From nsdusoir at mcn.org  Wed Aug  1 12:23:06 2012
From: nsdusoir at mcn.org (Howard Ennes)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 12:23:06 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] General Assembly Saturday August 4 ???  URGENT
Message-ID: <87B5D119-A9BF-4057-A074-8EA7E57DF311@mcn.org>

OCCUPY Friends ??

	Along with several others I've heard from, there is some confusion as to if and where the General Assembly will meet this Saturday.  My understanding is that the Library is not available but that the Senior Center is available for, at least, the next six meetings.

	I'd appreciate clarification.

	This is an example of the need for a designated individual  to serve as a point of contact.  Perhaps we could discuss and solve this matter at the Saturday session?

							
Howard Ennes, nsdusoir at mcn.org
160 Woodland Drive
Fort Bragg, 
	California 95437

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From sanutter at mcn.org  Wed Aug  1 17:18:03 2012
From: sanutter at mcn.org (susan nutter)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 17:18:03 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] GA meeting place this Saturday, August 4, 2012
Message-ID: <0E72D1C9CB2944838DF6B77CED653759@nutter>

The meeting will be at the Library this Saturday as planned.

However, we will need a place to meet on Saturday, August 18th, as the Library is already booked.

Don't we have to pay $50 at the Sr. Center if we were to meet there on the 18th?  

I need everyone's input for the agenda for this Saturday.

Susan
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From marksafron at att.net  Wed Aug  1 17:34:37 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 17:34:37 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] GA meeting place this Saturday, August 4, 2012
In-Reply-To: <0E72D1C9CB2944838DF6B77CED653759@nutter>
References: <0E72D1C9CB2944838DF6B77CED653759@nutter>
Message-ID: <14F45503-3509-4423-93D3-CB368B21EE9B@att.net>

Someone (anon) has put up the money to meet at the Senior Center. I suggest we meet at the Library this week and 2 weeks later use this kind person's help to meet at the Senior Center on 8/18. The board will have their fee schedule recommendations at the next meeting (9/7 due to Paul Bunyan Days) for comments and they will be adopted at the following meeting. 

Agenda item: How's the listserve doing? Can we make it better?


On Aug 1, 2012, at 5:18 PM, susan nutter wrote:

The meeting will be at the Library this Saturday as planned.
 
However, we will need a place to meet on Saturday, August 18th, as the Library is already booked.
 
Don't we have to pay $50 at the Sr. Center if we were to meet there on the 18th? 
 
I need everyone's input for the agenda for this Saturday.
 
Susan

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From marksafron at att.net  Thu Aug  2 12:37:37 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 12:37:37 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] This video shows the problem we face in this
	election
Message-ID: <AA902D75-7C58-4E8E-81DD-B129A57485C2@att.net>

http://www.unpac.org/


From sanutter at mcn.org  Thu Aug  2 19:36:58 2012
From: sanutter at mcn.org (susan nutter)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 19:36:58 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Agenda for this Saturday's GA Meeting
Message-ID: <52A85F800A8D48389EC543AB8C70D297@nutter>

AGENDA FOR OCCUPY MENDOCINO FOR AUGUST 4, 2012, FORT BRAGG LIBRARY, 2-4 PM

1.  Secretary and timekeeper volunteers

2.  Treasurer's Report (Syd Balow)

3.  Committee Reports
     a.  Liaison/Ethics
     b.  Staging
     c.  Publicity
     d. Technical
     e. Recruitment
     f.  Administration -- next facilitator, next meeting venue

4. Comments, suggestions, stsoreis, feedback
    a.  Syd Ballow for Carrie Durkee

5. Close (performance/sing along) 

PLEASE ADVISE SUSAN IF YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING TO THE AGENDA

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From rkarch at mcn.org  Thu Aug  2 21:41:35 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 21:41:35 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Thomoson Voted the right way!
Message-ID: <C2E1914C-C34D-445C-8114-F5D25E8C8667@mcn.org>

Dear MoveOn member,

Sorry, we made a mistake. We included Representative Mike Thompson on our list of Democrats who voted against ending the Bush tax cuts for the rich. The truth is that Rep. Thompson voted against both tax cut bills?the one to extend tax cuts just for the middle class, and the bill to extend all of the tax cuts including the bonus for the wealthy. Below is the email you should have received instead.

We're sorry for the mistake!

?Elena

Can you call Rep. Thompson? Tell him: "I'm upset that you voted against extending tax cuts for the middle class."    

Representative Mike Thompson
Phone: (202) 225-3311

Report Your Call!
Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, 19 House Democrats sold out the middle class.1 They voted against a bill that would have extended tax cuts for the middle class and ended cuts for the wealthiest Americans. 

Representative Mike Thompson was one of the Democrats who refused to stand up for the middle class?he needs to know that his constituents are disappointed. 

Can you call Rep. Thompson now? Tell him: "I'm upset that you voted against extending tax cuts for the middle class."

Here's where to call: 

Representative Mike Thompson
Phone: (202) 225-3311
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From jupiter at mcn.org  Mon Aug  6 14:12:40 2012
From: jupiter at mcn.org (Linda Jupiter)
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:12:40 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Paul Bunyan Parade
Message-ID: <17C780FC-77AD-4E8E-A028-D5CE0EFFDC85@mcn.org>

Greetings, dear OMers,
Just found out from Carrie Durkee that for this year's Paul Bunyan  
Parade, each group that signs up needs to reflect the theme of the  
parade. This year it's Paul and Babe Hit the Beach! We already have  
our beach hats. Let's discuss ways we can reflect the theme.

We'll also need to give parade officials a blurb for them to read  
about who we are. We can do that as the umbrella organization we'll be  
marching as, which includes Occupy, Move to Amend, No to GMOs, Peace  
Day, and more.

Claire is signing us up and can probably give us more info.

Cheers,
Linda
















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From rkarch at mcn.org  Mon Aug  6 18:52:50 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 18:52:50 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Parks
References: <0C999EF5-8B04-46E2-81C4-23BBF8DC4887@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <71AA0210-1F98-4CA8-AE00-B25BEB0CD458@mcn.org>



Begin forwarded message:

> From: Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org>
> Date: August 6, 2012 8:01:56 AM PDT
> To: linda Jupiter <jupiter at mcn.org>
> Subject: Parks
> 
> HI Linda, 
> 
> I woke up thinking about our Occupy rally at the bank and low attendance at bank rallies. 
> It dawned on me that we might be missing va much higher profile venue: the State Parks.  
> I think this is a real big 99% issue. I loved your letter in the paper and felt my own resentment thinking
> we'd have to pay for Parks we have already paid for.
> Big River, was one that we supported in big way, for example.   Maybe our time would be
> better spent hitting the Parks.   Also,  the newspaper might actually  find this newsworthy!
> 
> Richard
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Tue Aug  7 14:05:14 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 14:05:14 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Silent Ranger Toll Booths Are In. When will they
	start collecting.
Message-ID: <AF2B050E-7D13-4899-AFE8-398C7BF867F7@mcn.org>

Do any Occupiers know when the Parks will start charging $8. to use beaches?
I noticed the boxes are in at Mendocino Headlands and Big River Beach. 

The one at Big River is particularly maddening  to us, because we donated 
to the purchase of the land to expand the park a number of years back.

I think this is the perfect Occupy Issue.  I would imagine that we would have 
99%+  of the people  would be against having to pay.

richard 


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From rkarch at mcn.org  Tue Aug  7 15:22:59 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 15:22:59 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Digest research report from MCN regarding Occupy
	Mendocino List
Message-ID: <EC6FE028-BBD7-4825-B578-084E055AC91F@mcn.org>

At the GA meeting people discussed the clutter at the top of the digest window.

Talked to MCN, and they say that all digests automatically put stuff at the top (the header) and there is no way to get around this.

We looked at other digests, including the MCN Discussion list, and they also have big headers

MCN's recommendation is that anyone bothered by this should switch to direct email.  This is one at a time and not as a digest.
This should send a clutter free document to read.

One plus with this is that you send and receive things immediately. (Digest waits and sends out twice a day.)
 
If you wish to do this, let us know and we'll take you off the digest form. (You can't have both).
 

Richard and Mark

If you have questions or want to change, write to:
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From jupiter at mcn.org  Wed Aug  8 07:37:48 2012
From: jupiter at mcn.org (Linda Jupiter)
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 07:37:48 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 46, Issue 1
In-Reply-To: <mailman.36.1344366059.318.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
References: <mailman.36.1344366059.318.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
Message-ID: <C7CD5D6C-2443-4699-8DE6-CA49E4CA6824@mcn.org>

It seems that the parks/beach and the parade, both discussed below,  
may dovetail nicely.
Because the theme of the parade is Paul and Babe Hit the Beach,  
perhaps we can think of an entertaining and educational way to show  
folks that their access to their favorite beach may be curtailed or  
may end due to the parking fees proposed by the state park folks.
What do you think?
Linda



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> Greetings, dear OMers,
> Just found out from Carrie Durkee that for this year's Paul Bunyan
> Parade, each group that signs up needs to reflect the theme of the
> parade. This year it's Paul and Babe Hit the Beach! We already have
> our beach hats. Let's discuss ways we can reflect the theme.
>
> We'll also need to give parade officials a blurb for them to read
> about who we are. We can do that as the umbrella organization we'll be
> marching as, which includes Occupy, Move to Amend, No to GMOs, Peace
> Day, and more.
>
> Claire is signing us up and can probably give us more info.
>
> Cheers,
> Linda
>
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> From: Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org>
> Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Parks
> To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
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>> From: Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org>
>> Date: August 6, 2012 8:01:56 AM PDT
>> To: linda Jupiter <jupiter at mcn.org>
>> Subject: Parks
>>
>> HI Linda,
>>
>> I woke up thinking about our Occupy rally at the bank and low  
>> attendance at bank rallies.
>> It dawned on me that we might be missing va much higher profile  
>> venue: the State Parks.
>> I think this is a real big 99% issue. I loved your letter in the  
>> paper and felt my own resentment thinking
>> we'd have to pay for Parks we have already paid for.
>> Big River, was one that we supported in big way, for example.    
>> Maybe our time would be
>> better spent hitting the Parks.   Also,  the newspaper might  
>> actually  find this newsworthy!
>>
>> Richard
>>
>>
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Wed Aug  8 08:08:46 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 08:08:46 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 46, Issue 1
In-Reply-To: <C7CD5D6C-2443-4699-8DE6-CA49E4CA6824@mcn.org>
References: <mailman.36.1344366059.318.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
	<C7CD5D6C-2443-4699-8DE6-CA49E4CA6824@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <58862735-84D9-4002-A27D-E43271DB781F@mcn.org>

You're right.!   I think  signs and a  puppet like mock up of a silent rangers could t least  bring some needed atention to the issue.   I have
talked to a few people the beaches and found  they were pretty much uninformed about the parking fees planned. 
This is  especially maddening  after Parks found hidden money to cover a lot of this. 
We'd have to pay $8. to watch a sunset from our own beaches. Paul Bunyan should pay at least $80. considering his size!

Richard
I don't know if anyone else feels like doing an action
On Aug 8, 2012, at 7:37 AM, Linda Jupiter wrote:

> It seems that the parks/beach and the parade, both discussed below, may dovetail nicely.
> Because the theme of the parade is Paul and Babe Hit the Beach, perhaps we can think of an entertaining and educational way to show folks that their access to their favorite beach may be curtailed or may end due to the parking fees proposed by the state park folks.
> What do you think?
> Linda
>> 
>> 
>> Today's Topics:
>> 
>>   1. Paul Bunyan Parade (Linda Jupiter)
>>   2. Fwd: Parks (Richard Karch)
>> 
>> 
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:12:40 -0700
>> From: Linda Jupiter <jupiter at mcn.org>
>> Subject: [Occupymendocino] Paul Bunyan Parade
>> To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
>> Message-ID: <17C780FC-77AD-4E8E-A028-D5CE0EFFDC85 at mcn.org>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>> 
>> Greetings, dear OMers,
>> Just found out from Carrie Durkee that for this year's Paul Bunyan  
>> Parade, each group that signs up needs to reflect the theme of the  
>> parade. This year it's Paul and Babe Hit the Beach! We already have  
>> our beach hats. Let's discuss ways we can reflect the theme.
>> 
>> We'll also need to give parade officials a blurb for them to read  
>> about who we are. We can do that as the umbrella organization we'll be  
>> marching as, which includes Occupy, Move to Amend, No to GMOs, Peace  
>> Day, and more.
>> 
>> Claire is signing us up and can probably give us more info.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Linda
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 18:52:50 -0700
>> From: Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org>
>> Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Parks
>> To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
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>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>> From: Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org>
>>> Date: August 6, 2012 8:01:56 AM PDT
>>> To: linda Jupiter <jupiter at mcn.org>
>>> Subject: Parks
>>> 
>>> HI Linda, 
>>> 
>>> I woke up thinking about our Occupy rally at the bank and low attendance at bank rallies. 
>>> It dawned on me that we might be missing va much higher profile venue: the State Parks.  
>>> I think this is a real big 99% issue. I loved your letter in the paper and felt my own resentment thinking
>>> we'd have to pay for Parks we have already paid for.
>>> Big River, was one that we supported in big way, for example.   Maybe our time would be
>>> better spent hitting the Parks.   Also,  the newspaper might actually  find this newsworthy!
>>> 
>>> Richard
>>> 
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From andreacagirl at wildblue.net  Tue Aug  7 23:37:47 2012
From: andreacagirl at wildblue.net (ANDREA FISHER)
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 23:37:47 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 46, Issue 1
In-Reply-To: <mailman.36.1344366059.318.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
References: <mailman.36.1344366059.318.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
Message-ID: <CA+Dz+h814N7VQm6bnVccvqkLDJh=bw0P_xm6XdOG7hs2bCMtdA@mail.gmail.com>

Good idea Richard!

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> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:12:40 -0700
> From: Linda Jupiter <jupiter at mcn.org>
> Subject: [Occupymendocino] Paul Bunyan Parade
> To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
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> Greetings, dear OMers,
> Just found out from Carrie Durkee that for this year's Paul Bunyan
> Parade, each group that signs up needs to reflect the theme of the
> parade. This year it's Paul and Babe Hit the Beach! We already have
> our beach hats. Let's discuss ways we can reflect the theme.
>
> We'll also need to give parade officials a blurb for them to read
> about who we are. We can do that as the umbrella organization we'll be
> marching as, which includes Occupy, Move to Amend, No to GMOs, Peace
> Day, and more.
>
> Claire is signing us up and can probably give us more info.
>
> Cheers,
> Linda
>
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> From: Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org>
> Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Parks
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > From: Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org>
> > Date: August 6, 2012 8:01:56 AM PDT
> > To: linda Jupiter <jupiter at mcn.org>
> > Subject: Parks
> >
> > HI Linda,
> >
> > I woke up thinking about our Occupy rally at the bank and low attendance
> at bank rallies.
> > It dawned on me that we might be missing va much higher profile venue:
> the State Parks.
> > I think this is a real big 99% issue. I loved your letter in the paper
> and felt my own resentment thinking
> > we'd have to pay for Parks we have already paid for.
> > Big River, was one that we supported in big way, for example.   Maybe
> our time would be
> > better spent hitting the Parks.   Also,  the newspaper might actually
>  find this newsworthy!
> >
> > Richard
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From cdurkee at mcn.org  Wed Aug  8 08:19:33 2012
From: cdurkee at mcn.org (Carrie Durkee)
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 08:19:33 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Paul Bunyan Parade collaboration
Message-ID: <AC6C8E7C-DD07-4DEB-9318-8D74E6D405DE@mcn.org>

Greetings all
As I read the info about paying to go to the beach, it seems "they" dealt the right card for us to highlight at the parade.
Theme of the parade: Paul and Babe go to the beach
Now?the reality of paying to go?
and Paul brought all his friends (label gmo, move to amend, etc. )

We could all have wagons, pails, beach hats,. We could hand out literature (if allowed), express our issues with signs..
When is your next meeting?
We have till the 28th or so to get the application in. 
Carrie Durkee

From rkarch at mcn.org  Wed Aug  8 08:47:10 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 08:47:10 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Paul Bunyan Must Pay!
References: <58862735-84D9-4002-A27D-E43271DB781F@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <62EDBC1D-9107-49F8-A167-23B69E3C70FB@mcn.org>

> 
> 
> You're right.!   I think  signs and a  puppet like mock up of a silent rangers could t least  bring some needed atention to the issue.   I have
> talked to a few people on the beaches and found  they were pretty much uninformed about the parking fees planned. 
> This is  especially maddening after Parks found hidden money to cover a lot of this. 
> We'd have to pay $8. to watch a sunset from our own beaches. Paul Bunyan should pay at least $80. considering his size!
> 
> Richard
> I don't know if anyone else feels like doing an action too?
> On Aug 8, 2012, at 7:37 AM, Linda Jupiter wrote:
> 
>> It seems that the parks/beach and the parade, both discussed below, may dovetail nicely.
>> Because the theme of the parade is Paul and Babe Hit the Beach, perhaps we can think of an entertaining and educational way to show folks that their access to their favorite beach may be curtailed or may end due to the parking fees proposed by the state park folks.
>> What do you think?
>> Linda
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Today's Topics:
>>> 
>>>   1. Paul Bunyan Parade (Linda Jupiter)
>>>   2. Fwd: Parks (Richard Karch)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:12:40 -0700
>>> From: Linda Jupiter <jupiter at mcn.org>
>>> Subject: [Occupymendocino] Paul Bunyan Parade
>>> To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
>>> Message-ID: <17C780FC-77AD-4E8E-A028-D5CE0EFFDC85 at mcn.org>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>> 
>>> Greetings, dear OMers,
>>> Just found out from Carrie Durkee that for this year's Paul Bunyan  
>>> Parade, each group that signs up needs to reflect the theme of the  
>>> parade. This year it's Paul and Babe Hit the Beach! We already have  
>>> our beach hats. Let's discuss ways we can reflect the theme.
>>> 
>>> We'll also need to give parade officials a blurb for them to read  
>>> about who we are. We can do that as the umbrella organization we'll be  
>>> marching as, which includes Occupy, Move to Amend, No to GMOs, Peace  
>>> Day, and more.
>>> 
>>> Claire is signing us up and can probably give us more info.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Linda
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>>> From: Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org>
>>> Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Parks
>>> To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
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>>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>>> From: Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org>
>>>> Date: August 6, 2012 8:01:56 AM PDT
>>>> To: linda Jupiter <jupiter at mcn.org>
>>>> Subject: Parks
>>>> 
>>>> HI Linda, 
>>>> 
>>>> I woke up thinking about our Occupy rally at the bank and low attendance at bank rallies. 
>>>> It dawned on me that we might be missing va much higher profile venue: the State Parks.  
>>>> I think this is a real big 99% issue. I loved your letter in the paper and felt my own resentment thinking
>>>> we'd have to pay for Parks we have already paid for.
>>>> Big River, was one that we supported in big way, for example.   Maybe our time would be
>>>> better spent hitting the Parks.   Also,  the newspaper might actually  find this newsworthy!
>>>> 
>>>> Richard
>>>> 
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From jupiter at mcn.org  Wed Aug  8 13:09:07 2012
From: jupiter at mcn.org (Linda Jupiter)
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 13:09:07 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: [MCN-Announce]- State Parks on KZYX --
	Friday, August 10, at 9 AM
References: <95F05010ACD24574ACA0368495FF6449@Shannon>
Message-ID: <2BF0543B-6BBE-439A-AD93-899079FB029F@mcn.org>

