Tuesday, February 21, 2012

#OccupyHemp: Don't let the truth go up in smoke

Wrestler-turned-Governor Jesse Ventura sez: “Industrial hemp is a very useful plant. I challenged the attorney general to get rid of the criminal stigma associated with hemp so we can look at it in terms of how it might be useful.”

Actor-turned-Governor Ronald Reagan sez: “I have absolute proof that smoking even one marijuana cigarette is equal in brain damage to being on Bikini Island during an H-bomb blast.”

Obviously, there are more than a few ways for us to view hemp, e.g.

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Occupy4Prisoners event (and more): Feb. 20, 2012

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Poem: “haiku cremation"


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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Occupy for All Abilities: #PissOnPity

One Sunday afternoon last November, in the pre-eviction Liberty Square/Zuccotti Park encampment, my eyes lit up when I saw a sign that read: KRIPS OCCUPY WALL STREET.

Mic Check: The sight of dozens of disability rights activists occupying one end of the park provoked a particularly wide smile—and it wasn’t solely based on my commitment to holistic justice.

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OWS Poetry Reading: Feb. 17

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Poem: “haiku fixation"


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Corporate Power vs. Animal Rights: #DeOccupyAETA

The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act—passed by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 27, 2006—specifically targets anyone who “intentionally damages or causes the loss of any real or personal property (including animals or records) used by animal enterprise, or any real or personal property of a person or entity having a connection to, relationship with, or transactions with an animal enterprise.”

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