WHO: Occupy Fights Foreclosures Activists, Southern California Homeowners
WHEN: Tuesday, January 1st, 2013
WHERE: 2013 Rose Parade, Pasadena, CA., Occupiers and Participants
will be meeting at Singer Park 250 West California Blvd. Pasadena, CA.
starting at 6am
WHY: To shed light on the continuing abuses by major banks who
fraudulently foreclose on thousands of homes, breaking up families and
destroying the economy.
WHAT: Occupy Fights Foreclosures will be presenting an
unofficial float: “Occupy Our Homes, It’s Not All Roses For the
Banksters Victims.” Homeowners will march the parade route with large
banners, umbrellas, Fraudclosure Wagon (float) and 10' Monopoli Banker
Contact: Carlos Marroquin (323) 592-4663 “Occupy FIGHTS FORECLOSURES” marches in the 2013 rose parade to send a loud message to the big banks who bankroll this parade
LOS ANGELES –December 31, 2012 --Wells
Fargo and many other big banks sponsoring the Rose Parade are guilty of
grossly inflating the value of homes, originating fraudulent loans,
illegally foreclosing on homes, and falsifying IRS tax forms. Bank of
America and Wells Fargo are among the largest Mortgage Lenders in the
country and thousands, if not tens of thousands, have fallen victim to
its mortgage practices and those of other banks who, in sponsoring this
parade, hope to come out “smelling like a rose.”
"We at Occupy Fights Foreclosures have chosen to take a stand against
the illegal practices of these lenders -- instead we stand with
homeowners fighting to keep their homes. It has been estimated that
approximately 4 million foreclosures are slated for 2013.
As we step into a new year, we also welcome the new Homeowner’s Bill
of Rights-a new tool in helping homeowners fight back against the
fraud. Occupy Fights Foreclosures was on hand to help in getting that
bill to pass, and we will be on hand to help with the implementation to
help the thousands of families who have been left alone without
representation in this foreclosure fiasco.
“Occupy Fights Foreclosures” will be there among all the floats
sponsored by the Banking Communities outlining themselves as an
indispensible part of the community.Their
unofficial float in the Rose Parade will serve as a reminder to the
thousands of homeowners who are holding on to their homes that they are
not alone, and it will serve as a reminder to the banks of the thousands
of homeless families that they have removed from their homes leaving
them displaced. They’re fed up with these banks stealing the American
Dream.
Occupy Fights Foreclosures, is dedicated to end the bank abuse
against homeowners, the families, and the communities in which they
live. "I have worked closely with dozens of home owners. I have seen
widespread abuse by financial institutions that continue their financial
terrorism against working families," says Carlos Marroquin, "Unless we
resist, abuses will continue." You can Join & Share the Facebook event page here: http://www.facebook.com/events/133029506855934/
### Contact: Carlos Marroquin (323) 592-4663
Melissa Balin petitions Supreme Court of California for Immediate Relief
November 26, 2012, after two weeks without the court appointing new
counsel after removing Balin's private bar-paneled attorney, also
appointed by the court due to court declared conflicts; and courtesy of
the BudaLaw WritFactory FreeWorkshop sponsored by Women Seeking Justice,
Melissa Balin went to San Francisco and filed her own petition for a
Writ of Prohibition against all lower courts, with the Supreme Court of
California.
You can read the petition here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/115819238/Melissa-Balin-petitions-Supreme-Court-of-California-for-Immediate-Relief
We wish we could finally report an end to this continued waste of
limited state taxpayer resources, but in a retaliatory move,
"coincidentally" less than two weeks after filing but ONE YEAR into
pre-trial, the lower courts have now halted all proceedings in order to
determine Balin's competency to stand trial. Sign and share this
Change.Org petition to show our #Solidarity to the Supreme Court to
#ExonerateMelissaBalin http://www.change.org/petitions/miscarriage-of-justice
We who support this petition find it unacceptable that unborn
children are being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment at the Lynwood Century Regional Detention Facility.
