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Department of Toxic Substances Control – Update on Woolsey Fire and SSFL

13 Tuesday Nov 2018

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11/13/18 – WHAT WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT SANTA SUSANA NUCLEAR SITE AFTER WOOLSEY FIRE (article contains photos)
http://www.laist.com/2018/11/13/santa_susana_nuclear_site_woolsey_fire.php   
The Woolsey Fire has burned a good portion of the former Santa Susana Field Lab, which was once home to a nuclear reactor and numerous rocket tests. The site is still riddled with radioactive waste and other toxic compounds.
BACKGROUND: A 2012 EPA report doesn’t paint a pretty picture. Approximately one out of every seven samples contained “concentrations of radioactive materials exceeding background levels.” More than 80% of these were man-made radionuclides. This echoes a 1989 Department of Energy report found that there were contaminants in both the soil and the plants.

11/13/18 — FROM CBS https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/11/13/santa-susana-field-laboratory-woolsey-fire/
Local, state and federal agencies have inspected the Santa Susana Field Laboratory and found that the nuclear Superfund site was not impacted by the Woolsey Fire.

—FROM Department of Toxic Substances Control
This is an update as of 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 9, 2018
The Woolsey Fire burned through a portion of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) yesterday. At this time, it is no longer burning within the SSFL site, and is moving away from the site. There is a fire station on the SSFL site, and both Ventura County and Los Angeles County fire personnel are assisting in the response. The fire agencies responding to the fire have consulted with their own Hazardous Materials coordinator who is familiar with the site and determined the fire did not present any risks other than those normally present in a wildfire situation. DTSC is actively monitoring the fire. DTSC emergency response staff has been in contact with staff at the Ventura County Certified Unified Program Agency. Our scientists and toxicologists have reviewed information about the fire’s location and do not believe the fire has caused any releases of hazardous materials that would pose a risk to people exposed to the smoke. READ COMPLETE UPDATE

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SANTA SUSANA FIELD LABORATORY IS A SUPER-FUND SITE
The Santa Susana Field Laboratory is a complex of industrial research and development facilities located on a 2,668-acre (1,080 ha) portion of the Southern California Simi Hills in Simi Valley, California. It was used mainly for the development and testing of liquid-propellant rocket engines for the United States space program from 1949 to 2006, nuclear reactors from 1953 to 1980 and the operation of a U.S. government-sponsored liquid metals research center from 1966 to 1998.

The site is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) northwest from the community of Canoga Park and approximately 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Sage Ranch Park is adjacent on part of the northern boundary and the community of Bell Canyon along the entire southern boundary.

Throughout the years, about ten low-power nuclear reactors operated at SSFL, in addition to several “critical facilities” that helped develop nuclear science and applications. At least four of the ten nuclear reactors had accidents during their operation. The reactors located on the grounds of SSFL were considered experimental, and therefore, had no containment structures.

The site ceased research and development operations in 2006. The years of rocket testing, nuclear reactor testing, and liquid metal research have left the site “significantly contaminated”. Environmental cleanup is ongoing.

THIS LOCATION IS A SUPER FUND CONTAMINATED SITE.

https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0908498

 

PRESS RELEASE: Occupy Monsanto March 16 and 17

16 Friday Mar 2012

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WHO: OccupyLosAngeles AND Occupy805
WHAT: Occupying Monsanto Corporation
WHEN: Beginning 12Noon, Friday, March 16, 24 hour action;
WHERE: Monsanto Offices, 2700 Camino Del Sol, Off Gonzales Rd in Oxnard, 93030;
WHY: Monsanto is attempting to sell their genetically modified products (GMOs) to Wall Mart and other outlets. There are still questions as to the health effects of these products, which have been outlawed by other countries.  (Read several other issues below.

READ PREVIOUS POST/DETAILS ON THE ACTION

On March 16, beginning 12Noon, Occupy Los Angeles has planned a 24 hour action against Monsanto, supported in solidarity by the local, Occupy895  The action will take place at the Monsanto Offices at 2700 Camino Del Sol, off of Gonzales Rd. in Oxnard.
A march is scheduled as well.

