Occupy Oakland Activist Pancho Ramos

"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)"

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