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Drum roll, please…Winner of The Strip Search Limerick Contest

Posted on April 24, 2012 by kwilder

Strip-Search For Poetry: A Limerick Contest For The Supreme Court

The results are in for the contest we held to create limericks about the Supreme Court’s horrible decision on strip searches, which has decimated the 4th Amendment of the Constitution.  With this recent decision, any person who will be held in the “general population” in a jail can be strip searched by prison officials. That means that people can be strip searched for traffic tickets, jay-walking, etc. (See more at Reuters: here.) America has descended into such oppression. Though, at least, for a moment, perhaps we can laugh (or, chuckle, cautiously?).

You can see eleven limericks in the comments
at the contest announcement post: here.

And the winner of this
onthewilderside contest is…

Madeleine Begun Kane

Supreme Indecency

Thanks to Kennedy, Roberts, Scalia,
And their pals, cops can strip ya and see ya.
They don’t need any reason:
It’s strip searching season.
Our privacy’s gone! Mama mia!

Congratulations to Madeleine Begun Kane for her winning entry. You can find more of her poetry at her website, Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

We are also pleased to publish two “Honorable Mentions”… Read more »

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Being Green: Presidential hopeful Jill Stein aims to rebuild a broken system | Grist

Posted on April 23, 2012 by iwilder

The Jill Stein article in Grist seems to be getting some justified traction. Please help spread the word.

Lost amid the carnival of embarrassments that is the Republican presidential primary is the fact that there is another primary race underway: the Green Party’s. “What?” you say. “Those guys are still around?” Well yes, but they’re not guys.

The front-runner in the race is Jill Stein ,, a Boston physician and veteran activist and candidate with the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party. (Note to the good people of the Bay State: We get that you’re trying to be inclusive, but a name like that is NO WAY to win respect in the world.) She is currently trouncing the second-place runner, former sitcom star Roseanne Barr. (Note to the good people of the Green Party: Oh, never mind …)

Lest you think this is all rainbows and ponies, however, Stein is not messing around. She says she became involved in politics after witnessing firsthand the epidemics of obesity, diabetes, learning disorders, autism — problems that she traces to toxic chemicals, an industrial food system, and a society built around the automobile.

Stein’s presidential platform includes universal health care, tuition-free higher education, and forgiveness of student debt. And at the center of it all is a Green New Deal that she says will put millions of people to work, tackle the climate crisis, and address our failing health as well.

via Being Green: Presidential hopeful Jill Stein aims to rebuild a broken system | Grist.

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The Smithsonian: 10 Things We’ve Learned Since Last Earth Day

Posted on April 23, 2012 by kwilder

(Excerpt. Click here or the title for the full story.)

Smithsonian.com / Blog
10 Things We’ve Learned About the Earth Since Last Earth Day
April 19, 2012

…the most surprising, awe-inspiring and alarming things that we have learned about the Earth and the environment since last year’s holiday:

1. Undiscovered species are still out there: Countless discoveries over the past year reminded us that, despite centuries of research, the planet still has plenty of surprise species in store. Among the many finds include seven new forest mice species in the Philippines, a “psychedelic” gecko in Vietnam and a new type of dolphin in Australia. A new analysis released last August, billed as the most accurate ever, estimated that a total of 8.7 million different species of life exist on earth.

2. Global warming is already driving up food prices…

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Interested in the environment and ways to help?
Books for Earth Day post at onthewilderside: here.

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Earth Day music at Peace Couple

Posted on April 22, 2012 by kwilder

Over at our other website, Peace Couple, we have some great posts about music for Earth Day. Hope you will check them out.

Click here: Peace Song of the Day post for 4/22…

“Baby Beluga“, by Raffi, is the Peace Song of the Day for April 22nd — Earth Day 2012.
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Click here: Peace song of the Day post for 4/21
(With Environmental Song List)…

“White Coral Bells” (and more)

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Lawsuit Affirms Right to Film Police in Suffolk County

Posted on April 19, 2012 by iwilder

April 11, 2012 —  The New York Civil Liberties Union, the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) today filed a federal civil rights lawsuit challenging Suffolk County’s policy and practice of obstructing the First Amendment right of the press and the public to record and gather news about police activity in public places.

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of professional video journalist Philip Datz, who was unlawfully arrested and detained by Suffolk County police in July 2011 while filming police activity on a public street in Bohemia.

“In our society, people have a clear right to document police activity in public places,” said Amol Sinha, director of the NYCLU’s Suffolk County Chapter. “This right is especially important when it comes to documenting police interactions with community members. We hope this lawsuit strengthens the First Amendment right of journalists to keep the community informed of police activity in public.”