Monsanto is in the process of selling their genetically modified
products (GMOs) to Wall Mart and other food outlets in Ventura County.
Occupy groups stand opposed to Monsanto for these five major reasons
(and more):
1)  There are real concerns regarding Monsanto GMO foods, and the
health of these products.  Countries that have done extensive health
studies have outlawed Monsanto foods and GMOs.  The United States has
not investigated thoroughly these food products, and yet Monsanto is
allowed to sell their products at major food outlets;
2)  Monsanto is an ALEC Corporation, meaning it can use ALEC as their
legislative council to create laws against the public will.  This
violates the Democratic process, and permits collusion, extortion, and
fraud, which buys off congressional legislators, who will bring ALEC
legislation to the halls and floors of Congress on behalf of Monsanto.
Bribed congressmen end up doing what Monsanto wants them to do. This
is not a healthy democracy, while Monsanto is not producing healthy
products.
3)  Monsanto has bullied local small farmers with lawsuits and other
forms of harassment in order to monopolize major staples in the United
States.  Small farmers are powerless to fight back against Monsanto,
which has unlimited funds to usurp the courts to get farmers to yield
to Monsanto demands. Monsanto is monopolzing our seed products through
genetic engineering, and forcing our local farmers, through their lobby and monopoly, to use only Monsanto products.
4)  In its seed-germinating process, Monsanto must grow its product
outdoors.  Amy Denton, PhD, Assoc. Prof. at CSU Channel Islands,
states that if genes from GMplants were to transfer to wild plant
populations, there could be serious consequences. (Please see this week’s VC Reporter, “Monsanto, GM Crops and Ventura County Agriculture.” There is also the issue that
If the seeds are windblown, or transferred by birds/pollination to adjacent farms in the area, those farms/farming families could be sued by Monsanto for growing
their products, regardless if a farmer is aware they have grown Monsanto wind-blown seed.
5)  Monsanto is the producer of Roundup and Lasso, two pesticides that have   caused health problems (just two among many they have produced). The company was recently convicted of causing neurological diseases in France with its product,  Lasso. Monsanto not only produces Roundup, but also produces genetically engineered “Roundup Ready” seeds, which are genetically designed to tolerate megadoses of Roundup

MORE INFORMATION
GLOBAL DAYS OF ACTION AGAINST MONSANTO AND SUBSIDIARIES
March 16th 12pm—March 17th-12pm

THE OBJECTIVE: To bring local awareness of Monsanto’s corporate control and involvement with the toxins in our food and water supplies and the powerful ties they have inside government.  We must start acting locally and thinking globally to bring down this tyrant of the food industry.  We are in worldwide solidarity with the
Millions Against Monsanto (www.MillionsAgainstMonsanto.org) and several other
environmental groups, organizations, foundations, and individuals who feel that something must be done to stop the wrongful practices of the Monsanto Corporation.

THE GOAL: To unite local communities, as consumers, voters, and organizers to
continue the push to remove Monsanto and other Corrupt Corporations from our
government.  Along with other campaigns all over the globe to create a world governed for, of, and by the people, not the corporations. One tactic is to
strategize and take action utilizing the power of the Boycott to send
a strong message we will not do business with Corrupt Corporations.
We are urging for monthly and biweekly protests.  Workshops, teach-ins, film showings, canvassing, flyering, training of organizers, and recruiting more people to the peaceful fight.

MONSANTO (GMO) PREVENTION:
We support the following first steps toward food democracy.  While it’s extremely difficult to entirely avoid Monsanto, there are some basic guidelines
that anyone can use to minimize the genetically modified organisms in their lives:

1) Avoid processed foods.  In particular, eliminate High Fructose Corn
Syrup (HFCS) from your diet and be sure to read labels.  HFCS appears in
everything from sodas to wheat bread.

2) Consider vegetarianism.  Limiting your meat consumption, or buying
only grass-fed varieties will help, as 60% of genetically modified corn goes to
cattle feed and other concentrated animal feed operations (CAFOs) in America.

3) Buy “organic” dairy products that are free of Monsanto recombinant
bovine growth hormone.

4) Buy “organic” cotton when you can and avoid cotton seed oils found
in many snack food products, particularly chips, crackers, and salted nuts.
Although cotton is only 2.5% of the world’s crops, it is doused with 16% of the
world’s pesticides.