The unconstitutional treatment of pregnant women incarcerated in Los
Angeles County has resulted in an untold number of deaths and unlawful
termination of pregnancies directly and indirectly caused by Sheriff
misconduct. Many of these cases of excessive force, even those severe
enough to end in a trip to the hospital, as in the case of filmmaker
Melissa Balin, continue to remain uninvestigated.
While there is no remedy for the unborn fetus of Melissa Balin, We
call upon the highest courts to hear Writs of Habeas Corpus for the
immediate release of any and all pregnant women currently incarcerated.
In any future arrests of pregnant woman and those awaiting trial,
especially in the cases of non-violent offenses, we ask the courts to
issue commuted sentences, to ensure a safe and loving gestation period
for the innocent unborn child. Such an environment is clearly not
possible in the correctional system that the ACLU recently described in a
report, as being run by a "savage gang of deputies".
If you, or someone you know, has a loved one currently serving time at the Lynwood Correctional Facility, please Join and Share this Facebook Group to share ideas and progress: http://www.facebook.com/groups/521342857893954
consider this a blog entry AND a deposition. A dessert topping AND a floor wax, if you will... An anecdote torn from the pages of A Day In The Life of a CopWatch journal... or simply the truest recollection of the events I, Melissa Balin, witnessed in the 24 hour period surrounding the Occupy LA One Year Anniversary October 1, 2012 in and around the approximate one block radius of City Hall.
It was a grand reunion of sorts in Pershing Square, bittersweet in that many of us had not seen each other for many moons and yet our souls had never left City Hall In Solidarity with the thousands of years of fighting oppression worldwide. After the General Assembly in Pershing Square, several of us marched over to Solidarity Park to pay homage to the birth of Occupy LA and the strange circumstances that brought 100% of us all together one year ago. I was given the opportunity to share the poem I wasn't able to perform at the Speak-Out in light of my inexplicably strange detention the evening previous (September 30) for suspicion of a lewd act (I couldn't make this shit up) by North Hollywood PD.
While
it is unfortunate that a NON-permanent marker was used by an
unidentified individual
who chooses to remain Anonymous and whose identity, if known, would be
protected by freedom of the press to protect their sources, it is clear
by the photographic evidence of the immediate removal of the alleged "grafitti" (also considered to be "peaceful protest art" by many), by cleaning solution alone by an unusually handsome city
worker, by 9:47 am (incidentally in full public view across from the
lobby of the LA Times over an HOUR BEFORE the article was incorrectly
published by the LA Times), that this was not an act of "permanent
vandalism", nor was it intended to be, but was instead, a clear act of
art and freedom of expression as protected by the First Amendment.
unusually handsome city worker cleans spontaneous expressive act
As
is well known by OathKeepers around the world, and further confirmed by
Federal and State Supreme Court rulings, the excercising of a
Constitutional Right cannot be converted into a crime, therefore, it is
clear that a criminal investigation of this spontaneous expressive act
protected by the First Amendment of the
Constitution for the United States of America, is both unnecessary and
of a material waste to taxpayer dollars. In addition to these truths we hold to
be self-evident, there is accompanying video evidence showing at least
five law enforcement officers from various agencies of Los Angeles,
including LAPD and the Los Angeles Office of Public Safety, ignoring the
pleas for help by victims of a knifing in the same block, in order to
pursue the ridiculous said chalk "investigation" by detaining a
filmmaker and member of the media, FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS by multiple
law enforcement agencies in the same 50 yard radius in less than a four
hour period from 5am until 9am on Tuesday, October 2nd.
By the way, can anyone tell me how many times one can be detained for the same investigation in the same location for the same alleged crime? After all, they cannot give more than one parking ticket for the same offense in the same location... surely this could be considered an excessive abuse of the NDAA and the shocking repeated detention of a member of the media for none other than politically motivated purposes.
