(or, a consultant’s boycott of unethical clients)

The OWS Project List is moving forward with research analyzing the relationships our projects build with NYC area communities. Do we often collaborate on projects with allies from low-income or communities of color? Do we often build projects with NGOs or businesses? Which projects are the most helpful for connecting our movements across the New York area?

The OWS Project List can shed light on these questions through analyzing data shared by movement activists. Now we seek activists to participate in analyzing that data. We are looking for folks interested in helping us code data on Occupy partnerships and create social network maps that we will share with the movement.

We especially need folks who can help us code neighborhoods using 2010 census data. Please send me a message for more info. Or email: projects@occupywallstreet.net

The OWS Project List (http://wiki.occupy.net/wiki/Project_List_Project) exists to collect, produce, and share knowledge about Occupy projects in the NYC area. We promote projects, contact information, and partnership information through our monthly periodical: http://tech.nycga.net/files/2012/04/Occupy-Wall-Street-Project-List-Issue-2-FINAL.pdf

We are now engaging participatory analysis of data on those projects. We will share our findings with the movement to help broaden awareness about the network of alliances we are building. We hope this will help us assess what we are doing, make choices, and build a more inclusive — and larger — movement.

Issue #2 of The Occupy Wall Street Project List, covering April-May, is due to hit the street on Wed. 4/11/2012, but you can access it right here, right now: http://tech.nycga.net/files/2012/04/Occupy-Wall-Street-Project-List-Issue-2-FINAL.pdf

The OWS Project List is fully funded through small contributions. Please show your support for movement based media today!: https://www.wepay.com/donations/91581 (https://www NULL.wepay NULL.com/donations/91581)

OPEN CALL FOR PRODUCTION MEETING:

Let’s have a meeting and brainstorm the shape of issue #2! Let’s set a time through the Doodle link below. The meeting will either be at the Atrium or Union Square park depending on what crazy stuff happens in the next day or two.

We are planning on Friday 4/6 as the date we start distributing issue #2. We’ve got until Monday, 4/2 to get the publication ready to print. Let’s meet up!!!

We have gotten great response and interest from activists and the general public. Looks like Project List is turning into an important map to our activities. We may even do a second run on the first issue for Occupy Town Square!

There are exciting developments afoot and opportunities to co-create the shape of issue #2.  Please come to the meeting and co-create this important communication channel!

Our agenda so far (reply to this thread to add to agenda):

Outreach for submissions — connect with other occupations and working groups

Outreach for fundraising – help connect with bloggers and big twitter users, help shape social media strategy

Edit content – we need folks with writing and proofing skills to make the print edition clear and compelling!

Print Design – a great chance for an artistic designer to add their touch to create a cool new layout to the periodical

Printing and distribution – work with OccuCopy and strategize with canvassers to move 10,000 copies across NYC using guerilla tactics!

Web development – we are using CIVI and Drupal with tech ops folks to create the web version of the list and to finish the new input form.

Here’s the doodle to set the time:

http://www.doodle.com/c8iqzfzwxm4q3dp9 (http://www NULL.doodle NULL.com/c8iqzfzwxm4q3dp9)

Please FORWARD

DEADLINE to include your project information in issue #2 of The Occupy Wall Street Project List: Friday, March 30 at 6pm

Submit your project through our online submission form: http://bit.ly/A9pjy5 (http://bit NULL.ly/A9pjy5)

Make sure you don’t miss out on getting your Project/Group promoted in this periodical!  We are already distributing issue #1 at the new info table in Union Square. Submit your project now and connect with the great people we are meeting through the Union Square action.

We will print and distribute 10,000 copies of issue #2 throughout the NY metro area.

Anyone organizing on a project with OWS allies or Working Groups should please fill out this form:http://bit.ly/A9pjy5 (http://bit NULL.ly/A9pjy5)

Please only submit projects you are ACTIVELY working on. We cannot accept proposals to start projects.

 If you have questions or need help with the form please contact:

OccupyProjects@gmail.com or call James at 646-481-3038

If you have limited Internet access please call and we will work with you to submit your project over the phone.

Show your support for independent media: Make a contribution! Help us pay our printing costs! Become one of our publishers: <a herf=”https://www.wepay.com/donations/91581″>www.wepay.com/donations/91581</a>

Knowledge is power. Shared knowledge is collective power.

This is pretty techy stuff about encryption and anonymity:

Digital Security for Activists (http://www NULL.patternsinthevoid NULL.net/security NULL.html)

Many of these are social solutions and not technical ones – in most use cases, the danger is less in somebody guessing your password, than in you inadvertently giving away your password.

Protecting Credentials
(http://blog NULL.onetimesecret NULL.com/2012/01/30/protecting-credentials/)