From rkarch at mcn.org  Fri Oct  2 12:50:43 2015
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 12:50:43 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Vets For Peace Ship "Golden Rule" coming to Noyo
	on Nov 12.
Message-ID: <21F3388E-7302-445E-89C6-4F9128F6FCFF@mcn.org>

Veterans For Peace Ship "Golden Rule" on peace mission to stop nuclear war, will be coming to Noyo Harbor to end tour of California Coast on Nov 12.
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We will need help with docking and events in our other ports of call for the 2015 season.  The dates are approximate, but this is our goal for a sailing schedule:

9/1 to 9/4        Santa Barbara
9/7 to 9/8        San Luis Obispo/Morro Bay
9/12 to 9/13    Monterey Bay
9/15 to 9/16    Santa Cruz
9/19 to 10/10  San Francisco Bay
10/12               Noyo Bay/ Ft. Bragg
10/15               Arrival Home to Humboldt Bay

Please contact Gerry Condon at projectsafehaven at hotmail.com or 206-499-1220 to talk about how you can help.

We also need funds to continue our journey from San Diego to Eureka.  You can donate by credit card from our web site www.vfpgoldenruleproject.org or write a check to:

VFP Golden Rule Project
PO Box 87
Samoa, CA 95564
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From marksafron at att.net  Fri Oct  2 16:04:32 2015
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 16:04:32 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Do you want to keep Occupymendocino.net?
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Time is drawing nigh.


From vjessielee at gmail.com  Sat Oct  3 09:46:06 2015
From: vjessielee at gmail.com (vjessielee at gmail.com)
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 09:46:06 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Do you want to keep Occupymendocino.net?
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Let it go and use Facebook.

Jessie

"The Time is always right to do the right thing."  MLK Jr.

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From blackdantheman100 at gmail.com  Fri Oct  9 13:28:04 2015
From: blackdantheman100 at gmail.com (DANIEL BAKER)
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 13:28:04 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Court Wins for Community Rights
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Hi Daniel,

Check out our latest news below:  Key wins in Ohio and Washington; Thomas
Linzey and Kai Huschke?s Oregon tour; the oil and gas industry working with
the State of Ohio to block citizen initiatives; and upcoming Democracy
Schools:

TIME FOR AN OREGON REVOLT
CELDF?s Thomas Linzey and Kai Huschke tour Oregon from October 1 ? 8th,
stopping in Salem, Corvallis, Coos Bay, and others. The tour includes
public engagements, community meetings, a Democracy School, and more. Check
it out here
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!

OHIO SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST SECRETARY OF STATE

This month, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld the democratic rights of
citizens. Ohio?s Secretary of State attempted to block three community
rights county charter initiatives from a vote by the people, claiming
"unfettered authority" to do so. The initiatives included bans on fracking
related activities. CELDF filed a challenge on behalf of community members
to restore the initiatives to the November ballot. Read CELDF?s press
release here
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And in Youngstown, OH, the people?s constitutional right to vote on a
CELDF-drafted local Bill of Rights charter amendment initiative was upheld
by the Ohio Supreme Court. The Court ruled that the Mahoning County Board
of Elections did not have the authority to keep the citizen-sponsored
initiative off the ballot. Read CELDF's press release here
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GOVERNMENT & GAS INDUSTRY TEAM UP AGAINST LOCAL FRACKING BANS IN OHIO

CELDF's work helping communities assert their rights in Ohio is growing -
and so are efforts to quash those rights. Investigative reporting by Simon
Davis-Cohen with the Earth Island Journal reveals Ohio state government
using taxpayer dollars to pay oil and gas industry law firms to stop people
from even voting on community rights laws banning fracking.  Check the
story out here
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TRUTHOUT: SPOKANE?S WORKER BILL OF RIGHTS

Spokane, WA's Worker Bill of Rights asserts the right to community
decision-making over corporate claimed "rights" to call the shots. In this
Truthout article, CELDF's Kai Huschke states, "[The initiative is] about
actually shifting power away from those who currently hold it and do much
damage, and back into the people's hands." Check out Truthout?s coverage
here
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EVENTS: CHECK OUT WHAT?S HAPPENING

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From annxpress at live.com  Fri Oct  9 14:48:46 2015
From: annxpress at live.com (Ann Rennacker)
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 21:48:46 +0000
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fw: TAKE ACTION: Protect California's Bay-Delta
 from massive water export tunnels
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An important petition to stop the Twin Tunnel diversion project that will kill salmon and ruin the Bay and Sacramento Delta areas!
________________________________
From: Earthjustice Alerts <action at earthjustice.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2015 5:05 AM
To: Ann Rennacker
Subject: TAKE ACTION: Protect California's Bay-Delta from massive water export tunnels


Protect California's water-say no to the Delta tunnels project.


[Earthjustice] <http://action.earthjustice.org/site/R?i=4Up1UiCAwJLgCdmqdPGChQ>





TAKE ACTION!<http://action.earthjustice.org/site/R?i=R0lSTFU-qtnlzfzX2BKRng> Protect California's Bay-Delta from massive water export tunnels <http://action.earthjustice.org/site/R?i=Jzc31jMRCyspBWvgohqJiA>

TAKE ACTION <http://action.earthjustice.org/site/R?i=Od9dbFORCYRqrii-RWY56A>






[Waterways and sloughs meandering through The Delta in California. (Paul Hames/California Department of Water Resources)] <http://action.earthjustice.org/site/R?i=6GMwRD55oM0C6S3AKXpmkQ>
A massive water grab is being proposed in California for almonds and other water-intensive crops.

