text:
BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//220.127.116.11//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://occupyoakland.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20151101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20161106T020000 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20160313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:http://sfbayview.com/2016/05/come-to-the-afrikatown-anti-eviction-b lock-party-on-may-28/ DESCRIPTION:
Recently\, the Qilombo Collective has been ordered to move t he garden\, and the people feel like there should be space in the city for people to learn\, organize and work free of corporate pressure. So the fi ght is beginning to take shape\, and on May 28\, everyone is invited to th e Anti-Eviction Block Party at the Afrikatown Garden. I hope to see you th ere.\n
On the weekend of June 4th and 5th\, 2016\, the Bay Area Boo k Festival will once again fill downtown Berkeley with a literary extravag anza that offers pleasure to anyone who has ever loved a book.\n
Whe ther you're a fan of food writing or poetry or science fiction or children 's literature or biography\, come experience one of the best book festival s on the planet. Free to the public!\n
Tickets: http://www.baybookfest.org/co ntent/logistics/tickets.html.DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160606 GEO:+37.871593;-122.272747 LOCATION:Downtown & MLK Park @ Berkeley\, CA\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/bay-area-book-festival-berkeley/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:Advanced tickets for talks cost $6 X-TICKETS-URL:http://www.baybookfest.org/content/logistics/tickets.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:http://www.baybookfest.org/ DESCRIPTION:
On the weekend of June 4th and 5th\, 2016\, the Bay Area Boo k Festival will once again fill downtown Berkeley with a literary extravag anza that offers pleasure to anyone who has ever loved a book.\n
Whe ther you're a fan of food writing or poetry or science fiction or children 's literature or biography\, come experience one of the best book festival s on the planet. Free to the public!\n
Tickets: http://www.baybookfest.org/co ntent/logistics/tickets.html.DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160606 GEO:+37.871593;-122.272747 LOCATION:Downtown & MLK Park @ Berkeley\, CA\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/bay-area-book-festival-berkeley-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:Advanced tickets for talks cost $6 X-TICKETS-URL:http://www.baybookfest.org/content/logistics/tickets.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:510 842 6224\; email@example.com\; http://www.communif y.in/oakland DESCRIPTION:
• Revitalize your passion for creating a better world\n
• Share your
• Fin d co-collaborators and kindred spirits\n
• Nourish established connections\n
Mutual Aid Networks: Redesign your own work life and build a more equit able sustainable and enjoyable\n
Transition Town: Making changes locally in ways that profoundly affect your neighborhood and local influence.\n
T imebanking: Decreasing dependence on using traditional money and enhancing a sense of community\n
Tiny Home Villa ges: Building self-governing communities that meet the needs of h omeless and marginalized people\n
The Recession G eneration: Creatively and courageously meeting the unique challen ges facing millennials of all ages\n
Aging in Community: Living a rich life in the golden years a mong people who joyfully can support you until death.\n
< strong>Cooperative Living: Living together harmoniously and susta inably in all types of intentional communities\n
Simplifying & Organizing: Sorting out and then k eeping only that which gives you joy and finding a place for everything\n
Plus Your Topic/Presentation: Anyone who wants to facilitate a 1 hour workshop or a 1/2 hour conversation that rel ates to enhancing the lives of Social Change Agents is welcome to do so. J ust show up and we will support you!\n
MAY COPWATCH DAYS AND TIMES p>\n
– FRIDAY 5/6 – 8pm
\n– FRIDAY 5/13 – 8pm
\n– SATURDAY 5/2 1 – 8pm
\n– FRIDAY 5/27 – 8pm
You're invited to join Berkeley Copwatch on one of our weekly copwatch shifts. We 'll be out in the streets witnessing and documenting police activity and d oing outreach. No experience is required – we'll train you in the essentia ls for documenting police activity and staying safe in the process.\n
\n* Please RSVP (no deadline) by calling/texting 51 0-224-5950 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com to let us know which day(s) you pl an to come. That way we can update you if we make any changes to the sched ule.
* If you are able to bring a car and be a shift driver\, that would be GREAT! Please let us know when you RSVP.\n
* Dress prepare d for being outdoors\n
Malcolm X said\, "The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman\, the most unprotected person in America is the Black wom an. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman."\n
On T hursday May 19\, 2016 SFPD proved his statement right\, when a Sergeant as sassinated Jessica with a single shot.\n
She was murdered on Nationa l Say Her Name Day\, a day created to uplift the names of Black Women\, Gi rls and Femmes who are murdered by State Sanctioned Violence.\n
is apparent that the lives of ALL Black people are under attack\, however\
, the stories\, experiences\, and needs of Black women\, girls\, and femme
s are left out all too often. And it is imperative that we work intentiona
lly to bring them to the center." -BYP100<
/p>\n We are calling the community out to help us honor our sister JESSI
CA WILLIAMS' life. We are asking the community to come together collective
ly and lift up her name. We will say her name! We are going to mee
t at 3rd and Palou for a rally and march to the Bayview police station to
hold a healing circle honoring Jessica! please bring candles\, and
items for her altar.
We are calling the community out to help us honor our sister JESSI CA WILLIAMS' life. We are asking the community to come together collective ly and lift up her name. We will say her name!\n
We are going to mee t at 3rd and Palou for a rally and march to the Bayview police station to hold a healing circle honoring Jessica!\n
please bring candles\, and items for her altar.
May 14\, May 21\, May 28\, June 4\, June 11\, June 18\, June 25\, 1-5pm\n
Using news photographs\, memorabilia\, reconstructed o bjects\, documentary fragments\, and original documents\, contemporary art ist Kate Haug re-tells the story of the 1968 Poor People's Campaign\, Mart in Luther King\, Jr.'s last monumental social protest prior to his assassi nation. The exhibition features images and objects culled from Haug's exte nsive research in the archives of the Associated Press\, the popular press \, and eBay\, which have not been seen together before\, bringing to life the complex ambition of King's vision.\n
King began organizing the P oor People's Campaign (PPC) in 1967 to unify America's poor across class r ather than racial lines\, believing that economic parity was key to Africa n American equality within the United States. The PPC culminated with a 3\ ,000 person shanty town named Resurrection City\, constructed on the Natio nal Mall in Washington DC. Resurrection City drew people from all over the country\, was the nineteen sixties version of the 1932 Bonus March and a predecessor to "Occupy". The exhibition time frame for this show mirrors m any of the actual dates of the campaign\, tracing the Resurrection City's opening day to its final destruction.\n
The PPC echoes aspects of cu rrent social movements such as Black Lives Matter\, Fight for Fifteen\, an d Our Walmart. In San Francisco\, a city with one the highest rates of inc ome inequality in the United States\, King's work asks pointed questions a bout the contemporary social contract and the democratic promise of Americ a.\n
News Today: A History of the Poor People's Campaign in Real Tim e runs from April 9\, 2016 to June 25\, 2016.\n
Gallery Talks:
\nSat May 14\, 2pm:
\nJustin Gomer Ph.D.\, Lecturer\, American Studie s\, UC Berkeley
\nA discussion of the images in News Today as they re late to the shifting political landscape in the years after 1968.
Sat May 21\, 2pm:
\nE.C. Feiss\, Ph.D. Student\, Art History\, UC Ber keley
\nThe Politics of Display
Bernie Socialist Workshop
\nThe History of Socialism in America
\nfrom Robert Owens' utopian experiment in 1825
\nto Be rnie's political revolution of 2016.
A slide presentation by Eugen
e Ruyle\,
\nEmeritus Professor of Anthropology\, Cal State\, Long Bea ch
As a democratic socialist\, Bernie Sanders is leading a politic al revolution to transform a political system run by the billionaire class into one that represents working and middle class Americans and creates m ore opportunity for everyone. This workshop will take a closer look at Ber nie's socialism by placing it within the global context of two centuries o f struggle against the capitalist system. This will allow a better underst anding of how Bernie has adapted socialism to the United States in the Twe nty First Century\n
Community Feed / BBQ and a First Amendment protest regarding police brutality. We are demanding an end to "Stop & Frisk" and other dom estic terror tactics used by Stockton Police.\n
OAKLAND SHUTTLE BUS TO STOCKTON AT 12:30 PM FROM OSCAR GRANT PLAZA\, 14th AND BROADWAY.\n< div class='SecureShareLoad'>82
Join us on Saturday May 28th at 6pm for an evening of food\, speakers and music to support long term Political Prisoner\, Romaine "Chi p" Fitzgerald\, and to build solidarity around US Political Prisoners.\n
The last Sunday of every month attendees of the OO GA will g et together a little earlier than usual\, at 3 PM to share some food with each others and the community. There should be a table and utensils/plate s courtesy of the Kitchen Committee (such at he is)\, so just bring a nosh to share…\n
The Occupy Oakland Genera l Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14t h Street & Broadway\, often on the steps of City Hall. If it is raining (a s in RAINING\, not just misting) at 4:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective\, 4799 Shattuck Ave. \, Oakland.\n
OO General Assembly has met on a continuous basis for more than four years! Our General Assembly is a participatory gatherin g of Oakland community members and beyond\, where everyone who shows up is treated equally . Our Assembly and the process we have collectively culti vated strives to reach agreement while building community.\n
At the GA committees\, caucuses\, and loosely associated groups whose representat ives come voluntarily report on past and future actions\, with discussion. We encourage everyone participating in the Occupy Oakland GA to be part o f at least one associated group\, but it is by no means a requirement. If you like\, just come and hear all the organizing being done! Occupy Oaklan d encourages political activity that is decentralized and welcomes diverse voices and actions into the movement.\n
General Assembly St andard Agenda\n
Occupy Oakland activities and contact info for some Bay Area Groups w ith past or present Occupy Oakland members.\n
Occupy O
akland Web Committee: (web@occupyoa
\nOccupy Oakland Kitchen Committee: (email@example.com)
\nStrike Deb t Bay Area : strikedebtbayarea.tumblr.com
\nBerkeley Post Office Defenders:http://berkeleypostofficedefenders.wordpress.com/
\nAlan Blue ford Center 4 Justice:https ://www.facebook.com/ABC4JUSTICE
\nOakland Privacy Working Group:< a href='https://oaklandprivacy.wordpress.com/'>https://oaklandprivacy.word press.com
\nPrisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity: prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.c om/
\nBay Area AntiRepression: firstname.lastname@example.com
\nBiblioteca Pop ular: http://tinyurl.com/mdlzshy
\nInterfaith Tent: www.facebook.com/InterfaithTent\nPort Truckers Solidarity: oaklandporttruckers.wordpress.com
\nBay Area Intifada: bayareaintifada.wordpress. com
\nTransport Workers Solidarity: www.transportworkers.org
\nFresh Juice Party (aka C halkupy) freshjuiceparty.com/chalku py-gallery
\nSudo Room: https://s udoroom.org
\nOmni Collective: https://omnicommons.org/
\nFirst They Came for the Homeless: https://www.facebook.com/pages/First-they-came-for-the-homele ss/253882908111999
\nSunflower Alliance: http://www.sunflower-alliance.org/
\nBay Are a Public School: http://thep ublicschool.org/bay-area
San Francisco based group
\nOccupy Bay Area United: www.obau.org
\nOccupy Forum: (see OBAU above)
\nSan Fra ncisco Projection Department: http://tinyurl.com/kpvb3rv
The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 PM at Os car Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall. If it is raining (as in RAINING\, not just misting) at 4:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Co llective\, 4799 Shattuck Ave.\, Oakland. On every last Sunday we meet a little earlier at 3 PM to have a community potluck to which all are wel come.\n
OO General Assembly has met on a continuous basis for ov er four years! Our General Assembly is a participatory gathering of Oaklan d community members and beyond\, where everyone who shows up is treated eq ually . Our Assembly and the process we have collectively cultivated striv es to reach agreement while building community.\n
At the GA committe es\, caucuses\, and loosely associated groups whose representatives come v oluntarily report on past and future actions\, with discussion. We encoura ge everyone participating in the Occupy Oakland GA to be part of at least one associated group\, but it is by no means a requirement. If you like\, just come and hear all the organizing being done! Occupy Oakland encourage s political activity that is decentralized and welcomes diverse voices and actions into the movement.\n
General Assembly Standard Agen da\n
Occupy Oakland activities and contact info for some Bay Area Groups with past or present Occupy Oakland members.\n
Occupy Oakland Web
Committee: (email@example.com
\nStrike Debt Bay Area : strikedebtbayare a.tumblr.com
\nBerkeley Post Office Defenders:http://berkeleypostofficedefenders.wordpress.com/
\nAlan Blueford Center 4 Justice:https://www.facebook.com/ABC4JUSTICE
\nOakland Pr ivacy Working Group:https: //oaklandprivacy.wordpress.com
\nPrisoner Hunger Strike Solidarit y: prisonerhungerstrikes olidarity.wordpress.com/
\nBay Area AntiRepression: firstname.lastname@example.com< br />\nBiblioteca Popular: http://tinyur l.com/mdlzshy
\nInterfaith Tent: www.facebook.com /InterfaithTent
\nPort Truckers Solidarity: oaklandporttruckers.wordpress.com
\nBay Area Intifada: bayar eaintifada.wordpress.com
\nTransport Workers Solidarity: www.transportworkers.org
\nFre sh Juice Party (aka Chalkupy) fresh juiceparty.com/chalkupy-gallery
\nSudo Room: https://sudoroom.org
\nOmni Collective: https://omnicommons.org/
\nFirst They Came for the Homeless: https://www.facebook.com/pages/First-the y-came-for-the-homeless/253882908111999
\nSunflower Alliance: http://www.sunflower-alliance.or g/
\nBay Area Public School: http://thepublicschool.org/bay-area
Francisco based groups:
\nOccupy Bay Area United: www.obau.org
\nOccupy Forum: (see OBAU above)
\nSan Francisco Projection Department: http://tinyurl.com/kpvb3rv
Join David and Cindy to mark the publication of the new\, 2nd edition of War is A Lie\, a thorough refutation of every major argument used to justify war s\, countering the theory that war is an inevitable part of human nature a nd drawing on evidence from numerous past wars\, especially those wars tha t have been widely defended as just and good. This is a handbook of sorts\ , a manual to be used in debunking future lies before future wars have a c hance to begin. Swanson is an author\, activist\, journalist\, and radio h ost. He is director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for Roo tsAction.org.\n
Swanson's books include War Is A Lie\, When the Worl
d Outlawed War\, Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a M
ore Perfect Union\, The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosec
uting George W. Bush\, and Tube World (a childrens' book). He blogs at Dav
idSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk Nation Radio. He is a 201
5 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee.
\nCindy Sheehan ha s authored five books\, including Peace Mom: A Mother's Journey Through He artache to Activism and Revolution\, A Love Story\, her latest\, a love no te to Venezuela. Cindy's oldest child\, Casey\, was killed in Iraq on Apri l 04\, 2004 in a war that neither she nor he supported. Cindy garnered int ernational notoriety in the summer of 2005 when she camped out at George B ush's ranch in Crawford\, Tx. Cindy is mother to three surviving children and four grandbabies. She divides her time between writing\, traveling to work for peace and justice\, playing with her grandchildren\, and hosting The Soapbox radio show http://cindysheehanssoapbox.blogspot.com/
A utographed Copies of War Is A Lie will be for sale.\n
Sing for an hour on Solano Avenue at the old Oaks Theater\, Berkeley.\n
'Questioning Common Enrollment in Oakland' w/ @ShanthiGonzales & @ProfessorJVH @ @RaceForward May 31\, 6pm. pi c.twitter.com/BFd7N1Ppg3\n
— annswin (@annswin) May 13\, 2016\n\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160531T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160531T193000 GEO:+37.79911;-122.268251 LOCATION:3rd floor @ 900 Alice St\, Oakland\, CA 94607\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Questioning Common Enrollment in Oakland's Schools URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/questioning-common-enrollment-oaklands- schools/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:http://www.roxie.com/ai1ec_event/killing-them-safely/?instance_id= DESCRIPTION:
Join us for the San Francisco theatrical premiere of Killing Them Safely\, an explosive 2015 Tribeca Film Festival documentary selecti on on the controversy over police use and misuse of Tasers.\n
Follow ing the screening\, stay for an important discussion featuring filmmaker\, Nick Berardini\, and San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi about the film and its implications for the upcoming decision of the San Francisco P olice Commission to possibly start outfitting SFPD officers with Tasers. p>\n
Co-sponsored by ACLU of Northern California\, San Francisco Public Defender's Racial Justice Committee\, Coalition on Homelessness\, Asian Am ericans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus\, National Lawyers Guild SF Bay Area Chapter\, 48 Hills.\n
\nHundreds of deaths. Zero oversight. In th e early 2000s\, brothers Tom and Rick Smith revolutionized policing by mar keting the Taser to law enforcement agencies. This supposedly safe alterna tive to handguns was supposed to curb the use of deadly force—so why have over 500 people died from Taser-related injuries since? At a time when que stions about police methods are at the forefront of the national dialogue\ , Killing Them Safely brings together startling archival footage and eye-o pening interviews with experts on both sides of the debate to shed much-ne eded light on an urgent issue.
Directed by Nick Berardini. 2015. U SA. 100 min.\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160531T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160531T210000 GEO:+37.76471;-122.422408 LOCATION:Roxie theater @ 3117 16th St\, San Francisco\, CA 94103\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Film Screening: Killing Them Safely. (Anti-Taser Documentary) URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/film-screening-killing-safely-anti-tase r-documentary/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:(415) 924-3227 \; firstname.lastname@example.com DESCRIPTION:An update on the current political situati on and women's empowerment\, including food sovereignty projects. Teri Mat tson\, Executive Director of Task Force on the Americas\, will do a power point presentation followed by Q&A\n
