<div dir="ltr"><b style="font-weight:normal" id="docs-internal-guid-4f1262e6-cd6e-ee88-c61d-c800a2519d47"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Greetings!</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This issue of Occupy Boston Updates has three and only three very important updates! </span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1. Occupy Boston’s General Assembly is now meeting monthly. The next meeting is June 4. Check the website & calendar for more info. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.occupyboston.org/">http://www.occupyboston.org/</a></span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2. There will be a major demonstration against agribusiness Big & Bad---MONSANTO! on 5/25/13 2pm, City Hall Plaza, details below.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3. The Occupy International Gathering will take place in Kalamazoo MI, 8/21-25/13, details below below.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FORWARD WILDLY!</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OCCUPY MONSANTO</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">May 25, 2013</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2:00 PM</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Gov’t Center T Stop/City Hall Plaza</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">TWITTER</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">#MarchAgainstMonsanto #MAMBoston #fairseeds</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mission Statement, Boston: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fon.fb.me%2FZOkUmf&h=IAQGJHOtP&s=1" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(59,89,152);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://on.fb.me/ZOkUmf</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Current worldwide event list: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FZTDsk8&h=fAQGuTCue&s=1" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(59,89,152);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://bit.ly/ZTDsk8</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Website: <a href="http://march-against-monsanto.com">march-against-monsanto.com</a></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DAY OF MARCH</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* We gather outside the Gov't Center T Stop/City Hall Plaza. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Then, we process across the street from the State House through Boston Common and come out on the Newbury Street/Ritz Carlton entrance to the Common. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* We will have a brass band a la NOLA accompanying us as we are doing a 'funeral' for REAL FOOD. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* At the end-point location, speakers will engage in conversation in small-group gatherings (no podium or amp) with whomever is interested in the topic: the science behind GMOs, gardening, policy, etc.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* There will be a community theater interactive performance</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* We end gathered as a community</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WHAT TO DO NOW:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Join us for a t-shirt/poster/banner session (Sun 5/19 or Wed 5/22, see post below)</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Print the flyer and post 5-10 in your neighborhood (see post below and write where you post)</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Print literature to share on the day of the march: Info flyer (two-sided) in Dropbox folder, for example (see </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fsh%2F6mstqfjnva72vqw%2FOk30M4mIRv%3Flst&h=SAQEZ7p0t&s=1" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(59,89,152);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6mstqfjnva72vqw/Ok30M4mIRv?lst</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Bring an instrument to join the band (no amp)</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BACKGROUND INFO:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What are GMOs? The DNA of Genetically Modified Organisms is mixed with that of other plants, animals, bacteria or viruses. These combinations do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Companies that make GM (genetically modified) FOODS claim they achieve, among other things, longer-lasting products or crops resistant to pests. However, GMOs are linked to CANCER and other ILLNESSES.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What is MONSANTO? The largest manufacturer of GM seeds, this US-based corporation receives government subsidies and does not test its products long-term. It makes insecticides DDT and Agent Orange and herbicide Roundup, all highly toxic to humans, animals and the environment</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Fresh corn and papaya are likely GMO, and as much as 80 PERCENT of conventional processed foods (foods packaged in boxes, cans or bags – the longer the ingredient list, the more processed) contain GMOs.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Over 60 countries ban, limit or label GMOs due to safety, economic and ecological concerns, but not the US.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Policies and business models PRESSURE farmers to use patented GMO seeds that invade native crops and destroy their livelihoods.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WHAT CAN WE DO?</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Stay informed – Seek, question, and share information</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">•<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Research GMOs! Visit sites like the Non-GMO Project (<a href="http://nongmoproject.org">nongmoproject.org</a>).</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">•<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Watch documentaries and host screenings! Genetic Roulette by Jeffrey M. Smith; King Corn, by Aaron Wolf; Food, Inc. by Robert Kenner; and The World According to Monsanto by Marie-Monique Robin – all on YouTube as of April 2013.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Unite with Your Community & Use Your Money Wisely</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">•<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Organic (and local) food is best to ensure it is non-GMO. Avoid processed foods. Seenongmoshoppingguide.com.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">•<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Join a community garden or start one at home with non-GMO seeds. Also join a CSA! Visit <a href="http://localharvest.org">localharvest.org</a>.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">•<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Shop your local markets and encourage them to carry healthy, local foods </span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Influence Laws</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">•<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Demand GMO labeling and banning! <a href="http://wheredoivotema.com">wheredoivotema.com</a>. MA legislature: <a href="http://signon.org/sign/require-labeling-of-all">signon.org/sign/require-labeling-of-all</a>.