New Perspectives

Destroyer. demolished, descending demise…
I’ll never again be fooled by disguise.

To understand me
you only need to understand my heart
it’s been a slave to humanity from the start.
My heart is a warrior, wounded then healed.
My heart joins the battle, taking the field.
My heart drums in fear, still managing calm.
My heart isn’t controlled by any hand’s palm.
My heart makes decisions apart from my brain.
My heart reacts like a quick, stinging pain.
     independant of one, yet part of all:
     My heart follows humanity’s call.
Oh what a place the world would be,
IF ONLY you understood me…

It doesn’t matter who is going to be the puppet of the M.I.C. next, or who is an influential senator, or anything… What’s actually happening matters mountains more than who’s in charge. Catastrophic wealth in-balance allows a small but powerful ruling class to demolish the Earth while exterminating masses of international poor folks in an imperial conquest to gain control of popular resources and an upper hand in global decision making. It’s a system of terror, not productively affected by any substitution of different parts. If you share outrage at the rapid dismantling of our planet and the corporate monopoly of human life (despite the results of each election), then you owe it to your morals to do more than settle for “the lesser of two evils” because even though it’s referenced as  such there is nothing MORE evil than silence, conformance, and “common ground” in the wake of fascism’s rise. The republican fascists and the democratic sympathizers have more in common with each other than they do with any justifiable moral code. Don’t settle for the democratic sympathizers. They tend to say agreeable things, but they always conform to the system’s demands, and you do have a choice. If you are outraged by the state of your world, change it, and do more than (in the words of Marx) choose your new oppressor because no matter what they aren’t in your class and they will not be on your side.

sadness saturating children
weighed down with sorrow struggle
to walk.
fat saturating food
all for one not one for all.
Opposing worlds do collide
you’d be surprised,
it’s true.
everything you have done wrong
will come back to you.

seek a place.
a quiet place.
where only you
can go.
seek a place.
quiet place.
a place only you
can know.

Dark and distant You perched in the corner
eying Your prey, ignoring Your soul
disguised by the droning of small talk and silence,
took a liking to nervous naivety
and abolished all hope of a dream.
done second-guessing, half-confessing, self-detesting. despise
you,
I do,
for what you took,
I’ll never know.

I asked the origin to which you claim,
reply you “I keep to myself.”
PFT!
If only you’d kept to yourself.

“Go back to your own country. You’re a terrorist.” Those are the words of the note constructed by her killer after they beat her unconscious. Unfortunately, Alawadi’s body could not recover from the severe head trauma, and she passed away within a few days. Just like in the killing of Trayvon Martin, cultural stereotypes played a significant role in this hate crime. Our government promotes Islamaphobia as part of gaining support for our illegal wars of resource monopoly in Arab nations. The main stream media prefers photos of angry looking Arab men in black clothing because that cultivates fear. The fear/hatred trickles down, creating support for imperial violence and an extension of that violence into the domestic realms. Bigotry leads to violence. Be careful what you believe.  

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors plans to vote away people’s constitutional right to expression and assembly at the courthouse. The so-called “emergency ordinance” is on their agenda for Tuesday March 27th and if voted for, would immediately go into effect.

Join a determined movement in opposition to this attack on free speech starting Monday with a breakfast followed by music, and then a dinner at 5PM. Afterwards, feel welcome to attend the Occupy Eureka General Assembly at 6 PM. Later in the night there will be a candlelight vigil for the right to use the traditional space in front of the courthouse. If you can, stay overnight for Tuesday’s action. If not, come back Tuesday morning!

The Tuesday Board of Supervisors’ meeting begins at 9AM and must be greeted by a presence of community opposition. Be there at 8AM to declare that such attacks on civil liberties will not be tolerated. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Now is the time to stand up, before standing up is outlawed.

According to this proposed ordinance, no group (Women in Black, Labor Unions, Vets for Peace, CopWatch, Church Groups, Political Parties, etc) would be allowed to hang their banners, flags or signs. No one would be allowed to put up a temporary wind or rain break. No one would be allowed to put up a temporary stage (“self-standing structure”). No candlelight vigils past 9:30pm. No sharing food. No one could stake a sign or flag in the grass or planter. Would large groups gathered at the courthouse be considered “interfering with the flow of pedestrians”? What if a group wanted to protest on the grass? Would that be considered “damaging the vegetation”? Would putting your purse or backpack or literature down on the bench or ground be considered “illegally storing personal property”?


Link to proposed “Emergency Ordinance”: http://www.box.com/s/0ad55ec4376441ebbcc9

All Out on Monday and Tuesday to PREVENT this dangerous and repressive law from being passed!

Monday, March 26th:
Breakfast starts 7:30am
Protest Music All Day
Dinner at 5:00pm
Occupy Eureka General Assembly at 6:00pm
Candlelight Vigil at 9:00pm (going until morning)

Tuesday, March 27th:
Gather BIG before Board of Supervisors meeting 8:00am
Fill Board of Supes Meeting 9:00am

All groups and individuals bring your signs, megaphones, instruments, candles!