Yes, Virginia, We Can Do Something About Drone Attacks

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 8:40pm

 

There's a conventional wisdom in Washington that there's nothing we can do politically to stop the U.S. government from killing innocent civilians with drone strikes.

But it ain't necessarily so.

Speaking only for myself, I'm willing to stipulate that killing "high value terrorists" who are known to be actively preparing to kill Americans is wildly popular, regardless of whether it is constitutional and legal.

Here's what's not wildly popular: killing innocent civilians.

This is not a liberal vs. conservative issue. This is an American issue. Go to the reddest of Red America.

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100 Thousand Poets for Change - Love and Concern for the Natural World

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 8:48pm

 

 

A celebration of art as a nurturer of change!

 

Friday, June 1, 2012

 

The swansong sounded by the wilderness grows fainter….

Edward Hoagland

 

Music at 7:30 by poet/musician Kate Willens

 

Poetry at 8:00 by

David Beckman     Raphael Block     Ann Carranza

Terri Carrion     Vilma Ginsberg     Frank Kahl

Susan Lamont     Pat Nelson     Paul Nicholson

Maggie Tutuer     Lynda Williams     Dixon Wragg

 

Gaia’s Garden Restaurant, 1899 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa

Dinner available before the performance

Vegetarian/vegan food, wine, beer, juices, tea and chai

$4.00 minimum

With God On Our Side: The Struggle for Workers' Rights at a Catholic Hospital

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 5:14am

Occupy Santa Rosa Establishes Legal Presence in Courthouse Square

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 7:00pm

Occupy Santa Rosa Establishes Legal Presence in Courthouse Square

Group accuses SRPD of unwarranted police harassment

May 16, 2012

On Wednesday, May 2, Occupy Santa Rosa re-established itself in downtown Santa Rosa, pledging to have a daily presence in Courthouse Square. Since then, the group has seen a steady increase in activity and community involvement.

At the same time, Occupy SR is experiencing an unwarranted level of harassment from the Santa Rosa Police Department.

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Dissent!

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 6:02am

“You do not become a ‘dissident’ just because you decide one day to take up this most unusual career. You are thrown into it by your personal sense of responsibility, combined with a complex set of external circumstances. You are cast out of the existing structures and placed in a position of conflict with them. It begins as an attempt to do your work well, and ends with being branded an enemy of society. ... The dissident does not operate in the realm of genuine power at all. He is not seeking power. He has no desire for office and does not gather votes.

Day of Shame on Sonoma State

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 9:43pm

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Day of Shame on Sonoma State

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 9:08pm

For full information about the protest at Sonoma State University on May 12, 2012 - protesting the awarding of an honorary degree to Sandy Weill, bankster extraordinaire - please go to shameonssu.org

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Shouldn't We Be Outraged?

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 8:58pm

 

Shouldn’t We Be Outraged?

by Susan Lamont

 “These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people.” – Abraham Lincoln

Do you think Lincoln was anticipating the music being made by Sanford Weill and Rubin Armiñana at the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University? Could he have imagined the shenanigans the modern financial sector would concoct to fleece the people or the charade of giving some back in the form of “philanthropy?”

On May 12th, in return for a $12 million donation to the music center, Sonoma State University will bestow an honorary degree, a

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EVENT _ Save Jeju Island and Promote Peace

Submitted by Susan Lamont
on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 8:25pm

Getting Centered - April/May 2012 - Honor the Uncertainty

Submitted by Eszter Freeman
on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 7:54pm

 

By Susan Lamont, Center Coordinator

            There are flames dancing in the farthest corners,

            throwing their shadows on a group of mourners.

            Or are they lighting up a feast of poetry and wine?

            From here you cannot tell, as you cannot tell

            whether the color clinging to those distant doors and walls

            is that of roses or blood.

 

                                                            “The City from Here”

                                                            Faiz Ahmed Faiz

 

I had a dream several years ago in

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