Occupy Tri-Cities

THE FOLLOWING IS A PROPOSED LETTER FOR PUBLICATION BY OCCUPY-TRI CITIES:

THE OCCUPY PORTLAND HANFORD RALLY

The April 15th event, including the speakers and the message, was solely organized by members of Occupy Portland.
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Occupy Tri-Cities has gone through months of deliberation as far as whether or not to officially sponsor this event and how, or if, we would be participating as a group. Because of the inclusiveness of the Occupy process, there are many people from the community that have come to participate in our general assemblies.

Some participants are involved in Hanford Clean-up and Environmental Restoration while others are active in promoting the eventual decommissioning of the Columbia Generating Station. Some also worked while Hanford was producing plutonium for the country’s defense efforts while others simply think the military industrial complex has too much of a vested interest in this community. As a group, we have not tackled the issues of Hanford or nuclear energy until now and it has left us somewhat divided.

People in the community have shared their concerns, including the loss of life and the detrimental effects on their families that they believe to be attributed to the Nuclear Industry.

Occupy Tri-Cities has demonstrated actively in the community at various locations for issues that we see as crucial to the national and international conversation. We have confronted a variety of issues including: The alarming income income inequality in this country and the misdeeds of many huge banks and other financial institutions that led to the global depression we are now in, rampant unemployment and middle class destruction. We have also protested legislation infringing on our civil liberties such as the NDAA and SOPA.

It is our intention, by publishing this letter, that we clear up any public misconceptions. We welcome productive discourse on issues that affect our community and beyond.

We hope that those interested will join us at our general assemblies in John Dam Plaza in Richland. For dates and times, and to join the discussion please visit us on Facebook at: http://Facebook.com/OccupyTriCities

The following is PROPOSED for approval by the Occupy Tri-Cities General Assembly:
That Occupy Tri-Cities offer the following letter for publication:

OCCUPY PORTLAND HANFORD EVENT

The April 15th event, including the speakers and and the message, was solely organized by members of Occupy Portland. Occupy Tri Cities taking a neutral stance on this issue.

Some participants in Occupy Tri-Cities are involved in Hanford Clean-up and Environmental Restoration. Some also worked while Hanford was producing plutonium for the country’s defense efforts. As a group, we have not tackled the issues of Hanford, or of nuclear energy. And, while Occupy as a whole welcomes discourse on any issue of concern, we would like to clarify that this event is not sponsored by OTC.

Occupy Tri-Cities has demonstrated actively in the community at various locations for issues that we see as crucial to the national and international conversation. We have confronted a variety of issues including: The alarming income inequality in this country and the misdeeds of many huge banks and other financial institutions that led to the semi-depression, unemployment and middle class destruction. We have also protested legislation infringing on our civil liberties such as the NDAA and SOPA.

It is our intention, by publishing this letter, that it be clear to members of the Tri Cities community, that we currently maintain a neutral stance on the issue of nuclear technologies. It is our hope that by doing so, we remain a viable movement in our area where everyone feels welcome. We hope that those interested will join us at our general assemblies in John Dam Plaza in Richland. For dates and times, and to join the discussion please visit us on facebook at:

http://www.facebook.com/groups…

http://www.facebook.com/occupy…

or our website:
www.occupytri-cities.org

The next general assembly will be this Saturday at noon in John Dam Plaza. Feel free to bring food/drinks to share, and signs! Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Make sure you mark yourself as attending on the Facebook event.

Our next general assembly will be on Saturday, February 18th at the Teamsters Local Union Building. The address is 1103 W. Sylvester Street, Pasco, WA. Click me for the Facebook event.