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Ignorance, apathy, and entropy were the real enemies the last time I
checked.<br>
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But really I don't know what to do about them and quite frankly I don't
much care. I is so confused.<br>
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On 05/11/13 5:43, David Johnson wrote:
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">So who are " our " real enemies
Roger ?</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Hope that these actions don't get infiltrated by our
real enemies or are all these anarchist types and their foolish
hangerons really the enemy!</div>
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<div><font size="4"><strong>by KEVIN ZEESE and MARGARET FLOWERS</strong></font></div>
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<div><font size="4"><strong>Yesterday, a media outlet contacted
us to be on a show about how Occupy had “fizzled coming into this
year’s May 1.” The media keeps looking for encampments or last year’s
protests and is missing how popular resistance is growing and
demonstrating all over the country.</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>This year there were actions in many
cities on May Day. On </strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font
size="4"><strong>Occupy Washington, DC</strong></font></a><font
size="4"><strong> we have reports from </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>New York, NY</strong></font></a><font
size="4"><strong>, </strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font
size="4"><strong>Denver, CO</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong>, </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>Portland, OR</strong></font></a><font
size="4"><strong> and </strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font
size="4"><strong>Richmond, VA</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> as
a few examples among many.</strong></font></div>
<div><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>Allison
Kilkenny, the movement writer for the Nation</strong></font></a><font
size="4"><strong>, got it right when she wrote, “<i>Now is actually
the time when the most exciting grassroots workers’ actions are taking
place.</i>” She points to the </strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font
size="4"><strong>low-wage worker</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong>, </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>fast food</strong></font></a><font
size="4"><strong> and </strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font
size="4"><strong>non-unionized</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> workers
actions as examples. As you will see in this weekly report there are
many more examples of the growing popular resistance.</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>Kilkenny also points out that the FBI
counter-terrorism unit in Washington State remains concerned and was
interviewing activists about their plans for May Day. In the end, in
Seattle, there was a mass peaceful march on immigration and an
anti-capitalist march</strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font
size="4"><strong>marred by police violence and property destruction</strong></font></a><font
size="4"><strong>.</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>While a single day action can show
breadth of support, we prefer campaigns to single day actions like May
Day, because a campaign has the time to build, educate and energize
more people. Here is news about a few recent campaigns:</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>The </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>month long protests
against drones</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> ended with
actions on both coasts. At the Hancock Air National Guard Base in
Syracuse, NY, the Upstate Coalition Against Drones organized a banner
drop, conference, rally and mass protest. Bruce Gagnon, an antiwar
activist who </strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>works
to keep weapons out of space</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> and
serves as the </strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>Green
Shadow Cabinet</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong>’s Secretary
of Space, wrote </strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>a
thorough summary</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> of all of
the events, and we added photos and a video of the banner drop. Bruce
was one of the 31 arrested at Hancock who participated in a die-in
after reading the names of victims of drones. And, at Beale Air Force
Base in California, </strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font
size="4"><strong>protesters closed the base</strong></font></a><font
size="4"><strong> for hours resulting in long lines of cars waiting to
get in. Five people were arrested.</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>The </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>month-long protests
against the Guantanamo prison</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong>,
done in solidarity with the hunger strike at the prison, have raised
awareness of the abusive detention without charges. They forced
President Obama to address the issue, saying he would try again to
close the prison (of course, under the law he could do a lot more than
“try again”). And a petition put forward a few days ago by Col. Morris
Davis, who served in the US Air Force for 25 years and was chief
prosecutor for terrorism and trials at Guantanamo Bay for over two
years, to close the base already has over 110,000 signers. Here is a </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>link so you can sign it.</strong></font></a></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>Related to these war crimes was the
opening of the Bush LIE-bury. </strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font
size="4"><strong>Activists showed up in force</strong></font></a><font
size="4"><strong> to let all the presidents know that many Americans
oppose their policies of war and militarism. Dick Cheney was arrested!
Actually, it was really Dennis Trainor, Jr. who was wearing a Dick
Cheney costume. Dennis produced a </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>powerful
mini-documentary of the Bush protest events</strong></font></a><font
size="4"><strong>. And, Bradley Manning, the young man who blew the
whistle on war crimes in the Bush and Obama administrations, created
controversy after his selection as a grand marshal for a gay pride
parade was rescinded by the board. The result: </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>protests against the
group</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> and pressure to fire
the chairman of the board.</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>Environmental protests, which we </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>regularly report on in
weekly newsletters</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong>,
continue. In New York, Dr. Sandra Steingraber and dozens of others who </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>protested a fracking
waste storage facility</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> that
will threaten their water supply and the health and safety of their
community were </strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>released
from jail</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> ten days into
their 15 day sentence. It was Steingraber’s first arrest for civil
resistance. She voiced what many people are learning,</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>“<i>I would do it again in a minute.
…Being new to civil disobedience, I’m still learning about its power
and its limitations… But I know this: all I had to do is sit in a
six-by-seven-foot steel box in an orange jumpsuit and be mildly
miserable, but the real power of it is to be able to shine a spotlight
on the problem.</i>”</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>The power of protest has been evident
in the effort to stop TransCanada’s Keystone pipeline. While the
approval of the pipeline has looked like a sure thing in DC, the fact
that </strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>TransCanada
has spent $280,000 lobbying</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> for
the approval shows it is not a done deal. They’ve been bringing in
high powered lobbyists connected to the State Department where the
decision will be made. Lobbyists include former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton’s Deputy Campaign Manager for her 2008 campaign, and a
top grassroots organizer for the current Secretary of State John
Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign. This is </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>another sign</strong></font></a><font
size="4"><strong> that we might be closer to success than we realize –
keep the pressure on. Even if they approve the pipeline, that does not
mean they will be able to build it if protests continue to escalate.