Tell state and federal officials to stop this project and save the Bay-Delta ecosystem.<http://action.earthjustice.org/site/R?i=GvGqR7LLaDenALqQZZ4E8g>






Dear Ann,

Governor Brown has proposed two massive 35-mile-long underground water export tunnels through the Bay-Delta that would absolutely devastate the region's ecology and endangered species.

Unless the public speaks up against this proposal by October 30, federal agencies may go ahead and permit it. Tell state and federal agencies now that you oppose the Delta tunnels!<http://action.earthjustice.org/site/R?i=rydBElzP1Oi88Jg1t8Sy2Q>

The project is deceptively named the "California Water Fix." But we know better.

Protect California's water-say no to the Delta tunnels project.<http://action.earthjustice.org/site/R?i=cQtYX8eEfUQgjzJFWFq9Gg>

The tunnels would divert massive amounts of water, greatly reducing Sacramento River flows, the main source of fresh water for the Delta and San Francisco Bay. Most of this water would be diverted for industrial-scale agriculture, including extremely water-intensive almond and pistachio orchards.

Earthjustice has been working for decades to restore and protect critically endangered salmon and other fish species in the Delta and San Francisco Bay downstream.

Together, Californians can stop this terrible project and help save the invaluable Bay-Delta ecosystem. Please take action today.<http://action.earthjustice.org/site/R?i=FEO9XQDUhib8Nb7poPON8g>

Sincerely,





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From john at cypresshouse.com  Sat Oct 10 13:13:47 2015
From: john at cypresshouse.com (John Fremont)
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 13:13:47 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] New Documentary "Pay 2 Play" Streaming Free Oct
	10-12, All About Money In Politics
Message-ID: <001201d10398$2c028510$84078f30$@com>

Watch this film, sponsor it, host it! 
The Koch Bros are among the bad guys.
Occupy is among the good guys.
Check it out!

-----Original Message-----
From: The Pen [mailto:theteam at peaceteam.net] 
Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2015 7:34 AM
To: john at cypresshouse.com
Subject: New Documentary "Pay 2 Play" Streaming Free Oct 10-12, All About
Money In Politics


Dear John, 

Our fellow progressive filmaker Holly Mosher has a new movie herself, "Pay 2
Play: Democracy's High Stakes," a powerful film about the movement to get
money out of politics, 

And our participants have a chance to see watch a streaming version for free
from October 10-12 at this link: 

Pay 2 Play Stream: http://www.pay2play.tv/ 

So please mark your calendars and hit the link above anytime this Saturday
through this Monday, to celebrate this debut event with her. 

It's been called "Inspirational, empowering, and entertaining!" 

This stirring documentary tells the story about how big money and special
interests have corrupted U.S. politics and inspires people to take action to
restore a government of, by and for the people! 

Watch it for the first time or second. Host a viewing party this weekend
with your friends. For three days, you have a free pass to this edgy and
informative film. 

And then we'll get right back to all the most critical action pages to save
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Thu Oct 15 00:20:58 2015
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 00:20:58 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: [MCN-Announce]- Come visit the Golden Rule
	in Noyo Harbor
References: <CAGYAqTRknbiLvfNKevcZGcsCOJiHza9OSerRZojxp_kXD7v6sA@mail.gmail.com>
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> From  David Gurney:
> Subject: [MCN-Announce]- Come visit the Golden Rule in Noyo Harbor
> 
> The brave and historic vessel - the *Golden Rule -* is tied up at slip B-22
> on the south side of Noyo Harbor until 3:00 PM tomorrow.  The captain, four
> person crew, Vets for Peace organizers welcome visitors to come down and
> check out the boat and swap stories about the famous 30-foot ketch and it's
> nearly sixty-year mission to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear
> weapons from the world.
> 
> 
> "In 1958 four Quaker activists attempted to sail the Golden Rule into the
> seas around the Marshall Islands, in order to halt U.S. nuclear atmospheric
> testing.  They were stopped and arrested in Hawaii and spent time in jail,
> but news of their quest went around the world, inspiring others to act.
> The 1958 voyage of the Golden Rule is credited with helping to achieve the
> Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963, which banned nuclear testing in
> the air, underwater and outer space."  (
> http://www.nti.org/treaties-and-regimes/treaty-banning-nuclear-test-atmosphere-outer-space-and-under-water-partial-test-ban-treaty-ptbt/
> )
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "Five years ago, the famous 30-foot ketch was pulled from the bottom of
> Humboldt Bay and almost destroyed.  Members of Veterans for Peace learned
> of its history and launched a campaign to restore the Golden Rule.  Scores
> of volunteers and hundreds of donors made it possible.  The Golden Rule is
> once again sailing for a nuclear free world."
> 
> 
> More at this website:  http://www.vfpgoldenruleproject.org/
> 
> 
> 
> The Golden Rule is on the last leg of her maiden voyage, heading back home
> to Eureka from San Diego, fresh from "Fleet Week" with the US Navy in San
> Francisco.  Come down to show your support, hear some great stories, and
> experience a little Pacific Ocean history here in Noyo Harbor.  Or just
> shoot the breeze about sailing.  Look for a large white peace sign on a big
> red sail, dock B-22.
> 
> 
> 
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From annxpress at live.com  Sat Oct 17 10:06:15 2015
From: annxpress at live.com (Ann Rennacker)
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:06:15 +0000
Subject: [Occupymendocino] annxpress@live.com has shared something with
	you
In-Reply-To: <605698737.1088060.1445099157549.JavaMail.brainiac@lpb001.clearspring.local>
References: <605698737.1088060.1445099157549.JavaMail.brainiac@lpb001.clearspring.local>
Message-ID: <BLUPR13MB0243A90D5714FEAC04886DC0DD3C0@BLUPR13MB0243.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>

Here is a list of Bernie's accomplishments in legislation that helps the 99%.  He gets things done more than Hillary has!


