Anyone accused of assault at an Occupy Worcester event or known sex offenders who cause concern within the group can be banned by the General Assembly of Occupy Worcester.
Approved by GA on January 12, 1012:
Read the minutes from the GA
No one participating or commenting on our online forums will be banned for criticizing or expressing another point of view. With that being said however, we will have NO tolerance for hate or threatening speech of any kind. Including, but not limited to; insults or derogatory remarks targeting a specific class, race, sexual orientation, religion, etc. Sexually inflammatory remarks and/or statements that incite violence or hatred of any kind. Continued abusive and/or disruptive comments or actions will not be tolerated. Comments or actions such as these will be subject to deletion and the user subject to banning from Occupy Worcester's online forums.
We are posting submissions from individuals and other Occupy related groups, whose views do not necessarily reflect those of Occupy Worcester as a whole. We feel it is important to hear individual voices and the concerns of a variety of groups, however we do not wish to promote or associate with any particular political parties or philosophies. Our goal is to unite the 99%, by remaining inclusive and ensuring everyone has a chance to share their own views, comments and concerns.
Occupy Worcester's Statement of Internal Solidarity (statement written by Occupy Boston)
We are the 99%, and our task is to unify the 99%. Unfortunately, we live in a society that is racist, sexist, classist, homophobic, and ridden with various other forms of oppression.
As the Occupy Worcester community, we will consciously and urgently work on dismantling these systems of oppression in our movement. We are working on creating a community where everyone’s rights are respected, protected, and treated equally. We all have different levels of privilege that we strive to acknowledge and educate ourselves about in order to ensure that these privileges are not used to oppress others.
We want to have an inclusive atmosphere of ideas in which we do not police each others thoughts, but we have absolutely no tolerance for oppressive or intimidating words or actions. If a conflict arises it should, if possible, be settled through democratic discussion or debate; otherwise, it should be settled with the help of the moderators working group.
We do not welcome any of the following discriminatory behavior in our community. Including, but not limited to;
