightwatch commander that was here for the party two nights ago, if we have a valid business license that says we produce media, he will allow us to be in the park in the same way mainstream media is in the park, cannot interact with anybody can only be observers. Interaction with occupiers has to be done from the sidewalk. There is no legal requirement for press passes, PD is allowed to determine who is a legitimate news source. 12,000 viewers. May be able to prevent citizen based journalists to record whats going on - judge ruled in portland that bloggers are not journalists.

III. Old Business

No old business

IV. New Business

No new business

V. Guest Speakers

No guest speakers

VI. Announcements

A. OccupyOakland will attempt to shut down port of Oakland. No support of union presidents, but support of the dock workers. This demonstration may not be as peaceful as the last one, due to the recent crackdowns of the occuptions in the bay area - oakland and SF. Urge you not to bring your children, do not want to see children injured in any way shape or form.
B. Chris - Tonight - call out for anyone who is able to bring candles. Holding a vigil by Joe’s tree. He is still in jail, not released anytime soon. His court date is set on the 13th. Bail is set at 16,000. Loitering charges.
C. Autumn - collected funds from bakesale, continuing tomorrow. got tutors and educators out for teach ins.
D. Nathan - start a working group that looks at policy issues. look at overall strategy and logistics. *There is a resolutions committee - you could join in and help her out.
E. April - At the city council meeting - they will be talking about the financing for the arena. This Tuesday at 6pm, please attend.

VII. Adjournment
5:19 PM

VIII. Soapbox