July 26, 2010

It seems like I've been in triage since our return from Hawaii, at least, I haven't been able to begin catching up on the website, as I've always been behind in pulling together the upcoming radio shows. Finally, I have been able to think beyond tomorrow, and apply for our booth and a permit for our annual rally/march in San Francisco on the 9th anniversary of the September 11th attacks and get my airline ticket to the annual American Monetary Institute's Conference on Monetary Reform. Yesterday, I went to a party where I met my friend's son's girlfriend who had just spent a month in Washington DC; she is majoring in International Relations. I invited her and her boyfriend to join us and see the premiere of Countdown to Zero and to participate in the rally/action on August 6th, the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima at Livermore Labs, where the theme of the gathering is nuclear disarmament (her major interest)- "It's Time to Retire Nuclear Weapons". She told me that she had seen a premiere of the film in DC, where she met the producers. She also got a tour of the CIA on her trip, and told me she noticed a distinct "spin" that was directed at her and that she thought she would sterer clear of Capitol Hill and try to work in the non-profit sector, when she graduates from USC.

My son, Jules, who just graduated from Oberlin, is also beginning to apply for internships and jobs, and he might end up working at the American Monetary Institute. I'm glad that the new generation is more politicized and aware than I ever was at their age. It gives me hope.

Today I got an email with a link to the video Perspectives of Moral Political Economy - Muhammad Rafeeq - Global Vision 2000 an excellent insight, perspective, on what is taking place at the global level regarding monetary reform, and a damning indictment of the military backing of centralized banking, the manipulation and control over the Foreign Exchange Rates, the secrecy behind whose been in control of the banking system in the UK, the lack of integrity of those in government, the decptive figures behind the ratios of debt versus income. I just hope there are many more besides me who are unravelling thethe fabrications used to legitimate the largest criminal racket in the world who will help transition us towards a just, peaceful, transparent, honest system which actually serves rather tyrannizes humanity. I just wonder if the transition will occur in my lifetime or not; it seems that even small changes/events/projects require ten times the time and energy one would think that they would need to "happen."

July 7, 2010

On the 4th of July, My son and I went to Muir Woods State Monument, for the first time. I had no idea how popular it was!!!! Multiple buses unloaded flocks of tourists who could easily stroll through a flat trail through the Redwoods in the valley. Dana had begun setting up the 9/11 Truth table in the Free Speech zone and we helped him for a few hours before John from Colorado, John Wright and Kai showed up to help. There was a continual line of foot traffic, some good conversations, and people were taking flyers when I passed them out. Dana liked to let them come to him and make the first overture.

My son and I got in a couple of great hikes, too.

Yesterday, I went, by myself, to San Francisco for the protest against Netanyahu's visit, which we endorsed, in support of the Free Gaza Flotilla. There were fewer people there than in the wake of the deadly attacks, but I was glad to have a sign that I made and flyers with our message to pass out. Afterwards I went to a great event on "Sharing" featuring the Creative Commons, and other groups working on cooperative endeavors from co-working to WikiHow to a magazine dedicated to connecting people with stories and examples of the expansion of the sharing efforts now taking place. I asked the keynote speaker, Neal Gorenflo, publisher of shareable.net to be on my radio show next week and offered him a ride home (he lives nearby in Mountain View). It was a delight to meet someone who is working in the same direction, but with a radically different background and experiences. I met some great people at both the protest and afterwards at the event.

Unfortuneately, I think the awkward configuration of my workstation at home is causing me some serious problems, and I just can't spend as much time on the computer anymore without wrecking my body, so I have to ration my work-time. I wish I could do more, but I simply can't.

June 29, 2010

My kids returned from college in early June and my husband decided to take us all on a rare family vacation to Hawaii to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary, and my son's graduation from college. Family comes first, and I had to let go of any hopes of attending the U.S. Social Forum or protesting the G-20 in Toronto. About the only time I can actually resist doing the political work is when I am away with the family and have no access to computer/phone and no idea what is happening in the real world. It was wonderful to be in a place that I loved, away from the pain of sitting too long at a computer, enjoying my family, including my brother who lives on Kauai, and being able to catch the sunrise and walk to one of my favorite trails in the whole world- the Kalalau trail, which zigzags the western Na Pali coast on Kauai.

We did have to catch a red-eye flight on the way home and I still haven't caught up on all my mail and phone messages, but I'm trying to do the most critical stuff first- like my radio show and straightening out the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance financial situation, and working on the calendar/events since so many people depend on me to remind them or notify them about our upcoming meetings and events.

With all three boys home this summer, however, I doubt if I'll be able to do as much work, as I usually do. They still require attention and enormous amounts of food!

