“The first stage of fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of State and corporate power.” -Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), 1st openly Fascist Dictator in world history.
Most modern historians in the USA and Europe (including Wikipedia) censor themselves about how Big Business helped create Fascism, but there are plenty of sources on the web:
* "Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler" by Antony C. Sutton, a conservative Professor at Stanford University's Hoover Institution from 1968 to 1973 [http://reformed-theology.org/html/books/wall_street]
* "Facing the Corporate Roots of American Fascism" by "Press for Conversion!" (April 2004), a Christian theological seminary for peace. [http://coat.ncf.ca/our_magazine/links/53/Plot1.html]
Fascism? Read the "14 points of a fascist government" [http://www.ellensplace.net/fascism.html], written 2004 by Dr. Laurence Britt, a political scientist who studied the political process of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia), and Pinochet (Chile).
Similar to the old French and British Empires, the process of Fascism in the USA is used to protect a tyranny of military bureaucracy and corporate dictators from Afghanistan to Honduras. [http://friendlydictators.blogspot.com/2007_09_01_archive.html].
Domestic Fascism is an ongoing process in the U$A, designed to prevent any disruption to the balance of economic monopolies. Anyone is a target of investigation, anywhere there is an internet enabled device is a tool of surveillance. There are SIX million prisoners, across the USA, without counting all those who are forever 'in the system", far more than during the reign of Stalin of the old USSR... [unitedstatesfascism.blogspot.com]
Only 5% of the people in the USA are allowed to become "rich", and this regime is designed to keep you poor without civil & human rights...
Justice for Guy Jarreau!
Guy was murdered by Vallejo Police on 2010-12-11, and then vilified by his murderers in the mainstream media as a "thug" who deserved to be shot. Guy Jarreau was a student at Napa Valley College who worked for community peace, fed the homeless and acted as a youth mentor. Today, Vallejo Police feel they are above the law, and are white-washing the incident and withholding the video evidence that would show what really happened. Stand up for Community Justice!
Watch the Documentary: [http://northbayuprising.blogspot.com/2012/01/justice-for-guy-jarreau-jr.html]
Occupy Movement is about YOUR Civil Rights!
To Mayors and Police Chiefs,
OUR PERMIT TO OCCUPY PUBLIC SQUARES AND PARKS IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT, which affirms "the right of the people to peaceably assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
When people across the Middle East occupied public squares, leaders in Washington mostly cheered those protesters and warned Middle East governments not to use force to clear them. Those other societies don't have a First Amendment. Yet Washington affirmed the universal right to assembly and protest.
We DO have a First Amendment. The force being used to clear non-violent protesters from public squares in our country is unacceptable. It must stop.
Add your name to this petition at: [http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4882]
The Chevron Corporatoin is currently appealing its property tax assessment and trying to get the County to pay them a refund of $150 million dollars at hearings in Martinez. If ordered to pay these refunds, County, City and school districts would have to slash vital health, education and public services and lay off employees.
Chevron, which has long had reduced property taxes thanks to loop holes in Proposition 13, is able to hire a army of expensive lawyers to try to bully the county into accepting a settlement. Community groups, unions, and everyone who cares about justice say it is time to stop the 1% from bleeding the rest of us.
See the resolution passed at Richmond City Council at [www.richmondprogressivealliance.net]
For more information call [510-412-2260]
We are the 99%, Chevron is the 1%!
OCCUPY AND DEFEND OUR HOMES!
It's Time to Keep Families in their Homes!
It's time that Big Banks work with families and pay to rebuild our communities:
* Agree to across-the-board reductions in payments on the principal loans
* Commit to rebuilding our communities by funding public education and vital public services
* Put families in foreclosures back in their homes
Take the Pledge to Defend our Communities, Homes and Families!
Call [877-633-9251] or email [oohousingnetwork@gmail.com]
Help Defend Gayla Newsome RECLAIM Her Home by calling:
* Martin Goodman, President of Residential Mortgage Income Fund: [858-752-6150]
SUGGESTED SCRIPT: "Hello, I am calling for Martin Goodman. I am calling on behalf of homeowner Gayla Newsome. She wants to stay in her home. Your company wrongfully foreclosed on Gayla and you need to recognize her right to stay in the house that's hers. Thank you."
* Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase Bank (who made $20.8 million in 2010).
Call him NOW! [212-270-0121]
Chase's failure to work with Gayla helped lead her into Foreclosure.
