May 2012
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| | 1Events on May 1, 2012 May Day
Starts: 12:00 am
Ends: May 2, 2012 - 12:00 am
Location: Everywhere
Description: A Day Without the 99% - No work, no school, no shopping, no banking! In other words, a general strike for all the 99%. Yes, that means you!
Occupy May Day Block Party!
Starts: 12:00 pm
Ends: May 1, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton neighborhood
Description: A friendly get-together for all the 99%. Take the day off and join us for a cook-out!
Common Council Meeting
Starts: 2:00 pm
Ends: May 1, 2012 - 3:00 pm
Location: Buffalo City Hall, 13th floor
May Day Anti-Capitalist March
Starts: 5:30 pm
Ends: May 1, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Location: Buffalo, NY
"Che" Live Performance
Starts: 7:30 pm
Ends: May 1, 2012 - 9:30 pm
Location: Subversive Theatre - 255 Great Arrow Ave, Buffalo NY 14207
Description: Written by Mario Fratti
Directed by Victoria Perez
Starring Rolando Gomez as Che Guevarra
For the eleventh annual installment of their May Day Staged Series, the Subversive Theathre Collective is excited to present this rare docu-drama following the final days of one of history's greatest revolutionaries.
| 2Events on May 2, 2012 Prisoner Rights Protest
Starts: 5:00 pm
Ends: May 2, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Location: Outside of Erie County Holding Center - 40 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14202
Description: Every Wednesday at 5 pm, the Erie County Prisoners Rights Coalition meets in front of the Erie County Holding Center to protest the injustices which take place in this facility. State and federal reports have documented physical abuse, neglect, denial of necessary medical treatment, unsanitary conditions and dozens of violations of NYS Commission of Corrections Minimum standards. There have also been numerous suicides. Together we can make a difference and make sure that these abuses do not continue.
General Assembly
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 2, 2012 - 8:30 pm
Location: Niagara Square
Description: General Assembly Meeting. We want your voice to be heard! Please come with announcements, proposals (written), and working group report backs.
Media WG mtg
Starts: 9:00 pm
Ends: May 2, 2012 - 10:00 pm
Location: Spot Coffee - Delaware Ave. & Chippewa
Description: website content/management, media relations, press releases, photo/video, facebook and all things media
| 3Events on May 3, 2012 Erie County Community Corrections Advisory Meeting
Starts: 11:00 am
Ends: May 3, 2012 - 12:00 pm
Location: 92 Franklin St, 4th floor, Buffalo NY 14202
Ban Fracking Rally
Starts: 11:00 am
Ends: May 3, 2012 - 12:00 pm
Location: 2239 South Park Ave, Buffalo NY 14219
Network of Religious Communities Meeting
Starts: 4:00 pm
Ends: May 3, 2012 - 5:00 pm
Location: 1272 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14209
Know Your Rights Teach-In
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 3, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Location: Burning Books - 420 Connecticut St, Buffalo NY 14213
Description: A teach-in on what to do (and not do) when encountered by police. What rights do you have? More than you probably think.
| 4Events on May 4, 2012 Strategic Planning meeting
Starts: 3:30 pm
Ends: May 4, 2012 - 5:00 pm
Location: Niagara Square
Description: Discussion of strategic short, medium and long-term goals, coordinate with other Work Groups
| 5Events on May 5, 2012 Education Work Group meeting
Starts: 10:30 am
Ends: May 5, 2012 - 12:00 pm
Location: Spot Coffee- Delaware Ave. & Chippewa
Description: the School of Everything, in tandem with local schools, organizations, libraries, bookstores, individuals and others works on our mission: educating to Inform, Reform and Transform our world
General Assembly
Starts: 12:00 pm
Ends: May 5, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Location: Niagara Square
Description: General Assembly Meeting. We want your voice to be heard! Please come with announcements, proposals (written), and working group report backs.