June 10, 2010

I've been in complete triage mode these past several weeks torn between all that I want to do and the lack of time, plus the technical obstacles that I keep bumping into. I did paint a banner, sign, make flyers, rally, march, put up a booth at the Civic Center, and posted an article about the Free Gaza Movement at Indymedia.org

Free Gaza! End State Sponsored Terrorism!

There is so much work to be done, but the kids are out of school now - and it is time for me to give them some attention - and re-energize myself for the work ahead.

June 3, 2010

Last week, before I left for Ohio for my son's graduation, I emailed Greta Berlin to request interviews with the Free Gaza Movement.

At Oberlin, Reverend James M. Lawson Jr.,was awarded an honorary degree... Here's a snippet of his history which is a mirror of the history of non-violent direct action in the US...

"While a freshman at College in Berea, Ohio, he joined the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Both FOR and CORE advocated nonviolent resistance to racism; CORE conducted sit-ins in some northern cities in the late 1940s and embarked on a freedom ride more than a decade before the more famous ones of the early 1960s.

"Consistent with those principles of nonviolence, Lawson declared himself a conscientious objector and refused to report for the draft in 1951. He served fourteen months in prison after refusing to take either a student or ministerial deferment. After his release from prison, Lawson went as a Methodist missionary to Nagpur, India, where he studied satyagraha, the principles of nonviolence resistance that Mohandas Gandhi and his followers had developed. He returned to the United States in 1955, entering the Graduate School of Theology at Oberlin College in Ohio.

"One of his Oberlin professors introduced him to Martin Luther King, Jr., who had led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama and had also embraced Gandhi's principles of nonviolent resistance. King urged Lawson to come South, telling him "Come now. We don't have anyone like you down there."

"Lawson moved to Nashville, Tennessee and enrolled at the Divinity School of Vanderbilt University, where he served as the southern director for CORE and began conducting nonviolence training workshops for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. While in Nashville, Lawson met and mentored a number of young students at Vanderbilt, Fisk University, and other area schools in the tactics of nonviolent direct action. In Nashville, Lawson trained many of the future leaders of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, among them Diane Nash, James Bevel, Bernard Lafayette, Marion Barry, and John Lewis. In 1959 and 1960 these and other Lawson-trained activists launched the Nashville sit-ins to challenge segregation in downtown stores. Along with activists from Atlanta, Georgia and elsewhere in the South, they formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee..."

The Free Gaza ships flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza struck me as one of the most vibrant, courageous acts of non-violent resistance/direct action that I was aware of, and I thought they deserved more attention (I'd had them on my earlier radio show long ago, in July 2008, when they were doing one of the first voyages.)

I was shocked and horrified upon my return from Ohio late Monday night to read the next day - all the emails describing the threats, the boarding, the violence, the deaths, the wounding of so many passengers... So yesterday, I just dropped everything to go to San Francisco and show solidarity towards the brave people who were attacked by the Israeli forces, which included a local Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance/Green Party/Peace activist, retired teacher, friend, Janet Kobren.

There will be another protest/demonstration at the Civic Center on Saturday, and I'd like to have banners, signs, and handouts. It seems to me that this horrific event, illustrates the essence of the State Crimes Against Democracy/State Terrorism taking place with zero accountability/collusion with the corporate media - in violation of the most basic human ethics, in defiance of national and international law and global civilian opinion. It's so outrageous - that there is even a possibility that this might be a teachable moment which wakes up some of the slumbering public, as the truth seeps its way into public consciousness.

I just wish I had more time to sleep- and prepare for the radio show, tomorrow night's meeting, the demonstration on Saturday, and the return of my two kids coming back from college on Saturday night.

May 23, 2010

I'm so behind on this website, but that's what happens when I'm superbusy and days behind in my life. After the big Firefighters, Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth events, I really never caught up- with the housework, let alone everything else, before we had house guests, including Barrie Zwicker, in prelude to the Understanding Deep Politics Conference and Retreat. On Thursday, we were awoken early by Professor Anthony J. Hall, who had missed his flight connection and was arriving late. It seemed like all of the plans were delayed by one thing or another, including the retreat, which was pushed back by the bonfire Sunday evening, and a health emergency Monday morning, but despite all the surprises, miscommunications, dashed hopes, disappointments, both the conference and retreat brought together some great people, sparked great consversations and initiated all sorts of new relationships, collaborations and projects. I hesitate to write up a report, until we are further along on our collective endeavor and ready to go public. I will say that organizers and participants learned a great deal from our experiences throughout the week. I'm very glad that I did what I did, even if I made my life and the work of the conference organizers a bit more complicated.

