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"Beautiful short film about Pancho Ramos-Stierle -- he practices silence every Monday, in the tradition of Gandhi. This past Monday, he was arrested while meditating in Oakland." "p.s. -- great news today -- Pancho was released by ICE! (Immigration)"

Protestors are being targeted by the police:     That injured protestor is a Marine:   From Veterans Today - http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/10/26/marine-veteran-injured-by-non-lethal-rounds-at-occupy-oakland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marine-veteran-injured-by-non-lethal-rounds-at-occupy-oakland By  David Edwards A Marine veteran at Occupy Oakland was injured Monday night after being shot at point-blank range with bean bags or rubber bullets by police. Scott Olsen was at 14th Street and Broadway when he was shot by either San Francisco Sheriffs deputies or Palo Alto Police,  according to RT . “We need medic!” one protester is heard screaming. “Medic! Medic!” “What happened?” another asked. “He got shot!” As Olsen is carried away, he appears unconscious and bloody, unable to even respond when asked his name. Olsen is associated with Veterans for Peace. ~~~

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The lure of occupying the present moment is what got me to my first Occupation. That and the fact that October 15th is World Occupation Day. I am in touch with many people who support the movement, but are unable to directly participate. I suspect that occupying the present moment, where ever one might be, can be one way to bridge that gap, and to help benefit the cause. I am sensing that this is Occupy movement really is more of a lifestyle, and I wait anxiously to see how this will unfold. Comfortable with ambiguity seems to be the theme lately. It is driving "left brainers" crazy! Peace! t23 ~~~ “I think that, for me, the goal with what we’re doing here with Occupy the Present Moment is to contextualize how Dharma practice can support the best kind of radical protest possible by promoting inner calm, supporting emotional equilibrium—so that reactivity is kept to a minimum—promoting self-reflection, so that there is accountability within the community of activist...

By Deena Stryker via http://sacsis.org.za/site/article/728.1?frommailing=1#here An Italian radio program's story about Iceland’s on-going revolution is a stunning example of how little our media tells us about the rest of the world. Americans may remember that at the start of the 2008 financial crisis, Iceland literally went bankrupt.  The reasons were mentioned only in passing, and since then, this little-known member of the European Union fell back into oblivion. As one European country after another fails or risks failing, imperiling the Euro, with repercussions for the entire world, the last thing the powers that be want is for Iceland to become an example. Here's why: Five years of a pure neo-liberal regime had made Iceland, (population 320 thousand, no army), one of the richest countries in the world. In 2003 all the country’s banks were privatized, and in an effort to attract foreign investors, they offered on-line banking whose minimal costs allowed them to offer relat...

The   Commodity Supplemental Food Program   and the   Senior Van Service   here in the City Different are blocking more than one senior, who cannot drive or is homebound, from receiving their commodities. The   Senior Van Service , operated by the City of Santa Fe, has a new policy for commodities enacted in 2011.  Under this new policy all seniors are now denied rides to the Senior Commodities Program, which has a monthly distribution center at the rodeo grounds, stating that the   Commodity Supplemental Food Program   service delivers the commodities to the seniors who cannot drive or are otherwise homebound. The   Commodity Supplemental Food Program   has one person that legally delivers to 90 seniors.  This list has been full for the entire year, since they first received a small grant to deliver commodities to seniors who are “homebound.”  They will not add more seniors over their case load of 90 permanently to the deliver...

A wrestler's power, a boxer's stamina, a martial artist's control, a dancer's grace, a yogi's surrender, an artist's creativity, a scientist's scrutiny, an innovator's vision, a child's exuberance, an elder's wisdom, a monk's serenity, a priest's piety, a brother's keeper. These are all to which I strive. Back to work. -  Scott Sonnon