Thurs Aug. 13: SB32 and SB350 Open Mic and Songfest

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SB32 and SB350 Open Mic and Songfest
Celebrate Climate and Oil Spill Bills Up for Vote by the California Assembly

On Thursday the Ventura County Climate Hub will highlight climate and oil spill bills to be voted on by the California State Assembly when they return to Sacramento on August 17.

WHO:   Ventura County Climate Hub with representatives from California Legislative Offices and featured singer Diane Ippel.

WHAT:  Talks, performances and open mic about the energy, climate and oil spill bills headed for the California State Assembly. Hosts will be Michelle Nosco of Arts for Earth and Mike Stubblefield of the Sierra Club.

Robert Barnett, dressed as an oil tanker car, will explain the elements of SB350 with the help of interpretive dancers. A Calfironia Clean Energy Sing-Along of “These Bills are Your Bills, These Bills are My Bills” will be followed by short talks by the elected or staff about their favorite bills in both the Energy and the Oil Spill packages and anyone can sign up to speak or ask questions on related topics. Producer of a CAPS TV special show will be doing interviews of all who would like to speak on the show.

Diane Ippel will close the program with Jean Ritchie’s “The Cool of the Day” and other songs that cherish the natural world.

WHEN:  Thursday, August 13. Doors open 6:30 and program from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

WHERE:  Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura, 5654 Ralston, Ventura, CA 93001.

WHY:  Provide facts and counter myths about climate and oil spill prevention and rapid response bills that have passed the State Senate. Encourage Assembly Members to do all in their power to assure passage of particularly the following bills:
SB 32: Building for the Future by Senator Fran Pavley
SB 350: Golden State Standards by Senator Kevin de Leon
SB185: Investing with Values and Responsibility by Senator Kevin de Leon
SB 788: Ban Offshore Oil Drilling off Tranquillon Ridge by Senators Hannah-Beth Jackson and Mike McGuire
SB414: Rapid Oil Spill Response Act by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson

CALLS TO ACTION:

• Sign the petition at VCCool.org in support of SB 32, SB350 and SB185
• Promote these bills to friends–in person, by phone, text, email, on Facebook.
• Join Ventura County Climate Hub Facebook page and Ventura350@googlegroup.com.
• Call to ask support for these bills: Asm Jacqui Irwin (805) 482-1904 or Asm Das Williams (805) 641-3700
• Tweet:  @ASM_Irwin and @DasWilliams
• Sign up on a twitter storm list to tweet Assembly Members 6-7 p.m., Monday, August 17?
• Call or email friends in other Districts to call their Assembly Members.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:  Marie Lakin, Field Representative for Senator Fran Pavley

INVITED SPEAKERS WHO MAY ATTEND: Assembly Member Das Williams and representatives from offices of Asm Jacqui Irwin and Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson

VISUALS:  Dance interpretation of SB350, backdrop Global Warming Solutions banner

CONTACT:  Jan Dietrick 805-643-3640 office or ventura@citizensclimatelobby.org
https://www.facebook.com/Ventura350

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/ventura350

Ventura County Climate Hub

A grassroots, non-partisan local affiliate of 350.org under sponsorship of the non-profit Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura, Environment Committee.

Mission:  Create a local movement working on reversing climate change, and to take action toward clean energy (off of fossil fuels) and a localized food system, with a vision of resilient communities in Ventura County.

Scope: Collaborate on climate and energy policy advocacy, protesting risky fossil fuels, fossil-free economy and lifestyle, regenerative agriculture, carbon sequestration, the arts, media communications, and any other activities supporting our mission.

Connect: Monthly newsletter goes to over 300 individuals and partners via email and Ventura350@googlegroup.com, who suggest topics for monthly meetings normally on second Thursdays.

Current Working Groups and Teams:  Dirty Oil, including the Bomb Train and the Injection Well Teams; Renewables, focused now on the Community Choice Energy; Food and Garden, including Solar Oven Team and Soil Foodweb Discussion Group; Arts and Media; Letter Brigade

Current Partners
Arts for Earth Foundation
Citizens’ Climate Lobby – Ventura and Thousand Oaks Chapters
Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions
CFROG
Food and Water Watch
LULAC
Growing Circles
Ocean Friendly Gardens
Ojai Valley Green Coalition
Pachamama Alliance
Sierra Club – Ventura Committee Los Padres Chapter
Stewards of the Earth
Surfrider Foundation
Transition to Organic Ojai
UU-Environmental Action Committee of the UU Church of Ventura
UU-Climate Action Team of the Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Ventura Food Coop

The Revolution is still Love

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Occupy Wall St – The Revolution Is Love with Charles Eisenstein

A taste of the upcoming feature documentary, Occupy Love. This is a community funded film. http://www.occupylove.org 

“Love is the felt experience of connection to another being. An economist says ‘more for you is less for me.’ But the lover knows that more of you is more for me too. If you love somebody their happiness is your happiness. Their pain is your pain. Your sense of self expands to include other beings. This shift of consciousness is universal in everybody, 99% and 1%.”
~ Charles Eisenstein

Fierce Love Films Youtube Channel

San Diego Chalk Artist Found Not Guilty

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Jeff Olson got arrested for chalking anti-bank messages in front of a Bank of America in San Diego last year.  He has been found not-guilty on all 13 misdemeanor accounts.

