I was on two national #OccupyWallStreet  phone calls today.

The first was put on by OccupyCafe.org and had about 40 67 people on it, most of whom were not very 26 of whom identified themselves as active in their local Occupy groups, but were inspired by the movement. You can read more at their website.

The second was for local groups. Many of the folks on the line had a circle of people sitting around their phones,

so the 60 lines encompassed perhaps 120 people.

Both calls will have followup calls, this week or next. Both calls went well, and folks are hungry for followup and communication.

– Jim

I didn't ask for GA approval, since I was just on as an individual, though I did share that we wanted to talk to other cities about legal 24/7 permits, & about street life and encampments. I was sick today, and trying to lay low. Here are my rough personal notes:

philadelphia, PA
SF, CA
Springfield, OH
Long Beach, CA
Gainesville, FL
Santa Cruz, CA
Minneapolis, MN
Vail/falloutshelter.org
Oakland, CA
Washington, DC
Denver, CO
Portland, OR
Phoenix, AZ
Boston, MA & boston
pittsburgh, PA
Tucson, AZ ($250,000 fines)
Brooklyn, NY
Riverside, CA
Occupy cafe
Occupy Marin
Seattle, WA
Austin, TX
Tracy Kunkler/Asheville, NC
Occupy Together
Humboldt, CA
Occupy Harlem – 3
Queens, NY
St. Louis, MO
OWS/NY
Bradenton, FL

Facilitation- Harrisonburg, VA (now in NYC)

Small group- jumbly group of ten

11:02 PM
Michael from NY is facilitating

11:03 PM
#1
- coordinate actions and campaigns
- build camaraderie
- best practices

11:03 PM
#2
- national action days
- planning for 11/5
- more conf calls

11:04 PM
#3
- communicate best practices & create good model
- collaborating on national events

11:06 PM
#4
- better integrate minorities/community groups
- establish regional assemblies
- establish official list of local occupations with good contact info

11:07 PM
#5
- share resources and articles
- deal with classism & sexism
- share alt ways of living that are emerging
- communicating permaculture design (San Francisco!)

Facilitator sum-up
Sounds like collaboration and communication are popular.

11:11 PM
Needs assessment
(I was multitasking for this portion. I noticed IT [information technology] came up a lot)

How to do phone calls again?
Much discussion follows.

Changing the Game; has worked with Coffee Party

Someone will be sending out notes from this phone call, with everyone's email contact.
Another phone call will be organized by the folks who pressed 5 to indicate their willingness to do so.

Call ended around midnight.