Debt Strike /Kick-Stopper Google Group

Re: Volunteer Programmer Needed for a Debt Forgiveness Project

martinrichardsand...@gmail.com (Martin Sanders) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:17:30 UT

Hi Thomas,
Is this project still looking for programmers? I'm interesting in offering
my skills as a volunteer (PHP/MySQL/BaSH/Perl).
Please let me know if your still looking.
Kindest regards,
Martin

Re: Strike Debt Meetings in NYC and SF

thomasgo...@gmail.com (Thomas Gokey) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:20:09 UT

Sorry, the Strike Debt meeting in NYC is on Sunday *Sept 2nd* at noon at 16
Beaver.

-Thomas

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Re: Strike Debt Meetings in NYC and SF

matt...@verypolite.com (Matthew Skomarovsky) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:18:46 UT

thanks for the update! is the meeting on saturday sept 1 or sunday sept 2?

Strike Debt Meetings in NYC and SF

thomasgo...@gmail.com (Thomas Gokey) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:04:09 UT

In New York this weeks meeting of Strike Debt will take place on Sunday,
Sept 1st at noon at 16 Beaver Street, 4th floor in Manhattan. The meeting
will be dedicated to two big issues, 1) trying to figure out how Strike
Debt relates to OWS as a whole and other structural issues, and 2) Strike
Debt's direction actions for Sept. 17th.

Debt Strike Update

thomasgo...@gmail.com (Thomas Gokey) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:18:38 UT

Hi everyone,

As many of you might already be aware, debt resistance has become one of
the central themes of Occupy Wall Street as it moves into it's second year.
There are a number of working groups who are starting to work towards the
kind of debt strike/divestment project we were discussing at ContactCon

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Event with David Graeber tonight

gmb1...@gmail.com (Greg Belvedere) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:45:24 UT

Hi everyone,

Im attending this event tonight. If you want to go you need to RSVP

This Thursday, March 29, come see David Graeber discuss culture as
creative refusal—how what we think of as primordial "cultures,"
historically, can just as easily be conceived as social movements
which were to some degree successful in achieving their aims. This

Re: Notes on Google Hangout, Feb 22

jens.so.he...@gmail.com (Jennifer Hensley) — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:22:53 UT

Awesome notes, Thomas. Thanks for doing this. I'm sorry I missed the
hangout, but
I did want to say how excited I am about everything that was discussed.
I'm not an economist or programmer either, but I do want to lend any of my
talents or abilities in any way I can. I'm a writer/blogger,
educator, and occasional

Notes on Google Hangout, Feb 22

thomasgo...@gmail.com (Thomas Gokey) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:37:09 UT

Here are the notes from our Google Hangout last week:
1) Can we improve on a pledge based system for a debt-strike like the one
used by the Student Debt Refusal Campaign?
2) A successful debt-strike is going to need more than just a well designed
platform, it will need real organization.
Who are we going to target? Specific lenders? Specific kinds of debtors?

Latest story on student debt

sarah.ja...@gmail.com (Sarah Jaffe) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:33:23 UT

On the hike in interest rates on federal Stafford loans, and other useful
information..
[link]

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

cpsch...@gmail.com (Christopher Schulz) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:21:40 UT

hi all,
i graduated from university of washington (seattle) back in the spring and
am currently living indefinitely in mexico city. i have neither facebook
nor google+ but would love to do what i can to further these discussions...
at the beginning of last academic year i coordinated this film screening

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

jens.so.he...@gmail.com (Jennifer Hensley) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:23:59 UT

Great, thank you!

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

thomasgo...@gmail.com (Thomas Gokey) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:19:28 UT

I can take some notes and post them here.
-Thomas
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Jennifer Hensley

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

jens.so.he...@gmail.com (Jennifer Hensley) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:14:31 UT

I can't make it due to teaching a class tonight, but can I get an
email/transcript of what was discussed afterwards?
Not sure if that's even possible, but I still want to be involved.

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

sarah.ja...@gmail.com (Sarah Jaffe) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:01:10 UT

Cool--just got an email from Pamela Brown, who is part of the Occupy
Student Debt Campaign, and she'd like to be involved.

