Occupy Jacksonville- When's the Next Meeting? Answers
By: Guy Falks
Next Important Meeting:
Nov 12, 2011 4PM at Hemming Plaza
Where Can I learn More?
If you're unclear or unsure about what the OccupyJAX or Occupy Wall Street movement stands for, drop by Hemming Plaza / City Hall whenever you're downtown. Talk to the people, and learn about the movement. Dissenters are welcome also, and are encouraged to discuss their views as long as they can agree to have mutually respectful dialog.
Details:
As reported earlier this week, Jacksonville is officially occupied on a full-time basis. This is a great step forward because it means Jacksonville is now occupied 24/7 or 168 hours per week, instead of being occupied for only 4 hours at a Saturday meeting. This does change the logistics, so let's talk about what happens next, and where people who want to learn more about the movement need to be soon.
Full time occupation means there will be a more consistent location to meet up with OccupyJAX representatives whenever anyone happens to be downtown. This does have an impact on our typical meeting schedule which everyone should be aware of. The group is trying to follow the meeting schedule of other Occupy movements This should help us to link OccupyJAX's GA with other GA's at other cities in the near future to hold a virtual GA across cities, regions, and the world soon. If that doesn't get you excited, check your pulse.
The new regular meeting schedule is: Weekday GA's (M-F) will be held at 7PM: Meet at Hemming Plaza / City Hall steps until further notice. Watch online at livestream.com/occupyjax Weekend GA's (Sat - Sun) will be held at 4PM: In Hemming Plaza until further notice.
Watch online via the Live Stream link above.
Major GA's are Wed & Sat:
Some daily GA discussion deals with basic logistics of occupying like food, water, administration, etc. and may not be that interesting. Wed & Sat GA's deal with more significant decisions around the group's mission, issues to be presented to our elected representatives, and strategic planning. It still needs to be voted on, but the intent is that any major policy decisions postponed for discussion until the Saturday GA when more people have an opportunity to express their opinions before a vote. This is to ensure that everyone has a chance to get their voice heard before important decisions are made.
Note:
This is the expected direction, but is still pending a passing vote at a future GA meeting.
Upcoming Teach-In:
Saturday Nov 19th at 2PM prior to GA. Evey is working on finalizing the speakers which usually include doctors and professors from regional universities talking about topics that are relevant to the OccupyJAX / #OWS movement.