GA Minutes Sat 1-14-12, 4-5:10 pm on City Hall Steps.
-Attendees: Tiffany (facilitator), Dave (facilitator), Darcey (stack), Sea (note taker), Ryan, Alex, Eduardo, Morgan, Anonymous, Kim, Autumn, Laurie, Jen, Carol, Kim, Matt, David, and others.
Facilitation.
-People can start groups and do things without permission from GA if it is Non-Violent. Michelle is compiling list of things that have been agreed upon in the past. Talk to people and see what is being planned before putting forth a motion or proposal. Question, Is there a 3-person rule? Answer, no but people should already agree its a good idea. This is an experiment in radical democracy. Everyone gets to speak. Leapfrogging, one Wed will be NVC meeting after GA and following Wed will be Facilitation meeting after GA. Wed Jan 18 is NVC.
-Tiffany said that we agreed on things that we didn't know we agreed upon when we adopted the OWS rules when Sarah was facilitating.
Resolutions Committee), Education, Public Affairs.
-SeanL, Federal Reserve teach-in next Sat at 2, and on MLK day. Bee is going to interview him on MLK Day, and he's connecting with an Occupy TV Show. People should do INTEROCCUPY.ORG conference calls. Constitutional Convention. The Resolutions Committee, OccupySacResCom @yahoogroups.com, quickly resurrected after having been called "dead" last Wed, may connect with Committees of Correspondence.
Foreclosures.
-Kathy, Wed Jan 18 at 10 or 11 am will meet Atty General Harris and hold press conference at 14th and I.
Media.
-Autumn, media will Ustream instead of live streaming.
City Hall Sit-In People.
-Eduardo, Sit-in people will march tonight, they do "random acts of awesomeness", hand out fliers, compile calendar and talk to people. Compiling how Penal Code can cite them and will discuss it on MLK Day. He wants to meet everyone. Tri-fold handout had errors and the correct website is OCCUPYSAC.COM. Autumn and Sit-in person will correct.
Announcements.
-Laurie will do workshop on "The People's Budget" that empowers people, at 3:30 on MLK Day.
-Carol, Terry Schanz City Council candidate for District 4.
-Sea, Committees of Correspondence discussion is in Strategy Building, in the category General Assembly on Forum at OCCUPYSAC.COM/SPEAK/.
-Kim, many events on MLK Day "festival", start at 8am at 8th Ave and MLK Bl, 9-9:30 at City College, 2 pm at César Chavez, 2:30 WSWA serves food, 3 Nation of Islam, 4 women's issues, 5:30 candle vigil, more teachins and events. Posted on OCCUPYSAC.COM website front page.
Chant.
Tell me what democracy looks like.
This is what democracy looks like.