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Fwd: policing / OWS
by Michel Bauwens 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: jose ramos <jose(a)actionforesight.net> Date: Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 8:25 PM Subject: policing / OWS To: Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> http://www.thenation.com/article/164501/paramilitary-policing-seattle-occup… -- w: actionforesight.net t: 0431 541 068 skype: 'global-eyes' -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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SPICE.
by robert searle 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

The following maybe of interest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_Particle_Injection_for_Climate_E…

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Fw: The Joint Chiefs of Staff and OWS... Who Knew?
by robert searle 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: John Fullerton <jfullerton(a)capitalinstitute.org> To: Robert Searle <dharao4(a)yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Monday, 21 November 2011, 23:00 Subject: The Joint Chiefs of Staff and OWS... Who Knew? 73 Arch Street, 3rd Floor Greenwich, CT 06830 United States The Joint Chiefs of Staff and OWS... Who Knew? I had the privilege last week to meet with recently retired US Marine Corp Colonel Mark (“Puck”) Mykleby, who authored with Navy Captain Wayne Porter “A National Strategic Narrative,” under the pen name “Mr Y.” Their paper was intended to begin to define the narrative that will replace “containment”—which became the central doctrine of US foreign policy after George Kennan wrote “The Sources of Soviet Conduct,” under the pseudonym “X” in 1947. Mykleby's and Porter’s paper, part of a project authorized in 2009 by the Joint Chiefs to develop a new “Grand Strategic Narrative,” is very high level and sweeping. At its core is a recommendation that our national security will be dependent upon a switch from “containment to sustainment,” a play on the word “sustainability.” What impressed me was how the most senior members of our military seemed to grasp the sustainability imperative as a national security priority, more so than many of our political leaders, and more so than many in the private sector. Like OWS, the intent of the new "Grand Strategic Narrative" project is to spark a national conversation. The Joint Chiefs of Staff and OWS ... Who Knew? Read more here. John Fullerton Speaks at Yale John Fullerton gave a talk last Tuesday at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies as part of the school’s "Grasslands Speakers Series." The series hosted a variety of speakers from around the country who are engaged in activities related to grassland ecology, conservation, and restoration, and the use of grasslands as working land. Speakers included renowned natural systems agriculture researcher and founder of The Land Institute Wes Jackson. View the slide show of John’s talk here, and read Capital Institute’s case study of Grasslands here, part of our Field Guide to Investing in a Resilient Economy series. ________________________________ A Breath of Fresh Air On Thursday night, following the eviction of the OWS movement's flagship occupation in Liberty Plaza, a diverse group of 35,000 people peacefully marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to show support for the occupation. The march didn't produce policy papers or business plans, but it did bring together the biggest gathering of people for the values of the Occupy movement since its beginnings two months ago. This is what the movement is about and answers all of the process questions being raised by Occupy's detractors. Community-based activists don't draft policy proposals, policy-makers do. The movement needs to continue to show it has the capacity to amass the people, and the policy-makers need to take note. Read more here. ________________________________ Last Week at Capital Institute Dan Swinney stopped by our offices in Greenwich last week to talk about his ground-breaking work with the Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council and the Center for Labor and Community Research. Swinney worked for 15 years as a turret lathe operator and labor organizer in North Chicago. In 1982, after his last employer, Taylor Forge, was taken over and milked for cash by Gulf & Western Corporation Swinney founded the Center for Labor and Community Research. We must now block off the “low road” of short-termism and speculation that is plunging us deeper into societal and environmental malaise, and destroying our nation’s critical productive capacity, says Swinney. Reviving and redirecting that capacity to support our transition to a more just and sustainable economy and to build new wealth for all Americans will require labor, community, government and the private sector to abandon their adversarial relationships and work collaboratively. The Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council, with its unlikely collaboration among 65 local manufacturing companies, labor unions, the inner city Chicago community of Austin, and Austin Polytechnic High School (founded by Swinney) is showing the way. Stay tuned to Capital Institute for more on this remarkable project. What We're Reading In his paper "Time for Social Contract 2.0?" Allen L. White, Director of Corporation 20/20 and cofounder of the Global Reporting Initiative, notes that “amid the rancorous climate fueling the Occupy Wall Street movement, one concept has emerged as a shared banner among politicians and pundits on