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http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/bernie-gets-it-done-sanders-record-pushing-through-major-reforms-will-surprise-you#.ViJ2lMSc6GU.email

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Bernie Gets It Done: Sanders' Record of Pushing Through Major Reforms Will Surprise You<http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/bernie-gets-it-done-sanders-record-pushing-through-major-reforms-will-surprise-you#.ViJ2lMSc6GU.email>
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What kind of experience does Bernie Sanders have? Let's take a look.



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From rkarch at mcn.org  Mon Oct 19 14:55:46 2015
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 14:55:46 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Listserve doesn't support photos
In-Reply-To: <18A94E1B-4C54-4167-98A2-14A9D0AA2F28@att.net>
References: <18A94E1B-4C54-4167-98A2-14A9D0AA2F28@att.net>
Message-ID: <32A98EA2-FE0C-46F6-866B-48C31751254C@mcn.org>

Dear Mark, 
I don't agree we shouldn't have photos.  Just under 300 k as we specified originally.
 I think some times a photo reference is good and originally we decided we'd be different and include 
two or three small pictures.  Why not?  Many OMers are not Facebookers and this gives them a chance to see some pics.  

I'm sorry I was busy and didn't deal with the Golden Rule peace ship snaps I sent... I will resend a few at a time.

Richard
On Oct 19, 2015, at 8:08 AM, Mark Safron wrote:

> Richard, send photos to our Facebook page instead.
> Regards, Mark 

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From rkarch at mcn.org  Mon Oct 19 16:45:09 2015
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:45:09 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Golden Rule pics from David Gurney
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Mon Oct 19 16:50:39 2015
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:50:39 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Interesting info about the GoldenRule peace ship.
Message-ID: <CA0B697A-5DD2-40EF-84B4-6F519B33BA7B@mcn.org>


The Golden Rule Shall Sail Again

Arnold (Skip) Oliver July 31, 2013
?What Golden Rule said was, ?We are not telling you WHAT to think, but we are saying, in the most dramatic way we can, that there is a NEED to think.?? Albert S. Bigelow, The Voyage of the Golden Rule, 1959.


Golden Rule in 1958. From left to right: Captain Albert S. Bigelow, Orion Sherwood, WIlliam Huntington, and George Willoughby. Courtesy Jessica (Reynolds) Renshaw.

Sailors dream of boats. We conjure up images about the craft that is a thing of utter beauty, sails perfectly, and will carry us to magical places. Some of these dreams are readily achievable, while others are less realistic, if not downright quixotic. This is a story about a sailboat dream that is right up Don Quixote?s alley.

Those of us who dream about the historic ketch Golden Rule may be a bit less realistic than most. On the other hand, the Rule has stirred the imaginations of people ranging far across space and time?from Hiroshima to Connecticut, and the 1950s up to the present. The boat is unusual, and her history even more so.

Lets start with the history. The Golden Rule was the very first of the environmental and peace vessels to go to sea. In 1958, a crew of anti-nuclear weapons activists set sail aboard her in an attempt to interpose themselves and the boat between the U.S. Government and its atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.  >>>>> story coninues


http://www.friendsjournal.org/the-golden-rule-shall-sail-again/
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Mon Oct 19 16:46:50 2015
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:46:50 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Pictures of Golden Rule ship by Dave Gurney
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Fri Oct 23 09:58:52 2015
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:58:52 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Don't be scammed!
Message-ID: <92539FAB-5AE8-44DB-B721-FFBDA636F17B@mcn.org>

Pat and I both got scammed recently.  Someone became 'her' on Facebook. Mine was a stupid
middle of the night 'tech' repair that I agreed to. Had to stop cards, change passwords, delete, delete
delete sitll more to go...  Facebook jumped in and solved her impersonator and deleted their fake account.

Richard

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/the-11-worst-internet-scams-we-1283163153588278.html

The 11 Worst Internet Scams We?re Still Falling For


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From john at cypresshouse.com  Fri Oct 23 10:14:53 2015
From: john at cypresshouse.com (John Fremont)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:14:53 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] I asked the Department of Justice to investigate
	attacks on Planned Parenthood
Message-ID: <00de01d10db6$56085290$0218f7b0$@com>

I just took action to urge the DOJ to investigate the recent string of
attacks on Planned Parenthood clinics as domestic terrorism.

I think you should too:
http://act.credoaction.com/sign/PP_Attacks_DOJ?sp_ref=156540986.4.16469.e.0.
2
<http://act.credoaction.com/sign/PP_Attacks_DOJ?sp_ref=156540986.4.16469.e.0
.2&referring_akid=.670819.2oNxHW&source=mailto_sp>
&referring_akid=.670819.2oNxHW&source=mailto_sp

Thanks! 

