From rkarch at mcn.org  Sun Oct  2 23:13:44 2016
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2016 23:13:44 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Lessons From Standing Rock by Carol Wolman
Message-ID: <98150D92-1E85-4782-9070-1C3BA05B0979@mcn.org>

 <cwolman at mcn.org>
 



A small Indian reservation in North Dakota has succeeded, for the time being, in stopping a billion dollar pipeline.  The Hunkpapa Lakota, Sitting Bull?s people, have interrupted the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which plans to transport half a million barrels/day of oil from the Bakken fracking fields in the northwest corner of North Dakota to a terminal in Illinois  It would cross four states and many rivers, including the Missouri and Mississippi.

Using only nonviolent methods, the Hunkpapa have mobilized support from over 200 Native American tribes.  Not since Sitting Bull united the tribes to defeat Custer and the Seventh Cavalry at Little Big Horn have Native Americans come together this way.  In addition, support is coming in from indigenous groups around the world, from major cities  (Los Angeles, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Oakland, Berkeley, Portland, Seattle, Santa Barbara, Asheville NC),  from labor unions (Communication Workers of America, National Nurses United, Amalgamated Transit Union, American Postal Workers Union),  and many celebrities (Leonardo Di Caprio, Susan Sarandon, Riley Keough, Shailene Woodley)

They call themselves Protectors, not protestors.  They have faced vicious dogs, mace, swat teams, Blackwater type mercenaries, machine guns, helicopters spraying poison, and hostility from Governor Dalrymple, who has called out the National Guard and state troopers to quell them.  Homeland Security dumped out their drinking water.  Their sacred land and burial grounds have been violated with sneak attacks by Energy Transfer, the pipeline company.  Still, they remain nonviolent.

There is a temporary restraining order in effect until the next court hearing on October 5th.  Whatever the outcome, the Protectors have vowed to remain through the bitter North Dakota winter and beyond, keeping vigil at Sacred Stone Camp and Red Warrior Camp.

What can we learn from these heroic people?

1)    Restoring a sense of the sacred is effective.  Land and water are precious gifts, to be protected against violation and pollution.  The main weapon of these Native Americans is prayer.  Their leaders are elders such as Arvol Looking Horse, holder of the Sacred White Buffalo bundle of the Lakota nation, and David Archambault II, chairman of the Standing Rock tribe.  All of us concerned about global warming and climate change would do well to include concepts such as respect and reverence for the earth in our rhetoric and political actions.
 
2)    Nonviolence works.  The memory of the gunfight between the American Indian Movement and the FBI at Wounded Knee in 1973 is all too fresh.  Although it raised consciousness about the oppression of Native Americans, it left a legacy of bitterness on both sides.  In contrast, the Protectors use tactics like chaining themselves to equipment, peaceful assembly at work sites, and prayer vigils, as well as vigorous lawsuits, led by an excellent legal team from Earthjustice.  By remaining nonviolent, they have earned great respect and support.
 
3)    Courage and willingness to endure hardship are essential to success. The people of Standing Rock are frightened by the massive firepower and political power arrayed against them.  They recall the Wounded Knee massacre of 1890, when several hundred peaceful men, women and children were slaughtered in cold blood by the Seventh Cavalry 
(see The Ride to Wounded Knee http://www.paracove.com/RWK.html) Yet they persevere.  Thousands of people are camping out, leaving the comforts of home and family, to maintain vigilance and prayer.
 
4)    The enthusiasm of young people is crucial.  As with the Bernie Sanders campaign, the Standing Rock Protectors are fueled by youthful energy.  The Lakota nation has been diligently schooling its youth in Lakota language and tradition, and the results are manifest in the dedication of young people to preserving that which is held sacred by the tribes.  In July, a group ran 2000 miles from Standing Rock to Washington, DC to deliver a petition against DAPL.  Another group ran group ran 500 miles to headquarters of the Army Corps of Engineers, to ask them to withdraw the pipeline permit.  This has now been done, pending further study.
 
5)    Perserverance furthers.  These people are there for the long haul.  They are not Sunday demonstrators.  It is their home, their sacred land and water that they are protecting, and they are not going away.
 
6)    Social media forms an essential tool.  The major media mostly ignores the unfolding drama at Standing Rock.  The word is spreading through hundreds of facebook pages and online oped articles.  Facebook is now jamming live feeds from the area, but news still gets out.
 
7)    Believe in miracles.  Stopping the juggernaut of a major corporation might seem impossible, yet look what?s happening!!  We need lots of miracles to stop the killing progression of climate change.
 

We need to learn from our Native American friends.  I?ll close with a 200 year old prophecy:
           
There was an old lady, from the "Cree" tribe, named "Eyes of Fire", who
prophesied that one day, because of the white mans' or Yo-ne-gis' greed, there would come a time, when the fish would die in the streams, the birds would fall from the air, the waters would be blackened, and the trees would no longer be, mankind as we would know it would all but cease to exist."?

"There would come a time when the "keepers of the legend, stories, culture rituals, and myths, and all the Ancient Tribal Customs" would be needed to restore us to health. They would be mankind's key to survival, they were the "Warriors of the Rainbow". There would come a day of awakening when all the peoples of all the tribes would form a New World of Justice, Peace, Freedom and recognition of the Great Spirit. The "Warriors of the Rainbow" would spread these messages and teach all peoples of the Earth or "Elohi". They would teach them how to live the "Way of the Great Spirit". They would tell them of how the world today has turned away from the Great Spirit and that is why our Earth is "Sick".

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From marksafron at att.net  Tue Oct  4 17:25:48 2016
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 17:25:48 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupy website
Message-ID: <BF65D049-6854-4D4A-8013-B2929E85BC9E@att.net>

I have a renewal notice for occupymendocino.net <http://occupymendocino.net/> due 11/1/16. Does anybody use it or are you all Facebook followers?

1yr. 45.
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5yr.180.

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From irenelsm at mcn.org  Tue Oct  4 20:13:00 2016
From: irenelsm at mcn.org (Irene L. Malone)
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 20:13:00 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupy website
In-Reply-To: <BF65D049-6854-4D4A-8013-B2929E85BC9E@att.net>
References: <BF65D049-6854-4D4A-8013-B2929E85BC9E@att.net>
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We use it.
Irene
On Oct 4, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Mark Safron wrote:

> I have a renewal notice for occupymendocino.net due 11/1/16. Does  
> anybody use it or are you all Facebook followers?
>
> 1yr. 45.
> 2yr. 80.
> 5yr.180.
>
> What?s the consensus on renewing it?
> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org put  
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From marksafron at att.net  Wed Oct  5 00:37:43 2016
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2016 00:37:43 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupy website
In-Reply-To: <61B20054-5A1B-41CD-8F05-B90FE1511440@mcn.org>
References: <BF65D049-6854-4D4A-8013-B2929E85BC9E@att.net>
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Hopefully, other people will weigh soon.
On Oct 5, 2016, at 12:04 AM, Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org> wrote:

I say go for one year or two.It <http://two.it/> is on our banner and does have a bunch of good info and videos on it.