This looks like a good Occupy show.
Linda


Begin forwarded message:

> From: "John" <sako4 at comcast.net>
> Date: August 8, 2012 12:47:47 PM PDT
> To: <announce at lists.mcn.org>
> Subject: [MCN-Announce]- State Parks on KZYX -- Friday, August 10,  
> at 9 AM
> Reply-To: John <sako4 at comcast.net>
>
> * * * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * * *
>
> "All About Money" returns to KZYX, on Friday, August 10, at 9 AM,  
> with a special edition show on the financial scandal at our state  
> parks system. Our guests will be State Senator Noreen Evans, and  
> Caryl Hart, a California State Parks Commissioner, who was recently  
> appointed as the Director of the Sonoma County Regional Parks. We  
> hope to be joined in the studio by Kathy Bailey of Save Hendy Woods.  
> We also hope to be joined in the studio by a representative from the  
> Mendocino Area Parks Association.
>
> Although Californians are pleased to hear the Governor Brown's  
> recent comments indicating he agrees that the $54 million of  
> "secret" park funds that somehow eluded audit should be used for the  
> purposes for which they were intended - to support state parks,  
> state government has a lot more work to do to restore public trust  
> and confidence.Our elected officials must ensure that these park  
> funds go to support parks at risk of closure, and to bolster the  
> generosity of the donors, nonprofits, and grassroots community  
> organizations, who have all stepped up in a big way to save our  
> parks during the last year.
>
> The devil is in the details, of course -- the details of how best to  
> leverage the generosity and community effort of the last months.
>
> Assemblymember Jared Huffman, Chair of the Committee on Water,  
> Parks, and Wildlife, recently tried to answer that question. About  
> leveraging that generosity and community effort, he said, "Options  
> include providing some kind of state match for major contributions  
> from donors and nonprofits in support of parks at risk of closure or  
> significant service reductions.  We know the state also has some  
> critical deferred maintenance needs in parks where public safety is  
> an issue.
>
> Huffman continued, "The Governor is correct that these one-time  
> funds alone are not enough to close the large funding gap that  
> exists for state parks, but they will certainly help.  Parks  
> definitely need the continued support and involvement of the public  
> and local communities.  We also should ensure that we have the  
> accounting systems, transparency, and checks and balances in place  
> at the state level to ensure this can't happen again.  That's why  
> I've joined my colleagues in calling for an independent state audit."
>
> Meanwhile, Senator Evans's office tells us, "The Joint Legislative  
> Audit Committee (JLAC) has a hearing on state parks is Wednesday,  
> August 8, so we should be more fodder on the topic of audits. Also,  
> Senator Evans may be working on a bill to introduce this session  
> that would give more oversight authority to the Parks Commission."
>
> Our broadcast is heard at 88.1, 90.7, and 91.5 FM. We also stream  
> live from the web at www.kzyx.org.
>
> We will take a few listener calls during the second half of our  
> show. Call-in number : 895-2448.
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From marksafron at att.net  Wed Aug  8 17:34:51 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 17:34:51 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Apology from Rex
References: <CAASbHDbN4DwYBWcUYEaCVK-pu7Rs0mycU_sh628Z=vF1KuKjHQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <79A62FF3-C922-4331-85AE-D25B0285DBC0@att.net>



Begin forwarded message:

From: rex gressett <pelican.gressett at gmail.com>
Date: August 8, 2012 11:14:29 AM PDT
To: Mark Safron <marksafron at att.net>
Subject: Re: Invitation to Community Strength Event June 2

Mark i did not understand the way the thing worked. I actually thought i was just sending it to lwellen. sorry , i completely take your point. please feel free to contact me about anything. and again sorry about the mistakem absolutely i should have understood it better. 

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Mark Safron <marksafron at att.net> wrote:
Rex, (and others on this list), Please refrain from using this list in the cc (carbon copy) mode. People on the list have right to privacy. It's also an open invitation to junk mailers. If you want to send out a bulk email please use bcc (blind carbon copy).

Also, please keep in mind that these people originally gave their email addresses for Occupy! information only (and at this point in time, some of them no longer wish to receive emails from us.)

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From annxpress at live.com  Wed Aug  8 11:58:20 2012
From: annxpress at live.com (Ann Rennacker)
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 11:58:20 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Paul Bunyan Parade
In-Reply-To: <mailman.36.1344366059.318.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
References: <mailman.36.1344366059.318.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
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 This is a great idea - to make a statement about the State Parks missing money and gate fees.  We can easily make new signs.
 
 

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> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:12:40 -0700
> From: Linda Jupiter <jupiter at mcn.org>
> Subject: [Occupymendocino] Paul Bunyan Parade
> To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
> Message-ID: <17C780FC-77AD-4E8E-A028-D5CE0EFFDC85 at mcn.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Greetings, dear OMers,
> Just found out from Carrie Durkee that for this year's Paul Bunyan 
> Parade, each group that signs up needs to reflect the theme of the 
> parade. This year it's Paul and Babe Hit the Beach! We already have 
> our beach hats. Let's discuss ways we can reflect the theme.
> 
> We'll also need to give parade officials a blurb for them to read 
> about who we are. We can do that as the umbrella organization we'll be 
> marching as, which includes Occupy, Move to Amend, No to GMOs, Peace 
> Day, and more.
> 
> Claire is signing us up and can probably give us more info.
> 
> Cheers,
> Linda
> 
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> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 18:52:50 -0700
> From: Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org>
> Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Parks
> To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > From: Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org>
> > Date: August 6, 2012 8:01:56 AM PDT
> > To: linda Jupiter <jupiter at mcn.org>
> > Subject: Parks
> > 
> > HI Linda, 
> > 
> > I woke up thinking about our Occupy rally at the bank and low attendance at bank rallies. 
> > It dawned on me that we might be missing va much higher profile venue: the State Parks. 
> > I think this is a real big 99% issue. I loved your letter in the paper and felt my own resentment thinking
> > we'd have to pay for Parks we have already paid for.
> > Big River, was one that we supported in big way, for example. Maybe our time would be
> > better spent hitting the Parks. Also, the newspaper might actually find this newsworthy!
> > 
> > Richard
> > 
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Thu Aug  9 10:42:16 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 10:42:16 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Wells Fargo would LOVE it if you didn't open this
	email
References: <E433F211-EE0C-45F0-A7F2-F2F1AE927FD0@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <7C4BC920-EC6A-452B-8B70-27C33CBEA5D1@mcn.org>

>> 
>>>>> 	 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Wells Fargo and US Bank are targeting older Americans on fixed incomes with their in-house payday loans.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tell the CFPB: banks need to STOP preying on older Americans!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Carrie,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Big bank payday lenders like Wells Fargo and US Bank are targeting older Americans on fixed incomes with their in-house payday loans.
>>>>> 
>>>>> These loans carry triple digit interest rates and, like storefront payday loans, trap people in destructive debt cycles. According to recent research by the Center for Responsible Lending, nearly 1 one 4 big bank payday customers are Social Security recipients, with the banks automatically stripping repayment and fees off of the deposited benefits1.
>>>>> 
>>>>> But we can stop banks from preying on older Americans by all of us raising or voices and submitting comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
>>>>> 
>>>>> The CFPB has opened a comment period and is looking for information from the public on what kinds of unfair, fraudulent or deceptive financial practices older Americans are facing.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The CFPB, which we won from Congress, is the only financial regulator that's charged with looking out for consumers, not the bottom line of the banks. They've been up and running for a year now and we need them to act. This comment window is an opportunity for us to tell the CFPB they need to stand up for people over bank profits and force the banks out of payday lending.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please - Send a comment to CFPB today, and forward to your friends, colleagues and family members. Sample comments are below.
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=CFPB-2012-0018-0001
>>>>> 
>>>>> Here are a couple sample comments that you can pull from for your comment:
>>>>> Sample #1
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am submitting a comment in response to the CFPB's call for information on the financial security of older Americans, and specifically in response to question #7 and #8.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Big bank payday lending is virtually indistinguishable from storefront payday lending; it carries the same triple digit interest rates and the same long-term indebtedness that has led over a dozen states to outlaw or restrict it and led Congress to ban it for military families, but it differs in one crucial way. By hiding under the National Bank Act, big banks are able to skirt state law and many are getting around military family restrictions as well.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The CFPB needs to use all the tools it has to get big banks out of the bad business of payday lending. It's hurting our seniors, our families and our entire communities.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sample #2
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am submitting a comment in response to the CFPB's call for information on the financial security of older Americans, and specifically in response to question #7 and #8.
>>>>> 
>>>>> A major threat to the financial security of older Americans is the continued existence of predatory big bank payday lending. Banks like US Bank, Wells Fargo, Regions and 5th/3rd Bank appear to be targeting seniors for their in-house payday loans. These abusive and unfair products must be immediately discontinued.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The CFPB should use all the supervisory and enforcement tools it has available to stop big bank payday from entrapping seniors and the public as a whole.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Submit your comment today!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for all you do,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jordan, Amanda, Veronica and the rest of the NPA Team
>>>>> 
>>>>> Source: 
>>>>> 1 www.responsiblelending.org/payday.../big-bank-payday-loans.pdf
>>>>> 
>>>>> connect with us
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 9,949 people like NPA on Facebook. Can you help us get to 10,000? Like us on Facebook
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From marksafron at att.net  Thu Aug  9 23:50:19 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 23:50:19 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] America's 10 Largest Corporations Paid 9 Percent
	Average Tax Rate Last Year
Message-ID: <6C936630-EE01-446C-8785-F486863B1AFB@att.net>

OMG!  That's less than Romney paid. And, certainly less than the rest of us. Time to buy (or at least rent) a lobbyist.
America's 10 Largest Corporations Paid 9 Percent Average Tax Rate Last Year


http://www.readersupportednews.org/news-section2/320-80/12851-americas-10-largest-corporations-paid-9-percent-average-tax-rate-last-year
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Fri Aug 10 23:28:55 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:28:55 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] From the California State Parks Foundtion
Message-ID: <CEDC6A8D-D9DA-4DB7-9091-E3E85CF65C52@mcn.org>


Dear Richard,

Over the last several weeks, we have shared our reactions to the news about undisclosed, unspent funds related to state parks. In addition, last month we sent the governor and the legislative leaders specific recommendations for actions to restore public confidence and maintain access and support for California?s state parks.

The most critical recommendation among those we proposed to policy leaders is to direct the recently-identified funds back into our state parks.

We need your help to reinforce this recommendation with your legislators and demand that those funds are not used to fill other general budget holes.

We are specifically concerned that the $20.3 million in State Park and Recreation Funds (SPRF) revenues -- which come from money from fees for day-use admission or parking, overnight camping or boating, and more -- is becoming a tempting target for budget-raiding.

After more than 14 months of tremendous work in communities around the state to keep our parks open, the Legislature should not divert these park funds outright or use a budgetary ?bait and switch? tactic that puts the money back into the parks budget on one side of the ledger, but subtracts crucial General Fund support to our state parks. This would leave our state parks worse off and miss an opportunity when the Legislature can and should do the right thing to try to restore confidence. As we said in our July 25 letter to legislative leaders: ?To contemplate that those funds could be siphoned and directed to another state budget purpose would add insult to injury.?

Time is of the essence. Please use our online system to take action today to send a message to your legislators and the governor urging them to allocate these recently-identified funds back into our state park system. Your action is extremely important, as policymakers are expected to make a decision in the next two weeks about how to allocate this funding.

Sincerely,



Elizabeth Goldstein
President

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From marksafron at att.net  Sat Aug 11 14:57:20 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 14:57:20 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Hospitality House episode
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Howard, Linda is the chair for the next meeting. Note, I'm posting this to the listserve as everybody should see your report.
Regards, Mark 


On Aug 11, 2012, at 2:27 PM, Howard Ennes wrote:

OCCUPIERS ??

	What do you think of this draft as a letter to the editor?  I propose to send it along Sunday ?? if you have suggestions or editing, please let me know ASAP.

		==============


To the Editor, Advocate-Beacon:

Hospitality?

Occupy Mendocino has concern for the homeless.  Feeling the need to be better informed as to the situation in our communities, we inquired of Hospitality House, noting that we would like to make a neighborly visit to inform ourselves as to what we could do to help the homeless.  

We learned that their Board of Directors was having a regular meeting on Wednesday, August 8.   A few of us planned to attend as observers.  On arrival at Hospitality House a note on the door said the meeting had been relocated.   At the new location we found the Board assembled, but we were forbidden to enter, were escorted out, the door closed and locked.

This Saturday at the regular Occupy General Assembly we will consider the homeless situation.  All are welcome ?? 2 p.m. Redwood Coast Senior Center, 490 North Harold Street, Fort Bragg.

							
==============

How best to sign this?  One name or a group?

Mark:  I believe you are facilitator Saturday?  Could this be put on the agenda, please?

Linda:  Am I correct you have a list of Hospitality House Board members?  If you'd  like copies made for the General Assembly, e-mail the list to me and I'll make copies.

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From elained at mcn.org  Fri Aug 10 12:37:23 2012
From: elained at mcn.org (Elaine and Ed)
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:37:23 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 49, Issue 1
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No the first thing we need is not a lobbyist. We need a Constitutional Amendment removing corporate personhood and overturning the Citizens United v. FEC decision. Vote YES on Measure F in Mendocino County's election on November 6. Measure F instructs our state and federal "representatives" to begin the process of a Constitutional amendment.

Ed Oberweiser

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From sanutter at mcn.org  Sun Aug 12 12:32:26 2012
From: sanutter at mcn.org (susan nutter)
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:32:26 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 50, Issue 1
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Yes, by all means send the letter, Howard.  Appalling!

susan
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> Howard, Linda is the chair for the next meeting. Note, I'm posting this to 
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> Regards, Mark
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>
> On Aug 11, 2012, at 2:27 PM, Howard Ennes wrote:
>
> OCCUPIERS ??
>
> What do you think of this draft as a letter to the editor?  I propose to 
> send it along Sunday ?? if you have suggestions or editing, please let me 
> know ASAP.
>
> ==============
>
>
> To the Editor, Advocate-Beacon:
>
> Hospitality?
>
> Occupy Mendocino has concern for the homeless.  Feeling the need to be 
> better informed as to the situation in our communities, we inquired of 
> Hospitality House, noting that we would like to make a neighborly visit to 
> inform ourselves as to what we could do to help the homeless.
>
> We learned that their Board of Directors was having a regular meeting on 
> Wednesday, August 8.   A few of us planned to attend as observers.  On 
> arrival at Hospitality House a note on the door said the meeting had been 
> relocated.   At the new location we found the Board assembled, but we were 
> forbidden to enter, were escorted out, the door closed and locked.
>
> This Saturday at the regular Occupy General Assembly we will consider the 
> homeless situation.  All are welcome ?? 2 p.m. Redwood Coast Senior 
> Center, 490 North Harold Street, Fort Bragg.
>
>
> ==============
>
> How best to sign this?  One name or a group?
>
> Mark:  I believe you are facilitator Saturday?  Could this be put on the 
> agenda, please?
>
> Linda:  Am I correct you have a list of Hospitality House Board members? 
> If you'd  like copies made for the General Assembly, e-mail the list to me 
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> No the first thing we need is not a lobbyist. We need a Constitutional 
> Amendment removing corporate personhood and overturning the Citizens 
> United v. FEC decision. Vote YES on Measure F in Mendocino County's 
> election on November 6. Measure F instructs our state and federal 
> "representatives" to begin the process of a Constitutional amendment.
>
> Ed Oberweiser
>
> On Aug 10, 2012, at 12:00 PM, occupymendocino-request at lists.mcn.org wrote:
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>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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>> Subject: [Occupymendocino] America's 10 Largest Corporations Paid 9
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>> OMG!  That's less than Romney paid. And, certainly less than the rest of 
>> us. Time to buy (or at least rent) a lobbyist.
>> America's 10 Largest Corporations Paid 9 Percent Average Tax Rate Last 
>> Year
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Sun Aug 12 19:55:39 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:55:39 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] =?utf-8?q?Anti-Forec=E2=80=8Blosure_Groups_Targ?=
 =?utf-8?q?et_Governor=E2=80=99s_Home_Monday_August_6th?=
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Anti-Forec?losure Groups Target Governor?s Home Monday August 6th

August 3, 2012 by Nathan | 0 comments

URGENT NEWS ADVISORY
Friday/August 3, 2012

Governor?s Home Targeted Monday for Round-the-Clock Vigil; Homeowners, Occupy and Foreclosure Groups Demand Moratorium to Save California Homeowners

SACRAMENTO ? Governor Brown?s loft residence has been targeted ? beginning Monday (August 6) ? for a round-the-clock, day and night vigil with no announced end time designed to pressure the Governor to declare a statewide foreclosure moratorium and save Californians? homes.

