Category: Corporate Power

JOIN THE XR REBELLION

I found the following article so aligned with OCCUPY principles and values that I became motivated to finally put out a post.  While the local chapter OCCUPY BELLINGHAM has paused for now we still gather on Fridays to drink a beer and stay acquainted.  And we are certainly all still thinking and engaged in the …

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MORE ON VENEZUELA – OPEN LETTER TO AOC

The motive behind neoliberalism is perpetuation of ruling class power and American international power, and the mechanics are fourfold: capture competitor nations in an American-dominated system, exploit the markets of weaker nations, ensure net flows of wealth from peripheral nations to sustain US consumption, and lock peripheral nations into debt and dependency as leverage to …

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GETTING THE RIGHT NEWS OUT TO THE MANY WHO CARE

Here is another take on the Venezuela crisis with some historical perspective.  This might become a valuable alternative news source.     The Fire This Time in the Americas

ABBY MARTIN ON VENEZUELA

Finding the alternative news on this latest coup being delivered right before our eyes.  

REGIME CHANGE AGAIN

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/2/22/this_is_not_humanitarian_aid_a?fbclid=IwAR1cVTvxyr8JVc5O1eMfka0Ru3qU4s649kka8qP3xElVLaRBKFL9Z-yOxi8 Commentary by Dianne Foster: So, we have to confront this supposedly humanitarian aid, which is not humanitarian aid. It’s just direct intervention in order to have regime change, which has been the purpose of the Trump government from the very beginning. And we know what regime change has meant in other places. We know …

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OUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE

This is just in from Davos by this young person.  She is a miracle.   Write, Call, Email your elected officials at all levels with the following OCCUPY demands. OCCUPY BELLINGHAM demands that our elected officials at all levels: Tell citizens the truth via their web sites, tweets, town halls, social media about the looming global climate …

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FIGHT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE – 2

So we begin our learning about the Global Extinction Rebellion.  Many people are on board with this, believe it, are changing their approach to life, and working to help others understand it.  Having watched our own Jill McIntyre-Witt TedXtalk (the post below) I hope you are now enthusiastic about learning more.  The next person to …

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FIGHT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE

Let’s start with a local hero, Jill McKintyre-Witt.  She is  calling for climate justice and we are on to  this with new demands and forming a relationship with a local group of the Extinction Rebellion.  Enjoy the Ted Talk.  

WORKING LOCALLY

Can we do this in Whatcom County?  Well, we already are but we are siloed into our own working/affinity groups.  Can we all come together into a cooperative group?  I am calling it, for now, The Community Development Cooperative.  The Public Market on Cornwall has space where we could come together and begin this work, …

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TENANTS UNION PANEL AT WWU

Several good people came to serve on a panel, discussing the situations of affordable housing, the homeless situation in Bellingham and other topics.  Jennifer from HomesNow video taped this session and put it on YouTube. Following is the entire session. and this is a 45 minutes end of session .