This
shows a flagrant misappropriation of already limited city resources, and
a disturbing and unconscionable prioritization of selective enforcement
of politically motivated falsified charges under color of law instead
of violent crimes and the genuine safety
of the citizens of Los Angeles. This is not only unbecoming and
unacceptable human relations to represent one of the greatest tourist
visitor centers in the world, but it is a salacious violation of human
rights in violation of the 3rd and 4th Geneva Conventions, worthy of
investigation into what would be internationally regarded as a "grave
breach".
We The People of the State of California, demand an
immediate Federal Investigation into the widely accepted practices of
fear, intimidation and false arrests of its citizens by various Los
Angeles law enforcement agencies under the color of law in a thinly
veiled attempt to boast of lowered crime rates which are actually
falsified reports through widespread collusion and a "blue wall of
silence" with regards to exculpatory evidence including but not limited
to that, which is material to defendants.
On the morning of October 3rd, 2012, I, Melissa Balin, an
internationally identified member of the media and ironically,
a former Producer of Police Officer of the Year Award Show for Court
TV, was on my way to give a speech on public comment to the Countywide
Criminal Justice Coordination Committee asking for the immediate release
of any pregnant inmates and/or mothers of children under the ages of 5
years old, in the interest of Justice and in light of the recent
shocking evidence (including and not limited to my own personal case and
miscarriage from police and sheriff brutality while in custody from
November 14 through December 15, 2011) of unlawful terminations of
pregnancy and cruel and unusual punishment of both the incarcerated
mother and the innocent child who is being deprived of maternal contact
material to their early development, which has been shown to be upheld
through coordinated unconstitutional practices from plea bargaining all
the way through to the probation system, with no other apparent purpose
or design than to breed a generation of citizens
further inclined to get caught up in a life in the California
correctional system.
When it was brought to my attention that
the spontaneous expressive event with artwork including slogans such as
"#ExonerateMelissaBalin", and chalked body outlines with slogans written
inside them such as "RIP Manual Diaz", "RIP Kelly Thomas", and "RIP
Oscar Grant" was under criminal investigation, I, Melissa Balin, a
lifetime member of the media, who has been working directly with Press
Information Officer, and Commander of the Media Relations and Community
Affairs Group, Andrew Smith, for over a year now to confirm true and
correct quotes and responses on behalf of the Los Angeles Police
Department Public Information Office, immediately called Smith, and offered to
turn myself in for questioning and in full compliance of a criminal
investigation, as both a potential witness, and potential suspect.
Commander Smith indicated that the investigation was only for the
alleged permanent marker and alleged
defecation, which would need to be determined by lab and video evidence
whether or not the defecation (on a different street nowhere near view
of our spontaneous expressive event anyways) was human or animal... I
let Commander Smith know, that I did not have knowledge of WHO wrote "Be
Ego Tripping" in marker next to the words "Los Angeles Police
Department" sign, but I did know and have physical photographic evidence
that the marker was NOT permanent as contrary to his misinformation, I
had witnessed a handsome city worker remove the alleged grafitti with
some combination of water and cleaning solution (as seen above), PRIOR to the article
and quote from Commander Smith.
Commander Smith thanked me for
my cooperation, and let me know that I did not need to "turn myself in"
to give witness testimony, only if I was a potential suspect in the
alleged crime, so I confirmed with him that they were indeed NOT
investigating chalk as vandalism, although the LA
Times article, erroneously stated, "According to police, the vandalism
included chalking sidewalks around
police headquarters with slogans like "Protect and serve the 1%" and
"Pigs." But the vandalism included slogans that were scrawled in
permanent
ink on one of the marble walls on the side of the Ronald Deaton
Auditorium and one of the statues on the west side of the building. In
addition, someone defecated next to the statue."