May 7, 2010

I have so much to do and not enough time to do it, but I couldn't resist writing an article entitled Ghosts of War Crimes Past, Present and Future Haunt Retired Politicians, although I had hoped to publish it prior to yesterday's radio show with Charlotte Dennett. I was up til nearly 2 am, after last night's Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance meeting, sending an email list out to our list about tonight and tomorrow's events and the upcoming conference, as well as other events, and posting those on the calendar. I guess I'm only three days behind on my life, but I can't see how I can catch up. Tomorrow, I'm also supposed to do another interview on Christmas Letter and wrote a less personal one, especially for activists, to send out with the new Deception and Perception Dollars, the promotional cards for the upcoming Firefighters, Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth events, and the Understanding Deep Politics Conference, while trying to organize a retreat following the conference, and baking a cake and throwing a party for Jean-Luc and his friends to celebrate Jean-Luc's 50th Birthday, and getting to San Francisco for the Future of Money and Technology Summit. It was a huge job as I sent out about 400 pieces of mail... Tomorrow is actually Jean-Luc's real birthday, but he is going to work, and I'll be doing an interview during the day on North Bay Uprising on Vallejo's OzCatRadio (98.5 FM) from 12:15 to 12:30 pm, and then I'll be doing my show Community Currency on the Future of Money and Technology with Bruce Cahan and Mira Luna, who were also at the summit on Monday. It was quite an event with hundreds of people, many of them I knew, but there was a wide range of folks from across the political and technological spectrum.

Tomorrow night, we will have a quiet family celebration, but next weekend, I'll be baking another cake and we'll have more friends over to feast, play and celebrate Jean-Luc's birthday.

I'm sure it will take me weeks to begin to catch up with all the paperwork I still need to do, plus my life... We're also trying to plan a family vacation to Hawaii, but we just can't find the time to finalize the details- especially coordinating with our distant sons, who are cooking up their own plans, too.

April 16, 2010

"Take a deep breath and count to ten." The simplest spiritual exercise to help us ground ourselves and reflect before we plunge forward acting on our emotions/passions. I find it difficult to pause when I am beseiged by demands, as well as desires. I had hoped to attend Charles Eisenstein's "Seeding Gift Culture" retreat this week, but I couldn't tear myself away from my work, and the chance to actually have some time alone with my husband, while our kids are gone (for the first time in 21 years!). Besides the radio shows, and organizing our booth at the Green Festival, there are a couple big events coming up in May that need some promotional help-

The May 7th & 8th Exposing 9/11 Myths with Firefighters and Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth event in San Rafael and San Leandro

Understanding Deep Politics - Revealing the Driving Forces Behind World Events and Creating Alternative Solutions

May 14th - May 16th 2010

I'm also attending the Future of Technology and Money Summit on Monday, April 26th and there are additional events coming up before and after the May events, in fact I'm trying to organize a Deep Politics Dialogue/Retreat on the heels of the conference, so that we can deepen our understanding, reflect, and figure out how best we can work together to transition from empire towards community... and trying to bring key people to both the conference and the retreat.

At this point, I think I should just catch up with my friends, update my Christmas letter, and mail out announcements of the new Deception and Perception Dollars and upcoming events. While e-mail has its advantages, there are still many who are not online, and I think mailing the dollars, so that people can actually see them and touch them, is better than sending electronic images. We did get a very strong positive reaction to the new Perception Dollars at the Green Festival, although a few die-hard Democrats were offended by the new Deception Dollars with the Obama image on them. However with all the revelations that are pouring out now about torture, the financial heist, the brutality of the military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and their complete lack of morality, it is hard to see why anyone could cling to the illusions that Obama might be a champion of the people and not a pawn of the banks and the corporations whom he is serving so well.

April Fool's Day, April 1, 2010

Google has swapped names with Topeka. Progressive Radio Network has informed me that due to technical impossibilities they will not be broadcasting LIVE shows, today- so I am rescheduling this month's radio shows. I plan on having Stephen Zarlenga, from the American Monetary Institute, on next week, but don't have time to update this website- since I need to cook for a dinner party and tonight's 9/11 Truth meeting.

March 26, 2010

I have been in triage mode for most of this month, never quite able to stay ahead of the urgencies of the day, still not quite able to do half the things that I want to do with so many events, people clamouring for my time and attention. At least I did ship the new Perception/Deception Dollars, and the Remarkable Fact Sheets in time for them to be passed out at the big anti-war rallies on March 20th. I didn't find time to write a report on our experience at the San Francisco rally, although many people did take photographs. (See- http://www.pbase.com/lautreamont/protest_march_2010, http://www.meetup.com/sftruthaction/photos/859536/, http://sfist.com/2010/03/20/the_truth_about_911_cookies_are_del.php). I did my best to get us a 9/11 Truth speaker, but ANSWER and the program committee were against including someone or addressing the issue.

