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Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire: The Ultimate Fan Guide [Kindle] $0.99.
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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!
Green Party Peace Sign Bumper Sticker
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.
Today we march, tomorrow we vote Green Party.
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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.
The eBook is currently available on Amazon for Kindle; Barnes & Noble Nook ; Smashwords independent eBook seller; and a Kobo for 99 cents and anyone can read it using their Kindle/Nook Reader, smart phone, or computer.
PeaceSmiths MAY Coffeehouse
8pm to 11pm
At the FUMC in Amityville
* Singer/Songwriter John Myles
* Poet Herb Wahlsteen
* Musician, Guitarist, Songster Eli Maniscalco
*Open Mic: Maybe you???!
Read more »
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Occupy May Day NYC update:
-Police actions and arrests noted in NY Times article:
At Least Five Protesters Arrested (especially during Tompkins Square to Union Square march)
-Story and video of the NYC march, with comments by former NY Governor candidate Jimmy “Rent Is Too Damn High” McMillan and others at Press TV: here.
Lots of Occupy events in New York City for Wednesday, May 1st. See below for fun stuff like: People’s Puppets uptown and downtown performances; Solidarity Swarm and a sing-a-long at Union Square; 7pm People’s Assembly at Foley Square; 9pm party at Washington Square Park. And, more…
From an #OccupyWallStreet press release:
May Day is tomorrow [Wednesday, May 1st], and Occupy Wall Street will be acting in force across New York City.
Join us on this day of celebration and agitation for the struggles of workers the world over. As the May Day music video “We Stand For Justice” depicts: “We stand for justice. We know what it feels like. We stand together, for justice we will fight!”
Indeed, the most important way you can show your support is by joining us in the streets on May Day. But we also need financial and material resources to spread the word and to support actions.
Please donate today to support OWS May Day 2013 activities.
Then tomorrow, stand together with us and fight for justice for the 99%!
from the ‘Your Inbox: Occupied’ team
May Day NYC
See the full May Day NYC schedule, as well as specifics on the events below:
all day: The People’s Puppets
We begin the day early in 2 groups: Uptown (meeting in Bryant Park at 10am) and Downtown (meeting in Union Sq at 11am). After marching with different groups, we’ll meet back at Union Square for more performances, especially game time at 4pm!
11am- 230: Free University @ Cooper Union
The Free University of NYC invites neighborhood organizations, schools, unions, spiritual centers, and other community education-oriented groups to create your own Free Universities this May 1st. The impetus behind this May Day call to education is to encourage local communities to host your own gatherings of free education to ensure they’re directly relevant and empowering on a ground level. Read more »
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Occupy Wall Street leveled a challenge to the 1%:
We won’t pay for your crisis.
Until we get a Wall Street transaction tax, they’re not even helping to alleviate the mess they made.
The Green Party of the United States is calling for passage of legislation to impose a “Wall Street transaction tax,” which will
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Sun. Aug. 4, 2013, On Day 3 of the 7th annual Welcome to Boog City Poetry, Music, and Theater Festival
Welcome to Boog City Poets Theater 2012
Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Avenue A, New York City
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Kathleen Deignan, CND
On Sunday, May 5, 2013, Homecoming/Sophia Garden will present a day-long immersion into the thoughts of two great spiritual teachers: Thomas Merton OCSO and Thomas Berry, CP. For more information please contact Sr. Jeanne Clark, OP at 631-842-6000, Ext. 338 or Earthhomej@aol.com.
The dialogue will take place at the Helen Butler Hall at Dominican Village, 565 Albany Avenue, Amityville, NY 11701. It will run from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. Lunch is included in the $25 admission. Proceeds will benefit Homecoming Farm & Sophia Garden. Read more »
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Richie Havens passed away on April 22, 2013. Rest in peace, Richie Havens.
Dear Richie,
Richie Havens
The loss of your bright shining heart and soul from our world is a shock. I realized that I had seen you perform four times. More than I have seen any other nationally touring performer.
I first saw you at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, NY when I was barely out of college. My best friend had gotten concert tickets from his older brother. His brother decided he didn’t want to go to see some oldies acts. We were psyched to see Country Joe and the Fish. We reveled in his famous anti-war song. Joe was fun. We stayed to see the next act that — in our ignorance — we had never heard of. We figured we were there anyway. Why not give you a listen?