Co-sponsored by the BFUU Social Justice Ctee and Task Force on the Americas\n
Wheelchair accessible .\n
For occasional email notices of peace/eco/social justice alerts and related events at BFUU\, send any email to:\n
\nbfuusjev-subscribe [at] lists.riseup.net
For weekly notices of BFUU services etc. go to:\n
\nhttp://www.bfuu.org/signup.html\nFor more event informati on:\n
\nhttp://taskforceamerica s.org/82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160531T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160531T210000 GEO:+37.877804;-122.272732 LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Hall @ 1924 Cedar St\, Berkeley\, CA 94709\ , USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:What's Going On In Venezuela? An Eye Witness Report Back. URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/update-current-political-situation-wome ns-empowerment-including-food-sovereignty-projects-teri-mattson-executive- director-task-force-americas-will-power-point/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-COST:Suggested $7 donation\, no one turned away. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:\n\n
Vigil for #AmilcarPerezLopez at Mission Police station 6 pm every Wed til @GeorgeGascon announces if #sfpd charged pic.twitter.com/TiyAAbsH6F\n
— Steve Rhodes (@tigerbeat) May 19\, 201682DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160601T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160601T210000 GEO:+37.7633;-122.421789 LOCATION:Mission Police Station @ Valencia St & 17th St\, San Francisco\, C A 94110\, USA RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=20160602T235959Z;BYDAY=WE;WKST=SU SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Vigil for Amilcar Perez-Lopez URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/vigil-amilcar-perez-lopez-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Meeting CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
Meet with community advocates in the fight against homelessn ess\, those without houses\, Berkeley City Councils staffers and intereste d citizens to discuss progress on Tiny Homes solutions to homelessness\, a nd starting a Tiny Homes village.\n82 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160601T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160601T200000 GEO:+37.848444;-122.272342 LOCATION:YSA @ 1740 Alcatraz Ave\, Berkeley\, CA 94703\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tiny Houses for the Homeless Coalition meeting URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/tiny-houses-homeless-coalition-meeting/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Meeting CONTACT:firstname.lastname@example.com DESCRIPTION:
Open as MANY homes as possible…\n
Hold them as long as possible…\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160601T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160601T203000 GEO:+37.835;-122.264186 LOCATION:Omni Commons @ 4799 Shattuck Ave\, Oakland\, CA 94609\, USA RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=20160630T235959Z;BYDAY=WE;WKST=SU SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Eastbay Homes Not Jails URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/eastbay-homes-not-jails/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Meeting CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
The Sheriff wants to build a new $55 million jail expansion at Santa Rita for treating mentally ill inmate. It needs to be stopped in its tracks and the money redirected to mental health treatment outside of jail.\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160602T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160602T183000 GEO:+37.808675;-122.268065 LOCATION:Ella Baker Center Offices\, suite 1125 @ 1970 Broadway\, Oakland\, CA 94612\, USA RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=20160617T235959Z;BYDAY=TH;WKST=SU SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Stop the New Alameda County Jail URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/stop-new-alameda-county-jail/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:email@example.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Transition Berkeley & the Ecology Center Present: "Occupy the Farm" film & discussion\n
\n6:30 re freshments\, 7 pm event
Please join us to witness an incredib le drama that took place in our own back yard in 2012 and that continues t o unfold today. Occupy the Farm tells the story of 200 urban farmer s who walk onto a publicly-owned farm in Albany\, California and plant two acres of crops in order to save the land from becoming a real-estate deve lopment. This direct action set up a vibrant tent village on land destined to become condos\, while their crops blocked the development plans of UC Berkeley.\n
Director Todd Darling will be present for Q&A\, a nd the event will include updates on the current status of the farm and th e developers. Copies of the DVD will be available for purchase at the even t. Sponsored by: Transition Berkeley\, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee\, and the Ecology Center.\n\n
\n< /i>
\nBring: a local snack or refreshment to share at 6:30 pm if you like82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160602T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160602T210000 GEO:+37.877804;-122.272732 LOCATION:Fellowship Hall @ 1924 Cedar St\, Berkeley\, CA 94709\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:"Occupy the Farm" film & discussion URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/occupy-farm-film-discussion/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-COST:$5-$20 donation\, no one turned away END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:Mike Wilson\; email@example.com\; https://berkeleypostofficed efenders.wordpress.com/ DESCRIPTION:
Berkeley Post Office Defenders presents Jill Stein\, Green Party candidate for US President.\n
In addition to Ms. Stein\, there will be other speakers who will cover such topics as\n
– Preservati on of Berkeley's main post office and other public resources in the face of privatization manipulations by high profit corporations\n
\n– Unified protection of union jobs as USPS attempts to move postal services to Staples
\n– Eco-wise use of common space resiliance after destruction of our community information\, clothing\, book\, plant and see d sharing Center
\n– Access to the Berkeley Post Office Communi ty Garden -Remove the ugly metal postal police fence
\n– Suppo rt for tiny houses initiatives as pro developer politicians criminalize ho melessness
\n– Postal Banking- no more bail outs\, debt slave ry\,predatory lenders and private banking fraud
\n– UPSURGING Po litical voice/action in the face of corporate control of government and m edia
\n– An update on Berkeley's response to Department of Just ice attempt to threaten the cities ordinance to protect historic commons\n – An update of commun ity garden with over the fence seed ball planting
\nJo in us for MUSIC with Hali Hammer and postal worker and activist Dave Welsh
Speakers may include:\n
\n– Mike Wilson from Berkeley Post Off ice Defenders
\n– Shirley Taylor\, from the APWU (postal workers' uni on
\n– Jesse Arreguin\, Berkeley City Councilor whose district the do wntown Post Office is in\, and candidate for Berkeley Mayor.82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160603T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160603T173000 GEO:+37.868682;-122.27002 LOCATION:Downtown Berkeley Post Office Steps @ 2000 Allston Way\, Berkeley\ , CA 94704\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Jill Stein\, Green Party Presidential Candidate URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/jill-stein-green-party-presidential-can didate/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
The Communist Party USA (Oakland/Berkeley) invites you to a discussion of 'An electoral process that goes beyond Bernie'. As backgroun d the following short articles are suggested reading.\n
John Bachtel l\, 'Left Strategy in 2016: Building Real Political Independence'\n
\n< a href='http://www.cpusa.org/article/left-strategy-in-2016-part-1-grasping -the-key-link-of-struggle/' rel='nofollow'>http://www.cpusa.org/article/le ft-strategy-in-2016-part-1-grasping-the-key-link-of-struggle/
C. Hass\, 'The Other Progressive Challengers Take on the Democratic Establ ishment'\n
\nhttp://inthe setimes.com/features/bernie_sanders_democrats_political_revolution_candida tes.html
Linda Burnham\, 'Notes on the Election' http://portside. org/2016-04-25/notes-election\n
Reese Ehrlich\, 'Why the Left Sh ould Support Trump'\n
\nhttps://reeseerlich .com/2016/04/26/why-the-left-should-support-donald-trump/82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160604T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160604T140000 GEO:+37.851115;-122.260696 LOCATION:Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library @ 6501 Telegraph Ave\, Oakland\, CA 94609\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:An electoral process that goes beyond Bernie – A Communist presenta tion URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/electoral-process-goes-beyond-bernie-co mmunist-presentation/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160604T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160604T150000 GEO:+37.775774;-122.224756 LOCATION:Senior Center\, Suite 201 @ 3301 E 12th St\, Oakland\, CA 94601\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:A Forum on Police Accountability URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/forum-police-accountability/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Meeting CONTACT:email@example.com\; http://strike-debt-bay-area.tumblr .com/ DESCRIPTION:\nStrike Debt is building a debt resistance movem ent. We believe that most individual debt is illegitimate and unjust. Most of us fall into debt because we are increasingly deprived of the means to acquire the basic necessities of life: health care\, education\, and hous ing. Because we are forced to go into debt simply in order to live\, we th ink it is right and moral to resist it.\n\n\n\nCome get connected with SDBA's projects!\n
- organizing for public banking\n
- advocating for Postal banking a>\n
- helping out Ameri ca's only non-profit check-cashing organization and fighting against u surious for-profit pay-day lenders and their ilk\n
- Tiny Homes for the homeless.\n
- student debt resistance\n
- fighting modern day debtors' prisons and exploitive ticketing and fining schemes\n
- Working on debarring US Banks that have been convicted of felonies from m unicipal contract\n
- Presenting debt-related topics at forums and w orkshops\n
- Bring your own debt-related project! li>\n
If you are new to Strike Debt and want to come early and me et one or two of us before the formal meeting starts\, email us at strike. email@example.com .\nAlso check out our website\, our twitter feed\, our radio segments and our Facebook page.\n< /div>\nStrike Debt Bay Area is an offshoot of Occupy Oakland and Stri ke Debt\, itself an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street.\n \n\n\n
Strike Debt – Principles of Solidarity\n
Strike Debt is building a debt resistance movement. We believe th at most individual debt is illegitimate and unjust. Most of us fall into d ebt because we are increasingly deprived of the means to acquire the basic necessities of life: health care\, education\, and housing. Because we ar e forced to go into debt simply in order to live\, we think it is right an d moral to resist it.\n
We also oppose debt because it is a n instrument of exploitation and political domination. Debt is used to dis cipline us\, deepen existing inequalities\, and reinforce racial\, gendere d\, and other social hierarchies. Every Strike Debt action is designed to weaken the institutions that seek to divide us and benefit from our divisi on. As an alternative to this predatory system\, Strike Debt advocates a j ust and sustainable economy\, based on mutual aid\, common goods\, and pub lic affluence.\n
Strike Debt is committed to the principles and tactics of political autonomy\, direct democracy\, direct action\, cr eative openness\, a culture of solidarity\, and commitment to anti-oppress ive language and conduct. We struggle for a world without racism\, sexism\ , homophobia\, transphobia\, and all forms of oppression.\n
Strike Debt holds that we are all debtors\, whether or not we have person al loan agreements. Through the manipulation of sovereign and municipal de bt\, the costs of speculator-driven crises are passed on to all of us. Tho ugh different kinds of debt can affect the same household\, they are all i nterconnected\, and so all household debtors have a common interest in res isting.\n
Strike Debt engages in public education about the debt-system to counteract the self-serving myth that finance is too compl icated for laypersons to understand. In particular\, it urges direct actio n as a way of stopping the damage caused by the creditor class and their e nablers among elected government officials. Direct action empowers those w ho participate in challenging the debt-system.\n
Strike Deb t holds that we owe the financial institutions nothing\, whereas\, to our friends\, families and communities\, we owe everything. In pursuing a long -term strategy for national organizing around this principle\, we pledge i nternational solidarity with the growing global movement against debt and austerity.\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160604T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160604T143000 GEO:+37.871918;-122.270602 LOCATION:La Coquelet\, backroom @ University Ave & Milvia St\, Berkeley\, C A 94704\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Strike Debt Bay Area Meeting: Debt Resistance is NOT Futile! URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/strike-debt-bay-area-meeting-debt-resis tance-not-futile-4/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:https://www.facebook.com/events/1019150554839166/ DESCRIPTION:
June 2016 marks two years since the unjustly killing of our beloved Yanira at the hands of the Police in San Mateo County\, pain and s orrow still present\, but hope and love is even bigger.\n
The death of my sister two years ago brought a community together\, I met so many ki nd and generous people who were willing to give their time and energy to h elp my family. People who did not know me\, or my family but they knew wha t happened to my sister was a tragedy and wanted to fight for what was rig ht.\n
\nJustice never came\, but the struggle continues …
Every one is invited to celebrate the life of my sister in commemoration of her second angelversary\, in which not only will celebrate her spirit and the beauty of who she was\, but we will also let the county and corrupt system know that we are still hungry for justice. Yanira is in the heart of each and every one who still remembers her.\n
Saturday June 4th\, 2016 w e will be joining our voices together with dozens of families that have al so been affected by police violence in an effort to say enough is enough.< /p>\n
»There will be a ceremony led by Aztec dancers at The "Mariposa" M ural located at the "Our Lady of the pillar" catholic church in Half Moon Bay\, Danzantes will lead us in a procession through the streets of the ci ty.\n
»We will all meet at the "Mac Dutra" Plaza where we have an al tar to honor the families victims of police brutality who have suffered an d still suffer the loss of a loved one at the hands of the police. Familie s will share their stories of love\, faith and hope.\n
»There will b e a special performance\, "Moonraised" is an example of what dedication an d hard work can achieve. A group of young people who continue to be a moti vation through their music for future generations. We repeatedly criminali ze our youth by making them responsible and accountable for systemic faill ures on the part of our social and educational system as well as the legal system\, it is time to empower our kids to do more.\n
#JusticerForYanira #MentalillnesIsNotACrime\n
"Mental illness is so muc h more complicated than any pill that any mortal could invent."\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160604T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160604T180000 GEO:+37.46355;-122.429427 LOCATION:Mac Dutra Park\, Kelly Ave\, Half Moon Bay\, CA 94019\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Community Remembrance in Honor of Yanira Serano URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/60948/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:https://www.facebook.com/events/1745724779042508/ DESCRIPTION:
Come hear from Jill Stein\, the Green Party presidential can didate\, speak about building a movement to put people\, planet and peace over profit. Dr. Stein is committed to continuing the political revolution to Election Day and beyond\, so no matter who you're supporting in the pr imary\, join us to hear Jill's plan to win power for the people!\n
A s she says\, "Unfortunately\, our country has been concentrating wealth an d losing democracy. And now it's reaching its logical conclusions–it's the inevitable final stages of predatory capitalism that's creating an unliva ble world. Not only is our economy increasingly unfair\, but now we're put ting the very future of the planet at stake.\n
All these crises real ly converge on the backs of the younger ge neration–especially the crisis of police brutality and mass incarceration. This generation is suffering\, up close and personal\, the ravages of unb ridled capitalism. So it's absolutely logical that millions of people are rejecting that system and moving toward a more just system that many peopl e see in the promise of economic democracy–in other words\, a more sociali st type of economic system." https://\n
socialistworker.org/2016/ 05/09/ thinking- outside-the-two-pa rty-box
This event is hosted by the B ay Area International Socialist Organization. The ISO has endorsed Jill St ein's campaign as an important step in the fight to break up the pro-corpo rate\, two-party system.\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160604T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160604T220000 GEO:+37.76144;-122.422656 LOCATION:The Women's Bldg @ 3543 18th St\, San Francisco\, CA 94110\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Jill Stein in SF: Challenging the Two-Party System URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/jill-stein-sf-challenging-two-party-sys tem/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
\n"COINTELPRO Then and Now" with Claude Marks and Nat haniel Moore of the Freedom Archives
COINTELPRO is the FBI's secre t and illegal program to undermine and destroy popular movements for socia l justice that swept the US\, beginning with the early civil rights moveme nt and Puerto Rican independence movement in the 1950s\, continuing to the 1960s/1970s. Orders to misdirect\, discredit\, disrupt\, and neutralize p rogressive and radical organizations and leaders\, up to and including out right assassination of leaders resulted.\n \n\n
9:00: Coffee/socializing. Breakfast is available for nominal fee.
\n9:30: Program
\n10:30: Questions\, Com ments\, Discussion
\n10:45: Adjourn
\n11:00: Worship Servi ces (in the Sanctuary)
\nFor more information about the Freedom Archives\, go to: http://www.freedomarchives.org)
\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160605T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160605T110000 GEO:+37.785024;-122.423472 LOCATION:First Unitarian Universalist Church\, Martin Luther King room @ 11 87 Franklin St\, San Francisco\, CA 94109\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:COINTELPRO Then and Now: Breakfast Forum URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/cointelpro-now-breakfast-forum/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:\nIn less than a month rehearsals for The Box\, Sara h Shourd's play about solitary confinement\, will commence. The show w ill run at Z Space for a total of 22 performances from July 8th to 30th. If we fill the house every night over 5\,000 people see this play\, elevating the brave and tragic stories of people fighting for justice on t he front lines in this country.\n\n\n
