Occupy With a Van Slant

 

SEATTLE

the encampment

has been moved

to a junior college

and though while still alive

they are gasping.

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O’VAN sends a note

and a number.

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a 69 year old

x marketing fellow

is talking politics

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the site

as to be expected

in front of the art gallery

is like a movie set

with tents instead of trailers

a catering section

with a separate

beverage facility 

a production center

a lounge

and plenty of (yawn)

stimulating conversation.

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I am not up to  date

as i continue to believe

many well intentioned

beings

are doing their best

9999999999999999

infrastructure is key

 

public media perception

must be played

 

the spirit of the place is to help

not show off.

 

happy halloween!

Occupy Sunday Oct 30th 2011

http://www.dangerousminds.net/tag/Scott-Olsen

I slept til 5pm and went to Safeway, bought a big sandwich, tomatoes, yogurt, a Greek salad, oranges and a starbucks coffee for 40 bucks.

Cigarettes another 10 and obviously i am not poor                                                    but still i do not qualify as the 1 per cent.

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As we all know world economic theory and a Tobin tax                                     are not even in the vocabulary of the financially challenged.

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(Is yet another populist movement

who’s very back bone is the  disenfranchised

the homeless the poor and the downtrodden

to be co-opted by neo liberal foundations

who’s very aim is to reform?)

When i hear that word i think of prison.

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In Vancouver

the special interest groups

continue to diminish

the food tent has a new piece of art,

the mayor is learning how to share

the poet has a new blank book

the leaky hose has been tightened

regular hours are being established

the library has a five year old chess champion

and the Tent City Kitties lost 3-0

to the Cedar Grove Lions

with one eye netting the hat rick.

here comes the winter…          

Two Weeks Down

 

In Canada the right to political protest

is well protected under the

 

Charter of Rights and Freedoms (get a copy)

 

And in 14 quick days we have accomplished much

 

-the medic tent is an oasis

-the food tent continues to inspire

-the library is full of intellectual debate

-the impromptu music is getting better

               -the coffee and thought provoking documentaries

                   are stewarded and well looked after

-the peace keepers are keeping the peace.

-infrastructure is improving

-the info. tent is clean

-the GA’s are regular

              and community is happening  

 

At a civic level we have a candidate in the race

real estate prices in Cedar Grove are rising

and Tent City is building roads.   

 

At a provincial level the healing continues with Ricky leading the charge.

At the federal Level our freedoms continue to be eroded with the current regime giving themselves permission to wire tap computers without warrants i.e. they do not need to justify themselves and have given themselves monitoring capabilities by insisting the service companies comply and even allow testing which is how Home-and security rolls

for obvious reasons be careful with the internet