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Occupy Update!

• http://copswiki.org/Occupy/OccupySanDiegoEmailBlast2011Nov28 <== click here for Web Version of this page, for best viewing.
• Occupy San Diego Email Blasts -- Archive of all Email Blasts
• Occupy San Diego -- Main Occupy San Diego wiki project page
• Detail pages: All Occupy San Diego Media; Occupy San Diego Events; All Occupy San Diego Announcements
• Occupy San Diego Calendar 2 -- Month-at-a-glance calendar
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NEWS

• Occupiers plan to re-occupy the Civic Center Plaza at 5pm, Monday, November 28
  • The following press release was published - http://pastebin.com/RfBV73Gg
  • See despicable acts by the SDPD prompting the re-occupation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4wnSOecuxo
• Occupy San Diego participants traveled to Los Angeles to support our brothers and sisters to hold their occupation of Los Angeles City Hall.
  • Listen Live on KPFK: http://www.kpfk.org/listen-live.html
• Letter sent to owner of Civic Center Plaza building asserting the right of the public to use privately owned space that is part of the public square.
  • Read it here: http://www.copswiki.org/Common/M1205
  • Use this letter to ward of the police when you engage in peaceful political activity in those areas.
• Letter sent to City of San Diego requesting lease agreements of Civic Center Plaza office space -- we need to know who we are dealing with.
  • http://www.copswiki.org/Common/M1206
• Hunger Strike -- John Kenney continues his hunger strike, now in day 20. He is requesting that the City come to the table and discuss the right of Occupy San Diego to conduct protests in the form of an encampment. John is now sick and I am starting to worry about his health. Nancy Casady is no longer on Hunger Strike.

Despite what you might hear on the corporate-owned news:

• The occupation continues, around the clock.
• PLEASE COME DOWN when you can and help with numbers. This is your true vote. Stay at home = vote against 99%.
• Tents and almost everything is now being restricted by the police.
• Food is needed -- we no longer have a food table, so you'll have to play it by ear.
• We will not be denied our constitutional right to assemble and speak!
• Many Teach-ins on Sunday!

http://copswiki.org/Occupy/OccupySanDiegoEmailBlast2011Nov28 <== click here to see the rest of the report.

Court Hearing
[THIS WILL REMAIN IN BLAST UNTIL WE GET A DECISION]
(Some corrections are marked below)
Federal court hearing of the TRO (Temporary Restraining Order) regarding Municipal Code 54.0110. Judge Hayes heard the oral arguments at 2:30pm on Tuesday, Nov 22. We must all thank the protestors who attended this court hearing and exhibited excellent courtesy. Here are my comments:

• Court Documents
• Attorney Bryan Pease could not attend in person because he just completed Lasik eye surgery. He attended by telephone but did not participate in the hearing.
• Attorney Todd Cardiff presented the arguments in favor of the restraining order.
  • The primary argument is that the law is vague and overly broad, and therefore subject to abuse. It outlaws anything on public property, even a coffee cup, and even if it is for free speech.
  • We are talking about the civic center plaza here, which is specifically set aside for free speech.
  • Quoted ACLU vs. City of Las Vegas
• Asst City Attorney Kristin Black presented the defense for the City.
  • Said TRO is not required, because there is no imminent harm. She said the protests have been continuing with out disruption since Oct 7 and there is no infringement of freedom of speech. If this was a big concern, then this case should have been brought sooner.
  • She said that the law was only used when the plaza was cleared, because they did not want the protestors setting up their tents and gear while the square was being cleared. Of course we know this statement was far from being accurate.
  • She said they have not "precluded anyone from putting anything down." Maybe, but I know once it is put down, the police will threaten arrest if you don't pick it up.
• Judge said he would consider all the arguments and release a written decision. Normally, these don't take very long.
• If this Temporary Restraining Order is approved, we will return!
• We need video documentation of police hassling people about setting stuff down. If you have such a video, please contact us at osd-feedback@citizensoversight.org so I can get it to the right people.

• GA notes -- will be sent as a separate email blast, when available.

TAKE ACTION

This is a new section and will list a number of things YOU can do right now to help.

