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    Georgiana is the subject of the movie "The Duchess" (currently on Netflix) and a relative of the young Prince and Princess of Cambridge. Get the Ultimate Fan Guide -- with plot points, history, and what happened to the historical characters -- for only 99 cents!

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    The Green Party has continually opposed entry into war and has consistently called for the immediate return of our troops, in stark contrast to the Democratic and Republican parties.
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    Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBook

    Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present.  Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.

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NYCLU Sues Nassau County to Establish Jail Oversight Board

Following the recent suicide of an Iraq war veteran housed at the Nassau County Correctional Center – the fifth inmate suicide in less than two years – the New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit

Happy St. Pat’s Day: What’s green on Long Island?

Ian and I woke up early today. So, we have already gathered some images of green for this lovely, sunny, St. Patrick’s Day. Full set at Flickr: here and with story below. What’s Green on Long Island? The soccer fields: ___________________________ The soccer players: A girls soccer team celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with green hair. […]

Celebrate Occupy’s 6 Month Anniversary: NYC on Saturday, March 17th (St. Pat’s Day)

LATE NIGHT UPDATE 3/18/2012 at about one in the morning: People are still marching as of 12:45am Arrests and problematic police interactions Best LIVE VIDEO links are at occupywallst.org: here. 3/17/2012 – Update – as of 4:34pm – Live Video from “occupy musician” : here. Live Video cuts from “global revolution” : here. Watch! Go […]

Sat March 24, 2012: Long Island peace, justice, occupy event

Update: The event was a success. Photos from the rally afterwards are at Flickr:here. _____________________________ A March and Vigil for Peace and Economic Justice On this 9th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, we mourn and resist the ravages of war. We stand in solidarity with the Occupy Movement as we call for an end […]

Prez Cand Stein (G) Pushes for End to Student Debt

As tens of thousands of students, faculty, and staff protest today across the country (http://www.occupyed org/) against the corporatization of higher education, Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein renewed her call for “generational justice” achieved in part by forgiving student debt and ending tuition at public colleges and universities

Healthier, more holistic lifestyle at Homecoming Farm

We are beginning our 16th season as a certified organic CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) project located on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Dominic in Amityville.

Wed. Feb 29th Occupy actions: 70 Cities Nationwide Stand up to Corporate Greed and ALEC (plus Long Island area events)

Listing for Occupy Long Island events in Shirley and Huntington on Friday afternoon are posted: here and below. Informative (and amusing) update about NYPD preparations for the occupy event in NYC today (Feb 29): here. LiveStream of events in Spain: here (Please watch if you can, action all over Spain. And, at Wed 10am EST, […]

Long Island Occupy Events: Join your neighbors on Feb 29th to Occupy The Banks

Here are two Long Island Occupy events and one NYC event I know of that coincide with the 2/29/12 National Day of Action: Shut Down The Corporations called for by Occupy Oakland. Shirley February 29th Meet at Chase Bank, 645 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley,NY 11967 Wednesday, February 29, 2012 4:45pm – 5:45pm JP Morgan Chase […]

Organic, Vegan Bakery in Huntington, NY

In a walk through Huntington village today I found a number of interesting new organic and vegan places.

A sample of peace and justice events for Long Island

For more details, contact the sponsoring organizations or onthewilderside. We will also try to post more details asap. 2012 LI Calendar Items Lots of Occupy and Peace/Justice Events in February and March Thursday, February 23rd – Know Your Rights with the Police and ICE 6pm – 8:30 at 1090 Suffolk Ave in Brentwood Sunday, February […]

More Than A Number: Concerned educators gather to examine standardized testing and teacher evaluations

At LIU Post, educators and community members gathered to discuss the negative impacts of the new scheme in New York to use students’ test scores directly in teacher evaluations. Previously in New York, there was a law forbidding this from happening. Though, political energy from Governor Cuomo and NY State Board of Regents Chancellor Tisch […]

Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town

I remember reading Wendell Berry writing about the concept of  a biography of place. In Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town, the author Kelly McMasters takes that concept to heart.  She approaches the biography from all sides, from the personal to the geographic to the ecological. Once she has firmly placed us in […]

Politics, Poetry, Music: Events this week to heal the world, invigorate the soul, and/or challenge power

There’s so much to do  in the world, I can hardly keep up with sharing the news… So, here are some (somewhat vague) mentions of things happening in the LI/NYC area over the next week that might heal the world and shift the Ch’i:

2012 Long Island: Super Bowl poetry event

Come to The Walt Whitman Birthplace where Long Island Poetry Collective will host… Super Poem Sunday IV Sunday, February 5th, 2012! 1pm to 5pm Photos from last year’s event at our onthewilderside Flickr: here. In honor of both Super events, you can find a collection of Sports Poetry books here. Link to a collection of […]