Let me also be clear: when I urge Occupy to ask Act Up for training, I don't mean 'add HIV issues to all the other issues' as suggested below though of course they are welcome to do that in the Occupy model. I mean: Act Up was an effective and lean organization in the 90s especially and they know how to run meetings; create an agenda WITHOUT consensus but with full democratic participation; appoint representatives who communicate the group's decision; use a pincer movement -- outside radical pressure, helping 'inside' negotiators; raise and use money; and create a powerful set of media messages, use message discipline and influence legislative outcomes. I strongly urge Occupy to ask Act Up veterans to train them in DOING THOSE THINGS. Tactics and strategy. http://on.fb.me/yASqRs

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