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News from Occupy camps all over Oklahoma. If you are not included contact me from information on page 1.
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OCCUPY OKLAHOMA
NEWSLETTER
On October 6th, 5 citizens from NEOklahoma
traveled to Washington DC to participate in the
beginning of the struggle to attain a country where
all are equal under the law and our main exports
are not weapons and death.
Following is part of the recruitment page I created
on Facebook.
Stop the War Machine! Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 7:00am untilMonday, October 10, 2011 at 6:00am
Where: Freedom Plaza, Washington DC, 1331Pennsylvania Avenue NorthwestDescriptionA non-violent protest demanding a return todemocracy from corporate rule.Sign the pledge to be there at:http://october2011.org/Group leaves Tulsa on the evening of October4thMany of the most experienced activists in thecountry will be there as well as somecelebrities, Cornel West, Cynthia McKinney,Dave Rovics, David Swanson,Deborah Sweet,Dennis Trainor, Bill Moyer, Code Pink andmany more. This was possibly the most exciting, satisfying
week+ of my life. I traveled to DC with 3 wonderful
ladies who wanted to make a difference (One
more flew and met us there). I met dedicated
activists from all over the world who wanted to
participate and improve this world by protesting
at the seat of power of the most powerful
country. I created two videos to help promote
the event. Here’s a link to one. VIDEO I was
honored to sit and plan with organizers I had
looked up to for years. David Swanson, Medea
Benjamin and Alli McCracken of Code Pink, Ann
Wright, Dennis Trainor Jr, and more. We
participated in two marches (“Banks Got Bailed
Out, We Got Sold Out” and “Whose Streets, Our
Streets” etc) shouting for all we were worth and
I stayed over two days to participate in shutting
down the Hart Senate Building. Drum circles,
Ralph Nader, Chris Hedges and many more
celebrities. What a trip!
“Power concedes nothing without ademand. It never did and it never will.”Fredrick Douglass
Stephanie Lewis of Occupy Tulsa
suggested we might consider doing a
newsletter for Occupy. It just so
happened that someone signed up to go
to Washington DC on the trip I was
arranging had pointed out software that
would be perfect for the purpose.
Of course there are other complications
than software when you write about
Occupy. One of the biggest is, what can
you tell. I mean the government has to
be assumed to be watching all the time
so certain things need to be kept silent.
Then there are always the internal
power struggles. It wouldn’t do to give
out more than I just wrtote about that.
Still, communications are important in
any organization, especially one as
diverse and spread out as Occupy
Oklahoma so I feel this will be a helpful
effort. I hope you think so too.
Stop the War Machine!An Occupy Newslewtter?
Contact Tel: 918-406-9514 | E-mail: [email protected] | Web: freedom-one.org/smf1/index.php
John 'Tan and Tone' and Company"Once again the House of Representatives lead
by John 'Tan and Tone America' Boehner has
proved what they are all about. They rejected the
Senate bill that would have given a payroll tax
extension for two more months to 160 million
Americans and also contained a provision to
extend the unemployment benefits for jobless
whose benefits are scheduled to run out at the end
of December.
So much for caring. Oh, but they do care! They
care for the Koch Brothers, and big Oil and all the
corner dwelling CEO's at all the big corporations
who will donate part of their annual Christmas
bonuses to shore up Tanner John and his cohorts
in crime in the house to ensure they have a Merry
Christmas and an even happier New Year.
When President Obama offered a bill to
modestly increase the taxes of the Uber-rich, so
that they would shoulder more of their fair share of
the tax burden, Johnny Boehner the George
Hamilton of the congressional set and his gaggle
of geese immediately began honking, 'Class
Warfare!" Class Warfare! Class Warfare!" But,
now that they have an opportunity to help ensure
a more merrier Christmas and a little happier New
Year for millions of Americans not in the 1 percent.
It's Bah Hum Bug! No cries of 'Class Warfare' ring
out from the aisles of congress now! Why not?
Because the warfare is on the middle class and
the jobless and the poor and disadvantaged and
John Boehner and company don't care about
those classes of America. They can't give Ole
Johnny Two Tone and his cronies any money to
ka-ching into their campaign coffers. So sorry, but
they are in Boehner's own words 'Chicken Sh*t
and don't count in the overall scheme of things
American.
lf you can't genuflect to the Koch Brothers or
provide their shills in congress with a lot of moola
for their re-election you don't count for much of
anything. John 'Tan and Tone' and company are
thumbing their noses at the other 99 percent. They
are telling us we don't count for 'Chicken Sh*t'! We
know where they stand! My question is where do
we the other 99 percent stand?" ----- Bob Bearden
Upcoming Events
Occupy Tulsa Planning Meetup
December 26,2011
Link:
INFORMATION
Occupy Tulsa Planning Meetup
December 27, 2011
Link:
INFORMATION
Citizens United VS FEC
January 20, 2011
Link:
INFORMATION
""So keep fightin' for freedom & justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth.
Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce. And when you get through
kickin' ass & celebratin' the sheer joy of a good fight, be sure to tell those who come after how much fun it was.” "
Molly Ivins