Mass Strategy Meeting on United Progressive Offense

Human Rights

The Fist of Rebellion

TV crew from Beijing filming event

Promoting cycling as a transportation alternative

dot-mocracy

International unity

Education is a Human Right

Ample Food is a Human Right

Transportation is a Human Right

Housing is a Human Right

Equality is a Human Right

Employment is a Human Right

Healthcare is a Human Right

Reinforcing the message

Don’t Die Wondering

Discussion group on affordable transportation as a human right

Make Music Not War

Where do we go from here – The calendar

Promoting employment as a priority

Sign up sheets

Moving forward toward the world we want

The second Mass Strategy Meeting in Atlanta turned out to be a great success. The meeting was a gathering of all the various groups that had been operating separately in the past few months with their own priorities and perspectives on what movements for change should do to build stronger communities or to fight corruption and injustice.

A list of human rights constituted the order of the day and to discuss what Occupy Atlanta and other movements for change should do to defend these rights, the meeting was divided into four parts. At first, for each human right, one or more people explained why they wanted to elevate that particular human right as a top priority. Then, second, everybody was given the opportunity to vote for their preferences using 3 stickers they would place in a grid of priorities. This was called dot-mocracy. Third, people split up in groups discussing specific priorities, and fourth, after the group discussions had taken place, a tentative calendar of event was created while sign up sheets were distributed to gather names and contact information. At the end of the group discussions, group representatives had the opportunity to present a summary of ideas shared in their group’s.

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