SUGGESTED SCRIPT: "Hello, I am calling to leave a message for Jamie Dimon. I am calling on behalf of homeowner Gayla Newsome. She wants to stay in her home and I am calling you up to ask that you do the right thing and give her a loan modification with a principal writedown. Thank you."
Cultural Solidarity:
There
are many groups and individuals in the greater bay area who are
protecting our multi-culture, creating it from the grass-roots and
defending it from Fascism's process of dictating from the offices of
corporate executives what brand of sub-culture we subscribe to...
From
the ghettos of our metropolis to the vineyards out in the valleys, and
in the minds of the liberated, we all know something is wrong.
When
we seek strength in the arms of our neighbor, in order to rebuild our
communities, we must stand strong for our multi-culture and work
together to create community empowerment.
[Click on the images for better detail. They're are gorgeous!]Perception dollar, imaged above, and the following list of links are from [http://www.communitycurrency.org/perception.html]. Following is the list of websites embedded in the Perception dollar:
-[www.permaearth.org] -[www.monetary.org] -[www.thegreatturning.net] -[www.gift-economy.com] -[www.co-intelligence.org] -[www.bioneers.org] -[www.holisticmanagement.org] -[www.ProgressiveRadioNetwork.com] -[www.WiserEarth.org] -[www.eon3.net] -[www.vote.org] -[www.wilpf.org] -[www.newsociety.com] -[www.WakingtheGlobalHeart.com] -[www.SustainWellBeing.net] -[www.RainbowBody.net] -[www.PeaceProject.com] -[www.SacredLight.to] -[www.schumachersociety.org] -[www.communitycurrency.org]
Community Solidarity:
These
are places, people and groups in the bay area which are helping to
develop sovereign communities, through localization campaigns and
financial grants. Note from Dr. G. - People of the Republic of California need to develop the sovereign alternatives to the paper money manufactured at a profit by the private banking cartel known as the "Federal Reserve, inc.", because "the fascists who have monopolized the money care not for the laws established by the People!!!"
Bay Area Community Exchange
[http://sfbace.org]
We are a collaborative network supporting alternative means of exchange
Bay Localize
[http://www.baylocalize.org]
We
inspire and support Bay Area residents in building equitable, resilient
communities. We confront the challenges of climate instability, rising
energy costs, and recession by boosting our region's capacity to provide
for everyone's needs, sustainably and equitably. We achieve this by
equipping organizers, entrepreneurs, and civic leaders with flexible
tools, models, and policies that strengthen their communities. Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment
[http://www.calorganize.org]
State Office: 3655 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 250 Los Angeles, CA 90007
Raising up the voices of low income, immigrant and working families across California
Anti-Racism Committee
[http://www.nlgsf.org/committees/antiracism.php]
Regular Meetings: 4th Monday of the month, 6:30pm, alternating between East Bay and SF.
The Anti-Racism Committee (ARC) of the National Lawyers Guild promotes understanding among white National Lawyers Guild members about the centrality of anti-racism to social justice lawyering. Towards this goal, ARC works to support The United People of Color Caucus (TUPOCC) of the National Lawyers Guild and to implement The TUPOCC Alabama Manifesto principles of racial justice. Using a multi-dimensional framework of power and identity, we aim to make the Guild an anti-racist organization dedicated to multi-racial alliance building for collective liberation.
Center for Third World Organizing
[http://www.ctwo.org]
The Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO, pronounced "C-2") is a racial-justice organization dedicated to building a social-justice movement led by people of color. We were established in 1980 as a training and resource center that promotes and sustains direct-action organizing in communities of color in the United States. CTWO provides organizer training programs, including the model Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program (MAAP) and builds an active network of organizations and activists of color to achieve racial justice in its fullest dimensions.
Economic Solidarity:
How "Free" is the "Free Market"? In a "Free" country, the People have the Power to defend the fruits of their labor. yet...
Why is the sovereign right to organize unions being given the "death-squad" treatment by agencies such as INFRAGARD [the FBI's union with over 500 corporations]?! and...
Why are monopolized business cartels allowed to flourish, while businesses which are small and profitable or even green are instead brought down by government interference, or even outlawed?!
Corporations have been using the process of Fascism to knowingly destroy the economic stability of the self-employed and the working class... it's time to organize.
Independent America movie.
[http://www.hulu.com/watch/105821/independent-america]
San Pablo Bay Sovereignty blog
[http://sovereignsanpablobay.blogspot.com/]
Hands Off Our Homes!