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From ndevall at mcn.org  Sat Oct 24 07:33:45 2015
From: ndevall at mcn.org (Norman de Vall)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 07:33:45 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] News from BofA:
Message-ID: <E64A852C-60A3-4E5A-8B89-17763BF0456C@mcn.org>


1. AT THE TOP - The top one-tenth of 1% of American households (i.e., top 1 out of 1,000) control 22% of the wealth in the country, up from 7% in 1979 (source: Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey). 
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Sat Oct 24 10:59:53 2015
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 10:59:53 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Ennoble the Unemployed
Message-ID: <077A78A4-EFB7-4E7D-B075-43004963B201@mcn.org>

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/11/18/1345795/-Gov-Mike-Pence-says-not-giving-food-to-the-unemployed-will-ennoble-them?detail=emailclassic


Republican Gov. Mike Pence says not giving food to the unemployed will 'ennoble' them
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From marksafron at att.net  Mon Oct 26 18:11:10 2015
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 18:11:10 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Don't knock on Bernie's door.
Message-ID: <A1D1A7F6-27EB-4C81-B4D4-B63FE8420036@att.net>

> http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/02/bernie-sanders-greets-trick-or-treaters?mbid=nl_151026_Daily&CNDID=24417858&spMailingID=8190729&spUserID=MjczNzc1MDgzMDYS1&spJobID=783282291&spReportId=NzgzMjgyMjkxS0 <http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/02/bernie-sanders-greets-trick-or-treaters?mbid=nl_151026_Daily&CNDID=24417858&spMailingID=8190729&spUserID=MjczNzc1MDgzMDYS1&spJobID=783282291&spReportId=NzgzMjgyMjkxS0>Bernie Sanders Greets Trick-or-Treaters
> 
(I love the guy but I?ll never get to the other houses at this rate. M.S.) 
>  <> <>All right, all right, you don?t have to shout. You want a treat or you?ll trick me. Makes sense. Silly? A little. But also? Very aggressive.
> 
> I like aggressive. You?re good people. Hardworking. You?ve got families. And the fact that you can?t simply earn the treats you deserve, you?ve gotta go around begging, I don?t like saying this, but here?s the reality: it?s an international embarrassment.
> 
> Everyone on the block knows it.
> 
> You? What are you supposed to be? A ghost? Very nice. Very cute, with the sheet. I dressed up as a ghost a few times, too, back in Brooklyn. It?s a fine costume. Maybe you?ll get a fun-size Snickers, if you?re lucky.
> 
> But let me tell you who the real ghost is. The American middle class. And it?s not just a white blanket with some scissor holes in it. It?s actually disappearing. And it?s certainly had enough tricks, let me tell you.
> 
> By the way, I?ve spent a lot of time living in scary-looking houses. I don?t give a damn about ghosts.
> 
> What are you? Speak up, I can?t hear you. A vampire? Huh. With the black suit and the fangs? I thought you were some sorta Wall Street guy. My mistake. I apologize.
> 
> But let?s cut the B.S.?nothing?s scarier than living in an oligarchy. Not even those pointy fingernails.
> 
> What?s that on your mouth there? Fake blood? You spent actual American dollars on fake blood? Listen to me. Get some ketchup. Squirt it out and wipe it on your mouth. That?s it. Cheaper than any fake blood you?ll buy at a corporate Halloween chain store. You don?t even need name-brand ketchup. Now take the money you saved on fake blood and invest it in a strong national grassroots movement?we?re not asking for much more than thirty dollars. I mean, stand up and organize. For God?s sake, organize.
> 
> Well, aren?t you a cute little ballerina?
> 
> Let?s not sit on the fence here?you?re not going to get all the treats you deserve until we start a serious discussion about why you are all walking more blocks for less candy than ever before. You can wave that pirate sword all you want, young man, but I?m telling you it?s shortsighted. You won?t fill up those pillowcases until you demand treats from every house?goddam it, from the entire neighborhood. I hear that some people in the gated community down the road even give out full-size 3 Musketeers bars. But only if they decide that your costume is good enough. Disgraceful.
> 
> Let me ask you kids something. What do you really care about? Because, let?s be honest, dressing up is a distraction from the real issues. Look at this block. Who?s giving out the candy? A tiny group of individuals. And they?re diverting you with their decorations?the cobwebs, the skeletons, all that candle-in-a-pumpkin hullabaloo. But who?s doing the walking? Who?s doing the doorbell-ringing? Who?s doing the suggestion of tricking? Which, might I add, is something you all must continue to do in such a highly competitive neighborhood economy. Who?s doing the work? You are.
> 
>  <>The unequal distribution of treats is the great issue of our time. And I?m sick of?
> 
> Hey, stop crying. You, little boy dressed as a banana, what?s with the tears? Sponge who? You?re a sponge-blob with a square dance? I?ve never heard of such a thing. I thought you were a banana. Look, I?ve got no time for made-up nonsense if we?re going to save the middle class. And neither do any of you.
> 
> As for treats, I?ve got a loaf of bread, only one day old, I?ve got a couple of Altoids, and if anybody wants they can pet my cat. ?
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From sheila.dawn50 at yahoo.com  Sun Oct 25 08:13:45 2015
From: sheila.dawn50 at yahoo.com (she-la)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 08:13:45 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Meeting minutes-- Sept 19th & October 3rd
Message-ID: <eydtxl2fnr0wulfx5t3v368c.1445786025649@email.android.com>



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Meeting minutes-- Sept 19th & October 3rd
From: she-la <sheila.dawn50 at yahoo.com>
To: occupymendocinolist at mcn.org
CC: 

Sorry for the delay. Daniel will send the minutes of the Oct 17 the meeting.
   