Food Not Bombs
Starts: 1:00 pm
Ends: May 5, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Location: Lafayette Square
Description: Food Not Bombs serves free food to everybody. :-)
Justice Dialogue
Starts: 3:00 pm
Ends: May 5, 2012 - 4:00 pm
Location: Niagara Square (or 36 Broadway St for rain or extreme cold)
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6Events on May 6, 2012 Peace Circle
Starts: 2:00 pm
Ends: May 6, 2012 - 4:00 pm
Location: Network of Religious Communities - 1272 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14209
Fundraiser for "A People's Hearing on Fracking"
Starts: 6:00 pm
Ends: May 6, 2012 - 7:00 pm
Location: Betty's Restaurant - 370 Virginia St, Buffalo NY 14201
Flower Moon Meditation
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 6, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Location: 886 Niagara St, Buffalo NY 14213
| 7Events on May 7, 2012 Food Not Bombs
Starts: 1:00 pm
Ends: May 7, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Location: Lafayette Square
Description: Food Not Bombs serves free food to everybody. :-)
General Assembly
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 7, 2012 - 8:30 pm
Location: Niagara Square
Description: General Assembly Meeting. We want your voice to be heard! Please come with announcements, proposals (written), and working group report backs.
Finance Meeting
Starts: 9:00 pm
Ends: May 7, 2012 - 10:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
| 8Events on May 8, 2012 Direct Action WG
Starts: 5:00 pm
Ends: May 8, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
Description: Everyone is welcome to join! We will address proposals, plan for direct actions, and discuss tactics for strategic objectives.
WNY Environmental Alliance Quarterly Meeting
Starts: 5:30 pm
Ends: May 8, 2012 - 7:00 pm
Location: Marcy Casino in Delaware Park
Description: The Quarterly Meetings of the Western New York Environmental Alliance (WNYEA) bring together Member organizations, Affiliates and Supporters for networking and WNYEA business. This meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 8, at Marcy Casino in Delaware Park and will feature a presentation on the Mapping Waste Report.
Registration is required. Click here to rvsp:
https://growwny.wufoo.com/forms/wnyea-quarterly-meeting-registration/
Outreach Meeting
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 8, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo 14209
| 9Events on May 9, 2012 Common Council Meetings
Starts: 9:45 am
Ends: May 9, 2012 - 3:00 pm
Location: Buffalo City Hall, 13th floor
"If Our Water Could Talk" - Informational Tour of Riverkeeper Program
Starts: 12:00 pm
Ends: May 9, 2012 - 1:00 pm
Location: Riverkeeper Office - 1250 Niagara St, Buffalo NY 14213
Description: Want to learn more about the work Riverkeeper is doing throughout our region? Come to a free, one-hour informational tour to let us walk you through our programs and the impact they have on our community.
Learn the personal reasons behind our staff’s engagement in this important cause. Also, learn how Riverkeeper is going to the heart of the problem.
For reservations, contact 852-7483 ext.38 or nlipp@bnriverkeeper.org
"Transportation - WNY Path to the Future" Panel & Discussion
Starts: 4:00 pm
Ends: May 9, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Location: Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Rd, Snyder 14226
Description: Presented by the League of Women Voters Buffalo-Niagara
Free and Open to Public
Forum will offer steps to take now, to foster sustainable transportation for the future in WNY.
Prisoner Rights Protest
Starts: 5:00 pm
Ends: May 9, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Location: Outside of Erie County Holding Center - 40 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14202
Description: Every Wednesday at 5 pm, the Erie County Prisoners Rights Coalition meets in front of the Erie County Holding Center to protest the injustices which take place in this facility. State and federal reports have documented physical abuse, neglect, denial of necessary medical treatment, unsanitary conditions and dozens of violations of NYS Commission of Corrections Minimum standards. There have also been numerous suicides. Together we can make a difference and make sure that these abuses do not continue.
Board of Education Meeting
Starts: 5:30 pm
Ends: May 9, 2012 - 6:30 pm
Location: Buffalo City Hall, Room #801
General Assembly
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 9, 2012 - 8:30 pm
Location: Niagara Square
Description: General Assembly Meeting. We want your voice to be heard! Please come with announcements, proposals (written), and working group report backs.
Media WG mtg
Starts: 9:00 pm
Ends: May 9, 2012 - 10:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
Description: website content/management, media relations, press releases, photo/video, facebook and all things media
| 10Events on May 10, 2012 Erie County Legislature Meeting
Starts: 2:00 pm
Ends: May 10, 2012 - 3:00 pm
Location: 92 Franklin St, 4th floor, Buffalo NY 14202
Pricele$$ Documentary
Starts: 6:00 pm
Ends: May 10, 2012 - 7:00 pm
Location: Burning Books - 420 Connecticut St, Buffalo NY 14213
Cirque de 99%
Starts: 6:00 pm
Ends: May 10, 2012 - 7:00 pm
Location: Buffalo Convention Center
| 11Events on May 11, 2012 Minimum Wage Hearing
Starts: 12:00 pm
Ends: May 11, 2012 - 1:00 pm
Location: Buffalo City Hall Common Council Chambers, 13th floor
Description: The battle to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 will arrive in Buffalo this Friday. Be there to support a change which is long overdue!