There does seem to be a concerted effort going to quench/discourage dissent and make it as hard as possible for people to express their First Amendment rights. The city tried to keep the march away from Union Square, prohibit food vendors, discourage any "merchandising," and basically make it hard for anyone to have a good experience at the rally/during the march.

I had brought our sound system, lots of banners, in addition to the table and booth, but we were under so much harassment from the Park Police that I didn't dare to leave the booth and organize the sound, or people to carry our banners during the march. It was sad to see them left behind when people took off. John did put together quite a few picket signs, all of which were distributed and carried during the march (Small signs are a lot easier and less work to deal with than the big banners or the sound system.) We did have tons of the new bills, and the new flyers- ae911truth.org flyers, as well as the new revised 11 Remarkable Facts about 9/11 to pass out. People really liked the new bills. We set up two large tabling areas and two awnings- one for us and one for Bonnie Faulkner and Guns and Butter, but although Bonnie made a cameo appearance, she didn't table. Even though we didn't have any new DVDs, or books, we still received over $1000 in donations. One guy gave us $40. for nothing, but just because he didn't like the way the police were treating us and wanted to show his support and appreciation for our presence at the rally. We were definitely the most popular booth at the rally, even if the organizers were afraid of our issue, people supported us and thanked us for what we were doing, and also helped us to pass out our free literature. The cookies went fast and didn't survive the march and the second rally. Luckily I brought other food to supplement the cookies, which was much appreciated by the hungry marchers. Unfortunately the wind did pick up and damaged a couple of our poles, but I think all of us were glad that we had come.

We are already planning for tabling inside and on the outside of the upcoming Green Festival and working on additional events with Eric Lawyer and Richard Gage in May. My radio show also keeps me busy, and there are so many conferences coming up that I'm wondering where best to direct my time and energy.

My kids have also needed time and attention. Tomorrow night there are 3 events which I would like to attend, but it is Jeremy's last night here, before his Spring Break concludes and he needs to return to Dartmouth. Needless to say, I still haven't gotten out my Christmas letter, nor alerted those who have been buying Deception Dollars that the new issue is available. I also have to deal with lots of paperwork, including moving us from under the umbrella of Agape Foundation to The Peace Development Fund.

Now that I'm doing radio again, I'm also getting more books, films, issues directed my way. I was tempted to attend a press conference at Asilomar today where a Geo-Engineering Conference just concluded. My friend, Dave Casebeer, urged me to go and get the word out. He's very knowledgable on the issue, more commonly referred to as "chemtrails" and suggested that I speak to people working with- geoengineeringwatch.org, www.environmentalvoices.org, www.californiaskywatch.org. The websites and links contain chilling information about the current situation- what is being sprayed into the atmosphere and its harmful effect upon humans and other lifeforms, the chances of it causing more harm than good, and serving a "depopulation agenda" more than anything genuinely benign or helpful. Unfortunately, I just don't have enough time to do everything, so I generally do what I can't resist doing, and things which I believe that I am uniquely capable of doing, which other people won't do.

Despite all the crises that our facing us- the financial collapse, the corruption of the major institutions passing horrendous legislation and the personal crises- my friends losing jobs, their homes, discovering they have cancer, heart problems... I am so grateful to just be alive now, to be able to do what I can, to be surrounded by a loving family and friends. While part of me hates technology for exacerbating the ecological crisis, at the same time, I feel so lucky to be able to receive great books and be able to communicate directly with the authors and invite them to be on my radio show. I feel very fortunate and optimistic that no matter how dark the future seems, genuine change and transformation is possible and more likely than ever before. I am so inspired by the people that I meet.

March 12, 2010

The rain is falling. I am waiting for a call to tell me the new Perception/Deception Dollars/Remarkable Fact Sheets have arrived, so that I can ship them out- in time to reach people before the big anti-war rallies next week. It has been an intense busy week for me, more than I can describe now. I did just get this from Professor Anthony J Hall:

Teaser: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zzFTI0xzfU

Splitting The Sky Meets Cynthia McKinney in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 9 May, 2010:

A Note on a Major Event in the Worldwide Movement to Arrest the Organized Crime of War Profiteers

Hello friends, associates and supporters. Hello, as well, to those who are new to the case of Splitting The Sky versus George W. Bush.

I have no hesitation in asserting that the brilliant content of these videos will be transformative for multitudes of global viewers. These videos contain poetry in You Tube. They offer sophisticated political analysis of the kind that should strike fear in the heart of the criminal class who are currently running the global apparatus of so-called national security. These presentations are studies of effective communication. They embody joy, love and skilled articulation combining classical motifs of ballet-like performance with the free form creativity of hip hop. They highlight two individuals at the top of their form who are leading an accelerating global revolt against the lawless war machine's broadening onslaught. More than any other force, the organized crime of the war machine threatens all humanity-- indeed, all life forms-- with imminent oblivion. Please take the time to study this set of amazing videos and disseminate them far and wide.

