THURS, Dec 8
7-9PM
SCCC Room 4135
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What's Next for Occupy Seattle?
A 72-hour eviction order has been issued to clear the encampment at SCCC by Friday afternoon. Seattle is one of the last remaining encampments in the country, but as cities elsewhere have shown "you can't evict an idea whose time has come". Whatever happens with the encampment, the movement of the 99% will continue. This will be a chance to discuss overall trajectory, the next two sections will focus on specific actions next week.
Read more:
A closed bank put to good use
Why the movement shouldn't #OccupyXMas
December 12 West Coast Port Shutdown
The Oakland General Assembly has called for a coastwide blockade of ports in solidarity with struggles of port truck drivers in LA and the ILWU in Longview. Hear about plans for the action here in Seattle.
Read more:
Why we called for a port shutdown
Labor war in Longview
December 14 Student Walkout
Students at Garfield and other high schools organized a successful walkout against cuts to education last week, and now they're organizing an even bigger one on the 14th!
Read more:
Garfield seniors to state: Don't pawn off our future
Protesting Washington's painful cutbacks
Seattle Transit Riders Union
An organizing update.
NEXT WEEK! District-wide meeting
December 15th will be our last meeting of 2011 and we would like to get all of our members and allies from around the region to come out to discuss some exciting plans, including: Puget Sound Socialist Conference! Speaking tour! Fundraising! Holiday reading plans!
Full agenda and location forthcoming, but plan to be there!