The vigil begins Monday (August 6) at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of 16th & J Streets, where Brown has his loft residence, according to Occupy groups and distressed homeowners from around the state. The Occupy Sacramento Foreclosure Team issued this statement:

?On Monday, we will begin a vigil with no end date in front of the Governor?s Sacramento home on behalf of the millions of Californians who have lost their homes or are facing the loss of their homes through foreclosure, and other distressed property actions. We want the governor to use his executive power to declare a state of fiscal emergency and an immediate foreclosure moratorium.

?Stopping the foreclosure tsunami would help California homeowners, save our communities, and ultimately boost our economy. It would also give homeowners time to take advantage of the Homeowner Bill of Rights, which doesn?t go into effect until January 1, 2013. A moratorium would give more homeowners the ability to take advantage of future programs and policy changes, and a fighting chance at keeping their homes.?

? Nearly 2 million California homeowners have been foreclosed on since 2008
? Seven out of the nation?s 10 metropolitan communities with the highest foreclosure rates
? Californians have lost $424 billion in wealth due to declining real estate values since 2008
? Foreclosures have devastated California?s economy, causing businesses to fail and workers to lose jobs on a massive scale.

Foreclosures cause a ripple effect: foreclosed homeowners have less money to spend in their communities, which hurts local businesses who lay-off employees or cut their hours. Workers then pay less in taxes, and governments are forced to make cuts in services. Local governments have lost $17 billion in reduced revenue and additional costs, causing steep cuts in public services.

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From agnes at mcn.org  Sun Aug 12 22:44:23 2012
From: agnes at mcn.org (Agnes Woolsey)
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:44:23 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] letter to Hospitality House
Message-ID: <01433712B4114242A01A9638A8CD93B3@toshibauser>

Linda, 
I support Howard's letter to the press re H.H. closed door policy.
Agnes
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From jupiter at mcn.org  Mon Aug 13 15:56:12 2012
From: jupiter at mcn.org (Linda Jupiter)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:56:12 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] August 18 GA agenda
Message-ID: <DFA9ACCC-AD62-4912-842B-C4598A6D5F17@mcn.org>

Greetings, fellow OMers,
Our next general assembly will be this coming Saturday, Aug. 18, at 2  
p.m., at the Senior Center.
The following is our agenda so far. If anything should be added or  
deleted, please let me know.
Cheers,
Linda

Reports

Senior Center update

Hospitality House update

Paul Bunyan parade: Claire and Richard

Our umbrella group; application; tabling

Liaison/Ethics

Staging

Publicity: Articles and letters to the editor

Technical: Website, Facebook, and 2 half-hour TV shows for MCTV


Recruitment efforts (students, unions, teachers)

Financial report
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From irenelsm at mcn.org  Sun Aug 12 20:08:05 2012
From: irenelsm at mcn.org (Irene L. Malone)
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:08:05 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 49, Issue 1
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Message-ID: <0C67AC45-8CD5-42C0-B8B2-2F57101A02D0@mcn.org>

Erik Larsen from SEIU ULTCW who organized the demonstration a few  
weeks ago plans to come to the meeting next week to get together with  
folks for the PB Day parade.
Irene
On Aug 10, 2012, at 12:00 PM, occupymendocino-request at lists.mcn.org  
wrote:

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>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 23:50:19 -0700
> From: Mark Safron <marksafron at att.net>
> Subject: [Occupymendocino] America's 10 Largest Corporations Paid 9
> 	Percent	Average Tax Rate Last Year
> Message-ID: <6C936630-EE01-446C-8785-F486863B1AFB at att.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> OMG!  That's less than Romney paid. And, certainly less than the  
> rest of us. Time to buy (or at least rent) a lobbyist.
> America's 10 Largest Corporations Paid 9 Percent Average Tax Rate  
> Last Year
>
>
> http://www.readersupportednews.org/news-section2/320-80/12851- 
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From irenelsm at mcn.org  Sun Aug 12 20:18:58 2012
From: irenelsm at mcn.org (Irene L. Malone)
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:18:58 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 50, Issue 1
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I got a call from Erik Larsen from the SEIU.  He will come next week  
and wants to participate with Occupy at the parade.
Irene
On Aug 12, 2012, at 12:00 PM, occupymendocino-request at lists.mcn.org  
wrote:

>



From irenelsm at mcn.org  Mon Aug 13 14:53:40 2012
From: irenelsm at mcn.org (Irene L. Malone)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:53:40 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Homecare
References: <38554BB4-9A5F-4D3D-9A84-704609A6C060@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <6161AEE4-430E-4C36-A523-A2E6F4B41B23@mcn.org>



Begin forwarded message:

> From: Irene L. Malone <irenelsm at mcn.org>
> Date: August 11, 2012 3:53:49 PM PDT
> To: occupymendocino-request at lists
> Subject: Fwd: Homecare
>
> This is from the SEIU rep who helped to organized the demonstration  
> at Highways 1 and 20 a few weeks ago.  I've been away so didn't get  
> to the last meeting.  Please send  info about the place of the next  
> meeting.
>
> Thanks,
> Irene
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Erik Larsen <ErikL at seiu-ultcw.org>
>> Date: August 10, 2012 10:07:59 AM PDT
>> To: "irenelsm at mcn.org" <irenelsm at mcn.org>
>> Subject: Homecare
>>
>> Hi Irene;
>>
>> Pls tell me about the next occupy mtg to plan for the Paul Bunyan  
>> parade?
>>
>> Erik Larsen
>> SEIU ULTCW
>> Organizer II
>> 10 Alexander Street
>> Watsonville, CA 95076
>> C: 831.206.4914 O: 831.724.9715
>> www.ultcw.org, twitter @seiuultcw
>

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From irenelsm at mcn.org  Mon Aug 13 14:55:09 2012
From: irenelsm at mcn.org (Irene L. Malone)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:55:09 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Homecare
References: <38554BB4-9A5F-4D3D-9A84-704609A6C060@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <3C54BA39-B533-4C00-950B-DF1DD69A63A5@mcn.org>



Begin forwarded message:

> From: Irene L. Malone <irenelsm at mcn.org>
> Date: August 11, 2012 3:53:49 PM PDT
> To: occupymendocino-request at lists
> Subject: Fwd: Homecare
>
> This is from the SEIU rep who helped to organized the demonstration  
> at Highways 1 and 20 a few weeks ago.  I've been away so didn't get  
> to the last meeting.  Please send  info about the place of the next  
> meeting.
>
> Thanks,
> Irene
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Erik Larsen <ErikL at seiu-ultcw.org>
>> Date: August 10, 2012 10:07:59 AM PDT
>> To: "irenelsm at mcn.org" <irenelsm at mcn.org>
>> Subject: Homecare
>>
>> Hi Irene;
>>
>> Pls tell me about the next occupy mtg to plan for the Paul Bunyan  
>> parade?
>>
>> Erik Larsen
>> SEIU ULTCW
>> Organizer II
>> 10 Alexander Street
>> Watsonville, CA 95076
>> C: 831.206.4914 O: 831.724.9715
>> www.ultcw.org, twitter @seiuultcw
>

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From irenelsm at mcn.org  Mon Aug 13 14:55:27 2012
From: irenelsm at mcn.org (Irene L. Malone)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:55:27 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Homecare
References: <38554BB4-9A5F-4D3D-9A84-704609A6C060@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <536D689C-D0AC-46EC-ADCD-EA9C61598549@mcn.org>



Begin forwarded message:

> From: Irene L. Malone <irenelsm at mcn.org>
> Date: August 11, 2012 3:53:49 PM PDT
> To: occupymendocino-request at lists
> Subject: Fwd: Homecare
>
> This is from the SEIU rep who helped to organized the demonstration  
> at Highways 1 and 20 a few weeks ago.  I've been away so didn't get  
> to the last meeting.  Please send  info about the place of the next  
> meeting.
>
> Thanks,
> Irene
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Erik Larsen <ErikL at seiu-ultcw.org>
>> Date: August 10, 2012 10:07:59 AM PDT
>> To: "irenelsm at mcn.org" <irenelsm at mcn.org>
>> Subject: Homecare
>>
>> Hi Irene;
>>
>> Pls tell me about the next occupy mtg to plan for the Paul Bunyan  
>> parade?
>>
>> Erik Larsen
>> SEIU ULTCW
>> Organizer II
>> 10 Alexander Street
>> Watsonville, CA 95076
>> C: 831.206.4914 O: 831.724.9715
>> www.ultcw.org, twitter @seiuultcw
>

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From irenelsm at mcn.org  Mon Aug 13 14:56:07 2012
From: irenelsm at mcn.org (Irene L. Malone)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:56:07 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 50, Issue 1
In-Reply-To: <mailman.21.1344798021.14939.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
References: <mailman.21.1344798021.14939.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
Message-ID: <103BC5B5-7CC0-4512-B88D-0F7614A9D230@mcn.org>

I got a call from Erik Larsen from the SEIU.  He will come next week  
and wants to participate with Occupy at the parade.
Irene
On Aug 12, 2012, at 12:00 PM, occupymendocino-request at lists.mcn.org  
wrote:

>



From sanutter at mcn.org  Tue Aug 14 11:16:36 2012
From: sanutter at mcn.org (susan nutter)
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:16:36 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Cities moving money from big banks
Message-ID: <46A9376E40724179B281A86C4E9B866B@nutter>

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/08/brockton-saves-and-protests-foreclosure-misdeeds-by-moving-170-million-account-from-bank-of-america.html
 
Brockton, Mass. Saves $ and Protests Foreclosure Misdeeds by Moving $170
Million Account away from Bank of America


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From marksafron at att.net  Tue Aug 14 12:00:03 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:00:03 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] This Video MIGHT Stop Romney From Becoming
	President
Message-ID: <8119AA58-6148-49E8-9679-B8C98FCDB7C7@att.net>

http://youtu.be/a0ccPh3YY


From jupiter at mcn.org  Tue Aug 14 13:17:40 2012
From: jupiter at mcn.org (Linda Jupiter)
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:17:40 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Cypress Ridge again
References: <7C6E0EE0-2358-4CB0-B6F4-11A1B3498FE6@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <E901BB96-A6AA-43AC-9C14-E3A889402F2E@mcn.org>


> From: judy garratt <jgarratt at mcn.org>
> Date: August 14, 2012 12:14:43 PM PDT
> To: announce at lists.mcn.org
> Subject: [MCN-Announce]- Cypress Ridge again
>
> Dear Community, The corporation that manages the senior housing  
> property, Cypress Ridge, in Fort Bragg is preparing to enforce a  
> landscaping policy that completely extinguishes any individual  
> expression in the front yards of each resident. Because the care of  
> the common areas in the past has been minimal, the seniors who live  
> there have attempted to beautify the little plots of ground in front  
> of their homes with small gardens, rocks,  driftwood, or even a pink  
> flamingo. The former manager encouraged this activity, and even  
> though the "rules" prohibited any decoration of their entrances,  
> recorded in the annual evaluations of the residents that they were  
> "in compliance." New management has taken a different approach,  
> notifying these seniors that any artifacts fronting their homes have  
> to be removed, and had planned to spray the entire property with  
> Roundup. The response from many people on this list a and the  
> greater community was swift, and the corporation backed down on the  
> toxic spray, even denying that it had been their intent.  However,  
> they are going ahead with the plan to destroy all plantings,   
> including mature rhododendrons and small trees. No bird feeders, no  
> little wind chimes, not even a thermometer by the door will be  
> allowed. The residents have the right under HUD rules to assemble  
> and organize to try to negotiate a compromise but this is being  
> discouraged, and there is the threat of eviction for those who are  
> most vocal. Nonetheless, the residents are meeting, and trying to  
> circulate a petition, hoping that there might be a way to mitigate  
> the plan and negotiate a compromise. These are people's homes,  
> perhaps the last home for many. Must their dwellings resemble a  
> dormitory? I believe this issue goes to mental health and well- 
> being, and if it is not a consideration of the folks who manage this  
> place, it should be.  An adversarial relationship with those elders  
> for whom you have been given the privilege of providing a home is  
> unacceptable. I appreciate being able to share this and apologize  
> for such a lengthy post.
> __________________________________________________________
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From marksafron at att.net  Tue Aug 14 14:42:45 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:42:45 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] New link for This Video MIGHT Stop Romney From
	Becoming President
Message-ID: <03122164-89A5-4761-A8A6-669CA7BD5418@att.net>

I checked this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ccPh3YYH4


From rkarch at mcn.org  Tue Aug 14 15:07:05 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:07:05 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Cypress Ridge again
In-Reply-To: <E901BB96-A6AA-43AC-9C14-E3A889402F2E@mcn.org>
References: <7C6E0EE0-2358-4CB0-B6F4-11A1B3498FE6@mcn.org>
	<E901BB96-A6AA-43AC-9C14-E3A889402F2E@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <5EC5F8CE-55DA-4C11-9651-362E975336EC@mcn.org>

 This sure seems like an important issue for Occupy. Hope we can address it at our next GA meeting on Saturday at Senior Center. richard
>> Subject: [MCN-Announce]- Cypress Ridge again
>> 
>> Dear Community, The corporation that manages the senior housing property, Cypress Ridge, in Fort Bragg is preparing to enforce a landscaping policy that completely extinguishes any individual expression in the front yards of each resident. Because the care of the common areas in the past has been minimal, the seniors who live there have attempted to beautify the little plots of ground in front of their homes with small gardens, rocks,  driftwood, or even a pink flamingo. The former manager encouraged this activity, and even though the "rules" prohibited any decoration of their entrances, recorded in the annual evaluations of the residents that they were "in compliance." New management has taken a different approach, notifying these seniors that any artifacts fronting their homes have to be removed, and had planned to spray the entire property with Roundup. The response from many people on this list a and the greater community was swift, and the corporation backed down on the toxic spray, even denying that it had been their intent.  However, they are going ahead with the plan to destroy all plantings,  including mature rhododendrons and small trees. No bird feeders, no little wind chimes, not even a thermometer by the door will be allowed. The residents have the right under HUD rules to assemble and organize to try to negotiate a compromise but this is being discouraged, and there is the threat of eviction for those who are most vocal. Nonetheless, the residents are meeting, and trying to circulate a petition, hoping that there might be a way to mitigate the plan and negotiate a compromise. These are people's homes, perhaps the last home for many. Must their dwellings resemble a dormitory? I believe this issue goes to mental health and well-being, and if it is not a consideration of the folks who manage this place, it should be.  An adversarial relationship with those elders for whom you have been given the privilege of providing a home is unacceptable. I appreciate being able to share this and apologize for such a lengthy post.
>> __________________________________________________________
>> __________________________________________________________
> 
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From marksafron at att.net  Wed Aug 15 12:23:26 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:23:26 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] How Goldman Got Off
Message-ID: <2741C4EE-48B9-4C6F-B2A1-18EFDA07DA7B@att.net>

http://www.readersupportednews.org/opinion2/304-justice/12933-how-goldman-got-off

From marksafron at att.net  Fri Aug 17 09:54:57 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:54:57 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] How Our Tax Dollars Subsidize Exorbitant
	Executive Pay
Message-ID: <0F510E9F-B562-4EC9-99B2-F3828DF49D25@att.net>

We all know who writes the laws that make this possible. We are serfs in "the land of the free." And yes, it is class warfare. Those that still believe in upward mobility are asleep; dreaming the "American Dream." 

Does my vote really count as much as Sheldon Adelson's?

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/320-80/12969-how-our-tax-dollars-subsidize-exorbitant-executive-pay

From rkarch at mcn.org  Fri Aug 17 20:17:13 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:17:13 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Riders in Paul Bunyan Parade?
Message-ID: <C7A77E42-3ED2-4359-A03C-5BA5AF870DC9@mcn.org>

Hi Occupiers, 

We need to find out how many people need to ride in the parade.

We have our car, a Prius, available so far that will handle 3 more people.

Send this back to me   rkarch at mcn.org    if  you would like to ride__________  

Thanks, Richard 

Please plan to attend tomorrow's GA meeting if you are going to march in the parade.

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From marksafron at att.net  Sat Aug 18 11:36:04 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:36:04 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Mitt's 13% Tax Is Shameful
Message-ID: <4B78249D-C612-438A-BEEF-5ABF04D9FF60@att.net>

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/12987-mitts-13-tax-is-shameful

Most of us, at one time, have paid double that amount.


