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Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group
Public Group active 1 week, 4 days agoThis working group is developing a newspaper specifically for Brooklyn residents. The paper will be written in everyday language featuring stories about individuals’ struggles. We aim to give voices to those the mainstream media often overlooks. If you have a story or picture to share, please send it to OccupyBrooklynNewspaper@gmail.com
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Charlotte posted an update in the group
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Charlotte posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 2 months, 2 weeks agoDenise, Jake and Charlotte met on Saturday, March 3rd 2012
We discussed the possibility of putting out a 4-page newspaper to be distributed on Saturday, March 24th in Fort Greene Park at the Occupy Town Square event. Since there were only the 3 of us and Jake is going away for 10 days starting on March 8th, we decided to give ourselves the…[Read more]
denise posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 2 months, 2 weeks agoHappy Thursday, all!
We are having a Working Group meeting on Saturday, March 3, at 11am at the Starbucks at the corner of Court and Dean Streets, on the lower level. This will be an important one – we are finally in touch with a printer, have prices and are ready to roll! Please join us =)
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denise posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 2 months, 3 weeks agoWorking Group Meeting Synopsis – February 16, 2012
- The Brooklyn Occupant’s audience is people who don’t know about OWS.
- Will have news and features, not preachy editorial, but, yes, stories will be obviously slanted.
- Our layout will start off with only 4 pages – we actually looked at a 4page tabloid and it was absolutely fine and not…[Read more] -
denise posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 3 months agoHappy Friday!
We had a short and sweet but very successful working group meeting yesterday. I am running round like a madwoman today, but will post what we discussed as soon as I get a minute. Stay tuned! 
Lauren Sutherland posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 3 months agoHey guys– so I take it we are not meeting today, prior to the GA? Or did we get the church space? I needed a bit more notice in order to get home in time to greet you all at my place at 6:30… Let me know if I’ve missed something, otherwise I hope to see some of you at tonights GA!
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Charlotte posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 3 months agoI think we need to rethink our next mtg date since there will also be a GA then which I think is important to attend. Can we have a brief meeting before or after the GA instead?
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Meeting beforehand is probably a great idea. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where?
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I think the church at 6:30pm if that can be arranged. Does anyone know the contact there? I will send an email to the facilitation and location groups to see if they have an answer.
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The church is a great idea, they are usually good about that sort of thing. If all else fails, I live like five blocks from the church. I would be delighted to host a little meeting–not to worry my dog will be tucked safely away, and I have a big living room that I’m sure could accommodate us all.
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Sounds awesome!
BZ posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 3 months, 1 week agoHey gang, just wanted to introduce myself.
I’m focused primarily on the Bushwick GA right now, but I also moonlight as one of the admins for this site and the twitter account.
More relevant to this group, I just started covering local OWS events for BushwickDaily.com I’d love to keep in touch and help spread awareness of this working group’s…[Read more]
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Hope you can join in helping us!
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Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 3 months, 1 week ago-
denise posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 3 months, 2 weeks agoHello all,
Last night we met with some of the people behind the OWSJ. They gave us a plethora of information and advice. To help digest all of it – and decide what our next steps are, we are holding our next Working Group meeting on Thursday February 16 at 7pm at the Starbucks on the corner of Court and Dean Streets.
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denise posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 3 months, 3 weeks agoHappy Wednesday everybody. Sorry it has taken me so long to post what was discussed at the last WG meeting. Here’s a brief rundown with updates.
- I am reaching out to Occupy Red Hook, Occupy Sunset Park and Occupy Williamsburg to see if them have any stories to share.
- I am sending out login info to the submissions Gmail account, so everyone…[Read more]
Thanks, Denise, for the update. I am still waiting to hear back from Annie regarding the possibility of a story on the Slave Theater renovation. If anyone is in touch with her, let me know.
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Lauren Sutherland posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 3 months, 4 weeks agohi guys–i really regretted not making the meeting. I was kept at work really, really late. the best laid plans…anyway, hope it was a good one, interested to hear what came out of it.