both the left and right: the 'social contract.'" In his paper White explores the conservative and progressive movements’ conflicting interpretations of the social contract. He concludes that “it is the progressive version of the contract that represents the enlighted path forward.” Meanwhile, in his paper “Building the Bridge to the High Road," Dan Swinney of the Center for Labor and Community Research proposes a new social contract that rejects both “left” and “freemarket” approaches. The new contract will be “written” between the firm and the community, government and civil society—where all are “committed to economic democracy and an expanded level of public participation in all aspects of society and in all aspects of the economy." ________________________________ Quote of the Week "I would sympathize... with those who would minimize rather than those who would maximize, economic entanglement among nations. Ideas, knowledge, science, hospitality, travel - these are the things which should of their nature be international. But let goods be homespun whenever it is reasonably and conveniently possible, and, above all, let finance be primarily local." John Maynard Keynes, National Self Sufficiency, 1933 ________________________________ Comments of the Week From Responding to Occupy Wall Street: "What the Harvard Students intuit is the same that the French economics students at the Sorbonne intuited about ten years ago when they walked out on their professors. The French students issued a statement declaring their economics professors ... unwilling to see that which is right in front of their eyes. The website that evolved to capture their spirit is now called Real World Economics Review http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/" Chuck Willer From Braintrust Series: Peter Victor: "In response to Peter Victor's question, 'can we at least build institutions that can take the longer and broader view?' let me suggest we do already have some of these. They are our biggest Institutional Investors: Pensions, Endowments, Insurance. There is also much anecdotal evidence that individual investors, both the wealthy and the not-so-wealthy, can and do want to balance short-term and longer-term choices." Tim Forward: http://www.capitalinstitute.org/index.php?q=civicrm/mailing/forward&reset=1… Opt Out: http://www.capitalinstitute.org/index.php?q=civicrm/mailing/optout&reset=1&…

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"25 Billion Lawsuit" : "Geithner" ? ( AIG, Goldman Sachs, Treasury, Fed, ... Group of Thirty, ... ? )
by Dante-Gabryell Monson 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

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Fwd: www.diginfo.tv/ - Info feed on new Ambient and Robotic Technologies
by Michel Bauwens 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 11:26 PM Subject: www.diginfo.tv/ - Info feed on new Ambient and Robotic Technologies To: econowmix(a)googlegroups.com http://www.diginfo.tv/ DigInfo TV is a Tokyo-based online video news site, dedicated to the coverage of cutting edge technology, research and products from Japan. -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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Fwd: [Ripple] Re: Dwolla
by Michel Bauwens 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 4:23 AM Subject: Fwd: [Ripple] Re: Dwolla To: Sepp Hasslberger <sepp(a)lastrega.com>, Michel Bauwens < michelsub2004(a)gmail.com> Forwarded conversation Subject: [Ripple] Dwolla ------------------------ From: *Thomas Sherlock* <Tom(a)ramruva.com> Date: Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 6:38 PM To: rippleusers(a)googlegroups.com Would this company be relevant to ripple: http://www.businessinsider.com/this-28-year-old-is-making-sure-credit-cards… ? Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ripple Project" group. To post to this group, send email to rippleusers(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rippleusers+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rippleusers?hl=en. ---------- From: *Kurt Padilla* <kurt.padilla(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 6:59 PM To: rippleusers(a)googlegroups.com Just a convenient way to settle debts in USD. Sent from my HTC Incredible 2. ---------- From: *Thomas Sherlock* <Tom(a)ramruva.com> Date: Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 7:03 PM To: rippleusers(a)googlegroups.com It's more than a convenient way to settle debt; it's a totally new network essentially linking bank accounts. One of its major investors is Veridian, which, I believe is a mlm. But don't take my word for it. Dwolla may find interest in Ripple. ---------- From: *Jeffrey Cliff* <jeffrey.cliff(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 7:47 PM To: rippleusers(a)googlegroups.com This isn't the first time dwolla has appeared on this mailing list. I thought it had occurred before that, too...mabye it was somewhere else http://groups.google.com/group/rippleusers/browse_thread/thread/39c91132fb4… Jeff ---------- From: *Kurt Padilla* <kurt.padilla(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 5:02 AM To: rippleusers(a)googlegroups.com Seems a little spammy. >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> <mailto:rippleusers%[email protected]>. >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> <mailto:[email protected]>. > <mailto:[email protected]>. > <mailto:rippleusers%[email protected]>. ---------- From: *Andrew Miller* <socrates1024(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 10:14 PM To: Ripple Project <rippleusers(a)googlegroups.com> Dwolla