[http://handsoffourhomes.wordpress.com/]
Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County
[http://www.blogger.com/www.livingwagesonoma.org]
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy
[http://www.workingeastbay.org]
An alliance which advances economic and social justice by building power and raising standards for working families.
Young Workers United
[http://www.youngworkersunited.org]
[415-621-4155] [youngworkersunited@gmail.com]
P.O. Box 420963 San Francisco, CA 94142
Young Workers United, formed in 2002, is a multi-racial and bilingual membership organization dedicated to improving the quality of jobs for young and immigrant workers. We raise standards in the low-wage service sector in San Francisco through worker and student organizing, grass-roots advocacy, leadership development, and public education.
People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights
[http://www.podersf.org]
474 Valencia Street Suite #125 San Francisco, CA 94103
[415-431-4210] [info @ podersf.org]
PODER is a grassroots, environmental justice organization based in San Francisco’s Mission District. PODER’s mission is to organize with Mission [San Francisco] residents to work on local solutions to issues facing low income communities and communities of color. PODER believes that the solutions to community problems depend on the active participation of all people in decision-making processes. Improvements to our neighborhood must be made through collective social action to bring about social, economic and environmental justice.
Modesto Solidarity
[http://modestosolidarity.blogspot.com]
[209-690-7319] [modestosolidarity@gmail.com]
Unpaid wages? Denied deposit? Unsafe workplace? Refused repairs? Don’t let bosses and landlords use and abuse you! We are a network of working people and tenants who work to defend ourselves through direct action and mutual support. Modesto Solidarity will help you get back stolen wages and deposits, get repairs made, and stop evictions. To become involved or to let us know of a problem at your work or with a landlord, contact us!
Santa Cruz Solidarity [http://scsolidarity.blogspot.com][831-216-6321] [scsolidarity@gmail.com]
Santa Cruz Solidarity is a collective response to a common problem.
We are a network of people fighting against mistreatment by bosses and landlords. We are tired of being taken advantage of silently and constantly dealing with every form of disrespect.
We solve our problems through direct action, putting economic and social pressure on bosses and landlords to get what's ours. We use our power as a group to find solutions, instead of using lawyers or police to help us.
We are a solidarity group. We've got each others backs, and we make it known that renter and worker abuse will not be tolerated. We aren't a legal group or social service.
There is no leader of Santa Cruz Solidarity and we make decisions as a group. We are not funded.
And our work doesn’t end here! We envision a world where power comes from within communities rather than being imposed from without. To this end we hope to unite people to become better at getting what we need.
San Francisco Tenants Union
Ecological Solidarity:
San Pablo Bay EPA
[http://sanpablobayepa.blogspot.com/]
Solidarity with Political Prisoners encaged in the U$A... and how to help them out!
Because of Fascism, there exists many types of political prisoners across California and the U$A, locked up in many types of prisons, including places where these people are regularly tortured, simply for their political beliefs.
Political Prisoners include "whistle-blowers" of government corruption, Labor organizers, "Patriots" expressing their belief in the constitution, those that are protesting war and fascism, and people who were trying to liberate their communities...
While the many THOUSANDS of Political Prisoners in this country are usually released after a sentence ranging from a few days to a few years, there are dozens of others who have been locked away for DECADES.
U.S. political prisoners have endured decades of abuse, many face death in prison [http://politicalprisonersusa.blogspot.com/2010/04/2010-04-25-u.html]
The Jericho Movement
[http://www.thejerichomovement.com/prisoners.html]
Jericho is a movement with the defined goal of gaining official recognition of the fact that Political Prisoners exist inside of the United States... and winning amnesty and freedom for them.
San Francisco Bay Area: [http://www.prisonactivist.org/archive/jericho_sfbay/index.html]
Prisoners of Conscience Committee
[http://www.myspace.com/free_em_all]
[http://socialjustice.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/index.php/Prisoners_of_Conscience_Committee] [http://sfbayview.com/tag/prisoners-of-conscience-committee]
Their Minister of Information [MOI] is JR, who is also the Associate Editor for the San Francisco Bay View newspaper and Host of Block Report Radio [www.blockreportradio.com] [blockreportradio@gmail.com], broadcast weekly at KPFA.
Oakland 100 Support Committee
[http://supporttheoakland100.wordpress.com]
[oakland100@gmail.com]
Since January 7th, 2009, hundreds have been arrested for various forms of participation in demonstrations for Justice for Oscar Grant. Most were arrested for merely being present, as part of mass arrests. Others were arrested for crimes or intended crimes against property. NONE WERE VIOLENT.