The event took place on March 9 only hours after the premature termination of Splitting The Sky's Calgary trial. As the trial was being hurriedly shut down by the state, the legendary Cynthia McKinney arrived in Calgary from London to show solidarity with the veteran Mohawk activist. In an event hosted by my own academic unit, Globalization Studies, and by the University of Calgary's Peace Consortium, STS and Ms. McKinney met for the first time. As they shared stories and joined forces, they came to personify the best spirit of defiance rooted in many generations of resistance towards the forces of colonization, enslavement and resource theft. Together STS and the martyred but still-strong former US Congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney, reflect on what humanity must do now that the heritages of slavery in America and the militarized dispossession of Indigenous peoples have been globalized in the name of the fraudulent Global War on Terror.

As I see it, the case of Splitting The Sky versus George W. Bush will become in the future, even more than it has been in the past, a test case to prove the utter bankruptcy of the censoring mainstream media. This professional malfeasance in the CIA-infested mainstream media stands in contrast with the propensity of activist researchers, publishers, journalists, academics, broadcasters and media artists to use the Internet as a vehicle to advance the revolution that we do intend to televise on You Tube.

Of course, the STS story highlights the media cover up of the lies and crimes of 9/11. But that is only the beginning. STS's story starts with the big cover up of the reality that the New World Order of America began in 1492 with a massive genocide that continues to this day. Add to this monumental cover up the continuing obfuscation of the underlying dynamics that compelled the Attica prisoners, including STS, to revolt against their jailers in 1971.

Similarly, the interests of power have good reason to want to suppress understanding of STS's central role in the Gustafsen Lake Indian War in British Columbia in 1995. There, the Canadian Armed Forces, including Joint Task Force Two (which is centrally involved in special operations in Afghanistan) played a major role in the conflict. The accompanying state-sponsored disinformation and smear campaign was brought to light in a court ruling on an extradition proceeding in Portland Oregon in 2000 entitled USA versus Pitawanakwat. The Canadian and B.C. governments' systematic campaign of media disinformation on the Battle of Gustafsen Lake offers a revealing prelude shedding light on the Cheney-Bush regime's strategy of psychological warfare employed to give a false-impression of legitimacy to the lawless resource grab advanced in the name of Global War on Terror.

The ongoing genocide that began in 1492 continues to advance the theft of natural resources from Indigenous peoples around the world. The founding of America on this primal original crime extends these days to the creation of new forms of appropriation, domination, murder and enslavement. It finds expression in the sweat shops, forced labour camps, torture chambers and assassination squads of the privatized terror economy. The Big Obama Psy Op is elevating and expanding the 9/11 wars of terror that the new president took over from the Cheney-Bush cabal of war profiteers. Please do yourself a favour and explore these videos while making sure that others are given the same opportunity.

Basta! Enough is Enough

Anthony J. Hall
Professor of Globalization Studies
University of Lethbridge

Teaser: /www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zzFTI0xzfU

Part 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzDuXTFOR8g

Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=emO-EuF3-9Y

Part 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMHiD8PWYzg

Part 4: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iga_3f1kiWU

Part 5: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L88fXyYtLMw

Part 6: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ9UxPSxtaA

Part 7: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y-_VFXS540

Part 8: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocqf0sTsW8

Part 9: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsXdA606DY8

Part 10: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dAp4kk5RZ0

Part 11: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV3AnyxcWEo

Part 12: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYhwbwpjxQA

Part 13: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2h5nteKLvA

Part 14: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wUl_wUDSGY

I think there is hope for Splitting the Sky. The Calgary Sun posted an article entitled- Citizen's arrest of George W. Bush justified, court hears. Russia Today also covered the story and interviewed Splitting the Sky-

Joshua Blakeney, Media Coordinator of Globalization Studies University of Lethbridge, wrote a firsthand account of yesterday's events entitled- George W. Bush gets his day in court! STS vs. Bush trial goes forward. Kevin Barrett hopes to get an update from the trial on his radio show this morning.

From London I heard-

"We had two meetings with Cynthia McKinney, yesterday: the first for MPs and their assistants in in a committee room in parliament, the second a packed public meeting of some 150 people in the School of Oriental and African Studies. The public meeting was excellent, probably the best meeting we've ever held in London. Cynthia was on great form, receiving a well deserved standing ovation at the end of her talk. She was supported by 9/11 authors Nafeez Ahmed and Ian Henshall, who also gave good speeches, and by an excellent chairwoman: Dr Jay Ginn, who has been a long term peace campaigner since her involvement with the Committee of 100 in the the 1960s.