Articles:

http://fox5sandiego.com/2013/07/01/man-who-wrote-protest-messages-in-chalk-not-guilty-of-vandalism/#axzz2Z3O6VTNe

http://exopermaculture.com/2013/07/02/good-news-occupy-chalk-protestor-acquited-on-all-counts/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/01/jeff-olson-not-guilty_n_3530285.html

OCCUPY International Gathering August 2013

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June 6, 2013OCCUPY (INTER)NATIONAL GATHERING AUGUST 21-25 http://interoccupy.net/blog/natgat2-press-release-june-6-2013/ Who/What: OCCUPY (Inter)National Gathering 2013 Attendance encouraged by all Occupiers and interested parties. Occupy Kalamazoo will be hosting the second round of Occupy National conferences, August 21-25, 2013, following the wildly successful Occupy National Gathering that took place in Philadelphia, PA, July 2012.We, the National Gathering Working Group 2013 (NGWG2013), propose a National Gathering of the Occupy Movement, and peoples’ movements worldwide, in Kalamazoo Michigan, to collectively assemble and embrace our different ideologies and perspectives; to find our common visions; to share our strategies and actions; and to leave this gathering with steps we can all take in both agreement and diversity; for ourselves, our communities, our nations, and for all of us all over the world.There will be a special focus on indigenous peoples, race, gender and class throughout the convergences. Occupy National Gathering working group (NGWG2013) is a coalition of Occupy movements from cities around the world, uniting in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and with Occupy and peoples’ movements worldwide. Where: Many people ask why Kalamazoo? Bill Moyer said it best on a planning call, that Michigan is a hotbed of activist activity at this moment in history.  Environmental issues plague the state and the Great Lakes; the political situation rallied tens of thousands as Rick Snyder eroded the state’s unions;  there are Drones bases and a solid anti-war base, and Kalamazoo has a reputation for being the sixth-meanest city in the country towards its homeless population.  A homeless Bill of Rights is being worked on by Occupy Kalamazoo. Why/Theme: The focus of the Occupy National Gathering will be leadership building and people powered training, education, and actions. To empower people with trainings to take back to their community and spread positive and effective change in their communities. Aug 21st:  Renew Kalamazoo and your community. Aug 22nd: Making and Supporting Free, Unfettered Media Aug 23rd:  Fixing Fossil Fuels and Creating an Environmentally Sustainable Future. Aug 24th:  Economic and Trade Justice, Equal Access and Ending Corporate “Personhood”,   Asserting the People’s Sovereignty. Aug 25th:  Ending War and Our Police State, Building Peace and Cooperation. A global conversation A digital conference taking place August 22nd-24th.  Each day will also have a global component and conversation based on the needs and issues of the global community, roughly paralleling, but by no means restricted to, the daily themes.  The Global work, like NatGat2 itself, is a work in progress and will be developed by participating groups.  Please join our global partner, Via22, for monthly mumble meetings 22nd of each month on the occupytalk.org server, Via22 room.  More info on facebook and the Via22 website and Hub on InterOccupy. More Information: http://interoccupy.net/  The Occupy National Gathering, like all Occupy events, strives to be free and provide Mutual Aid for essentials like food, water, sanitation, housing, transport, media and support. All services are provided free by volunteer teams and participants. Donations to defray unavoidable costs accepted through our fiscal sponsor, AfGJ. Please select Occupy National Gathering under Cause. Watch the conference on Livestream: OccupyDetroitOfficialChannel: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupy-detroit Occupy Kalamazoo: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupykalamazoo Join Our Weekly Planning Conference Call   Every Wednesday at 8pm EDT until the Occupy(Inter)NatGat2013 Help Plan Events and Activities, Offer to Speak, Teach, Run a Workshop.  Join the Team to help with one of the many aspects of Support.

Drones Out of Everywhere!

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Saturday, April 13, 1pm
Los Angeles City Hall (West steps)
(1st St. Between Spring & Main)
1pm
Los Angeles, California

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Momentum is building nationwide for the April 13 Day of Action to demand “U.S. Drones OUT of Africa, the Middle East, Asia & Everywhere!” This united action will be a powerful display of opposition in the United States to the Pentagon’s murderous drone warfare program, expansion of drone bases all over the world, and the potential use of drones domestically.

More Information: http://www.answercoalition.org/la/events/la-rally-us-drones-out-of.html

Over 5,000 people have been murdered by U.S. drone strikes in the last few years, including a large number of children among the many civilians who have been slaughtered by these robotic killing machines.

Contact: answerla@answerla.org or 213-687-7480