See below for information on direct action training camps.</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>Environmental destruction is one of
the key issues that have led to an inspiring campaign in New York for
the 400<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the first treaty between the Native
Indians and European settlers – </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>the Two Row Wampum
Renewal Campaign</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong>. The two
parallel rows in the wampum record the agreement between two nations –
Indian and European settlers – which include a three-part commitment to
friendship, peace between peoples, and living in parallel forever—“<i>as
long as the grass is green, as long as the rivers flow downhill and as
long as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.</i>” This
summer they are planning an epic canoe trip down the Hudson to renew
the agreement, which has been repeatedly violated by the United States.</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>The annual </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>shareholders meeting of
Peabody Coal was protested</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> by
a coalition of miners, environmentalists and Indians in Wyoming.
Peabody, the world’s biggest coal company, has been subjected to </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>repeated</strong></font></a><font
size="4"><strong> </strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font
size="4"><strong>protests</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> because
it destroys the land, pollutes the air and water, adds carbon to the
climate and steals worker’s pensions. Peabody moved its meeting from
its headquarters in St. Louis to avoid protests, but found they
couldn’t hide. The protest in Wyoming included the arrest of three
people for dropping a banner and for holding a sign in the parking lot
that said “Peabody Abandons Miners.”</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>There are lots of upcoming events as
part of the growing popular resistance:</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>- On May 3, the movie </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>Occupy Love launched its
tour</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> in New York, San
Francisco, Los Angles, Seattle and other venues.</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>- On May 8 there will be </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>nationwide protests
against Bank of America</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> (Muckrock
released FOIA documents this week showing how </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>BoA intelligence worked
with DC police against Occupy Our Homes in DC</strong></font></a><font
size="4"><strong>.)</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>- On May 10 </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>National Day of Actions
Against Corporate Personhood</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong>
organized by Move to Amend.</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>- May 11 </strong><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong>Poor People’s Campaign March</strong></a><strong> from
Baltimore to DC</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>- May 18 to 23 The Home Defenders
League and Campaign for a Fair Settlement are planning a </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>week of actions around
foreclosure</strong></font></a></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>- May 18 </strong><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong>‘Operation Green Jobs’ March</strong></a><strong> From
Philadelphia to Washington, DC begins<br>
</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>- May 22 </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>Stop the Frack Attack
People’s Forum</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> in
Washington, DC</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>- May 25 Day of protests against
Monsanto, everywhere on May 25<sup>th</sup>.</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>- June 24 to 28 </strong></font><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><font size="4"><strong>Fearless Summer week of
actions unites front line environmental movements</strong></font></a></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>- July 21 to 28 </strong><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong>Tar Sands Direct Action Training Camp
in Utah</strong></a></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>- July 27 to August 9 </strong><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong>Epic Hudson River Canoe Trip</strong></a><strong> as
part of the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign begins in Albany, NY.</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>You can order or print </strong><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong>OccuCards</strong></a><strong> to bring
with you to these actions. There are cards for all of the issues being
protested above and new cards are being created.</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>The popular resistance is growing.
Historian Howard Zinn in the “</strong></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"><font
size="4"><strong>Coming Revolt of the Guards</strong></font></a><font
size="4"><strong>” described a vision of how a broad popular
resistance could bring change, and that is what we see growing in our
midst:</strong></font></div>
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<div><font size="4"><strong>“The prospect is for times of
turmoil, struggle, but also inspiration. There is a chance that such a
movement could succeed in doing what the system itself has never
done-bring about great change with little violence. This is possible
because the more of the 99 percent that begin to see themselves as
sharing needs, the more the guards and the prisoners see their common
interest, the more the Establishment becomes isolated, ineffectual. The
elite’s weapons, money, control of information would be useless in the
face of a determined population. The servants of the system would
refuse to work to continue the old, deadly order, and would begin using
their time, their space-the very things given them by the system to
keep them quiet-to dismantle that system while creating a new one.”</strong></font></div>
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<div><i><font size="4"><strong>Kevin Zeese JD and Margaret
Flowers MD co-host </strong></font></i><a moz-do-not-send="true"><i><font
size="4"><strong>ClearingtheFOGRadio.org</strong></font></i></a><i><font
size="4"><strong> on We Act Radio 1480 AM Washington, DC and on</strong></font></i><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><i><font size="4"><strong>Economic Democracy
Media</strong></font></i></a><i><font size="4"><strong>, co-direct </strong></font></i><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><i><font size="4"><strong>It’s Our Economy</strong></font></i></a><i><font
size="4"><strong> and are organizers of the </strong></font></i><a
moz-do-not-send="true"><i><font size="4"><strong>Occupation of
Washington, DC</strong></font></i></a><i><font size="4"><strong>. Their
twitters are @KBZeese and @MFlowers8.</strong></font></i></div>
<div><i><font size="4"><strong>This article is based on the
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