New York’s minimum wage of $7.25 an hour amounts to just $15,080 for full-time, year-round work. It is too low for health aides, cashiers, childcare workers, restaurant workers, security guards and other minimum wage workers to make ends meet. New York lags behind 18 states – including neighboring Connecticut and Vermont – that have raised their minimum wages above $7.25. With far less buying power than it had four decades ago, today’s minimum wage means poverty for working families and weakens the consumer demand at the heart of our economy.
http://www.buffalofirst.org/blog/
Strategic Planning meeting
Starts: 3:30 pm
Ends: May 11, 2012 - 5:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
Description: Discussion of strategic short, medium and long-term goals, coordinate with other Work Groups
| 12Events on May 12, 2012 Education Work Group meeting
Starts: 10:30 am
Ends: May 12, 2012 - 12:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
Description: the School of Everything, in tandem with local schools, organizations, libraries, bookstores, individuals and others works on our mission: educating to Inform, Reform and Transform our world
Protest Against Verizon and National Fuel
Starts: 11:00 am
Ends: May 12, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Location: 271 Grant St, Buffalo NY 14213
Description: It's time to reclaim our democracy from local 1%ers like Verizon and National Fuel!
General Assembly
Starts: 12:00 pm
Ends: May 12, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Location: Niagara Square
Description: General Assembly Meeting. We want your voice to be heard! Please come with announcements, proposals (written), and working group report backs.
Food Not Bombs
Starts: 1:00 pm
Ends: May 12, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Location: Lafayette Square
Description: Food Not Bombs serves free food to everybody. :-)
Justice Dialogue
Starts: 3:00 pm
Ends: May 12, 2012 - 4:00 pm
Location: Niagara Square (or 36 Broadway St for rain or extreme cold)
Description: "Machiavelli, Political Realism, and Republican Rule," presented by Heron Simmonds-Price
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13Events on May 13, 2012 Peace Circle
Starts: 2:00 pm
Ends: May 13, 2012 - 4:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
| 14Events on May 14, 2012 Food Not Bombs
Starts: 1:00 pm
Ends: May 14, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Location: Lafayette Square
Description: Food Not Bombs serves free food to everybody. :-)
Common Council Caucus Meeting
Starts: 2:00 pm
Ends: May 14, 2012 - 3:00 pm
Location: Buffalo City Hall Room #1417
General Assembly
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 14, 2012 - 8:30 pm
Location: Niagara Square
Description: General Assembly Meeting. We want your voice to be heard! Please come with announcements, proposals (written), and working group report backs.
Finance Meeting
Starts: 9:00 pm
Ends: May 14, 2012 - 10:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
| 15Events on May 15, 2012 Direct Action WG
Starts: 5:00 pm
Ends: May 15, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
Description: Everyone is welcome to join! We will address proposals, plan for direct actions, and discuss tactics for strategic objectives.
Community Meeting on Suspension Concerns
Starts: 6:00 pm
Ends: May 15, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Location: The Belle Center - 104 Maryland St, Buffalo NY 14201
Description: Too many students are being kicked out of school and onto the street for non-violent incidents like wearing a hood, wandering the halls, and acting (quite naturally) like children. Black and Hispanic students are disproportionately affected by the current suspension policy of the Buffalo Public School System.
Our children deserve a chance to succeed! Join other members of your community to share stories about how suspension has affected you and your children, and find out what can be done to bring an end to out-of-school suspension for non-violent incidents.
Outreach Meeting
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 15, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo 14209
| 16Events on May 16, 2012 Social Justice Series: Organization, Action & Vision: Occupy & Beyond
Starts: 12:00 pm
Ends: May 16, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Location: Central Library (1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo NY 14203)
Description: Ring-of-Knowledge: "Efficacy and Staying Power of Leaderless Groups" with Michael Niman, who will discuss People of the Rainbow--his book about the largest consciously anarchist group prior to Occupy. His discussion will illuminate the efficacy and staying power of acephalous (leaderless) groups such as AA, Al Qaida and Occupy, among others
This is part of a free series of talks being offered at the Central Library.