Sept.19th
Present: John F.,Agnes, Irene, Jinx, Sheila, Daniel, Richard
  Facilitator & Secretary : Sheila Dawn  
   Richard had requested  by email that the meeting time be changed to 12 p.m. to accommodate his need to attend a friend's funeral.
 
   On Richard's suggestion, the meeting began in the Peace Garden as it was a sunny day. Richard spoke of his efforts to organize an event at the Peace Garden. It was planned to coincide with the celebration of the International Day of Peace, the following Monday, the 21st of September. He showed the brass plate and the wooden plaque that would officially name the garden , The Howard Ennes Peace Memorial Garden. The plan is to have a ceremony every year honoring  a community member for his/her peace activism. This year, the inductee is Zach (Gary) Zachary who will have his name engraved on a small brass plate. Zach, who passed on July 6th was chosen for his continual focus on peace efforts having been one of the founding members of the Peace & Justice Center and a long time member of Veterans for Peace. 
  Refreshments of tea, coffee, apple juice and cookies were planned. Agnes and Ann secured donations from Corners of the Mouth & The Cookie Company.
   Richard showed the group the front page story of The Mendocino Beacon containing a full description of the event along with pictures of both Howard  & Zach. The ceremony was planned for 1p.m. and included musical performances by several local musicians.
     Due to the good publicity, and the respect for the two honorees,  it was expected to draw 40 to 60 people.
     We moved the meeting inside.

       Reports:
   John Fremont gave an update of  continued plans for the 2nd Tuesday Town Hall Forums.(Originally conceived as a way for those who don't live within the city limits to have input to the City Council on future decisions.)
     He said that the subcommittee  overseeing the Tuesday meetings felt that there needed to be more definition as to what purpose and what types of  groups would be permitted to use the facility without charge.  He also stated that a refundable cleaning fee of $100 was being sought by the City Council. John felt discouraged by what was perceived as additional limitations.  
    Sheila offered that since the cleaning fee was refundable,  a motion could be made to have it come from either the Occupy Mendocino or the Peace & Justice bank account. The City Council agenda for this discussion is scheduled for  Tuesday, Oct 13th due to the Columbus Day holiday.
   As this is the 2nd Tuesday, the group forum date has been postponed to Friday, Oct 23rd.  The guest speaker for that day is Norman DeVall who will address  county politics, past and present. 
    The November speaker is George Rhinehart of Noyo Headlands Unified Design Group (NHUDG)
      Agnes gave a report on the Vandana Shiva event of September 7th. Everyone  who attended was impressed with the relevance of Shiva's words to protect our freedom to grow the food we eat from our own or shared seeds by resisting the new seed law that bans the selling of seeds beyond a 3 mile radius. Organized by Robin Sunbeam of Ukiah and Agnes with the help of others in the Ukiah  & Willits areas, it was a fundraiser for the County Charter project. It was sold out by the day of the event and included over 75 items for the silent auction. The event was a great success bringing in $9000 in funds before expenses were deducted. Expenses were estimated to be around $2000.
      Channel 3 is up and running again. Terry Vaughn of Mendocino TV has gotten the right to use the MCTV archives. He also does live recording of City Council meetings among other current events.  We spoke of contacting Vaughn to get publicity for a County Charter. 
     Red John of KNYO radio--107.7--has changed the time of his show to Fridays from 1 to 3p.m.--another opportunity to inform listeners of our charter efforts.
      The sequel to the Grassroots Democracy class taught by Jim Tarbell last year is being organized by Carrie Durkee  & Micheal St. John this semester. It is a Citizenship class which began in September and runs through December on Thursdays at 6 p.m. at the old CR campus now under the aegis of Mendocino College. Drop-ins are welcome. 

The 1st Democratic debate is on for Tuesday, Oct 13th. A Bernie Sanders for President office has opened on Main Street near Windsong . Occupy members are planning to watch the debate with other supporters at that site.

County Charter:
   Deadline to add your name to the list of Commissioners to construct the wording of the County Charter is January 15th. Commissioners are not paid.
It costs $500 to run a Bio in the election pamphlet. Some of the funds raised by the Vandana Shiva event will be used for this purpose. 
   Agnes estimates we need to turn in 25 petition sheets every month to meet our goal of 4000 signature by January 15th. We currently have 1000 signatures . It was unknown at the meeting time how many signatures have been turned in by the inland gatherers.
Agnes reported that Ellen Rosser  of Point Arena plans to seek out Republicans who would be sponsors of the Charter petition.
 
   Sheila was asked by John F. to report on the KZYX license renewal recently granted to the station after a 2 year delay. She reported that she had not yet read the official response by the FCC.  The meeting ended abruptly when Agnes interrupted the speaker, being frustrated by the ongoing explanation of the viewpoint of the source of the email to John F. A few words were exchanged about proper process. Agnes presented buttons for  the group to distribute and left the meeting.
  As it was the 4th anniversary of the emergence of the Occupy movement, the rest of the group stayed on to celebrate  the continued activist efforts of  Occupy Mendocino with an Occu-pie provided by Sheila.
     The situation was resolved through an exchange of polite emails between Agnes & Sheila.