"Cynthia read out to the meeting a prepared statement of support to Splitting the Sky which was acclaimed by near unanimous applause and reads as follows:

'Trial of John Splitting the Sky Boncore (aka Dacajeweiah)

'The organisers of this meeting, Reinvestigate 911, held in London, England on March 8th 2010 and addressed by Cynthia McKinney, send greetings of solidarity to John Splitting the Sky Boncore in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, who non-violently attempted to perform a citizens’ arrest on suspected war criminal George W Bush when he visited Calgary last year. We understand that as a result Splitting the Sky was manhandled to the ground, arrested and charged by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. We hear he was seriously wounded and is now facing a criminal trial in Calgary.

'We salute your bravery, Splitting the Sky, wish you every success with your trial and hope you will be acquitted and compensated for the injuries you have sustained. We call on those present at this meeting to publicise your case so that justice may prevail.'

"Cynthia will probably read it out to your meeting in Calgary this evening...

"We wish you every success with your meeting and look forward to receiving further reports of the trial.

"Solidarity, peace and truth"

Noel Glynn

So it looks like Cynthia McKinney will arrive this evening for an event in Calgary and will have a chance to speak at the trial tomorrow.

The main argument being put before the court is that the Canadian law used to prevent George Galloway from speaking at anti-war rallies was unjustly ignored to illegally allow Bush into the coutry and that it was the right and duty of citizens to uphold the law because the Canadian officials were derelict in their duty.

I'm going to the Veterans for Peace meeting tonight, to see if they will support an event with Professor Anthony J. Hall; I did find one professor who can get us a classroom. I believe Anthony is experienced enough to help us overcome the technological hurdles, but I have yet to figure out all the details.

March 8, 2010

The Day of the Trial of Splitting the Sky Versus George W. Bush

Today is also the day that the new Deception and Perception Dollars should be done, but we will have to wait and see what actually happens... I did put the trial date, the words- "Splitting the Sky Versus George W. Bush" and "The Calgary Principles" on the new bills. I did post a few articles, and I did lobby to have Splitting the Sky, Professor Anthony J. Hall, and Richard Gage, AIA, Founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth at the March 20th San Francisco Anti-War Rally. I am trying to find a venue for Professor Hall to speak at in the Bay Area on March 17th or 24th, to raise more awareness about the Calgary Principles. He does a webcast every Wednesday for a class he teaches on "Globalization" and he'd like to do one from the Bay Area, but there isn't much time to organize something like that. I will have him and Splitting the Sky on my upcoming radio show (which also happens to fall on the 11th- which will be very challenging, since I also do my monthly truth action in Palo Alto on that day. Last Thursday, I was so busy doing errands and preparing for my radio show, that I forgot to take cookies out of the oven (that I was baking for the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance meeting that night) and I burnt the cookies. It was embarrassing. I smelled them and said, "Oh my God." I dropped my headphones and took the cookies out of the oven, rushed back (my guest had no idea that I actually had left the room and missed whatever he was saying)... Well, nobody is perfect and I obviously was trying to do more than I could manage.

I just spent over an hour talking with my son, Jules, who is ten and a half weeks from graduating from college. He thought a good analogy to describe his life was the sandwich he buys for lunch- a fifteen inch subway sandwich which he piles with all sorts of ingredients, they bake it, and he joyously devours it, but it does take him about half an hour to do so, because it is just so BIG. He is trying to do the same thing with his last ten and a half weeks of college, and he is doing a lot of things, projects...and having a lot of fun, too.

In the book that I am currently reading (and enjoying very much) The Ascent of Humanity: The Age of Separation, the Age of Reunion, and the convergence of crises that is birthing the transition by Charles Eisenstein (who will be on my radio show on March 25, 2010); Charles describes how man began to separate himself from nature through technology, and how the more technological fixes mankind devised, the more problems man created, eventually the problems have become so "unmanagable" and life so "uncontrollable" that humanity is being forced to challenge key assumptions about the nature of reality. Instead of using technology to control nature, someday hopefully humanity will employ technology only to assist and serve nature... By trusting the innate wisdom of the Universe, the structure that permeates the incredibly diverse complex world around us and our own response to it, we actually can discover greater energy, joy, and instead of battling to "control" our lives "Surrender" to the joy and magic of the moment, and accomplish much more, with less effort, and greater pleasure. At least that has been what I've been trying to do, though life is always a balancing act for me. I am however, blessing even the obstacles that block my path these days, because I know from experience that whatever detours I'm obliged to take will be a gift in some way.