We're almost there\, but we sti ll need your help. Cala\, a new\, seafood-centric Mexican restaurant i n San Francisco that employs formerly incarcerated people is stepping u p to host our final fundraiser!\n
Renowned Chef Cámara wi ll serve delicious bites of her seasonal cuisine as well as signature cock tails\, wine and beer. Sarah Shourd and SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi< /b> will speak about the status of solitary confinement in California. Carlos Aguirre\, beat box artist and actor\, will perform.\n
WHEN: Sunday\, June 5th\, 2016\, 6 to 8pm\n
RSVP NOW (spa ce is limited): http://tinyurl. com/theboxcala\n
Funds raised will go toward producing and publi cizing The Box. Specifically\, placing key ads and distributing pos ters far and wide so we can create a buzz and fill the house night afte r night. All donations are tax-deductible and will be mentioned in the playbill. The first 25 people to RSVP will also receive a copy of Shourd's new book\, Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Co nfinement.\n
\nThe Box is much more than just a play and Cala is much more than just a restaurant: please join us if you can on this incredible night. It's happening. We're so close I ca n feeeeeel it.
\nSarah Shourd and Team
\nAplayca lledthebox.com82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160605T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160605T200000 GEO:+37.776;-122.420367 LOCATION:149 Fell St\, San Francisco\, CA 94102\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:'The Box' Fundraiser at Cala URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/box-fundraiser-cala/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Meeting CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
This is prime time folks. We have between now and early Jul y to qualify our ballot initiative for an independent\, empowered Police C ommission for the November 2016 ballot. We need everyone to contribute if we are to succeed!\n\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160608T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160608T200000 GEO:+37.781828;-122.218755 LOCATION:PUEBLO @ 3528 Foothill Blvd\, Oakland\, CA 94601\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Coalition for Police Accountability Meeting URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/coalition-police-accountability-meeting -4-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Meeting CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
Join us to fight for a livable wage for all Bay Area workers ! We collaborate in principled reflection and action on what the Bay Area livable wage would be and where we are at on the right to a livable wage.< br />\n\n
The Oakland Livable Wage Assembly builds Community and Power among t hose who seek higher wages and better work life conditions for area worker s.\n
Our work together encompasses:\n
(1) The concerns of prec arious\, care and contingent workers\,\n
\n(2) Campaigns to improve wag es for low wage workers\, and
\n(3) Efforts by unionized workers and unions to improve wages and quality of work life.
We share stories and information in an egalitarian and participatory way to build relation ships and build the movement.\n
Oakland Livable Wage Assembly meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month\, 6:30-8:00 pm at the SEIU Local 10 00 Union Hall\, 436 14th Street #200\, Oakland\, CA\n
Please love and support one another ~ We have a duty to fight ~ We have a duty t o win!\n
https://www. facebook.com/groups/1568668586707336/\n
p>\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160608T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160608T200000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160210T183000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160309T183000 GEO:+37.804367;-122.270657 LOCATION:SEIU Local 1000 Union Hall @ 436 14th Street #200\, Oakland\, CA 9 4612\, USA RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=2WE SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Oakland Livable Wage Assembly meeting URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/oakland-livable-wage-assembly-meeting-3 / END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:https://www.facebook.com/events/545435288951023/ DESCRIPTION:
Breaking Through Concrete – An Arts & Activism celebration p>\n
This is a celebration. This is a gathering of local organizations a nd artist from impacted communities on the front lines of oil refineries\, coal and oil train fights\, displacement and gentrification. We will show case artist who are exploring the impact of interconnected social and envi ronmental justice issues that threaten the health and safety of our commun ities and our future\, and offering solutions. Come and celebrate our resi lience\, our creativity\, and our power.\n
This FREE\, All ages\, ev ent features speakers\, performance artists\, musicians\, and poets such as:\n
David Solnit (Artist in Residen ce for 350 Bay Area)\n
\nAshEl SeasunZ (Earth Amplified & Hip-Hop is Gr een)
\nKhafre James (Hip Hop For Change)
\nDesarie Harp (Wappo N ative Performer)
\nAjman (Black Men Determination Project)
\nDJ Davey D (KPFA: Hard Knock Radio)
\nAimee Suzara (Filipino-American po et\, performer\, educator)
\n• Stand (formerly Fore stEthics)
\n• Communities for a Better Environment
\n• Asian Pac ific Environmental Network82 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160609T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160609T230000 GEO:+37.812335;-122.272814 LOCATION:Starline Social Club @ 2236 M.L.K. Jr Way\, Oakland\, CA 94612\, U SA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Breaking Through Concrete – An Arts & Activism Celebration URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/breaking-concrete-arts-activism-celebra tion/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:email@example.com DESCRIPTION:
Inspired by Naomi Klein's bestseller\, this uplifting docume ntary portrays communities throughout the world living on the edge of clim ate change. Communities like West Oakland\, now threatened by coal.\n< p>Please join the discussion at the end of the film.\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160611T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160611T160000 GEO:+37.801478;-122.216065 LOCATION:Dimond Library @ 3565 Fruitvale Ave\, Oakland\, CA 94602\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Film Screening: "This Changes Everything." URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/film-screening-changes-everything-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
OTU's Mission\n
The Oakland Tenants Union is an organi zation of housing activists dedicated to protecting tenant rights and inte rests. OTU does this by working directly with tenants in their struggle wi th landlords\, impacting legislation and public policy about housing\, com munity education\, and working with other organizations committed to furth ering renters' rights. The Oakland Tenants Union is open to anyone who sha res our core values and who believes that tenants themselves have the prim ary responsibility to work on their own behalf.\n
Monthly Meetings p>\n
The Oakland Tenants Union meets regularly at 7:00 pm on the second Monday evening of each month. Our monthly meetings are held in the Communi ty Room of the Madison Park Apartments\, 100 – 9th Street (at Oak Street\, across from the Lake Merritt BART Station). To enter\, gently knock on th e window of the room to the right of the main entrance to the building. At the meetings\, first we focus on general issues affecting renters city-wi de and then second we offer advice to renters regarding their individual c oncerns.\n
If you have an issue\, a question\, or need advice about a tenant/landlord issue\, please call us at (510) 704-5276. Leave a messag e with your name and phone number and someone will get back to you.\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160613T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160613T210000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160111T190000 GEO:+37.776037;-122.41475 LOCATION:Madison Park Apartments\, community room @ 100 9th Street\, San F rancisco\, CA 94103\, USA RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=2MO SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/oakland-tenants-union-monthly-meeting-2 / END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Meeting CONTACT:firstname.lastname@example.com\; https://oaklandprivacy.wordpress.com/ DESCRIPTION:
- < strong>Join the Oakland Privacy Working Group to organize against the surv eillance state\, against Urban Shield\, and to advocate for privacy and s urveillance regulation ordinances to be passed around the Bay Area\, espec ially by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors\, the BART Board of Direc tors\, and by the Oakland City Council.\n\n
- We are also engaged in the fight against Predictive Policing and other "pre- crime" and "thought-crime" abominations\, drones\, improper use of police body cameras\, requirements for "backdoors" to your cellphone and against other invasions of privacy by our benighted City\, County\, State and Fede ral Governments.\n
OPWG originally came together to fight against the Domain Awareness Center (DAC)\, Oakland's citywide networked mass su rveillance hub. OPWG was instrumental in stopping the DAC from becoming a city-wide spying network\; its members helped draft the Privacy Policy tha t puts further restrictions on the now Port-restricted DAC\, and made Oakl and's Advisory Privacy Committee to the City Council happen. We were also the lead in having Alameda County pass the most comprehensive privacy and usage policy in the country a> for deployment of "Stingray" technology (cell phone interceptors).\n
We have presented our work at the recent RightsCon in San Francisco and will have done so at Left Forum in New York City by this meeting .\n
Stop by and learn how you can help guard our right not to be spi ed on by the government & if you are interested in joining the Oakland Pri vacy Working Group email listserv\, send an email to:\n
oaklandpriva cyworkinggroup-subscribe AT lists.riseup.net\n
For more information on the DAC check out\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160615T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160615T200000 GEO:+37.835;-122.264186 LOCATION:Omni Commons @ 4799 Shattuck Ave\, Oakland\, CA 94609\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Oakland Privacy Working Group: Fighting Against the Surveillance St ate. URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/oakland-privacy-working-group-fighting- surveillance-state-5/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:415-722-6480\; email@example.com DESCRIPTION:
Forty-five years ago\, before Watergate\, Wikipedia Leaks and Eric Snowden\, there was Media\, Pennsylva nia\, 1971. It was the town where eight brave souls broke into the FBI o ffice and stole secret files and shared them with the public. In doing s o they uncovered the FBI's illegal domestic spying program COINTELPRO.\n
The film was produced and directed by Jo hanna Hamilton bringing this crucial but little known episode to life. strong>\n
This riveting heist story told through a combination of exclusive interviews\, rare primary documents\, the inv estigation\, and national news coverage spurs dramatic reactions. The fi lm reveals the haunting echoes to today's question of privacy in the era o f government surveillance.\n
As usual\, popcorn and other refreshments will also be available.\n
Free Admission (donations appreciated).\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160617T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160617T210000 GEO:+37.785024;-122.423472 LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Center @ 1187 Franklin St\, San Francisco\, CA 94109\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:1971: The Discovery of COINTELPRO – Film Screening URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/1971-discovery-cointelpro-film-screenin g/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Meeting CONTACT:firstname.lastname@example.com DESCRIPTION:
Get involved in the campaign to stop Solitary Confinement. p>\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160621T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160621T203000 GEO:+37.806624;-122.277158 LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Oakland @ 14th St & Castro St\, Oakland\ , CA 94612\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Care Not Cages URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/care-not-cages/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Meeting CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
Join us to fight for a livable wage for all Bay Area workers ! We collaborate in principled reflection and action on what the Bay Area livable wage would be and where we are at on the right to a livable wage.< br />\n\n
The Oakland Livable Wage Assembly builds Community and Power among t hose who seek higher wages and better work life conditions for area worker s.\n
Our work together encompasses:\n
(1) The concerns of prec arious\, care and contingent workers\,\n
\n(2) Campaigns to improve wag es for low wage workers\, and
\n(3) Efforts by unionized workers and unions to improve wages and quality of work life.
We share stories and information in an egalitarian and participatory way to build relation ships and build the movement.\n
Oakland Livable Wage Assembly meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month\, 6:30-8:00 PM at the SEIU Local 1000 Union Hall\, 436 14th Street #200\, Oakland\, CA\n
Please love and support one another ~ We have a duty to fight ~ We h ave a duty to win!\n
\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160622T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160622T200000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160427T183000 GEO:+37.804367;-122.270657 LOCATION:SEIU Local 1000 Union Hall @ 436 14th Street #200\, Oakland\, CA 9 4612\, USA RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=4WE SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Oakland Livable Wage Assembly meeting URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/oakland-livable-wage-assembly-meeting-4 / END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:email@example.com\; http://nocoalinoakland.org DESCRIPTION:
We need a massive demonstration so the Council clearly hears the voice of the people. Let them know we want NOTHING SHORT OF A BAN.\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160625T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160625T150000 GEO:+37.804324;-122.271168 LOCATION:Oscar Grant Plaza @ Broadway & 14th St\, Oakland\, CA 94612\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:No Coal in Oakland Rally URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/no-coal-oakland-rally/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:email@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:https://www.facebook.com/events/518329214998916/ DESCRIPTION:
Open Circle\, first and foremost\, is an opportunity to buil d community with one another. Secondly\, it is a space to reflect and coll aborate on strategies and actions to bring an end to these egregious crime s.\n
Please join us for the Potluck at 3:00 pm followed by the Open Circle at 3:30 pm. Please bring a dish or snacks to share!\n
~ Open circle will begin at 3:30 with a speaker. Then checkins and updates with t he families affected by police violence\n
~ Reflection and dialogue on how we can help support them in their fight for justice.\n
~ Brie f announcements for upcoming events.\n
~ Working groups: tbd\n
\nSolidarity is afoot so bring your ideas!
Notes from last meeting:\n
\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160626T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160626T170000 GEO:+37.835004;-122.264125 LOCATION:Omni Commons @ 4799 Shattuck Avenue\, Oakland\, CA 94609\, USA RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;UNTIL=20160831T235959Z;BYDAY=4SU SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Open Circle ~ Addressing Police Terror & Systemic Oppression URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/open-circle-addressing-police-terror-sy stemic-oppression/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT:email@example.com\; http://nocoalinoakland.org DESCRIPTION:
First vote on a Coal Ordinance.\n
Rally at 4:00 PM\, F ill the Council Chambers at 4:30 PM.\n
Come to the special City Coun cil meeting and speak out for a complete ban!\n
Will the Council vot e to ban coal storage and export from Oakland? Or will they compromise and allow coal with some phony "mitigtions" that won't protect Oakland from c oal dust and won't stop the global climate impact of the coal burned overs eas?\n
\n82DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160627T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160627T210000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:BAN Coal in Oakland – Special City Council Meeting URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/ban-coal-oakland/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:firstname.lastname@example.com DTSTAMP:20160529T000951Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
Did I mention that my play about solitary confinement is coming o ut in July in SF? Tickets are live: http s://t.co/gwU0wq4hW7. #insidethebox\n
— Sarah Shourd (@SShourd) May 7\, 2016< /blockquote>\n\n
Directed by Michael John Garcés\n
\nWritten by Sarah Shourd
In 2009\, journalis t and playwright Sarah Shourd was living in the Middle East when she went on a hike with her fiancée and a friend. Little did she know it\, but her life would never be the same. While pursuing what they were told were fant astic views over a nearby ridge\, they suddenly found themselves surrounde d by Iranian soldiers. After being accused of spying for the U.S.\, she wo uld spend the next 410 days in solitary confinement as a political prisone r.\n
The Box is Shourd's new play ignited by that experienc e. Based on a deeply researched journalistic investigation\, it is a piece of transformational theater that asks us to re-examine long-held notions of punishment as it reveals the tragic—and sometimes painfully comic and a bsurd—realities that dictate life "inside the box." With a plot that illum inates the innate resilience of the human spirit\, The Box tracks its char acters as they make their journeys against all odds: from racist to revolu tionary\, from tough-guy to suicide victim\, from guru/teacher to frighten ed\, lost soul\, and from father to friend.\n
By turns entertaining and unsettling\, The Box is a rare glimpse into the deep end of o ur prison system\, the intimate bonds forged between modern-day heroes the ripple effects of systematic torture\, and what it means to be human.\n
It is a play that asks: What happens when you have nothing left t o lose?\n
Previews 7/6 and 7/7\n
\nOpening Night 7/8
\nAll Wednesday Night Shows are followed by a panel discussion82
Tickets: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pesptpm/10082585/1029728.DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160706T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160706T230000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Box: A Play about Solitary Confinement by Sarah Shourd URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/box-play-solitary-confinement-sarah-sho urd/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TICKETS-URL:https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pesptpm/10082585/1029728 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR


