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METRO NY CCDS REPORT - Pat Fry

Wall Street Protest at Liberty Park, 9/20/11

Several NY CCDS members participated on Sept 20th with the on-going protest of Wall Street, engaging in discussion with a number of youth protesters, and introduced them to CCDS with literature on the Permanent War Economy (see below). Several signed up for a CCDS contact list.

It was the day that the Georgia Parole Board denied a stay of execution for Troy Davis and CCDS was among the protesters that marched from the Wall Street protest encampment at Liberty Plaza to City Hall for the Amnesty International-sponsored rally to stop the execution.

On 7/21, the Metro NY CCDS chapter held a membership meeting where discussion focused on report-backs from members who attended “Rebuild the Dream” house parties earlier in the month, sharing notes and discussing ways in which to help build the initiative. The NY Metro CCDS brochure on the war economy with figures on the cost of war in NY State was distributed to members for use in outreach. It was announced that nominations for the election of a Coordinating Committee will be held at the next membership meeting - TBA. The “Your Legacy Our Future” campaign was announced and brochures distributed. It was proposed and agreed that the next membership meeting discuss strategies for the 2012 elections

The Coordinating Committee at its meeting on 9/15 made plans for a CCDS forum in mid-October with CCDS National Co-Chair Carl Davidson reporting on the October 2-6 events in Washington DC: New Priorities Network national meeting, “Rebuild the Dream” National Conference and anti-war protests. The date and location will be announced soon. It was also decided to sponsor an ad in the anniversary program of the NYC Labor Chorus. The CCDS Organizing Committee questions were also discussed for a report to be submitted as requested.
*Photos are from the Wall Street Protest at Liberty Park, 9/20/11

Occupy Wall Street - Report from Tibby Brooks

“I was in lock-up for 12 hours with youth who said they'd rather be part of changing history than playing along to scrape the crumbs off the ruling class's table. It's been a long, long while since white kids talked like that, and this Occupation is changing consciousness. It was enormously energizing to be with youth at long last in motion.” Tibby Brooks, CCDS member arrested at Occupy Wall Street.