On Friday morning Professor Hall called me and we had a good talk. I wanted to know as many details as I could about what the trial would hold, so that I could write an accurate article about it, but even Anthony didn't actually know what was going to happen. He had spoken at length with Ramsey Clark about strategy, and knew that the lawyer was pressuring Splitting the Sky to steer clear of the 9/11 issue, and that much of the decision lay upon Splitting the Sky's shoulders, and it was impossible for him to predict how the trial would go. Certainly, very powerful forces are at work to "spin" and control "the trial, the story, the worldviews of the vast majority of people on the planet." I think we are resigned to walking a challenging path and we know where we want to go, but we have no idea how long it will take us to get there or how many detours, barriers and obstacles will be tossed at us along the way.

The evolution of the latest batch of Dollars was arduous and long, but I also think that some of the worst delays, obstacles, also turned out to be blessings in disguise- such as being able to include the trial date and "The Calgary Principles" on the bills, as well as getting an "ok" from David Ray Griffin to include his book title- The Mysterious Collapse of World Trade Center 7 and Why the Final Official Report is Unscientific and False and his website- davidraygriffin.com on the bills.

I just got these links-

Anthony J. Hall gives context and background on the trial of Mohawk activist, Splitting the Sky. STS attempted a citizens arrest on George W. Bush in Calgary, AB, Canada on March 17th 2009.”

PART 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADXeKVmNZ2E

PART 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBdDAuqIXmw

PART 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvgsGwlxA18

PART 4: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTV_OPSVqC4

PART 5: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WaIH90BSFY

Life is chaotic, as usual. Blaine came up with a new design for the Deception Dollar which I liked, and now that complicates things, because it means more work for him to come up with all the art and changes for two different bills- one plain, and one with graffiti. So we missed the art deadline for last Monday, but I got sick, and hadn't had time to raise enough money for the new printing. AND the final version of the 11 Remarkable Facts about 9/11 sheets still isn't done, yet. Ken Jenkins is optimistic and patient; I guess I need to learn how to do that, too, and learn "how to be less concerned about things like deadlines/events" - but that is so against my nature, which does respond to the urgency of deadlines/events/keeping committments and promises. The two power outages last week threw me off so badly- it was embarrassing not to be able to do the press outreach that I promised to do- for a major 9/11 Truth event. (Although not being able to work on the computer/make phone calls/fax/even bake- gave me a forced vacation and allowed me to indulge myself and read a good book). I posted an article entitled- Dollars for Dollars - Media Buy the People. Janice also helped me by posting an article on 911Truth.org with a special pre-publication offer. If I had time (and was well), I should do a mailing (and get out that Christmas letter), but I'm still in triage mode with a radio show today on Creating a State Bank for California with Ellen Brown and Laura Wells and a meeting later tonight.

February 16, 2010

Over the weekend, I was running between the conference and home, cooking for Daniel's Robotic's Team, and trying to work with Blaine on the evolving Perception Dollar Art and the Deception Dollar Art. It's not finished, but I needed to post it on this website and send it out to the various webmasters, in hopes of raising printing funds. I should send the art out to my friends, too- but there simply hasn't been enough time. I'm also trying to help with press for the big AE911Truth.org event on Friday. We had a media phone conference call this morning- and it was amazing what wasn't working- Richard Gage's office lost power, www.911blogger.com which we rely on for so much organizing work was down. It felt like the government was in panic mode and engaged in cyber-warfare against us. I have not done enough to prepare for or promote the new radio show with Richard Gage, AIA, and Steven Jones this coming Thursday. Besides the media work, I need to get to bank, post office, get groceries, cook dessert tomorrow for GRT, and celebrate Valentine's Day with Jean-Luc who has invited me to see Cirque du Soleil. There are just not enough hours in the day to do all the work that needs to be done.

February 12, 2010

I just returned from the hospital. Janette has had major brain surgery, but it went well, and she is in good spirits. There is a convergence next week of the many projects that I am trying to launch, the new radio show, the new Deception/Perception Dollars and helping with the AE911Truth.org event/press conference/luncheon/conference, plus cooking for Daniel's Robotics Team, and trying to attend a conference this weekend. I hesitate to say which one, because I sometimes feel like I am being stalked and don't want to broadcast my whereabouts. The person plaging me seemed surprised that I am not running for Congress, but at the same time his relentless presence has driven me from Green Party events and meetings and curbed my attendance in local groups. In some ways, it has been a blessing, since I have joined new groups and have more time to do the radio show, which hopefully will have a more positive impact than a thankless Congressional run.

Lining up guests for the radio show opens all sorts of new possibilities and opportunities to connect various people- like Ellen Brown and Laura Wells to champion a California Bank. Sheila loves radio and its good to have her input and ideas, and hopefully energy to do the things that I simply don't have time to do, when I'm under a lot of pressure.

I did get a phone call from a mainstream reporter, who felt that 9/11 was the "story of the century" and talked with me for two hours. I sent her books and DVDs and hope that she will write a good story that won't get axed by some higher-up in her news organization. I remember the book "Into the Buzzsaw" where journalists sacrificed their careers to pursue important stories that were actively censored by their news organizations. One can only hope that eventually the public, the press will "wake up" and there will be some genuine accountability and reversal of the horrendous policies that are still driving us towards the cliff.