text: Frédéric Mantegazza wrote: > Hello, > > I've just upgrade to ipython 0.7.1, and it seems that there is a problem > with autocall feature. Even when set to 2, I must add '()' to call the > __call__() method of the object, or any other method, without params. It > seems that even with level 2, autocall acts as in level 1. Mmh, I'm not seeing this with fix1: IPython 0.7.1.fix1 -- An enhanced Interactive Python. ? -> Introduction to IPython's features. %magic -> Information about IPython's 'magic' % functions. help -> Python's own help system. object? -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more. In [1]: autocall 1 Automatic calling is: Smart In [2]: callable Out[2]: <built-in function callable> In [3]: autocall 2 Automatic calling is: Full In [4]: callable ------> callable() --------------------------------------------------------------------------- exceptions.TypeError Traceback (most recent call last) /home/fperez/<ipython console> TypeError: callable() takes exactly one argument (0 given) and SVN trunk similarly behaves correctly for me. Could you repeat the above test for us please? Include a paste of the startup banner so we can see exactly your version info, and also please do this: In [7]: from IPython import Release In [8]: Release.revision Out[8]: '$Revision: 1114 $' which will give us some info about the actual SVN version you have. Cheers, f

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Would you lay down & die? (Hunger Games read-a-long chapter 12 & cooking rabbit on a spit!)
The Hunger Games read-a-long chapter 12 review+ directions on cooking rabbit on a spit over a campfire!
So far we 've been treated to a taste of what the Tributes have to deal with. Sure a bunch are dead now, but it is also time for our girl to shine. She certainly does seem like she has a handle on it, despite the fact she did not listen to Haymitch and RUN full tilt for the hills, but it was good thing, she did get a good backpack with a warm sleeping bag in it! Another smart thing was using a belt to secure herself to the tree or the Career Tributes would have had her dead in seconds as she would have landed right in their laps!
Chapter 12 was full of surprising twists! Why was Peeta with the Career tributes? Why is he bloodied and bruised? Why hasn't he told the Career tributes how she got her 11 score? These are all things Katniss ponders in under 3 minutes as Peeta goes back to finish off the District 8 girl.
This chapter shows just how serious the situation is, and how this is just a game that is being played for the masses. How she must keep a reign on her emotions and mask what she is truly feeling in case her sister Prim and the rest of District 12 is watching. (Well that and she does not want to give the satisfaction to the Gamemakers with the cameras on).
She hikes with the rabbit she was smart enough to cook in the coals of the dead girls fire pit , masking her emotions and becoming more and more dehydrated. (ever had to do this? Just in case you do have to read up on how to cook a rabbit on a spit over a campfire with these the guys from Natural Bush Craft! See I am giving ya a recipe!)
As night falls she hasn't found water but manages to have the foresight to climb a tree to sleep in relative safety. She has avoided eating possibly poisonous berries, manages to have cooked a rabbit but if she does not find water soon she is going to die and not at anyones hand but fates.
When she finally remembers that Haymitch may have found sponsors and asks for water, only to be ignored she ALSO is able to keep her wits about her realizing it must be because Haymitch knows she is near it…till she falls down ready to die… in the coolness of mud. Is she blessed with good Karma? Is she lucky or has her fathers lessons with living off the land and her years of having to keep her family alive finally started to truly pay off.
What would you do if faced with death? Would you give up? Would you keep going? Do you think you would be able to keep your wits about what was going on without laying down to die? These are hard questions to ponder, but ones that I think this book brings up that can be applied to what the youth of today are put through. They face daily "games" having them choose things that could later on mean life or death of not just their body, but their spirit. What would you do? Lay down and die, or keep on pushing forward?
(Interested in jumping in and following along as we get ready for the movie release of this blockbuster book? Check out Howling Turtles list of blogs to follow for The Hunger Games Read-A-Long. Challenges, questions and a great discussion!)
The movie opens in theaters on March 23. Enter from your computer on the Amazon.com Books Facebook page by February 24, 2012, for a chance to win a trip for two to The Hunger Games movie worldwide premiere at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE on March 12, 2012. Prize includes two premiere tickets, roundtrip airfare for two, and two nights' hotel accommodations. See the Official Rules for details.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Must be a legal resident of the 48 contiguous U.S. or D.C. Sweepstakes ends February 24, 2012. GO and ENTER on the official Amazon.com FB page NOW!
Related articles
- Blog Meme – The Hunger Games Read-A-Long (thephantomparagrapher.blogspot.com)
- Enter the Amazon.com "The Hunger Games" Movie Premiere Sweepstakes (omnivoracious.com)
- Book Review: The Hunger Games (4whatitworth.wordpress.com)
- 30 days of Hunger Games (lindeay.wordpress.com)
- 'Hunger Games': The Memes That Caught Fire (mtv.com)
- New One-Sheet for The Hunger Games Takes Aim (dreadcentral.com)
- New photos from 'The Hunger Games' shows Effie, Haymitch, Peeta, Tributes & more (examiner.com)
Related Posts
5 Comments
Such a great post! thank-you so much for sharing.
I would push-on, definitely go go go for me because you never know what could be around the corner 😉
Sharon @ Obsession with Books
I would withdraw inside my mind and just continue. Like Sharon said, you never know what's around the corner. 🙂
I would push through–there are always opportunities and I would hope that one would present itself and I would be able to take advantage of it.
- Don't Call me Ishmael - Musing Mondays April 2, 2012 - [...] especially motivated either. I will join the groups or read-a-longs like I did this winter for The Hunger Games but to…