is interesting, and worth keeping an eye on. They played a major role in the Bitcoin community for a couple of months in the summer of 2011, during which Dwolla was the preferred way to deposit or withdraw money to the various exchanges (tradehill, mtgox, exchangebitcoins, etc). The promise of Dwolla was that it would be instantaneous and irreversible (both qualities would be a big improvement over ACH). But it turned out those claims weren't true, and in fact Dwolla is just a 'wrapper over ACH'. This caused a little crisis in July 2011 when Dwolla reversed a bunch of transactions without letting the exchanges know. There was some good coverage of the event, especially Bruce Wagner's investigative journalism: http://onlyonetv.com/2011/07/the-bitcoin-show-episode-31/ Article about the immediate aftermath: http://www.siliconprairienews.com/2011/07/as-bitcoin-exchanges-drop-dwolla-… It's unclear to me whether Dwolla ever was an ally to Bitcoin or whether they may be in the future. A rumor is that the 'big changes' Dwolla has in store for next month will involve decentralization or investment in Bitcoin. I'm doubtful. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=51478.0 Anything that would make Dwolla useful for Bitcoin would also make Dwolla useful for Ripple. The easier it seems like it will be to settle an IOU in the future, the more appealing it is to accept an IOU as payment now. > >http://groups.google.com/group/rippleusers/browse_thread/thread/39c91... > > <http://groups.google.com/group/rippleusers/browse_thread/thread/39c91.. .> > > > Jeff > > > On 20 November 2011 12:03, Thomas Sherlock <T...(a)ramruva.com > >> On Nov 20, 2011 12:38 PM, "Thomas Sherlock" <T...(a)ramruva.com > >> http://www.businessinsider.com/this-28-year-old-is-making-sure-credit... -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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The Spanish Revolution & the Internet: From free culture to meta-politics by Mayo Fuster Morell, Berkman Center Fellow
by Michel Bauwens 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Fuster, Mayo <Mayo.Fuster(a)eui.eu> Date: Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 3:20 AM Subject: [Commoning] Tuesday, November 22, 12:30 pm: The Spanish Revolution & the Internet: From free culture to meta-politics by Mayo Fuster Morell, Berkman Center Fellow To: "commoning(a)lists.wissensallmende.de" <commoning(a)lists.wissensallmende.de > Hello! I was suggested to send this info to this e-list in case it is of interest of people in the e-list, it refers to a webcast talk I am giving tomorrow November 22 at the Berkman center. I will make reference to Wikipedia and other digital commons organizational forms part of the Free Culture and Digital Commons Movement and how it influenced (plus also presenting the organizational commonalities and difference) with the current wave of willingness to rebuild "society commons" of the Indignate movement in Spain. Further info below! Cheers! Mayo Berkman Luncheon Series The Spanish Revolution & the Internet: From free culture to meta-politics Mayo Fuster Morell, Berkman Center Fellow Tuesday, November 22, 12:30 pm (Boston Time Zone - 18:30 Spanish State time zone) Berkman Center, 23 Everett Street, second floor http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2011/11/morell In the context of multiple crises – ecological, political, financial and geopolitical restructuring – there are emerging forms of social cooperation. In the Spanish case, we have seen some of the largest demonstrations since the country made its transition to democracy in the 70s with massive occupations of public squares, attempts to prevent parliaments’ functioning and citizen assemblies of thousands of people taking place in spring and autumn 2011. Large mobilizations are also taking place in other countries (such as Arab countries, Iceland, Greece, and more recently the United States). In the Spanish case, the Free Culture and Digital Commons Movement played an important role in the rising and shaping of the mobilization. The campaign against "Sinde Law" (on restrictive Internet regulation) in December 2010 and its afterworld meta-political derivation into "Don't vote them" campaign (meaning do not vote for the parties which approved Sinde law) are considered a starting point and one of the trajectories that most contributed to the generation of the "Indignate"/15th of May mobilization cycle for a "True Democracy Now". Additionally, the Free Culture and Digital Commons Movement has influenced the organizational logic of the "Indignate" mobilization (particularly in terms of new technologies usage for the collective achievement of common goals); however, in turn, the "Indignate" mobilization has also stressed a split between two sectors in the Free Culture and Digital Commons Movement itself (the performative one focusing on building commons keeping a political ambivalence and the campaigning sector aiming to mobilize citizens and intervene in the institutional politics arena). In sum, Mayo Fuster Morell will first present the role of the Free Culture and Digital Commons Movement in the genealogy of the "Indignate" Movement in Spanish State. Then, she will analyze the commonalities and differences between both emerging forms of social cooperation (contrasting "digital commons" initiatives such as Wikipedia and "society commons" initiatives such as Square Occupations) that together suggest a shift to a more active role of civic society in managing and producing public goods and services. However, this shift to a more active role of civic society is taking place at a time in which the State adopts more authoritarian modes and is controlled by private interests of an each time more concentrated market agents. The presentation will be based on the results of previous/ongoing qualitative and quantitative research on the Free Culture and Digital Commons Movement and the "Indignate" Movement, and develop a political analysis. Webcast: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/webcast Identica & Twitter: #occupyresearch IRC http://webchat.freenode.net/ Channel: #Berkman «·´`·.