5) Monsanto is a producer of pesticides, as well as producing GMO (Geneticaly Modified Organisms).  The company was convicted in France for its company producing pesticides causing neurological diseases to adjacent farming families.  (google “ground truth, monsanto, pesticides”).  Monsanto not only produces Roundup, but also produces genetically engineered “Roundup Ready” seeds, which are
genetically designed to tolerate megadoses of Roundup.

PRESS RELEASE: March 12 —Occupy805 Says “No” to Continued Illegal Foreclosures & Evictions

09 Friday Mar 2012

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT  OccupyOxnard.org

Ventura, CA, released on March 9, 2012 On Monday, March 12th, The People of Ventura County will add their voices to the resounding majority of Americans across our state and nation demanding that County Recorders and public officials maintain their oaths of office and halt all foreclosures in the county of Ventura until such time as a thorough audit by the County Recorder has been completed and any resulting illegal activity referred to the District Attorney for prosecution.

WHO: OccupyOxnard, OccupyVentura, Occupy805, and Local Affiliates

WHAT: In protest of City officials pandering to banks and illegal foreclosuresin our county;

WHERE:  We will meet at the Government Center, the corner of Victoria and Telephone

WHEN:  March 12, 2012
10:30 am. Victoria and Telephone
11am: Government Center Home Auction
Before Noon: We will proceed to the Recorder’s Office and present a                                                            written letter, signed by many Ventura County residents;

WHY:  Because 99% of the homes foreclosed may have been done illegally

A recent audit by the San Francisco County Recorder found 99% of the foreclosures audited had questionable activity, 84% had at least one clear violation of law on foreclosures and over 66% with 4 or more violations.*  New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has found a similar level of foreclosure fraud related to the MERS system, which is depriving counties and municipalities of mortgage deed filing fees in the millions of dollars.**

Yet, on a statewide basis, very little is being done by elected and appointed government officials either to expose or prosecute foreclosure fraud. It’s outrageous that the nation’s largest banks and Wall Street are allowed to dictate the terms and conditions of their punishment for foreclosure fraud while thousands of people in California are losing their beloved homes as the result of fraudulent foreclosure practices.

On Monday, March 12th, Occupy groups from across California will hold multiple simultan-eous events at county recorder offices and home auctions in as many as 58 California county seats to call attention to massive ongoing foreclosure fraud.

THE GOALS OF THE EVENT:  The goals of these events are twofold:

1) WE are seeking to expose the full extent of foreclosure fraud by banks and Wall Street in California. Therefore, we demand that every county recorder conduct similar audits both to measure the level of foreclosure fraud and to determine the amount of tax dollars that have been lost due to fraudulent filings.

2) WE are seeking an end to illegal foreclosures. Therefore, we demand that California Attorney General Kamala Harris (and/or the State Legislature? and/or the Governor?) immediately suspend all foreclosures in the state until both these county audits and the Attorney General’s criminal investigation of foreclosure fraud are complete.

THE BIG BANKS GET BAILED OUT AND FAMILIES GET THROWN OUT
Despite the well financed campaign to convince America that the epidemic of empty buildings we see around us is simply a natural market correction to bad choices made by a few irresponsible borrowers, the actual evidence points to wide scale criminal activity on the part of the mortgage and banking industry itself. So much evidence of wrongdoing by the big banks has been uncovered that the Federal Government recently negotiated a nationwide, $25 billion dollar settlement with the five largest banks; and yet, both New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and our own Kamala Harris say this doesn’t settle all issues of wrong-doing by the banks, and further actions are expected.

A newly released audit of the foreclosure system by San Francisco Assessor – Recorders office entitled “FORECLOSURE IN CALIFORNIA, A CRISIS OF COMPLIANCE”, details some of the abuses that led to the settlement, and makes very clear that more must be done to end the systemic problems in real estate funding.

Research by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman found systemic issues related to the title industry’s use of the MERS Mortgage Electronic Registration System , which  deprives counties and municipalities of mortgage deed filing fees in the millions of dollars, while making it impossible for homeowner to know who truly owns their mortgages.  This confusion also makes it difficult for homeowners to address issues once they occur.

We are here to expose the full extent of foreclosure fraud by banks and and set things right for hard-working Californians. WE demand that the county immediately halt all foreclosure proceedings until the systemic problems with title recording and foreclosure practices has been thoroughly understood and corrected; WE demand a full investigation of foreclosure practices in Ventura County, including the role played by county officials;

WE demand an exact accounting of  revenue lost by unpaid title processing fees and other fraudulent practices of the banking industry;

And, WE demand that all who are guilty of wrong doing be stripped of their ill-gotten gains and punished to the full extent of the law.