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From marksafron at att.net  Sat Aug 18 13:39:05 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 13:39:05 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] =?windows-1252?q?Mr=2E_Romney=2C_Here=92s_why_Y?=
 =?windows-1252?q?our_Tax_Returns_Matter?=
References: <E8A75842-C14B-4C88-96D9-DD3E57A45826@att.net>
Message-ID: <920DEC24-EEB8-49FB-ADE8-C6C4150A6D3D@att.net>

http://www.juancole.com/2012/08/mr-romney-heres-why-your-tax-returns-matter.html



From rkarch at mcn.org  Sat Aug 18 22:32:58 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:32:58 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] "Iron Rangers" in Sonoma County
Message-ID: <62742E40-F8D8-4AAE-96B7-6732ED8C03A1@mcn.org>

Don't know if anyone has noticed the Iron Rangers on the Mendocino Headlands and at Big River Beach. ( I would guess they are in all the State Parks by now) They are just  perched there waiting for signs that ask an $8 fee to park your car while watching a sunset or whatever.  I remember vividly helping to purchase extra land for Big River Park. Now I need to pay a fee to sit on the beach watching the waves and the sunset? Bummer.  rk

From Norman de Vall:
Calling All Hands?..
This is a must read.  The Coastal Commission and Mendocino County
are waiting to see what Sonoma is going to do with this develop.
Norman

> The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors (BOS) will be voting this upcoming Tuesday, August 21st, on a resolution regarding the fees collection system (the "Iron Rangers") proposed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to be installed at Sonoma County's major beaches.  
> 
> Your attendance at the BOS chambers this Tuesday is valuable, demonstrating your support of a Sonoma County resolution that the DPR proposed project is inadequate and untimely.  Attendees are encouraged to be at BOS chambers, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A in Santa Rosa for item 12 of the agenda; the meeting will be called to order at 8:30 am.  It will be important to have as many people as is possible attend; please pass this information on to fellow citizens.
> 
> A summary to the BOS can be downloaded at
> http://sonoma-county.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=20&meta_id=93959
> 
> Copy of the BOS resolution can be downloaded at
> http://sonoma-county.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=20&meta_id=93961
> 
> In addition, a link to this resolution has been posted on the Surfriders blog.  Not only can it be downloaded from this site, but it provides much additional information relevant both to the issue of Iron Rangers, but to other coastal issues.
> 
> http://www.scsurfrider.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> This is especially noteworthy in that it marks the end of Public Comment (as required by CEQA), otherwise here defined as the submission of letters of concern by the public to Sonoma County's Permits Resources Management Department.  Please submit your comments on this matter to PRMD, c/o David Hardy (Project Planner), RE File CPH12-0004, 2550 Ventura Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA  95403.  You can email David at david.hardy at sonoma-county.org, or you can call him for details at 707-565-1924.  Comments must be submitted by August 21, 2012.
> 
> Copy of DPR's July 31st application to Sonoma County can be downloaded from
> http://www.surfrider.org/sonomacoast/permitapp.pdf
> 
> 
> .

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From rkarch at mcn.org  Sun Aug 19 09:07:27 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 09:07:27 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] As Woody turns 100, we protest too little.
Message-ID: <285424CC-1A2D-4374-A376-D0E66605D326@mcn.org>

As Woody Turns 100, We Protest Too Little
By Lawrence Downes, The New York Times

19 August 12

 
oor Woody. The life and music of America's great hobo prophet, its Dust Bowl balladeer, boiled down to this: He brought attention to the critical issues of his day.

Maybe that's what happens to dissidents who are dead long enough. They are reborn for folk tales and children's books and PBS pledge drives. They become safe enough for the Postal Service. "For a man who fought all his life against being respectable, this comes as a stunning defeat," Arlo Guthrie said in 1998, when his father was put on a 32-cent stamp.

Will Kaufman's book "Woody Guthrie, American Radical" tried to set the record straight last year. The sentimental softening and warping of Woody's reputation began early, even as he was dying, in the 1960s. But under the saintly folk hero has always been an angry vigilante - a fascist-hating, Communist-sympathizing rabble-rouser who liked to eviscerate his targets, sometimes with violent imagery. He was a man of many contradictions, but he was always against the rich and on the side of the oppressed....  


continues >>>> http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/13004-as-woody-turns-100-we-protest-too-little

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From rkarch at mcn.org  Sun Aug 19 09:35:48 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 09:35:48 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Facebook link
Message-ID: <AFAC50AE-6B70-4040-8E18-9F68D9C7F279@mcn.org>

Our Facebook link:

https://www.facebook.com/occupymendocino

At at the GA, Daniel Baker  mentioned we need more of our happenings on our page. 
I think we are doing important things. Why not let outside people learn about them?

Richard
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From marksafron at att.net  Sun Aug 19 12:20:55 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:20:55 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Video mashup
Message-ID: <7FDA5C5D-D150-463E-99B8-0EC791BFA3A9@att.net>

Song of Mitt's Self

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQx3qWL43Qo&feature=youtu.be
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From marksafron at att.net  Sun Aug 19 12:31:48 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:31:48 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] But Wait! There's More!
Message-ID: <5B286F2D-36BB-49BA-8990-F55E0E7A05CD@att.net>

"Song of Mitt Romney" by Roy Zimmerman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=PIgaYVwrpVg

Roy Zimmerman is great! Check out some of his other songs about evolution, defenders of marriage, and many more that can be found on youtube.
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From marksafron at att.net  Sun Aug 19 23:17:50 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:17:50 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Underwater Voters Have Message for Obama
Message-ID: <D97A68D0-202B-45D3-AEF5-0DD522B56BE8@att.net>

http://www.readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/13013-van-jones-underwater-voters-have-message-for-obama

From rkarch at mcn.org  Mon Aug 20 08:38:31 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:38:31 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Underwater
Message-ID: <5E17376B-7994-4D29-A046-EC297A6F8D2F@mcn.org>

http://www.readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/13013-van-jones-underwater-voters-have-message-for-obama

Underwater Voters Have Message for Obama

By Van Jones, Reader Supported News

19 August 12

  
sk a political reporter, and they'll tell you the biggest story of the past week was Romney's selection of Paul "End Medicare" Ryan as his running mate. (I'll have more to say on him, soon). But that's not the only story. If you look more closely at what's been happening over the last week, you'll see hints of what we'll all be talking about in October: homes.

Remember how the banks shattered the housing market and got a helping hand from the American taxpayer? Well, those taxpayers are still in trouble, five years later. 1 in 3 mortgages is underwater -- meaning 40 million Americans owe the bank more than it is worth in today's new, post-bubble market. And it's not just homeowners who are affected! When people are putting the extra cash they save up toward their big loan balance instead of a night out or a new TV, it's a drag on our economy. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke agrees that the housing crisis is blocking our economic recovery.

If numbers alone don't break your heart, maybe stories will. Jaime Gonzalez, a retired police officer and grandfather, is one of those underwater homeowners and voters. He is losing his shirt trying to keep up with interest payments on his modest Florida home, but is unable to refinance or sell while his home is underwater....  (go to link for rest of story)


http://www.readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/13013-van-jones-underwater-voters-have-message-for-obama

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From rkarch at mcn.org  Mon Aug 20 08:47:45 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:47:45 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] 99% invisible in media
Message-ID: <DC3862A2-4B4C-4F99-8363-F048505A79CB@mcn.org>

What a neat realization. Where are we? The 99%?

Why Are Working People Invisible in the Mainstream Media?
truth-out.org
That working people are chronically underrepresented in the media - even in times of economic downturn - is a sad reality readily apparent to anyone who has surveyed the American news landscape.
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Mon Aug 20 14:01:19 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:01:19 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupy the Farm Protesters Continue Farming
Message-ID: <738EE60B-F51B-4E78-86B6-F900EDDFBBBD@mcn.org>

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/7468-occupy-wall-street-take-the-bull-by-the-horns


Occupy Worldwide

Reader Supported News Special Coverage

20 August 12

 Occupy the Farm Protesters Continue Farming on Gill Tract
By Alyssa Neumann, The Daily Californian

20 August 12

Occupy the Farm protesters broke into UC-owned research land in Albany again Sunday to tend to the crops they planted on the Gill Tract earlier this spring.

About 30 people showed up at noon to tend to and gather the crops after diverting the attention of the guards and trespassing onto the enclosed land.

READ MORE

 
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From marksafron at att.net  Mon Aug 20 15:33:06 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:33:06 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: It can get pretty warm in Tampa and
	Charlotte ...
References: <328c62e73d56c19ab6115999898d8b73@bounce.bluestatedigital.com>
Message-ID: <73388917-6782-4756-9B31-6199FF7B4C12@att.net>



Help Us Send Water Bottles to the Protesters at the RNC & DNC




Summer's not quite over - and neither are the protests.

Occupy groups are preparing for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions taking place in southern cities of Tampa and Charlotte in the next few weeks. In these dog days of summer, we want to be prepared for any attempts to stifle dissent, including limiting access to drinking water like we saw at the Occupy National Gathering last month.

Occupy Supply was able to provide those protesters in Philadelphia our BPA-free collapsible water bottles, and now we want to do it again for the protesters at the DNC and RNC.

Here?s how you can help:

BUY a water bottle from the Occupy Supply Store and donate one to protesters on your behalf.

-OR-

DONATE $6 or more to send bottles directly to Tampa and Charlotte.

We know most mainstream coverage will focus on the highly-choreographed pageants taking place inside the arenas. But outside there will be important demonstrations challenging the status quo. Firedoglake?s Kevin Gosztola will be at the Democratic National Convention covering these protests, reporting on any attempts to infringe on the protesters First Amendment rights. (Kevin willl be at Ft. Meade covering Bradley Manning?s trial as he has since Day 1 while the RNC takes place).

And where there?s peaceful protest, often there is exaggerated police response. We saw it at the conventions in Minneapolis in 20081 and New York in 20042 and more recently at Occupy protests at NATO, May Day and the National Gathering.

Occupy Supply wants to help protesters stay safe and healthy by ensuring they have easy access to water. Help us keep them hydrated by buying or donating a water bottle today.

BUY a water bottle from the Occupy Supply Store and donate one to protesters on your behalf.

-OR-

DONATE $6 or more to send bottles directly to Tampa and Charlotte.

Thank you so much for your continued support - with your help we will make sure this movement isn?t silenced.

In solidarity,

Brian Sonenstein
Campaign Director,
Firedoglake.com

SOURCES:

1. Activist Groups Deplore Police Brutality During RNC, Lindsay Beyerstein, FDL Action, 9/3/2008.
2. Report: Rights and Wrongs at the RNC (2005) New York Civil Liberties Union, 2008.

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From rkarch at mcn.org  Mon Aug 20 18:08:28 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:08:28 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Ask Congress to Keep National Parks Open!
References: <33232671.1345492307939.JavaMail.www@app319>
Message-ID: <02BAD730-1187-48E5-A3F9-D6F37AD11E47@mcn.org>

> 
> 
> 
> Click Here to Send Your Message to Congress!
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Richard ,
> 
> Fewer park rangers. Roads and trails unmaintained. Closed national parks! These are some of the consequences if Congress fails to protect national parks from dangerous cuts in January under the so-called sequester. Speak up now to keep your national parks staffed and open!
> 
> The National Park Service costs just 1/14th of one percent of the federal budget and did not cause the deficit. Restricting access to national parks certainly won?t solve our budget problems.
> 
> National parks protect our natural and cultural heritage, provide affordable vacation destinations for American families, and are an inspiring draw for international visitors, supporting more than $30 billion in spending and more than a quarter of a million jobs each year. National parks are good for America and good for business.
> 
> Congress must find a solution that protects America?s best idea.
> 
> Take Action: Send your comments to Congress and ask them to keep national parks open and rangers on duty.
> 
> With your help, we hope to ensure parks stay open and continue to protect our heritage?from Yellowstone to Acadia! Thank you.
> 
> Sincerely,
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From ananda at mcn.org  Mon Aug 20 20:41:22 2012
From: ananda at mcn.org (Cecile Cutler)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:41:22 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Minutes of Assembly 8/18/2012
Message-ID: <A5AE1678-286D-488E-93A0-29467204EC29@mcn.org>

The notes of The Minutes, which follow were taken by Mark and
typed by Cecile.  If you read these, and find missing information,
please feel free to write a note of addition to our list.  thank you.

Minutes

17 people attended.  Two folks came from Ukiah, who were in the SEI Union &
one person came from the Ocean Protection Coalition.   Miles was welcomed back.

PARADE:  date:  Monday, September 3rd

It was suggested that we invite various groups to walk with us;  i.e. Carrie, from Move to Amend,
& GMO, and others.  It is unclear who will coordinate this part.

Volunteers needed for carrying a large banner in the Parade.  Please let Richard or Mark know if you can.

A suggestion was made to mingle the various groups at the Parade. Richard talked about outreach to these groups.

Meeting for creating and painting signs will be at Linda Jupiter's house
at  1 pm on Aug. 29th, Sat,

Linda lives on Jupiter Lane.  Directions/  Drive Eastbound on Oak St.
until Wall St. is cited on your right.  One driveway past Wall St. is Sanderson Way (which 
has no sign, but there is a yellow water hydrant on your right, on Oak St.  Make a right
onto this alley, where Linda's house is the first house you come to, and there is a sign
that says Jupiter Lane, in front of her house(it's on your left).

Re:  Open cars........Mark and Richard are working on locating this for parade use.

Re:  Senior Center Rental Policy
No new developments yet.  There has been a $300 donor for the rent for Occupy to use.
Marcie Schorg will do publicity for the P.B. Parade.

Re:  Hospitality House

Our Reps:  Claire, Sheila, Howard, tried to attend, but were locked out.

Claire thinks that HH combines executive meetings with board meetings.
Miles mentionned that City Shelters are needed.
Jeff proposed that we continue to try to attend a meeting.
Howard suggested the creation of a Homeless Committee.
One was formed and they will meet on Wed, Aug 22, at 6:30 at Cecile's house.
However, we need to change this location because Cecile has some health problems
and cannot accommodate the Committee, because there are 8 people on it.
Irene is going to the Librar on Tues, Aug 21, to try to get the room for the evening.
She will advise on this, and it will be on the listserve, if we are to go to the library or CC's house.



The Homeless Committee consists of Claire, Sheila, Mark, Amanda, Robert, Irene, Howard, Cecile & Kim.
Cecile will phone everyone on Tues evening to advise of the meeting place.

Cypress Ridge.  No action taken, after discussion.  Recent update from residents there, is
that management will be more cooperative because of community outcry.

STAGING:
Demos in front of the Banks on Main St. will continue on Fridays 3 to 5.  There is low attendance now.
Sheila said that she feels uncomfortable standing when she is by herself.

Sheila discussed having 1/2 hour or 1 hour on MCTV.


Liason and Ethics Committee will report as needed.

Daniel suggested that we network with other Occupy Groups on Facebook.

The next meeting of our Assembly will be at Senior Center at Sept. 1, at 2 pm.

Facilitator for next meeting is Cecile.  Please send Agenda items to her via Email,
at :  ananda at mcn.org, or phone her with your information:  9764-7835

















From marksafron at att.net  Mon Aug 20 21:15:33 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:15:33 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd:  Minutes of Assembly 8/18/2012
References: <A5AE1678-286D-488E-93A0-29467204EC29@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <C2CB9C42-0223-45E9-986B-3F13302C6CFC@att.net>

Corrections to minutes: I have nothing to do with the banner or finding a convertible as I'm not marching in the parade, nor am I on the Homeless Committee. However, I did volunteer, along with Sheila to do a table -- if there is a place for tabling. Saturdays fall on August 25 th. and Sept.1st. Linda, Which Sat. did you pick?   Regards, Mark 

The notes of The Minutes, which follow were taken scrawled by Mark and
typed by Cecile.  If you read these, and find missing information,
please feel free to write a note of addition to our list.  thank you.

Minutes

17 people attended.  Two folks came from Ukiah, who were in the SEI Union &
one person came from the Ocean Protection Coalition.   Miles was welcomed back.

PARADE:  date:  Monday, September 3rd

It was suggested that we invite various groups to walk with us;  i.e. Carrie, from Move to Amend,
& GMO, and others.  It is unclear who will coordinate this part.

Volunteers needed for carrying a large banner in the Parade.  Please let Richard or Mark know if you can.

A suggestion was made to mingle the various groups at the Parade. Richard talked about outreach to these groups.

Meeting for creating and painting signs will be at Linda Jupiter's house
at  1 pm on Aug. 29th, Sat,

Linda lives on Jupiter Lane.  Directions/  Drive Eastbound on Oak St.
until Wall St. is cited on your right.  One driveway past Wall St. is Sanderson Way (which 
has no sign, but there is a yellow water hydrant on your right, on Oak St.  Make a right
onto this alley, where Linda's house is the first house you come to, and there is a sign
that says Jupiter Lane, in front of her house(it's on your left).

Re:  Open cars........Mark and Richard are working on locating this for parade use.

Re:  Senior Center Rental Policy
No new developments yet.  There has been a $300 donor for the rent for Occupy to use.
Marcie Schorg will do publicity for the P.B. Parade.

Re:  Hospitality House

Our Reps:  Claire, Sheila, Howard, tried to attend, but were locked out.

Claire thinks that HH combines executive meetings with board meetings.
Miles mentionned that City Shelters are needed.
Jeff proposed that we continue to try to attend a meeting.
Howard suggested the creation of a Homeless Committee.
One was formed and they will meet on Wed, Aug 22, at 6:30 at Cecile's house.
However, we need to change this location because Cecile has some health problems
and cannot accommodate the Committee, because there are 8 people on it.
Irene is going to the Librar on Tues, Aug 21, to try to get the room for the evening.
She will advise on this, and it will be on the listserve, if we are to go to the library or CC's house.



The Homeless Committee consists of Claire, Sheila, Mark, Amanda, Robert, Irene, Howard, Cecile & Kim.
Cecile will phone everyone on Tues evening to advise of the meeting place.

Cypress Ridge.  No action taken, after discussion.  Recent update from residents there, is
that management will be more cooperative because of community outcry.

STAGING:
Demos in front of the Banks on Main St. will continue on Fridays 3 to 5.  There is low attendance now.
Sheila said that she feels uncomfortable standing when she is by herself.

Sheila discussed having 1/2 hour or 1 hour on MCTV.


Liason and Ethics Committee will report as needed.

Daniel suggested that we network with other Occupy Groups on Facebook.

The next meeting of our Assembly will be at Senior Center at Sept. 1, at 2 pm.

Facilitator for next meeting is Cecile.  Please send Agenda items to her via Email,
at :  ananda at mcn.org, or phone her with your information:  9764-7835

















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From jupiter at mcn.org  Tue Aug 21 07:32:18 2012
From: jupiter at mcn.org (Linda Jupiter)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:32:18 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd:  Minutes of Assembly 8/18/2012
In-Reply-To: <C2CB9C42-0223-45E9-986B-3F13302C6CFC@att.net>
References: <A5AE1678-286D-488E-93A0-29467204EC29@mcn.org>
	<C2CB9C42-0223-45E9-986B-3F13302C6CFC@att.net>
Message-ID: <024D6262-0B88-4321-8F62-5BF7AA376F10@mcn.org>

Thanks for getting the minutes out in such a timely way.

