<font class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">Hey, </font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">From Sheffield Conference we have this proposal at the moment:<br></font></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">MAYDAY! MAYDAY!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">1^st May is International Worker’s Day, a day when millions of people all over the world assemble to bring attention to their conditions and right to meaningful work. This year, marches will be held in hundreds of countries and thousands of cities as the workers and families refuse to pay for the economic crises caused by greedy bankers and corrupt politicians.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Times are hard. Jobs are cut, the social divide is growing, our essential services are being wiped out or else scraping for pennies. Schools, hospitals, and libraries are being closed.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">We do not accept the cuts as either necessary or inevitable. Cuts will not tackle the fundamental problems in our economy – but they will make the challenges our communities face much, much worse.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">It is up to us to solve the problem.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">This year, more than ever, Occupy calls on all workers - be they in the public or private sector, freelance or contract, employed or underemployed, full time or part time, paid or unpaid, in the home or out of if - to come together, discuss the issues that affect them and formulate plans for effective action. There are alternatives to living in the current financial system, that also provide necessary jobs and sustainable services.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">We are proposing Occupy Mayday as start to a fortnight in which we will Occupy Work, focusing on social and economic justice <i>as a viable alternative</i> – locally, nationwide, and worldwide.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">On 1^stMay, in solidarity with workers worldwide, we call for actions, small or large, to mark that people across the world stand together.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">This year, the British May Day Bank Holiday falls on the 7^th. We will join unions across the country, as working people from all backgrounds, occupations, ethnic groups and current conditions.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">12^th May will be a day of mass outreach, a weekend of building awareness and momentum. We will encourage local groups and communities to come together. Occupy Everywhere.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">On 15^th May, as the Spanish movement turns one year old, a mass strike is called worldwide. A march from Spain to Athens has already started, growing in numbers and engaging communities along their route.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">As the marchers arrive in Athens, the cradle of democracy, we will join them in our own ways, in our countries. We must focus on the issues that underlie the current economic conditions; and how we can change them.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">We must set aside time for this discussion. We call on everyone to join us on 15^th May: <span> </span>stride out of your offices, classrooms, homes and pubs. Together we can discuss what we have lost - how the crisis affects us all, from town to city, country to country. This is a discussion the G8 will not be having when they meet in Chicago on the 19^th May. <i>We </i>must decide what actions are needed in order to build the world we want.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Its time to frame the future.<span>  </span>Join us.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
</span></font><div class="gmail_quote">On 27 January 2012 13:38,  <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:occupybristol@riseup.net">occupybristol@riseup.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi All<br>
<br>
Was wondering if there were any minutes for the National meeting last<br>
weekend in Sheffield?<br>
<br>
We are also keen to see the UK really getting behind these international<br>
calls for action<br>
<br>
First:<br>
<a href="http://march31.net/" target="_blank">http://march31.net/</a><br>
<br>
Then building to the Global strike on 15th May:<br>
<a href="https://n-1.cc/pg/pages/view/1072753" target="_blank">https://n-1.cc/pg/pages/view/1072753</a><br>
<br>
Building the international side of things is something we should really<br>
support.<br>
<br>
<br>
Just a quick update on what's been happening in Bristol:<br>
<br>
* We had a court date for eviction<br>
<br>
* We decided not to fight it using the legal process<br>
<a href="http://www.occupybristoluk.org/we-are-leaving-college-green/" target="_blank">http://www.occupybristoluk.org/we-are-leaving-college-green/</a><br>
<br>
* Couple of people did some freeman stuff in Court<br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hV-beLczhug" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hV-beLczhug</a> And<br>
then 'occupied' the court for five hours:<br>
<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086605/Occupy-Bristol-protesters-finally-agree-pack-tents.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086605/Occupy-Bristol-protesters-finally-agree-pack-tents.html</a><br>

<br>
* We had some disagreements about whether to leave or not, decided to be<br>
open about it. <a href="http://www.occupybristoluk.org/one-movement-two-strategies/" target="_blank">http://www.occupybristoluk.org/one-movement-two-strategies/</a><br>
<br>
* We are still waiting for our 'fancy dress' eviction, but most of the<br>
site is packed away.<br>
<br>
* Meanwhile we have continued with our Bristol 2050 project:<br>
Bristol 2050 is an attempt to use a participatory process, through a<br>
series of open public meetings, to plan a sustainable and fair future for<br>
our cities inhabitants.<br>
We hope that by looking forward 40 years we can provide a platform for the<br>
people of Bristol to come up with some interesting ideas about how we want<br>
our city and society to be organised.<br>
* Can we come up with a local system of food production and distribution<br>
that is fair?<br>
* Can we build a local transport system that will survive peak oil?<br>
* Can we build a local energy system that will sustain us?<br>
* Can we come up with a local system of exchanging goods that is fair?<br>
* Do we need growth to do these things? Will we need London to govern us?<br>
If we as a city have some coherence about what we would like the future to<br>
be like, then the steps to get there will become clearer to everyone.<br>
We will then clearly see what ACTION we need to take today, to move us to<br>
where we want to be. <a href="http://bristol2050.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://bristol2050.org.uk/</a><br>
<br>
* We also have a upcoming meeting on the second phase of Occupy Bristol:<br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/occupybristol/posts/258690704200361" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/occupybristol/posts/258690704200361</a><br>
<br>
In solidarity<br>
<br>
Occupy Bristol Comms<br>
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