A proposal for committee feedback.

[Sharon]

I have a proposal I'd like to get before the General Assembly on
Sunday but want to run it by the communication committee first for
feedback. Let me know what you think. I'd like to get it as tight as
possible before submitting it to the facilitation committee. And, of
course, I need two more signatures.

Proposal Name: Limiting Outside Access to Group Actions during
Tournament of Roses week.

i. Occupy Pasadena, General Assembly, members are encouraged to not
speak to the media or police or any other agency outside of OPGA in
relation to any actions OPGA may take or participate in, as a group,
during the week of the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena.

ii. This will not be binding on individuals and will in no way hinder
individuals right to free speech on activities they participate in, as
individuals, outside of OPGA.

iii. All media sites maintained by OPGA including, but not limited to
occupypasadena.org, Occupy Pasadena (General Assembly) Facebook page
and OPGA Google Groups will not post advance information on our
actions for the week of the Tournament of Roses.

iv. This will not violate our desire for transparency but only
narrows the distribution of information for limited activities and
time frame. OPGA members will always be able to access information to
activities.

Why?

i. During the week of the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, police and
other agencies are on heightened alert for activities that may disrupt
the various venues. Any advance warning they may receive of actions
OPGA plans could be detrimental to the activity.

ii. Members of OPGA have already been approached by media concerning
the organization, Occupyroseparade.org, which is not affiliated with
OPGA in any way. We can expect this interest to continue and become
more frequent as the last week of December approaches.

How?

i. Activities proposed,or planned, for the week of the Tournament of
Roses, will be discussed within groups and during the General Assembly
rather then posted on aforementioned media.

ii. At any time, either by group consensus or committee decision, an
activity may be exempted from this proposal. It is merely a
guideline.

iii. If a member is approached by a law enforcement agency or media,
they should notify a member of the communications committee so it may
be noted.

Signed:
1. Sharon Flanagan
2.
3.

[Jon Raymond]

I second this.
Jon

[Sharon F]

Okay!  If communications doesn't have any more changes I'll send this on to facilitation with Paul Jenvey and Jon Raymond as co-signers.

Solidarity!
Sharon