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    Wilderside Ltd presents its second eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? ($2.99) 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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Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBook

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Ian Wilder

Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? ebook coverWilderside Ltd presents its second eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? ($2.99). In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.  OWS:WJH? includes an essay analyzing the “One Demand” concept. 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;  iTunes iBookstore; and Smashwords independent EBook seller for $2.99, and anyone can read it using their Kindle/Nook Reader, smart phone, or computer. and now  More platforms to come.
Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBookOccupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? on iTunes iBookstore
Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBook on Amazon

A list of free eBook readers for computers and mobile devices is at the bottom of this post.Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBook

The Introduction to the eBook begins as follows:

Is Occupy Wall Street dead?

The short answer is “No.” Occupy is very much alive. Read more »

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PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse Videos 10/4/13

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Ian Wilder

PeaceSmiths Topical, A-Typical, Folk Music, Poetry, and Whatever Coffeehouse

Video Reflections of the inspiring and well-attended, Friday, October 4th Coffeehouse…

Music of peace and justice with Harmonic Insurgence
with director, Gene Glickman

Poetry with Amityville local, Lois Walker  Read more »

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New Date: Deputized Movie about Immigration in Farmingville on 11/23/13

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Ian Wilder

The movie Deputized http://deputizedmovie.com/ will be shown on November 9th  23rd at 6pm by the Farmingville Residents Association http://farmingvilleresidents.org/.  I will be speaking for 2 minutes at the screening.

I will be speaking for 2 minutes at the screening because footage I took of the “Standing While Latino” legislation hearings were used in the film.

  Read more »

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PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse: First of the season, this Friday, October 4th!

Posted on October 2, 2013 by kwilder

PeaceSmiths Topical, A-Typical, Folk Music, Poetry,
and Whatever Coffeehouse

MusicNotesFriday, October 4th at 8pm
(first of the new season!)

Music of peace and justice with Harmonic Insurgence
with director, Gene Glickman

Poetry with local Amityville poet,
Lois Walker

Singer/Songwriter Brian Sendrowitz of Beat Radio fame

Open Mic: Maybe You?

Held at:
The First United Methodist Church in Amityville
Read more »

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A Harvest Homecoming Fundraiser 10/6/13

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Ian Wilder

Homecoming Farm, North Amityville, NY 11701Homecoming Farm is pleased and proud to honor Monsignor James C. Vlaun of Telecare and the program, Real Food, at their annual fundraiser. The fundraiser, A Harvest Homecoming, will be held on October 6, 2013 in the Helen Butler Hall from 1:30 PM – 6:00 PM. Helen Butler Hall is located at Dominican Village at 565 Albany Avenue, Amityville, NY  11701.  For more information, please contact: S. Jeanne Clark at 631-842-6000, Ext. 338 or at [email protected]

A Harvest Homecoming will feature music; dancing; raffles; delicious food and wine; and special activities for children including a puppet show. Tickets are $40 per adult, $10 per child, Special Table of Ten pricing, $350. Special sponsorship and journal opportunities are available.

In addition to being the Catholic Chaplain for the NY Jets for the past 13 years, Monsignor Jim has hosted the nationally syndicated radio show, Religion & Rock, for over 21 years. He is also a cookbook author, and hosts three programs on Telecare: Good News, Everyday Faith Live, and Real Food. On Real Food, he focuses on the family table and the joy that preparing food brings to those who share it together, while stressing the importance of using locally grown foods.  Read more »

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Long Beach, NY: Ban Fracking/Halt Port Ambrose LNG Port Rally 10/19/13

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Ian Wilder

Attend the upcoming Global Frackdown in Long Beach!

New Yorkers against Fracking Global Frackdown 2–There is an important rally scheduled for Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 1:00 PM on the Long Beach boardwalk. Many groups and individuals concerned about our threatened environment are coming together to urge a ban on fracking and a halt to the misguided plan to build a LNG facility (Port Ambrose) off the coast of Long Island.  Attend the rally and let your voice be heard! Details appear below.
No Port Ambrose LNG Facility! Ban Fracking Now!
Long Beach Boardwalk @ National Boulevard, Long Beach, Long Island
Saturday, October 19 –1:00 pm  Read more »

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Bohemian Gravity: A Cappella Physics

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Ian Wilder

IW: When I told a neutrino joke to a retired physicist who volunteers at my work, he emailed me this A Capella video in response.

(Extra fun for science majors, Queen fans, and Big Bang Theory TV fans!)

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I have no kids, and I want my tax dollars used to educate homeless children

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Ian Wilder

Ian sent the following to Newsday to publish.  He has not heard back from them yet.

Newsday

There were two articles recently in Newsday that signal a dangerous dehumanization of the homeless.  The article which appeared today has the headline “Some parents object to more homeless kids in Hauppauge school” [September 18, 2013]. The headline is misleading because no actual Hauppauge parents are quoted in the article as objecting.

Only Legis. John Kennedy (R-Nesconset), is quoted claiming that some un-named parents complained to him.  Kennedy’s credibility takes an even bigger hit because he doesn’t seem to understand how school taxes work.  He states that taxpaying parents have the right to question whether other people’s children should be educated in their district.  I have news for Mr. Kennedy: everyone pays schools taxes, whether they have children or not.  That means that everyone in the community has equal say in how the schools are run.  Taxpaying parents have no greater say in how the money is used than any other person in the district.  If someone in the community is not a parent or a taxpayer, they still have an equal say.