You blew us through the doors
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from the Electronic Freedom Foundation
CISPA – The solution is the problem (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey)
Today, Internet freedom advocates everywhere turned their eyes to the U.S. House of Representatives as that legislative body considered the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.
For the second year in a row, the House voted to approve CISPA, a bill that would allow companies to bypass all existing privacy law to spy on communications and pass sensitive user data to the government. EFF condemns the vote in the House and vows to continue the fight in the Senate.
“CISPA is a poorly drafted bill that would provide a gaping exception to bedrock privacy law,” EFF Senior Staff Attorney Kurt Opsahl said. “While we all agree that our nation needs to address pressing Internet security issues, this bill sacrifices online privacy while failing to take common-sense steps to improve security.”
The legislation passed 288-127, despite a veto threat from Pres. Barack Obama, who expressed serious concerns about the danger CISPA poses to civil liberties. Read more »
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We celebrate the news in The Village Voice article, City Settles Lawsuit Over The Destruction of the Occupy Wall Street Library showing that the Occupy movement received some measure of justice for the wanton destruction of their community.
Occupy Wall Street claimed $47,000 in damages [for the loss of books and computers], all of which the city agreed to pay today.
. . . The city also agrees to pay $75,000 for the destruction of property of Global Revolutions TV, a media outfit that was active in the park, along with $49,850 in lawyers fees and costs, as well as $8,500 to Times Up New York, who lost bicycle generators in the raid.
As we have posted here previously, we donated supplies directly to Occupy Wall Street, including books for the library. We are heartened to see that our donation was not completely lost in the destruction of #OWS (which destruction was nationally orchestrated by the Obama administration.) Read more »
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Reflecting on the people hurt and traumatized at the Boston Marathon bombing. Sending out loving thoughts to the families of those who lost their lives.
A soothing children’s song about peace in the world:
“Little Drops of Water” was the Peace Song of the Day at our Peace Couple website for April 23rd of last year. It is a traditional song from England. I first discovered this song in the collection, Singing Bee!, compiled by Jane Hart.
I also wrote my own verse for this song which clearly states the need for “peace”. Below my video are other versions and resources for the “Little Drops of Water” song.
Lyrics and more about this song… Read more »
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Tax (Photo credit: 401(K) 2013)
Auditors estimate these exemptions cost New York State $13 million during the 2010-11 fiscal year and could top $73 million by the 2015-16 fiscal year.
The STAR tax exemption is designed to only cover 1 property per person since it has to be their principal residence:
New York’s STAR program provides a partial exemption from school taxes for most owner-occupied, primary residences. Basic STAR exemptions are available for an owner-occupied, primary residence where the income of owners and their spouses totals less than $500,000. . . . Property owners are eligible for one exemption for a primary residence only.
It is true that some exemptions may be accidental such as when the owner dies, but some of the exemptions found were from duplicate filings:
Auditors found the majority of duplicate exemptions involved individuals who received exemptions for property that was not their primary residence or was seasonal property. Read more »
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Green Party e-mail, as posted at Independent Political Report:
Stop No. 2 on the “Roc 4 Redd” outreach tour, featuring “Mayor of DC Hip-Hop” Head-Roc: 15th and L Streets NW (in front of the Post building), noon to 2 pm on Thursday, April 4; At-Large Council candidate Redd presses for a halt on plan to close 15 public schools in DC
Stop No. 3 on the tour: Outside of the Anacostia Metro Station, Thursday, April 4, 5 to 7 pm
WASHINGTON, DC — At-Large City Council candidate Perry Redd (http://www.redd4council.com) sharply criticized plans to close public schools and said today that he will take this message to the doorstep of The Washington Post on Thursday, April 4 in his second “Roc 4 Redd” campaign outreach tour appearance.
“It’s a shock that I’m the only candidate in the special election who is calling for a moratorium on school closings and no further expansion of charters,” said Perry Redd. “The giveaway of public properties to private corporations amounts to public theft — robbery of our children in the case of public schools.” Read more »
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Maria Sibylla Merian’s 366th birthday is the subject of today’s Google Doodle. She was a German naturalist who illustrated insects in a scientific way.
Though, what got me excited, was the iguana! Read more »
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