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Thursday, December 22, 2011

OccupySF Welcome Weekly - Dec. 22, 2011

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OccupySF Welcome Weekly
Thankyou for filling out a volunteer card or signup sheet, and expressing your desire to help OccupySF. All efforts, talents, and voices are welcome!
MERRY CHRISTMAS, FROM EVERYONE AT OCCUPY SF
Peace on Earth, goodwill to all.
And if you have to shop, shop local. :)
(Click to donate to Occupy Supply. Keep an Occupier warm this holiday season.)

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I. Headline Events
II. Help Us Plan OWS West
III. Working Groups
IV. What We're Reading
V. Get Connected

Headline Events

   * A CALL TO OCCUPY WALL STREET WEST *
A Day of Nonviolent Mass Action
San Francisco Financial District
Friday January 20      ALL. FREAKING. DAY.
Don't go to school.
Don't go to work.
Join us ALL DAY as we deliver a simple message: Corporations Are Not People.
You'll be hearing more about this. Put it on your calendar now. Take the day off. And TELL YOUR FRIENDS, because it's going down.
We told you we weren't going away.
  Info: www.occupywallstwest.org
PLUS: See info below about how to participate in the planning of this event.

OCCUPY THE FED
SF Fed at 101 Market
Monday Dec. 26 - Friday Dec. 30
12 - 2pm Daily

Between Christmas and New Year's, the Welcoming Team will be in front of the SF Fed distributing literature... in Santa hats. Won't you join us?
Don't worry, we promise not to sing the following Christmas Carol:
On the twelfth day of Occupy my true love gave to me...
12 bankers thieving
11 lobbyists bribing
10 wars-a-waging
9 Cops-a-spraying
8 Republicans lying
7 Democrats caving
6 Economies crashing
5 CONVICTED CEO'S
(with)
4 prison terms
3 life sentences
2 turtle doves
and a bailout for middleclass fa-mi-lieeeees!
If you loved this song, you can purchase the entire OccupySF "It's An Occupied Christmas" Album for just $49.99 by calling 1-800-GET-MONEY-OUT-OF-POLITICS.
(Happy Holidays! -ed. :)

SUPPORT MIKE ROVER
Thursday December 22nd 9:00AM
SF Superior Court

One of OccupySF's most dedicated residents Mike Rover was arrested during the SFPD's raid on Bradley Manning Plaza on December 7th.
During his first hearing last week, 20 SF Occupiers showed up to lend their support. 3 were kicked out.
His next hearing is Thursday December 22nd at 9:00am, at the 850 Bryant Courthouse. If you can, please join us to let Mike know he's loved, and not forgotten.

Info: OccupySF.org
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Help Plan Occupy Wall Street West
YOU can participate in the planning of Occupy Wall Street West on January 20th.
OCCUPY WALL STREET WEST WORKING GROUP
This group will coordinate outreach and organizing for OWS West.
Working Group Weekly Meeting
Wednesday December 28th @ 12:30pm
Global Exchange
2017 Mission Street (at 16th St, SE corner by McDonalds) - 2nd Floor
Dial at door to be buzzed in.

OCCUPY SF DIRECT ACTION WORKING GROUP
This group will be co-organizing lead up actions & marches to OWS West.
Working Group Weekly Meeting
Saturday December 24th @ 11am
Bradley Manning (Justin Herman) Plaza,
Market and Steuart St. Near Ice Rink.
(Rain Location: Noah's Bagels, North side of Market St a few doors up from Plaza.)

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Other Working Group Opportunities

WELCOMING WORKING GROUP
Welcoming turns passive observers into active participants.
Working Group Weekly Meetings
Wednesdays @ 8:00pm
Meet at the SF Fed at 101 Market
Coming for the first time?
Please stop by @ 7:00pm for a brief intro.
CITIZEN JOURNALISTS! CALL FOR CONTENT:
Looking for citizen journalists and contributors to a crowd-sourced online media outlet.
For more information or to email submissions, contact susankgmiller@gmail.com

COMMUNICATIONS WORKING GROUP
Communications drives the OSF website, Facebook group, and other comm channels.
Working Group Weekly Meetings
Mondays & Fridays @ 6:00pm
Meet at Starbucks at 27 Drumm St.

OUTREACH WORKING GROUP
Outreach educates SF residents about Occupy and community organizing.
Working Group Weekly Meetings
Wednesdays @ 7:00pm
Rincon Center Food Court at 101 Spear St.
For any questions about the Outreach WG, contact sfoutreach@gmail.com
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What We're Reading (and Watching)
If you enjoy the links below, please be sure to share.
Think we're crazy? Watch this:
"INSIDE JOB" - Narrated by Matt Damon
Full Length Award-Winning Documentary about
the financial crisis. In HD and totally FREE!
[LINK]
Time Magazine's Person of the Year: The Protestor
by Kurt Andersen - [LINK]
The Top 100 Corporate Crime Stories of 2011
by Russel Mohikber, CommonDreams - [LINK]
Tea Partiers: The Self-Hating 99%
by Heather Digby Parton, Al Jazeera English - [LINK]
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Stay Connected

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Donate to OccupySF
and don't forget....

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Thankyou,
The OccupySF Welcoming Committee

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