Monday, April 30, 2012

When Life Gives You Lemons... #LetThemEatCake!


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. 

Power To The Peaceful!

Friday, April 20, 2012

Jack Herer Wants YOU to #Occupy420!

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!

To find out what else we can do to DeSchedule Cannabis Today, please visit http://www.facebook.com/DeScheduleToday

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Occupy This:

On this day for International Human Rights of December 10, 2011:
Cover Photo of LA Times November 30, 2011.
Silence is consent, so while Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa & Los Angeles Chief of Police, Charlie Beck are busy congratulating each other on a "peaceful" eviction of LA City Hall and "only 3 instances of violence exerted by LAPD officers", we must address these flagrant lies as well as their multiple violations of the Constitution for the United States of America, and the California State Constitution of 1849.

On October 10, it was publicly decreed by International Sovereigns, that the land surrounding City Hall, was repatriated based on Discovery of the Tongva People in 9,000 BC and Usufruct (public use of public land) since 1928.  While still waiting for acknowledgement from the United Nations, officials including City Attorney, Carmen Trutanitch, Captains of the LA Fire Department, LAPD, and members of LA City Council were notified that the area was no longer under Municipal jurisdiction.

On October 12, LA City Council unanimously voted in favor of Resolution 33, to support the Occupy LA protest.  LA City Council President, Eric Garcetti publicly stated, "Stay as long as you like".  This "support" was never further defined, although it should have included sanitation and other issues mentioned as items for concern by the Mayor.

According to California Tenant Rights, those in domicile for more than 30 days with the complicit understanding of the landlord (which was established by more than 100 people at 200 N. Spring Street), require a 30 day eviction notice and LAPD protocol is instructed not to make arrests as such matters are classified as "a civil matter to be ruled on by the courts."  According to State and Federal precedents, tents ARE considered legal domiciles.

The Mayor's announcement of an eviction on the Friday after the holiday formerly known as American Thanksgiving, was viewed as unlawful on several grounds, including but not limited to, Article 11 Section 2 of the California State Constitution of 1849.  The Attorney General was contacted for an Order for Protection, but their offices were closed for the holiday.  On Sunday, a Federal Judge was contacted for a Federal Injunction to stay the eviction.  On Monday, the National Lawyers' Guild filed a State injunction to stay the eviction, expecting to be heard in court before Wednesday.

On multiple occasions, the LAPD, City Council and Mayors' office have been notified that We, the People of California, do not yield our sovereignty to the agencies that serve us, placing this matter outside of municipal jurisdiction.  On Monday, November 28, Chief Beck gave a press conference where he stated "time is on our side and we will take as much time as we need to make sure the homeless are brought to shelters and that everyone is evacuated safely."

It is important for everyone to know that LAPD DID INDEED exercise unnecessary force on Tuesday evening of November 29, 2011; that no one was EVER served an eviction notice or given appropriate time to evacuate.  The Mayor, City Council and LAPD are responsible for knowingly violating our 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 10th Amendment Rights.  Their "extensive destruction and appropriation of property not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly" (ie: the throwing of our property directly into the City Dump without a warrant or acknowledgement of the property as evidence in a Crime Scene) is considered a "grave breach" of the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions, providing the legal definition of a "War Crime".

It is unclear to us why this conflagration of unmitigated subjugation is being complacently dismissed as an issue of "illegal camping", when this is clearly a globally relevant issue of an International Violation of Human Rights.  When Mayor Villaraigosa smugly suggests that the City of Los Angeles will have to pay less in damages than the MayDay Riots of 2007, We the People of California submit that will not be the case.  It is public knowledge that every domicile/tent destroyed is entitled to reparations of up to $10,000; every mentally ill resident displaced unlawfully is entitled to up to $2.2 million dollars in reparations and every person unlawfully incarcerated is entitled to up to $10,000 per minute of their incarceration.

We the People of the California Republic, demand a Federal Investigation of the crime scene of the LA City Hall International Tort of November 30, 2011, reparations, and an International Trial of Mayor Villaraigosa, LAPD Chief Beck, and all of LA City Council for their war crimes against the People of California.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Open Letter To The Global Community


Dear Global Community:

We address you from the steps of City Hall at OccupyLA (http://www.occupyla.org) where a volunteer production team is filming #CelebsOccupyLA & #DemandsForChange uncensored in 3-D (http://www.youtube.com/obeychange) based on Shepard Fairey's Vote For Change campaign (http://www.obeygiant.com/voteforchange).  

Last week, City Council voted in favor of Resolution 33 to support the People's Rights to peaceably assemble and exercise their First Amendment Rights- the first city of over 2,000 participating occupations to do so- we would love for you to be a part of this peaceful demonstration of Power To The People.  Huffington Post & The Hollywood Reporter are already covering those feeding the revolution through #LetThemEatCake (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-chefs-occupy-wall-street-protests-243302) - 

Please send us an e-mail to stayoccupied@gmail.com if we could work something out to bring Power to the People and unity to the neighborhood - for example, Groundworks is going to do a coffee service for the 100% every morning to continue the dialogue between the revolutionaries , the LAPD, and the people who live and work around City Hall.

Your brand or business can be involved on any number of levels, from weekly celebrity fundraising cocktail mixers; to actually feeding the revolutionaries, or simply to join the "Stay Occupied" Affinity Group of community businesses supporting the global revolution for a sustainable means to a better world, by providing a discount to the "99%ers".  It is going to take 100% of us In Solidarity to make positive change.

Thanks for your time and consideration of this matter of great importance to us all.  

StayOccupied!

Week 1 LIVE From The Revolution!

You never know who's gonna drop by #CelebsOccupyLA!  Visit the Tie-Dyed Teepee to find out how you can be a part of the Revolution... 'Evolution... Love-o-lution!  Stay Occupied!

Express News offers "Occupier Discount"!

Express News on 155-A Main Street south of Los Angeles City Hall is offering a 20% discount to all Occupiers! Just ask for the "Occupier Discount"- thanks Shazi! 


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