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

thomasgo...@gmail.com (Thomas Gokey) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:55:54 UT

I'm still on for it as well. I also have never done a hangout. I'm just
under "Thomas Gokey." I think we just need a couple of us to start hanging
out and then other people can find the hangout and join.
-Thomas

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

sarah.ja...@gmail.com (Sarah Jaffe) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:01:47 UT

Hey all--we still on for this tonight? I have another friend who's
organizing campaigns around student debt who'd like to join up, and have
asked some folks I know from the Occupy Student Debt campaign.
I've never done a Google+ hangout before--do I have to add everyone who's
on it to Circles? How does it work?

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

jens.so.he...@gmail.com (Jennifer HensleY) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:31:14 UT

I will be teaching during that time so I won't be able to participate, but is there a way to get a transcript or summary of the hangout? I'd very much like to be a part of organizing a debt strike or any other actions. Please keep me in the loop!
Sent from my iPhone

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

gmb1...@gmail.com (Greg Belvedere) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:38:26 UT

Great, Wednesday at 8:30 pm EST at 8:30 it is. I look forward to it.
We should try to connect on google+ in the next few days so we are all
set to do the hangout.

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

sarah.ja...@gmail.com (Sarah Jaffe) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:42:12 UT

Works for me, and I will indeed see if anyone else wants to join.

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

thomasgo...@gmail.com (Thomas Gokey) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:33:24 UT

Okay so have we decided on a time? Looking back through the e-mails it
looks like 8:30pm EST on Wed Feb 22nd will work for everyone. Can we plan
on that time?
If so I'll start contacting Andrew Ross and Anya Kamenetz and maybe a few
others to see if they can't join us. Sarah, you probably know of some other

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

thomasgo...@gmail.com (Thomas Gokey) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:12:59 UT

I also can do Wed at 8 or anytime after. I think we're using Eastern time
to keep this clear.
-Thomas
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 5:38 PM, Jennifer Hensley

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

jens.so.he...@gmail.com (Jennifer Hensley) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:38:45 UT

I could do Weds at 8.30p or 9p CST? I'm not sure what time zone
everyone else is in...

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

gmb1...@gmail.com (Greg Belvedere) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:17:14 UT

I just had schedule change and I can now do Wednesday at 8pm. Is
anyone else free then?

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

gmb1...@gmail.com (Greg Belvedere) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:14:35 UT

I don't get out of work until 8 next Wednesday, but I could do 8:30.

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

timothy.ander...@gmail.com (Timothy Anderegg) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:13:20 UT

How about Wednesday at 8 EST? Can anyone not do that time?
-Tim

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

gmb1...@gmail.com (Greg Belvedere) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:12:25 UT

I can do Thursday if necessary. At this point it looks like either
Sarah or Jennifer will be excluded depending on what date we pick.
Unless some other people chime in we will have to find a way to flip a
coin. I could also do next Friday evening at 8pm.

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

sarah.ja...@gmail.com (Sarah Jaffe) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:03:14 UT

Next week basically any day BUT Thursday or Friday is fine.

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

thomasgo...@gmail.com (Thomas Gokey) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:28:20 UT

Yes next week. Really any time is good for me except on Mondays (I teach 9
hours on Mondays).
What times would work better for you Sarah?
-Thomas
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Jennifer Hensley

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

jens.so.he...@gmail.com (Jennifer Hensley) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:32:23 UT

Thursday at 8pm would work for me. Is this next week we're discussing?

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

sarah.ja...@gmail.com (Sarah Jaffe) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:32:12 UT

Hello! I am definitely still here and scheming. Thursdays are bad for me
though...

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

thomasgo...@gmail.com (Thomas Gokey) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:22:23 UT

Either Tuesday or Thursday at 8PM works for me.
Does Thursday at 8 work for Jennifer or Tim?
I'd like to settle a time so that I can start recruiting a few new people
to jump into this project.
Sarah Jaffe, are you still checking this list? I think it would be great if
you could join the hangout.
-Thomas

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

thomasgo...@gmail.com (Thomas Gokey) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:30:59 UT

Is anyone involved with the Occupy Student Debt Working Group (which I
think is a sub-set of the Empowerment & Education Working Group) that is
also working on a debt strike? This is the group that is working with
Andrew Ross and launched the student debt refusal campaign. I think we
should reach out to them since they've been meeting regularly.