October 3rd Minutes
   Bob L.- Facilitator; Daniel -Stacker, Sheila -Secretary
Present: Bob, Daniel,Sheila, Agnes
       The first agenda item was a review of the process that governs Occupy Mendocino's meetings as new people have attended without being properly oriented to prior agreements of the group.
    1)  Respect for each other as well as the agreed upon process.
    2) No interruptions of someone who has been recognized to speak.
    3) No cross talk. Those wishing to speak are to raise  a hand to be recognized and stacked by the person designated to do so.
    4) Motions are made and seconded to decide a course of action.
    5) Decisions are sought to be made by consensus. If necessary to resolve differences in a course of action, the majority of Aye or Nay votes will be the determining factor.
   It was suggested that the group begin to have timed agendas to give adequate time to all agenda items. No motion was made.
  It was also suggested that the meeting begin with a brief check in to allow for airing the emotional state we bring to the meeting.
   Agnes recognized that she has difficulty in speaking up about things that upset her.
    Sheila said that when meetings are small the tendency is to be less formal and attentive to the established process. She also recognized that when people are interrupted they often forget what they had intended to say so it is important to curb the tendency to engage in  a conversational type of discourse.
     Concern was expressed about  the need to model good communication skills and adherence to process for the benefit of all but especially to keep new members' interest engaged who might be discouraged by negative vibes.
There was a discussion to change the time of the meeting to the earlier time of 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. to allow  more time to participate in other weekend activities.  As there were so few members present, it was decided to table a vote to the following meeting of Oct. 17th.
  
A motion was made to pay the Internet fee for the website for another year. Mark S. will ask Jessie to write a check for the required fee.(about $45.)

A number of discussion groups occur in Fort Bragg. One at David's Deli on Friday mornings and a Thursday 8:30 session at Linda J's.

We have added this as a regular agenda item to share new information. 
Current News Items
   A recent court decision outlawing long terms in solitary confinement was noted. Also discussed was the death penalty as a faulty and inhumane practice.
  The ramifications of the new state Marijuana law were explored. The taxation of growers provision was deleted. There are winners and losers in the bill's implementation --Cooperatives, which are  currently allowed in SB 420 will be phased out after one year. The legal status of marijuana will change from being labeled a public nuisance to being recognized as an agricultural product with a corresponding change in the agency charged with regulation.
  Agnes noted that a bipartisan effort to create a 21st century Glass-Steagall Act is being  authored by Sen. Warren of Mass. and Sen. McCain of Arizona.
   Bob spoke of the comeback of cooperatives in Detroit & San Francisco. He felt that the current political climate in government views such efforts as a move towards socialism and resists the change away from capitalism.
   
 Note:  The  meeting of November 7th will begin at the new time of 12 noon and end at 2 p.m.
                         Respectfully Submitted
                            Sheila Dawn

From sheila.dawn50 at yahoo.com  Sun Oct 25 22:02:20 2015
From: sheila.dawn50 at yahoo.com (she-la)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 22:02:20 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd: Meeting minutes-- Sept 19th & October 3rd
Message-ID: <9wijfbi2sf9aijo9m2gyglna.1445835740804@email.android.com>



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Meeting minutes-- Sept 19th & October 3rd
From: she-la <sheila.dawn50 at yahoo.com>
To: occupymendocinolist at mcn.org
CC: 

Sorry for the delay. Daniel will send the minutes of the Oct 17 the meeting.
   
Sept.19th
Present: John F.,Agnes, Irene, Jinx, Sheila, Daniel, Richard
  Facilitator & Secretary : Sheila Dawn  
   Richard had requested  by email that the meeting time be changed to 12 p.m. to accommodate his need to attend a friend's funeral.
 
   On Richard's suggestion, the meeting began in the Peace Garden as it was a sunny day. Richard spoke of his efforts to organize an event at the Peace Garden. It was planned to coincide with the celebration of the International Day of Peace, the following Monday, the 21st of September. He showed the brass plate and the wooden plaque that would officially name the garden , The Howard Ennes Peace Memorial Garden. The plan is to have a ceremony every year honoring  a community member for his/her peace activism. This year, the inductee is Zach (Gary) Zachary who will have his name engraved on a small brass plate. Zach, who passed on July 6th was chosen for his continual focus on peace efforts having been one of the founding members of the Peace & Justice Center and a long time member of Veterans for Peace. 
  Refreshments of tea, coffee, apple juice and cookies were planned. Agnes and Ann secured donations from Corners of the Mouth & The Cookie Company.
   Richard showed the group the front page story of The Mendocino Beacon containing a full description of the event along with pictures of both Howard  & Zach. The ceremony was planned for 1p.m. and included musical performances by several local musicians.
     Due to the good publicity, and the respect for the two honorees,  it was expected to draw 40 to 60 people.
     We moved the meeting inside.

       Reports:
   John Fremont gave an update of  continued plans for the 2nd Tuesday Town Hall Forums.(Originally conceived as a way for those who don't live within the city limits to have input to the City Council on future decisions.)
     He said that the subcommittee  overseeing the Tuesday meetings felt that there needed to be more definition as to what purpose and what types of  groups would be permitted to use the facility without charge.  He also stated that a refundable cleaning fee of $100 was being sought by the City Council. John felt discouraged by what was perceived as additional limitations.  
    Sheila offered that since the cleaning fee was refundable,  a motion could be made to have it come from either the Occupy Mendocino or the Peace & Justice bank account. The City Council agenda for this discussion is scheduled for  Tuesday, Oct 13th due to the Columbus Day holiday.
   As this is the 2nd Tuesday, the group forum date has been postponed to Friday, Oct 23rd.  The guest speaker for that day is Norman DeVall who will address  county politics, past and present. 
    The November speaker is George Rhinehart of Noyo Headlands Unified Design Group (NHUDG)
      Agnes gave a report on the Vandana Shiva event of September 7th. Everyone  who attended was impressed with the relevance of Shiva's words to protect our freedom to grow the food we eat from our own or shared seeds by resisting the new seed law that bans the selling of seeds beyond a 3 mile radius. Organized by Robin Sunbeam of Ukiah and Agnes with the help of others in the Ukiah  & Willits areas, it was a fundraiser for the County Charter project. It was sold out by the day of the event and included over 75 items for the silent auction. The event was a great success bringing in $9000 in funds before expenses were deducted. Expenses were estimated to be around $2000.
      Channel 3 is up and running again. Terry Vaughn of Mendocino TV has gotten the right to use the MCTV archives. He also does live recording of City Council meetings among other current events.  We spoke of contacting Vaughn to get publicity for a County Charter. 
     Red John of KNYO radio--107.7--has changed the time of his show to Fridays from 1 to 3p.m.--another opportunity to inform listeners of our charter efforts.
      The sequel to the Grassroots Democracy class taught by Jim Tarbell last year is being organized by Carrie Durkee  & Micheal St. John this semester. It is a Citizenship class which began in September and runs through December on Thursdays at 6 p.m. at the old CR campus now under the aegis of Mendocino College. Drop-ins are welcome. 

