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Justice Begins with Seeds Conference – Interview with Presenter Katherine Zavala , IDEX. Presented by the biosafetyalliance.org. May 18 – 19, 2012, SF. By Willi Paul, Planetshifter.com Magazine.

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Justice Begins with Seeds Conference – Interview with Presenter Katherine Zavala , IDEX. Presented by the biosafetyalliance.org. May 18 – 19, 2012, SF. By Willi Paul, Planetshifter.com Magazine. The purpose of the upcoming Justice Begins with Seeds conference is to grow the food sovereignty movement by advancing learning and building coalitions between the GMO counter-movement in the US, and other movements thriving to develop sustainable food systems, alleviate climate change through soil practices, defend the rights of indigenous communities, reduce social inequalities and encourage citizen democracy against corporatocracy. http://planetshifter.com/node/2014   … Continued

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Occupy, Black Bloc & Liberal Pacifism : The Politics of Confrontation

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The following statement, a criticism of Chris Hedges and the ISO, was distributed by the International Bolshevik Tendency on May Day. We welcome comments and discussion, so please feel free to contact me by email at rchen1927@gmail.com. Occupy, Black Bloc & Liberal Pacifism The Politics of Confrontation On 6 February, Chris Hedges, a journalist, self-described Christian and prominent weathervane of the softer side of American radicalism, opined that Black Bloc anarchists were “the cancer of the Occupy movement” (www.truthdig.com). Hedges had earlier extended Occupy a hearty “welcome to the revolution,” … Continued

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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

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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

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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.” 28424

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rough draft response to SF wg “Be the Change Nonviolence”

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I reject the pledge put forth by the SF working group “Be The Change Nonviolence”. I reject the characterization of the “diversity of tactics” as an embrace of  violence. I reject the notion that damage to non-sentient objects which may occur in the  course of or as a result of struggle is categorically “violent” or immoral. I reject any attempt to create schisms within the occupy movement by launching ad-hominem attacks meant to derail the movement from gaining momentum and support from the public. I believe that restricting protest and … Continued

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water sound symbol myth: building new nature-based myths (Video). willi paul, openmythsource.com

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water sound symbol myth: building new nature-based myths (Video). willi paul, openmythsource.com  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lo7kB380kE http://planetshifter.com/node/2010 sound is interpreted visually and processed as narrative… what’s mythic about a sound? sounds connect us back to memories and values – including the sacred – and perhaps to a yearning for a better future * * * * * * * thunder is a sonic call to us from the planet to praise her majesty and mysteries rain pounding on the roof shows us our vulnerability but is also an opportunity to catch, store and … Continued

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Call for Perm-Trans-Occupy Strategies to Revitalize Burlingame (CA) Post Office – Willi Paul

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Hi Folks – I would appreciate any project templates, community organizing tips or re-use strategies in support of a community revitalization design for the historic Burlingame Post Office. Time is short to bring the community together. My letter to the San Mateo Daily Journal is below (see PlanetShifter.com Magazine post). Thanks for any assistance. WOX Our post office vision, public or private property? (April 19, 2012) Editor, With now less than 15 days to intervene in the undemocratic, rushed sale of the Burlingame post office to the “highest bidder,” it is … Continued

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Seeds & Ladders. A Conversation with Permaculture Designer Jenny Pell, Pacific Northwest. By Willi Paul, Permaculture Exchange

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Seeds & Ladders. A Conversation with Permaculture Designer Jenny Pell, Pacific Northwest. By Willi Paul, Permaculture Exchange   http://planetshifter.com/node/2007   “Another metaphor that I use a lot is one of abundance and how can you expect the table to be full and abundant if you don’t bring something to the table? People in our culture have a bad habit of filling up at the table where someone else planted, harvested, and cooked the food, eating more than their fill, and then walking away without doing the dishes! You need to … Continued

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How to Protect Students from Sexual Violence? Pepper Spray Them!

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Last week, the UC Davis “Pepper Spray Incident Task Force,” dubbed the “Reynoso Task Force” for its chair, Law School Professor Emeritus and former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso, released its report. The conclusion was that the pepper spraying of studentsseated in the Quad on November 18, 2011 “should and could have been prevented.” Well it’s a relief that the task force’s three-and-a-half-month investigation proved what pretty much all of us who watched the red spray come out of that hose over and over again on our television screens … Continued

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Sacred Thyme for Permaculture. Interview with Abel R. Gomez: writer, ritualist, community organizer. By Willi Paul, openmythsource.com

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Sacred Thyme for Permaculture. Interview with Abel R. Gomez: writer, ritualist, community organizer. By Willi Paul, openmythsource.com http://planetshifter.com/node/2006 now we’re busy making all our busy plans on foundations build to last but nothing fades as fast as the future and nothing clings like the past, until we can see more than this i stand alone and so connected and i’m all there right next to you oh then it’s alright when with every day another bit falls away oh but it’s still alright, alright, alright and like words together we … Continued

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