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">•<span class="" style="white-space:pre">        </span>Let your elected leaders know how you stand on GMOs. Visit <a href="http://marighttoknow.com">marighttoknow.com</a>. Contact your senators and representatives at the White House by calling (202) 456-1414.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(INTER) NATIONAL OCCUPY GATHERING AUGUST 21-25</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN </span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Who/What</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OCCUPY (Inter)National Gathering 2013</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Attendance encouraged by all Occupiers and interested parties. Occupy Kalamazoo will be hosting the second round of Occupy National conferences, August 21-25, 2013, following the wildly successful National Gathering that took place in Philadelphia, PA, July 2012.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We, the National Gathering Working Group 2013 (NGWG2013), propose a  National Gathering of the Occupy Movement, and peoples’ movements  worldwide, in Kalamazoo Michigan, to collectively assemble and embrace our different ideologies and perspectives; to find our common visions; to share our strategies and actions; and to leave this gathering with  steps we can all take in both agreement and diversity; for ourselves,  our communities, our nations, and for all of us all over the world.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We further propose that our convergence begin on Aug. 21 and continue for five days of Community and Movement building exercises including speakers, teach-ins, and</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">free-flowing open discussion at a location to be determined by the  Occupy Kalamazoo General Assembly.  We believe it’s time the people of  the world spoke to each other about how to make a better world. We ask you to converge with us, to bring your ideas, your struggles, and your  voice and come to Kalamazoo!</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Occupy National Gathering working group (NGWG2013) is a coalition of Occupy movements from cities around the world, uniting in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy peoples' movements worldwide</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Where/Housing</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kalamazoo Michigan, (the 6th meanest city to the homeless, and home of the Kalamazoo river which had "The Largest Inland oil spill, in U.S. history). We are going to be offering multiple housing and recreational spaces.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Why/Theme</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The focus of the Occupy National Gathering will be leadership building and people powered training, education, and actions. To empower people with trainings to take back to their community and spread positive and effective change in their communities. </span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Aug 21st: Renew your community.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Aug 22nd: Making and Supporting Free, Unfettered Media</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Aug 23rd: Fixing Fossil Fuels and Creating an Environmentally Sustainable Future.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Aug 24th: Economic and Trade Justice, Equal Access and Ending Corporate “Personhood”,   Asserting the People’s Sovereignty.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Aug 25th:  Ending War and Our Police State, Building Peace and Cooperation.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Each day will also have a global component and conversation based on the needs and issues of the global community, roughly parallelling, but by no means restricted to, the daily themes.  The Global work, like NatGat12 itself, is a work in progress and will be developed by participating groups.  Please join our global partner, Via22, for monthly mumble meetings 22nd of each month on the tomalplaza server, Via22 room, and further info on facebook and the Via22 website and Hub on InterOccupy. [links]</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tour of the Kalamazoo river</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Home of the Enbridge Oil spill in 2010 "The Largest inland oil spill in U.S. History" </span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A global conversation</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A multi-month building action which many countries may participate in, including a massive digital conference taking place August 22nd-24th. </span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Occupy Summer Tour</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Occupy Summer of Change tour will begin June 8th (in solidarity with UTW’s GLobal “UnFuck the World”  Concerts happening in LA, Brisbane, London and others..As you folks know I am working with National gathering 2013 here in Kalamazoo. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Caravan this year is something we are hoping to LARGELY build on, and somewhat re-organize.  This year we hope to make a unique summer  experience, where people can join a traveling carnival of Change. This traveling change would be Highlighted by Strike Debt Concerts, Local community empowerment with media and training, holding teach-ins, art and education, potential direct actions, and also donation and fundraising for the Occupy Sandy relief effort.  These events would  planned in advance with local participation to provide support and  necessity along the way with the point of empowering their own local  groups being highlighted.  Using Civi CRM we would contact and organize  with local occupies and groups along the way.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Occupy National Gathering working group is a coalition of Occupy movements from cities around the world, uniting in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy peoples' movements worldwide</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Food</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are donating time on Co-op farms,and outreaching with local business and farmers gathering natural and healthy food to provide during the event. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1590909090909092;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There will be nightly entertainment, including featured artists, poets, musicians, and djs, as well as a campfire and drum circles. Also planning a benifit concert, and encourage artists of all mediums to inquire for space for expression </span></p>
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<div><br></div>-- <br><div>"Our goal is a society that prioritizes the needs of all before the profits of the few." passed by Occupy Boston General Assembly 11/29/11</div></div>