Past Proposals » Occupy Tucson

Proposals for General Assembly of 12/23/12

Jan 242012

Proposal : Occupy Tucson fully supports the Mexican-American and Ethnic Studies programs in Arizona, and students and teachers who are part of this program. - Consensus

Proposal : To release all our works under creative commons licensing - we need to choose which of the three available will apply most appropriately – Consensus

Proposals from General Assembly of January 21, 2012

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Jan 212012

Proposal: That we agree to look into leasing public land, while continuing our other activities - Consensus

Proposal: Move to Amend by Anna – Regarding passing a resolution by the city. Is Occupy Tucson willing to try to make this happen in Tucson?

Result: Anyone interested in working on this, it will be discussed on the legislative google group and the Legislative working group, which meets next Saturday at 5:00 pm

Proposal: Asking for endorsement of the Education Working Groups project Occupedia - Consensus

Agenda items for future general assemblies: Occupy Tucson supports the Mexican American Studies Program at TUSD and its students and teachers

Proposals from January 20, 2012 GA

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Jan 212012

Dr. Chris’ proposal : We practice “militant non-violence” – Tabled to a later GA because Dr. Chris was not at the GA
Greg: Creative Commons licensing for working groups, all our literature produced be made available for anyone to use. – Tabled to a later GA because Greg was not at the GA

Proposals for future:
Proposed by Billy: What if we leased empty city lot, paid insurance. Karen Uhlich, city council, asked “Do we have GA consensus. On concept of asking city if we can lease land. Just concept, no sense of how much yet.

Proposal for January 7, 2012

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Jan 082012

Proposal: REMOVING JON McLANE FROM OCCUPY TUCSON, PUBLICLY DISTANCING OCCUPY TUCSON FROM OCCUPY PUBLIC LAND, RECOVERING LAPTOP BELONGING TO OCCUPY TUCSON IN JON’S POSSESSION

Friendly Amendment:

1) publicly state that OPL chooses not to participate in OT, that they’re doing something different, 2) officially decide that fraud is a good enough reason to publicly disassociate with someone (state on the web), 3) to address the larger enabling issues, form a structure working group meeting tuesday @ 3pm, discuss forming a more explicit structure, establish who can ask for money, with written policies

CALL FOR CONSENSUS: Occupy Public Lands is a distinct entity from Occupy Tucson. Occupy Tucson will make a public statement to the effect that Occupy Public Lands is a distinct entity from Occupy Tucson. CONSENSUS

Proposalss 2 and 3 deferred, will be rescheduled by Facilitation tomorrow

Proposals from GA of 1/2/12

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Jan 032012

Proposal on Finance which includes 5-person committee within the Financial Working Group.

1st would be general budget manager
2nd would be liquidity manager -
3rd investments manager -
4th would be special projects manager ,
5th would be petty cash manager

Two month rotation on each job, then move to next job.

under the plan being proposed here, the finance working group still exists, it gives coherent reports, and is answerable to the GA -

Friendly Amendment: people in that position ought to have proven financial APTITUDE, – this as distinct from a degree

Final Proposal -

It is the will and intent of the General Assembly of Occupy Tucson, that Mr. John Cooper, jr., and any such members of the Occupy Tucson financial working group, shall discuss and come to consensus on an appropriate method for implementing the financial plan here approved by said Assembly, and this group shall issue a report and a recommendation to the General Assembly concerning the enactment of said plan. – Consensus

Jon or Shannon not making public announcements. – Withdrawn

In the spirit of No Park Left Behind, suggesting that we meet at Armory Park ! Take the General Assemblies back there, since that was our first big location, – also accessible to wheelchairs, and open until 10:00 pm, etc. – Withdrawn

Proposal to rent a storage locker for equipment from the park – Consensus

Proposal from 12/30/11

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Dec 302011

Proposal – to hold OT sponsored event to offer other organizations an opportunity for exposure – thus making friends and winning public support – cost ceiling $1,000 – there will be list of expenditures as well as receipts – permit cost $50.00 – advertisement – $500.00 – t-shirts – $ [?] Date set to February 18th – Location – undecided. Tabled until Monday’s GA

Proposals for December 28, 2011

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Dec 282011

Proposal that OPL -PAC be terminated, and have OT pay fees related to terminated the PAC – Consensus
Proposal to have GA at the main library this Saturday at 3pm (Robert via Shannon) – Consensus
Proposal to create a committee of at least 5 people to act as a “governing body” for the Finance/Donations working group – Tabled until Saturday’s GA
Proposal to have GAs at Armory Park because we can be there until 10pm (Chappel) – Tabled
Proposal that Shannon and Jon make no further public announcements until they reconcile – Tabled

Proposals from December 24, 2011

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Dec 242011

CONSENSUS: On Saturday, December 24, the Occupy Tucson General Assembly has agreed to officially start looking into private land for the purpose of setting up a more permanent encampment. Individuals are encouraged to do their own research and come back with ideas on Wednesday, January 4 for the 7pm General Assembly.

CONSENSUS: On Saturday, December 24, the Occupy Tucson General Assembly has agreed to put a call out for this upcoming Tuesday, December 27: we will be having an action. Show up at 11:30am and join us! Details will be available in person.

CONSENSUS: Occupy Tucson, until we agree to a permanent location, will continue occupying the sidewalk around Veinte de Agosto.

Proposal for December 18, 2011

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Dec 182011

The city has proposed to deal with the tickets in unacceptable manner.
We are about to make a counter proposal. The city attorney wants to throw into the mix breaking the camp.

Final proposal : putting decampment on the table and putting the federal law suit on hold as long as all charges are dropped, office space downtown, city to do more for those who do not presently have an address.

We agree we will have an outside presence and take care of our homeless.

Consensus = YES !

Proposals for December 17, 2011

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Dec 172011

GA meeting 4 times a week, MWFS, other days will be discussion. Amended to allow for flexibility, and there will be a GA at 6:00 pm the day following an eviction. There seems to have been consensus

Proposal to remove line about corporate personhood from Declaration: Sent back to working group

Gathering in Olympia, Washington: Invitation to attend to get together and share info etc – shall we rent a bus ? Consensus