text:
ACHICA > Powell Craft > Powell Craft Farmyard Single Bed Quilt
Click image to zoom -- or click here to enlarge
More Views
Powell Craft Farmyard Single Bed Quilt
This product is not available
|Sale closed
|Product Information
Fabric: 100% cotton.
Dimensions: 150 x 225 cm.
Product Code Q115-L
|Delivery & Returns
We hope you will be thrilled with your purchases but in the unlikely event that you want to return something, you can find full return instructions on the back of your delivery note or click here


text: Brothers in court for double murder 08 Jan 2013 Two brothers have appeared in court charged with murdering a couple in south Armagh six years ago. Share Share Share Story by UTV Staff, Belfast On Tuesday, a court in the city heard that Thomas O'Hare, 33, and his 21-year-old girlfriend Lisa McClatchey were attacked by a gang of men who entered their home in Foley Road near Keady in November 2006.The men poured petrol on the victims and their house before setting them on fire. Last month Gardaí arrested 40-year-old Martin Smith in Dundalk, Co Louth, while his brother, Niall Smith, 37, from Mourneview in Armagh was detained in Balbriggan, Co Dublin.The pair were extradited to Northern Ireland where they were arrested and charged with two counts of murder and one of arson.The Smith brothers showed little reaction to the charges and no applications for bail were made.They have been remanded in custody to appear again via videolink next month. © UTV Share Share Share


