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| Mayor Sanders and Chief Lansdowne must resign now Martin Eder: "Mayor Sanders and the SDPD Chief Lansdowne were responsible for the destruction of 90% of the personal property & possessions that many in the encampment had! Some lost everything they had. I cried and was enraged as I witnessed precious medicine bags, pillow, jackets, cosmetic bags, brand new tarps, textbooks, artwork and personal treasures go into the garbage truck, rather than be stored or "impounded" as require by LAW. THIS DESTRUCTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IS A CRIME, a CRIME of THEFT. They must resign now!" Read More |
Event Reminders:Occupy Escondido rally Friday Dec. 2Friday, 12/02/2011 Occupy Escondido will rally on Friday, Dec. 2 at 3:00PM - 5:00PM, at the Starbucks corner of Valley Parkway and Escondido Blvd. Bring your signs and creative spirit. DEMCCO meeting in Carlsbad Who is coordinating police violence against OWS? Your Second Chance is Even Better! This 'N ThatWhile seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself.- Doug Horton The poor cannot be convinced that God is neutral . . . The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions. I hope...that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason and sense enough to settle their differences without cutting throats; for in my opinion there never was a good war, or a bad peace. Dust turned to hope. It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door. Do your work as though you had a thousand years to live, & as if you were to die tomorrow. Young people say, What is the sense of our small effort? They cannot see that we must lay one brick at at time, take one step at a time; we can be responsible only for the one action in the present moment. But we can beg for an increase of love in our hearts that will vitalize and transform all our individual actions, and know that God will take them and multiply them, as Jesus multiplied the loaves and fishes. No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There is too much work to do. Let all bear in mind that a society is judged not so much by the standards attained by its more affluent and privileged members as by the quality of life which it is able to assure for its weakest members. In every child who is born, no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again: and in him, too, once more, and of each of us, our terrific responsibility toward human life; toward the utmost idea of goodness, of the horror of terror, and of God. Murder and capital punishment are not opposites that cancel one another, but similars that breed their kind. It is the deed that teaches not the name we give it. What good is a house, if you haven't got a decent planet to put it on? Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Truly man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds them. We live by the death of others. We are burial places! I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men. Everything, everything in war is barbaric . . . But the worst barbarity of war is that it forces men collectively to commit acts against which individually they would revolt with their whole being. A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished. I claim to be no more than an average person with less than average ability. I have not the shadow of doubt that any man or woman can achieve what I have, if he or she would make the same effort and cultivate the same hope and faith. The pens which write against disarmament are made with the same steel from which guns are made. The idea of absolute freedom is fiction. It's based on the idea of an independent self. But, in fact, there's no such thing. There's no self without other people. There's no self without sunlight. There's no self without dew. And water. And bees to pollinate the food we eat....So the idea of behaving in a way that doesn't acknowledge those reciprocal relationships is not really freedom, it's indulgence. What is the revolution that we need? We need to dissolve the lie that some people have a right to think of other people as their property. And we need at last to form a circle that includes us all, in which all of us are seen as equal... We do not belong to the other, but our lives are linked; we belong in a circle of others. When the rich make war it's the poor that die. If we work in marble, it will perish; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon immortal minds and instill into them just principles, we are then engraving upon tablets which no time will efface, but will brighten and brighten to all eternity. War is an invention of the human mind. The human mind can invent peace with justice. Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is--whether its victim is human or animal--we cannot expect things to be much better in this world... We cannot have peace among men whose hearts delight in killing any living creature. By every act that glorifies or even tolerates such moronic delight in killing we set back the progress of humanity. In History, stagnant waters, whether they be the stagnant waters of custom or those of despotism, harbour no life; life is dependent on the ripples created by a few eccentric individuals. In homage to that life & vitality, the community has to brave certain perils and must countenance a measure of heresy. One must live dangerously if one wants to live at all. A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes. We do not inherit the earth from our fathers. We borrow it from our children. The Holy Prophet Mohammed came into this world and taught us: 