NBC Invents War-o-tainment

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 9:15pm

 

Petition link - http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6405

 

Demand a more accurate picture of war by signing the petition to NBC below.

NBC has created an entertainment show that breaks new ground. "Stars Earn Stripes"will be co-hosted by retired U.S. general Wesley Clark.  NBC is promoting the show during its Summer Olympics telecast as the next big sporting event.  But the sport it's exhibiting is war.

On "Stars Earn Stripes," celebrities will pair-up with members of the U.S.

100 Thousand Poets for Change - Change! Define It!

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 8:47pm

A Celebration of Art as a Catalyst for Change

Friday, August 3, 2012, 8:00 p.m.

The poetry of Cam Cunningham - activist lawyer, painter and poet - and Barry Latham-Ponneck - activist extraordinaire and poet

The poetry of Afghan women who risk their lives to write

And poets Annie Acker, Raphael Block, Robert Feuer, Jim Fitch, Karl Frederick, Clare Morris, and Lynda Williams

Gaia's Garden Restaurant

1899 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa

Dinner available before performance

$4.00 minimum purchase - vegetarian/vegan buffet, wine, beer, juice, tea, and chai

Sponsored by the Peace & Justice

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What a Field Day for the Heat

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Wed, 08/01/2012 - 12:07am

From War Times, July 31, 2012

 

AUSTERITY AND BRUTALITY IN THE “MAGIC CITY” 
 
Back in this country, this record-breaking hot summer has seen an uptick in made-in-the-U.S.A. brutality.  A report released this month by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement shows that at least 120 Black women and men have been murdered since January 1 at the hands of police, private security guards, and self-appointed vigilantes.  This is equivalent to the murder of one Black person every 36 hours. Invasive policing and racial profiling continue to devastate Black people and other communities of color.

Commmittee to Stop FBI Repression

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Fri, 07/27/2012 - 11:21pm

 

Solidarity Statement against the raids and grand jury

On Wednesday July 25th, the FBI conducted a series of coordinated raids against activists in Portland, Olympia, and Seattle. They subpoenaed several people to a special federal grand jury, and seized computers, black clothing and anarchist literature. This comes after similar raids in Seattle in July and earlier raids of squats in Portland.

Though the FBI has said that the raids are part of a violent crime investigation, the truth is that the federal authorities are conducting a political witch-hunt against anarchists and others working

STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF ANAHEIM

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Fri, 07/27/2012 - 10:00pm

STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY JULY 27, 2012

from Occupy Santa Rosa General Assembly
to the people of Anaheim, California

Occupy Santa Rosa stands in solidarity with you!

We are outraged and condemn the Anaheim Police Department’s cold-blooded murders and vicious armed assaults against the people.  We support the people of Anaheim with our whole hearts as you bravely rise up to stop these injustices.   We rise with you!

Here in Santa Rosa and Sonoma County, California, as in Anaheim, there is a horrible history of police violence and murder, especially against poor people, people of color, and people

Why Bohemian Grove? Why Now?

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 9:49pm

 


by Susan Lamont

At “the greatest men’s party on earth,” the leaders of the free world get drunk, pee on trees, and whore around. Or so they'd have you believe. Once a year, some of the most powerful men in the United States — military contractors, Wall Street financiers, oil-company executives, U.S. presidents, cabinet officials, high-ranking military — come to frolic in our Sonoma County backyard.

For more than a hundred years, the white, male elite have been meeting in a summer encampment at Bohemian Grove in Monte Rio, a 2,700-acre country property owned by the Bohemian Club of San

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Occupy Bohemian Grove - An Interview with Mary Moore

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 9:46pm

 

by Robert Feuer

Mary Moore, a major force in Monte Rio’s Bohemian Grove protests since their inception in 1980, is gearing up for her heaviest involvement in years, she says during an interview at her home under the Camp Meeker redwoods.

Moore sees this Occupy era as a new opportunity to amplify her lifelong opposition to what she calls the ruling class, though she adds, “I’m not optimistic, but I’m not going to give up. If I give up, they win.”

She also sees the Occupy movement as a good way for older activists to connect with young people.

Rumors Abound About Bohemian Grove

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 9:36pm

 

by Mary Moore

Because of the secretive nature of the annual July encampment at Bohemian Grove, many rumors abound regarding what goes on there. And because of the visually bizarre "Cremation of Care" ceremony which opens the gathering, these rumors have taken on a life of their own.

Just a photo of red-hooded men burning an effigy of “Dull Care” at the bottom of a 40-foot stone owl is enough to make people wonder what is going on. 

The truth about this annual ritual is serious enough and doesn’t need sensationalism to alarm the public.

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Occupy Bohemian Grove: Creation of Care

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 9:18pm

Occupy Bohemian Grove

invites you to the

Creation of Care

Saturday, July 14, 2012 - Noon to 4:00 p.m.

Monte Rio Amphitheatre

Greet the Elite and Expose the 1%

Fukushima Mothers Delegation - Cindy Sheehan - Code Pink

Music by Teresa Tudury, Jim Ocean, The Hubbub Club Band, Scott gerber

Keith Blackstone, Dave Lippman & Attila Nagy

For m ore information - occupybohemiangrove.com

Patriotism: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 10:58pm

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