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Books for Earth Day (From an environmentally-conscious bookstore!)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by iwilder
Our friends over at Chelsea Green are having an Earth Day Sale with Selected Titles 25% Off.  Below are some of the books that looked especially tasty!
Chelsea Green is proud to be the leading publisher of foundational books on sustainable living—books that go beyond just how-to techniques, but are aimed at restoring our depleted soils and reconnecting our fragmented communities. We couldn’t do it without you, our dedicated readers, with your curiosity about the world, and your passion for making it a better place. Thanks for all that you do for our planet!
Happy reading from the folks at Chelsea Green Publishing.
P.S. Don’t forget to check out our full list of books on sale here:http://www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore/sale

Occupy World Street: A Global Roadmap for Radical Economic and Political Reform

Occupy World Street: A Global Roadmap for Radical Economic and Political Reform

As demonstrators worldwide demand change, Occupy World Street offers a sweeping vision of how to reform our global economic and political structures, break away from empire, and build a world of self-determining sovereign states that respect the need for ecological sustainability and uphold human rights.
In this refreshingly detailed plan, Ross Jackson shows how a handful of small nations could take on a leadership role; create new alliances, new governance, and new global institutions; and, in cooperation with grassroots activists, pave the way for other nations to follow suit.

Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice, Second Edition

Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice, Second Edition

Cormac Cullinan shows that the survival of the community of life on Earth (including humans) requires us to fundamentally alter our understanding of the nature and purpose of law and governance, rather than merely change laws.

In describing what this new “Earth governance” and “Earth jurisprudence” might look like, he also gives practical guidance on how to begin moving toward it.
“Every now and then, an idea emerges that helps the human species to evolve.Wild Law is one such idea and is brilliantly explained in this book. Cormac Cullinan leads us toward a new relationship with Mother Earth—just in time.” —Maude Barlow, activist, co-founder of the Blue Planet Project and author of Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis

The Transition Companion: Making Your Community More Resilient in Uncertain Times The Transition Companion: Making Your Community More Resilient in Uncertain Times

In 2008, the best-selling Transition Handbooksuggested a model for a community-led response to peak oil and climate change. The Transition Companion picks up the story today, and tells inspiring tales of communities working for a future where local economies are valued and nurtured; where lower energy use is seen as a benefit; and where enterprise, creativity, and the building of resilience have become cornerstones of a new economy.
This book looks in detail at the process a community in transition goes through, calling on the experience of those who have already embarked on this journey.  Read more »

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A Poetic Scene On Wall Street: 14 arrests and one, really loud poet!

Posted on April 16, 2012 by kwilder

Follow on Live Video At www.ustream.tv/wearechange

What a wonderful, beautiful, symbolic scene!

Alex Carvalho is a poet-occupier who was arrested for starting a Mic Chec (which I think was a poem).

As he was being arrested,  and carried away by two policemen, he shouted “Poetry will never die”.

Now he is in the paddy wagon shouting his head off. I think he is shouting poems and comments to the police. This guy has spirit!!!!!! I wonder what the police will do? Maybe they will have to take a half empty Police Van back to the station, because Alex is making a scene and inspiring people? Go Alex! Go Alex!

Also arrested…

Four people were arrested this morning, and ten people this evening. Two people were arrested for the crime of “sitting” in a sensitive zone or something. One of those folks was Thorin Caristo, who was there as press. He is a Live Stream host very well known to the occupy community. The other person arrested for sitting was Amber O’Frank.

Strategy…

The police are arresting people for being loud or shouting. So, folks did a round of “F-ck Monsanto” (I think in hopes that they got arrested, the press would have to report the words!!!!)

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Need a way to protest taxes on Tax Day?: Long Island demo 4/17/2012

Posted on April 16, 2012 by kwilder

Update: I went by the protest at lunchtime, and things were going well. Several protesters — some old hat, and some newbies. Passers by were interested and took fliers. Some passing cars honked in support. A press person from a local paper was there. Photos at our Flickr: here. Also, see one photo below…
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Some peace and occupy activists have put together a demo in Huntington for Tax Day:

Disgusted by a tax system rigged for the 1%?
Join the 99% and take a stand on Tax Day

4/17/12: Rosalie, Charlotte, and Donna. Barrel Art by Donna Steward.

Tax the 1%
Day of Protest
(Lunch time and coming-
home-from -work time)
peace

Huntington Post Office
55 Gerard Street
Huntington, NY 11743
peace
Tuesday, April 17th
peace
12 noon to 1:30pm
and
5pm to 6pm
peace
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Tues April 17th in Suffolk: Protest the fact of an Earth Summit at the home of the polluter

Posted on April 16, 2012 by kwilder

A protest against fake environmentalism and “green-washing”…

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Protest Demonstration at BNL’s so-called Earth Summit

Who: Renew Community Earth [and Long Island environmentalists,
anti-nuke activists, concerned citizens, and civic leaders]

When: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
11 am – 1 pm

Where: Entrance to BNL – bring anti-nuke signs

Why: Demand closure of BNL’s Nuclear Power Research Division

Contact: Peter Maniscalco

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Monday Morning: Action at Occupy Wall Street in NYC (Please watch and support)

Posted on April 16, 2012 by kwilder

Story with video link at OccupyWallSt.org

An officer from the Parks Department is trying to convince this small group to apply for a permit to occupy the steps.