And, most importantly, that this be immediately followed up with safeguards, so as to ensure that California homeowners will never be held hostage by the banking and mortgage industry again.

Visit OccupyOxnard.org for more.

It’s Our Government/ Our Responsibility

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OUR NATIONAL PROBLEM IS VENTURA COUNTY’S PROBLEM

According to Realty Trac, about twice as many homes in Oxnard are in foreclosure than have been sold in the last nine months.  According to Zillow’s index of Ventura, home prices went from $565k in May of 2007 to $328k December 2011. It is this downward pressure on housing prices that is putting homeowners underwater and drying up municipal revenues.

A 2006 study by Immergluck and Smith found that an increase of one standard deviation in the foreclosure rate (about 2.8 foreclosures for every 100 owner-occupied properties in one year) corresponds to an increase in neighborhood violent crime of approximately 6.7 percent. According to a 2005 study by Apgar and Duda, “One foreclosure can impose up to $34,000 in direct costs on local government agencies, including inspections, court actions, police and fire department efforts, potential demolition, unpaid water and sewage, and trash removal;” and that further: “One foreclosure can result in as much as an additional $220,000 in reduced property value and home equity for nearby homes.”

Mortgage News Daily says that for each foreclosed home, “The local government loses $19,227 through diminished taxes and fees and a shrinking tax base as home prices decrease. ”

So much evidence of wrongdoing by the big banks has been uncovered, that the Federal Government recently negotiated a nationwide, $25 billion dollar settlement with the five largest banks (a fraction of the $700 billion TARP bail out taxpayers gave the banks).  There was also an audit of the foreclosure system by San Francisco Assessor – Recorders Office, which was released in February 2012.  The document, entitled, “FORECLOSURE IN CALIFORNIA, A CRISIS OF COMPLIANCE,” details some of the abuses that led to the settlement between the big banks and 49 state attorney generals.  The settlement makes very clear that more must be done to end the systemic problems in real estate funding and bank fraud.

If only for the practical purpose of controlling the costs imposed on government by this unprecedented increase in foreclosure activity, we feel an immediate halt and overhaul of foreclosure practices is urgently needed at this time, while council conduct immediate reviews of county procedures and foreclosure practices.

It’s Our Government/ Our Responsibility

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WE BEGGED THE RIGHT QUESTION, BUT WAS THE DEREGULATION OF BANKS THE RIGHT ANSWER?

In 1999 congress abandoned Glass-Steagall, declaring that the financial markets were capable of regulating themselves.  Our legislators decided to let market forces, through individual profit motive and risk assessment, keep the market robust. In doing so, they placed the fox in charge of the chickens and failed to take into account the irresistible draw of corporate criminal greed.

Deregulation of the financial markets and the choices made by our elected represent-atives in congress are the direct cause of every bit of this financial “crisis”. Through criminal collusion, congress and the Bush administration orchestrated the largest transfer of property in US History.  It took property out of the hands of hard-working Americans who played and continue to play by the rules, and put it into the hands of the1% who write the rules for their benefit.

Our investigation into foreclosure procedures and practices has resulted in an important epiphany: none of this theft by the banks could have been possible without the collusion of county recorders offices across the state and nation.  It is the recorder’s responsibility to ensure that every transfer of title follows all rules enacted by the legislature, and that no party receives special treatment, and that all reasonable efforts be made to ensure all transfers of title are true, correct, and legal.

We are here today to find out who, precisely, in our government, represents the taxpaying voters; and who works for the powerful tax-avoiding 1% who corrupt politicians with political contributions, insider tips, and outright bribes.

We’re here to tell you that we know the truth about the criminal collusion between the big banks and our representatives.  And this knowledge has made us angry enough to do something about it. We’re not going to wait for elections, and we’re not going to accept anymore excuses. We intend to clean up our government, starting right here right now, and not stop until every corrupt politician and his fat cat friends are behind bars.

It’s Our Government/ Our Responsibility

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The ongoing illegal foreclosure practices are causing direct and indirect pain and suffering to the citizens of our community, who are victims of the foreclosure scandal  The following is a list of just some of the hardships the foreclosed homeowners of Ventura County must endure because of our broken, fraudulent system:

 Healthcare cost increase due to mental health and stress-related issues.