text:
Images: Cricket match in Chennai [Image 3 of 4]
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul Kelly
Cmdr. Sharif Calfee, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), swings a cricket bat during a match Indian navy sailors. McCampbell is in Chennai for a port visit while on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operation supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released)
This work, Cricket match in Chennai [Image 1 of 4], by PO3 Paul Kelly, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
Date Taken:11.06.2013
Date Posted:11.07.2013 07:33
Photo ID:1048436
Size:1.15 MB
Location:CHENNAI, IN


text:
My extended family has been down at the NC coast enjoying a week at the beach. We have 16 in two houses we've rented.
I've drank more alcohol the past week than in the last 6 months-my daughter just got her bartender's license and her dad is really enjoying it.
I've eaten more "less healthy" food in the last week than in the last 6 months-we've enjoyed huge breakfasts that include biscuits, gravy, eggs, breakfast meat, fruits, etc.
The roads are flatter than flat-I've ridden over 200 miles and probably have less than 500 ft of climbing.
I CAN outride a Dachsund.......little critter tried to run me down-at least he had all 4 legs.
There are many more folks on road bikes down here-we've been coming to the same beach for 20 years and I've never seen so many.
There are also a number of folks trying out road riding on mountain bikes........just like how I and many of us got started.
Sixteen golf courses have closed in this area over the last 18 mos or so due to real estate becoming more valuable than the golf course income or in many cases there are just too many courses for the amount of play.
The golf game is in pretty good shape-played 4 times with scores of 75-75-81-76.
We missed coming to the beach last year so my back and chest had not seen the sun in two years-the cycling tan looked pretty wretched on the beach.
You have to wait much longer for a table of 16 at a restaurant that you do for a table of 4-go figure.
Seven days goes by way to quickly......
So is this what retirement is like?????????


text:
- 8 years ago by Liberty Kontranowski
- 2 Comments »
- Share a Tip
OMG, you guys! Check out just a few of the amazing colors from OPI's France Collection for fall. Are they not gorgeous? Just wait til you see the whole collection and read the story behind the trend (and wait til … More


text:
One needs to look no further than the source....Hoge is a boob!!
Notice: All Boston.com forums will be retired as of May 31st, 2016 and will not be archived. Thank you for your participation in this community, and we hope you continue to enjoy other content at Boston.com.
MERRILL HOGE: "Joe Flacco is the BEST qb in the league.....PERIOD!" Anyone else AGREE with me and him? Check out the new pecking order!
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/7/2013 2:27 PM EST
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/7/2013 2:31 PM EST
This sounds an awful lot like when we heard Eli was the best QB in the league after his postseason run in 2011. I think the 90 other games Flacco has played thus far in his career are a more representative sample as they were for Eli. Good QBs, who had an excellent stretch of play at the right time of year, but not the best in the NFL.
This post has been removed.
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/7/2013 3:31 PM EST
In response to tanbass' comment:
One needs to look no further than the source....Hoge is a boob!!
I have other choice words for that idiot!!
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/7/2013 3:34 PM EST
Hoge is a complete buffoon.
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/7/2013 4:11 PM EST
If the 49ers had won, Kapaernick would be "the best". If the Pats had won, Brady would still be "the best". If the Falcons had won Ryan would have taken the next step and have become "the best".
This is nothing but a knee jerk reaction to winning the Super Bowl. I feel like after the last four or five Super Bowls the winning QB gets crowned as "the best" in the NFL regardless of anythin else...
2011 - Eli Manning, 2010 - Rodgers, 2009 - Brees, 2008 - Roethlisberger
Who cares. There are so many sports writers, reporters and commentators all over the place right now. I feel like if you dig you can find just about every opinion possible. I do give credit to Flacco winning the Super Bowl. I was not sure if he was a good enough QB to do that in the modern NFL (where a good defense only takes you so far). Is the "best"? Probably not, but he has the most important thing, he is currently the NFL champion.
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/7/2013 4:54 PM EST
No. At least 5 guys are better than him. maybe more.
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/7/2013 4:58 PM EST
Merrill.....bad NFL Talent....bad hairpiece,,,,,bad commentator,,,,,well know Patriot Hater....I hold his opinion right up there with sxit on a stick Collingsworth....
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/7/2013 5:39 PM EST
He simply played well at the right time and had a hot streak. When you are in the spotlight, the kudos are large and over the top given his overall career accomplishments to date.
Look how often they mention the "most playoff road wins" for a starting QB. Well, that means he could not lead the team to have home field advantage enough, doesn't it? Win the division, get the byes and he may not have had to do so much on the road!
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/7/2013 8:44 PM EST
Had a good post season run not the best QB in the league Merrill Hodge will say anything Patriot haters I watched the show he put manning out of top 5 which is ridiculous had Flacco at number 1, Rodgers 2 Brady 3, he even left Bree's out and put his boy Big Ben in it are you serious leaving manning and Brees out of top 5 replacing them with Big Ben and flacco that is a joke.
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/7/2013 10:25 PM EST
I find Hoge and the Contrarian in the same boat. A lot of nonsense spewd more often than not. Personally, I didn't thing Flacco would be able to continue his run. I don't think he's ever put this number of games together before. It's usually two or three and then oops! The is either getting intercepted or badly missing it's target.
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/7/2013 10:29 PM EST
I'm surprised Hoge picked Flacco over his boy Rothlesberger.
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/7/2013 11:15 PM EST
In response to Patsman3's comment:
In response to BostonProSportsLover's comment:
now i've heard of agitating to push the needle. the Contrarian was a master at that but this is ACTUALLY not so ridiculous... hoge emphasized being in reality (being the overall work of now). when you go thru an entire playoff after making it your first 5 years, having more playoff wins than anyone during that stretch in history, and more road playoff wins than legends named peyton, tb, rodgers, brees and even eli.. then throw 11TDs with no picks while beating the recent two best guys in tb and peyton and the people's best in colin k... yeah, i will put the man at he top of the food chain and use that in any negotiations! i always thought he was underrated. felt he was a top 10 guy (right beneath matt ryan) but as of now, he's clearly at the top of the food chain and just age 28.. PAY the man!
the present pecking order is flacco-colin k-tb-russ wilson-rodgers-peyton-rg3-ryan-eli-big ben-luck... and then the REST!
Maybe your dumbest post ever....and that's saying alot. Colin K? Russ Wilson? RG3? Combined SB = ZERO. Combined MVP's = ZERO Combined hype machines = 3. I bet you had Vick and Young in the top 5 after there first years as well.
Greatest is something earned over time. The true test isn't what you do your first year, its what you do once teams adjust to you. God, Sanchez went to the AFC title game his first two years, you probably had him ahead of Brady and Manning at the time. How did that work out?
Exactly, Good post.
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/8/2013 9:53 AM EST
The latest NFL offensive fad is scrambling QB's. Cordell Stewart of the Steelers was one of the first, then Michael Vick, Cam Newton, RGIII, Russell Wilson, Colin K who have won zero SB's between them. RGIII had knee surgery in 2009 while at Baylor and recently had major surgery on both knees and is out for 8-12 mos, he may miss the entire 2013 season and his scrambing days could be over. Scramblers have short shelf lives. The prototypical 6'4" - 6'6" pocket QB wins SB's. Brees is the exception. Hoge is just another ESPN Pat hater and his opinion is irrelevant.
Re: MERRILL HOGE:
posted at 2/8/2013 10:01 AM EST
Hardly a surprise that Merril Hoge would make such idiotic statement. Flacco had a great playoff run and was helped by some good to excellent O-line and receiver play. As has been alluded to above, let's see what he does over time. To this point in his career he has not been at all consistent.