Richard
On Oct 4, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Mark Safron wrote:

> I have a renewal notice for occupymendocino.net <http://occupymendocino.net/> due 11/1/16. Does anybody use it or are you all Facebook followers?
> 
> 1yr. 45.
> 2yr. 80.
> 5yr.180.
> 
> What?s the consensus on renewing it?
> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org <mailto:occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org> put "Un-Subscribe me" in the Subject line.
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From sandra.pttrsn at gmail.com  Wed Oct  5 15:44:59 2016
From: sandra.pttrsn at gmail.com (Sandra Patterson)
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2016 15:44:59 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupy website
In-Reply-To: <51EB2155-FE76-42C7-9B7C-06D72A91372D@att.net>
References: <BF65D049-6854-4D4A-8013-B2929E85BC9E@att.net>
	<61B20054-5A1B-41CD-8F05-B90FE1511440@mcn.org>
	<51EB2155-FE76-42C7-9B7C-06D72A91372D@att.net>
Message-ID: <CAHjekfXF2jUncSbAsmXgzWo5bHT8ADRx2-QaGORsFa0=P6SHAQ@mail.gmail.com>

I value the occupy listserv.  Even though I'm not as active as others,
I like to keep up with what's going on, and join in as I can.  Thank
you to all who make it available and participate.
Sandra

On 10/5/16, Mark Safron <marksafron at att.net> wrote:
> Hopefully, other people will weigh soon.
> On Oct 5, 2016, at 12:04 AM, Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org> wrote:
>
> I say go for one year or two.It <http://two.it/> is on our banner and does
> have a bunch of good info and videos on it.
>
> Richard
> On Oct 4, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Mark Safron wrote:
>
>> I have a renewal notice for occupymendocino.net
>> <http://occupymendocino.net/> due 11/1/16. Does anybody use it or are you
>> all Facebook followers?
>>
>> 1yr. 45.
>> 2yr. 80.
>> 5yr.180.
>>
>> What?s the consensus on renewing it?
>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
>> <mailto:occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org> put "Un-Subscribe me" in the
>> Subject line.
>> For listserv problems please contact: listmanager at mcn.or
>> <mailto:listmanager at mcn.or>
>
>


From marbury.1947 at gmail.com  Thu Oct  6 12:46:38 2016
From: marbury.1947 at gmail.com (Eduardo Oberweiser)
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 12:46:38 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] an important video re the 1/10 of 1 percent
Message-ID: <CAMVrd306RYeS+jkKDMmay1BD0KVgBS5hDkzZhzrPe4k8aQV5Zg@mail.gmail.com>

Dear Occupy folk,

I would highly recommend watching this whole video. It's 3 1/2 hours long
but contains very important information about the history of the extremely
wealthy's machinations since WWI. I watched it in two sessions.

Ed Oberweiser

?JFK to 911 Everything Is A Rich Man's Trick?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Qt6a-vaNM
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From marbury.1947 at gmail.com  Thu Oct  6 17:15:13 2016
From: marbury.1947 at gmail.com (Eduardo Oberweiser)
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 17:15:13 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 1155, Issue 1
In-Reply-To: <mailman.15.1475780420.2780.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
References: <mailman.15.1475780420.2780.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
Message-ID: <CAMVrd33q7WeOTtkWsPdX_t3yhDV0X5YnSq=_jgc587irb_R71A@mail.gmail.com>

Please keep this listserv going. It's a valuable communication tool.

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> Message: 1
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> Subject: Re: [Occupymendocino] Occupy website
> To: rkarch at mcn.org
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>
> I value the occupy listserv.  Even though I'm not as active as others,
> I like to keep up with what's going on, and join in as I can.  Thank
> you to all who make it available and participate.
> Sandra
>
> On 10/5/16, Mark Safron <marksafron at att.net> wrote:
> > Hopefully, other people will weigh soon.
> > On Oct 5, 2016, at 12:04 AM, Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org> wrote:
> >
> > I say go for one year or two.It <http://two.it/> is on our banner and
> does
> > have a bunch of good info and videos on it.
> >
> > Richard
> > On Oct 4, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Mark Safron wrote:
> >
> >> I have a renewal notice for occupymendocino.net
> >> <http://occupymendocino.net/> due 11/1/16. Does anybody use it or are
> you
> >> all Facebook followers?
> >>
> >> 1yr. 45.
> >> 2yr. 80.
> >> 5yr.180.
> >>
> >> What?s the consensus on renewing it?
> >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
> >> <mailto:occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org> put "Un-Subscribe me" in the
> >> Subject line.
> >> For listserv problems please contact: listmanager at mcn.or
> >> <mailto:listmanager at mcn.or>
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> >
>
>
>
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> www.facebook.com/occupymendocino
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From marksafron at att.net  Fri Oct  7 12:15:09 2016
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 12:15:09 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 1156, Issue 1
In-Reply-To: <mailman.21.1475866820.21711.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
References: <mailman.21.1475866820.21711.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
Message-ID: <A59E8E75-7963-4CC6-AE71-4295C922E28C@att.net>

Re: www.occupymendocino.net

There seems to be some confusion about the difference between the listserve (WHICH IS IN NO DANGER OF BEING DISCONTINUED) and the website: www.occupymendocino.net which apparently a lot of you never visit. Please check it out. Do we need it?
Regards, Mark 

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Today's Topics:

  1. an important video re the 1/10 of 1 percent (Eduardo Oberweiser)
  2. Re: Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 1155, Issue 1 (Eduardo Oberweiser)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 12:46:38 -0700
From: Eduardo Oberweiser <marbury.1947 at gmail.com>
Subject: [Occupymendocino] an important video re the 1/10 of 1 percent
To: "O/M lists" <occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org>
Message-ID:
	<CAMVrd306RYeS+jkKDMmay1BD0KVgBS5hDkzZhzrPe4k8aQV5Zg at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

Dear Occupy folk,

I would highly recommend watching this whole video. It's 3 1/2 hours long
but contains very important information about the history of the extremely
wealthy's machinations since WWI. I watched it in two sessions.

Ed Oberweiser

?JFK to 911 Everything Is A Rich Man's Trick?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Qt6a-vaNM
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Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 17:15:13 -0700
From: Eduardo Oberweiser <marbury.1947 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 1155, Issue
	1
To: "O/M lists" <occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org>
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Please keep this listserv going. It's a valuable communication tool.

On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 12:00 PM, <occupymendocino-request at lists.mcn.org>
wrote:

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> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of Occupymendocino digest..."
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> 
> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Re: Occupy website (Sandra Patterson)
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2016 15:44:59 -0700
> From: Sandra Patterson <sandra.pttrsn at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Occupymendocino] Occupy website
> To: rkarch at mcn.org
> Cc: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
> Message-ID:
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> 
> I value the occupy listserv.  Even though I'm not as active as others,
> I like to keep up with what's going on, and join in as I can.  Thank
> you to all who make it available and participate.
> Sandra
> 
> On 10/5/16, Mark Safron <marksafron at att.net> wrote:
>> Hopefully, other people will weigh soon.
>> On Oct 5, 2016, at 12:04 AM, Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I say go for one year or two.It <http://two.it/> is on our banner and
> does
>> have a bunch of good info and videos on it.
>> 
>> Richard
>> On Oct 4, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Mark Safron wrote:
>> 
>>> I have a renewal notice for occupymendocino.net
>>> <http://occupymendocino.net/> due 11/1/16. Does anybody use it or are
> you
>>> all Facebook followers?
>>> 
>>> 1yr. 45.
>>> 2yr. 80.
>>> 5yr.180.
>>> 
>>> What?s the consensus on renewing it?
>>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
>>> <mailto:occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org> put "Un-Subscribe me" in the
>>> Subject line.
>>> For listserv problems please contact: listmanager at mcn.or
>>> <mailto:listmanager at mcn.or>
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Make sure to check out our websites at
> www.occupymendocino.net  and
> www.facebook.com/occupymendocino
> 
> 
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From marbury.1947 at gmail.com  Sat Oct  8 13:17:41 2016
From: marbury.1947 at gmail.com (Eduardo Oberweiser)
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2016 13:17:41 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] tell the city council to move up the consent
	calendar at its meetings
Message-ID: <CAMVrd31dnPquLAcAjCHUh9oP_T3+OByEP_K4mv-+-mN_HqJxyQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Tuesday the 11th of October, the Fort Bragg City Council will hear
arguments for a change in Agenda for City Council meetings, to put the
Consent Calendar at the beginning instead of the end of the Agenda.  This
will allow the public to be able to request items that are inappropriately
placed on the Consent Calendar to be removed and heard at that time,
without people having to wait unanswered for 3+ hours in order to hear
whether or not the City Council sees fit to answer, as now regularly occurs.

If you care about open and transparent local government, and wish to see
the City of Fort Bragg comply with the rest of the State of California's
city councils, by put the consent calendar at the beginning of their
meetings instead of the end, please come to their Tuesday Oct. 11 Town Hall
meeting, at 6:00 PM, to request them to make this necessary change.

