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<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span>Saturday. Sept. 15, 2012, Occupy Mendocino
celebrated the persistence of our powerful movement : The one year
Birthday Party was held at the Fort Bragg Senior
Center. </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT class=Apple-style-span
size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span> Henrietta , age 84, and Howard, 95, among
other young seniors, came to our General Assembly meeting and Birthday Party to
celebrate our accomplishments.<I><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>(A 20 min slide show documenting our
efforts was shown too.)</I></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span><I><BR></I></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px" class=Apple-style-span><I> </I>#1 accomplishment
was getting two of our members onto the Sr. Ctr. Board of Directors through our
numbers attending and observing board meetings and running for office.Taking
power at the community level is no minor achievement.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span><FONT color=#000000></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px" class=Apple-style-span> #2 accomplishment: We
participated in the statewide direct action "scene of the Crime" tapes at
county Assessors' offices. Laurie Y. made a 4min.video of 25
Occupy Mendocino and Occupy Ukiah members carrying signs (alleging
mortgage fraud) at the Board of Supervisors County Offices
.</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT class=Apple-style-span
size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px" class=Apple-style-span>The video included a
homeowner, facing foreclosure, who with the help of the Assessor was able to
look at his records. He could not find who owned his mortgage due the Wall
Street securitizing loans having been sold to investors abroad. Still
the bank will foreclose on his home. Result= Both OM and
OU, were asked to be speakers on the next month's BOS agenda
regarding fraudulent home foreclosures, which we did , thus revealing
the broader picture and facts from the S.F.County Assessor's office
.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 18px" class=Apple-style-span></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px" class=Apple-style-span>Accomplishment
#3</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px" class=Apple-style-span>We organized faxes to
be sent to our state legislators supporting the Home Owners Bill of
Rights. This butressed the direct action of two of us
rallying in Sacramento and lobbying our two legislators.We were
joined by three hundred other protestors at the State Capitol pushing for
a three year Moratorium on Home Foreclosures. Result: the following Monday
the legislature passed the </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
color=#000000><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span> Homeowners Billof Rights. But because these
protections (5 laws) will go into effect only in January 2013 we are calling
for Governor Brown to declare a state of economic emergency and a
Moratorium on Foreclosures Now until Jan.2013. Please join us in sending this
message at change.org.petition: Foreclosure Moratorium Petition to Governor
Brown.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 18px" class=Apple-style-span></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span>Number 4 accomplishment: The tech committee organized the
May Fort Bragg Occupy Street Fair. You can go to </SPAN></FONT><A
href=""><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span>occupymendo.net</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span>. for a film of the event drawing over 200 townspeople.
Howard Ennis gave a rousing speech putting our movement in a historical
perspective since he had worked in the last Roosevelt Administration.It can be
seen on Youtube. Other platform speeches heard on issues of the Occupy
Movement were not covered in the press.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=Apple-style-span></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span>Number 5. Our tech novice Sheila has put
together two programs for MCTV about Occupy Mendocino- the Fourth of July Parade
and the upcoming Labor Day Parade.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=Apple-style-span></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span>Number 6. Richard networked with the local SEIUnion,
they marched and chanted slogans relevant to the 99% which resonated with the
parade onlookers who enjoyed the life size puppets of Babe and Paul Bunyun- a
lleged to be a Union Man. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=Apple-style-span></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span>Number 7. We invited CJ Holmes to speak at the ML
King program Foreclosures, and were instrumental in getting KZYX Money Talks
Show to host CJ Holmes,and now she has a call in show on Pacificas
KPFA on Thursdays.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span>Number 8. we have a list serve site and can be seen on
Facebook.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=Apple-style-span></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span>Don't believe the propaganda that the Occupy Movement is
dissipating. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span>As a predominently senior movement we need to take time
out, recharge and come back to speak truth to power.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=Apple-style-span></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span>Sincerely,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Agnes Woolsey</FONT></DIV>edited by Howard and
Richard</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>