I want to make a proposal for an approach that I believe will increase the dynamism and participatory nature of the occupation: a daily march for jobs, justice and peace from the OccupyLA site at City Hall -- each day to one of the rich variety of "targets" for a short march and a spirited rally quite nearby. I think this would activate people at the site, involve people from the surrounding downtown area, and with sufficient publicity and notice attract people downtown for specific actions that appeal to them and focus on issues of particular importance enough to bring them downtown and in contact and communication with the occupants and the spirit of OccupyLA.
My suggestion would be marches from noon - 2:00 PM on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and from 4:00 - 6:00 PM on Tuesday and Friday. Some possible themes and targets (I am not talking about civil disobedience or disruption, btw, just walking on the sidewalk and rallying with a moving picket line and chants at each venue we pick): The B of A owned by the people who own the NY park where Occupy Wall Street is taking place. Demands on B of A and on the real estate interests to reduce the principal on mortgages, lower their fees, etc. The downtown Federal Building, where there is always a long line of immigrants waiting to enter to deal with various processing. Demands on ICE et al to stop the sweeps, raids and checkpoints, and for defense of migrant rights. The Twin Towers county jail on Bauchet, demanding an end to violence and brutality against prisoners by the guards. The CA State Building on Third and Spring, demanding that Gov. Brown direct the Dept of Corrections meet the demands of the prison hunger strikers. LAUSD over on Beaudry to support OccupyLAUSD and demand an end to school privatization and militarization. To the police substation in the Skid Row area, demanding an end to police sweeps and criminalization of homelessness; housing is a human right. etc etc We can work out a schedule and unite with existing community based organizations doing work around these various issues and many others, with a short window of planning that would allow for a weeks worth of publicity for each individual action -- in other words, we could kick this off in a week or so and have it become a fixture of downtown life for the foreseeable future. Related to this, I would suggest a connected daily teach-in on-site from 2:00-4:00 every day that would be an educational on the issues and strategies involved in the next day's march and rally. ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
