99% Spring MoveOn version

How about those that feel inclined, OWS affinity groups, non-violence group, others...- give support to this effort (99% Spring) because as we know- not everyone is ready for the ruff and tumble life of OWS. One can support two things at once, right? OWS clearly has it's work too!

99% Spring has given credit and respect to Occupy and now fills a needed role of getting a lot more of the 99% involved- NOW. They've gotten the solidarity with other organizations/unions.. That was an achievement that OWS wanted I believe. They are rolling, so in the interest of the whole- why not sign on with the other organizations and show solidarity? I wonder what others think of this?

Frank

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VF ST

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I agree. U know several from Messaging Cluster and NV are signing up this one or another in New Jersey.

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Stuart Leonard

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Apr 2, 2012, 8:22:01 PM4/2/12

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Can't see the harm. My wife and I will probably do a training.

frank white

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That's great, I meant this to go to Messaging and Organization- If it seems right can you share this idea with them/different groups- and talk it around.

I think it would be great for it to be a real gesture from OWS- And then the obvious question-> what about taking it to the GA??

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Mark Johnson

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FOR has allocated a number of staff to training and engagement with the 99%Spring initiative, pretty much on the premise advanced by Frank. Any way that we can bring people into active appreciation for nonviolence will be important to Occupy, NATO/G8, Interfaith Moral Action on Climate actions, and just in general. Where we have found the 99% Spring narrative lacking (and not a particular strength of OCCUPY generally) has been on the issue of militarism and the relationship of the wars abroad to the consequences there and domestically. But we have found 99% Spring amenable to input on these issues as well. Peace, Mark

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Shen Tong

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May 2, 2012, 5:10:09 AM5/2/12

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Mark:

We are including anti-militarism as part of the core messaging for the
upcoming actions in Chicago, around 5/17~21 http://99solidarity.net/chicago/

ST

On Apr 4, 8:01 am, "Mark Johnson" <mjohn...@forusa.org> wrote:
> FOR has allocated a number of staff to training and engagement with the
> 99%Spring initiative, pretty much on the premise advanced by Frank. Any way
> that we can bring people into active appreciation for nonviolence will be
> important to Occupy, NATO/G8, Interfaith Moral Action on Climate actions,
> and just in general. Where we have found the 99% Spring narrative lacking
> (and not a particular strength of OCCUPY generally) has been on the issue of
> militarism and the relationship of the wars abroad to the consequences there
> and domestically. But we have found 99% Spring amenable to input on these
> issues as well. Peace, Mark
>
> Mark C. Johnson, Ph.D.
>
> Executive Director
>
> Fellowship of Reconciliation
>
> 521 N. Broadway P.O. Box 271
>
> Nyack, NY 10960
>
> 845-358-4601 ext 34 (Office)
>
> 845-405-6470 (cell)
>

> www.forusa.org(web and blog site)

>
> From: non-vio...@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:non-vio...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of frank white
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 9:10 PM
> To: non-vio...@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: 99% Spring MoveOn version
>
> That's great, I meant this to go to Messaging and Organization- If it seems
> right can you share this idea with them/different groups- and talk it
> around.
>
> I think it would be great for it to be a real gesture from OWS- And then the
> obvious question-> what about taking it to the GA??
>
> f
>

> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 6:03 PM, VF ST <shentongnewy...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I agree. U know several from Messaging Cluster and NV are signing up this
> one or another in New Jersey.
>
> iPhone, iTypo, iSorry
>

> On Apr 2, 2012, at 4:38 PM, frank white <frankwhiteh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> How about those that feel inclined, OWS affinity groups, non-violence group,
> others...- give support to this effort (99% Spring) because as we know- not
> everyone is ready for the ruff and tumble life of OWS. One can support two
> things at once, right? OWS clearly has it's work too!
>
> 99% Spring has given credit and respect to Occupy and now fills a needed
> role of getting a lot more of the 99% involved- NOW. They've gotten the
> solidarity with other organizations/unions.. That was an achievement that
> OWS wanted I believe. They are rolling, so in the interest of the whole- why
> not sign on with the other organizations and show solidarity? I wonder what
> others think of this?
>
> Frank
>
> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 11:09 PM, Shentongnewyork
>

> <shentongnewy...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> http://www.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=127298
> <http://www.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=127298&rc=fb&t...>
> &rc=fb&t=fb.3

>
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>
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tgitlin

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Enjoy: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-friends-panel-explodes-over-pro-occupy-wall-street-professors-claim-these-are-playful-people/

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