'That man is a Muslim who never hurts anyone by word or deed, but who works for the benefit and happiness of God's creatures. Belief in God is to love one's fellow men.' Only when there are many people who are pools of peace, silence, understanding, will war disappear. One day we shall win freedom, but not only for ourselves. We shall so appeal to your heart and conscience that we shall win you in the process, and our victory will be a double victory. He who can control his rising anger as a coachman controls his carriage at full speed, this man I call a good driver; others merely hold the reins. If you succumb to the temptation of using violence in the struggle, unborn generations will be the recipients of a long and desolate night of bitterness, and your chief legacy to the future will be an endless reign of meaningless chaos. Activism pays the rent on being alive and being here on the planet. Gandhi once declared that it was his wife who unwittingly taught him the effectiveness of nonviolence. Who better than women should know that battles can be won without resort to physical strength? Who better than we should know all the power that resides in noncooperation? You know, if people are not pacifists, it's not their fault. It's because society puts them in that spot. You've got to change it. You don't just change a man - you've got to change his environment as you do it. The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war. America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Non-violence is a very powerful weapon. Most people don't understand the power of non-violence and tend to be amazed by the whole idea. Those who have been involved in bringing about change and see the difference between violence and non-violence are firmly committed to a lifetime of non-violence, not because it is easy or because it is cowardly, but because it is an effective and very powerful way. Such as it is, the press has become the greatest power within the Western World, more powerful than the legislature, the executive and judiciary. One would like to ask; by whom has it been elected and to whom is it responsible? When I have money, I get rid of it quickly, lest it find a way into my heart. Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak...Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win. The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. The longer we listen to one another - with real attention - the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That is, if we are careful to exchange with one another life stories and not simply opinions. The destiny of humans cannot be separated from the destiny of earth. Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace. The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life. I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. The gloom of the world is but a shadow. Behind it, yet within reach, is joy. There is radiance and glory in the darkness, could we but see, and to see, we have only to look. I beseech you to look. The pacifist's task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive substitute for war. Productive work, love and thought are possible only if a person can be, when necessary, quiet and alone. To be able to listen to oneself is the necessary condition for relating oneself to others. It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. I really see no other solution than to turn inwards and to root out all the rottenness there. I no longer believe that we can change anything in the world until we first change ourselves. And that seems to me the only lesson to be learned from this war. When the rich make war, it's the poor that die. I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask: "Mother, what was war?" To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. Peace is an environment where conflicts are resolved without violence, where people are free, not exploited, living so they can grow to their full potential. The ultimate measure of a person is not where one stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where one stands in times of challenge and controversy. There have been periods of history in which episodes of terrible violence occurred but for which the word violence was never used...Violence is shrouded in justifying myths that lend it moral legitimacy, and these myths for the most part kept people from recognizing the violence for what it was. The people who burned witches at the stake never for one moment thought of their act as violence; rather they though of it as an act of divinely mandated righteousness. The same can be said of most of the violence we humans have ever committed. In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved. | Articles & News: Taking to the streets for the environment worked News From THE NEW YORKER - A brilliant strategy by titan environmentalists held Obama's feet to a very hot fire. Bill Mckibben and James Hansen (the head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and one of the country's foremost climate scientists), dogged Obama on his campaign trail. They and an army of environmentalists followed Obama every step of the way carrying signs that quoted him saying that we can "be the generation that finally frees America from the tyranny of oil." -- Knowing that Obama wanted their support in 2012, they attracted his attention by playing hard to get. Obama felt the heat. Atty: Arrest of Ray Lutz was legal 'Favor' OWS rejects take over efforts of DNC, White House Wisconsin Recall Drive Surpasses 300,000 Signature Ray Lutz arrested for registering voters, SD Occup
