**OCCUPYTEXAS ops MEETING TONIGHT Thursday 6 central**
rhonda varsane
LINK for GOOGLE DOC which has everything you need to know; time, phone number, agenda...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sd16_QA933FggK2bMYaMwPozC54nFDU4XwYgFTG1RKg/edit
Content of Google Doc:
HELLO TEXAS
About
OccupyTEXAS ops (fb) is a organized group of diverse members who care enough to make a difference.
Mission
To unite with others in Texas to bring about positive change. This will include fighting against genetic engineering (Monsanto) and fighting for our farmers, fighting for green energy and against fracking and nuclear dumping of waste such as in West Texas. We will be advocates for Human Rights starting at home (HuRAH), we will fight unfair trade-agreements. We as TEXANS have no limits.
Description
OccupyTEXAS ops is made up of members. Anyone can be a member. We are also made up of a large diverse group of organizations. We have no one purpose except to make sure each of our voices are heard, each of our vote is counted, each of our ideas are considered. We will and are the ones which shall shape this state. We will honor the environment, the people, honesty and truth. We will make the positive changes necessary for the people and the state of Texas to flourish.
This is our statewide OccupyTEXAS General Assembly conference call this happens every Thursday, at 6 PM Central Time. The phone number is permanent and is: TELEPHONE NUMBER: 772-597-6338 144631# (follow directions)
This is this link to our weekly Google live/open/editable/working document for this call:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sd16_QA933FggK2bMYaMwPozC54nFDU4XwYgFTG1RKg/edit
Before we get started we have a bit of business to take care of. Please update your information below; name, phone number and email address, and if you know any other information is incorrect feel free to remove it.
Also the location of any new or important information you may need to know will be posted at fb OccupyTEXAS ops.
AGENDA
6:00 Wait for late arrivals/visit
6:15 Background on OccupyTEXAS ops
6:30 Adrian from the Dallas Peace Center <adri...@gmail.com> 972-365-9392
He will give us a brief description of what the Dallas Peace Center stands for, the history of their 40 years in Dallas and share with us an area of concern, HuRAH Human Rights at Home Campaign.
Universality
Every person, individually and as part of their families and communities, is entitled to all their human rights. All policy, legal and administrative proposals for solutions to our economic and social problems must respect the universality of rights, and social systems ensuring rights must be designed to serve all people and all communities. When policies, programs and other measures to protect rights and meet people’s needs are universal in nature, they create a broad set of stakeholders that ensure their integrity and sustainability. Selective and narrow solutions that serve one group in society at the expense of others can lead to stratification and division, and fall far short of a human rights vision. To enable universal enjoyment of human rights, all policies must intentionally contribute to relieving the disproportionate burden carried by disadvantaged groups as a result of current or past discrimination and oppression.
Equity
In order to protect human rights, the distribution of society’s resources must be based on meeting people’s fundamental needs to ensure a dignified existence for all. Equity guarantees equality in the practical enjoyment and exercise of all human rights for all people and communities. Thus, the principle of equity requires not only equality of opportunity across the board, but also equality of outcome with regard to the protection of basic rights, fulfillment of fundamental needs, and the dismantling and prevention all forms of discrimination. To achieve equity, society should ensure that with regard to fundamental rights, including healthcare, education, housing and decent jobs, everyone contributes what they can, and gets what they need.
Public Goods
In order to meet principles of universality and equity, we must ensure that the material, economic, and social services, goods and infrastructure necessary to realize people’s basic rights and meet their fundamental needs are treated as public goods, and not as commodities. These essential goods and services must be provided collectively, on an equitable basis, not according to exclusionary market imperatives. Thus privatization of core public functions that affect the protection of exercise of human rights obligations is unacceptable as it undermines accountability to human rights principles. Public goods must be shared by all and serve to meet everyone’s needs, not make profit or for any other purpose.
Participation, Power and Accountability
At the heart of a vision grounded in democracy and human rights is the principle of participation. In order to ensure participation, communities must be empowered to hold government accountable, and structures of power must be organized to guarantee that accountability for the common good. Consequently, power must be exercised democratically, accountable, and for the common good. In this context, every person, family and community in society is entitled to fully participate and exercise democratic power in the political, social and economic systems, institutions and processes that affect the realization of their rights. Participation is not mere presence or voice, but rather requires that structures be put in place to empower people, families and communities to take part in shaping and influencing society and government. Thus, all policies, programs, and practices relevant to human rights must be designed to ensure the participation and power of
people affected. As a necessary corollary, all obstacles to participation, such as unjust criminalization, disrespectful or undignified treatment, or other forms of discrimination, must be eliminated.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Category 1.
What kind of society we live in today?
1. What are our basic human needs as individuals?
2. Families?
3. and communities?
a. Are these needs being fulfilled? Are they being violated?
4. What kind of relations do we have?
a. Among ourselves in our immediate community?
b. Between us and other communities?
c. Between us, the government and the political system?
d. Between us and the economic system?
5. What do you believe are the causes of the problems we have identified?
Category 2.
What kind of society we want?
1. What will be the values and principles of the new society?
2. Which relationships do we need to change, and how?
a. Among ourselves in our immediate community?
b. Between us and other communities?
c. Between us, the government and the political system?
d. Between us and the economic system?
3. How do we imagine this new society, where everyone can lead a dignified life, in operation?
Category 3.
How we are going to achieve this?
1. What are our long-term demands?
2. What are our short-term priorities?
3. How will we achieve our demands?
4. Who are our partners, allies, opponents and targets?
5. Who will lead this movement?
6. When is this movement going to happen?
Do you agree that a human rights council of communities should be formed to advance this movement?
6:45 Discussion
7:00 Announcements, Community updates, Occupation news etc
FREE TIME
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