[OccupyComms] I dont have time for this conversation

[tina bakolitsa]

Forwarding the e-mail I just sent out at Occupy London's groupspaces.

Anthony, also cc'd in this e-mail, is the only person who has come forward
as a possible point of contact/organiser for this event. He is not part of
any Occupy London working groups but has arranged cabarets at the Bank of
Ideas in the past and now at School of ideas.

Tina

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: tina bakolitsa <tina.bakolitsa at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Occupy London] Fwd: National Occupy Conference London
24/02/2012
To: lsxcamp at gmail.com
Cc: Anthony Clinton <anthony at silverback-group.co.uk>, "
occupyworthing at hotmail.co.uk" <occupyworthing at hotmail.co.uk>, occupylondon <
OccupyLondon at groupspaces.com>


To repeat. Although the switch of venue for the national conference was
announced during last night's GA as a proposal, there is no record of it
having achieved consensus. In fact, it appears to have been announced as a
given, in between discussion group feedbacks (group 5 and 6):

http://occupylsx.org/?p=3693

Unless the minute-taker omitted to record consensus for this proposal by
the GA, this is not an Occupy London event.

There is also no OL working group behind this event (so this can not go out
as an OL working group event) but it can still ride on the strength of
individual initiative.

If Anthony is the organiser, can you please provide a phone number so
attendees can have a point of contact for any questions, e.g. where to
sleep.

I also hope that, as has been the case with previous such conferences, the
organiser(s) can make arrangements for securing food for everyone three
times a day, printouts of the agenda, recordings and if possible any
agenda-relevant talks or workshops beyond entertainment.

Tina

PS. In addition to the overlapping events scheduled for this weekend, there
are more that have been booked long in advance but are not visible on the
event calendar, e.g. real democracy w.g. teach-in 12:30-16:30 this Saturday.


On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 1:36 PM, David Scotland <
scotlandaware at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Hello, lovely to meet you all.
>
> I also have a concern.  My concern is that last night in the vestibule
> of Saint Pauls after over 100 people rapturously applauded the
> strategic move to hold the national GA in London this weekend
> (following discussions at a national level and including a consensus
> agreement of occupy liverpool) after which a message was sent out
> nationally for delegates to book tickets.
>
> I am concerned that after having witnessed what I feel and many agree
> to be a deliberate strategy of disruption against the NGA, one of few
> we have left in a rapidly shrinking window we have to make a
> difference, that this conversation is even taking place at all.  My
> main concern is that I was exclusded from this conversation and that
> until now it has taken place without me, or any others I have been
> discussing arrangements with.
>
> If the National GA is disrupted it will ultimately be because of the
> confusion being caused because this conversation was started on a
> negative instead of a postive.  Im sure that this was just a mistake
> on behalf of these individuals.
>
>  I am concerned that after having spoken personally to over a hundred
> people seperate to the emergency meeting held at St Pauls who all
> think its a brilliant strategic move that a small group of people
> unrepresentative of the greater group have taken it onto themselves to
> backtalk a plan already in motion and being led by some who have never
> attended a national assembly are now actively working to sow doubt,
> disinformation and confusion against the plan which involves many of
> the key players in London and at national level.  I have now spent two
> hours trying to find and interject in this conversation, which i
> should have been included in from the outset.
>
> I would very much like to know how this small unrepresentative group
> have come to the conclusion that we are not ready to hold the GA in
> London when they havent spoken to any of the people involved in its
> organisation.  Which fyi is 100%  organised and is now only lacking
> delegates because of the delay caused by this conversation.
>
> The only reason there is a problem with holding the national GA in
> London this weekend is because a message of doubt and confusion has
> delayed the delegates from their decision and travel arrangements.
> Everything is in place for the national GA we just need people to come
> to London.  So stop messing about and book tickets.  Or dont. Its an
> individual choice.
>
> I say to those who doubt what is possible, even after we have
> consistently achieved the impossible to remember that if they believe
> something is impossible they should not interupt those who are making
> it happen.   With a bit of faith in ourselves we can achieve anything.
>  The trouble is that when groups go off in secret and expend energy
> and time in opposition to what others in plain site are orgainising in
> a positive creative direction that our efforts are simply cancelled
> out.
>
> Personally I dont care if you as individuals dont support the National
> GA being in London, with the exception of one of you,  ive never seen
> you at a national GA anyway.  If you dont want to come, dont come.
> Now instead of working creatively I am again tied up in the pattern of
> occupy infighting.  I am now wasting time fighting to undo the damage
> that my seemingly confused brothers and sisters have doneby acting
> like the beaurocrats we are opposed to.  I ask you to assist me in
> undoing the damage you have caused as it is you, who have given the
> victory to the establishment by these actions.
>
> I ask those on this email list to disregard all but this fact.  The
> fact is this. We are ready. Delegates are asked to report to the
> school of ideas. Everything is in place.
>
> The call to move the NGA to London is a strategic move, It is both a
> national show of strength and solidarity with occupy London and a
> Global statement made in one of the three city states that rule the
> world, that is currently causing misery for billions across the world.
>  A statement that will likely make Global media and will be loud and
> clear to the most powerful people in the world.  It is likely to be
> one of the last of few National Assemblies we have before the worlds
> matters are fully and irrevocably out  of our influence.
>
>  It doesnt matter if some cannot make the NGA ( a matter made somewhat
> worse because i was not included in this conversation from its outset
> and a further 24 hours has been lost to delegates to make travel
> arrangements) It does not matter if there is another NGA next week or
> two weeks or next month for that matter.  The fact is there is an
> opportunity to make a strong statement that we cannot be disrupted
> that is being undone by this politricking.
>
> I thought that was the point, Solidarity? If we actually agree and
> work in one direction instead of different directions we might
> actually achieve something with this movement.
>
> Therefor make a decision.  Shall we let the establisahment deal us a
> severe wound or shall we send a message to the whole planet that we
> are still here and we will not be moved.
>
> Im now delaying what i had planned to do in preparation, having wasted
> 3 hours already, Im now waiting for you to decide (and your not even
> planning to attend...lol)  in this time waiting for you to decide
> there are twenty people expecting this is happening and ready to do
> prep.
>
> By the way... intention was to hold next NGA in liverpool, the
> building is ready to go when they are but they will need some support
> to put in place.
>
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