Occupy Rallies At Democratic Convention

The day started at the Civic Center, aka 'Freedom Plaza' and proceeded with a march to 5th and E Street in the gas lamp district of downtown San Diego. Here occupiers put down soap boxes and stood on top of them, reading of events that happened a 100 years ago on the same corner. How the Wobblies who fought for free speech and equal rights, were persecuted, beaten and prisoned by the police. I talked about how women deserve equal rights, equal pay, equal say and the right to choose what to do with their bodies. Others spoke about the NDAA bill recently passed, that banks got bailed and people did not.

We rallied on the corner for an hour and then marched over to Children's Park, where we were greeted by many people. We rested for a short time and regrouped to march over to the convention center. There were about 150 plus people that participated in the rally at the convention center where the Democratic Convention was being held. We chanted 'Shits fucked up, shits fucked up and bullshit.' People attending the meeting were in awe of the amount of people that showed up for the occupy movement. Another chant was 'Democrats come out we have something to talk about.'

One man did come out and talk to us. He said he was running for the 50th district and wanted us to know he supported us and has even attended some of our rallies and functions. He said 'there are al ot of people inside that are for you, but there are also a lot of people inside that are against you.' He said that he would fight for what we stand for and want out of our politicians. Many other people gave us thumbs up and talked to us. Overall people seemed to be receptive of our messages and what we stood for. Many also talked about their concern for the NDAA bill.

After the rally the group marched through gas lamp on 5th street up to Balboa Park for lunch, GA, breakout sessions and dinner. The food was awesome and people had showed up all the way from Occupy Napa. A bus load of about fifty people showed from Occupy LA and many other occupations had occupiers present. It was a successful day and showed the solidarity between groups in the Southern California area. The Democrats have now been woken up in California that Occupy is still here. We have great concerns about what is going on in Congress and we are not going away.

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Wed. Feb. 8, 2012

1. Here‘s the Chart That Has One Finance Writer Feeling ’Something Is About to Happen’...  Read @:  The Blaze

2. Michelle Rhee Adds Anti-Immigration State Alabama To Her Portfolio...Read @:  Crooks and Liars

3. Prop 8 Supporters Announce U.S. Supreme Court Appeal... 
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4. Rob Natelson: NDAA Sections 1021 and 1022: Scary Potential...  Read @:  Oath Keepers

5. Video from Occupy Boston and Berlin “No War on Iran” Rally...  Read and watch video:  Take The Square

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Sun. Feb. 5, 2012

1. Koch Brothers Convene Super-Secret Billionaires' Meeting for 2012 Elections... 
Read @:  Truth Out

2. Police: 11 Arrested at Occupy DC Site...  Read @:  ABC News

3. Is Money Speech?... 
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4. Annonyomous Ready to Dump 2.6GB of Haditha docs...  Read @:  Boing Boing

5. NDAA Nullification: Tennessee Bills Propose Kidnapping Charges for Federal Agents...  Read @:  Oath Keepers

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Wed. Jan. 18, 2012

1. Meet The Top 5 Democratic Targets Of The SOPA/PIPA Protest...  Read @:  Politicususa

2. ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Violence in Baca's L.A. County Jails... 

Read @:  ACLU

3. Moveon Joins Blackout Against SOPA/PIPA...  Read @:  Daily Kos

4. Expansion of Indefinite Detention under NDAA Compounds Extradition Fears of WikiLeaks’ Assange...  Read @:  Democracy Now

5. Donations drying up, Occupy Wall Street slows its spending...  Read @:  CNN

Calls to Action: Nationwide NDAA 2012 Congressional Protest

1. CHARGE THEM WITH SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY
Americans must not be distracted by Corporate Fascist Puppet President Barack Obama saying “my Administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens” in his signing statement for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA:S.1867/H.R.1540)... 
Read @:  Occupy Oakland

Articles on Occupy Wall Street Jan. 3, 2012

1. Look what just turned up at the Dollar Store... 
Read @:  The Immoral Minority

2. Why the Tea Party Version of Congress Guarantees the Death of Liberty... 
Read @:  Politicususa

3. Occupy Rose Parade Protestors Draw Mixed Reaction...  Read @:  The Hollywood Reporter

4.  Hackers Could Launch Their Own Satellites to Create an ‘Uncensorable Internet’...  Read @:  The Blaze

5. #J3 - Call To Action Against The NDAA... 
Read @:  Occupy Wall Street

Obama Signs Off on NDAA "With Serious Reservations"

Let the gnashing of teeth commence:

Two days before the deadline, President Obama signed a defense spending bill into law - while admitting he has "serious reservations with certain provisions" related to how suspected terrorists are held and questioned...  Read @:  Crooks and Liars

The 86 Senators Who Voted to Pass NDAA Need to #Occupy the Unemployment Line

This year’s National Defense Authorization Act has just passed through the Senate. The only obstacle is President Obama and historically he caves into vocal opposition, and looking at the lengthy list of Senators voting Yea, this abomination... 

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Confused About NDAA and Detention Provisions? Here's an Explainer

Benjamin Wittes at the Lawfare Blog has written a terrific explainer on what the NDAA does, and does not do... 
Read more:  Crooks and Liars

Why is the Media Lying About New NDAA Power for Indefinite Military Detention of Americans?

At some point a sideshow to a story becomes so painfully obvious that it becomes the story, and this now should be: Why is the media taking such pains to knowingly and falsely claim that the new power of the military to detain and imprison people without charge or trial, for life, does not include US citizens?...  Read more:  Truth Out

Sit-In at San Diego Democratic Party HQ Being Planned for Monday, Dec. 19, to Protest Defense Bill

Upset over plans by President Obama to sign the National Defense Authorization Act, various members of local progressive groups had an emergency meeting Sunday morning and formed San Diegans to Save the Bill of Rights... 
Read more:  OB Rag

Daily Occupations Report Dec. 17-18, 2011

Nationwide Initiatives & Updates
Bill of Rights Day: Nationwide Actions Mobilizing Against the NDAA Thursday, December 15, Occupy sites across the country celebrated the 220th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. Bill of Rights Day actions and press conferences were coordinated in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco and other areas of the country to stand against the National Defense Authorization Amendment. Forbes Magazine calls the NDAA "the greatest threat to civil liberties Americans face."...  Read more:   Free Specch Blog