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In Min: None, so how about, #TruthCon! 
Urgent News and Announcements
* 5:30 there is meeting / dinner at the Resource Center for Nonviolence - The Peace and Justice Center for Santa Cruz http://rcnv.org/
* Today is the last day of a three day conference called Occupy the Truth: Whistleblowers Conference ( or #TruthCon ) in Berkeley,
http://www.freshjuiceparty.com/occupy-the-truth-whistleblower-conference-feb-17-to-19/ Went on, focusing on freedom of info and Bradley Manning in a General Assembly and teach-in style. Many great journalists/ activists/ hackitivsts participated, with the event being streamed live by a few dedicated people. Support from Occupy Cal / Oakland etc. shown, I gave my support from OSC! 
Working Group Reports
Legal: Monday 3 PM Legal Support Group meets @ occupy house - 75 River false warrants. Also, judge did not find in favor of Gary Johnson again and so he is still persecuted for having to fall sleep as a human being. His trial is in March.
Media: Here! Also, contact us via the contact button on this site!
Treasury: PV Teachers Union will/ has been helping w/ up to $200 a month in food only costs of OSC. Turn in the paper rec. to us and we will give you back cost of food. Made $$ on a bake sale @ the showing of the Gasland! Thank you to everyone who helped / ate food!
Reach In/ Reach Out ~ Meditation Group: We meet @ 7:45 PM @ India Joze ( 418 Front St., Santa Cruz) on Tues... Also doing support work w/ other groups on events such as Occupy the Food Supply on Monday Feb. 27th - Meet Noon on 27th @ the clock tower in Santa Cruz. Also on 27th is a March from original camp to the City Hall - Meet 6 PM @ Courthouse !!
75 River Support Group: Meeting as mentioned in legal update. Also Tuesday 21st @ 7:45 AM "Non-Coffee Cake Felon Meeting" In support of those OSC members and members of the press charged in relation to the 75 River St. civil disobedience act.
Strategy: Sunday at Noon we meet to focus on strategies for higher Government accountability and the influence of the 1% on the Government. May autonomously work to this end.
Foreclosure: Meet Saturday 4 PM @ Courthouse. Also Sat., K F (foreclosure victim) is doing a community open house of his home and garden, open to the public, from 12 - 7 PM. Please contact OSC foreclosure team or come to GA for address until published. There will be teach - ins, music, garden tour and a potluck! Also on March 11th - March to Stop Foreclosures! Starts @ Courthouse 1 PM.
*Agenda Items*
*Facilitators for the Week:
Tuesday = Abby
Thursday = Denica
Saturday = Paul
Sunday = Phil / Joy
*FTP March "Expectations"
Needs a better understanding of what people hope to accomplish with the F the Police Marches/ sentiments.
Stack
1) Contemporary context of F the Police comes, I believe, from NWA song entitled: F the Police / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M8vei3L0L8 (song). I was abused personally by the police and I do not believe they have any merit in their character/ actions. I think as you have more experience with the police, you see/ experience more abuse and have a more realistic perspective on what the institution of the police =. Also we have spectrum in area, that is part of it. Discussions online.
2) There are a lot of FTP Marches. The police usually hit first, and hence the marches. It is just not cool to hurt any small business or burn stuff. They are generally peaceful marches despite their titles.
3) No one here is going to that March, correct? So why don't you talk directly with those that are? I think that the title is self-evident, the police do bad things and people are responding. I feel that these protests help to empower people and show the rage felt.
4) I feel FTP is a lousy strategy. They are not the real problem, the real problems are the heads of Government and also Wall St. We should attack those problems instead.
5) I think police departments vary but that the Sheriffs are generally a bunch of gangsters. I was abused by the Sheriffs. The felony charges that have been leveled against OSC have been totally uneven. Felony laws should be applied evenly.
*Occupy Santa Cruz Group on Face Book name change proposal
We should change the name of Group to Occupy Santa Cruz (Soapbox) or OSC Soapbox to distinguish it from the other FB page.
Stack
1) I agree. OSC Soapbox Friendly Amend.
2) I don't think we need the ().
3) I think this would be more than a name change. It would be good.
4) The Media Group is working on an outside discussion site, apart from Facebook, called Inside OSC.
5) There is no confusion on my part - they are labeled differently.
6) I have a problem w/ a name change. Any inputs are great. Let people go where they want to comment.
7) People can make comments to both and post in the group.
Vote: No
*Request for $10 for candles by Direct Action Working Group for 27th Action @ Courthouse.
Stack
1) Treasury: We have the funds for this, do we have to approve small OSC related expenditures?
2) During the treasury "reboot" we decided at GA to, for now, approve all expenses, however small.
3) Personal donations promptly given to tune of $22. Problem immediately solved. I think it is great you got more that double what you asked, and in a personal donantion.
4) We need to do different fundraising. We also still have the food monies available in a different fund, with proof of purchase.
*Re-Occupy: Saw reports of the re-occupy, which I guess was voted up by a GA I was not at. I want to know what is going on with that, is it working, or not?
Stack
1) A. is from Occupy Sacramento and is sitting out at the Courthouse in a lawn chair. When he is asked to move, he does, and when he is asked to leave by the police I believe he does as well. That is my understanding of the situation. It was also voted up by the previous GA.
2) There has been opposition to this but I would encourage anyone from this group not to say something online that one would not say to their face.
3) I don't understand what this is about. I do not think this is important and I think this also should be discussed outside of GA in some kind of working group or on a future agenda.
4) It would be nice to show some more support for him during the day!
5) I am going to talk to A. after the GA.
6) Is the orange fence around the courthouse ok to put signs on? Will they take them?
A) Yes, and yes if you leave them.
**END Announcements**
* Robert Norse has an interview with Don Lane on Tuesday, 1 PM - to be subsequently aired on http://freakradio.org/ on his show Bathrobe Pierre's Broadsides w/ Robert Norse.
*Come to Courthouse Tuesday morning for 75 River arraignments
* Tuesday 7 PM the Women's League for Peace and Freedom holds event at the Quaker House, 225 Rooney St., Santa Cruz on Taxes and Millionaires. May be able to give rides from GA that night.
* Wed 7:30 PM Don Lane UCSC Civic Center / Tony Hill Room
** 5 PM on Thursday 23, come to the Courthouse steps to protest the wrongful detainment and torture of accused Wikileaks Whistleblower Bradley Manning. Contact Denica for more info. http://events.bradleymanning.org/15635/protest_to_free_bradley_manning?recruiter_id=15635 ∞∞
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