When I asked him
to please call the author of the LA Times article, Andrew Blankstein,
Commander Smith recanted his comments, and said he would allow the
statement to stand, in spite of the full knowledge that the erroneous
reporting was inciting fear of the constitutionally protected and
inherently American use of chalk, amongst children and citizens of Los
Angeles County and consequently other cities across the nation that look
up to Los Angeles as an exemplary model for a just and fair
municipality (LOL). I explained to him that I must voluntarily turn
myself in as a potential suspect then, because I did indeed write the
words "If You Violate, We Will Litigate" in chalk on the sidewalk in
front of the LAPD headquarters sign as a cathartic way to turn my pain
into art through freedom of expression for my unlawful termination of
pregnancy.
Since I have been unconstitutionally detained without any
evidence of a crime for FIVE times in a 24-hour period on October 2,
2012, and have shown myself to be more than compliant with NO flight
risk whatsoever, I will not answer any questions without an attorney
present and will also be filing formal citizen complaints for
misconduct, false allegations, and abuse of authority under color of
law, against Sergeant A. Walker (#26777) of Central Area, Officer Morris
(#10544), Sergeant Guillen (General Services Office of Public Safety),
Sergeant Martinez (#1049), and Lieutenant Robert Payan (also General
Services Office of Public Safety), who stated that he "will continue to
arrest people for my interpretation of the law until a court tells me
not to" and Commander Andrew Smith, if he should continue to refuse to
correct the incorrect reporting of the LA Times, resulting in a
continued and unsettled panic amongst the good, non-voting, but future,
constituents of Los Angeles County, our children and their mothers- who
are now afraid of chalk for no good reason other than an apparent police
state that is unseemly for the largest media
capitol of the world.
I have left many messages for the
editorial offices of the Los Angeles Times regarding their unfortunate
error in journalistic reporting, but have received no response at this
reporting, other than that "it's not my department, and everyone except for Breaking News, leaves
for the day at 5pm".
While I am a known associate of Occupy;
Occupy LA has a group consensus policy NOT to cooperate or talk to cops
and my actions should be considered autonomous as both a victim of
police brutality and a member of the media. My court appointed public
defender on my currently open Case #1CA16847-02
(http://www.change.org/petitions/miscarriage-of-justice) has advised me
that I should reserve my right to remain silent and not incriminate
myself in any way. He feels that it is "crazy" of me to turn myself in
for questioning on a matter that is falsely being investigated as a
crime, but it is evident to me, that I am being continually harassed by law enforcement officials, and that my co-director Shepard Fairey was
penalized in his recent unconstitutional conviction achieved by a plea
bargain obtained through forced coercion, for how long he had waited to
"turn himself in" (in direct contradiction with the Fifth Amendment). Since I
am so "upstanding" and have nothing to hide, I can see no other remedy for this continued harrassment and am in the process of
coordinating the "turning myself in" to the Central
Division, for a formal criminal investigation of my admitted chalk art
(as protected under the First Amendment), under the supervision of a
California barred attorney and in a filmed deposition with Internal
Affairs.
Wish me luck and know that I have NO intention
whatsoever to incriminate ANYONE BESIDES MYSELF in this criminal
investigation. In fact, I was on the ground with my eyes closed most of
the time as unidentified anonymous strangers chalked outlines around my body in solidarity with those victims who have lost their lives to police brutality, so I have absolutely NO recollection of any other chalking or
how it may or may not gotten there prior to or after my admitted
chalking of "If You Violate We Will Litigate", "RIP Manual Diaz", "RIP
Kelly Thomas", and "RIP Oscar Grant".
