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Permalink Reply by Occupy Cafe Stewards on November 22, 2011 at 7:40pm

Sobey: here is our basic answer re funding from the "about" pages: http://www.occupycafe.org/page/donate

Currently a few of us are putting in massive hours with no compensation.  We have a modest stream of contributions and we plan to make our finances transparent when there is a cash flow worthy of the effort!  We may seek some larger donors and/or explore Kickstarter of IndieGogo as well.

Cheers,

Ben Roberts

Occupy Cafe Steward

Permalink Reply by Sobey W on November 22, 2011 at 7:54pm

Thanks Ben! It would be great to link all the Occupies here and have them collectively fund this somehow, even a few of them. To see it funded by it's own movement would be a beautiful thing. Perhaps having it more linked to other sites would be a good help to that too.

Permalink Reply by Occupy Cafe Stewards on November 22, 2011 at 9:25pm

From your lips, Sobey...!

Permalink Reply by Kenoli Oleari on November 22, 2011 at 10:01pm

I think what we are seeing here is where our power is and some important information about the monetary system we are challenging:

1. We have tremendous wealth and energy of our own which we can put to good use without any "outside" help if we have a shared vision and shared commitment to make it happen.

2.  The collective wealth, i.e. money and the monetary system is the life blood and fluid of our lives and society and decisions about it need to be made by all of us, not simply banks and corporations.

The issue is not that there is only so much to go around and we have to get others to share; it is that the way the system is structured, most of us (the 99%) have little to say about how our time, energy and wealth are distributed and utilized.

--Kenoli

Permalink Reply by David Eggleton on November 22, 2011 at 10:36pm

"We have tremendous wealth and energy of our own which we can put to good use without any "outside" help if we have a shared vision and shared commitment to make it happen."

Amen!

Permalink Reply by J Titus Bishop on November 22, 2011 at 7:08pm

Round 1 group 2.

How has the message served the movement from 1.0 and what can the message be.

Focus attention to a coup that has happened by government/corporations.
privatization of commons.

2.0 message
dealing w/money interest from government
identify that there is a coup to take over all earths resources (commons)
reclaim these resources.

U.N. commons action (not necessarily supportive of ISO 2600)

ISO 2600 standards organization in Geneva.  Initiates process for corporations to be certified)
gets corporations to express intention
great tool-weak initiative.  Shift to advantage of commons. 
Sarbanes-oxley act

corporate personhood
campaign finance reform
manipulation of political process
move your money (banks dominance)

Corp and bankers exploiting all the rest of the world.  Global issue!

Sorry if I missed too much.  These are the notes I was able to take.
Titus

Permalink Reply by Occupy Cafe Stewards on November 22, 2011 at 9:27pm

Thank you Titus!  This looks great.  Others can add more if they feel a need.

Ben Roberts

Permalink Reply by aunitedworld on November 22, 2011 at 11:23pm

WE The People & WE Occupy Globally looks for 100% Shift in Consciousness from I to WE, during the World Peace One Showcase event in South Korea

Let's collaborate regarding www.koreasummit.info - www.WEoccupyglobalsummit.info

It's just a simple shift in consciousness from I to WE
 
This past weekend 40+ people participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and goals of the movement. The discussion was both inspiring and invigorating. Here is what WE ended up proposing as the movement's "vision statement" to the General Assembly of Occupy Wall Street:

WE Envision:

[1] a truly free, democratic, and just society;

[2] where WE, the people, come together and solve our problems by consensus;

[3] where WE the people are encouraged to take personal and collective responsibility and participate in decision making;

[4] where WE learn to live in harmony and embrace principles of toleration and respect for diversity and the differing views of others;

[5] where WE secure the civil and human rights of all from violation by tyrannical forces and unjust governments;

[6] where political and economic institutions work to benefit ALL, not just the privileged few;

[7] where WE provide full and free education to everyone, not merely to get jobs but to grow and flourish as human beings;

[8] where WE value human needs over monetary gain, to ensure decent standards of living
without which effective democracy is impossible;

[9] where WE work together to protect the global environment to ensure that future generations will have safe and clean air, water and food supplies, and will be able to enjoy the beauty and bounty of nature that past generations have enjoyed.

 

WE welcome your comments.

--

Arlan Berglas (Mentor Connector)
WE Campaign - Shift in Consciousness from I to WE

 
The Shift Movie 
Now is the Time for WE

The Shift from I to WE

WE Party Petitions

WE Party Domains

Permalink Reply by Ben Roberts on November 23, 2011 at 9:36am

This is a wonderful vision, Arlan. Connecting it to our discussion here, how do you and others in that conversation imagine Occupy's role in bringing it into being?

Permalink Reply by aunitedworld on November 23, 2011 at 11:00am

Together WE can make a difference!  http://www.aunitedworld.net/OWS/articles/view/171660/

Permalink Reply by David Eggleton on November 23, 2011 at 9:47am

These are nice thoughts on a shaky foundation. My comment here pertains.

Permalink Reply by Raffi A. on November 22, 2011 at 11:38pm

Ellen, thanks so much for creating this mindmap harvest. It is great to have something that I can link to in a tweet, making the conversation accessible to the wider Occupy Process.

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