occupy wall street
working groups general information Arts & Culture Contact: arts_culture@nycga.net Phone: 1-864-832-7875 Meetings: Arts & Culture Working Group 6pm @ Northwest Corner of Park Art & Culture 2 Contact: petroniuse@yahoo.com Education & Empowerment Inviting Community Activists and Academics for daily open forums @ 6pm. Everyone is encouraged to invite speakers! Contact: empowermentandeducation@gmail.com Phone: 1-410-294-7477 Meetings: Empowerment & Education Planning Meeting - Tuesdays @ 8:30pm Daily Open Forums @ 6pm Occupy TV NY Group of Videographers and Video Editors (pro). Skills req: Videographer / Own Video Camera Contact: Dwayne12345@gmail.com Nick @ Night (Tobacco Station) We keep the people calm by rolling them tobacco and making everyone smile. Contact: Nick_long34@yahoo.com Location: South Side of Zuccotti Park, near Medical and Comfort. Safer Space Committee Working for respect of women, LGBTQ, & POC, Rape victim advocates, queers encouraged to come! Contact: saferspacesows@gmail.com Meeting: Safer Space Group Meeting - 10pm or after GA, near Halal Cart on Cedar Political and Electoral Reform Working Group Devoted to brainstorming recommendations for political and electoral reform. Contact: charles.a.petersea@gmail.com Meeting: Political & Electoral Reform Daily Meeting - 6pm in front of the People’s Library Graphic Design Graphic design, fliers, map, signage, posters etc. New members will be accepted starting October 16th. Please send an email if you would like to learn more or join earlier. Contact: design@nycga.net Meeting: Sunday Afternoons (Contact for more details) Occupy Wall Street People’s Library We organize the library! New librarians, ideas, books & resources welcome! Website: peopleslibrary.wordpress.com Contact: owspeopleslibrary@gmail.com Location: Visit us in the North East corner of Liberty Plaza The Occupy Wall Street Archives Documenting the historic activities and events of Occupy Wall Street & Liberty Plaza through archiving video, audio, fliers and signs. Contact: archives@nycga.net Meeting: Archive coordination Meeting - Wednesdays at 8pm @ The People’s Library Food We Feed the Occupiers! Contact: occupiedkitchen@gmail.com Meeting: Kitchen Lunch - 11am @ Kitchen Kitchen Dinner / Night Shift - 4pm @ Kitchen Facilitation Facilitation of the democratic process in the General Assembly & Direct Democracy Training Contact: mappchris@yahoo.com, jason.ahmadi@gmail.com , hmmpoeddp@gmail.com Phone: Daniel Depaola: 504-846-7058 Meetings: Facilitation Meeting - 4pm @ Meet at South side of Plaza, then offsite *** Direct Democracy Training - 5:30pm Daily Education Skill workshops & videos. Topics include: Sewing, Polyamory, Horticulture, Anti-Opression, Breaking Gender Binary Consensus. Starts Friday, Meetings TBA Contact: OWSEducation@gmail.com Public Relations Press relations, training people to speak to media Contact: press@occupywallst.org, kira.annika@gmail.com Meeting: PR Working Group: 3:30pm @ Press Table under Welcome Table East Sanitation Working Group We clean up the park and keep spaces free from clutter. Look for people with green arm bands Contact: Dilinga - Dilingal@gmail.com Security Security and De-escalation. Contact: burke.art@gmail.com Meeting: Security Meeting - 12pm (almost Daily) @ Media Center Accountability & Transparency We ensure transparency within & among working groups, GA, and Occupation. Contact: hmmpoeddp@gmail.com Phone: Daniel Depaola: 504-846-7058 Meeting: A&T Meeting - 6pm Daily @ Sitting Man Statue, then head off site Direct Action Primarily plans marches / march guidelines and create other direct actions. Contact: owsdawg@gmail.com Meeting: DA Daily Meeting - 2pm M-Fri @ Triangular cement park at Trinity & Edgar Outreach Reaching out to local people, communities, groups & organizations to help grow the OWS movement. We raise awareness and support. Outreach is looking for neighborhood coordinators in communities across Manhattan & Boroughs Contact: owsoutreach@gmail.com Meeting: Outreach Working Group - 5pm Daily @ Outreach Table Occupy Wall Street Journal Contact: owsmedia@gmail.com Information / Front Desk We are the Info hub, with four tables providing guidance and orientation in Liberty Plaza. Contact: owsinfodeck@gmail.com Alternative Banking Purpose: to explore and, if possible, establish alternative banking systems, that might replace the current system this will be a very practical, outcome-oriented group. I am particularly interested in hearing from those with skills and experience in banking and finance discussion will be online in the first instance, in person meetings also possible Contact: Carne Ross; carne@carneross.com Community Relations Working with local businesses, residents and workers - we are their neighbors. Contact: Justin - modsticks@yahoo.com Labor Support / Outreach Contact: JDiSalvo@nyc.rr.com Outreach - NYC Universities Outreach to local Universities and Student Gov. Contact: thedesimone@gmail.com People of Color Working Group
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