alleged "permanent vandalism"
As ridiculous as this all sounds, and although I am trying to be a good sport about the whole thing, I am NOT kidding and take this all very seriously. For the record, and contrary to popular belief, I am NOT interested in
being some sort of "test case", and am not doing this because I am
"crazy" or "want to be arrested" by any means. My public defender,
being of Asian American descent, made the unfortunate comparison to what if law
enforcement started asking everyone who is Jewish to come in and report
themselves and would I do that even though I didn't have to? I reminded
him that those involved in the embarrassing blight on our own beloved
American history now known as the "Japanese internment", did not have
the same luxury of those "kettled" for being Jewish or gay during the
Holocaust in Europe, to claim otherwise; and in honor of those killed by racially motivated selective enforcement throughout history, In Solidarity with the Lakota fight for recognition of their Sovereign Rights, in Solidarity with the Pussy Riot Appeal currently being heard in Russia, and in refusal of
consent to an apparent police state here in the United States of America, I will be turning myself in for the
following alleged crimes either currently viewed as criminal by modern
society or historically speaking:
Under duress, and in the hopes of complete exoneration, after almost a year of being definitely detained indefinitely,I admit alleged "guilt" of the following:
1) chalking on a public sidewalk
2) being Jewish
3) not being a virgin
and lastly,
4) that "I think I'm turning Japanese".
August 29th was National Lemon Juice Day and 8 year old Lacianne Carriere wowed the Los Angeles City Council speaking before them for the very first time, offering them Free Fresh Lemonade for Justice and AlexsLemonadeStand.org. The little girl is no stranger to applause, as the younger sister of actor RJ Mitte (star of the hit show Breaking Bad), she made her own first appearance on camera at the age of 1 1/2, but this was her first visit to City Hall since she sang a Peace song at the Occupy LA encampment before the November 30th raid, and her very first time speaking to ANY City Council, let alone one of the Nation's most watched City meetings. She brought smiles to everyone's faces, when she burst into song, with "When Life Gives You Lemons... You Gotta Make Some Fresh Juice!" http://youtu.be/0SKOVKcGMzI
Here is vid of City Council Member Paul Koretz juggling Lemons for Justice with RJ MItte while Lacianne sings: http://youtu.be/nAytwrpzCjs
and Chief Beck wishing everyone a Happy National Lemon Juice Day while Lacianne sings: http://youtu.be/hTIXQPvzpiE
Co-Creator of the "When Life Gives You Lemons Make Fresh Juice" civic engagement campaign http://youtu.be/XmTXUuloloA, Melissa Balin, explains the innocent publicity stunt, "at a time when American farmers need our support, where appropriate labeling of genetically modified produce is a genuine issue, and organic farm-to-table practices should be encouraged, Lacianne Carriere and her mom and I agreed that having Lacianne wish City Council a Happy National Lemon Juice Day would be a fun lighthearted way to raise awareness to these constituent concerns with a smile and a reminder that we must prioritize a sustainable future for the youth throughout our governmental process."
Lacianne chose #Justice4TaraCalico ((http://instagr.am/p/OxjieDFf9R/), a social justice campaign that has been seeking the Truth in the New Mexico disappearance of Tara Calico (http://www.TaraCalico.com) for over twenty years, under the attention of Oprah Winfrey, and countless National media outlets and currently the subject of a new documentary being Executive Produced by Lacianne's brother, RJ Mitte. New science is available to solve the case and celebrities and activists are demanding Justice for the small town that could be Anywhere USA.
Lacianne's photo will travel in an exhibit to Washington DC to be shown to members of Congress for National Fresh Juice Week in January 2013, but the effect of engaging in a healthy positive experience with municipal government at a young age without the threat of rubber bullets or tear gas canisters, or even more terrifyingly real gunfire, as at Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford's attack, all tensions that the whole Nation is still recovering from, is a priceless gift that will have impact over many people's lifetimes.
Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter of metaphorical importance to us all- at a time when legislation regarding GMO labeling should be on everyone's minds, how come NOBODY covered NATIONAL LEMON JUICE DAY? What's it take to make "National" "News" these days lol?
Wednesday, August 29th is National Lemon Juice Day!