 Child endangerment

 Family breakup

 Homelessness

 Damage to communities

 Housing deterioration

 Loss of tax base resulting in municipal deficits

 Loss of property values

 Rise in crime rates

 Rise in unemployment

 Economic collapse and runaway economic destruction

 The loss of treasured valuables and possessions

It’s Our Government/ Our Responsibility

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Bank Actions That Are Acts of Fraud

o Falsely claiming to be the owner/holder of the mortgage;

o Falsely claiming standing by use of names such as Trustee, Assignee, Nominee, Beneficiary,

o Fraudulently invoking the jurisdiction of the court; o Preying on the ignorance of the court and homeowner;

o Falsely claiming Pooling & Servicing Agreements, industry standards, rules, guidelines or other industry-authored writings supersede the law;

o Failing to follow PSA guidelines;

o Robo-Signing legal documents without the legal authority to do so.

o Entering on-time payments as late, to exact illegal and unauthorized fees;

o Manipulating account records;

o Backdating legal documents;

o Filing forged documents in courts and public records;

o Charging force-placed insurance when the homeowner already has full coverage;

o Falsely reporting a default to the credit bureaus when it is the

pretender lender who is manufacturing the default;

o Paying property taxes late, then charging the late penalties to the borrower;

o Paying taxes and insurance on the wrong property;

o Refusing payments to guarantee default;

o Adding thousands of dollars in unearned legal fees to create a default;

o Ignoring customer complaints and “qualified written requests”;

o Arrogantly violating numerous laws and regulations;

o Coercing the homeowner into signing a forbearance agreement to strip away their legal rights;

o Falsifying records and documents;

o Committing fraud upon the courts by stating they are the Holder and Owner of the Note – when in fact – they do not own or hold the “original” Note;

o Intentionally causing delays to run up your legal expenses;

o Creating fictitious documents (Lost Note Affidavits, Power of Attorney, etc.);

o Triggering the terms of the null and void Deed of Trust/Mortgage

o Apply to the trust for reimbursement after deducting the fees from the borrowers p&i payments, (Known as double-dipping)

o Rounding up ARM rates when on a downward trend;

o Not adhering to the terms of the loan documents;

o Creating additional false deficiencies through a variety of questionable practices;

o Adding misc. fees to purposely create a deficiency with the borrower’s next payment;

o Not applying payments to principal and interest;

o Committing perjury through misrepresentations;

o Withholding or redacting discovery evidence;

o Tampering with court transcripts and removing evidence from the record;

o Conjuring up events that never happened while refusing to provide documentation to support their fallacies;

o Refusing to cooperate with attempts to refinance and stop the illegal foreclosure;

o Using abuse of litigation, appeals and malicious prosecution to litigate forever;

o Payoffs to the consumer’s attorney, law enforcement officials, judges, court personnel and government officials;

o Threats & intimidation; o Electronic surveillance;

o Purposely having homeowner apply and reapply for loan modifications–not to qualify them for a loan, but to get government money for putting one through the application process

o Wire Fraud / Mail Fraud;

o Conspiracy;

o Fraud in the inducement;

o Unjust Enrichment;

o Embezzlement;

o Racketeering – RICO;

o Extortion;

o Abuse of Process;

o Violation of ethics;

o Grand Theft;

o Extortion;

o Tax Fraud (REMIC);

o Public Corruption;

o Notary Fraud;

o Evidence Tampering;

o Theft of Government Services;

o Perjury;

o Felonious Influence of Public Officials;

o Money Laundering;

o Insurance Fraud;

o Securities Fraud;

o Constitutional and Civil Right violations.

o Loan Modification Fraud: Making homeowners apply repeatedly for loan modifications

So banks can get kickbacks from the government for each application

It’s Our Government/ Our Responsibility

 

Occupy Exhibits at Bell Arts Factory and Stoneworks Gallery

01 Tuesday Nov 2011

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Download Press Release: Bell Arts Factory: Occupy Exhibit Opening

Download Flyer: FIRST FRIDAYS—Bell Arts Factory and Stonework Studios November 4 Events