The 1st Democratic debate is on for Tuesday, Oct 13th. A Bernie Sanders for President office has opened on Main Street near Windsong . Occupy members are planning to watch the debate with other supporters at that site.

County Charter:
   Deadline to add your name to the list of Commissioners to construct the wording of the County Charter is January 15th. Commissioners are not paid.
It costs $500 to run a Bio in the election pamphlet. Some of the funds raised by the Vandana Shiva event will be used for this purpose. 
   Agnes estimates we need to turn in 25 petition sheets every month to meet our goal of 4000 signature by January 15th. We currently have 1000 signatures . It was unknown at the meeting time how many signatures have been turned in by the inland gatherers.
Agnes reported that Ellen Rosser  of Point Arena plans to seek out Republicans who would be sponsors of the Charter petition.
 
   Sheila was asked by John F. to report on the KZYX license renewal recently granted to the station after a 2 year delay. She reported that she had not yet read the official response by the FCC.  The meeting ended abruptly when Agnes interrupted the speaker, being frustrated by the ongoing explanation of the viewpoint of the source of the email to John F. A few words were exchanged about proper process. Agnes presented buttons for  the group to distribute and left the meeting.
  As it was the 4th anniversary of the emergence of the Occupy movement, the rest of the group stayed on to celebrate  the continued activist efforts of  Occupy Mendocino with an Occu-pie provided by Sheila.
     The situation was resolved through an exchange of polite emails between Agnes & Sheila.

October 3rd Minutes
   Bob L.- Facilitator; Daniel -Stacker, Sheila -Secretary
Present: Bob, Daniel,Sheila, Agnes
       The first agenda item was a review of the process that governs Occupy Mendocino's meetings as new people have attended without being properly oriented to prior agreements of the group.
    1)  Respect for each other as well as the agreed upon process.
    2) No interruptions of someone who has been recognized to speak.
    3) No cross talk. Those wishing to speak are to raise  a hand to be recognized and stacked by the person designated to do so.
    4) Motions are made and seconded to decide a course of action.
    5) Decisions are sought to be made by consensus. If necessary to resolve differences in a course of action, the majority of Aye or Nay votes will be the determining factor.
   It was suggested that the group begin to have timed agendas to give adequate time to all agenda items. No motion was made.
  It was also suggested that the meeting begin with a brief check in to allow for airing the emotional state we bring to the meeting.
   Agnes recognized that she has difficulty in speaking up about things that upset her.
    Sheila said that when meetings are small the tendency is to be less formal and attentive to the established process. She also recognized that when people are interrupted they often forget what they had intended to say so it is important to curb the tendency to engage in  a conversational type of discourse.
     Concern was expressed about  the need to model good communication skills and adherence to process for the benefit of all but especially to keep new members' interest engaged who might be discouraged by negative vibes.
There was a discussion to change the time of the meeting to the earlier time of 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. to allow  more time to participate in other weekend activities.  As there were so few members present, it was decided to table a vote to the following meeting of Oct. 17th.
  
A motion was made to pay the Internet fee for the website for another year. Mark S. will ask Jessie to write a check for the required fee.(about $45.)

A number of discussion groups occur in Fort Bragg. One at David's Deli on Friday mornings and a Thursday 8:30 session at Linda J's.

We have added this as a regular agenda item to share new information. 
Current News Items
   A recent court decision outlawing long terms in solitary confinement was noted. Also discussed was the death penalty as a faulty and inhumane practice.
  The ramifications of the new state Marijuana law were explored. The taxation of growers provision was deleted. There are winners and losers in the bill's implementation --Cooperatives, which are  currently allowed in SB 420 will be phased out after one year. The legal status of marijuana will change from being labeled a public nuisance to being recognized as an agricultural product with a corresponding change in the agency charged with regulation.
  Agnes noted that a bipartisan effort to create a 21st century Glass-Steagall Act is being  authored by Sen. Warren of Mass. and Sen. McCain of Arizona.
   Bob spoke of the comeback of cooperatives in Detroit & San Francisco. He felt that the current political climate in government views such efforts as a move towards socialism and resists the change away from capitalism.
   