See: http://tinyurl.com/grvuax9

Thank you!
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Fri Oct 14 13:47:29 2016
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 13:47:29 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Amy Goodman to turn herself in.
Message-ID: <0936652C-014C-46B0-8330-1C025BDE8889@mcn.org>



http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/38006-journalist-amy-goodman-to-turn-herself-in-to-north-dakota-authorities


         Journalist Amy Goodman to Turn Herself in to North Dakota Authorities

Friday, 14 October 2016 00:00	 By Staff, Democracy Now! | Press Release 
Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, charged with criminal trespassing for filming an attack on Native American-led pipeline protesters, will turn herself in to North Dakota authorities on October 17.

Amy Goodman will surrender to authorities at the Morton County?Mandan Combined Law Enforcement and Corrections Center at 8:15 a.m. local time (CDT).
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From john at cypresshouse.com  Fri Oct 14 15:47:40 2016
From: john at cypresshouse.com (John)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:47:40 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Meeting tomorrow
Message-ID: <001201d2266c$f8594890$e90bd9b0$@com>

Occupy will meet tomorrow (Sat.) at Noon at the Sr. Center (once again).
Hope you can make it.

John

 

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From john at cypresshouse.com  Sun Oct 16 14:04:22 2016
From: john at cypresshouse.com (John)
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 14:04:22 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Your response requested
Message-ID: <00e801d227f0$deb67720$9c236560$@com>

Dear Occupier,

At yesterday's Occupy meeting, we discussed publishing an alternative
newspaper that focused on coastal issues, government services, and community
opinion. Does this interest you? 

 

If so, would you prefer we: 

      published online only?

      printed and racked conveniently?

      published in both formats?

 

Are you willing to:

      report neighborhood news?

      pen a column?

      help with editorial and design?

      help sell ads?

      help with distribution?

 

Should the publication:

      challenge the Beacon, Advocate and other weeklies?

      encourage controversial writing?

      cover all city and county meetings?

      cover school board, hospital board, and local sports?

      encourage young writers and artists?

 

If sufficient interest manifests, you'll learn about it here.

 

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From marksafron at att.net  Sun Oct 16 21:35:04 2016
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 21:35:04 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd:  Occupy website
References: <4nyh29laha7o5vj9mnqos6oc.1476670782466@email.android.com>
Message-ID: <D42601CD-ED1B-4DFC-AF9A-B805E1D62538@att.net>



Begin forwarded message:

From: she-la <sheila.dawn50 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Occupymendocino] Occupy website
Date: October 16, 2016 at 7:19:42 PM PDT
To: rkarch at mcn.org, marksafron at att.net

Hi Mark and Richard, 
I haven't checked my email for awhile . I say renew it yearly as the group is small and we are struggling to keep the energy up to par. People are dealing with personal situations. However, I did talk to Rennie Innes about either managing the website for us or teaching one of us on how to do it.  I need to contact him.
Our next meeting isn't until Nov 5th so I suggest you contact Jessie at 964- 5511 to write a check. We are still giving out our Occupy Cards and telling people to check out the website.
Has anyone else from OM responded?
Peace & Love,
Sheila Dawn 


Mark Safron <marksafron at att.net> wrote:

Hopefully, other people will weigh soon.
On Oct 5, 2016, at 12:04 AM, Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org <mailto:rkarch at mcn.org>> wrote:

I say go for one year or two.It <http://two.it/> is on our banner and does have a bunch of good info and videos on it.

Richard
On Oct 4, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Mark Safron wrote:

> I have a renewal notice for occupymendocino.net <http://occupymendocino.net/> due 11/1/16. Does anybody use it or are you all Facebook followers?
> 
> 1yr. 45.
> 2yr. 80.
> 5yr.180.
> 
> What?s the consensus on renewing it?
> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org <mailto:occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org> put "Un-Subscribe me" in the Subject line.
> For listserv problems please contact: listmanager at mcn.or <mailto:listmanager at mcn.or>


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From irenelsm at mcn.org  Sun Oct 16 22:26:42 2016
From: irenelsm at mcn.org (Irene L. Malone)
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:26:42 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd:  Occupy website
In-Reply-To: <D42601CD-ED1B-4DFC-AF9A-B805E1D62538@att.net>
References: <4nyh29laha7o5vj9mnqos6oc.1476670782466@email.android.com>
	<D42601CD-ED1B-4DFC-AF9A-B805E1D62538@att.net>
Message-ID: <5D5F0029-4A7A-459B-AB58-FAF5210E1863@mcn.org>

I agree to renew yearly.
Irene
On Oct 16, 2016, at 9:35 PM, Mark Safron wrote:

>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: she-la <sheila.dawn50 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Occupymendocino] Occupy website
> Date: October 16, 2016 at 7:19:42 PM PDT
> To: rkarch at mcn.org, marksafron at att.net
>
> Hi Mark and Richard,
> I haven't checked my email for awhile . I say renew it yearly as  
> the group is small and we are struggling to keep the energy up to  
> par. People are dealing with personal situations. However, I did  
> talk to Rennie Innes about either managing the website for us or  
> teaching one of us on how to do it. I need to contact him.
> Our next meeting isn't until Nov 5th so I suggest you contact  
> Jessie at 964- 5511 to write a check. We are still giving out our  
> Occupy Cards and telling people to check out the website.
> Has anyone else from OM responded?
> Peace & Love,
> Sheila Dawn
>
>
> Mark Safron <marksafron at att.net> wrote:
>
> Hopefully, other people will weigh soon.
> On Oct 5, 2016, at 12:04 AM, Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org> wrote:
>
> I say go for one year or two.It is on our banner and does have a  
> bunch of good info and videos on it.
>
> Richard
> On Oct 4, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Mark Safron wrote:
>
>> I have a renewal notice for occupymendocino.net due 11/1/16. Does  
>> anybody use it or are you all Facebook followers?
>>
>> 1yr. 45.
>> 2yr. 80.
>> 5yr.180.
>>
>> What?s the consensus on renewing it?
>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org put  
>> "Un-Subscribe me" in the Subject line.
>> For listserv problems please contact: listmanager at mcn.or
>
>
>
> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org put  
> "Un-Subscribe me" in the Subject line.
> For listserv problems please contact: listmanager at mcn.or

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From marksafron at att.net  Mon Oct 17 12:14:32 2016
From: marksafron at att.net (Mark Safron)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:14:32 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 1160, Issue 1
In-Reply-To: <mailman.23.1476730816.27937.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
References: <mailman.23.1476730816.27937.occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org>
Message-ID: <028FC04D-B84A-4789-9BD8-0A2066F13D22@att.net>

1 year seems to be the consensus. The site could be used for the Alternative Newspaper and it would certainly be world wide. 
Unless I hear further objections, I?ll ask Jessie - Lee for a check next week.
 
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 14:04:22 -0700
From: "John" <john at cypresshouse.com>
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Your response requested
To: <occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org>,	<occupy at mcn.org>
Message-ID: <00e801d227f0$deb67720$9c236560$@com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Dear Occupier,

At yesterday's Occupy meeting, we discussed publishing an alternative
newspaper that focused on coastal issues, government services, and community
opinion. Does this interest you? 



If so, would you prefer we: 

     published online only?

     printed and racked conveniently?

     published in both formats?



Are you willing to:

     report neighborhood news?

     pen a column?

     help with editorial and design?

     help sell ads?

     help with distribution?



Should the publication:

     challenge the Beacon, Advocate and other weeklies?

     encourage controversial writing?

     cover all city and county meetings?

     cover school board, hospital board, and local sports?

     encourage young writers and artists?



If sufficient interest manifests, you'll learn about it here.