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE
Breaking Bad star, RJ Mitte & his kid
sister, Lacianne Carriere, make Lemon Juice 4 Justice!
WHO: Celebrity activists of all ages join forces to
celebrate National Lemon Juice Day on August 29, 2012! Celebrities and activists already
participating in the campaign include world renowned artist, Shepard Fairey, actor RJ Mitte, filmmakers Melinda Esquibel and Melissa Balin, musicians Fresh Juice Party, and celebrity activist Q’orianka Kilcher.
WHAT: 8 year old Lacianne Carriaere hosts a Lemon-Aid
Stand with her celebrity brother, RJ Mitte (star of hit show Breaking Bad and
Executive Producer of the documentary, VANISHED: The Tara Calico Story) and celebrity friends; to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand and
raise awareness for the #Justice4TaraCalico social media campaign. People from all around the world will
be able to participate in this global Call To Action for Social Justice, by
visiting the virtual lemon-aid stand through TenBux.com or TaraCalico.com or
AlexsLemonade.Org to make a donation in the name of #Justice4TaraCalico.
WHEN:
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 (#A29) is National Lemon Juice Day. Celebrate from wherever you are by
visiting http://www.TaraCalico.com
and making a donation. If you are
in or around the Los Angeles area, you can visit the Justice4Tara Lemon-Aid
Stand outside of the historic Los Angeles City Hall building in the park known
as Solidarity Park, from Noon until 2:00 pm Pacific Standard Time or follow
along via Live Stream at http://www.ustream.tv/user/StayOccupied
where every donation will be given a social media “Shout-Out” to be shared by
the internet community across all available social media platforms.
WHY: For
every ten dollar donation, RJ Mitte and celebrity friends will tweet and share
a “shout-out” via various social media platforms, associating supporters and/or
their brand with the righteous quest for Social Justice and Truth. Generations young and old will have an
opportunity to express themselves, freely air their grievances for a good
cause, and help to raise a global awareness to the constant pursuit of Justice
For All.
Of
course,
some of you, are brimming with unprecedented
creativity, in which case, we look forward to seeing the amazing ORIGINAL
LemonInstagrams, video responses, tweets, pins, and tumbles from our
favorite celebrity activist friends, all in the name of exercising our
Constitutional right to air our grievances, in good, clean, Fun!
Your
Mission, Should You Choose To Accept It: Get Creative With Lemons...
The theme: #WhenLifeGivesYouLemons... #MakeFreshJuice
#A29 #NationalLemonJuiceDay
Send #LemonInstagrams2Congress on what YOU think is a LEMON requiring effective CHANGE.
Stay Occupied By Any Creative, Non-Violent Means Necessary
Activist groups Stay Occupied and The Fresh Juice Party have teamed up to create a safe way for the American People to air their grievances without getting arrested, or sprayed with rubber bullets! From August 20th, National Lemonade Day, until August 29th, National Lemon Juice Day, Americans are encouraged to use various social media platforms to Tweet #LemonInstagrams2Congress
Lemon laws are American
state laws that provide a remedy for purchasers of cars in order to
compensate for cars that repeatedly fail to meet standards of quality
and performance. These vehicles are called lemons. The federal lemon law (the Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act) protects citizens of all states. There is currently no such thing for governmental bodies and programs that fail to meet standards of quality and performance... hmmm...
The community social media art project #LemonInstagrams2Congress first launched In Solidarity with the Occupy May 1st General Strike (#M1GS), as a creative non-violent means of enabling the American People to air their grievances, as protected by The First Amendment of the Constitution. Generations young and old are using social media applications such as Instagram and Pinterest to upload pictures of lemons inscribed with grievances; and sharing platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and TweetCongress.Org, to send the images to members of Congress and share globally in order to engage in meaningful dialogue designed to create effective change. Celebrities and activists already involved in this project dedicated to making civic engagement fun and accessible, include: Activist Band, The Fresh Juice Party, Actress Q'orianka Kilcher, Musician PonyBoy of Los Marijuanos, Internet Radio Personality Steve Gelder, Filmmaker Melissa Balin,members of Los Angeles Community Action Network and members of Occupy LA.