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Charlotte posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 4 months agoJust confirming and reminding that we meet Wed Jan 18th 7:30pm at Starbucks corner of Court and Dean Streets. If you don’t see anyone upstairs, go downstairs and find us! Also bring short piece on why you got involved in OWS to share and think about for the newspaper.
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hope to see you all there!
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denise wrote a new blog post 2012 Will Be In Tents: A General Strike Ditty in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group: 4 months agoThey say shut up or we’ll toss you in the lock up
We say Sit Down, Occupy the whole town
Think your army’s big enough Mike
When the 99 percent all go out on strike?As we sit and take our ease
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denise posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 4 months agoJust to keep you all in the loop, we got an e-mail submission, which I am going to post right now. It’s a ”general strike ditty.”
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denise posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 4 months, 1 week agoOkay folks, based on your input, the next Working Group meeting will be Wednesday January 18 at 7:30pm at the Starbucks at Court and Dean (Charlotte made the suggestion, let us know if you have a better one!). Huzzah!
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Open to other suggestions. Can I also suggest that we each bring in a paragraph or two explaining why we became involved in Occupy Brooklyn? This could be the beginning of a piece for the newspaper. While we wait for others to get profiles on, we can use ourselves in the meantime!
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denise posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 4 months, 1 week agoHappy Tuesday everyone. As Lauren posted earlier, Tuesday is here, so we obviously won’t be meeting tonight. I am not free for the rest of the week and it seems as if almost everyone else is too.
As Charlotte mentioned, we are trying to meet with the OWS presses. The tentative date for the meeting is Sunday January 22. I think its really…[Read more]-
Denise, thanks for pushing this forward. I agree we should meet next week.
I am free both of those nights (Tuesday, 1/17, and Wednesday, 1/18).
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I too can meet either night but at 7pm or later. There is a Starbucks on Court Street and Dean Street that has lots of space downstairs if that’s convenient for folks. Otherwise, pick another spot!
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Those work for me.
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I am tentatively free both nights, although wednesday is better for me
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Jacob Slichter wrote a new blog post Do You Like Your Food Local, Sustainable and Just? in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group: 4 months, 2 weeks agoBy Frances
What does a Farmers March starting out from a long-loved community garden – La Plaza Cultural Community Garden in the East Village – and ending up in Occupy Wall Street’s Zuccotti Park have to do […]
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Hi everyone, I just posted Frances’s great report on the Farmers March. At Denise’s suggestion, I also posted a video of the event produced by Occupy Food and Food Democracy Now.
Todd, the YouTube tool kept giving me error messages. I ended up posting a hyperlink to the YouTube address. Any idea what I might have done wrong?
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The article and video look great! Thanks for putting it up!
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denise posted an update in the group
Occupy Brooklyn Newspaper Working Group 4 months, 2 weeks agoHappy New Year all,
I think we should have a meeting sometime this week. Is anyone free Thursday evening…maybe around 6 or 7? Not sure what the deal with the GA is yet. Please let us know! Thanks =)-
I am out of town this week. Have a good meeting. I think we should try and get some profiles to put up in a new edition. Brief who are you and why are you involved in OBK? Looking forward to our mtg with OWS about printing, though having video is great!
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I am also going to be out of town unfortunately, but keep me posted!
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Denise, I can’t make Thursday but will stay tuned for details, etc.
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As of now, if looks like no one can make a meeting tomorrow. Can we try and shoot for next Tuesday…that’s the only night I’m free.
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I won’t be back until Tuesday so go ahead without me.
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Denise, sorry to say I can’t make either Tuesday or Thursday nights of next week.
Wasn’t able to make the GA earlier this evening and will be out of town next week until the 13th. Hope you guys can get together soon and I look forward to joining in when I get back
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Well, since Tuesday is upon us, I guess that is a little short notice. If a critical mass of people could do weds or thurs this week (not Friday, at least in my case) I am free to meet up
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this sounds great. I really like the four sections and the way you envision going to the different groups for the information/assignments.
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