Here’s a Solstice message from Reverend Billy, from the Church of Earthalujah, from Zuccotti Square in New York City: What did I learn this year. We are the 99%. I learned that. So we’re not divided into separate causes anymore who pass like ships in the night – we are
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350 or bust: There’s Something Happening In the Air
Need some inspiration? Check out this video: A powerful group of images of the brave people throughout our lifetime (and before) who took the front lines to sow the seeds of social change with peaceful demonstrations and were forcefully dealt with by the preservers of the status quo.
Continue reading350 or bust: Planetize The Movement
Like many of you, my focus these days is on Christmas preparations – cooking, traveling, feasting, and spending time with friends and family. 350orbust will be getting less attention than usual for a while. But I have a collection of videos and photos that I’m going to share during the
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Canadian Banks Made Millions from Illegal Secret Fed Loan
The other day I saw a video of Dennis Kucinich, an American Congressman, reviewing a scandal which I thought was years old. It was actually breaking news with important new information. Just when you thought Wall Street’s scandals couldn’t get much worse, details have come to light this week thanks
Continue readingArt Threat: Pepper spray cop serenaded by Shearer – Monday Music: Ballad of the Pepper Spray Cop
Pepper Spray Cop infiltrates Georges Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Harry Shearer — yes, that Harry Shearer of Simpsons and Spinal Tap fame — has immortalized UC Davis’ infamous police officer in song. Entitled Ballad of the Pepper Spray Cop, the ditty debuted on Shearer’s
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Occupy Christmas
OCCUPY CHRISTMAS! (Santa photo originally from from Tumbleweed:-) and released under Creative Commons license) Santa’s been abusing the 99% elves at his North Pole cold-shop. Lt. Pike comes to the elves’ rescue with his peppermint candy cane spray.
Continue readingArt Threat: Handpicked from the Internets
Cleaning out the digital mailbag this morning, I found a few gems pertaining to the Occupy movement, economic collapse, and intentionally bad, prizewinning art: Salon asks how the appalling image of U.C. Davis’ infamous pepper spray cop became a hilarious internet meme that parades through art history. “When I was
Continue readingbastard.logic: The Troubling Truth About Naomi Wolf’s DHS/OWS Hype
by matttbastard It’s total bullshit (not to mention batshit). AlterNet’s Josh Holland for teh Fisk: Wolf …offers a classic example of trying to shoe-horn reality into a theory with no factual basis. She set out to write a column indicting Congress for a nationwide crack-down that hasn’t actually been unearthed
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Liberal Viewer – Pepper Spray the best condiment.
Liberal Viewer is taking a fine tooth comb to the action of the police during the OWS protests. More importantly he is speaking directly to what the character of the US is about. It the US a constitutional democracy or is it a autocratic oligarchy that will defend the interests
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Blog Navel Gazing – Tweet Heard ‘Round The World
I’ve never had a tweet of mine be ReTweeted so much. It was an excerpt from a Facebook post that got liked and shared by about 15 people by this point, but the Tweet is at 83 ReTweets, and that doesn’t count the dozen or more who’ve rephrased it and
Continue reading350 or bust: Poet For the Planet, Drew Dellinger, At Occupy Oakland
“It’s time to rock the nation, rock this occupation! Our communities need us. We are all leaders. How could we ask for anything less than the future?“ A powerful video of the Occupy poem by acclaimed spoken word artist Drew Dellinger, by award winning filmmaker Velcrow Ripper, set to the
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Pizza May Contain Veggies, Boards Contain Nuts
Once upon a time, Saskboy made a pizza. It was not according to the design of the requester, instead it had nutritious onions on it. Saskboy got the cold shoulder when he delivered it. This short story was brought to you by the makers of pizza. It’s a vegetable on
Continue reading350 or bust: What Are We Waiting For?
A powerful message beamed onto the Verizon building in New York City: Now is the time to STAND UP for yourself, to be BOLD, be CREATIVE, be RADICAL To Dream BIG, IMAGINE, Feel the fear but DO IT! Anyway its time to Question Expert Authority, ASK hard questions, PROPOSE and
Continue readingOWS is growing up (OV: not so much)
Last week was a busy one for Occupy Wall Street in NYC. Protesters were viciously “de-camped” early on before rallying to mark the protest’s 2-month anniversary with a “day of action” on Thursday that culminated in a pretty amazing march of 10,000 or so (and some awesome guerrilla projection art).
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Banks Plotting To Undermine Protesters and Politicians
This should be unsurprising to those familiar with the HB Gary Scandal involving an attempt to smear WikiLeaks. We’ll have to see if this latest plot is smashed by Anonymous, as the HB Gary one was months ago. Some additional banking bastards need crushing.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Occupy Regina Marches with Free Syria Rally
A Free Syria Rally was in Victoria Park today, so the Occupy Regina protesters participated in denouncing the violence against Syrian civilians who have been disappearing by the thousands when they stand up to their oppressive government. A comment on the Occupy Regina facebook page: a HUGE thank you to
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Occupy Regina notes
Some notes from Occupy Regina workshop Nov. 16, 2011 and general meeting at Atlantis. These are NOT MINUTES, they are my notes and related observations. Discussion 1: Identify problems and criticisms whether they are fair or otherwise. Criticisms from within and/or outside of the movement: No leadership? Elect dog, as
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: No Engagement – Occupy Regina to be Occupy City Hall
Mayor does not want to engage the protestors Mayor Pat Fiacco maintained on CJME’s Morning News on Monday, he would not engage the protestors. “We’re busy, we’re very, very busy and we’re doing what City Hall is supposed to be doing,” Fiacco said. He acknowledged some people wish the City
Continue readingThings Are Good: United Republic: Creative Organization Grows from OWS
Democracy takes time, and it’s rough and tedious work, so it’s amazing that in the two short months since the Occupy Movement began an organization has sprung up that will help the movement. United Republic aims to support the Occupy Movement by championing the idea that political decisions should be
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Occupy Regina – Private Security Doing Police Work
While the Occupy Regina protesters were stationed 24/7 in Victoria Park, I felt safe going there. Many people I know do not feel safe in Downtown Regina at night, and one of the big reasons is that it lacks a critical mass of people who are happy to leave you
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