{"id":1261,"date":"2011-11-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-19T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/occupy-valdosta-general-assembly-today.html"},"modified":"2011-11-19T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-19T13:00:00","slug":"occupy-valdosta-general-assembly-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/occupy-valdosta-general-assembly-today.html","title":{"rendered":"Occupy Valdosta General Assembly today"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/188374041244763\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/profile.ak.fbcdn.net\/hprofile-ak-ash2\/261091_188374041244763_431047719_n.jpg\"><\/a>\nNoon until 3PM today, in Drexel Park, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia,\nOccupy Valdosta will be having a General Assembly.\nThis is the slow, messy, talkative, oddly organized, flashy-fingered\ndecision-making forum descended from the direct democracy of ancient Athens.\nThe General Assembly method is\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/magazine\/david-graeber-the-antileader-of-occupy-wall-street-10262011.html\">\nwhy Occupy Wall Street is two months old<\/a>\ninstead of being a one-shot one-day march.\n<p>\nOccupy Atlanta has published a\n<a href=\"http:\/\/occupyatlanta.org\/general-assembly-2\/ga-guide\/#.TseCe7pzRS4\">\nGeneral Assembly Guide<\/a> which includes this\nOccupy Atlanta Pledge and Guidelines\nderived from <a href=\"http:\/\/occupywallst.org\/\">Occupy Wall Street<\/a>:\n\n<!--more-->\n<ul>\n<li>We unequivocally oppose transphobia and homophobia. We are in solidarity with the LGBTQ community. We unequivocally oppose sexism, racism, ableism and religious intolerance.\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/6328381611\/in\/set-72157627770527323\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6109\/6328381611_9e732138a3_m.jpg\"><\/a>\n<li>Absolute respect.\n<li>We recognize and embrace the equality of our diversity as Atlantans.\n<li>We resist learned prejudices.\n<li>We share burdens by taking initiatives to fill roles and relieve comrades.\n<li>We encourage all voices.\n<li>We discuss ideas, NOT PEOPLE, and disagree without being disagreeable.\n<li>We avoid labeling and targeted profanity.\n<li>We maintain a positive expression of the \u201cmessage\u201d by not engaging unstable or volatile people.\n<li>We do not accept physical or verbal violence.\n<li>We avoid conflict through active listening and awareness of body language and emotional responses.\n<li>We seek to grow from our mistakes; conflicts within Occupy Atlanta are opportunities to learn.\n<li>We are either all leaders or none of us are leaders.\n<li>Make friends! Make an effort to get to know people and HAVE FUN!\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/category\/occupy-valdosta-14-october-2011\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6220\/6244621351_33b256f6bf_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nThis is how Occupy Valdosta organized\n<a href=\"\/blog\/category\/occupy-valdosta-14-october-2011\">its 14 October March<\/a>.\nNow that school consolidation is decided, we shall see what happens next.\n<p>\n-jsq\n<p>PS: Occupy Valdosta&#8217;s:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/281380861886430\/doc\/284504424907407\/\">Mission Statement<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/281380861886430\/doc\/296292407061942\/\">Consensus on Civility<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Noon until 3PM today, in Drexel Park, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, Occupy Valdosta will be having a General Assembly. 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