More correx to minutes.

Three folks came from SEIU, two from Ukiah--Dana and Tammy--and one-- 
Eric--from San Jose (he works in the Watsonville area). They'll be  
joining us in the Paul Bunyan Parade. Also, Richard and Claire are  
coordinating the parade. Claire to put in our application soon.

I'm not sure there was anyone from the Ocean Protection Coalition at  
the meeting.

However, Marcie, a new member, came to work on ending homelessness in  
Fort Bragg. For list of folks on that committee, please add Marcie and  
delete "Kim," whoever she or he is.

In the future, let's not give out people's addresses on the listserv.  
Rather, let's give a phone number, then the person can give directions  
themselves.

And, finally, because we had four new people at the meeting, in the  
future, let's let people know how to join the listserv.

Cheers,
Linda


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From jupiter at mcn.org  Tue Aug 21 08:44:10 2012
From: jupiter at mcn.org (Linda Jupiter)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:44:10 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: We just went to Chase - and let them eat
	cake.
References: <1165783444.541769510@wfc.wfcDB.mail.democracyinaction.com>
Message-ID: <EFC99250-A24D-4E73-8455-6CDE5ADF8EC6@mcn.org>

I love the clever way folks are thinking about politics.
Linda


Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Samantha Corbin, The Other 98%" <info at other98.com>
> Date: August 21, 2012 8:35:50 AM PDT
> To: jupiter at mcn.org
> Subject: We just went to Chase - and let them eat cake.
> Reply-To: info at other98.com
>
> Dear Linda,
>
> We just went to Chase bank headquarters in midtown Manhattan, and  
> got banksters to admit it's time to dump Chase CEO Jamie Dimon from  
> the Fed - and this is what it looked like:
>
>
>
> We held a surprise Cake Party for Chase bankers - but what they  
> didn't know is that the party would end up caught on tape - or that  
> we'd force them to face up to the pressure from our Other 98% Posse.
>
> Check out the video of our latest action against Chase and Too Big  
> To Fail banks - and then help us spread the word.
>
> This is just the first step, and if you can take a minute to share  
> DumpDimon.com on Facebook and to tweet about DumpDimon.com on  
> Twitter, we'd appreciate it immensely.
>
> Thank you for all that you do to make this movement real.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Samantha Corbin, The Other 98%
>
>
> The Other 98% is making democracy work for the rest of us. Like what  
> we do? You can donate to support this movement right now.
>
> Our website is http://other98.com/. This email was sent to jupiter at mcn.org 
> . You can unsubscribe from our list at any time.
>
>

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From rkarch at mcn.org  Tue Aug 21 09:12:50 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:12:50 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] sign meeting on 24th
Message-ID: <81515641-C687-4797-93DF-0B230C7A1851@mcn.org>

My understanding is the Paul Bunyan parade sign painting party is on the 24th. Starting at 1 PM
We'll also discuss theme ideas to put on signs.  Paul and Babe at the Beach, I think is the theme
they want us to incorporate...   Need ideas.  I was thinking of:    " Paul and Babe will have to pay to  go to the beach"  Iron Rangers No!"

Thanks to Wade for pointing out the incorrect date.

Richard



> Meeting for creating and painting signs will be at Linda Jupiter's house
> at  1 pm on Aug. 29th, Sat


From marksafron at att.net  Tue Aug 21 10:11:50 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:11:50 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Voter suppression in Ohio
Message-ID: <5859AE86-3CE1-4A16-BA8F-F7DED9C345B9@att.net>

Hey folks, if you're lucky enough to have a job in Ohio you STILL have to vote between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on a WEEKDAY.

In 2008, we saw just how important weekend voting is to Black Americans. In Ohio, which had narrowly gone Republican in 2004, Black voters took advantage of extended hours and helped Obama win the state.[1] By adopting extended voting hours, this battleground state opened the door for Black and low-income Ohioans to go to the polls in record numbers.

But now, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted wants to put an end to weekend voting. It?s clearly a partisan move to secure Ohio for Mitt Romney.

As Ohio?s top election official, Husted has the power to restore weekend hours statewide. Please join us in calling on him to make sure that all Ohioans can exercise their basic right to vote this November. It only takes a moment:

http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/early_voting_ohio?referring_akid=2594.1237097.RUb0RW&source=taf

Earlier this month, state election officials decided that if you lived in a Republican-leaning county in Ohio ? mostly suburban and rural areas ? you could stroll into your polling place to vote late into the evening or on weekends in the weeks leading up to Election Day. But if you lived in a county that encompassed a racially diverse city such as Cleveland, Cincinnati or Columbus, you had to make it to the polls between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.[2]

Husted stood by county Republican election officials who voted to put this disparity in place until a national outcry forced him to announce a new plan.[3] As secretary of state, Husted had the power to expand evening and weekend early voting hours to people in urban counties, making access to the polls a priority everywhere. Instead he chose to eliminate weekend voting statewide. And now he's even trying to fire Board of Elections officials who would open their county's polling place doors on weekends.[4]

Ohio?s recent history around elections is key to understanding why early voting is so important. In 2004, Black voters and others in the state?s urban areas experienced faulty machines and lengthy voting lines.[5] Many eligible voters gave up in frustration, returning to work or home without getting to cast their ballot. But starting in 2006, the state allowed people to vote in the weeks leading up to the mid-term election, including evenings and weekends.

Evening and weekend hours have been especially critical to Black voters who cast their ballots after work or after church in the weeks preceding elections.[6] In the 2008 election, 56% of early voters in Cuyahoga County, where Cleveland is located, were Black. But African Americans of voting age make up just over a quarter of the county?s population.[7]

Husted?s efforts to limit early voting in Ohio is just one piece of a larger, coordinated effort to derail democracy. Across the country, right-wing legislators are erecting barriers for Black voters including discriminatory voter ID laws, failure to restore the vote to people with felony convictions, and predatory voter purges.[8][9][10]

As Ohio?s secretary of state, Jon Husted is charged with ensuring that every Ohioan has equal access to the voting booth. Please join us in telling him to rise above party politics and protect Black voters and all Ohioans by extending early voting hours:

http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/early_voting_ohio?referring_akid=2594.1237097.RUb0RW&source=taf

Thank you.

References

1. "Ohio Early Voting Cutbacks Disenfranchise Minority Voters," The Nation, 08-08-12
http://www.thenation.com/blog/169284/ohio-early-voting-cutbacks-disenfranchise-minority-voters#

2. "Ohio Limits Early Voting in Democratic Counties, Expands in Republican Counties," ThinkProgress, 08-10-12
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/08/10/670441/ohio-limits-early-voting-hours-in-democratic-counties-expands-in-republican-counties/

3. "Ohio Secretary of State Restricts Voting Hours in All Counties," ThinkProgress, 08-16-12
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/08/16/699321/ohio-secretary-of-state-restricts-voting-hours-in-all-counties/

4. "Husted suspends Democrats on election board," Dayton Daily News, 08-17-12
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/husted-suspends-democrats-on-montgomery-county-boa/nRDx5/

5. "Several Factors Contributed to 'Lost' Voters in Ohio," Washington Post, 12-15-04
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64737-2004Dec14.html

6. "Equal voting processes for Ohio counties may still be unfair for voters," WKSU, 08-16-12
http://www.wksu.org/news/story/32777

7. "Black Pastors Group Criticizes Ohio For New Rules That Limit Early Voting," The Huffington Post, 08-14-12
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/14/black-pastors-early-voting_n_1776585.html

8. "Top PA GOP politician admits voter ID is a partisan move," ColorOfChange.org blog, 06-24-12
http://colorofchange.org/blog/2012/jun/24/voters-pennsylvania-come-under-attack-new-id-laws-/?referring_akid=2594.1237097.RUb0RW&source=taf

9. "Few Felons Regain Right to Vote in Florida," FCIR, 08-13-12
http://fcir.org/2012/08/13/few-felons-regain-right-to-vote-in-florida/4

10. "Thousands petition Department of Justice to ?protect the vote? in Florida," Florida Courier, 07-12-12
http://flcourier.com/2012/07/12/thousands-petition-department-of-justice-to-protect-the-vote-in-florida/

From ananda at mcn.org  Tue Aug 21 14:13:55 2012
From: ananda at mcn.org (Cecile Cutler)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:13:55 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Housing Committe
Message-ID: <85FCAEB1-6B5B-44CB-99EA-788EDFADFF83@mcn.org>

Our meeting is moved to the lobby of the Company Store.\ Wed, Aug 22.

Please come at 6:30 pm to continue Hospitality House discussion,
and begin the way to explore ways to shelter the homeless  by finding
the way to ask state and local governments and agencies to step up their acts.

I have contacted everyone by phone  and Jeff is hard to reach.
So if anyone sees him, please tell him where we expect to meet.

Thank you.

From ananda at mcn.org  Tue Aug 21 14:46:47 2012
From: ananda at mcn.org (Cecile Cutler)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:46:47 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] phone number needed
Message-ID: <F7580FFE-48EF-458C-96CB-DAADA8292383@mcn.org>

Thanks for info. I put the notice of the meeting on our listserve and will look in the phone book for Marcie's phone number.

Cecile

From rkarch at mcn.org  Wed Aug 22 08:17:26 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:17:26 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Hawaiian Shirts for Parade
Message-ID: <D437C8C3-F2F0-469D-95F2-BBBE4633C6AD@mcn.org>


Hi All, 

Pat got the idea that we could wear Hawaiian shirts for the parade. Maybe sun glasses too.  If foggy and cold wear shirt over a long sleeve.

Maybe dress the 4 puppets up in Hawaiian shirts too. 

Gotta think of slogans for the puppets too. 

Still thinking about "Paul and Babe Hit the Beach."  ideas too. 

"Paul and Babe want a Foreclosure Prevention Zone"

"Paul and Babe will have to pay $8. to see a sunset from the beach."

"Paul and Babe are tired of____________."

"Paul and Babe want housing for the homeless."

Remember sign painting party at Linda's on Friday at 1 PM. (Call 964-8985 for directions)

Richard

P.S. Really need to know if you plan to come and especially if you need to ride in a car.
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From ananda at mcn.org  Wed Aug 22 11:53:20 2012
From: ananda at mcn.org (Cecile Cutler)
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:53:20 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] HELP NEEDED FOR A GOOD IDEA
Message-ID: <B573E70F-B0E8-489A-A12A-71A230A154EB@mcn.org>

PLEASE FORGIVE ALL CAPS, BUT MY KEYBOARD IS STUCK ON THIS KEY.

WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO ORGANIZE ABOUT 10 HOMELESS TO COME TO A CITY COUNCIL
MEETING TO ASK FOR A SHELTER.  I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED, SO
I CAN PICK A TARGET DATE.  & I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET AN ITEM ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA.


IF SOMEONE CAN ACVISE ME OF THESE THINGS, I WOULD APPRECIATE THIS.

CECILE

P.S.  OUR MEETING IS TONIGHT 8/22 AT THE COMPANY STORE FOR DISCUSSION OF
HOSPITALITY HOUSE AND MORE.  6:30 PM/  THANK YOU.



CECILE

From rkarch at mcn.org  Wed Aug 22 13:37:48 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:37:48 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] SEIU ULTCW note about Paul B Parade
In-Reply-To: <62A564DA-04C8-42C2-8959-D4983F68B10D@seiu-ultcw.org>
References: <0134D5D4-AE24-4066-A904-3316D9F4B057@seiu-ultcw.org>,
	<2DDEE47D-26BE-432A-B4FA-E0DDE7DF17F7@mcn.org>
	<025ECE28-9B3A-4C35-87ED-28DE8A82FE43@seiu-ultcw.org>,
	<C9191C0D-D643-4BFB-BD36-1F7E3E274360@mcn.org>
	<62A564DA-04C8-42C2-8959-D4983F68B10D@seiu-ultcw.org>
Message-ID: <A0F3CAC6-3843-4B0E-B9E5-F0D835995C52@mcn.org>


SEIU will join Occupy in parade.
RK


On Aug 22, 2012, at 11:27 AM, Erik Larsen wrote:

> Yes. I think being with occupy folks sounds great. We will bring 99% themed signs. 
> 
> Erik Larsen
> SEIU ULTCW
> Organizer II
> 10 Alexander Street
> Watsonville, CA 95076
> C: 831.206.4914 O: 831.724.9715
> www.ultcw.org, twitter @seiuultcw
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 22, 2012, at 10:01 AM, "Richard Karch" <rkarch at mcn.org> wrote:
> 
>> Eric,  
>> I just talked to one of the other groups  about the application for the parade. 
>> 
>> It looks like if you all want to go with us you all would be under our name only.  
>> 
>> The other groups; Move to Amend, Label GMO and Ocean Protection are going to sign up on their own.
>> 
>> If you all don't mind being under our name, I think it would be OK. We are all 99%ers!
>> 
>> What do you think?
>> 
>> Thanks, Richard
>>  
>> On Aug 22, 2012, at 9:21 AM, Erik Larsen wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks. 
>>> 
>>> Erik Larsen
>>> SEIU ULTCW
>>> Organizer II
>>> 10 Alexander Street
>>> Watsonville, CA 95076
>>> C: 831.206.4914 O: 831.724.9715
>>> www.ultcw.org, twitter @seiuultcw
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Aug 22, 2012, at 9:06 AM, "Richard Karch" <rkarch at mcn.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Eric, With the theme of  "Paul and Babe Hit the Beach" , we were thinking of ideas for the parade.
>>>> 
>>>> Here's a note I sent out to everyone:  Richard
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Hi All, 
>>>> 
>>>> Pat got the idea that we could wear Hawaiian shirts for the parade. Maybe sun glasses too.  If foggy and cold wear shirt over a long sleeve.
>>>> 
>>>> Maybe dress the 4 puppets up in Hawaiian shirts too. 
>>>> 
>>>> Gotta think of slogans for the puppets too. 
>>>> 
>>>> Still thinking about "Paul and Babe Hit the Beach."  ideas too. 
>>>> 
>>>> "Paul and Babe want a Foreclosure Prevention Zone"
>>>> 
>>>> "Paul and Babe will have to pay $8. to see a sunset from the beach."
>>>> 
>>>> "Paul and Babe are tired of____________."
>>>> 
>>>> "Paul and Babe want housing for the homeless."
>>>> 
>>>> Remember sign painting party at Linda's on Friday at 1 PM. (Call 964-8985 for directions)
>>>> 
>>>> Richard
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org put "Un-Subscribe me" in the Subject.
>>>> 
>>>> For listserv technical problems please contact: listmanager at mcn.org
>>>> Hawaiian shirts might be in order.
>>>> On Aug 21, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Erik Larsen wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hello
>>>>> 
>>>>> It was good to meet you on Saturday at the Fort Bragg GA.  I hope to see you again at Paul Bunyon Days. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Erik Larsen
>>>>> SEIU ULTCW
>>>>> Organizer II
>>>>> 10 Alexander Street
>>>>> Watsonville, CA 95076
>>>>> C: 831.206.4914 O: 831.724.9715
>>>>> www.ultcw.org, twitter @seiuultcw
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> 

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From jupiter at mcn.org  Wed Aug 22 12:56:16 2012
From: jupiter at mcn.org (Linda Jupiter)
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:56:16 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Hawaiian Shirts for Parade
In-Reply-To: <D437C8C3-F2F0-469D-95F2-BBBE4633C6AD@mcn.org>
References: <D437C8C3-F2F0-469D-95F2-BBBE4633C6AD@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <2A470B7A-00E0-45BB-9730-97DC1CEEF9BB@mcn.org>

Good ideas, Richard.
I'm in the middle of getting a huge project to the printer this week  
so can't really engage right now.
Later,
Linda

-----------
Linda Jupiter Productions
P.O. Box 2822
139-1/2 Jupiter Lane
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
phone 707-964-8985
www.lindajupiter.com




















On Aug 22, 2012, at 8:17 AM, Richard Karch wrote:

>
> Hi All,
>
> Pat got the idea that we could wear Hawaiian shirts for the parade.  
> Maybe sun glasses too.  If foggy and cold wear shirt over a long  
> sleeve.
>
> Maybe dress the 4 puppets up in Hawaiian shirts too.
>
> Gotta think of slogans for the puppets too.
>
> Still thinking about "Paul and Babe Hit the Beach."  ideas too.
>
> "Paul and Babe want a Foreclosure Prevention Zone"
>
> "Paul and Babe will have to pay $8. to see a sunset from the beach."
>
> "Paul and Babe are tired of____________."
>
> "Paul and Babe want housing for the homeless."
>
> Remember sign painting party at Linda's on Friday at 1 PM. (Call  
> 964-8985 for directions)
>
> Richard
>
> P.S. Really need to know if you plan to come and especially if you  
> need to ride in a car.
>
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Wed Aug 22 13:52:46 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:52:46 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Also:  Move to Amend,
	Label GMO and Ocean Protection will not be with us.  See below.
In-Reply-To: <A0F3CAC6-3843-4B0E-B9E5-F0D835995C52@mcn.org>
References: <0134D5D4-AE24-4066-A904-3316D9F4B057@seiu-ultcw.org>,
	<2DDEE47D-26BE-432A-B4FA-E0DDE7DF17F7@mcn.org>
	<025ECE28-9B3A-4C35-87ED-28DE8A82FE43@seiu-ultcw.org>,
	<C9191C0D-D643-4BFB-BD36-1F7E3E274360@mcn.org>
	<62A564DA-04C8-42C2-8959-D4983F68B10D@seiu-ultcw.org>
	<A0F3CAC6-3843-4B0E-B9E5-F0D835995C52@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <FC34FEC2-AA44-418D-B34F-B012F442AD29@mcn.org>


On Aug 22, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Richard Karch wrote:
  

  ALSO:   Move to Amend, Label GMO and Ocean Protection will not be with us.  See below.  We will be with SEIU only.
> 
> SEIU will join Occupy in parade.

