Reflections

For personal reflections on experiences with Occupy.

Venez Développements robe de mariée

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Quelques robe de mariées en satin fabricants ont récemment fait ses débuts d’engagement de ses choix pour déposer tout au long de la Big Apple, où il quelques tendances significatives différentes (trace: la principale se type est effectuée). Éléments particuliers de la conception ont été réalisées par le biais provenant de l’automne ainsi que des séries robe de printemps de mariage, mais il ya beaucoup de choses qui sont vraiment différents en ce qui concerne les nouveaux projets. Comprendre ce qui se passe de devenir populaire (et ce qui ne … Continued

Alan Blueford’s family at the Oakland City Council Meeting on Tuesday May 15, 2012 – Photos

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Alan Blueford’s family at the Oakland City Council Meeting on Tuesday May 15, 2012 – Photos “Justice for Alan!” and for all those murdered by the killers cops at the Oakland Police Department. As one of the Alan’s relatives said, people in the community are afraid to speak up because they fear what the Police would do. Deeply sad to know that the ones that are there to serve us and protect us, and paid by our taxes, are the ones inflicting pain and loss of human life in the … Continued

Occupy the Farm Rally 5/15 report from Albany Patch

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Re-posted from Albany Patch     Read more on Albany Patch about the Gill Tract occupation. About 75 people reportedly came together at the Albany Library and Community Center on Tuesday evening for a “re-convergence” meeting called by Occupy the Farm following a police raid Monday morning along with 10 arrests later in the day. The group, perhaps up to 200 people, according to one attendee, marched along the westbound lanes of Marin Avenue to the Gill Tract after a short meeting. The group was set to leave Albany for Oakland to … Continued

How Occupy the Farm Gave a Breath of Fresh Air to the Occupy Movement and Asserted its Right to Reclaim the Commons

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Jeff Conant Note: this is an update of an article first written for Climate Connections. When the original was written and published, on May 8, the Gill Tract Farmers Collective was actively engaging local community members in reclaiming the last and best piece of arable farmland in the urban Bay Area. Today, a week later, the core of that collective is in jail awaiting charges to be filed.   May 14, 2012 – When hundreds of people took up the banner of “Occupy the Farm” on April 22nd and laid … Continued

Occupy the Farm protesters try to plan next move

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CBS NEWS Alan Wang BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) — Those Occupy protesters who took over a piece of farmland owned by UC Berkeley are trying to figure out their next move. They were kicked off the land early Monday, but they not giving up. Early Thursday evening a small band of Occupy the Farm members and supporters gathered in front of the library. Occupy the Farm members say they’ll leave from the library and march to the UC Berkeley chancellor’s mansion, on campus. Many of them are still upset after being … Continued

Who Is Oakland: Anti-Oppression Activism, the Politics of Safety, and State Co-optation

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ESCALATING IDENTITY Who Is Oakland: Anti-Oppression Activism, the Politics of Safety, and State Co-optation by CROATOAN Read the full pamphlet here (10k words). Synopsis below: This pamphlet – written by a group of people of color, women, and queers – is offered in deep solidarity with anyone committed to ending oppression and exploitation materially. It is a critique of dominant forms of identity-based activism in the Bay Area and beyond, from privilege theory to contemporary interpretations of the legacy of decolonization and national liberation struggles. The pamphlet addresses the institutional … Continued

Isaiah’s Temple and the Transitionites. New Myth 20. By Willi Paul, openmythsource.com

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 Isaiah’s Temple and the Transitionites. New Myth 20. By Willi Paul, openmythsource.com – excerpt – The new hot pools and food forest at the The Pulgas Water Temple are symbols of unity and a spa for transitionites, and friends in the Light Network. The spa and governance center is for community transmutation work and wisdom sharing for the 8 Tribes. The site has been transformed by solar panel arrays and multiple layers of food forests, semi-wild geese and compost heaps. Permaculture designers integrate land, water, sky and plant life as … Continued

Post May Day Self-Care Tip #2

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For  individual or group trauma support, mediations and anti-oppression advocacy, please contact Safer Spaces: Tel: (510) 502-9466 Email:saferspaces@occupyoakland.org Healing can take place in the form of reconnecting with Mother Earth. It can be little steps like birdwatching, hiking, going to the beach or eating freshly picked berries. Ask your five senses what do I see, hear, taste, touch, smell? Have you tried gardening? Or are you already a gardener? What does your body, mind and soul experience when you dig that dirt, plant the seed, water, trim the weeds, ask … Continued

Calling the Seeds. 19 Interviews with Women in Permaculture and Transition: 2010 – 2012 A Source Directory. Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine

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Calling the Seeds. 19 Interviews with Women in Permaculture and Transition: 2010 – 2012 A Source Directory. Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine     Soul Ecologist Catherine Walker, Sonoma, CA Elizabeth Slate, Founder of The Alchemical Nursery, Syracuse, NY Author Rachel Kaplan K.Ruby Blume – The Institute of Urban Homesteading Maddy Harland, Editorial Director – Permaculture Magazine Starhawk: Community Permaculture and the Sacred Seeds Lisa M. Fernandes, portlandmainepermaculture.com Author, Healer Alanna Moore, geomantica.com Geomancy: Sabine Engelhardt Zagreb, Croatia Raven Gray, Transitions US, NorCal Dayna Baumeister, Ph.D. – biomimicryguild.com “I am Turtle … Continued

The Youth and Elders Project. Interview with Co-Leader Erik Van Lennep by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine

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The Youth and Elders Project. Interview with Co-Leader Erik Van Lennep by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine http://planetshifter.com/node/2012 “Reaffirming our commitment to work through the heart, we also affirm the ability to learn from everyone, and to share what useful knowledge and experience each of us has to offer. This is not about age, it’s about being human.”

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