gsw

Don't want to see anyone off the site who should
5 points 22 hours ago by gsw

http://economyincrisis.org/content/lobbyists-and-specials-interest-groups-americas-flawed-political-system

http://www.librarian.net/stax/4121/who-are-your-guys-some-radical-librarian-resources/

monthly focus on 1-2 themes with press releases, and local info spreading meetups, like evangelicals.
And plaster mini pdf flyers for theme on windshields, telephone poles, with places for more info online and in person, newspaper and tv advertisements
Some Possible Focus topics.
Money out of politics
Jobs
Capitalism necessitates safeguards
Banks money system
Wall street transaction tax
Con politicians, reverse duopoly
Getting information, activism
Living wage
Voter registration
Because all these at once are info overload for low info electorate

http://occupywallst.org/forum/some-shows-with-newsocial-commentary-worth-watchin/#comment-966534

http://occupywallst.org/forum/initiative-democracy-pros-cons-can-it-work-in-time/

there are a lot of them... here's a few to get started. Thank You Brad B

http://gmo-awareness.com/all-about-gmos/gmo-fda/
http://occupy-monsanto.com/
https://www.facebook.com/occupymonsanto

http://occupywallst.org/forum/the-plague-of-wall-street-banking-by-kevin-zeese-j/#comment-952855

http://www.organicconsumers.org/bytes/ob338.htm

http://www.i-govern.org/home/

http://occupywallst.org/forum/none-are-more-hopelessly-enslaved-than-those-who-f/#comment-947165

http://www.cusdi.org/index.html

A chance to get out in streets and have a solution.

Like at work they'll say don't bing up a problem unless you can identify a solution.

http://occupywallst.org/forum/what-would-a-new-constitution-say/

There are over 100 places nation-wide who are taking this on in order to put local bans against fracking, factory farming and other toxic corporate practices into place and in every instance, the States and Federal Governments insist that they are all in violation of the law because they do not have the RIGHT to local governance.
Here is the link to the videos if you are ready to learn more, but I'll warn you, it is not for the faint of heart. As Tom Lindsey says "Most towns and municipalities will not take action until they are harmed or feeling the pain directly of the Corporate Boys." True enough. http://vimeo.com/user5651125/videos

[-] 1 points by LeoYo (1515) 0 minutes ago

In whatever state you're in, try to involve the PIRGs (such as WashPIRG in Washington State). They are already organized for gathering information and disseminating it to people.

HE PROBLEM
... - best videos http://occupywallst.org/forum/great-interveiw-of-richard-wolff-by-bill-moyers/#comment-934175

For The Average Citizen http://occupywallst.org/forum/you-may-have-seen-this-youtube-on-wealth-in-americ/

https://appam.confex.com/data/extendedabstract/appam/2012/Paper_2134_extendedabstract_151_0.pdf

Thomas Jefferson http://www.bookyards.com/download.html?ranking=included&type=books&book_id=11397

SOLUTIONS

http://occupywallst.org/forum/how-the-coop-movement-can-help-us-win-together/#comment-938702

http://occupywallst.org/forum/cooperatives-info-articles-documentaries-etc/

Ghandi' Nonviolent Economy...

http://occupywallst.org/forum/-1-points-by-auargent-190-1-day-ago-what-do-really/

Occucards... http://www.occucards.com/republicrats/

http://groupspaces.com/99Conglomerate/

And, I just watched this video. Charles Eisenstein is sort of a philosopher of economics and he lays it all out for us with his "Sacred Economics" which is exactly what I talk about all the time, that what we need is an economic system that works for all people, not profit. Some call it a "gift economy" which would replace our current "money economy."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEZkQv25uEs

Direct Democracy for Citizens national initiatives, more citizen involvement,

http://occupywallst.org/forum/direct-democracy-amendment-now-if-its-good-enough-/#comment-936628

A Public Central Bank http://occupywallst.org/forum/a-public-central-bank-on-reclaiming-our-central-ba/#comment-936887

Break Up Too Big Banks http://occupywallst.org/forum/huffpo-front-page-democrat-sen-brown-republican-se/#comment-936971

Best video...

http://occupywallst.org/forum/consense-or-not-consense/#comment-928083

3rd Party
http://occupywallst.org/forum/the-silent-plurality-nonvoters-make-up-largest-ele/#comment-911255

http://www.justicepartyusa.org/

http://www.99rise.org/strategy

Money Out petition: http://getmoneyout.com/

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/06/undoing-citizens-united-dark-money

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phil-wolfson-md/the-28th-amendment-to-the_b_1515741.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phil-wolfson-md/amend-money-out-of-politi_b_2288989.html
BANKS

http://billmoyers.com/segment/sheila-bair-on-keeping-banks-honest/

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/1/11/failure_of_epic_proportions_treasury_nominee

Inside Job excerpts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuyrBRUsu9A&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/secret-and-lies-of-the-bailout-20130104#ixzz2H9cTDha2

INCOME Injustice

http://occupywallst.org/forum/what-the-wealthy-really-fear-the-truth/

Why Americans can't save a penny, explained by Helaine Olen:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/opinion/sunday/cant-save-heres-why.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=0

And, I just watched this video. Charles Eisenstein is sort of a philosopher of economics and he lays it all out for us with his "Sacred Economics" which is exactly what I talk about all the time, that what we need is an economic system that works for all people, not profit. Some call it a "gift economy" which would replace our current "money economy."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEZkQv25uEs

http://occupywallst.org/forum/compound-interest-power-to-concentrate-wealth

://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/10/03/334156/top-five-wealthiest-one-percent/?mobile=wt

Economics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ASCqM0qkOw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://occupywallst.org/forum/compound-interest-power-to-concentrate-wealth/

MATT TAIBBI

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/10/13-4?print

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/secret-and-lies-of-the-bailout-20130104#ixzz2H9cTDha2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOF56wYTl1w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
College of DuPage, Writers Read, Heart of Darkness Series - "The Darker Myths of Empire" Michael Parenti Jason Snart, SRC 2800, November 16, 2005,

http://occupywallst.org/forum/this-is-fuckin-awesome/#comment-907865

http://www.challengemagazine.com/extra/054_069.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKyX7GNHYkQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

A Must Watch 15m Video by Stacy Mitchell at TEDxDirigo :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6rAgHcuYtE .