> RK

> On Aug 22, 2012, at 11:27 AM, Erik Larsen wrote:
> 
>> Yes. I think being with occupy folks sounds great. We will bring 99% themed signs. 
>> 
>> Erik Larsen
>> SEIU ULTCW
>> Organizer II
>> 10 Alexander Street
>> Watsonville, CA 95076
>> C: 831.206.4914 O: 831.724.9715
>> www.ultcw.org, twitter @seiuultcw
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 22, 2012, at 10:01 AM, "Richard Karch" <rkarch at mcn.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Eric,  
>>> I just talked to one of the other groups  about the application for the parade. 
>>> 
>>> It looks like if you want to go with us you all would be under our name only.  
>>> 
>>> The other groups; Move to Amend, Label GMO and Ocean Protection are going to sign up on their own.
>>> 
>>> If you all don't mind being under our name, I think it would be OK. We are all 99%ers!
>>> 
>>> What do you think?
>>> 
>>> Thanks, Richard
>>>  
>>> On Aug 22, 2012, at 9:21 AM, Erik Larsen wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Thanks. 
>>>> 
>>>> Erik Larsen
>>>> SEIU ULTCW
>>>> Organizer II
>>>> 10 Alexander Street
>>>> Watsonville, CA 95076
>>>> C: 831.206.4914 O: 831.724.9715
>>>> www.ultcw.org, twitter @seiuultcw
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Aug 22, 2012, at 9:06 AM, "Richard Karch" <rkarch at mcn.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Eric, With the theme of  "Paul and Babe Hit the Beach" , we were thinking of ideas for the parade.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Here's a note I sent out to everyone:  Richard
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi All, 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Pat got the idea that we could wear Hawaiian shirts for the parade. Maybe sun glasses too.  If foggy and cold wear shirt over a long sleeve.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Maybe dress the 4 puppets up in Hawaiian shirts too. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gotta think of slogans for the puppets too. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Still thinking about "Paul and Babe Hit the Beach."  ideas too. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> "Paul and Babe want a Foreclosure Prevention Zone"
>>>>> 
>>>>> "Paul and Babe will have to pay $8. to see a sunset from the beach."
>>>>> 
>>>>> "Paul and Babe are tired of____________."
>>>>> 
>>>>> "Paul and Babe want housing for the homeless."
>>>>> 
>>>>> Remember sign painting party at Linda's on Friday at 1 PM. (Call 964-8985 for directions)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Richard
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org put "Un-Subscribe me" in the Subject.
>>>>> 
>>>>> For listserv technical problems please contact: listmanager at mcn.org
>>>>> Hawaiian shirts might be in order.
>>>>> On Aug 21, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Erik Larsen wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hello
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> It was good to meet you on Saturday at the Fort Bragg GA.  I hope to see you again at Paul Bunyon Days. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Erik Larsen
>>>>>> SEIU ULTCW
>>>>>> Organizer II
>>>>>> 10 Alexander Street
>>>>>> Watsonville, CA 95076
>>>>>> C: 831.206.4914 O: 831.724.9715
>>>>>> www.ultcw.org, twitter @seiuultcw
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> 
> 
> 
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Thu Aug 23 10:20:01 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:20:01 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Us on the 4th in Mendocino
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We have the SEIU with 99% signs and the Women in Black accompanying us for Paul Bunyan Days.

Gotta get my sign stuff together for the sign making party at Linda's tomorrow. 

Richard

From rkarch at mcn.org  Thu Aug 23 11:30:45 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:30:45 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Us on the 4th in Mendocino and more pictures
References: <3AA146DB-D179-479B-80CB-E7A02D47240F@att.net>
Message-ID: <0E1AF8FF-E9ED-47CB-96FE-D6D22E216D5E@mcn.org>

> 
> 
> Dear 99% ers, 
> 
> Just for your information.  You may now include small pictures on the Occupy List Serve.
> 
> Should be less than 200 k.   About 4  or  so small ones like the ones below.
> 
> If you are over 200k than you will get a notice saying they could not go through.
> 
> This should be  a way to get some of our snaps circulated after the Paul Bunyan parade.
> 
> Richard  & Mark
> 
> 
  
> 
> <IMG_2068.jpg>
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From jupiter at mcn.org  Thu Aug 23 12:48:22 2012
From: jupiter at mcn.org (Linda Jupiter)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:48:22 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: [SF99Coalition] GOOD NEWS!!!
References: <E56DB7AF-422D-4898-A4A7-BE00D49183B4@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <9B99160E-25FC-4971-810D-276087CC25D1@mcn.org>

The San Francisco folks are doing fabulous work stopping foreclosures.  
We need to find out just how they've gotten all the interested parties  
together.
Linda






Begin forwarded message:

> From: Susan Harman <susanharman1 at gmail.com>
> Date: August 22, 2012 11:22:52 AM PDT
> To: california-occupy-homes at googlegroups.com, foreclosurepreventionzones at googlegroups.com
> Subject: Fwd: [SF99Coalition] GOOD NEWS!!!
> Reply-To: foreclosurepreventionzones at googlegroups.com
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Patricia Gray <pat1936 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [SF99Coalition] GOOD NEWS!!!
>> Date: August 22, 2012 11:05:07 AM PDT
>> To: SF99Coalition at yahoogroups.com
>> Reply-To: SF99Coalition at yahoogroups.com
>>
>>
>>
>> I have some GGOD NEWS for you!!  This morning, in the cold and dark  
>> in the Bayview district, a group of foreclosure fighters (myself  
>> included) managed to STOP AN EVICTION!!!    The homeowners will  
>> have a chance to have their loan modified.  Negotiations will start  
>> to change the amount of the loan by having both the banks and the  
>> owners share the difference between the value of the home before  
>> the melt down, and the price of the home today.  This lowered loan  
>> rate will have lowered interest and more years to pay back.  This  
>> is a BIG DEAL!!   The evictions are going on all over the nation  
>> but ONLY IN SAN FRANCISCO have people managed to get the banks to  
>> back down and negotiate with the    borrowers based on the REAL  
>> VALUE OF THE HOME in today's market.
>>
>> This GOOD NEWS did not come about by people writing letters to  
>> their 'representatives', or signing on line petitions, or people  
>> being better informed on the law--this is about JUSTICE!  not our  
>> bought and paid legislative action that made all the greed and  
>> avarice of the banks legal.
>>
>> In order to make change in our nation we must get up from our  
>> computers and GET OUT ON THE STREET.
>>
>>  Mark your calendar and plan to get out on the street on the  
>> anniversary of the birth of the Occupy movement on September 17 at  
>> the Bank of America tower at 555 California St.  We will gather  
>> there at the big black stone hard banker's heart in front of that  
>> towering building that pays nickles and dimes in taxes for the  
>> property or for the profits of that corporation.
>>
>> Want more good news!  GET OUT ON THE STREET.
>>
>> I was also involved in the attempt to defend City College.  We need  
>> more people to participate!  The students are planning further  
>> actions and you will be informed of the events as they are  
>> scheduled and it is VERY IMPORTANT that people show up and  
>> participate in the actions.  We must defend our commonwealth.  The  
>> 99% want all we have together as well as what we have as  
>> individuals.  Austerity is on the way and we must not allow it to  
>> destroy our quality of life.  The drums of war are pounding to  
>> attack Iran.  We need to be active.
>>
>>
>> __._,_.___
>>
>>
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Thu Aug 23 15:03:09 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:03:09 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] City's efforts to remove squatters from Oakland
	foreclosed homes ignored
Message-ID: <A4833346-85FC-4E58-B5BE-A902D1086C7D@mcn.org>


City's efforts to remove squatters from foreclosed homes ignored

View Larger 

Occupy squatters 0722
Related


SPECIAL REPORT: 10 people occupy bank-owned home for nearly 1 year
KTVU.com

OAKLAND, Calif. ?

As many as 10 people have been living in a bank-owned building in Oakland for nearly a year and they haven't paid any rent. Neither the city, nor the bank can get them to leave.

KTVU found out that it's not the only house the squatters have targeted.

Real estate broker Tony Maqdoor said he had just kicked squatters out of a house in Oakland, when he discovered they had returned and changed the locks.

KTVU was able to enter the home and found a painting, beer and pills, and even one of the squatters was home.

A man who was living at the home said he wanted to check out the house for a friend, but KTVU recognized him as one of the same squatters who'd taken over another four-unit building on Vallecito Place near Highland Hospital.

The squatter said he didn't want to comment, but some neighbors had plenty to say about the squatters.

"They're squatting," said neighbor Hannah James. "They're freeloading. They're not paying any rent."

But Joshua Nichols, one of the squatters, feels differently.

He said he's among 10 people who've been living in a bank-owned building rent-free since November.

Nichols said he and the others have cleaned up the place. He also showed KTVU utility bills to prove they're paying for water and electricity.

Outside the home hangs an "Occupy" sign and Nichols said he makes no apology for taking over the foreclosed building without paying rent or getting the bank's permission.

"They've completely withdrawn their right to get rent from us," Nichols said. "They've taken away everything. We bailed them out and they kicked everybody out of their homes. They've ruined the lives of so many people."

Nichols said Bank of America has filed a civil suit to try to evict him and the others living there and they've hired their own lawyer to fight it.

A city inspector who visited the property told KTVU his hands are tied.

"You should consult with the city attorney's office on that issue," said James Anders, Oakland city inspector. "I'm really just doing an inspection to assess the condition of the property."

Another city official confirmed it's a civil matter and police can't kick the residents out.

Neighbors David and Sandy Berger said they worry that the number of people going in and out of a building is growing and that there's no record of who they are.

However, they said their new neighbors aren't the real problem.

"The real issue here is not the Occupy, the issue is why the property was ever allowed to get into derelict (condition) and people thought they could move in and squat there," David Berger said. "Where is the responsibility of the banks?"

Bank of America issued a statement regarding the situation:

"We are aware that there are some unauthorized tenants in the building and we are working with authorities to take appropriate legal procedures to have them removed from the property. Once this situation is resolved, our goal is to market the property for sale as quickly as possible."

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From marksafron at att.net  Fri Aug 24 19:36:16 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:36:16 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Legitimate Rape by the Renegade Raging Grannies
Message-ID: <6A5FC95E-3C6D-44AE-8983-ABD78BFA7C3F@att.net>

God bless 'em; they may need to park in the handicapped spaces at voting precinct but I'm pretty sure they're voting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anc_gP2_QeI

From rkarch at mcn.org  Fri Aug 24 23:00:42 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:00:42 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Occupy the Farm Protesters Continue Farming
References: <738EE60B-F51B-4E78-86B6-F900EDDFBBBD@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <5C327198-7086-47C0-80B5-EDCB7C162D49@mcn.org>

>   Occupy the Farm protesters continue to break into Gill Tract 
> http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/7468-occupy-wall-street-take-the-bull-by-the-horns


> 
> 
> Occupy Worldwide
> 
> Reader Supported News Special Coverage
> 
> 20 August 12
> 
>  
> By Alyssa Neumann, The Daily Californian
> 
> 20 August 12
> 
> Occupy the Farm protesters broke into UC-owned research land in Albany again Sunday to tend to the crops they planted on the Gill Tract earlier this spring.
> 
> About 30 people showed up at noon to tend to and gather the crops after diverting the attention of the guards and trespassing onto the enclosed land.
> 
> READ MORE
> 
>  
> 
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Sat Aug 25 10:26:59 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:26:59 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Sign Ideas for Paul Bunyan Day. Anymore out there?
Message-ID: <5A72336D-430C-4386-B68B-9DBF5FA90D58@mcn.org>

Got the signs together for Sept 3 event.  We show up 10:am at Skunk Depot lot.
Plenty signs to choose from and puppets!

PAUL AND BABE'S GOT  FORECLOSED ON
THEY'RE LIVING AT THE BEACH

PAUL AND BABE ARE  HOMELESS 
NO ROOM AT THE INN

PAUL &  BABE
 CAN'T EXERCISE
ALONG THE HAUL RD-- 
CAN'T AFFORD 
THE PARKING FEE!


PAUL NEEDS AN OPERATION
BUT DOESN'T HAVE
 HEALTH INSURANCE

THERE'S  MONEY FOR BANK BAILOUTS 
BUT NOT FOR SCHOOLS

PAUL IS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
BUT HIS CLASS WAS  CUT


PAUL WAS a Big UNION MAN

BABE NEEDS TO GO TO THE VET
HE'S BEEN FEELING BLUE LATELY

NO LOGGING JOBS 
PAUL CAN'T AFFORD 
THE  VET BILL










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From marksafron at att.net  Sat Aug 25 22:38:10 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:38:10 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] The irony of it all.
Message-ID: <57609356-6A64-4945-B96C-E60C8FB3E5A0@att.net>


http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/13116-rnc-you-didnt-build-that

RNC You Didn't Build That



By Carl Gibson, Reader Supported News

25 August 12


Reader Supported News | Perspective

 

he entire theme of the upcoming Republican National Convention in Tampa is "We Built This." It's a dig at a remark Obama made at a Virginia campaign event, where he pushed the narrative that government investments in national infrastructure like good schools, good roads and good police/fire protection is essential to the success of the business community. Naturally, the GOP took a few words out of Obama's speech and sold it to a media eager to paint the president as anti-business, even though the stock market is near an all-time high and corporate profits are already at all-time highs.

At a nauseating campaign rally last week dubbed a "town hall meeting" in Manchester, New Hampshire, which turned away Democrats with tickets to the event, both candidates relentlessly harped on Obama's "you didn't build that" remark. The meticulously-scripted event only took questions from fawning supporters, one of whom was a small business owner who also reveled in the GOP's new favorite anti-Obama meme. Paul Ryan's twitter is full of such tired platitudes like: "I'm proud to stand with @MittRomney - a leader who knows that if you have a small business, you did build that!"

Ironically, the Tampa Bay Times Forum arena, the location the Republican Party chose to host a convention with the "We Built This" theme, was built with taxpayer funds, which accounted for $86 million, or 62%, of the total money needed to finance the construction of the stadium. It's a fitting paradox, as the GOP is expected to nominate a guy for president who made his millions tearing down American businesses and selling them to China, and a vice-presidential pick whose past voting history contradicts nearly every one of his current positions.

Like his party's philosophy, Paul Ryan is a walking contradiction. He didn't become a deficit hawk until Barack Obama was elected. The biggest spending bills during the Bush administration - tax cuts for the top 1%, two unfunded wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the costly Medicare Part D donut hole - all account for most of the current debt for which Ryan, who voted to add $6.8 trillion to the debt, is using to bludgeon Obama. At the August 20 campaign event in New Hampshire, Ryan managed to speak of 1 in 6 Americans living in poverty as "unacceptable" while keeping a straight face, while simultaneously championing a budget plan that would literally cut taxes for people like himself and Romney, while raising taxes on - and cutting paid-for benefits for - people like those in the audience cheering for him. The $4 trillion in cuts proposed in the Ryan budget is offset by the $4 trillion less in revenue that would be collected. Paul Ryan, like his budget, is a complete fraud.

Republicans like Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor blast big government spending in the press, while simultaneously lobbying for it in private. Ryan's district benefited from spending from Obama's Recovery Act, which used $20 million to make homes more energy-efficient. House Republican Leader Eric Cantor wrote this letter asking for government spending in his own district. Then, once the TV cameras are on, Cantor, Ryan, and the Republicans fall all over themselves to talk about how government doesn't create jobs. And in order to reinforce their false narrative that can't otherwise stand on its own under scrutiny, they fight to get more of themselves elected to office on the premise of "government can't do anything right," and vote down every proposal that would create jobs and improve the economy while saying, "See? We told you government doesn't do anything!"

The Republican Party having their national convention with a "We Built This" theme in a stadium made possible by the government spending they claim to hate is the perfect illustration of how silly today's Republican Party has become. If you're voting Republican in this election and you aren't a millionaire or a corporate lobbyist, you're proving to everyone around that you're just as silly as your politicians.

 

Carl Gibson, 25, is co-founder of US Uncut, a nationwide creative direct-action movement that mobilized tens of thousands of activists against corporate tax avoidance and budget cuts in the months leading up to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Carl and other US Uncut activists are featured in the documentary "We're Not Broke," which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. He currently lives in Old Lyme, Connecticut. You can contact Carl at carl at rsnorg.org, and listen to his online radio talk show, Swag The Dog, at blogtalkradio.com/swag-the-dog.

Reader Supported News is the Publication of Origin for this work. Permission to republish is freely granted with credit and a link back to Reader Supported News.


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From marksafron at att.net  Sun Aug 26 10:13:58 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:13:58 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Be on the lookout for this Republican strategy.
Message-ID: <1E312657-AF38-4EA0-B5B1-DA235CDFD853@att.net>

http://www.theonion.com/video/gop-trying-to-keep-elderly-voting-base-alive-until,29073/
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From ananda at mcn.org  Sun Aug 26 18:28:20 2012
From: ananda at mcn.org (Cecile Cutler)
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:28:20 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Next Agenda for Assembly
Message-ID: <07ABBE50-CFFD-4D75-96A0-E7AF078B388F@mcn.org>

Hello.  Please send me your items for the Agenda.  Thank you.  Cecile


From ananda at mcn.org  Sun Aug 26 21:04:44 2012
From: ananda at mcn.org (Cecile Cutler)
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:04:44 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Need advice for proceeding to City Hall
Message-ID: <439B473B-3AFA-4291-AC3F-867166B7DCAC@mcn.org>

> 
> Claire went and got a
> Request for Public Records from City Hall, with the intention of
> asking for a report on how much money the council gave to Hospitality House.
> 
> I need advise on what name to put on it.
> 
> Shall I put:  Occupy:  Cecile Cutler, Claire Lobell?
> 
> Or shall we wait for an assembly before taking action? 