Prisoner Rights Protest
Starts: 5:00 pm
Ends: May 16, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Location: Outside of Erie County Holding Center - 40 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14202
Description: Every Wednesday at 5 pm, the Erie County Prisoners Rights Coalition meets in front of the Erie County Holding Center to protest the injustices which take place in this facility. State and federal reports have documented physical abuse, neglect, denial of necessary medical treatment, unsanitary conditions and dozens of violations of NYS Commission of Corrections Minimum standards. There have also been numerous suicides. Together we can make a difference and make sure that these abuses do not continue.
General Assembly
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 16, 2012 - 8:30 pm
Location: Niagara Square
Description: General Assembly Meeting. We want your voice to be heard! Please come with announcements, proposals (written), and working group report backs.
Media WG mtg
Starts: 9:00 pm
Ends: May 16, 2012 - 10:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
Description: website content/management, media relations, press releases, photo/video, facebook and all things media
| 17Events on May 17, 2012 Network of Religious Communities Meeting
Starts: 4:00 pm
Ends: May 17, 2012 - 5:00 pm
Location: 1272 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14209
Occupy Economics
Starts: 5:30 pm
Ends: May 17, 2012 - 6:30 pm
Location: Crane Branch Library - 633 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo NY 14222
"Gasland" Screening and Q&A
Starts: 6:00 pm
Ends: May 17, 2012 - 8:30 pm
Location: Burning Books - 420 Connecticut St, Buffalo 14213
Description: This free screening of the Emmy Award-winning documentary Gasland will be followed by a Q&A session with Food & Water Watch. Food & Water Watch is a nonprofit consumer organization that works to ensure clean water and safe food. Fracking has been cited as a threat to surface and ground water throughout the US. Recent reports state that fracking could happen as early as this summer in New York State.
| 18Events on May 18, 2012 Strategic Planning meeting
Starts: 3:30 pm
Ends: May 18, 2012 - 5:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
Description: Discussion of strategic short, medium and long-term goals, coordinate with other Work Groups
| 19Events on May 19, 2012 Education Work Group meeting
Starts: 10:30 am
Ends: May 19, 2012 - 12:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
Description: the School of Everything, in tandem with local schools, organizations, libraries, bookstores, individuals and others works on our mission: educating to Inform, Reform and Transform our world
General Assembly
Starts: 1:00 pm
Ends: May 19, 2012 - 3:00 pm
Location: Bidwell Park
Description: General Assembly Meeting. We want your voice to be heard! Please come with announcements, proposals (written), and working group report backs.
Food Not Bombs
Starts: 1:00 pm
Ends: May 19, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Location: Lafayette Square
Description: Food Not Bombs serves free food to everybody. :-)
Justice Dialogue
Starts: 3:00 pm
Ends: May 19, 2012 - 4:00 pm
Location: Niagara Square (or 36 Broadway St for rain or extreme cold)
Description: "The Assault on the 99%--Let's Turn the Tables," presented by Bill Nowak
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20Events on May 20, 2012 Fractivist Meetup and Pot Luck
Starts: 1:00 pm
Ends: May 20, 2012 - 3:00 pm
Location: Delaware Park Shelter next to Parkside Lodge, Parkside Ave. and Florence Ave., Buffalo
Description: Bring dish or $ donation
Peace Circle
Starts: 2:00 pm
Ends: May 20, 2012 - 4:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
| 21Events on May 21, 2012 ECIDA Board Meeting
Starts: 9:00 am
Ends: May 21, 2012 - 10:00 am
Location: 143 Genesee St, Buffalo NY 14203
Food Not Bombs
Starts: 1:00 pm
Ends: May 21, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Location: Lafayette Square
Description: Food Not Bombs serves free food to everybody. :-)
Latin American Coffee House
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 21, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Location: Network of Religious Communities - 1272 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14209
General Assembly
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 21, 2012 - 8:30 pm
Location: Niagara Square
Description: General Assembly Meeting. We want your voice to be heard! Please come with announcements, proposals (written), and working group report backs.
Finance Meeting
Starts: 9:00 pm
Ends: May 21, 2012 - 10:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
| 22Events on May 22, 2012 Direct Action WG
Starts: 5:00 pm
Ends: May 22, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
Description: Everyone is welcome to join! We will address proposals, plan for direct actions, and discuss tactics for strategic objectives.