 Note:  The  meeting of November 7th will begin at the new time of 12 noon and end at 2 p.m.
                         Respectfully Submitted
                            Sheila Dawn

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From: ccwood at ix.netcom.com (Charles Cresson Wood)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 23:04:05 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
Subject: [Occupymendocino] A Financial System That Works For Everybody -
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Event Title: Prospering and Flourishing in Unpredictable Financial Times

Event Description: Come join us at the Community Center of Mendocino* on Sunday November 15th from 3:00-4:30PM to explore and learn how we can do well personally while doing good for our local and global communities.

We live in precarious and disturbing financial times. The disconnect between what Main Street businesses need and what Wall Street actually does, the Federal Reserve?s continued unsustainable money printing efforts, astronomical levels of federal government debt that can never be repaid, our federal government?s addiction to starting and waging wars with our children?s money, and the continuing environmental degradation and depletion of our natural resources, all make our future seem markedly more precarious than it was in recent decades gone past.  

These recent events provoke the question ?For whom is the financial system working?? In this event, we will discuss how you can have the financial system work for you and our communities.  In general, when we think of investing, we think of Wall Street, stocks, bonds, etc. But we urgently need to expand our horizons to consider not just money, but also our time, attention, and energy. Are all of these resources being directed toward our desired future dreams? And what would it mean to diversify in the context of such an expanded viewpoint? This event will cover what is increasingly termed ?impact investing,? where investors consciously choose how their money is affecting the world. Three major domains of impact investing will be covered: (1) local business, and local investing, (2) using Wall Street and large financial institutions in sustainable and responsible, regenerative ways and (3) how we can shape a future that will be better than the past, redesigning social and technological systems.

Four Speakers:

Barbara Fishelson, DVM, MBA, is a financial advisor and a local veterinarian who will discuss how we can expand our view of what it means to invest. She will cover how impact investing in Wall St. can be used to support companies that are ?giving back? as part of their business model. She will additionally cover how to discover what your money is being used for when you invest in a project or organization.

Andy Schexnaydre, is a financial advisor with more than 20 years in experience based in Sonoma County. He is a frequent guest on the Truth About Money KXYZ radio show, and has been a leading proponent of local investing projects in Northern California. He will take us on a tour of the financial landscape from Wall St to Main St.

Charles Cresson Wood, MBA, MSE, is a law school student and local organizer for Mendocino Coast Transition Towns. He will discuss evolutionary investing -- a forward-looking approach to investing. He will also discuss diversification of assets in order to create community resilience, new personal networks, and sustainable local support systems that will prepare us for a healthier and ecologically-supportive future. 

John Kuhry, MS, is the Executive Director of the Economic Development & Financing Corp., a non-profit community development financial institution focused on local investing in Mendocino County. The organization operates a small business revolving loan fund. Prior to that John was the general manager of Anderson Valley Brewing Company, and business development manager for Real Green Power Company. He will speak about local and sustainable projects and how to arrange financing for those projects.

Contact Barbara Fishelson for more information about the event. She can be reached at 707-937-2834 or bfishelson at fwg.com.

* 998 School St., Mendocino, CA 95460; phone 707-937-4133

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==> Why is it now so important to actively engage in the reshaping of our financial system?

?We all understand, in one way or another, that our current economic system, and the finance-dominated ideology that drives it, is unsustainable. Our economic system, predicated on exponential growth, which requires exponential use of materials, does not work on a planet with finite resources.?  -- John Fullerton, founder of the Capital Institute

The propaganda of capitalism and unfettered free markets has blinded many of us to other ways of seeing the world. Over a century ago, Oscar Wilde stated ?Nowadays we know the price of everything and the value of nothing.? Wall St. is characterized by an exchange driven by profits, not by needs. The incentive systems built into our financial system, for example an accounting system that looks only at internal costs, desperately need to be revised. Unless we change the way the system works, there can only be a serious crash.

Does the $4.50 cost of a MacDonald hamburger really cover the cost of its creation? What if we include the costs such as emissions of pollutants like CO2? Water use? Soil degradation? Water pollution from pesticide run-off? Hidden health costs of diet related illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease? With a full cost accounting, the true cost of a hamburger is much higher.

The MacDonalds Corporation does not pay these additional costs, the larger society does. This transfer of costs involves what the economists call an ?externality.? Many of the true costs are shifted to other parties. According to a report by the Centre for Science and the Environment in India, a burger grown from beef raised on clear-cut forest should really cost about $200. That?s right, $200.

One thing is clear. The thinking that got us into this mess is unlikely to rescue us. Consider that we are all investors. We all invest our time, our money, and our energy daily. Investing at its finest creates connection, exchange, a flow of resources and mutual benefit. However, lately these benefits of investing have become overshadowed by the ever more insidious use of resources in our market society and the ?whims of mankind? -those with the financial power and knowhow.

The tools of Wall St have become more and more specialized. Such that the tools have taken on a life of their own. Now we have funds of funds, securitizations of securitizations, and entire firms whose businesses are based on harvesting the advantage of microseconds of trading speed. See The Nature of Investing by Katherine Collins. We need to bring all of this back to what local people really need, not what the top 1% needs.

Financial Sector Costs Us More than Any Other Sector In Economy

The purpose of the financial services industry is basically to transfer money from savers to entrepreneurs. It primarily consists of using a computer to shift money from one bank account to another. This service requires virtually no physical labor and very few material resources. Yet, this relatively simple service cost our country more than $2 trillion in 2007. That was more than the country spent on health care, construction, food, utilities or transportation.

The financial sector is at a historic high as share of the overall economy and this state of affairs reveals how seriously out of balance things are now.
 
http://thinkbynumbers.org/government-spending/corporate-welfare/financial-sector-takes-largest-share-of-gdp/

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