From rkarch at mcn.org  Sun Aug 26 21:24:49 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:24:49 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Bill Moyers latest
Message-ID: <5BE64C5B-28DB-4411-9912-AD82315999B6@mcn.org>

http://www.readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/13133-invisible-americans-get-the-silent-treatment

Invisible Americans Get the Silent Treatment
www.readersupportednews.org
Washington sees poverty with tunnel vision - 'out of sight, out of mind.' Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company
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From jupiter at mcn.org  Mon Aug 27 10:35:50 2012
From: jupiter at mcn.org (Linda Jupiter)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:35:50 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Sign Ideas for Paul Bunyan Day. Anymore out
	there?
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Great work, Richard, thanks.
Linda


On Aug 25, 2012, at 10:26 AM, Richard Karch wrote:

> Got the signs together for Sept 3 event.  We show up 10:am at Skunk  
> Depot lot.
> Plenty signs to choose from and puppets!
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> PAUL AND BABE'S GOT  FORECLOSED ON
> THEY'RE LIVING AT THE BEACH
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> PAUL AND BABE ARE  HOMELESS
> NO ROOM AT THE INN
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> PAUL &  BABE
>  CAN'T EXERCISE
> ALONG THE HAUL RD--
> CAN'T AFFORD
> THE PARKING FEE!
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> PAUL NEEDS AN OPERATION
> BUT DOESN'T HAVE
>  HEALTH INSURANCE
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> THERE'S  MONEY FOR BANK BAILOUTS
> BUT NOT FOR SCHOOLS
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> PAUL IS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
> BUT HIS CLASS WAS  CUT
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> PAUL WAS a Big UNION MAN
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> BABE NEEDS TO GO TO THE VET
> HE'S BEEN FEELING BLUE LATELY
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> NO LOGGING JOBS
> PAUL CAN'T AFFORD
> THE  VET BILL
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From jupiter at mcn.org  Mon Aug 27 10:40:43 2012
From: jupiter at mcn.org (Linda Jupiter)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:40:43 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Need advice for proceeding to City Hall
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Greetings,
My understanding is we can always request info or sign a letter to the  
editor, etc. with our own name.
If we want the name to be Occupy Mendocino, it has to be approved at  
the general assembly.
Cheers,
Linda


On Aug 26, 2012, at 9:04 PM, Cecile Cutler wrote:

>>
>> Claire went and got a
>> Request for Public Records from City Hall, with the intention of
>> asking for a report on how much money the council gave to  
>> Hospitality House.
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>> I need advise on what name to put on it.
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>> Shall I put:  Occupy:  Cecile Cutler, Claire Lobell?
>>
>> Or shall we wait for an assembly before taking action?
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From sanutter at mcn.org  Mon Aug 27 19:36:38 2012
From: sanutter at mcn.org (susan nutter)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:36:38 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Obama Campaign Meeting Tuesday, August 28th, 6 pm
Message-ID: <0636066A48BB4A6EBB952C94DFA29D18@nutter>

The meeting will be at Harbor Lite Lodge Conference Room, 120 North Harbor Dr, FB.  PLEASE COME OCCUPY THE MEETING:}
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Mon Aug 27 21:44:50 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:44:50 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Paul & Babe Puppets for parade
Message-ID: <F7A2AC8D-D1AD-4DD6-91FF-C28A97899751@mcn.org>

Hi OMers, 

Pat is working on Paul and Babe puppet heads. 

Babe is paper mache'  with horns. very cartoony

Gotta think of fun loving labels for them. 

Any ideas out there?  They have a flat area on their chests that can have text. Sentences even. 

Thanks, 
Richard 

I'm Paul Bunyan. I__________

I'm Babe.  I__________
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From marksafron at att.net  Mon Aug 27 23:58:30 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 23:58:30 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] She's Just an Easy-Bake Oven
Message-ID: <D2214B47-3194-46D4-AB17-66F2CA38D52A@att.net>

(She really nails it. The best response to pro-lifers I've heard. Spread this far and wide. Maybe it will change the minds of a few Republican women. M.S.) 
http://www.readersupportednews.org/opinion2/273-40/13144-shes-just-an-easy-bake-oven

She's Just an Easy-Bake Oven


By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

27 August 12

 

he good news about the Rep. Todd Akin situation is that it genuinely seems to have raised the public's awareness of how much the anti-choice movement is rooted not in some love of fetal life, but in a profound misogyny that focuses heavily on fear of female sexuality. Akin's ready assumption that women frequently lie about rape to cover up their sexual adventures was a perfect example of the demonized view of female sexual liberty driving the anti-choice movement, one that has very little relation to how women actually act in the world. But the exposure of the ugly, misogynist heart of the anti-choice movement might come at a price: Other dehumanizing, ugly attitudes towards women expressed by anti-choicers might seem more moderate by comparison.

For instance, Rep. Paul Ryan, now a nominee for vice president, has a long history of using incredibly dehumanizing language towards women and speaking of women as if they are non-sentient beings, while seemingly imbuing even fertilized eggs with the sentience he won't grant women. Even though he's no doubt been strongly coached to try to at least mimic compassion for women, the notion that women have internal lives and experiences that matter just doesn't seem to factor into his discussion of reproductive rights. Instead, he just falls back on talking about women as if they're nothing but flesh-bound ovens to cook male heirs. Which, naturally, led to the same kind of minimization of rape that Akin is accused of engaging in.

During an interview with WJHL this week, Ryan was asked his view about Rep. Todd Akin, who recently asserted that women could not get pregnant from "legitimate rape." 

"Specifically where you stand when it comes to rape, and when it comes to the issue of should it be legal for a woman to be able to get an abortion if she's raped?" WJHL reporter Josh Smith wondered. 

"I'm very proud of my pro-life record, and I've always adopted the idea that, the position that the method of conception doesn't change the definition of life," Ryan explained. "But let's remember, I'm joining the Romney-Ryan ticket. And the president makes policy."
As usual, he struggles to even acknowledge women. Rape is just a "method of conception," relegating women to the means of conception, instead of, you know, people whose experiences, hopes, and fears actually matter. He might as well be talking about cooking eggs. Some people scramble eggs and some people make omelets, but no matter the method of cooking, it's still eggs! Ryan may accept that perhaps raping isn't the preferred method of sperm delivery to the vessel, but at the end of the day, the only thing that really matters is that the sperm got delivered and that the vessel not be allowed a say in the matter.

At least Todd Akin granted women enough agency to be considered liars. Ryan doesn't seem to have even given that much thought to the proposition that women have minds working behind their eyeballs.

When talking about rape, the ugliness and dehumanization of women is much more obvious to the public, but it's important to understand that this utter unwillingness to see women as people - instead of just Easy Bake ovens that make people - is shot throughout anti-choice sentiment.

Fundamentally, the debate over abortion is a debate over what we make of the fact that some of us in this world can have babies. For pro-choicers, "being able to make babies" is a nifty thing to be able to do, like being able to play the piano or being able to bake pies. It's your skill, your ability. You should use it how you like. We would no more force a woman to make a baby because she can than insist that someone who can play the piano drop everything they're doing at a moment's notice to play because we want them to.

For anti-choicers, the fact that someone can make a baby means that making babies is what she is for. People mistake the term "objectification" to mean "looking at with lust," but what it actually means is "reducing someone to an object to be used." Sexual objectification is assuming that because women turn you on, they are for sex, instead of a person whose sexuality should be an expression of their agency. What anti-choicers engage in is reproductive objectification. Women are among an array of objects to be used. The refrigerator is for storing food. The bookshelf is for holding books. The woman is for making babies. You no more give her a choice in the matter than you would give your refrigerator veto power over what food it holds because it didn't like your method of shopping.

What we need is for people to sit up and really listen to language like "method of conception," and not just because it minimizes rape, but because it's part of a larger way of perceiving women as nothing but vessels. We denounce the pseudo-science and magical thinking that led Akin to claim that rape can't cause pregnancy, but this entire perception of women is also based in magical thinking. The unwillingness to see that women are fully present human beings, instead of baby factories that were unwittingly given the right to vote, also defies basic scientific understanding.

It's not like the evidence is inconclusive to draw the conclusion that women are people with subjective experiences, just like men. Women have basically been telling the world this since the beginning of time, no matter how much pressure is put on them by patriarchy to instead act like compliant robots that shoot out heirs. Women have always expressed feelings, created art, and had dreams. Women communicate their personhood all the damn time. Anti-choicers just simply refuse to see the evidence in front of them, instead projecting all this sentience onto embryos that don't actually have any feelings or thoughts. The inability of the anti-choice movement to see reality is about a lot more than their misunderstanding of how human reproduction works; it's the very foundation of their entire worldview that relegates thinking, feeling, communicating women to the status of inanimate objects.


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From rkarch at mcn.org  Tue Aug 28 10:34:16 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:34:16 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Scripts for Bunyan Days. Choose the one you like
Message-ID: <EE426626-A263-47BB-9AA7-53F9569C3BFE@mcn.org>

Hi, These are scripts  for the Paul Bunyan parade as we come up to the judging stand. Usually it is read fast as we stop for a minute and sing our song.
Please note, this has to be sent in tomorrow. rk


#1. 

Here's the Occupy Mendocino Coalition.They are the 99%ers working hard for peace, equality and justice.The group includes people from 5 - 95 years of age. Their slogan is, " Occupy is a state of mind, not a destination". Like Paul and Babe, they stand for a fair and caring America. a government by the people, for all the people, not just the corporations and the richest 
1 %.

#2.
Here's the Occupy Mendocino Coalition.   "We are the 99%ers working hard for peace, equality and justice. Our group includes people from 5 - 95 years of age. Our slogan is,  ?Occupy is a state of mind, not a destination?.  Like Paul and Babe, we stand for a fair and caring America. a government by the people, for all the people, not just the corporations and the richest 1 %." 
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Tue Aug 28 16:52:49 2012
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:52:49 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Help. Sidekick not going to be there. volunteer
	needed
Message-ID: <AD322757-3566-4BCA-9B84-2238E8709ACA@mcn.org>

HI OMers, 
  Claire, the other person on the Parade committee besides me had a family emergency and  will not be there for the prep and the parade.
Is there someone else who would step in and oversee the car decorations with Pat? 
Not that hard. Someone with decor  ideas, putting on crepe paper, flags,   etc. . Between 10 and 11am.  Parade starts at 11.

Let me know. 

Thanks, Richard 

PS. Pat is working on the puppets today and we should have a Paul Bunyan and Babe!

From tammysue_123 at att.net  Tue Aug 28 12:05:49 2012
From: tammysue_123 at att.net (Tammy Davis)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:05:49 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Scripts for Bunyan Days. Choose the one you
	like
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Hello All ?



I know that I have not been present at but a few of the GA meetings, but I try to do my part in the community and beyond by making responsible choices and spreading the word. Just yesterday I went to CVS to get some copy paper and found that they carry only GP brand. I informed an employee that I was not going to buy the paper I need from CVS and why. She was not aware that the Koch brothers now own GP (a state park employee I spoke to recently was also unaware of this fact) and she asked me to please write down the reason I was not making the purchase so she could pass it on to management. Then, while buying 2 different brands of eco-friendly paper at Rite Aid, I shared the story with the woman working at the check out and she did not know who the Koch brothers were. This is pretty much representative of the feedback I get within our community.



Again, I know that I have not been a contributor in the way of being in the trenches with you all, and I so appreciate everyone?s tireless efforts and hard work. That being said, The line in the script that begins ?The group includes...? or ?Our group includes...? to me, sounds like we are not considering everyone to be a part of the 99% and kind of isolates the ?Occupiers? from the rest of ?The People?. I don?t know...that was just something that kind of jumped out at me.



I don?t know exactly how to educate our community regarding the dire need for solidarity in our little home town, but there?s a brochure at this site (downloadable as a PDF document) that looks like it might be helpful http://www.solidarity-us.org/site/node/3622.  I think we might reach some folks with the message if we could get some help with printing costs to spread them around, and perhaps emails from as many people, to as many people that we can come up with in our email address books.



So, these are just my thoughts for the day that I wanted to share with mis amigos de Occupy.



Peace and Power to the People!



Tammy




From: Richard Karch 
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 10:34 AM
To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org 
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Scripts for Bunyan Days. Choose the one you like

Hi, These are scripts  for the Paul Bunyan parade as we come up to the judging stand. Usually it is read fast as we stop for a minute and sing our song.
Please note, this has to be sent in tomorrow. rk




#1. 

Here's the Occupy Mendocino Coalition.They are the 99%ers working hard for peace, equality and justice.The group includes people from 5 - 95 years of age. Their slogan is, " Occupy is a state of mind, not a destination". Like Paul and Babe, they stand for a fair and caring America. a government by the people, for all the people, not just the corporations and the richest 
1 %.

#2.
Here's the Occupy Mendocino Coalition.   "We are the 99%ers working hard for peace, equality and justice. Our group includes people from 5 - 95 years of age. Our slogan is,  ?Occupy is a state of mind, not a destination?.  Like Paul and Babe, we stand for a fair and caring America. a government by the people, for all the people, not just the corporations and the richest 1 %." 


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From marksafron at att.net  Wed Aug 29 22:12:04 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:12:04 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] You Didn't Build That - WE Did
Message-ID: <10F53D7F-BB93-469D-8641-B84166D20508@att.net>

You Didn't Build That - WE Did

By Carl Gibson, Reader Supported News
29 August 12

Did you hear the one about the guy who became a millionaire without anyone's help? The guy who oversaw his own birth, who hunted, grew and gathered all of his own food since he was a baby? The guy who found teachers to teach him, and paid for them from his own pocket? The guy who went to work every day on roads he paved all alone, burning oil that he drilled and refined on his own, in a car that he built with his own hands?

You haven't heard of that guy? I haven't either.

Here in New Hampshire, a lot of the "free staters" who quote Ayn Rand novels say they don't need government, equate taxation with theft, and believe they carry enough guns and ammo to defend their home from intruders to not have to pay taxes for police salaries. They even talk about mixing their own concrete and fixing the potholes on their own street instead of paying taxes for road repair.

A society like that exists already: Somalia.

Somalia is a libertarian paradise where nobody pays taxes because there are no national institutions or national infrastructure. Since there's no police protection or gun regulation, guns are cheap and plentiful. There have been 14 different governments in a mere 18 years. According to UN data tables, Somalia's average life expectancy is just 50.8 years, with only 1.8 years of school on average for each child. Famine has plagued the nation ever since Al-Shabab decided to block all humanitarian aid. In January 2010, instability in Somalia led to an outbreak of violence that killed 260, wounded another 250, and left 80,000 others displaced. But hey, I'm sure Somalis are looking on the bright side - there's no big, bad government to steal tax money from them.

What the most selfish Americans don't realize is that there is nothing stopping a large band of raiders from taking their property, other than groups of armed men and women paid for with their tax dollars, ready to respond with a phone call. They don't realize the taxes that they consider theft already pay for prisons that would jail those bandits under charges of armed robbery, thanks to laws put in places by lawmakers who were paid for with the help of other people's tax dollars.

In America, we all need each other. CEOs aren't making 231 times as much as their lowest-paid employees because they work 231 times harder than those employees. The only reason the guys in suits have their jobs and their salaries is because ordinary people like us are patronizing that CEO's business, giving him the money s/he needs to pay and train employees and buy raw materials.

Selfishly proclaiming "I built this" without acknowledging the vast network of people and infrastructure that helped make your success possible is both selfish and ignorant. The first step to America restoring her place in the world and pulling herself up by her bootstraps is Americans realizing that we all need each other to make that happen.


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From ananda at mcn.org  Wed Aug 29 23:20:58 2012
From: ananda at mcn.org (Cecile Cutler)
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:20:58 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd:  Next Agenda for Assembly
References: <07ABBE50-CFFD-4D75-96A0-E7AF078B388F@mcn.org>
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Cecile Cutler <ananda at mcn.org>
> Date: August 26, 2012 6:28:20 PM PDT
> To: Occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
> Subject: [Occupymendocino] Next Agenda for Assembly
> Reply-To: rkarch at mcn.org
> 
> Hello.  Please send me your items for the Agenda.  Thank you.  Cecile
> 
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From marksafron at att.net  Thu Aug 30 10:04:08 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:04:08 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Top Ten Repeated Paul Ryan Lies
Message-ID: <48D7CA2F-6C5E-484F-BEE6-E3C62AEA7281@att.net>


http://www.readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/13194-top-ten-repeated-paul-ryan-lies

Top Ten Repeated Paul Ryan Lies


By Juan Cole, Informed Comment

30 August 12

 

his year's Republican campaign may be the most dishonest in history. A couple of weeks ago I listed 10 major falsehoods and gaffes of Republican VP candidate Paul Ryan. He repeated several of them in his Tampa speech, and added a few more. In honest political debate, when a candidate says something that is not true, he is confronted by journalists and the public, and either gives evidence that it is true, or backs off. Ryan continues to insist on repeating known falsehoods, to the extent that even Fox Cable News lamented his dishonesty.

Voters need to ask who Ryan represents. It is people who make a million dollars a year or more. Everything he says is intended to produce policy that benefits them, and which hurts working people. Millionaires don't like having to pay for government-provided infrastructure, or health care for workers, and don't like having to put up with unions. The rest of us like driving on roads without potholes, over bridges that don't fall down, and not being bankrupted when we need an operation. Since most Americans would be crazy to vote for policies that only benefit our three million wealthiest, out of 310 million, Ryan tries to appeal to workers with religion (banning abortion). He needs to put together a coalition of millionaires and some religious workers in order to win. But even that wouldn't be enough. He has to get people on his side who would be hurt by his policies. And that requires that he simply lie to them.

So here are some new lies he just retailed, along with a reiteration of my earlier refutation of points drawn from his stock speeches, which he put right back in his Convention speech.

Ryan blamed the US credit rating downgrade on President Obama. But it was caused by the Republican Congress's threat not to raise the debt ceiling. That is, the fault for the credit rating downgrade from AAA to AA belongs with... Paul Ryan.

