OWS Community Meeting Sat Feb 25th

[marisaholmes]

Dear OWS family,

Two weeks ago we came together to talk about power, privilege, and
access to resources in OWS. We ate together, sang together, and began
a dialogue. We came to conclusions about intentions, goals, and
stakeholders of a wider community-wide dialogue, but it was only the
beginning. It's time for us to go deeper.

A follow-up meeting will be held:
Saturday Feb 25th
12-6pm
@ 33 W 14th Street

OWS is a movement of the 99%. Its very foundation lies in opposition
to inequality of wealth. To build the new world we all want, it is
important to examine the wealth and resources of our own movement- how
it impacts us, who has access, and what kind. Our hope is to build a
supportive environment where we can practice transparency and build
accountability in order to grow a strong and healthy movement for
all.

Past social movements have collapsed under the weight of their own
contradictions; they have failed because dynamics of privilege and
access have gone unaddressed and unchallenged. This meeting is crucial
to the success and sustainability of this movement. If we come
together to work through these issues we will be truly unstoppable.
We hope to see you there!

Love and Solidarity,

Jason Ahmadi
Nicole Carty
Tashy Endres
Lisa Fithian
Marisa Holmes
Ben Starr

*There will be food provided =)