(*·.¸(`·.¸ ¸.·´)¸.·*).·´`·» «·´¨*·¸¸« Mayo Fuster Morell ».¸.·*¨`·» «·´`·.(¸.·´(¸.·* *·.¸)`·.¸).·´`·» Research Digital Commons Governance: http://www.onlinecreation.info Fellow Berkman center for Internet and Society. Harvard University. Postdoctoral Researcher. Institute of Govern and Public Policies. Autonomous University of Barcelona. Visiting scholar. Internet Interdisciplinary Institute. Open University of Catalonia (UOC). Member Research Committee. Wikimedia Foundation Ph.D European University Institute Visiting researcher (2008). School of information. University of California, Berkeley. E-mail: mayo.fuster(a)eui.eu E-mail: mayofm(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu Twitter/Identica: Lilaroja Skype: mayoneti Phone United States: 001 - 8576548231 Phone Spanish State: 0034-648877748 Berkman Center 23 Everett Street, 2nd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 +1 (617) 495-7547 (Phone) +1 (617) 495-7641 (Fax) Personal Postal Address USA: The Acetarium http://www.acetarium.com/ 265 Elm Street - 4 Somerville, MA, USA 02144 The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited without the express permission of the sender. 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Re: [P2P-F] Imagine we Occupy Reality
by Michel Bauwens 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

I hadn't, thanks! Sepp, could you look into Tyler, your cup of tea!! On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:22 PM, <projectmayhem(a)hushmail.com> wrote: > > Imagine you sow this: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=EGxDqpOxDkw > > |=-----=[ iMAGIne. aCKt. ]=-----=| > > -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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The Material Basis of Immaterial Production (was: must watch on future of internet)
by Patrick Anderson 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

Organizations that care about User Freedom, such as the Free Software Foundation, the Free Culture Forum, Libre Planet, and many others I forget at the moment do not seem to admit the material basis of our struggle, for if they did, they would be attempting to discover how to share the hardware needed to *host* that production. Sharing hardware is the next crucial step in our emancipation, but is avoided in favor of individual ownership (such as plug-computing and wireless mesh networks) while the larger issues of the physical resources such as the network and agriculture being owned by profit-seeking entities remains untouched. Richard Stallman seems to imply there is no way to build cloud computing that respects user freedom. This is a lack of vision or an avoidance of the admittedly complex problems that occur when users attempt to share hardware. Sharing hardware is difficult, and not yet fully understood. That is why we must put effort into designing a system of governance which we can then apply to physical resources that we buy and co-own in small groups for our own, mutual benefit. Until we do this, we will forever beg those that have ownership while wondering why they won't do the right thing. If these groups were to admit and attempt to solve these issues, they would buy hardware to begin hosting the software that already exists needed to replace Gmail, Yahoo, Facebook, etc. Until we do this, we are sitting-ducks in denial of the The Material Basis of Immaterial Production. Sincerely, Patrick Anderson http://ImputedProduction.BlogSpot.com

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Fwd: An amazing poem from Josh Healey for the Occupy Movement
by Michel Bauwens 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tikkun <rabbilerner(a)tikkun.org> Date: Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 7:59 AM Subject: An amazing poem from Josh Healey for the Occupy Movement To: Michelsub2004(a)gmail.com Tikkun<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VyChTLh%2F%2Fdc%2FYU…> to heal, repair and transform the world *A note from Rabbi Michael Lerner** * Join or Donate Now!<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=LtnkYbyul5%2Bx9P2Q%2…> You can hear Josh Healey deliver this live (though voice recording is not perfect) plus read many of our articles about the Occupy movement at http:// www.tikkun.org/tikkundaily/tag/occupy-wall-street/ <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5cKJhQ8qLdTH%2BdBjiA…>taken straight from Tikkun Daily. Did you know you can sign up for FREE for our daily blog Tikkun Daily at http:// www.tikkun.org/tikkundaily/join-tikkun-daily/<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=f5pX5j53cE%2Bgn5Sbm1…> So here's the hitch: unless you donate to Tikkun we can't afford to keep publishing and providing you with this amazing material. Please help by subscribing to Tikkun<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=piJYrrxIQZuhpl0KKFn%…>or joining our political education arm: The Network of Spiritual Progressives. <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UCIeCXgMjOj5iVxgoCg8…> *Josh Healey is a member