Ryan continues to claim that President Obama said business owners did not build their own businesses. Obama said that business owners benefit from government infrastructure and programs, which they did not build. No small business owner has built an inter-state highway or bridge, but those are the means whereby their goods get to market. Ryan's (and the GOP's) talking point in this regard is a typical Karl Rove Big Lie, and among an informed electorate it ought to discredit them.

Ryan depicted Obamacare as virtually a turn to Soviet-style totalitarianism, as incompatible with liberal freedoms for the individual. But the logical conclusion is that Ryan's running mate, Mitt Romney, turned Massachusetts into a Gulag.

Ryan slammed President Obama for not implementing the deficit-cutting measures recommended by the Simpson-Bowles commission. But he himself voted against Simpson-Bowles.

Ryan keeps attacking Prsident Obama's stimulus program now. But in 2002 when then President George W. Bush proposed stimulus spending, Ryan supported it. "What we're trying to accomplish today with the passage of this third stimulus package is to create jobs and help the unemployed," Ryan told MSNBC in 2002. Ryan says that the stimulus had not positive effects, while economists say it saved or created millions of jobs and pulled the US out of a near-Depression.

Even more embarrassing, in 2010, Ryan asked for $20 million in stimulus money from Obama for companies in his district, then repeatedly denied requesting stimulus funds. He finally admitted he had done so, but continues to slam the stimulus program as a failure (even though the economy pulled out of a Depression as a result of it).

Ryan slammed President Obama for the closure of an auto plant that closed in late 2008 under George W. Bush. Ryan's running mate, Mitt Romney, opposed Obama's actual auto bailout, which was a great success and returned Detroit to profitability.

Paul Ryan charges that Barack Obama has 'stolen' $700 billion from medicare for his Obamacare. In fact, these expense reductions do not cut Medicare benefits, and, moreover, Romney and Ryan supported these reductions! The difference is that they would give the savings to the affluent, whereas Obama uses them to cover the presently uninsured.

Ryan continues to push his longstanding plans for a steal-from-the-elderly-and-give-to-the-rich medicare plan, which President Obama warned would cost ordinary recipients over $6000 a year extra. Politifact checked and rated Obama's charge as correct, though they noted that the figures referred to CBO analyses of Ryan's last plan, not his 'new' one, which hasn't been subjected to similar analysis. Ryan certainly recently put forward a plan that would cost ordinary people that much extra.

Ryan neglected to note that under the tax plan he favors, Gov. Mitt Romney would pay less than 1% in annual federal taxes, highlighting Romney's already low rate compared to ordinary Americans (slightly lower than Ryan's own!) and putting the spotlight back where Ryan's appointment was supposed to misdirect it.


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From agnes at mcn.org  Thu Aug 30 15:56:02 2012
From: agnes at mcn.org (Agnes Woolsey)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:56:02 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fw: Fw: One Term More
Message-ID: <0E2FB3440F1548D5BC6725DDF20E9DA1@toshibauser>


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To: agnes at mcn.org 
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:54 AM
Subject: Fwd: Fw: One Term More





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          I love this video!   Perfect antidote to the idiocy going on in Tampa!  Let me know your thoughts.

          Sunny


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From marksafron at att.net  Thu Aug 30 16:20:04 2012
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:20:04 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] =?windows-1252?q?SORRY_PAUL_RYAN=2C_EVEN_FOX_NE?=
 =?windows-1252?q?WS_ISN=92T_BUYING_IT=2E?=
Message-ID: <F5FB3E45-DD1D-44AB-8680-8DC4BA70AE62@att.net>

Fox Contributor, Sally Kohn writes:

On the other hand, to anyone paying the slightest bit of attention to facts, Ryan?s speech was an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech. On this measure, while it was Romney who ran the Olympics, Ryan earned the gold.


http://www.politiscoop.com/us-politics/wisconsin-politics/1502-sorry-paul-ryan-even-fox-news-isn-t-buying-it.html
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From agnes at mcn.org  Fri Aug 31 17:40:41 2012
From: agnes at mcn.org (Agnes Woolsey)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:40:41 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fw: Cute, if it wasn't true.
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This 20  minute video is about the workings of the Federal Reserve , a private bank, how they got the power to get the mint to print money for them to loan to other banks and the government, charging interest which has to be  paid by our income taxes. This is well worth watching.
Regards,
Agnes
 
To: Agnes Woolsey 
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 8:34 PM
Subject: Cute, if it wasn't true.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mII9NZ8MMVM&feature=related

 

 
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From elained at mcn.org  Fri Aug 31 09:10:30 2012
From: elained at mcn.org (Elaine and Ed)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:10:30 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Money in Politics: Where Is the Outrage?
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Money in Politics: Where Is the Outrage?
By Bill Moyers and Bernard Weisberger, Reader Supported News
30 August 12
 
e might wish the uproar from the convention halls of both parties these busy weeks were the wholesome clamor of delegates deliberating serious visions of how we should be governed for the next four years. It rises instead from scripted TV spectacles - grown-ups doing somersaults of make-believe - that will once again distract the public's attention from the death rattle of American democracy brought on by an overdose of campaign cash.

No serious proposal to take the money out of politics, or even reduce its tightening grip on the body politic, will emerge from Tampa or Charlotte, so the sounds of celebration and merriment are merely prelude to a funeral cortege for America as a shared experience. A radical minority of the superrich has gained ascendency over politics, buying the policies, laws, tax breaks, subsidies, and rules that consolidate a permanent state of vast inequality by which they can further help themselves to America's wealth and resources.

Their appetite for more is insatiable. As we write, Mitt Romney, after two fundraisers in which he raised nearly $l0 million from the oil and gas industry, and having duly consulted with the Oklahoma billionaire energy executive who chairs the campaign's energy advisory committee, has announced that if elected president he will end a century of federal control over oil and gas drilling on public lands, leaving such matters to local officials more attuned to industry desires. Theodore Roosevelt, the first great advocate for public lands in the White House, would be rolling in his grave, if Dick Cheney hadn't already dumped his bones in a Wyoming mining shaft during the first hours of the Bush-Halliburton administration.

We are nearing the culmination of a cunning and fanatical drive to dismantle the political institutions, the legal and statutory canons, and the intellectual and cultural frameworks that were slowly and painstakingly built over decades to protect everyday citizens from the excesses of private power. The "city on the hill" has become a fortress of privilege, guarded by a hired political class and safely separated from the economic pressures that are upending the household stability, family dynamics, social mobility, and civic life of everyday Americans.

Socrates said to understand a thing, you must first name it. As in Athens then, so in America now: The name for what's happening to our political system is corruption - a deep, systemic corruption.

How did we get here?

Let's begin with the judicial legerdemain of nine black-robed magicians on the Supreme Court back in the l880s breathing life into an artificial creation called "the corporation." An entity with no body, soul, sense, or mortality was endowed with all the rights of a living, breathing "person" under the Constitution. Closer to our own time, the Supreme Court of 1976 in Buckley vs. Valeo gutted a fair elections law passed by a Congress that could no longer ignore the stench of Watergate. The Court ruled that wealthy individuals could spend unlimited amounts of their own fortunes to get themselves elected to office, and that anyone could pour dollars by the hundreds of thousands into the war chests of political action committees to pay for "issue ads," clearly favoring one side in a political race, so long as a specific candidate or party was not named.

Money, the justices declared in another burst of invention, was simply a form of speech.

Then, just two years ago, the Roberts Court, in Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission, removed any lingering doubts that the marvelous "persons" that corporations had become could reach into their golden troughs to support their candidates and causes through such supposedly "educational" devices as a movie trashing Hillary Clinton.

Meaningful oversight of campaign expenditure, necessary if representative government is to have a fair chance against rapacious wealth, was swept away. Hail to a new era in which a modestly financed candidate is at the mercy of nuclear strikes from television ads paid for by a rich or corporate-backed opponent with an "equal right" to "free speech." As one hard pressed Connecticut Republican, lagging behind in a primary race against a billionaire opponent outspending him twelve to one, put it: "I'm fighting someone with a machine gun and I've got a pistol." When the votes were counted, even the pistol turned out to be a peashooter.

A generation ago the veteran Washington reporter Elizabeth Drew warned against the rising tide of campaign money that would flood over the gunwales of our ship of state and sink the entire vessel. Noah's Flood was a mere drop in the bucket compared to the tidal wave that has fulfilled Drew's prophecy. The re-election of every Member of Congress today is now at the mercy of corporate barons and private princes who can make or destroy a candidacy by giving to those who vote "right," or lavishing funds on opponents of those who don't.

Writing the majority opinion for Citizens United, Justice Anthony Kennedy would have us believe corruption only happens if cash passes from one hand to another. But surely as he arrives at his chambers across from Capitol Hill every morning, he must inhale the fetid air rising from the cesspool that stretches from Congress to K Street - and know there's something rotten, beyond the naked eye, in how Washington works.

Senator John McCain knows. Having been implicated in the Keating Five scandal during the savings and loan debacle 30 years ago, he repented and tried to clean up the game. To no avail. And now he describes our elections as nothing less than "an influence-peddling scheme in which both parties compete to stay in office by selling the country to the highest bidder."

For the ultimate absurdity of money's role, we must look to another group of happy billionaires, the corporate owners of the television stations which reap handsome profits for selling the public's airwaves to undisclosed buyers (also known as campaign contributors) who pollute the political atmosphere with millions of dollars spent on toxic ads designed to keep voters angry, dumb, or both. Every proposal is shot down or undermined that would make it a duty for those stations to devote free air time for public purposes in order to earn the licenses that they treat as permits to get rich. In one of the great perversions of the Constitution foisted on its subjects by their overlords, the public airwaves where free speech should reign have become private enclosures to which access must be bought. Free? It's about as free as Tiffany pearls.

Money rules. And in the foul air democracy chokes and gasps, the middle class falls behind, and the poor sink from sight as political donations determine the course and speech of policies that could make the difference in the lives of ordinary people struggling in a dog-eat-dog world.

The Devil must grin at such a sorry state of affairs and at the wicked Catch-22 at its core. To fight the power of private money, it is first necessary to get elected. To get elected it is necessary to raise astronomical amounts of private money from people who expect obedience in return. "That's some catch," says Yossarian to Doc Daneeka, and Doc agrees: "It's the best there is."

Where is the outrage at this corruption? Partly smoothed away with the violence, banality, and tawdry fare served up by a corporate media with every regard for the public's thirst for distractions and none for its need to know. Sacrificed to the ethos of entertainment, political news - instead of getting us as close as possible to the verifiable truth - has been reduced to a pablum of so-called objective analysis which gives equal time to polemicists spouting their party's talking points.

As ProPublica journalists recently reported: "Someone who gives up to $2,500 to the campaign of President Barack Obama or challenger Mitt Romney will have his or her name, address and profession listed on the FEC website for all to see. But that same person can give $1 million or more to a social welfare group that buys ads supporting or attacking those same candidates and stay anonymous." But when is the last time you heard one of the millionaire anchors of the Sunday talk shows aggressively pursue a beltway poobah demanding to learn about the perfidious sources of the secret money that is poisoning our politics?

At our combined ages we've seen it all; hope no longer springs eternal. We know the odds against reversing the hardening grip of the monied interests are disheartening. Those interests are playing to win the ferocious class war they launched 40 years ago with a strategy devised by the corporate lawyer Lewis Powell (later a Supreme Court justice) and a call to arms from the Wall Street wheeler-dealer William Simon, who had been Richard Nixon's treasury secretary. Simon argued that "funds generated by business" would have to "rush by multimillions" into conservative causes in order to uproot the institutions and the "heretical" morality of the New Deal. He called for an "alliance" between right-wing ideologues and "men of action in the capitalist world" to mount a "veritable crusade" against everything brought forth by the long struggle for a progressive America. Business Week noted at the time "that some people will obviously have to do with less... It will be a bitter pill for many Americans to swallow the idea of doing with less so that big business can have more."

This was not meant to be. America was not intended to be a winner-take-all country. Our system of checks and balances - read The Federalist Papers - was to keep an equilibrium in how power works and for whom. Because of the vast sums of money buying up our politics, those checks and balances are fast disappearing and time is against us.

We are losing ground, but that's the time when, more than ever, we need to glance back at the progressive crusades of a century ago to take note of what has been forgotten, or rather what braying blowhards like Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck have been distorting or attempting to flush down the memory hole. Robbing a nation of its historical memory is the most devastating of all larcenies because it opens the door to far worse crimes.

We have been here before. The two of us have collaborated in studying the example of the populists and progressives who over a century ago took on the financial and political corruptors. They faced heavy odds, too - a Supreme Court that exalted wealth as practically a sacred right, the distortion by intellectual and religious leaders of the theory of evolution to "prove" that the richest were the fittest to rule, the crony capitalism of businessmen and politicians.

With government in the grip of such exploiters, child labor was a fact of life, men and women were paid pittances for long hours of work and left unprotected from industrial diseases and accidents, and workers too old to be useful to employers any longer were abandoned to starvation or the poorhouse. No model laws existed to protect them.

But these pioneers of progressivism were tough citizens, their political courage fueled by moral conviction. They sensed, as the Kansas editor William Allen White wrote, that their country had fallen into the hands of self-seekers, their civilization needed recasting, and a new relationship must be forged between haves and have-nots. When the two major parties failed them they gave full throat to their discontent by fighting from outside, and when Theodore Roosevelt's breakaway Progressive Party held its organizing convention in l912 - exactly one hundred years ago - they shook the rafters with "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Oh, for such defiance today!

From the fighters of that era came a renewal of the social contract first set forth in the preamble of the Constitution - the moral and political notion of "We, the People." Equitable access to public resources was its core, so that when the aristocrat De Tocqueville came here from France in the l830s he marveled at the egalitarian spirit he found in the new country. Public institutions, laws and regulation, as well as the ideas, norms, and beliefs embedded in the American mythos pointed to a future of prosperity open to all. That ideal survived the fires of the civil war and then the hard, cold cruelties of the industrial era and the First Gilded Age because people believed in and fought for it. They neither scorned nor worshipped wealth but were determined it would not rule.

It was on these foundations that the New Deal built the structure now under attack, with the support of a Depression-stricken nation which realized that we were all in it together - as we were in the war against fascism that followed.

But in the succeeding fat years the nation forgot something - the words of the great progressive senator Robert LaFollette from Wisconsin: "Democracy is a life and demands constant struggle." Constant struggle. No victory can be taken for granted, no vigilance relaxed. Like the Bourbon kings of France, the lords of unrestrained, amoral capitalism never forgot anything. They learned from their defeat how to organize new strategies and messages, furnish the money to back them, and recapture control of the nation's life. And in the absence of genuine, fight-to-the-finish resistance, they are winning big-time.

Think of where we are now. One party is scary and the other is scared. The Tea Party, the religious right, and a host of billionaires dominate the Republican Party. Secret money fills its coffers. And in the primaries this year almost every Republican inclined to compromise to make government work went down before radical and well-funded opponents with a fundamental "anti-government" mindset.

Yet even now President Obama says he is sure the Republicans will be willing to negotiate if he is re-elected. Sure, and the wolves will sit down with the lamb.

Nor is that all. In Wisconsin, salvo after salvo of campaign cash for union-busting Governor Scott Walker defeated the effort to recall him. In Pennsylvania a hardline judge has given his approval to a voter ID law specifically targeted to making it harder for low-income would-be voters to register. And such laws are proliferating like runaway cancer cells in state after state. The Tea Party and right-wing Christians furnish the shock troops of these assaults, but those who could be counted on for sturdy defense are not immune to the grinding pressures of nonstop fundraising. Democratic incumbents and challengers, in national and state canvasses likewise garner corporate contributions - including President Obama, whose fundraising advantage is about to be overtaken by Mitt Romney and the Deep Pockets to whom he is beholden. And at both conventions the prime time show is merely window-dressing; the real action occurs at countless private invitation-only parties where CEOs, lobbyists, trade associations and donors literally cash in their chips. Writing in the New York Times, for example, Nicholas Confessore reports how The American Petroleum Institute will entertain with a concert and panels, all the while promoting an agenda that includes approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, opposition to new transparency rules for American energy companies operating abroad, and the expansion of oil production on those public lands Mitt Romney is preparing to turn over to them.

Does this money really matter? Do owls and bats fly by night? Needed reforms are dead on arrival on the floor of Senate and House. Banking regulations with teeth? Mortgage relief? Non-starters when the banks' lobbyists virtually own Washington and the President of the United States tells Wall Street financiers he is all that stands between them and the pitchforks of an angry mob. Action on global warming? Not while the fossil fuel industries and corporate-back climate deniers have their powerful say in the matter. Cutting bloated military expenditures? Uh-uh, when it means facing a barrage of scare stories about weakening our defenses against terrorism. Spend money on modernizing our rail system or creating more public transportation in our auto-choked city streets? What heavy artillery the auto, gasoline and highway construction lobbies would rain down on any such proposal.

All of which would make a Progressive Rip Van Winkle shake his head in disbelief and grind his teeth in fury. "Where is the passion we shared for driving money from politics?" he would ask.

Where indeed? Not on the floor of either of these conventions. You are unlikely to hear the name of Theodore Roosevelt praised by Republicans or of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by the Democrats, except in perfunctory terms (It was FDR, after all, who said he feared government by money as much as government by the mob.)

Each party will sing the obligatory hosannas to the middle class, give the silent treatment to the working poor, and bellow forth the platitudes of America's "spirit of enterprise and innovation" that will restore our robust economy and world leadership. If the stagnant recovery and sufferings of the unemployed and underemployed get any mention, it will be to blame them on the other party. As for taking on the predatory rich, forget it.

Our advice: Learn something from the emptiness of what you see and hear - and if it doesn't make you mad as hell and ready to fight back against the Money Power, we are all in real trouble.

The journalist Bill Moyers and the historian Bernard A. Weisberger have collaborated on several television series, including A Walk Through the 20th Century and Report from Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention. They are now working on The Fighting Spirit: The People vs. The Gilded Age.
Reader Supported News is the Publication of Origin for this work. Permission to republish is freely granted with credit and a link back to Reader Supported News.
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