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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 21:35:04 -0700
From: Mark Safron <marksafron at att.net>
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fwd:  Occupy website
To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
Message-ID: <D42601CD-ED1B-4DFC-AF9A-B805E1D62538 at att.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"



Begin forwarded message:

From: she-la <sheila.dawn50 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Occupymendocino] Occupy website
Date: October 16, 2016 at 7:19:42 PM PDT
To: rkarch at mcn.org, marksafron at att.net

Hi Mark and Richard, 
I haven't checked my email for awhile . I say renew it yearly as the group is small and we are struggling to keep the energy up to par. People are dealing with personal situations. However, I did talk to Rennie Innes about either managing the website for us or teaching one of us on how to do it.  I need to contact him.
Our next meeting isn't until Nov 5th so I suggest you contact Jessie at 964- 5511 to write a check. We are still giving out our Occupy Cards and telling people to check out the website.
Has anyone else from OM responded?
Peace & Love,
Sheila Dawn 


Mark Safron <marksafron at att.net> wrote:

Hopefully, other people will weigh soon.
On Oct 5, 2016, at 12:04 AM, Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org <mailto:rkarch at mcn.org>> wrote:

I say go for one year or two.It <http://two.it/> is on our banner and does have a bunch of good info and videos on it.

Richard
On Oct 4, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Mark Safron wrote:

> I have a renewal notice for occupymendocino.net <http://occupymendocino.net/> due 11/1/16. Does anybody use it or are you all Facebook followers?
> 
> 1yr. 45.
> 2yr. 80.
> 5yr.180.
> 
> What?s the consensus on renewing it?
> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org <mailto:occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org> put "Un-Subscribe me" in the Subject line.
> For listserv problems please contact: listmanager at mcn.or <mailto:listmanager at mcn.or>


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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:26:42 -0700
From: "Irene L. Malone" <irenelsm at mcn.org>
Subject: Re: [Occupymendocino] Fwd:  Occupy website
To: rkarch at mcn.org
Cc: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
Message-ID: <5D5F0029-4A7A-459B-AB58-FAF5210E1863 at mcn.org>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"

I agree to renew yearly.
Irene
On Oct 16, 2016, at 9:35 PM, Mark Safron wrote:

> 
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: she-la <sheila.dawn50 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Occupymendocino] Occupy website
> Date: October 16, 2016 at 7:19:42 PM PDT
> To: rkarch at mcn.org, marksafron at att.net
> 
> Hi Mark and Richard,
> I haven't checked my email for awhile . I say renew it yearly as  
> the group is small and we are struggling to keep the energy up to  
> par. People are dealing with personal situations. However, I did  
> talk to Rennie Innes about either managing the website for us or  
> teaching one of us on how to do it. I need to contact him.
> Our next meeting isn't until Nov 5th so I suggest you contact  
> Jessie at 964- 5511 to write a check. We are still giving out our  
> Occupy Cards and telling people to check out the website.
> Has anyone else from OM responded?
> Peace & Love,
> Sheila Dawn
> 
> 
> Mark Safron <marksafron at att.net> wrote:
> 
> Hopefully, other people will weigh soon.
> On Oct 5, 2016, at 12:04 AM, Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org> wrote:
> 
> I say go for one year or two.It is on our banner and does have a  
> bunch of good info and videos on it.
> 
> Richard
> On Oct 4, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Mark Safron wrote:
> 
>> I have a renewal notice for occupymendocino.net due 11/1/16. Does  
>> anybody use it or are you all Facebook followers?
>> 
>> 1yr. 45.
>> 2yr. 80.
>> 5yr.180.
>> 
>> What?s the consensus on renewing it?
>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org put  
>> "Un-Subscribe me" in the Subject line.
>> For listserv problems please contact: listmanager at mcn.or
> 
> 
> 
> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org put  
> "Un-Subscribe me" in the Subject line.
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From lewallen at mcn.org  Mon Oct 17 12:28:23 2016
From: lewallen at mcn.org (Lewallen)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:28:23 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Lewallen's "Peace Action Today on KMEC.ORG Radio
	Oct. 18 11:00 A.M.
Message-ID: <004b01d228ac$a46c69a0$ed453ce0$@mcn.org>

Lewallen's "Peace Action Today" on KMEC.ORG RADIO 11 A.M. Oct 18

 

      Tune in by computer to KMEC.ORG Radio Tuesday, Oct. 18, 11:00 A.M.,
when I begin a weekly hour on "Peace Action Today." Listeners in the Ukiah
Valley can hear it on 105.1 F.M. radio.

      You are cordially invited to a Book Reading of my Vietnam War memoir,
"Land of Frozen Laughter," in Ukiah at Village Books, 355 N. State, Oct. 27
at 6:30 P.M. We will discuss ways to build the worldwide peace conversion
network.

  

 

 

From: occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org
[mailto:occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org] On Behalf Of John
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2016 2:04 PM
To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org; occupy at mcn.org
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Your response requested

 

Dear Occupier,

At yesterday's Occupy meeting, we discussed publishing an alternative
newspaper that focused on coastal issues, government services, and community
opinion. Does this interest you? 

 

If so, would you prefer we: 

      published online only?

      printed and racked conveniently?

      published in both formats?

 

Are you willing to:

      report neighborhood news?

      pen a column?

      help with editorial and design?

      help sell ads?

      help with distribution?

 

Should the publication:

      challenge the Beacon, Advocate and other weeklies?

      encourage controversial writing?

      cover all city and county meetings?

      cover school board, hospital board, and local sports?

      encourage young writers and artists?

 

If sufficient interest manifests, you'll learn about it here.

 

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From marbury.1947 at gmail.com  Tue Oct 18 07:32:42 2016
From: marbury.1947 at gmail.com (Eduardo Oberweiser)
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 07:32:42 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Navy Admits to Having Released Chemicals Known to
	Injure Infants' Brains
Message-ID: <CAMVrd32sG9yOoyZhxH+=LYDAbYshyUUJgwXgknNpHCgYJvv_xg@mail.gmail.com>

Navy Admits to Having Released Chemicals Known to Injure Infants' Brains

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/38005-navy-admits-to-having-released-chemicals-known-to-injure-infants-brains
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Tue Oct 25 12:02:09 2016
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:02:09 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Affordable Health Care info
Message-ID: <383B46EC-A9B0-47CD-99E7-1BBE66E1248A@mcn.org>

The New York Times
October 24, 2016
Why the U.S. Still Trails Many Wealthy Nations in Access to Care
By Aaron E. Carroll

Many are still unhappy with Obamacare.

The main intent of the Affordable Care Act was to expand the safety net (Medicaid), regulate the non-employer-based private insurance market (the insurance exchanges) and help people buy that insurance (subsidies) in order to reduce the number of Americans who are uninsured.

On those metrics, it appears to be succeeding.

First and foremost, Obamacare was about improving access to health care. While it did improve access to insurance, in many, many other ways the United States is falling short. Things are likely to get worse before they get better.

Even with Obamacare, the United States still ranks poorly among comparable countries in insurance coverage. Even in 2016, when the rate of insured is the best it has ever been in the United States, Americans still have a greater percent of the population uninsured than pretty much any other industrialized nation in the world.

Access is about more than insurance, though. Every few years, the Commonwealth Fund conducts an international survey of patients. The last time the fund fielded the survey was in 2013, and it sampled patients in 11 different countries, all of them on the high end of the worldwide socioeconomic spectrum.

When asked if patients could get a same-day or next-day appointment with their provider when they were sick or needed care, 52 percent of Americans said no. This placed the United States next to last among these countries. Only Canada (59 percent) was worse.

When asked whether it was ?somewhat? or ?very easy? to get care after regular working hours, the United States placed eighth, beating France, Canada (again) and Sweden. Because of this, at least in part, Americans are more likely to use the emergency room for care.

Primary care physicians feel this pinch as well. When the Commonwealth Fund surveyed them in 10 countries, doctors in the United States ranked ninth (ahead of Canada) in being ?well prepared? to manage the care of patients with complex needs. They ranked last in whether staff made home visits. They also ranked last, by far, in whether practices had arrangements so that patients could see a doctor or nurse after hours without going to the emergency department.

Why is this? One of the reasons is manpower. The United States, for all its spending, has fewer general practitioners per population than any of these other countries.