of the Tikkun Editorial Advisory Board of Tikkun Magazine and he was selected to receive the Mario Savio Young Activist Award. He deliverd this beautiful talk to the 7-10,000 people assembled at Occupy Cal (University of California, Berkeley) on November 15th. * <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mlv5pePa6tLCDcRnPqtp…> “When Hope Comes Back”: A Poem for the 99 Percent<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OtEV5RyfTuhJj1Fl19Is…> by: *Josh Healey<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=arRI1hu%2BDjEw40iHli…> * on November 17th, 2011 | No Comments »<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BQ0%2BzxNkhv2CTMmoLA…> On Tuesday night, I was out on Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley, with over 10,000 people reclaiming the space for OccupyCal. I was there to receive the Mario Savio Young Activist Award, which had been scheduled for the same night across the plaza inside Pauley Ballroom. But with thousands of people outside demanding free speech and equal education on the very same steps that Mario Savio had once stood himself, the two events were beautifully combined, and I was able to give my poem outside with the people, right where it belonged. Here’s some very rough video of the piece, along with the full text below. Long live Occupy! *When Hope Comes Back* (A Poem for the 99%) when Hope comes back he will be more than a campaign slogan and a face on a poster faded red, white, and blue he will not come from a presidential palace bought and paid for like a Citibank stock option villa he will put not forget to put on his walking shoes and join the picket lines in New York the bread lines in Baltimore to shake the calloused hands of everyone walking by when Hope comes back he might be named Barack but he won’t be named Obama when Hope comes back he will be a Black Panther baby who speaks Spanglish and cooks Korean tacos and does 180 sun salutations to the soundtrack of Zion I - yes, Hope is hella Bay when Hope comes back he will be a UFW farmworker who loves his fields and his flag more than he hates his foreman he will be a runaway foster child who forgives his parents he will be an Iraq war veteran who returns to protest in Oakland again without tear gas canisters to his head when Hope comes back he will come back from the future in a DeLorean like Michael J. Fox and show us all the things we’d won like people swimming across the Rio Grande for fun rather than survival and the only student debt being to our livers rather than to our banks and then Michael J would take us for a ride back to the past and show us this is not our first occupation Flint, sit-down strikers in ’36 Alcatraz, American Indian Movement in ’69 Sproul Plaza, Free Speech Movement in ’64 and every semester since then that was worth a damn and reminded Berkeley what it means to be called Berkeley when Hope comes back he will be one of my students East Asia meets East Oakland brilliantly cross-continental even though he hates the ocean speaks with the wisdom of Buddha and Mac Dre really, he is my teacher and I think he knows it and we’re both ok with that when Hope comes back he will actually be a she because hey, that’s who actually gets shit done she will be a librarian by day, a DJ by night, an Occupy activist in between she will be thick hair and thick hips and if you try to touch either one you’ll get a thick hand to the face when Hope comes back she’ll show us to burn down the banks in our hearts and love without lust or profit or restraining orders when Hope comes back she will be an OPD cop, then NYPD, then UCPD, refusing to follow orders putting down their riot gear and picking up a picket sign cuz when the cops join the 99% they actually belong to that’s when the banks will have nowhere to hide when Hope comes back she will be a midwife in tune with the moon and the womb an ancient healer who knows every herb in the redwoods ready to help us birth a new world one without bombs or borders or Michelle Bachman a planet of peoples free to honor the earth and each other like the God in whose image we’re still trying to evolve into when Hope comes back she will be here right here, right now on the streets and plazas and parks of New York and DC Milwaukee and Austin Portland and Nashville London and Manila and Cairo San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley, CA with the people and the hashtags setting up her tent in the morning paintings banners in the afternoon attending ridiculously long meetings in the evening shutting down the port of Oakland and reminding us all that yes, Hope still lives here in America she has always lived here with us and now she is back before our eyes marching head high, fist higher and whispering to the millions amongst her, “Thank you. Thank you. You’re bringing me back. Take my hand, feel my pulse joined with yours. Trust my taste on your tongue, my strength in your lungs, and let’s see how far we can go together.” ------------------------------ web: www.tikkun.org<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=43todryBYRiGePBu0YRQ…> email: info(a)spiritualprogressives.org Click here to stop receiving future emails<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OFJbbD88DKeiTKR4BNLb…> ------------------------------ Copyright © 2009 Tikkun® / Network of Spiritual Progressives®. 2342 Shattuck Avenue, #1200 Berkeley, CA 94704 510-644-1200 Fax 510-644-1255 [image: empowered by Salsa] <http://www.salsalabs.com/?email> ** -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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