*** PLEASE INVITE EVERYONE ***
Details of this event (or events?) to be determined by the collective input of those participating. Please contribute your ideas and preferences in the discussions both online and in person (such as the comments here, in meetings being planned, etc.)...
PLANNING MEETINGS:
All to be held at The Old Y (223 - 12 Avenue SW):
Wednesday, Oct 5, 6:30pm
. https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198541206884052
Saturday, Oct 8, 11:00am
. https://www.facebook.com/event.php?...
*** PLEASE INVITE EVERYONE ***
Details of this event (or events?) to be determined by the collective input of those participating. Please contribute your ideas and preferences in the discussions both online and in person (such as the comments here, in meetings being planned, etc.)...
PLANNING MEETINGS:
All to be held at The Old Y (223 - 12 Avenue SW):
Wednesday, Oct 5, 6:30pm
. https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198541206884052
Saturday, Oct 8, 11:00am
. https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=229124697141218
Tuesday, Oct 11, 6:30pm
. https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=250129278366924
Friday, Oct 14, 6:30pm
. https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159498667473567
PAST MINUTES:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/madison-sid-wozni/occupy-calgary-october-2-initial-planning-meet/10150484152554129
ONLINE RESOURCES FOR OCCUPY CALGARY:
Shorter Link to this Facebook Event:
http://www.tinyurl.com/occupycalgary
https://bitly.com/OccupyYYC
Want to contribute ideas online in a way that doesn't get lost in the discussion wall here? :-) You can add your thoughts for what we could do at: http://goo.gl/mod/eo1R
Like this event page, the following links are expressions of various different individuals and groups and do not speak as the whole movement:
Twitter:
- hashtag: #occupycalgary
- @OccupyCalgary
- @CalgaryOccupied
Facebook Page:
- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Calgary/181809888563004
Blogspot:
- http://occupycalgary.blogspot.com/
Web:
- http://occupycalgary.ca/
Posters/Pamphlets:
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/2047/occupytogetherposter01.jpg
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6487/occupytogetherposter05.jpg
If you have links to add to this list, please post in the wall below, or post them to Twitter on the #occupycalgary hashtag.
BACKGROUND:
A formal statement has emerged from the people on the streets of New York:
http://nycga.cc/2011/09/30/declaration-of-the-occupation-of-new-york-city/
October 15th, 2011, is a day, worldwide, where dissatisfied people from all walks of life are taking to the streets, making a statement that they have had enough of being told their voices don't count, and are having hope that it is possible to change the way things are going. The global economy is in complete chaos. The gap between rich and poor is wider than ever, the top 1% is making a killing off the backs of all the less well off, young people are grossly indebted all because they made the choice to receive an education, the environment is suffering because of rampant capitalism... and the unheard 99% is finally so sick of being unheard that they are willing to at least try and do something about it.
And yet, here we are, in prosperous Calgary where everything is hunky dory right? Where nothing ever changes, the Conservative Party always wins and nobody bothers to leave their suburban bliss. IF YOU THINK THAT THIS CITY COULD BE MUCH MORE THAN WHAT IT IS, IF YOU HAVE EVEN A SHRED OF HOPE, then please join in solidarity with the thousands (millions?) of people engaging in Occupy events worldwide on this day. Its easy to be cynical. Its much more difficult to actually get off your ass and do... something.
(Because if you don't stand for something, youll fall for anything.)
Lets do this.
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http://map.15october.net/page/index/1
https://occupywallst.org/
http://www.occupytogether.org/
http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/
Tell your friends, tell your enemies, share this event link...do whatever you can. Oct 15th is fast approaching! Please remember that the Occupy movement is all about peaceful protest, passive resistance and just showing up to show that you have a voice. Whether its a dozen people, or a thousand, its better to exercise your rights than to stay at home and complain. Encourage people that you might not have thought of to come. Coworkers, neighbours, that really terrible grumpy bus driver. This is a big city and i KNOW not everyone is happy with the status quo. Shake things up.
Peacefully. Respectfully. Joyfully. Engagingly. Safely.