BELL ARTS FACTORY

ART • PHOTOS • VIDEO • MUSIC

a reflection of the nationwide and now global popular street movement
against corporate greed and for financial and economic justice.
Friday, November 4, 2011
6 till 10
Bell Arts Factory’s Janet Addison Community Room

The ambition of this exhibit is to fuel people with energy for the purpose of channeling creative efforts into creating some real, positive, meaningful
and lasting change for working and disadvantaged people worldwide.
It is also part of the growing artist contingent of the 99% movement.
The exhibit will include actual handmade cardboard poster signs used at the Occupy Ventura rallies and photos of those same actions. Like the movement itself, the exhibit is grassroots in nature and with emphasis on free expression. The experience of true and direct democracy and the quest of finding and giving voice for the concerns of humanity is what motivates
and is at the core of this exhibit.

MUSIC
7 pm members of Dirty Words
8 pm Grace Gravity
9 pm De La Crank

The exhibit corresponds with the national Move Your Money day,
an effort to get people to move their money out of the big corporation
controlled banks and into credit unions and community banks.

The first wall of the exhibit was started today …





Bell Arts Factory
432 No. Ventura Avenue, Ventura, CA 93001
More information (805) 643-1960
http://www.bellartsfactory.com

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Also opening this Friday evening will be the exhibit “Art Survives Politics” at the Stoneworks Studio and Gallery (300 N. Ventura Avenue) from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., hosted by sculptor Michele Chapin. Cheesecake and homemade hot chai will be served, as well as a warming fire in the yard and live acoustic music.
http://stoneworksstudios.com/index.html 

Lisa Lorea Bailes and Barbara Wunder Hynes have both entered new work into this show. Lisa has created the first in a series of Occupy books, and Barbara has created a mixed media fiber art piece titled “Occupy Your Mind”, part of my series “Material Culture in Decline”.

Occupy Art Galleries!

Stone Works Studios
http://stoneworksstudios.com/index.html 
(corner of Ventura Avenue and E. Park Row)

Occupy Ventura Press Release October 26, 2011

26 Wednesday Oct 2011

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Jay Leiderman  Jay@LeidermanDevine.com

Occupy Ventura
Occupies City Hall
Friday, October 28 at 6 pm
501 Poli Street,Ventura CA 93002

Coming off a successful Oct. 15-16 action drawing people of all ages to Downtown Ventura’s Mission Park, Occupy Ventura is planning to now Occupy City Hall in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street.

In solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Ventura continues its occupation this Friday at 6 pm at City Hall.

Ben, a local teacher said, “We are the poor, the working class and the middle class who are no longer willing to accept the government’s failure to attend to the needs of the people and continued abuses of the people by corporate interests.“

An increasingly worn out populace, battered after many years of the Wall Street-created economic crisis, has risen up and given birth to a new grassroots movement. Since Sept. 17, thousands of people (the 99%) have “occupied” public spaces around the country in protest, starting with Occupy Wall Street in New York City’s Zuccotti Park.

It is reported by Wikipedia that Occupy Protests are now going on in over 600 communities in the U.S. and in over 900 cities worldwide.

An official inquiry into the cause of the 2007 financial crisis has identified a toxic mix of widespread failures in financial regulation, risky lending and reckless Wall Street practices associated with mortgage-related securities. As the nation’s economy collapsed, $4.72 trillion of our tax money was disbursed to Wall Street as bailouts. Now, four years later, Wall Street barons are sitting on piles of cash and funneling contributions to politicians who promise to unravel the protections set up to prevent future crises.

The Top 1 percent are taking in more of the nation’s income than at any other time since the 1920s.

In the mean time, income inequality in the United States is at an all-time high, even topping levels seen preceding during the Great Depression. The Occupy movement represents the 99 percent of Americans who have been left behind and are fed up.

UP-COMING
General Assembly (GA) meeting Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 7 pm
Bell Arts Factory
http://www.bellartsfactory.com/
432 N. Ventura Avenue, Ventura, CA 93001

Bell Arts Occupy Ventura Exhibit
First Fridays
November 4, 2011

Move Your Money Kickoff
Friday, November 4
3-6 pm
Ventura Government Center
Marching Tour of the Big Banks

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  • RT @JayLeidermanLaw: New Charges Against Man Awaiting Trial In Murder-For-Hire Plot wp.me/p4VpDq-16 8 years ago
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