Working Groups

We have two general types of working groups: logistical groups (help organize and support our actions and the GA) and issue-based groups.

Logistical working groups:

* Facilitation – Help plan and run our General Assemblies. Sign up for mailing list here.
* Online Communications – Help maintain the web site, help WGs make and manage email lists, Facebook, Twitter. Sign up for mailing list here.
* Outreach and Visibility – Raise our profile in the community through actions and connecting with people. Email info AT occupysomervillema DOT org for contact information.
* Legal – Legal observations of OS actions; helping OS people understand possible legal consequences. Sign up for mailing list here.
* Meeting Space – Help set up and clean up for GAs, help identify meeting spaces around the city. Sign up for mailing list here.

Issue-based working groups:

* MBTA – Currently focusing on the projected fare increases and service cuts. Sign up for the mailing list here.
* Jobs/Work/Wages
* Environmental Justice and Sustainability – Looking at several local and global issues, including GMOs, locally grown food, and bank funding of coal and climate change. Sign up for the mailing list here.
* Housing
* Racism and Immigrant Concerns
* Money in Politics

For those groups without a list yet, contact info AT occupysomervillema DOT org for contact info.