text:
This topic is archived and can not be replied to any more.
|What Would You Play On Your IPod On A Plane? posted Thu Nov 16 2006 00:04:05 by Cumulus
|Olberman On Bush / Olberman On Clinton posted Wed Sep 27 2006 01:08:18 by Diamond
|Disney On Ice, Muppets On Ice: Fema On ICE!?!?!? posted Mon Oct 3 2005 06:05:32 by TedTAce
|Say No To Roast Beef posted Tue Sep 27 2005 00:46:57 by Matt D
|What Is Your Take On This 'BM' On A Diet? posted Fri Jul 8 2005 07:32:03 by JCS17
|Backlash: If You Say No, I Must Say Yes posted Tue Apr 12 2005 02:36:35 by Matt D
|Any Of You Been On TV, Movies? On-Screen Stories? posted Sun Dec 12 2004 00:58:11 by ConcordeBoy
|On "acting On False Intelligence" posted Fri Oct 1 2004 06:29:47 by NoUFO
|UK Set To Say No To The EU posted Wed Apr 21 2004 10:17:21 by GKirk
|Say No To Universal Health Care posted Mon Dec 1 2003 18:01:52 by Matt D


text:
I entered a haiku writing contest and was judged one of three winners. The haiku had to be about the World Cup. Here is my winning haiku: The American Way We are new at this Chant U.S.A.! U.S.A.! But don't know the rules I am originally from The Bronx and I was raised a Yankee… Read more »
New York Sports
Today is opening day at Yankee Stadium, though it's not really the opening day of the baseball season. And it's not the real Yankee Stadium either. As a New Yorker I am a Yankees fan, though I don't follow sports very much. Even though the Yankees have done a lot of winning, they don't always… Read more »
I have had my fill of organized art and steered clear of the canonized canvas and plastic smiles in cold minimalist lobbies, for a New-York-minute. As I invested more time in sharing a beer on fire escapes with some of my more eccentric acquaintances, I accidentally stumbled on an exciting world of adventure. I had… Read more »
Some of us in New York have the unfortunate burden of being Jets fans. The New York Jets were a great team sometime more than 40 years ago. Like the Knicks and Mets, they have made it their modus operandi to find new ways to break their fans' hearts. They have been described as more… Read more »
New York City has no legal places to hunt, and it's a good thing that we can't start shooting geese in Central Park or pigeons in Prospect Park. Although one could probably bag a nice wild turkey in Inwood Hill Park if you're patient enough, it would be a bad idea to take your shotgun… Read more »
Having successfully tightroped on a 2-inch-thick steel cable above the dry river bed near the Grand Canyon Nik Wallenda is now eyeing his next venue which maybe New York. Wallenda hopes his next stunt will take him between the Chrysler and Empire State buildings and he is also open to suggestions and will ask his Facebook and Twitter… Read more »
LONDON: Maria Sharapova has blasted America's own Serena Williams for her controversial comments over a high-profile rape case and also criticized the Wimbledon Champion's colourful private life. We say save the battle for the Tennis Match and let Wimbledon begin in peace. There will be enough time for fighting on the Tennis Court and whatever comments Serena made she has apologized for. You might… Read more »
Following this weeks Jihadist attack in London, and last months Boston Marathon bombings, today thousands of athletes have joined victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to run and walk the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line. About 3,000 runners and bombing victims gathered in light rain today to run the final mile… Read more »
There was a time when O.J. Simpson was the talk of the town. Indeed, following his acquittal for murder O.J. had a celebration at Morton's Steak House in New York and partied on down. His home in recent years however has been a Nevada prison and yesterday he took a stab (no pun intended O.J),… Read more »
There is a sign which may have caught your eye in Central Park and warns of a snakeshead fish: "If you catch this fish, do not release it. Contact the authorities immediately. It does not belong and could radically alter the local fish population." Wow, fish at large, and not just any fish but a… Read more »


text:
George Pitcher Memorial Ground Britwell Road Burnham Buckinghamshire SL1 8DL View with Google Maps
This website is part of the Pitchero Football network. Create your own free Football club website with Pitchero.
© Pitch Hero Ltd 2008-2016
Pitch Hero Ltd Registered in ENGLAND | WF17 9TB | Company Number - 636 1033


text:
Activites for my girls
Linear Equations: Addition
Give your math student some stellar training to solve linear equations with this challenging worksheet.
Practice Linear Equations
Give your math student a challenge with this introductory algebra sheet, where he will practice solving for X in addition problems.
Linear Subtraction Equations
Math students, get ready for your master algebra training! This worksheet will give your student practice solving for X.
Linear Equations: Addition Subtraction
Get ready for some master mathematics training! Give your student practice doing linear equations with this challenging worksheet.
Subtracting with Linear Equations
This is for all you math ninjas in training! Give your student practice doing linear equations with this challenging worksheet.
Multiplying Monomials
Monomials can be confusing, but these multiplication problems with monomials will help your student learn them front and back!
Multiplying Monomials #2
Is your middle school student learning about monomials? Give her a great supplemental sheet to practice multiplying monomials.
Multiplying Monomials #3
Although monomials can be confusing, these supplemental sheets will help your student learn to multiply them.
Multiplying Monomials #4
Monomials may sound confusing, but after completing these multiplication problems, your student will have a much better understanding of them!
Multiplying Monomials #5
Math maniacs, here is a great supplemental sheet to help you practice multiplying monomials!
- 2


text:
PUNE: EagleBurgmann has set up a new research and development facility in Pune at an estimated investment of Rs 9 cr. The high-tech R&D center will offer multiple testing possibilities to help strengthen the company's position as a market leader in the mechanical seal industry in India. EagleBurgmann is a joint venture between Germany's Freudenberg Group and Japan's EKK Group.
"With these state-of-the-art equipment components we bring our Research & Development activities to a new level", says Jimmy Panthaki, general manager, EagleBurgmann India. The company is one of the world's top suppliers of industrial sealing technology and serves the oil and gas, power and fertilizer industries in India industry.


