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Joe H. created a new topic Next meeting May 22, 6 PM, San Jacinto in the forum.Next General Assembly/meeting
May 22, 6 PM, San Jacinto Plaza
what does OEP want to do this summer?
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3 hours ago
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Joe H. created a new topic May 23 Guerrilla Theatre and Arts 5-7 PM @ Glasbox in the forum.Guerrilla Theater and Art at the Glasbox
Wed., May 23, 5-7 PM
Texas and Cotton, upstairs, above Texas Foam and Fabric
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2 days ago
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Joe H. created a new topic Regular meetings are now Tuesdays (6 PM) only in the forum.Important! Change to Occupy El Paso meetings (GAs/General Assemblies). Regular meetings/GAs will be Tuesdays, 6 PM, at San Jacinto Plaza. For the time being, there will not be regular meetings on Fridays or Sundays; special meetings will be announced separately. (Joe H.)
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4 days ago
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Joe H. created a new topic Policies governing political endorsements, etc. in the forum.Hello to all, I am passing along this resolution from the OEP General Assembly about how to handle political endorsements on our various on-line sites:
Agreed to at the General Assembly of May 8, 2012
The values of mutual community respect and tolerance for diverse opinions is important to Occupy El Paso (OEP). The policy of OEP normally is not to support candidates for election or endorse electoral issues. Exceptions to that policy must be made explicitly by consensus at an OEP general assembly. Communications by OEP should follow that policy. This includes postings on all OEP Facebook sites, the occupyelpaso.org website, and mass emails. This covers all postings that are made under the name “Occupy El Paso,” such as postings by administrators (acting as OEP) on Facebook. In such cases, the appearance is that OEP is taking a position; thoughtfulness in such a role is crucial. OEP administrators on Facebook should put initials or other identifiers on items they post as OEP. Postings made under an individual’s name may take any position she or he chooses, absent advocacy of violence or use of hate speech.
Postings and comments made on postings on the community page, the “closed group” page, or the occupyelpaso.org website should not be removed unless they involve hate speech, sexual harassment, or violence or incitement to violence. Administrators responsible for removing postings and comments should identify themselves.
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4 days ago
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Joe H. created a new topic May 16 Guerrilla Theater and Art at the Glasbox in the forum.Guerrilla Theater and Art at the Glasbox
Wed., May 16, 6 PM
Texas and Cotton, upstairs, above Texas Foam and Fabric
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7 days ago
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Joe H. created a new topic Important GA May 15 San Jacinto in the forum.**Important GA**
Tuesday, May 15, 6 PM, San Jacinto Plaza
We will discuss when and how often we should meet
Please attend!
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7 days ago
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Joe H. replied to the topic Re: May 9 creative resistance event in the forum.Hi folks, sorry if the poster does not show up. I attached it, but I do not see it. Joe
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10 days ago
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ironboltbruce created a new topic Seven Ways Apple Is Fleecing The American Sheeple in the forum.
13 days ago
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Joe H. created a new topic May 9 creative resistance event in the forum.First meeting was a great success; please join us at the next one:
Attention artistically and politically inclined friends: Would you be interested in participating in street art and guerrilla theatre this summer?
We're opening up our space during summer to try to make a group that wants to make El Paso more colorful, more engaged, even dangerous in a good way. This is a shout out to everyone who ever thought of doing stuff like a street theatre performance or reviving the muralist culture but they felt they didn't have enough people for the project or didn't have the place to organize properly.
This coming Wednesday May 9 at 5:00 p.m., Glasbox, above Texas Foam and Fabric, on Texas at Cotton, we will have the first meeting about this project to know what shape is should take and in what direction it should go, so everyone that goes to this meeting will have an equal say because nothing has been set in stone yet.
Please tell everyone that at some point or another thought of a project to engage the community with art but they couldn't materialize it.
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14 days ago
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Joe H. created a new topic No Sunday GAs May 6 & 13; regular ones will meet in the forum.No GAs on Sunday May 6 & 13. We will have the regular GAs at San Jacinto on Tuesday and Friday.
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14 days ago
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Joe H. created a new topic May 2 creative resistance event in the forum.Where do we go from here? Building on the momentum of a great May Day with a learning/planning series on creative resistance:
A Public Message from David Fernandez:
Attention artistically and politically inclined friends: Would you be interested in participating in street art and guerrilla theatre this summer?
We're opening up our space during summer to try to make a group that wants to make El Paso more colorful, more engaged, even dangerous in a good way. This is a shout out to everyone who ever thought of doing stuff like a street theatre performance or reviving the muralist culture but they felt they didn't have enough people for the project or didn't have the place to organize properly.
This coming Wednesday May 2 at 5:00 p.m., Glasbox, corner Texas and Cotton (above Texas Foam and Fabric) we will have the first meeting about this project to know what shape is should take and in what direction it should go, so everyone that goes to this meeting will have an equal say because nothing has been set in stone yet.
Please tell everyone that at some point or another thought of a project to engage the community with art but they couldn't materialize it.
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17 days ago
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Joe H. replied to the topic Re: May 1 event--getting exciting! in the forum.The May Day event is definitely happening. A lot of people and community/labor organizations will attend. We look forward to a great Occupy event. To repeat the key information:
Updated May day information
International Day of the Worker
May 1, 4-6 PM (assemble at 3:30, if possible)
San Jacinto Plaza, downtown El Paso
We have many labor and community groups joining us to share their vision and experiences.
Please bring food and water; we will have food to share.
We plan **non-violent** protests of the mega-banks downtown.
After May Day Direct Action, at 6 p.m. feel free to stop by
the M.E.Ch.A. Rocks Your Face Pachanga
Tuesday, May 1 at 6:00pm at M's Lips Lounge 2
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20 days ago
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ironboltbruce created a new topic Is ATT U-verse Serving People Or Fleecing Sheeple? in the forum.
21 days ago
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Joe H. created a new topic May 1 event--getting exciting! in the forum.May Day is getting exciting! At least five unions, Sin Fronteras Farmworkers, Border Network for Human Rights, Labor Justice Committee, La Mujer Obrera, and many others will attend. Food, marching, protests, community! What can you do? April 29 planning meeting, 1-3 PM, San Jacinto Plaza. May 1 event, 4-6 PM, San Jacinto Plaza. Bring food to share!
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22 days ago
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Joe H. created a new topic April 27 and 29 Occupy El Paso events in the forum.Next two Occupy El Paso events:
Friday, April 27, 6-9 PM Voice of the Voiceless Immigration Forum St. Patrick Cathedral Multipurpose Center, 1111 N. Stanton St. (also note the event continues the next day,Saturday, April 28th, 8am to 1pm, same place).
Sunday, April 29, 1-3 PM, San Jacinto Plaza: Important planning meeting for May Day--last meeting before the event--if you like the idea of Occupy in action, we need you at this planning meeting as well as the May 1 event.
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24 days ago