Ray Lutz has been arrested at the Civic Center/Freedom Plaza in San Diego for setting up a voter registration table. See video above. The policeman arresting him said he was being charged with trespassing and refusing to leave. More info when it's known. In the meantime, please call the mayor's office and city council and police department and ask why it is illegal to register voters in a public place. SD government directory: CLICK HERE Occupy Fairbbanks braves sub-zero weather Scott Olsen: 1st interview after hospital release
Scott Olsen, the Iraq War veteran injured at the Occupy Oakland encampment on October 25 has since been released from the hospital and gave his first interview yesterday which was posted this morning (Monday November 28, 2011) The naked face of a police state in America
Police pepper spraying and arresting students at UC Davis - In this video, now gone viral nationwide, a group of college students are huddled on the ground in a defensive position at UC Davis on November 18. UC police Lt. John Pike, then casually douses them with a chemical agent. Bystanders who were simply watching what was going on are also exposed. - If the police had legal grounds to make arrests, it seems apparent from the video that little or no force was necessary to achieve that goal. The students are obviously not a threat to the officers. It appears that the heavily armored riot police could have simply grabbed them and put them in flexi-cuffs had they chosen to do so. That means that this entire assault appears to be a perfect example of excessive force. WmJmmnMkuEM Pearl Harbor attack 70 years ago - Dec. 11, 1941 B of A cooks up another scheme to rob the poor Occupy Inspires Rise in US Campus Activism Police attack OCCUPY after Thanksgiving dinner
Police attack Occupy Oakland residents after Thanksgiving dinner. Porta-potties were delivered, but police prevented them from being unloaded. While attempting to get the porta-potties unloaded, a police officer attacked one resident dragging him to ground and arresting him. Later in the video, you can see a cop drawing his taser, and a resident preventing him from discharging his weapon. This is another example of cops creating civil unrest at peaceful gatherings in Oakland by showing force for ridiculous reasons, such as guarding porta-potties, camping, and exercising freedom of speech and assembly. Oakland police brutally beat another war vet.
An Iraq/Afghan Army Ranger Vet, Kayvan Sabehgi, was walking away from an Occupy Oakland gathering, when confronted by a line of Oakland Police. After asking the officers why they were lining up, Kayvan was assaulted and suffered a lacerated spleen due to a brutal baton beating by the OPD. Kayvan was then arrested and held in a cell for 18 hours with no medical attention, despite his repeated requests for help. - "They lined up in front of me. I was talking to one of them, saying, 'Why are you doing this?' When one moved forward and hit me in the arms, legs and back with his baton. Then three or four cops tackled me and arrested me." - Kayvan Sabehgi, Source: The Guardian 11/4/11 - Kayvan went to an Oakland area hospital and remains in intensive care, after his release from jail. Prophetic words from Chalmers Johnson
San Diego's own sage, author, scholar and prophet,Chalmers Johnson, gave his take on the Military-Industrial Complex, American defense spending and the coming downfall of the Empire years before it happened. Johnson is the author of "Blowback" and "The Sorrows of Empire". Actually, we are the 99.9 % Cartoons of the Week Obama, the negotiatorGOP's Unplanned ParenthoodEvolution began with LimbaughUnions & the Middle ClassObama plays poker with GOP This woman should be the next president
Elizabeth Warren is running for Senator from Mass., but she should be drafted to run against Obama. Why Is Everyone Afraid of Elizabeth Warren?
Why Don't Republicans and Big Banks like Elizabeth Warren? Please listen to her. She is fighting for you! This is why the GOP and greed 1% are afraid of Elizabeth Warren. 84 year old woman pepper sprayed in Seattle Occupy
Nation shocked by Seattle police - Activist Dorli Rainey, 84, reacts after being hit with pepper spray during an Occupy Seattle protest on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at Westlake Park. An elderly woman, a pregnant woman and a priest were among those who were pepper-sprayed during a protest in support of the Occupy movement on Tuesday. World Economy Collapse explained in 3 minutes
Witty dialogue, profound explanation of today's economic conundrum, a spiral that could collapse the world economy. Ted Olson Interview With Fox News Chris Wallace
Wallace, insinuating that Gay Marriage is judicial activism, asks where is it in the Constitution that permits gay mariage. "Where is the right to interracial marriage in the Constitution" asked Ted Olsen of Wallace. Brilliant arguments by Olson. When Wallace insists the voters have the right to outlaw gay marriage, Olson asks if it would be constitutional for the voters to force blacks to drink at separate water fountains. Manning Video:American troops slaughter civilians
Army intel analyst Bradley Manning faces decades in prison for allegedly leaking this video of a U.S. helicopter attack killing 11 civilians and wounding two children in Baghdad, Iraq. The Army covered up the evidence and declared the war crime "justified". Now they say that exposing the massacre is criminal. INFO CLICK HERE:
President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaks on the insanity of war. Will humanity ever learn? Late-breaking news: This just in ...
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