Between August 20th (#A20) and August 29th (#A29) people can participate by uploading their pics or e-mailing them directly to StayOccupied@gmail.com
"Participation Sans Intimidation." Filmmaker, Melissa Balin, explains, "The current political climate has instilled fear in the People to express themselves out in the streets. We hope that this will be a fun, safe way for the next generation to learn about the concept of transparent participatory democracy, which is one of the Principles of Solidarity of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. We have chosen #A20 - #A29 in celebration of California's effective lemon law and in the hopes of raising further awareness to other important issues like organic farm-to-table practices, encouraging small business entrepreneurship, and protection against politically motivated selective enforcement, such as protecting small children from receiving fines or citations for their neighborhood lemonade stands- in a creative and non-threatening way to those city officials whom we have seen exhibit a propensity to handcuff in other public forums."
The project will become a traveling exhibit planned to arrive in Washington D.C. in time to help Congress celebrate National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week January 17-23, 2013.
Did you know that August 15th is National Lemon Meringue Pie Day? Spread the word! RT: #WhenLifeGivesYouLemons... #CelebrateAllThingsLemonMeringue on #A15! This is a fun and delicious way to raise awareness to important issues like Organic Practices from Farm-To-Table, small business entrepreneurship, job creation, and of course, our right to air our grievances. Share your fun & interesting ways to #Share #NationalLemonMeringuePieDay on our Stay Occupied Pinterest Board for #A15:
Stay Occupied Pinterest Board for National Lemon Meringue Pie Day
Power To The Peaceful! Remember, The Medium IS The Message. So, Stay Occupied by any creative, non-violent, means necessary!
It's a recurring dream... one where the only Justice available to the victims of police brutality is a random act of violence committed by nature...
PTSD from Police Brutality and its collateral damage is a drag... but turning your Pain into Art- that is transformative and righteous. Chalk Is Art. #ArtIsNotACrime Chalk = Free Speech. Free Speech Is Not A Crime... but the LAPD thinks it is an arrestable offense. City Attorneys around the country know that Chalk on public property it is not a prosecutable offense. Someone should remind the LAPD that the exercising of a constitutional right cannot be converted into a crime and of the ACLU civil suit recently filed against the NYPD for unlawful arrests... Expect Us To Express Us. RT: #OccupyChalkupyEverywhere #A9 #InSolidarity #OLA292 #ChalkWalk #OWS #GlobalChalk #WeArePeaceful
Balin still peaceful after 3 unconstitutional arrests.
Melissa Balin is a
filmmaker and activism media producer.Former producer for Police Officer of the Year Award Show for Court TV,
and board member of the Angela Shelton Foundation to empower the survivors of sexual
abuse, as well as the Foundation for Orphaned, Abandoned, Disabled, African
Children; Balin had never been arrested prior to her known association with the
Occupy LA movement and has since been unconstitutionally arrested three times
over a thirty day period during the 2011 holiday season.Balin was taken into the emergency room
for treatment of the use of force by sheriffs and/or police while in custody
for two of the three arrests, resulting in a miscarriage.While the City has yet to even begin an
investigation into the allegations of police misconduct almost six months ago
being the cause of death to the unborn fetus; the City Attorney's office is
zealously prosecuting Balin for Misdemeanor charges of Contempt of Court during
her first arrest on November 14, 2011, where she was unconstitutionally held in
LA County Jail without cause and without even a phone call to notify family or
legal counsel for more than 53 hours.
According to Masinter 355 So.2d 1288, the
power to jail for contempt is given "on the assumption that it will be
judiciously and sparingly employed".