Outreach Meeting
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 22, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo 14209
| 23Events on May 23, 2012 Common Council Meetings
Starts: 9:45 am
Ends: May 23, 2012 - 3:00 pm
Location: Buffalo City Hall, 13th floor
Prisoner Rights Protest
Starts: 5:00 pm
Ends: May 23, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Location: Outside of Erie County Holding Center - 40 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14202
Description: Every Wednesday at 5 pm, the Erie County Prisoners Rights Coalition meets in front of the Erie County Holding Center to protest the injustices which take place in this facility. State and federal reports have documented physical abuse, neglect, denial of necessary medical treatment, unsanitary conditions and dozens of violations of NYS Commission of Corrections Minimum standards. There have also been numerous suicides. Together we can make a difference and make sure that these abuses do not continue.
Board of Education Meeting
Starts: 5:30 pm
Ends: May 23, 2012 - 6:30 pm
Location: Buffalo City Hall, Room #801
General Assembly
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 23, 2012 - 8:30 pm
Location: Niagara Square
Description: General Assembly Meeting. We want your voice to be heard! Please come with announcements, proposals (written), and working group report backs.
| 24Events on May 24, 2012 New York Solar Jobs Day in Buffalo
Starts: 12:00 pm
Ends: May 24, 2012 - 3:00 pm
Location: Cornell’s Industrial and Labor Relations School, 237 Main St., Suite 1200, Buffalo
| 25Events on May 25, 2012 Strategic Planning meeting
Starts: 3:30 pm
Ends: May 25, 2012 - 5:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
Description: Discussion of strategic short, medium and long-term goals, coordinate with other Work Groups
| 26Events on May 26, 2012 Education Work Group meeting
Starts: 10:30 am
Ends: May 26, 2012 - 12:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
Description: the School of Everything, in tandem with local schools, organizations, libraries, bookstores, individuals and others works on our mission: educating to Inform, Reform and Transform our world
General Assembly
Starts: 12:00 pm
Ends: May 26, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Location: Niagara Square
Description: General Assembly Meeting. We want your voice to be heard! Please come with announcements, proposals (written), and working group report backs.
Food Not Bombs
Starts: 1:00 pm
Ends: May 26, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Location: Lafayette Square
Description: Food Not Bombs serves free food to everybody. :-)
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27Events on May 27, 2012 Peace Circle
Starts: 2:00 pm
Ends: May 27, 2012 - 4:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
| 28Events on May 28, 2012 Food Not Bombs
Starts: 1:00 pm
Ends: May 28, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Location: Lafayette Square
Description: Food Not Bombs serves free food to everybody. :-)
Justice Dialogue - "Beyond Money and State"
Starts: 5:30 pm
Ends: May 28, 2012 - 6:30 pm
Location: Niagara Square, or (in the event of inclement weather) Second Cup at 36 Broadway
Description: Beyond Money & State: a Resource-Based Economic Model, presented by Albert Brown.
General Assembly
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 28, 2012 - 8:30 pm
Location: Niagara Square
Description: General Assembly Meeting. We want your voice to be heard! Please come with announcements, proposals (written), and working group report backs.
Finance Meeting
Starts: 9:00 pm
Ends: May 28, 2012 - 10:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
| 29Events on May 29, 2012 Direct Action WG
Starts: 5:00 pm
Ends: May 29, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo NY 14209
Description: Everyone is welcome to join! We will address proposals, plan for direct actions, and discuss tactics for strategic objectives.
Outreach Meeting
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 29, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Location: 17 Southampton St, Buffalo 14209
| 30Events on May 30, 2012 Prisoner Rights Protest
Starts: 5:00 pm
Ends: May 30, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Location: Outside of Erie County Holding Center - 40 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14202
Description: Every Wednesday at 5 pm, the Erie County Prisoners Rights Coalition meets in front of the Erie County Holding Center to protest the injustices which take place in this facility. State and federal reports have documented physical abuse, neglect, denial of necessary medical treatment, unsanitary conditions and dozens of violations of NYS Commission of Corrections Minimum standards. There have also been numerous suicides. Together we can make a difference and make sure that these abuses do not continue.
General Assembly
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 30, 2012 - 8:30 pm
Location: Niagara Square
Description: General Assembly Meeting. We want your voice to be heard! Please come with announcements, proposals (written), and working group report backs.
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