The biggest access problem in the United States is the expense of obtaining care. More than one third of Americans said they did not fill a prescription they were given, did not visit the doctor they should have or did not get the tests that were ordered because of the cost.

Perhaps most telling, when adults were asked about their views of the health care system in 2013, 75 percent of Americans said that it needed fundamental change, or that it needed to be completely rebuilt. This percentage was higher than for any other country surveyed, Canada included. Primary care physicians feel similarly. Yet years after the Affordable Care Act was passed, Americans are still litigating whether to return to the previous system.

Access was a problem before. Access is a problem now. Americans can?t seem to have a discussion on how to make that better. Without that, it?s hard to see how things will improve.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/upshot/why-the-us-still-trails-many-wealthy-nations-in-access-to-care.html

===


Comment by Don McCanne

The point here is that, although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) did expand the percentage of people with some form of health insurance, it still leaves us worse off than other nations in the percent of individuals remaining uninsured, and it didn?t fix other problems such as impaired access to health care.

Canada also scored poorly, near the United States, on some of these measures. This is partly due to our similar cultures, and both nations need to improve. In fact, Canada is making a concerted effort to address its problems with queues. But it is important to note that this does not mean that Canada?s single payer system has failed them. Not reported here are much more important measures in which Canada is clearly superior to the United States as a direct result of their single payer financing system: universality, equity, portability of coverage, elimination of financial barriers through first dollar coverage, reduction of administrative waste through public administration, and other efficiencies that have resulted in much lower per capita spending.

This month there is a campaign to tout the successes of ACA in order to reduce concerns about the announcement of the double digit increases in premiums for the ACA exchange plans. But when you objectively evaluate the successes, with the exception of the expansion of Medicaid, these improvements are almost negligible when compared to the improvements that Canada already has in place by virtue of the Canada Health Act that provides support for the single payer systems in their provinces.

As Aaron Carroll states, if we want improvement, we need to have a discussion on how to make the system better. Since ACA is falling so short, that discussion needs to center around truly effective reform, including a single payer national health program.

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From john at cypresshouse.com  Tue Oct 25 13:33:02 2016
From: john at cypresshouse.com (John)
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 13:33:02 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Affordable Health Care info
In-Reply-To: <383B46EC-A9B0-47CD-99E7-1BBE66E1248A@mcn.org>
References: <383B46EC-A9B0-47CD-99E7-1BBE66E1248A@mcn.org>
Message-ID: <008d01d22efe$fbd77ce0$f38676a0$@com>

Single payer is the obvious answer. Insurance companies will do whatever it
takes to thwart Medicare for All. Be prepared.

 

 

From: occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org
[mailto:occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org] On Behalf Of Richard Karch
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 12:02 PM
To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Affordable Health Care info

 

The New York Times

October 24, 2016

Why the U.S. Still Trails Many Wealthy Nations in Access to Care

By Aaron E. Carroll

 

Many are still unhappy with Obamacare.

 

The main intent of the Affordable Care Act was to expand the safety net
(Medicaid), regulate the non-employer-based private insurance market (the
insurance exchanges) and help people buy that insurance (subsidies) in order
to reduce the number of Americans who are uninsured.

 

On those metrics, it appears to be succeeding.

 

First and foremost, Obamacare was about improving access to health care.
While it did improve access to insurance, in many, many other ways the
United States is falling short. Things are likely to get worse before they
get better.

 

Even with Obamacare, the United States still ranks poorly among comparable
countries in insurance coverage. Even in 2016, when the rate of insured is
the best it has ever been in the United States, Americans still have a
greater percent of the population uninsured than pretty much any other
industrialized nation in the world.

 

Access is about more than insurance, though. Every few years, the
Commonwealth Fund conducts an international survey of patients. The last
time the fund fielded the survey was in 2013, and it sampled patients in 11
different countries, all of them on the high end of the worldwide
socioeconomic spectrum.

 

When asked if patients could get a same-day or next-day appointment with
their provider when they were sick or needed care, 52 percent of Americans
said no. This placed the United States next to last among these countries.
Only Canada (59 percent) was worse.

 

When asked whether it was "somewhat" or "very easy" to get care after
regular working hours, the United States placed eighth, beating France,
Canada (again) and Sweden. Because of this, at least in part, Americans are
more likely to use the emergency room for care.

 

Primary care physicians feel this pinch as well. When the Commonwealth Fund
surveyed them in 10 countries, doctors in the United States ranked ninth
(ahead of Canada) in being "well prepared" to manage the care of patients
with complex needs. They ranked last in whether staff made home visits. They
also ranked last, by far, in whether practices had arrangements so that
patients could see a doctor or nurse after hours without going to the
emergency department.

 

Why is this? One of the reasons is manpower. The United States, for all its
spending, has fewer general practitioners per population than any of these
other countries.

 

The biggest access problem in the United States is the expense of obtaining
care. More than one third of Americans said they did not fill a prescription
they were given, did not visit the doctor they should have or did not get
the tests that were ordered because of the cost.

 

Perhaps most telling, when adults were asked about their views of the health
care system in 2013, 75 percent of Americans said that it needed fundamental
change, or that it needed to be completely rebuilt. This percentage was
higher than for any other country surveyed, Canada included. Primary care
physicians feel similarly. Yet years after the Affordable Care Act was
passed, Americans are still litigating whether to return to the previous
system.

 

Access was a problem before. Access is a problem now. Americans can't seem
to have a discussion on how to make that better. Without that, it's hard to
see how things will improve.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/upshot/why-the-us-still-trails-many-wealth
y-nations-in-access-to-care.html

 

===

 

 

Comment by Don McCanne

 

The point here is that, although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) did expand
the percentage of people with some form of health insurance, it still leaves
us worse off than other nations in the percent of individuals remaining
uninsured, and it didn't fix other problems such as impaired access to
health care.

 

Canada also scored poorly, near the United States, on some of these
measures. This is partly due to our similar cultures, and both nations need
to improve. In fact, Canada is making a concerted effort to address its
problems with queues. But it is important to note that this does not mean
that Canada's single payer system has failed them. Not reported here are
much more important measures in which Canada is clearly superior to the
United States as a direct result of their single payer financing system:
universality, equity, portability of coverage, elimination of financial
barriers through first dollar coverage, reduction of administrative waste
through public administration, and other efficiencies that have resulted in
much lower per capita spending.

 

This month there is a campaign to tout the successes of ACA in order to
reduce concerns about the announcement of the double digit increases in
premiums for the ACA exchange plans. But when you objectively evaluate the
successes, with the exception of the expansion of Medicaid, these
improvements are almost negligible when compared to the improvements that
Canada already has in place by virtue of the Canada Health Act that provides
support for the single payer systems in their provinces.

 

As Aaron Carroll states, if we want improvement, we need to have a
discussion on how to make the system better. Since ACA is falling so short,
that discussion needs to center around truly effective reform, including a
single payer national health program.

 

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From rkarch at mcn.org  Wed Oct 26 08:47:53 2016
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 08:47:53 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock
Message-ID: <8AE23242-36AD-4ADB-8F34-0C493EAE0E02@mcn.org>

Should Occupy Mendocino attend or plan to do an event like this?



Mendo Stands with Standing Rock 

Teach In, Cultural Ceremony and Fundraiser



Sunday, November 6th, 2 to 5pm

Redwood Valley Community Guild 

8650 East Road, Redwood Valley



Thousands of people are encamped along the Cannonball River in North Dakota to oppose the massive Dakota Access oil pipeline. Hundreds of tribes and First Nations from across the Americas and the world have joined the struggle to protect the land and water, including several caravans of supporters from Lake and Mendocino Counties. Join us to share information, prayer, ceremony, food, raise funds, as we honor, support and hear stories from local people who have spent time at Standing Rock. Learn more about how you can support this historic struggle. Donations of high quality below zero sleeping bags, heavy duty overalls of various sizes, wool and down cold weather clothing and below zero winter boots welcome. 


Co-sponsored by the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians and the Redwood Valley Community Guild. For more information go to Mendo Stands with Standing Rock facebook page. 