Tense decisions being made by occupiers about standing their ground in the face of possible arrest. Please consider going to help, or watching/supporting on live video.
This morning the NYPD — including high ranking officials (white shirts) — surrounded and raided the intersection where Occupiers have been sleeping on Wall Street. This police action appears to be in direct defiance of the 2000 decision Metropolitan Council Inc. v. Safir, which held “public sleeping as a means of symbolic expression” to be constitutionally-protected speech. Occupiers read text from the case to police as they were being removed. Four people have now been arrested and Occupiers are currently taking refuge on the steps of the Federal Building. Watch on livestream above; follow @SleepOnWallSt.

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Is there a Gas Boycott for April 15, 2012?

Posted on April 14, 2012 by kwilder

Update 4/29: Well, people want to know if the gas boycott worked. I guess until something is huge, you can’t always measure the results (and the government and media won’t be anxious to tell you how much power you have!) But, I do recall seeing an article in the  last few days that said gas prices were likely to steady out. And, gas prices had been rising. So, maybe someone got the hint that enough was enough.

Also, important! Buy no gas on May Day, May 1st! See more info at occupywallst.org: here. All around the word, and especially among occupy folks, people will hold a general strike for May Day. If you want to be involved in the energy of a boycott, and send a message from consumers to corporations, this is the big message! No work, no school, no shopping on Tuesday, May 1st. Do what you can do, at whatever level, to hold onto your money and resources that day. Show the 1% that we need help here in the 99%.
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Well, some people are saying Don’t Buy Gas on April 15th, in order to send the oil companies a message.

And, some of us believe it can work. (See recent video below).

Some people are having doubts. Though, I say whenever you can use your own spending power to send a message — however personal or small — you should try.

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US Senate candidate Colia Clark to speak at Green Party of Suffolk 4/21/12 annual meeting

Posted on April 14, 2012 by iwilder

Colia Clark

Anti-War Candidate calls for Green Jobs, Hydrofracking Ban, Foreclosure Halt

The Green Party of Suffolk invites all enrolled Green Party members to come hear their US Senate candidate Colia Clark (www.coliaclark.org) at their annual membership meeting. Clark is running for the seat currently held by Kirsten Gillibrand. The meeting will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012.  It will start at 11am at the Stony Brook Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 380 Nicolls Road,  E. Setauket.  (Directions: www.uufsb.org).  For more information about the Green Party, or about the April meeting, please contact Suffolk Chair Roger Snyder at 631-925-6104. Or, visit: www.gpsuffolk.org.

Clark, a long time civil rights, peace, and women’s rights activist, was a Green Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 2010 for the seat presently held by Chuck Schumer.  Clark, a resident of Manhattan, is a chair of Grandmothers for the Release of Mumia Abu Jamal. During the Civil Rights era, Clark was a Special Assistant to Medgar W. Evers, field Secretary for the NAACP. Clark later joined the Mississippi Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) doing voter registration work. She was the founder and Coordinator for Poor Women Against the Vietnam War, and the former coordinator of the Social Justice Center in Albany. Read more »

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Occupy Wall Street Update: Sat April 14th gathering, etc.

Posted on April 13, 2012 by kwilder

For the April 14th FaceBook event, with details and contact info, go here:
Spring Awakening 2012 FaceBook page

Join Occupy Wall Street on #A14 to kick off exciting spring and summer events. On April 14th [2012], New York City will converge on Central Park to unite with organizations and activists to create a transformative, citywide, mass movement. The day will give individuals an opportunity to connect with organizations and foster ongoing collaboration of groups working on common issues.

1pm: Open space format for community-based organizations, issue-based organizations, unions, neighborhood GAs, working groups, etc, to table and conduct outreach. There will be food, music, teach-ins, and other cultural events taking place.

3pm: While the open space continues, at 3pm, a facilitated assembly will convene for those interested in serious citywide organizing and interactive movement building Read more »

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Bill of Rights contest: Please submit words, art, media

Posted on April 13, 2012 by kwilder

Which Amendment in The Bill of Rights is the most important to you?

Contest sponsored by…
The Suffolk Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union
and
The Suffolk County Library Association

Details, Rules, and Deadlines: here.

Submit by April 17, 2012

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