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

gmb1...@gmail.com (Greg Belvedere) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:57:04 UT

I could do Thursday at 8 pm also. We will go with the date where most
people can attend.

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Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

laila...@gmail.com (Laila Moire-Selvage) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:24:39 UT

Hello all,
Not sure how many people are on here but I am doing a video project for my
Anthropology project here at UC Berkeley and I would love some feed back
from some students about their involvement with Occupy Cal as well as their
opinions of what should be done and how. Throw me some ideas and let me

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

timothy.ander...@gmail.com (Timothy Anderegg) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:21:53 UT

I could do Tuesday night as well, but if another time works better let me
know.
-Tim
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Jennifer Hensley

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

jens.so.he...@gmail.com (Jennifer Hensley) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:00:09 UT

I am interested in doing the hangout thing too, but I will be working
Tuesday night. Any other
times?

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

thomasgo...@gmail.com (Thomas Gokey) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:51:38 UT

@Greg, I'm available at 8pm on the 21st.
@Venessa, sorry I'm not on Facebook. I never have been. I lucked out.
-Thomas

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

gmb1...@gmail.com (Greg Belvedere) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:42:49 UT

I'm going to throw a date out that works for me in the hopes it works
for some other people here. Can we try and have a google hangout next
Tuesday the 21st at around 8pm (eastern time)?

Greg

On Jan 27, 12:33 pm, Timothy Anderegg <timothy.ander...@gmail.com>
wrote:

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

timothy.ander...@gmail.com (Timothy Anderegg) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:33:49 UT

Certainly :) I'm interested in both the Student Debt and the generalized
"Divestment" idea, since divestment can be a very powerful force (eg
Aparthid, various environmental campaigns, ALEC, etc)
I'm happy to start with a student debt project though, and expand from
there. Let me know when folks could do a hangout.

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

gmb1...@gmail.com (Greg Belvedere) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:30:34 UT

I'm also up for a google hangout. Thanks for offering your skills
Tim.

Greg

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

thomasgo...@gmail.com (Thomas Gokey) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:06:18 UT

I'm up for a google huddle/talk (does that mean "hangout"?).
-Thomas

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

sekai.fa...@gmail.com (Sekai Farai) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:22:42 UT

Thanks Tim. I wonder what folks would think about doing the earlier google
huddle/talk scenario that was discussed at the meetup.
Anyone want to email Vanessa Hurst? I have extended my 'asks' with DFG so
some new blood would be great.

Re: Another Option + Re: updates.

timothy.ander...@gmail.com (tim) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:17:06 UT

Unfortuntely, I"m down in DC and so will have to contribute remotely,
which I'm happy to do. Sounds like a good meetup though.

Tim

Another Option + Re: updates.

sekai.fa...@gmail.com (Sekai Farai) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:50:01 UT

over. I'm afraid our event isn't a good fit for this project because we
need to stay away from projects that are political statements."
I responded with an argument that it's not and need not be any more of a
politicized statement than other user-centric platform like kickstarter,
ebay etc. and received no further response.

Re: updates.

timothy.ander...@gmail.com (tim) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:44:52 UT

Did this end up happening? Either way, I"m a developer and would be
happy to get involved, it sounds like a great project. Let me know
how I can participate (github?)

Thanks!

Tim

updates.

sekai.fa...@gmail.com (Sekai Farai) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:55:16 UT

While I've been unable to secure space for a weekend hackathon, I submitted
this project for consideration as a potential participant in the below
hackathon that's being hosted on January 19th. You can read more about it
below.
I'll let you know when I hear back.
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Hi everyone-
I'm writing today to extend an invitation to participate in an upcoming

Re: Google Hangouts

gmb1...@gmail.com (Greg Belvedere) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:41:23 UT

That is a bummer Sara. I'm glad people are still on board for this.
Once a few more people are down for this we can try to organize a
time. Thanks guys.

Re: Google Hangouts

becg....@gmail.com (saraw1) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:36:47 UT

Actually, I wrote a lengthy response on about December 8. When I pressed
"post," it disappeared into the great beyond. :-( Sara

Re: Google Hangouts

e...@actioninaction.org (Eric Sanders) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:54:28 UT

Haha, sorry too, I'm still here!
Best,
Eric