text:
Culture | A new classical release and Baylor artist Jeffrey Powers draws listeners back to "the greatest good that mortals know"
Among the posters, diplomas, and other decorations on the walls of Jeffrey Powers' office at Baylor University is a sign containing a well-known couplet by the 18th-century English poet and essayist Joseph Addison: "Music, the greatest good that mortals know, / And all of heaven we have below."
The quote is obviously an oversimplification. There are times, however, when anyone with ears to hear or a savage breast to be soothed would agree. And as a widely traveled 53-year-old associate professor of [French] horn, Jeffrey Powers has had many of them.
He has also provided his share: the latest of which can be found on Into the 21st Century: Music for Horn and Piano. Released by MSR Classics, the disc is a program of four compositions-"pieces," says Powers, "that really deserve to be heard." Besides showcasing Powers' talent on the French horn and that of his Baylor colleague Vincent De Vries on the piano, they reflect Powers' belief that abstract music can, and should, be a part of Christian worship.
By "abstract" Powers means "music that isn't just an arrangement of a hymn or variations on a hymn"-music, in other words, not only lacking praise-oriented lyrics but also possessing potentially daunting convolutions rooted in serious artistic movements that remain ahead of their time.
Into the 21st Century, for instance, opens with the "Sonata for Horn and Piano, Op. 7," by the late Belgian composer Jane Vignery. Next is "Appalachian Suite for Horn and Piano" by the contemporary American composer Daniel Baldwin, followed by "Sonata for Horn and Piano, Op. 47," by the late Danish composer Niels Viggo Bentzon. It concludes with "Three Pieces in the Form of a Sonata for Horn and Piano" by the late Viennese composer Karl Pilss. None of these pieces or their composers are widely known or linked to Christian themes. Yet, from the lyrical elegance of Vignery and Baldwin to the neoclassical experimentalism of Bentzon and the Straussian Romanticism of Pilss, each is a work of undeniable beauty and power.
That such music has come to be verboten among congregations whose object of adoration is the God of infinite beauty and power is for Powers an unnecessary overreaction to the over-formal trappings of Catholicism and other liturgical traditions. It's an overreaction that Powers has witnessed firsthand. Active with the Belgian Evangelical Mission for 16 years, he saw how the desire of evangelical churches to distance themselves from both Catholicism and state-sanctioned liberal Protestantism could result in an informality of worship at odds with artistic structure or depth.
"My wife and I were involved with starting a church in a little town called Hoogstraten," Powers recalls, "and we were using the simplest of music-very simple praise tunes. The point was to try to reach the unchurched."
Despite the questionable assumption underlying such an approach-that the "unchurched" lack the sophistication to be attracted to high-quality artistic presentations-it's a strategy Powers has seen repeated, most recently in the Baptist church to which he and his family belong in Waco. "When we first came here, the church had a very good and healthy [musical] balance, and our music minister was very good at leading that balance every Sunday."
When attendance reached the 3,000 mark, however, the church went from having one Sunday-morning worship service to two, thus placing strict time limits on services that, according to Powers, had previously been more open-ended. "They could go for an hour, an hour-and-a-half, and there was time for an instrumental solo, time for a vocal solo, time for a series of praise tunes, and time for some hymns. But since we went to two services, things have gotten very tight, and I'm not sure it's for the best. Apparently we are growing, but I think the music has suffered."
If the music has suffered, and if Joseph Addison was right, then the "mortals" in the pews of Powers' church are getting less of "heaven" than they used to. And apparently they aren't alone.
The Masterworks Festival, an annual month-long gathering sponsored by the Christian Performing Arts Fellowship and on whose faculty Powers serves, has been attracting many of the world's finest serious Christian performing artists to the Winona Lake, Ind., campus of Grace College for years-in part because they find there a support and appreciation sometimes lacking closer to home. "It helps us to get our perspective again and to recharge our batteries," says Powers. "It's a very special place, and it empowers everyone. I encourage my students to go at least once."
The Masterworks Festival is just one of an increasing number of formal responses to the church's inhospitality to the finer arts. The Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena and the Center for Theology and the Arts at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville also have attracted the interest and patronage of Christians intent on restoring art to what they believe is its proper role.
But if Powers and his brethren are keeping artistic hope alive, there's also reason for longtime observers of the evangelical scene to play the devil's advocate. It has now been over 50 years since Francis Schaeffer founded the L'Abri Christian Fellowship and began spreading a deeper, more philosophically and aesthetically rich gospel among wider evangelical audiences. Yet despite intermittent signs that Schaeffer's seeds have taken root in fertile ground, there have been many tares. Or, to cite another metaphor, every post-Schaeffer generation of evangelicals has found itself reinventing the wheel: discovering the dilemma of artistic malnutrition afresh and setting out to do something about it from scratch. In Powers' view, the problem in many ways may simply be one of forgetfulness.
If so, music such as Powers' may be particularly well-poised to effect a genuine revolution. One can hardly hear the music contained on Into the 21st Century without wanting to discover-and thus "re-remember"-not only the lives of its composers but also their times, and therein to see afresh the hand in history of a God toward whom worship of the highest order is the only response.


text:
APR 20, 2014 - MedicineNet
A Must Read - Share
Title: Binge Drinking May Slow Wound HealingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/11/2014 4:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/2014 12:00:00 AM
Editor's Picks
Show More
Show Less
Hey you have no friends!!! Get to work and start inviting friends to help build your Comunitee. Click Here to invite friends.
© 2011 Comunitee, Inc.


text:
The proposal was special and the engagement period was full of bliss, love and anticipation for the big day.
Now that it's finally here, hopefully you have planned for one of the most vital aspects of your wedding: the
Style, cost and personality should all come into play when you are selecting the symbolic jewelry that will grace your fingers until death do you part. Since the engagement ring will be paired with the wedding ring in most cases, use it as a guide to building the perfect set.
THE FOUR Cs
According to the American Gem Society, the four Cs of diamonds that brides and grooms should consider are cut, color, clarity and carat.
Cut is the actual fashioning of the diamond and can have the greatest overall impact on the beauty of
the ring. Diamonds can be found in most colors, including blue, yellow and brown, providing an opportunity to customize your ring. Most diamonds possess blemishes or inclusions, but generally not to the point of negatively impacting a ring's overall clarity. The carat is the diamond's physical weight measured in metric carats, and is highly objective. Talk over the four Cs with your ring dealer to find the best option for you and your spouse.
The four Cs are crucial tools in determining the optimum rings, but so is cost. There is no cut-and-dried rule for how much to spend on wedding rings, so go into the selection process with an open mind and realistic expectations.
Set a budget on what you want to spend on your rings and stick to it. Some jewelers work on commission, so be ready for their best sales pitch. This also means that they may be willing to negotiate with you to make sure they secure your business.
Arm yourself with knowledge of various diamond and sets, and follow your plan of action.
Ultimately, you need to feel comfortable with the jewelry that you will sport for many years to come. If you generally do not wear a lot of other jewelry, then maybe a flashy, multicarat diamond is not for you.
Conversely, a largecut ring may be the perfect accessory to your jewelry collection. Match your rings with your personalities to make sure you don't end up regretting your ring-buying decision.


text:
Departed Chelsea midfielder says ex-Liverpool star urged him to leave
12:28 13 November 2012
EMPICS Sport
Raul Meireles has revealed former Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt was influential in his decision to leave Chelsea for Fenerbahce in the summer.
Kuyt joined Fenerbahce in June, three months before Meireles, meaning they are team-mates for the second time in their careers having spent a season together at Anfield two years ago.
"I spoke with Kuyt after receiving an offer," Portuguese midfielder Meireles told Lig TV, as quoted on Turkish-Football.com.
"He told me a lot of good things about Fenerbahce," he continued.
"Also the Portuguese players who play in Turkey told me that Istanbul is amazing, which made it easier to accept the offer."
"My kids studied in the same school in Liverpool as Kuyt's children and now they study in the same school in Istanbul which is nice."


text:
Jul 6, 13 •
470 Views •
Elaine Schwartz • No Comments
The time is 8 am. During March 2012, 200 people at a depot just west of Cairo are waiting for a truck delivery of butane cylinders. One gentleman yells, "Please, I've been waiting for 10 days to get my cylinder–who can bear this?"...... [read more]
Sep 17, 12 •
1281 Views •
Elaine Schwartz • No Comments
Comparing Obama/Biden and Romney/Ryan economics, people name John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich von Hayek. Having looked at Hayek several weeks ago, let's turn to Keynes now. During 1934, with unemployment high and production low, British economist John...... [read more]
Jan 11, 12 •
548 Views •
Elaine Schwartz • No Comments
By Mira Korber, guest blogger, Kent Place School alumna, Yale student, and recent traveler to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Venture down any avenue in Buenos Aires and you will certainly see tremendous lines coiling around the sidewalks as daily commuters...... [read more]
Aug 2, 11 •
726 Views •
Elaine Schwartz • No Comments
It is all about GDP. In this article, the WSJ does a good job of explaining how each GDP component might solve our problems…or make them worse. Consumer Spending: The largest part of GDP, consumer spending has propelled recovery in the past. With...... [read more]
©2014 econlife.com. All rights reserved.
Proudly powered by WordPress. Online by imago.


text:
Valley mayors have joined the national chorus of officials saying when it comes to gun violence, something has to give.
But there's no consensus on what that something is.
The mayors, who range from avid hunters and National Rifle Association members to those who have never owned a firearm, have suggested tentative solutions as diverse as their backgrounds.
Some have hesitated to offer any sort of directive, and most have held off on membership in gun-control organizations. Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton for a time was the only Valley representative in the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition until Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell recently joined.
"There's just a lot of dialogue right now, and it's hard to bring it all together," said Gilbert Mayor John Lewis.
Lewis said he prefers to wait and weigh in on specific legislation, such as a 2012 guns-on-campus bill he opposed, rather than sign on to more sweeping efforts.
Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, a former NRA member and a gun owner for most of his life, also worries that acting too quickly on the gun issue would lead to an inadequate or ineffective solution. He said he refuses to "jump on the gun-control bandwagon," lamenting what he described as the U.S. tendency to seek knee-jerk solutions after major crises.
Still, Smith and other mayors have said they'd support or at least be open to certain measures to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people, in effect limiting firearm privileges to responsible citizens.
Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers, a hunter, NRA member and gun-safety instructor, said he supports efforts to curtail the spread of illegal guns, for instance. "If it's an illegal gun, it's an illegal gun," he said. "Why wouldn't everybody support trying to stop (that)?"
Smith also believes the law has a legitimate role in forbidding the willful sale of guns to criminals and forbidding "straw buyers" who would channel weapons inappropriately.
Other mayors, such as Phoenix's Stanton, have looked to the types and grades of weapons people are allowed to own. President Barack Obama recently unveiled a broad set of proposed gun-control measures that include bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Stanton has described requiring universal background checks as a "good, commonsense approach." Checks are not done now on users who purchase firearms at gun shows and through other private sales.
Glendale's Weiers and Peoria Mayor Bob Barrett have said training is a key component of responsible gun ownership. Weiers argued that gun-safety classes for youngsters make for "better citizens and … less problems."
Barrett, a gun owner, has opposed legislation to allow guns in schools and city buildings and said training should be required to carry a concealed weapon.
"When you are under stress, when you are under fire … you're more likely, A, to miss or, B, to hit somebody else," Barrett said. "The idea of people walking around with concealed weapons and no training is not a good thing."
Barrett contends that any initiative focused solely on how and which guns are obtained will help little if the country does not start placing a greater emphasis on mental-health care. Changing that, he said, would go further than trying to eliminate extended magazines and military-style weapons.
"What I think we need to do as a society is make mental-health treatment regarded the same way physical-health treatment is," he said. "There is a sense of shame connected with getting counseling and getting help."
Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny said that "a lot of these folks that have done this (mass shootings) are seriously mentally disturbed" and mental-health-care funding is a "a factor that I look at on this issue."
"At the state level, better reporting of mental-health records would be good," Tibshraeny said. "We've got folks that are unstable and applying to get guns. A lot of their health history is on record, and it needs to go into a database that is checked as they're applying."
All Valley mayors said they believe a balance between protective measures and Second Amendment rights is vital as the gun-control debate moves forward, especially in Arizona, with the state's historically pro-gun culture.
"I am a gun owner and a supporter of the Second Amendment," said Surprise Mayor Sharon Wolcott. "But my right to own and carry a gun does not trump your right to live in a safe and civil society."
Republic reporters Gary Nelson, Parker Leavitt, Dianna Náñez, Allie Seligman, John Yantis,Jen Kuhney and Paul Giblin contributed to this article.