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From john at cypresshouse.com  Wed Oct 26 10:48:06 2016
From: john at cypresshouse.com (John)
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:48:06 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock
In-Reply-To: <8AE23242-36AD-4ADB-8F34-0C493EAE0E02@mcn.org>
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Yes!

 

From: occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org
[mailto:occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org] On Behalf Of Richard Karch
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 8:48 AM
To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock

 

Should Occupy Mendocino attend or plan to do an event like this?

 

 


Mendo Stands with Standing Rock 

Teach In, Cultural Ceremony and Fundraiser



Sunday, November 6th, 2 to 5pm

Redwood Valley Community Guild 

8650 East Road, Redwood Valley



Thousands of people are encamped along the Cannonball River in North Dakota
to oppose the massive Dakota Access oil pipeline. Hundreds of tribes and
First Nations from across the Americas and the world have joined the
struggle to protect the land and water, including several caravans of
supporters from Lake and Mendocino Counties. Join us to share information,
prayer, ceremony, food, raise funds, as we honor, support and hear stories
from local people who have spent time at Standing Rock. Learn more about how
you can support this historic struggle. Donations of high quality below zero
sleeping bags, heavy duty overalls of various sizes, wool and down cold
weather clothing and below zero winter boots welcome. 


Co-sponsored by the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians and the Redwood
Valley Community Guild. For more information go to Mendo Stands with
Standing Rock facebook page. 



Contact:  Jenny Burnstad, 707-895-3243

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From sharondoubiago at yahoo.com  Wed Oct 26 11:46:44 2016
From: sharondoubiago at yahoo.com (Sharon Doubiago)
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 18:46:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock
In-Reply-To: <018001d22fb1$1bb29150$5317b3f0$@com>
References: <8AE23242-36AD-4ADB-8F34-0C493EAE0E02@mcn.org>
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Yes!?_______________________________________Recent online posts by Vox Populi:https://voxpopulisphere.com/2016/07/05/sharon-doubiago-free-him/;? https://voxpopulisphere.com/2015/05/14/6776/?(Preface to The Visit: "I Am My Brother's Keeper");?https://voxpopulisphere.com/2015/06/27/sharon-doubiago-mass-execution-of-aboriginal-children-of-the-mohawk-residential-school-brantford-ontario-1943/;?https://voxpopulisphere.com/2015/01/16/sharon-doubiago-abu-ghraib-guantanamo-bay/PublicationsHard Country,West End Press (epic poem); The Book of Seeing With One?s Own Eyes, Graywolf Press (stories); El Nino, Lost Roads (stories); Psyche Drives the Coast, Empty Bowl Press (poetry); South America Mi Hija, U of Pittsburgh (booklength poem); The Husband Arcane???? The Arcane of O, Gorda Plate Press (booklengthpoem); Body and Soul, Cedar HillPublications (poetry); Love on the Streets,U of Pittsburgh (poetry); My Father?sLove, Vols 1 & 2, Portrait of thePoet as a Child/as a Woman, Wild Ocean, (memoir); The Visit, Wild Ocean Press (booklength poem); I, Poet, Omerta Publications (sequenced poems)


      From: John <john at cypresshouse.com>
 To: rkarch at mcn.org; occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org 
 Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 10:48 AM
 Subject: Re: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock
   
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Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 20168:48 AM
To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
Subject: [Occupymendocino]Standing Rock  ? Should Occupy Mendocino attend or plan to do an event like this?  ?  ? 
Mendo Stands with Standing Rock?

Teach In, Cultural Ceremony and Fundraiser



Sunday, November 6th, 2 to 5pm

Redwood Valley Community Guild?

8650 East Road, Redwood Valley



Thousands of people are encamped along theCannonball River in North Dakota to oppose the massive Dakota Access oilpipeline. Hundreds of tribes and First Nations from across the Americas and theworld have joined the struggle to protect the land and water, including severalcaravans of supporters from Lake and Mendocino Counties. Join us to shareinformation, prayer, ceremony, food, raise funds, as we honor, support and hearstories from local people who have spent time at Standing Rock. Learn moreabout how you can support this historic struggle. Donations of high qualitybelow zero sleeping bags, heavy duty overalls of various sizes, wool and downcold weather clothing and below zero winter boots welcome.?


Co-sponsored by the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indiansand the Redwood Valley Community Guild. For more information go to Mendo Standswith Standing Rock facebook page.?



Contact: ?Jenny Burnstad, 707-895-3243 
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From rkarch at mcn.org  Wed Oct 26 16:49:49 2016
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:49:49 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock
In-Reply-To: <741697878.1658830.1477507604859@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <8AE23242-36AD-4ADB-8F34-0C493EAE0E02@mcn.org>
	<018001d22fb1$1bb29150$5317b3f0$@com>
	<741697878.1658830.1477507604859@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <855AC4C7-0A85-4462-AF6B-B9550466A096@mcn.org>

Maybe we could have a local event with poetry, music and input from informed people who 
know details or/and have been there...

Richard
On Oct 26, 2016, at 11:46 AM, Sharon Doubiago wrote:

> Yes!
>  
> _______________________________________
> Recent online posts by Vox Populi:
> https://voxpopulisphere.com/2016/07/05/sharon-doubiago-free-him/;  https://voxpopulisphere.com/2015/05/14/6776/ (Preface to The Visit: "I Am My Brother's Keeper"); https://voxpopulisphere.com/2015/06/27/sharon-doubiago-mass-execution-of-aboriginal-children-of-the-mohawk-residential-school-brantford-ontario-1943/; https://voxpopulisphere.com/2015/01/16/sharon-doubiago-abu-ghraib-guantanamo-bay/
> Publications
> Hard Country,West End Press (epic poem); The Book of Seeing With One?s Own Eyes, Graywolf Press (stories); El Nino, Lost Roads (stories); Psyche Drives the Coast, Empty Bowl Press (poetry); South America Mi Hija, U of Pittsburgh (booklength poem); The Husband Arcane     The Arcane of O, Gorda Plate Press (booklengthpoem); Body and Soul, Cedar HillPublications (poetry); Love on the Streets,U of Pittsburgh (poetry); My Father?s Love, Vols 1 & 2, Portrait of the Poet as a Child/as a Woman, Wild Ocean, (memoir); The Visit, Wild Ocean Press (booklength poem); I, Poet, Omerta Publications (sequenced poems)
> 
> 
> 
> From: John <john at cypresshouse.com>
> To: rkarch at mcn.org; occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 10:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock
> 
> Yes!
>  
> From: occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org [mailto:occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org] On Behalf Of Richard Karch
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 8:48 AM
> To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
> Subject: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock
>  
> Should Occupy Mendocino attend or plan to do an event like this?
>  
>  
> 
> Mendo Stands with Standing Rock 
> 
> Teach In, Cultural Ceremony and Fundraiser
> 
> 
> 
> Sunday, November 6th, 2 to 5pm
> 
> Redwood Valley Community Guild 
> 
> 8650 East Road, Redwood Valley
> 
> 
> 
> Thousands of people are encamped along the Cannonball River in North Dakota to oppose the massive Dakota Access oil pipeline. Hundreds of tribes and First Nations from across the Americas and the world have joined the struggle to protect the land and water, including several caravans of supporters from Lake and Mendocino Counties. Join us to share information, prayer, ceremony, food, raise funds, as we honor, support and hear stories from local people who have spent time at Standing Rock. Learn more about how you can support this historic struggle. Donations of high quality below zero sleeping bags, heavy duty overalls of various sizes, wool and down cold weather clothing and below zero winter boots welcome. 
> 
> 
> Co-sponsored by the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians and the Redwood Valley Community Guild. For more information go to Mendo Stands with Standing Rock facebook page. 
> 
> 
> 
> Contact:  Jenny Burnstad, 707-895-3243
> 
> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org put "Un-Subscribe me" in the Subject line.
> For listserv problems please contact: listmanager at mcn.or
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From john at cypresshouse.com  Wed Oct 26 16:59:43 2016
From: john at cypresshouse.com (John)
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:59:43 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock
In-Reply-To: <855AC4C7-0A85-4462-AF6B-B9550466A096@mcn.org>
References: <8AE23242-36AD-4ADB-8F34-0C493EAE0E02@mcn.org>	<018001d22fb1$1bb29150$5317b3f0$@com>	<741697878.1658830.1477507604859@mail.yahoo.com>
	<855AC4C7-0A85-4462-AF6B-B9550466A096@mcn.org>
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Let's talk about it at the next Occupy meeting, 11/5/16 at the Company
Store, 12-2.