Stacy Mitchell is a researcher and writer at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), a national nonprofit organization that challenges corporate consolidation of the economy and champions policies to nurture community-scaled enterprise. Stacy directs two ILSR initiatives on independent business and community banking. Her analysis has helped inspire many grassroots campaigns and provided empirical support for changes to local and state policy.

the "ASTOUNDING" 'Why We Fight' :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO7-GBRx1xM .

Inside Job excerpts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuyrBRUsu9A&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.forbes.com/sites/beltway/2011/03/30/what-happened-to-the-american-declaration-of-war/

http://occupywallst.org/forum/welcome-to-the-dictatorship-how-corporations-took-/

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33477.htm

http://mises.org/community/blogs/hera/archive/2012/07/01/how-the-u-s-will-become-a-3rd-world-country-part-2.aspx

http://dailybail.com/home/michel-lewis-on-60-minutes-wall-street-inside-the-collapse-v.html

http://occupywallst.org/forum/interesting-site-on-removing-money-in-politics/

http://occupywallst.org/forum/if-enough-people-said-wtf-change-the-aura-of-ows/

http://occupywallst.org/forum/occupy-20-create-our-own-eco-village/

http://occupywallst.org/forum/you-may-have-seen-this-list-of-8-practical-goals-b/

http://occupywallst.org/forum/how-the-one-percent-seized-control/

http://occupywallst.org/forum/biil-moyers-exposes-c4-tax-free-unlimited-anonymou/

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/05/13/george-w-bush-dick-cheney-convicted-of-war-crimes/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/03/romneys-health-care-plan-uninsured-obamacare_n_1935941.html#slide=809601

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R42443.pdf

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/12963-senate-iran-resolution-de-facto-declaration-of-war

http://occupywallst.org/forum/how-do-we-fight-capitalism-the-1/

this one is here for the dialog http://occupywallst.org/forum/so-i-guess-they-went-broke-because-they-hate-obama/

http://occupywallst.org/forum/occupy-is-a-fleet-of-ships-and-there-is-no-they-in/

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-worlds-top-10-retirement-havens-2012-01-19

http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2011/10/the-conservatism-of-occupy-wall-street.html
http://howconservativesdrovemeaway.blogspot.com/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-vs-tea-party.html
http://www.benzinga.com/news/11/11/2084095/conservatives-should-support-occupy-wall-street
http://www.laprogressive.com/conservatives-support-occupy-wall-street/#sthash.vKrJ2cZn.dpbs

http://occupywallst.org/forum/damn-this-is-a-huge-discovery-that-has-shaken-so-m/#comment-886894

http://blog.ml-implode.com/2012/04/u-s-standard-of-living-has-fallen-more-than-
http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/countries/americas/usa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Bill_of_Rights
Why you want to settle for 11th place.
http://blog.ml-implode.com/2012/04/u-s-standard-of-living-has-fallen-more-than-50/

http://hexayurt.com/

CORPORATIONS

http://www.nationofchange.org/corporate-profits-hit-record-high-while-worker-wages-hit-record-low-1354554553

Democracy Media

http://www.prwatch.org/cmd/index.html

[-] 2 points by inclusionman (4414) 2 days ago
Excellent point. I vote for the following topics:
Wall st/bankster/corp corruption, prosecution (lack thereof), reform!
Environment, No oil, no nukes, no fracking, no coalGreen tech, no corp water grab, etc.
Debt: student debt, cr card debt, illegal foreclosures strikedebt,
Taxes : Raise on the rich, cut for the working class.
Labor: Union issues, employment crises, jobs pgms, min wage increase, al wage increases, sick pay, outsourcing. etc
Healthcare: Implement public option/single payer.
Occupy: State of the movement, suggestions for future.
Political reform/recreation: Movetoamend/repeal CU, repeal electoral college, end gerrymandering, Direct democracy, etc
I'm sure I left some topics out, & maybe some of mine are not popular.
I would recommend utilizing the official Occupy "news article" threads whenever possible.
I would recommend NO personal issues, limited to no fluff of course.
And I would encourage action items be included as often as possible, Organize/join marches/protests, petitioning, letter writing, phonecalls, donating, & voting.
And there should be a means to express displeasure with a specific thread, with the idea of deleting it if warrented.
Perhaps if there are too few comments a thread can be appended to a similar post.
Just My humble opinion.
THIS is a valuable post.
Good luck Hope my suggestions were useful.

[-] 3 points by frovikleka (1914) from Island Heights, NJ 23 hours ago
I've seen Lifting The Veil, but it was quite a while ago, so i should watch it again.... maybe i will tonight
I know that I do not always practice what i preach, but no one does all the time, i try though
In that light, sometimes it's best not to rub things in, and give the person a chance to change
The world that we want should start now
~Odin~
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[-] 3 points by frovikleka (1914) from Island Heights, NJ 23 hours ago
That's righ gsw, everything should "start in ourselves" hence my previous humbling comment
Sign off, make a cup of tea, crank up "ol computer," and give it another go on the doc. It's worth it, and follow it up with the Triangle doc if you have not seen it
I'll twinkle you up for the time you lose here, OK? lol
~Odin~

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