Prison Activist solidarity group
[http://www.prisonactivist.org/archive/pps+pows/pplist-alpha.shtml]
Defrauding America solidarity group
[http://www.defraudingamerica.com/witness_list.html] This is a list of "whistle-blowers" who were incarcerated for exposing government-corruption.
Black Cross Federation solidarity group
[http://www.abcf.net]
Information political prisoners in the United States and beyond.
Not My Tribe solidarity group
[http://notmytribe.com/solidarity/political-prisoners]
(Incomplete) List of individual Political Prisoners:
Mutulu Shakur
[http://www.mutulushakur.com] Father of 2Pac Shakur
"Dr. Mutulu Shakure Presents A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle" [http://www.daretostruggle.org/cd.html]
Bradley Manning
[http://www.bradleymanning.org]
In late May 2010, Private First Class Bradley Manning, an intelligence analyst with the US Army in Baghdad, was arrested, suspected of providing the “Collateral Murder” video to WikiLeaks, showing USA soldiers killing journalists and civilians. On June 6, 2010, he was charged with violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including eight criminal offenses and four noncriminal violations of Army regulations.
Romaine "Chip" Fitzgerald
Committee to Free Chip Fitzgerald: [www.freechip.org] "Join the fight to free Chip Fitzgerald!" article from San Francisco Bay View newspaper [http://sfbayview.com/2010/urgent-update-chip-fitzgerald-on-hunger-strike]
Eric McDavid
[http://www.supporteric.org]
Eric is a local (Sacramento-based) political prisoner, currently serving a 20 year sentence in federal prison for “thought crime.” He was arrested in January 2006 (as part of the government's ongoing "Green Scare" campaign against environmental and animal rights activists) after being targeted by an undercover informant who formulated a crime and entrapped Eric in it. Eric was targeted by the state for his political beliefs, and his case is important for everyone who dares to stand up. He is currently appealing his conviction and his sentencing. [http://politicalprisonersusa.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-01-16-6-years-of-imprisonment.html]
Lynne Stewart
"Lynne Stewart Defense Committee" [http://www.lynnestewart.org], 1070 Dean Street Brooklyn, New York 11216 "Lynne Stewart Defense Committee - West Coast" Coordinator, Jeff Mackler: 510-268-9429
Erik Oseland
Part of the RNC 8, a group of anarchists arrested for "organizing" the 2008 Republican National Convention protests. After lengthy legal proceedings, Erik eventually agreed to a non-cooperating plea deal, agreeing to take the charge of "Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Damage to Property" (a gross misdemeanor). On October 20th, 2010, he reported to jail to serve a 2 to 3 month sentence. Erik Oseland RCCF 297 Century Ave S. Maplewood, Minnesota 55119
text adapted from press release from NYC Anarchist Black Cross Post Office Box 110034 Brooklyn, New York 11211 nycabc @ riseup.net [http://nycabc.wordpress.com]
Leonard Peltier
[http://www.leonardpeltier.net] [http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info]
[http://www.freepeltiernow.org]
Mumia abu-Jamal
International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia abu-Jamal in Philadelphia: [215-476-8812]
[http://www.laboractionmumia.org]
[http://www.prisonradio.org/mumia.htm]
[http://www.freemumia.org]
2012-01-11 "William Singletary, 65, Courageous Witness of Mumia's Innocence" by Steven Argue [http://politicalprisonersusa.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-01-11-william-singletary-65.html]
"Angola 3"
[http://www.angola3.org]
"In The Land Of The Free" movie trailer: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2H8P33aXhc]
Robert King c/o Kings Freelines 2008 New York Av. #B Austin, Texas 78702 kingsfreelines@gmail.com 512.473.0680
Paul French
During 2010-04-08, an anti-police demonstration took place in Olympia, WA. Over 50 people marched through the streets as a part of the West Coast Days of Action Against Police Violence. 29 arrests were made. Police attacked all participants violently, using pepper balls, batons, etc. One of those arrests was Paul French, who was convicted of "felony assault" of an officer, and is sentenced to several months in prison. He is currently in debt to the prison for medical expenses and unable to buy anything from commissary (not even a toothbrush).
To write to him, please write: Paul Joseph French C/O Thurston County Corrections 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW Olympia, WA 98502
"The system is the problem, but it ain't just gonna change: the people must unite as one to break free from these chains." ~Dead Prez
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