January 29, 2010

My dear friend, Janette Mackinlay, a pillar of the 9/11 Truth Movement just learned that she had a brain tumor and underwent surgery/a biopsy this week. I posted an article entitled Surviving 9/11 about the situation. She is home from the hospital and being supported by her two sons right now.

Richard Gage, AIA, is planning a major press conference/luncheon/strategy conference in San Francisco on February 19th to mark the milestone that Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth have achieved in obtaining over 1000 architects and engineers to join them in signing their petition demanding an independent investigation of 9/11, that particularly looks into the destruction of the three World Trade Center buildings.

I am still working on the art/websites for the new Perception and Deception Dollars and am planning to launch our new radio show- Community Currency on February 18th.

So much is happening in the financial arena that I can barely track all the revelations. My favorite news sources are globalresearch.ca and maxkeiser.com and Ellen Brown is great at sending me her most recent articles, including BATTLE OF THE TITANS: JPMORGAN VS. GOLDMAN SACHS -- or Why the Market Was Down 7 Days in a Row, a fascinating look at a new schism within the ruling class. When I went for a walk today with a friend, I tried to explain to him how similar my son's robotic team's upcoming competitions were to the geopolitical struggles. The rules are complex and the kid's teams must not only compete against other teams, but they must know how to cooperate, as well, and form alliances with others. They call it "coopetition." Sadly, we witness it all the time in politics, but generally elite interests are cooperating with one another to trick and rob the vast majority of people and keep their crooked games afloat. In Ellen's article, one faction of the elite want to make it less blatantly obvious that the manipulation and robbing is going on, by mildly toning it down, before popular outrage provokes the overturning of the current game board.

On another level, I have found another author, Charles Eisenstein who strikes me as a kindred spirit and has written some excellent articles on shifting from the exchange economy to the gift economy, including Money and the Turning of the Age and Money and the Crisis of Civilization. I hope to have him as a guest on the new radio show.

January 21, 2010

I just posted a Christmas Letter to friends and family and need to respond to all the emails and letters that I've received over the past few months/Christmas. Life continues to distract me from the endless computer work, that I "could be doing." Lytton Plaza was renovated and I did my Listening Project there, again, on January 11th, after being driven away by its closure for several months. I suspect it will be renamed. By coincidence, on the 11th, TV Channel 5 was doing a story, and so we made a cameo appearance on local tv.

I've also missed the last couple of Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance meetings, for health reasons, and need to get to tonight's meeting, and have lots to do in the meantime.

December 8, 2009

After eight years of working on 9/11 Truth, and over seventeen intense years of activism working on a range of issues, I can no longer focus all of my time and attention on 9/11 Truth. There are others, more capable than I to champion the issue, although I plan on continuing my supporting role for the movement. However, there are other things that I am interested in, and feel compelled to work on, such as the monetary system, global economics, and general consciousness raising to help humanity through turbulent changes which are happening now and will probably continue to happen at an accelerating rate.

Since it doesn't "feel appropriate" to voice the "other issues" and my personal opinions on my "9/11 Truth blog," I created this new blog to cover a wider range of thoughts, actions and information.

Elementary Alchemy by Gaelyn Larrick

The act of creation requires the passionate fire of our heart to ignite our ideas into being, often bringing conflict and chaos in the process. As humanity opens itself to new possibilities of authentically interacting with ourselves, each other and the Earth, we have the opportunity to resist the old, fear-based patterns of reactivity. By showing up fully in each moment with receptivity and wonder, we are an extension of Gaia's elemental alchemy—spiraling into a new found sense of freedom and higher integration."

I have been doing some soul searching, plus reading, listening to lectures, participating in a teleseminar entitled Women on the Edge of Evolution and have joined with a small circle of women in the Bay Area. With all the events that are taking place, the profusion of information, articles, books, documentaries coming my way. I find myself once again, somewhat overwhelmed, unable to process, disseminate, or distill the essence or wisdom of all the ore and nuggets that have been deluging me. At the same time, I have tried to slow down, spend more time with the people I am close to, go for walks, hikes, talk, dialogue, and find a balance, so that I can reflect, and hopefully make better decisions when I plunge myself into a more active mode. Not that I am not "active" - my days are filled. I began working on my website this morning, before I had to catch up on housework/cooking/ and leave for San Francisco for the Veterans for Peace Holiday Potluck. Now it is midnight, and I am supposed to go on an 8 mile hike tomorrow- if we are lucky and the conditions aren't prohibitively bad... (There is a 50/50 chance of rain- and it is close to freezing right now.)