Professionals in the mental health field
believe that Balin's healing from the trauma of her miscarriage will continue
to be inhibited by the stress and emotional duress of the trial and could cause
Balin worsened Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other long-term debilitating
mental illness.May 29th will mark
the SIXTH month where the prosecution refuses to bring in the video evidence
held by the LA Sheriff’s Department and subpoenaed by the defense in discovery.
Whether it is your taxpayer dollars being
wasted or not, if you are a voting constituent, or prefer to remain Anonymous;
please sign this Change.org online petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/miscarriage-of-justice and call, fax, tweet, and/or write, to elected City Attorney, Carmen
Trutanich's office, asking him not to pursue this "Miscarriage of
Justice" any further.While
Balin's conduct in the courtroom as an identified member of the media may have
been improper or unwise, it was not contemptuous or criminal, and the record
does not support a finding that she intended to obstruct the proceedings.Based on lack of sufficient evidence,
and in the interest of Justice, ask the City Attorney to please drop all
charges against filmmaker Melissa Balin in Case #1CA16847-02.
MAIL:The
Office of the City Attorney
800 City Hall East
200 N. Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
TELEPHONE:213.978.8100FAX:213.978.8312
TWITTER:@TRU09e-mail:
trutanich4da@gmail.com
We Thank You for your time
and attention to this matter of great importance to Justice For All.
When Life gives you a
preponderance of lemons, try to find creative non-violent ways to make a
Universal Lesson out of that lemon, and then eat it. That’s right- when Life gives you lemons- #LetThemEatCake-
Lemon cake! For example in protest
against corporate greed and to Put People Before Profits, I’m baking lemon
cupcakes in solidarity with the May 1st General Strike and as just
one of the many tantalizing perks in our Indie Gogo Stay Occupied fundraising
campaign.
You know, in my home state
of California, we have one of the best lemon laws in the nation to protect
consumers- if your car is at the dealer for more than three times for the same
repair issue they MUST take action.
Too bad we can’t file a lemon law complaint against Congress, huh?
The closest thing we’ve got
is the Right to air our grievances and we’d better use it before we lose
it! So Please Register to Vote and
demand effective action for a change- in some States like Maine you can register
all the way up to the election polls, and in others you must be registerd up to
30 days in advance, so be sure to check your States’ registration deadlines.
Whether you choose to
identify yourself or be Anonymous, We Expect YOU to Join Us. Let your voice be heard. Air your grievances, and unlike
Congress, help us look for meaningful solutions for a sustainable future. Whether you place your message on a
white flag, a tweet or even a #LemonInstagram2Congress, Please remember that
the Medium IS the Message and continue to find & SHARE ways to
@StayOccupied by any creative non-violent means necessary.
Jack Herer
(June 18, 1939-April 15, 2010) was a great civil rights activist who
dedicated his life to the ReLegalization of Cannabis Hemp and the
Freedom of All Pot Prisoners. He will be forever remembered for his
tireless crusade to spread the Truth about the many uses of Hemp and the
conspiracy behind its Prohibition, as well as the book he authored on
the topic: The Emperor Wears No Clothes.
4/20 was named Jack Herer Day last year by High Times Magazine! This year, ANONYMOUS, launched #OpCannabis
to #OCCUPY420. In solidarity with #OWS, our commitment to Open Source
Media, and in honor of Jack Herer's legacy, we are releasing the short
documentary Jack Herer's Emperor Wears No Clothes, co-directed by Jack Herer & Melissa Balin, FREE to the People, via YouTube on 4/20/2012!
Prohibition
was based on a series of lies that we have since uncovered, thereby
rendering it invalid. We must Rize Up and reverse our false
imprisonments. Please spend 4 minutes and 20 seconds to SHARE this 25
minute documentary about the many uses of Hemp and the conspiracy
behind its Prohibition, with your social networks around the globe. Let
it be known that Hemp Can Save The Planet!Prohibition Is SO Over. Please LIKE, Tweet & Repeat!