As a taxpayer without children, I declare that I want my school tax dollars earmarked exclusively to educate homeless children. As a taxpayer without children, I am told by taxpaying parents that I should cheerfully pay school taxes to support our community. After all, I am told, I will want to live, and grow old, with those around me as best educated as possible.  I agree with that.  Well, those parents can’t have it both ways.  If I am supporting the community — then that means all the children in the community — not just those with the benefits of a stable home.  Read more »

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Two stories about bad policing in the news today: Do we need the police?

Posted on September 15, 2013 by kwilder

The LA Times reports that in North Carolina, a man was killed by police after seeking help for having been in a car accident. The man’s name is Jonathan Ferrell, and he was a former football player for  Florida A&M University.

The same day, The New York Post reports that police shot two innocent women bystanders, while trying to subdue an emotionally disturbed man who was interfering with traffic on Broadway. (The two women were treated in the hospital for injuries.)

A question for all of us: Do we have such a need for traffic to flow smoothly, that we need police to start shooting people in the road, instead of blocking off the road and negotiating with them?

And, some bigger questions…

Should police have guns? Do we even need police? Do we need separate, specifically-trained police to deal with the mentally ill?

I am reposting an essay I wrote on this topic awhile back…

What If There Were No Police?
Moving past the failed institution of “the police”

by Kimberly Wilder

Excerpt at the readmore. Full story: here. Read more »

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Changes at Wilderside

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Ian Wilder

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire: Ultimate Fan GuideNo, not personnel changes at onthewilderside,com  You still have the same two irascible co-editors sharing the driving.  (And occasionally both grabbing for the steering wheel at the same time.)

We have just moved around the navigation tabs on top to make room for our new venture Wilderside Ltd books, which you can access through the tab Wilder bookshelf. The hope is that we will both be able to reach a wider audience, and create income to underwrite the cost of running our websites.

The first book from Wilderside Ltd is

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire: Ultimate Fan Guide

We have books in production on Jane Austen, Occupy, and Green Party politics

Information about our published Prose and Poetry can still be found at these links.  They have been consolidated under Wilderside bookshelf tab instead of being separate tabs.  You will need to use the links on this page to access them, or bookmark them.

The Green Party page and the Prez Lists page (aka The People’s President Page)  have been moved to be subpages of the Election page. You will need to use the links on the Election page to access them, or bookmark them.

 

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Making peace with the March on Washington 2013

Posted on August 24, 2013 by kwilder

8/30/13 Update: Ian was hoping that former President Carter’s speech would be a ray of truth in a celebration full of carefully scripted platitudes.  Carter did mention the the over-incarceration of African-American males in the US and the need for DC statehood.  He did not mention the injustices of the current administration, including the constant drumbeat of war and extra-judicial drone killings.

The March on Washington 2013 is an exciting event, which will feature many worthy issues. And, the march celebrates such a great hero of peace and nonviolence.

The Wilders, though, have had some trouble getting enthused about the march. The march will feature many lukewarm, sold-out, Democratic officials, who are more of the problem than the solution. In addition, the message of “anti-war” has been kept in the shadows by the organizing frenzy and the media.

Because of the good issues being featured, we kind of stayed quiet with our critique during the lead-up. But, hey, the big event is nearly over. As radical, nonviolent activists, we need to vent a bit… Read more »

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2 vowels, 1 consonant

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Ian Wilder

upon meeting ike the second time:
two vowels, one consonant

eli ali ira ari aga
ani ayn asa ava abe
amy may fay kay ray
gay jay joe lou ada
pia lea mia tea yma
eva eve bee dee lee
emo moe uma zoe

- ian

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This poem was written during the Naropa 1997 summer session.

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Long Islanders: Watch Perseid Meteor shower on 8/11 at state parks

Posted on August 11, 2013 by kwilder
A multicolored Perseid meteor striking the sky...

Archival photo of a Perseid meteor striking the sky just to the right from Milky Way. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Long Islanders: The Perseid Meteor showers will peak in the sky over your home on the nights of Sunday (into Monday), August 11th and Monday, August 12th. The best time to view from Long Island will be about 11pm to 6am, with the show starting to get good around midnight.

It is best to get away from city lights. So, if you are on Long Island, consider finding a New York State Park to view from. The Wilders will pick a park and watch tonight. The Wilders will try to watch from their backyard. Maybe we will have a good picture to share tomorrow!

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Update after 10pm: Because it is expected to be cloudy on Long Island tonight, it might not be that great a view. If you decide to watch in a low-key way, here is a link to the weather channel post with the NASA live feed link of the meteor shower:

http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/live-stream

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The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is pleased to announce that several Long Island State Parks will remain open during the nighttime hours for viewing of the Perseids Meteor Shower on the evening of Sunday August 11, 2013. Peak viewing times are 11:00PM, Sunday, August 11 until dawn the next morning.

There will be no charge and the normal star gazing permit will not be required. You must remain near your vehicle.

We suggest that you dress appropriately, bring bug spray, and a chair that reclines. Binoculars are not necessary. Look towards the northeast and enjoy the celestial show.

State Parks that will remain open for viewing are:
• Jones Beach State Park – West End II
• Gov. Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park – Field 3
• Montauk Point State Park – Upper Parking Lot
• Robert Moses State Park – Field 2

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World Peace Vigil on Long Island: Tues. Aug 6th

Posted on August 5, 2013 by kwilder

South Country Peace Group will hold its
31st Annual World Peace Vigil
A community dedication to peace
on the 68th anniversary of the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima

Tuesday, August 6, 2013
7pm
Bellport, Long Island, New York

Silent procession starts at 7pm from the sidewalk adjacent to Woodland Cemetary, Station Road, and Head of Neck Road, Bellport.

You may wish to wear white, the traditional Japanese color of mourning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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