Forum Post: Update on the 99% Declaration Working Group currently with 53 Members

This OWS Working Group originated in New York City at Liberty Park following the Working Group’s announcement to the General Assembly and subsequent meeting. This Working Group follows the procedures of the General Assembly and intends to prepare regular "report backs" to the local General Assemblies.

The purpose of this Working Group is to debate, organize and implement the 99% Declaration which contains a Petition for the Redress of Grievances and an Action Plan:

(https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/).

The Action Plan is ambitious and calls for the election of a National General Assembly to convene on July 4, 2012 in Philadelphia. This National General Assembly will consist of 870 Delegates elected from the 435 Congressional districts. Each Congressional district shall elect one woman and one man by direct ballot voting.

These Delegates will attend the National General Assembly in July where a final Petition for the Redress of Grievances will be voted upon and delivered to all three branches of the federal government before the 2012 election.

If the final Petition for the Redress of Grievances is not acted upon by the government, the Delegates shall organize a nationwide, grassroots, non-partisan effort to elect independent candidates in the 2014 midterm election. This election of independent candidates will seek to replace ALL of the existing members of the House of Representatives and ALL Senators up for election in 2014.

This is a non-partisan OWS Working Group that is open to anyone who is willing to seriously contribute to the goals of the Working Group as set forth in the 99% Declaration and Action Plan.

Michael S. Parsons, Working Group facilitator

the99declaration@gmail.com the99declaration@yahoo.com