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Open Letter to…

… Government Officials, Law Enforcement Employees, people of the University of California  and Occupy The Farm Community. To all humanity in general. That we live now in an economy and society that are not sustainable is not the fault only … Continue reading

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Cultivating Independent Opinion

“Governments [and corporations] create all this fear. They have constituted themselves protectors of the people, and the people are no longer self-reliant but depend upon the Government and expect it to protect them… Throughout the World today, the direction of education … Continue reading

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FREE BART! Oscar Grant & the Potential of Freedom

“We as a family denounce violence in the street & destruction of property.” –Cephus Johnson (Oscar Grant’s uncle waiting for the final verdict of the now ex-police officer Johannes Mehserle who killed the 22 year old African American at the … Continue reading

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Colorful Unity in Arizona: One Stroke at a Time

[I am writing this piece from El Barrio. This neighborhood was raided by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security) two years ago, arresting many undocumented people –a lot of them … Continue reading

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Homes Not Jails

[The message that flowed through me during the Homes Not Jails direct action in San Francisco.] My family calls me Pancho and even though most of you don’t know me, I’d like you to know that I love you all. … Continue reading

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Are We Brave Enough?

Right before the upcoming historic March 4th, 2010, a step into the Transformation of Public Education in California (and the Planet!), after the successful Rolling University, the direct action at Durant Hall and the much-more-covered-by-the-corporate-media riot on February 25th, I … Continue reading

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Next Station: Rise Up! – Satyagraha and Howard Zinn

You can’t be neutral in a moving train. That’s the title of Howard Zinn’s autobiography (1994) and the title only says it all. If we are on board of the train of greed, privatization and ignorance, aren’t we part of … Continue reading

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Libraries Satyagraha

Pulling an All-Nighter to Transform the UC by some students, workers and faculty of UC Berkeley. On September 24th, called to direct action by university faculty, workers and students, thousands walked out of the classrooms, offices, and labs at the … Continue reading

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The Berkeley Treesit and The Earth Swaraj

  The Earth Swaraj: The Independence of the Earth. “The new paradigm is not about putting people in power, but power in people.” Can we have both, old trees and new gyms? Which corporations are benefiting from the construction of … Continue reading

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Slow Down, Slow Food, Slow Science

The Challenge of Education for a New Generation: Converting Swords into Plowshares. Slow Down, Slow Food, Slow Science. “Where ignorance is your master, there is no possibility of peace.”–The XIV Dalai Lama. The scientific contributions of Albert Einstein and Richard … Continue reading

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