100% One Tribe - One People Flash Mob

Wall Street Food Industry Analyst on GMOs and Cancer

  Take a few moments to listen to a Wall Street food industry analyst's and super-mom's views. It could change your life, the lives of your family members, communities and the planet.  

"I can't unlearn this and I don't know what people will say if I try to teach them.  But, I have to try."

"Maybe one person can make a difference."

"As each and every single one of us does one thing; we have the ability to effect remarkable change."

Now, for the 11 year old super-kid's point of view:

I will repeat the words of super-mom from above:

"Maybe one person can make a difference."

"As each and every single one of us does one thing; we have the ability to effect remarkable change."

*Note: The speakers are not mother and son. 

Birke's speech is from 2010, while Robyn's is from 2011.

Sorry For The Inconvenience...

This was sent to me this morning.

Power-washing City Hall During Occupy Austin

I received a call that the Austin City Council made the decision to have the mall in front of City Hall power-washed between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. The requirement was for all signage, equipment, tents, etc. be removed so that the city could clean.  Occupants were told they would be allowed to return after the cleaning.

Officers and occupiers were respectful and communicated with little confrontation throughout the process.  Occupiers were told that they should move across the street, which most complied with. 

 A lone occupier stays until the last moments.

 

The power-washing begins.

Initially, police had advised everyone that no one would be allowed on the sidewalks in front of City Hall. 

After discussions with occupiers, the police advised the crowd that they could be on the sidewalk as long as they did not impede traffic.

Four occupiers refused to vacate and were arrested without incident.  But not without some good humor.

 

  Of course, not all arrested were in such high spirits.

 All in all, the actions of the occupiers and the police made me proud to live in Austin. 

People March on Bank of America in Austin

I didn't shoot this video, but I also didn't hear about it on the news, so I thought my readers might want to see what happened at Bank of America in downtown Austin.

Occupy Austin Band

I will try to post updates with pictures and videos from City Hall in Austin, TX.

Here's a quick clip from a group that contributed their efforts toward the occupation:

Video Footage from NYPD HQ Plaza - 30th September 2011

Young Turks - "The Calvary Arrives"

I awoke to find this waiting for me in my e-mail.

Any thoughts?

Point to Ponder

A message passed on by a dear friend this morning...

Thank you, Stacy.

What's Happening in Freedom Plaza?

The first rustlings of a movement.

This Caught Me By Surprise

Veteran reporter, Lawrence O' Donnell criticizes police as aggressors. 

His indignation at the treatment of Americans at the Occupy Wall Street gatherings and in daily interactions is apparent.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

If the Tar Sands ad plays before this clip, you might click here 

to read about something you likely missed in the news.

Main Stream Media Is Missing A Wall Street Story

No major news outlet is covering "Occupy Wall Street"!  You might call your favorite news station and ask why.

My Friend, Billy Bones

Billy cheers up so many of my mornings.   

We share coffee, conversation, philosophy, music and hugs. It's not that I start out in a bad place; but Billy has a way of cheering people up, no matter their mood.

This morning he shared a song he has been working on for the last week:

Drums of Autumn

I arrived at Flipnotics and bought a cup of coffee, sat out on the deck to watch the sun rise.  A young man named Labren dragged his drum, bags and a book up the stairs.  He looked as if he hadn't slept in days.  He informed me he was camping in the woods near my house and that it rained (briefly) on him last night.  I offered him a cup of coffee, which he excitedly accepted.

Out of the blue...  He says, " I have this book that I have read through twice and I think you would really like it.  It's considered a romance novel, but she is really an amazing writer.  Her name is Diana Gabaldon."

This is the third book in a series of seven.  Funny thing is... I began reading them a number of years ago and stopped... at the third book.  I always find it intriguing how the universe works.  All I know is that I am blessed beyond measure by the gift given to me by someone who has so much less than myself. Thank you, Labren.

How Will You Create the Universe?

An amazing animation that poses an important question:

How Will You Create The Universe? : Encyclopedia Pictura from Strange Beast on Vimeo.

Be the change you want to see. 

BE Love

Fun, Food and Performance Arts this Weekend!

We have an amazing community that is coming together to celebrate and support friends who have come up against difficult challenges recently. This is my kind of community insurance--people coming together in love to celebrate and benefit each other!

It will be held inside and outside. There will be music, massage, vendors, bake sale, plant sale, food, drinks, free to play! Proceeds to be split equally between all three causes:

Agent Red - one of Austin's favorite performers and sweetest friend - had an accident that is fresh on our minds, as she took a spill performing aeriel silks and broke both of her wrists.

The barn of Albert Deloach - old friend of many (no, he's not old!) - at our beloved Enchanted Forest burned down and still needs our help to get the Forest back to it's former glory.

Tonja Drymon - a great friend of the community as well - got into a horrible scooter accident that she has recovered from, but not after racking up hospital bills that are leaving her struggling as a single mom.

2 Day Event!!

Sat, 1/29 2-6pm Family Fun and

Sun 1/30 1-5pm with Kids Activities!!

Rene Geneva Design Eco Boutique

1405 West 6th Street

Austin, TX

More to be added daily!

DJ Neptune from SF

DJ el john Selector

DJ HappyHappyJames

Hauns Mill Massacre

Laura Scarborough

The Inheritance

Sick and Johnny

That Damned Band

Performance by:

Hoopsie Daisy

Sky Candy Aerial

Bellydancers

Henna by Hennakim

Massage, hoop workshops, body painting, crafts, food, drinks

& Fashion Show (if we have enough models give us a holler!)

Sponsors include:

Art Seen Alliance, Rene Geneva Design, Austin Wellness Clinic, Tin Bean Coffee

Suggested donation, raffle, and goodies. Free if need be.

Ascension Mantra

I was doing a massage when this came out of her ipod...I froze and listened to the entire thing.

She said, "Yeah, that's what happened to me too.".

If you wish to have a .pdf of this mantra, click here.

RFID Tracking Used on Children in Texas Schools

Tracking devices used in school badges

Two districts are first in the area to use ID tags that raise privacy, security concerns

By JENNIFER RADCLIFFE
HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Oct. 11, 2010, 10:00AM

Jerry Baker Chronicle

Sixth-graders, from left, Jacorey Jackson, Deante' Maxey, Casandra Hernandez and Kamryn Jefferson, all 11, wear special tracking badges at Bailey Middle School in Spring.

Radio frequency identification — the same technology used to monitor cattle — is tracking students in the Spring and Santa Fe school districts.

Identification badges for some students in both school districts now include tracking devices that allow campus administrators to keep tabs on students' whereabouts on campus. School leaders say the devices improve security and increase attendance rates.

Read the entire article here.

I have family raising children in the Spring district and look forward to their insights and comments.

In light of my last post, I would like to ask for people's opinions on the RFID program in the Spring and Santa Fe school districts and ideas about how to create something to impact our communities and the planet in a positive way.

Cabs Take Flight

Talks late at night

Cabs take flight

Between Need to Know, Kinda Funny and Downright Sad

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- More than one-third of all weapons the United States has procured for Afghanistan's government are missing, according to a government report released Thursday.

The U.S. military failed to "maintain complete inventory records for an estimated 87,000 weapons -- or about 36 percent -- of the 242,000 weapons that the United States procured and shipped to Afghanistan from December 2004 through June 2008," a U.S. Government Accountability Office report states.

Read entire article here.