Updates and Occupy your capital sat WG planning

[laurelyoung]

Hey folks! I brought a table and two chairs down to the occupation tonight. I put up a temporary mind body spirit sign there . They had an extra outdoor canopy which is now over our table!.. Also I put a sign up that says coming soon.listing our services and contact to join this working group.I had heard that there was a working group proposed for medical at a recent GA. I was not at this GA and it is my understanding that if a group is proposed and it is already underway it is usually referred to that working group. It is also my understanding that this Medical group has started meeting and planning but can find nothing on the message boards about it. When I was there today I went to the info booth and was told that Jason was starting this group. Could not find Jason or the group. Anyone who knows whats going on please let us all know so we can coordinate. My opinion is the more the merrier. Perhaps we can combine groups, efforts, have tables tents next to each other whatever works for the Occupation. I know we are having a working group meeting on satruday at 4:30 before the GA but Saturday is Occupy your Capital day so lots of people will be coming and Im sure the day would benefit from us being availible at our table and at the Occupation. My thoughts are whoever can be there earlier in the day can work the table to address needs as they come up. I can be there as early as 10ish and stay most of the day. Just ideas but I think our presence should be there saturday.

[Emma]

Awesome Laurel! Thanks for setting that up!

[Emma]

Laurel would you be willing to be the contact person for this group? Can I put your email and/or phone number up at the site on the working groups contact/info section of the information table?

[laurelyoung]

sure Emma you can give them my contact at the information table 518-202-6679. Emma can you please let the facilitation group know I will no longer be able to be in that working group as of time restraints and utilizing my time in the best way I can which i think may be the MBS wg.I was gonna post a note in the board but f&l has so many posts i thought it may get lost. Thanks

[Emma]

funny, I am in the same position, Laurel. I haven't been to an f&l meeting since Saturday. I'm working more on coordination. Still available to do facilitation & other roles at GAs, but that's not where my energies are best spent either I think. I did post in their forum here and didn't get a response but eventually they'll figure it out.

just FYI, the food tent was collapsing today so they took the MBS tent. I hope that's not too upsetting for anyone - I think food is super crucial, and MBS hasn't had a presence up til now so they probably didn't know who to ask if it was OK. But tomorrow there won't be a canopy where you're expecting one. Maybe someone from MBS can bring one?

[laurelyoung]

Emma, The canopy wasnt ours.. I mean it was in the general donations so wherever it is needed Im sure is fine. Did you see the posy I made about working groups? Were you at the GA when a medical group was proposed? I have tried to find any wg or proposed working group for medical that came out of that but I can'tfind it. I was told that it is part of the security working group but could not find any postings. I just want to find out a contact so we can coordinate as we have people in our group who are medical. I would hate to loose any valuable people becuase of any confusion. We need all the medical people we can get.