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Occupy Moncton: direct democracy in our province

by Occupy Moncton
October 21, 2011
Reading Time: 3min read
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occupymonctonOn Saturday, October 15th, Occupy Moncton joined the 99% movement that is spreading throughout North America and around the globe. On that day, hundreds of citizens occupied the grounds of Moncton City Hall to demonstrate in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street.

The group is now announcing its intention to peacefully occupy public space, exercising direct democracy through the formation of a Moncton General Assembly and educating the citizenry about the record disparity in income between Canada’s richest 1% and the remaining 99%. The members of the Moncton General Assembly have indicated they intend hold weekly demonstrations in front of Moncton City Hall every Saturday, at 11 am at which time further actions will be agreed upon by consensus of the General Assembly.

“In the next few weeks, we will coordinate our actions with the other Occupy protests in this province, notably Occupy Fredericton and Occupy Saint-John,” said Katia McEvoy, one of Occupy Moncton’s facilitator. “Together, we will deliver a clear list of demands to our provincial and federal government with the goal of empowering the citizenry”.

All decisions made by Occupy Moncton will be made in a democratic manner, in a horizontal, non-hierarchical process using the examples set by Occupy Wall Street.

The Moncton group is urging all southeastern New Brunswick residents to join the assemblies every Saturday to make their voice heard. We invite you to come and bring your family, make signs and help, or join those who are already occupying.

The group is also organizing entertainment and food to be available at General Assemblies and occupations and is open to receiving donations from the general public who might support their cause.

For more information, visit: http://www.facebook.com/MonctonGeneralAssembly

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Depuis le 15 octobre, « Occupons Moncton» vient de rejoindre le mouvement qui se répand à travers l’Amérique du Nord et autour du globe. Ce jour-là une centaine de citoyens sont venus manifester devant l’hôtel de ville de Moncton en solidarité avec les manifestations populaires « Occupy Wall Street ».

Ce groupe citoyen annonce son intention d’occuper pacifiquement l’espace public tout en pratiquant une forme de démocratie directe pour atteindre un but : attirer l’attention de tous sur le contrôle démesuré, d’une minorité ultra-riche, le  “1%” sur la majorité – les «99%». C’est pourquoi les participants à la manifestation ont décidé d’organiser d’avantages de manifestations, sur une base hebdomadaire, devant l’Hôtel de Ville de Moncton. Celles-ci se produiront tous les samedis, à partir de 11 heures, heure au cours de laquelle les actions futures seront convenues par consensus de l’Assemblée générale.  

«Durant les prochaines semaines, nous allons tenter de coordonner nos actions avec les autres groupes «Occupons» de cette province, notamment Occupy Fredericton et Occupy Saint-John» a déclaré Katia McEvoy, l’une des facilitateur d’Occupy Monton.  «Ensemble, nous allons livrer une liste claire de demandes à nos gouvernements fédéraux et provinciaux dans le but d’avoir des changements afin de remettre le pouvoir réel dans les mains des citoyens».

L’élaboration de ces demandes sera effectuée dans un processus démocratique, non hiérarchique et ouvert à tous tel que l’ont pratiqués les indignés de Wall Street.

Le groupe de Moncton demande à l’ensemble des résidents du sud-est du Nouveau-Brunswick à se joindre aux manifestations et assemblées générales publiques, tous les samedis devant l’Hôtel de Ville de Moncton. Nous vous invitons à venir avec votre famille, à emporter vos affiches et aider (ou rejoindre!) ceux qui sont déjà aux manifestations.

Veilliez prendre en note que le groupe organise des divertissements et des collations seront au rendez-vous tous les samedis et est ouvert à recevoir quelconques dons de la population en général qui pourrait appuyer la cause

Rejoignez-nous sur Facebook à https://www.facebook.com/MonctonGeneralAssembly

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