 

From: occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org
[mailto:occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org] On Behalf Of Richard Karch
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 4:50 PM
To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
Subject: Re: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock

 

Maybe we could have a local event with poetry, music and input from informed
people who 

know details or/and have been there...

 

Richard

On Oct 26, 2016, at 11:46 AM, Sharon Doubiago wrote:





Yes!

 

_______________________________________

Recent online posts by Vox Populi:

https://voxpopulisphere.com/2016/07/05/sharon-doubiago-free-him/;
https://voxpopulisphere.com/2015/05/14/6776/ (Preface to The Visit: "I Am My
Brother's Keeper");
https://voxpopulisphere.com/2015/06/27/sharon-doubiago-mass-execution-of-abo
riginal-children-of-the-mohawk-residential-school-brantford-ontario-1943/;
https://voxpopulisphere.com/2015/01/16/sharon-doubiago-abu-ghraib-guantanamo
-bay/

Publications

Hard Country,West End Press (epic poem); The Book of Seeing With One's Own
Eyes, Graywolf Press (stories); El Nino, Lost Roads (stories); Psyche Drives
the Coast, Empty Bowl Press (poetry); South America Mi Hija, U of Pittsburgh
(booklength poem); The Husband Arcane     The Arcane of O, Gorda Plate Press
(booklengthpoem); Body and Soul, Cedar HillPublications (poetry); Love on
the Streets,U of Pittsburgh (poetry); My Father's Love, Vols 1 & 2, Portrait
of the Poet as a Child/as a Woman, Wild Ocean, (memoir); The Visit, Wild
Ocean Press (booklength poem); I, Poet, Omerta Publications (sequenced
poems)

 

 

  _____  

From: John <john at cypresshouse.com>
To: rkarch at mcn.org; occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org 
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock

 

Yes!

 

From: occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org
[mailto:occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org] On Behalf Of Richard Karch
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 8:48 AM
To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock

 

Should Occupy Mendocino attend or plan to do an event like this?

 

 


Mendo Stands with Standing Rock 

Teach In, Cultural Ceremony and Fundraiser



Sunday, November 6th, 2 to 5pm

Redwood Valley Community Guild 

8650 East Road, Redwood Valley



Thousands of people are encamped along the Cannonball River in North Dakota
to oppose the massive Dakota Access oil pipeline. Hundreds of tribes and
First Nations from across the Americas and the world have joined the
struggle to protect the land and water, including several caravans of
supporters from Lake and Mendocino Counties. Join us to share information,
prayer, ceremony, food, raise funds, as we honor, support and hear stories
from local people who have spent time at Standing Rock. Learn more about how
you can support this historic struggle. Donations of high quality below zero
sleeping bags, heavy duty overalls of various sizes, wool and down cold
weather clothing and below zero winter boots welcome. 


Co-sponsored by the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians and the Redwood
Valley Community Guild. For more information go to Mendo Stands with
Standing Rock facebook page. 



Contact:  Jenny Burnstad, 707-895-3243

 

TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org put
"Un-Subscribe me" in the Subject line.
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From irenelsm at mcn.org  Wed Oct 26 18:06:51 2016
From: irenelsm at mcn.org (Irene Malone)
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 18:06:51 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock
In-Reply-To: <018001d22fb1$1bb29150$5317b3f0$@com>
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YES!
Irene
On Oct 26, 2016, at 10:48 AM, John <john at cypresshouse.com> wrote:

> Yes!
>  
> From: occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org [mailto:occupymendocino-bounces at lists.mcn.org] On Behalf Of Richard Karch
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 8:48 AM
> To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
> Subject: [Occupymendocino] Standing Rock
>  
> Should Occupy Mendocino attend or plan to do an event like this?
>  
>  
> 
> Mendo Stands with Standing Rock 
> 
> Teach In, Cultural Ceremony and Fundraiser
> 
> 
> 
> Sunday, November 6th, 2 to 5pm
> 
> Redwood Valley Community Guild 
> 
> 8650 East Road, Redwood Valley
> 
> 
> 
> Thousands of people are encamped along the Cannonball River in North Dakota to oppose the massive Dakota Access oil pipeline. Hundreds of tribes and First Nations from across the Americas and the world have joined the struggle to protect the land and water, including several caravans of supporters from Lake and Mendocino Counties. Join us to share information, prayer, ceremony, food, raise funds, as we honor, support and hear stories from local people who have spent time at Standing Rock. Learn more about how you can support this historic struggle. Donations of high quality below zero sleeping bags, heavy duty overalls of various sizes, wool and down cold weather clothing and below zero winter boots welcome. 
> 
> 
> Co-sponsored by the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians and the Redwood Valley Community Guild. For more information go to Mendo Stands with Standing Rock facebook page. 
> 
> 
> 
> Contact:  Jenny Burnstad, 707-895-3243
> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send an email to occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org put "Un-Subscribe me" in the Subject line.
> For listserv problems please contact: listmanager at mcn.or

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From rkarch at mcn.org  Sat Oct 29 16:55:32 2016
From: rkarch at mcn.org (Richard Karch)
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2016 16:55:32 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] The Life and Times of the 1%
Message-ID: <72EA5E33-20A3-4C25-A1AC-7979BF2D26EC@mcn.org>

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/38150-the-life-and-times-of-the-1

         The Life and Times of the 1%
Saturday, 29 October 2016 00:00	 By Tim DiMuzio, ROAR Magazine | Op-Ed
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In 2011, the Occupy movement shone a giant spotlight on growing inequality in the midst of the latest global financial crisis. The scale of the protest -- virtually worldwide with over 951 cities participating in 82 countries -- was unprecedented. Among other things, the mobilizations drew the public?s attention to the growing wealth and income inequality between the 1 percent and the 99 percent.

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From john at cypresshouse.com  Sun Oct 30 13:49:33 2016
From: john at cypresshouse.com (John)
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2016 13:49:33 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Bernie's Paying Attention
Message-ID: <003501d232ef$1e974b90$5bc5e2b0$@com>


Thank You Bernie, for defending the people's voice and the first Amendment!



http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/39978-focus-bernie-sanders-le
tter-to-obama-urging-intervention-in-north-dakota




From john at cypresshouse.com  Mon Oct 31 15:38:10 2016
From: john at cypresshouse.com (John)
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 15:38:10 -0700
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Occupy Meeting
Message-ID: <00b501d233c7$75c26bb0$61474310$@com>

We meet (perhaps for the last time) on Sat. 12/5/16 at Noon at the Company
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From annxpress at live.com  Mon Oct 31 16:34:23 2016
From: annxpress at live.com (Ann Rennacker)
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 23:34:23 +0000
Subject: [Occupymendocino] Fw: [Globalfrackdown] Fwd: Security Firm Running
 Dakota Access Pipeline Intelligence Has Ties to U.S. Military Work in Iraq
 and Afghanistan
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US Blackwater firm implicated in fracking debacle affecting Native American protesters.

