Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Occupy Philly to travel together to express our concerns at Obama's visit to Philly on Tuesday, November 8
From Cantor to Clinton, and from Romney to Obama, it doesn’t matter what party or campaign slogan, all politicians serve the 1%. Occupy Philadelphia condemns any political system that listens to money and ignores people.
President Obama was elected on the promise of change for the better. Three years later, things have gotten better for the 1%. Since Obama has been in office, he has broken promises, bailed out the banks, catered to corporations, started wars, and sold out the rest of us.
Strategic Implications of Staying -- Breakout Group Report-backs:
- if eventually moved by police, we should stay here as long as we can, stay symbolically
- may lose energy by staying, may cause bad PR
- good opportunity to make demands, clarify why we’re here
- don’t think it would cause movement to lose steam
- should discuss ramifications of leaving with trade unions
- people should be trained on resistance tactics
- should stay until forced out because we are here primarily to occupy
- moving will cause a loss of interest, we need to show government we truly want change
- we’re not here to move just because the government wants us to move
- should not downplay disability issues surrounding renovation, should echo their struggle
- preparedness is important, there are different people with different needs
- some can’t endure confrontation/arrest for medical, physical, legal reasons
- regardless of decision we should be strategizing and organizing
- the goal is to gain support regardless of decision we make
- solidarity with each other and other occupations is paramount
- get more people involved in training for arrest support, nonviolent resistance
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