________________________________
From: Globalfrackdown at groups.fwwatch.org <Globalfrackdown at groups.fwwatch.org> on behalf of Andy G <andy.gheorghiu_mail.de at groups.fwwatch.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2016 5:42 PM
To: Globalfrackdown at groups.fwwatch.org; 'Shale Gas List'
Subject: [Globalfrackdown] Fwd: Security Firm Running Dakota Access Pipeline Intelligence Has Ties to U.S. Military Work in Iraq and Afghanistan


Dear all,

fyi.

my best regards

Andy

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Lastest by Steve Horn at DeSmog

http://www.desmogblog.com/2016/10/28/private-security-firm-dakota-access-iraq-afghanistan-blackwater
[http://www.desmogblog.com/sites/beta.desmogblog.com/files/blogimages/15288546338_1240d57322_o.jpg]<http://www.desmogblog.com/2016/10/28/private-security-firm-dakota-access-iraq-afghanistan-blackwater>

Security Firm Running Dakota Access Pipeline Intelligence Has Ties to U.S. Military Work in Iraq and Afghanistan<http://www.desmogblog.com/2016/10/28/private-security-firm-dakota-access-iraq-afghanistan-blackwater>
www.desmogblog.com
TigerSwan is one of several security firms under investigation for its work guarding the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota while potentially without a permit. Besides this recent work on the Standing Rock Sioux protests in North Dakota, this company has offices in Iraq and Afghanistan and is



Security Firm Running Dakota Access Pipeline Intelligence Has Ties to U.S. Military Work in Iraq and Afghanistan
By Steve Horn<http://www.desmogblog.com/user/7018> o Friday, October 28, 2016 - 12:58

TigerSwan is one of several security firms under investigation<http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/investigators-dog-handlers-were-not-licensed-to-work-security/article_4414ac82-191b-516a-bdd7-a4d0ff635247.html> for its work guarding the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota while potentially without a permit. Besides this recent work on the Standing Rock Sioux protests in North Dakota, this company has offices in Iraq and Afghanistan and is run by a special forces Army veteran.
According to a summary of the investigation<http://www.co.morton.nd.us/vertical/Sites/%7B90CBB59C-38EA-4D41-861A-81C9DEBD6022%7D/uploads/10-26_investigation_of_Sept._3rd.pdf>, TigerSwan "is in charge of Dakota Access intelligence and supervises the overall security."
The Morton County, North Dakota, Sheriff's Department also recently concluded<http://www.democracynow.org/2016/10/26/morton_county_finishes_investigation_into_dogs> that another security company, Frost Kennels, operated in the state while unlicensed to do so and could face criminal charges<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/26/north-dakota-pipeline-protest-guard-dogs-charges>. The firm's attack dogs bit protesters at a heated Labor Day weekend protest<http://www.desmogblog.com/2016/09/06/dakota-access-pipeline-sacred-sites-federal-judge>.
Law enforcement and private security at the North Dakota pipeline protests have faced criticism<http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newsletter/1412762216> for maintaining amilitarized presence<http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2016/10/video-dakota-access-pipeline-protest-absolutely-nuts-total-war-zone> in the area. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and National Lawyer's Guild have filed multiple open records requests<https://www.nlg.org/nlg-and-aclu-submit-foia-and-open-records-requests-to-investigate-unconstitutional-surveillance-of-water-protectors-at-standing-rock/> to learn more about the extent of this militarization, and over 133,000 citizens<http://act.credoaction.com/sign/dapl_assault/> have signed a petition calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to intervene and quell the backlash.
The Federal Aviation Administration has also implemented a no-fly zone<http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_6_7258.html#areas>, which bars anyone but law enforcement from flying within a 4-mile radius and 3500 feet above the ground in the protest area. Dallas Goldtooth, an organizer on the scenes in North Dakota with the Indigenous Environmental Network, said on Facebook that<https://www.facebook.com/dallasgoldtooth/posts/10105870218846183> "DAPL private security planes and choppers were flying all day" within the designated no-fly zone.
Donnell Hushka, the designated public information officer for the North Dakota Tactical Operation Center, which is tasked with overseeing the no-fly zone, did not respond to repeated queries about designated private entities allowed to fly in no-fly zone airspace.
What is TigerSwan?
TigerSwan has offices<http://www.tigerswan.com/contact/> in Iraq, Afghanistan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, India, and Latin America and has headquarters in North Carolina. In the past year, TigerSwan won two U.S. Department of State contracts worth over $7 million to operate in Afghanistan, according to USASpending.gov.
TigerSwan, however, claims on its website that the contract is worth $25 million, and said in a press release<http://www.tigerswan.com/tigerswan-wins-state-department-award/> that the State Department contract called for the company to "monitor, assess, and advise current and future nation building and stability initiatives in Afghanistan." Since 2008, TigerSwan has won about $57.7 million<https://apps.usaspending.gov/AdvancedSearch?SenderId=47516812&SPHostUrl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.usaspending.gov&SearchPageURL=%2fPages%2fAdvancedSearch.aspx&AwardSummaryPageURL=%2fTransparency%2fPages%2fAwardSummary.aspx&fromDB=false&sub=y&ST=C,G,L,O&FY=2017,2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008&A=0&SS=USA&k=tigerswan&pidx=1&SB=AD&SD=DESC> worth of U.S. government contracts and sub-contracts for security services.
Company founder and CEO James Reese<http://www.tigerswan.com/meet-team/leadership/james-reese/>, a veteran of the elite Army Delta Force<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Force>, served as the "lead advisor for Special Operations to the Director of the CIA for planning, operations and integration for the invasion of Afghanistan and Operation Enduring Freedom" in Iraq, according to his company biography. Army Delta partakes in mostly covert and high-stakes missions and is part of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Special_Operations_Command>, the latter well known for killing Osama Bin Laden.
One of TigerSwan's advisory board members, Charles Pittman, has direct ties to the oil and gas industry. Pittman "served as President of Amoco Egypt Oil Company, Amoco Eurasia Petroleum Company, and Regional President BPAmoco plc. (covering the Middle East, the Caspian Sea region, Egypt, and India)," according to his company biography<http://clients.fwv-us.com/development/tigerswan-v2/meet-team/board-advisors/charles-pittman/>.
"Sad, But Not Surprising"
Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill told Democracy Now! in a 2009 interview<http://www.democracynow.org/2009/8/20/reports_private_military_firm_blackwater_was> that TigerSwan did some covert operations work with Blackwater USA, dubbed the "world's most powerful mercenary army<https://www.amazon.com/Blackwater-Rise-Worlds-Powerful-Mercenary-ebook/dp/B0097CYTYA>" in his book by the same name. Blackwater has also guarded oil pipelines in central Asia, according to Scahill's book<https://books.google.com/books?id=vpo5E5JagJEC&pg=PA236&lpg=PA236&dq=blackwater+usa+pipeline&source=bl&ots=dhmgUHcM3u&sig=atRA5zNDt4G0zxMUCSls4IvSiQg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbu6nnhPrPAhWIwiYKHRAxCmgQ6AEIXTAJ#v=onepage&q=blackwater%20usa%20pipeline&f=false>.
Reese advised Blackwater<http://newsok.com/article/feed/113678> and took a leave of absence from TigerSwan in 2008 in the aftermath of the Nisour Square Massacre<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisour_Square_massacre>, a shooting in Iraq conducted by Blackwater officers which saw 17 Iraqi civilians killed. TigerSwan has abusiness relationship<http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tigerswan-announces-strategic-alliance-with-iraqi-security-company-61992847.html> with Babylon Eagles Security Company<http://web.archive.org/web/20160109141143/http:/besc.net/>, a private security firm headquartered in Iraq which also has had business ties with Blackwater<http://web.archive.org/web/20160127030611/http:/besc.net/clients.htm>.
"It is sad, but not surprising, that the very security firm that sicced dogs on nonviolent crowds at Standing Rock has ties to the US interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq," Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the women-led peace groupCODEPINK and the co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange, told DeSmog. "It is another terrifying example of how our violent interventions abroad come home to haunt us in the form of repression and violation of our civil rights."
The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Private Investigation and Security Board are alsoconducting parallel investigations<http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/investigators-dog-handlers-were-not-licensed-to-work-security/article_4414ac82-191b-516a-bdd7-a4d0ff635247.html> to the one recently completed by Morton County. TigerSwan did not comment on questions posed about their contract.



Alison K. Grass ? Senior Researcher ? Water Program ? Food & Water Watch ? Washington, DC ? (202) 683-2481 ? www.foodandwaterwatch.org<http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/>





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