• MAYOR TO DO A Q & A WITH SAN DIEGO GENERAL PUBLIC: The public is invited to submit questions at any time between now and the end of the program on Nov. 29. The Mayor will answer as many questions as possible during the live program.
  • http://www.sandiego.gov/mayor/pdf/111117factsheet.pdf
  • EVERYONE who can send an email, please send questions to the mayor ASAP: jerrysanders@sandiego.gov
• Sign the petition to the City Council here: Occupy San Diego
• Sign the petition to call for the resignation of Police Chief William Lansdowne
• http://www.occupylights.org -- If you are near a light switch at 9pm, please flicker it for a full minute in solidarity with occupy wall street. #occupylights #OWS

Opeds Submitted

Have you submitted a letter to the UT or another publication? Send it to osd-feedback@citizensoversight.org and we'll publish it here! They may not print it, but we will.

MEDIA

• All Occupy San Diego Media -- Visit this web page to review all prior media collected for email blasts.

2011 Nov 28

• NBC - Occupy LA Organizer Responds to City's Shutdown Plans Matt Ward talks to NBC4's Robert Kovacik about what happens next for the Occupy movement in L.A.

• Occupy L.A. speaks -- and says protesters aren't leaving In their first official statement to the city of Los Angeles, Occupy Los Angeles protesters rejected a purported city proposal offering work space and land away from City Hall –- and vowed to stay camped out on the building's lawn until their grievances are addressed.

• FBI Claims Agency Can’t Find Internal Documents On Occupy Wall Street FBI headquarters in Washington, DC claims it can’t find any internal documents the agency may have on the protest movement known as Occupy Wall Street, according to a letter the agency sent to Truthout in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

• From Dictatorship to Democracy A Conceptual Framework for Liberation

• After extending olive branch, Los Angeles posts eviction notice on Occupy LA campAfter supporting Occupy Wall Street with City Council proclamations and invitations to stay indefinitely, Los Angeles prepares to evict the 485-tent Occupy LA encampment that has spent seven weeks on the City Hall lawn.

• Is LA Making a Big Mistake by Evicting Occupy LA?

• Department of Homeland Security Secret Police Make Arrests at OWS Portland The Federal Protective Service (FPS) arrested a photographer at Portland’s Terry Shrunk Plaza, which is adjacent to both City Hall and the Edith Green-Wendall Wyatt Federal Building.

• Occupy Wall Street And Homelessness: Millions Spent To Evict Camps, While Cutting Shelter Funds Many of those cities, services for the homeless are severely underfunded. The cities have spent millions of dollars to police and evict the protesters, but they've been shutting down shelters and enacting laws to prohibit homeless from sleeping overnight in public.

• Why Iceland Should Be in the News, But Is Not T hey decided to draft a new constitution that would free the country from the exaggerated power of international finance and virtual money

• Socializing losses: Trilateral takeover of Europe?

• OSD Press Release Tents are going back up in San Diego Civic Center Plaza Monday November 28

• The Dark Side of Black Friday: Low-Wage Workers Fight for Rights at Target and Walmart

• Keiser Report: Unemploy Wall Street This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss unemployed Wall Streeters looking for financial firms that practice 'integrity and honesty' and hedge fund managers crying 'boohoo' that JP Morgan has seized their MF Global funds. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Danny Schechter about plunder, the crime of our time, inspiring an economic justice movement. Most enjoyable.

• Congress to Vote Next Week on EXPLICITLY Creating a Police State The Senate is going to vote on whether Congress will give this president—and every future president — the power to order the military to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians anywhere in the world.

• Bill Moyers on Plutonomy

• MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA'S LETTER TO OCCUPY LA.

• Letter sent to owner of Civic Center Plaza building asserting the right of the public to use privately owned space that is part of the public square. -- Use this letter to ward of the police when you engage in peaceful political activity in those areas.

• Letter sent to City of San Diego requesting lease agreements of Civic Center Plaza office space -- we need to know who we are dealing with.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

See All Occupy San Diego Announcements to read all previous announcements about

• Where we meet, how to recover confiscated property from the San Diego Police Department, information for people were arrested, etc.

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Unless noted, all events are at "Freedom Square" (the San Diego Civic Center Plaza, 1200 3rd Ave. San Diego, Intersection of 3rd Ave. and B St.)
Unless otherwise noted, we meet daily as follows:

• 4 pm -- Finance Committee Meeting, Downtown Johnny Brown's, Mon. thru Friday
  • Each committee should send a representative to this meeting! Budget is currently being defined.
• 5:30 pm -- Committee meetings -- many meet at the "big circle" (the part of the plaza where there's map of San Diego in a big circle) with very few exceptions.
• 7pm -- General Assembly (Civic Center Plaza)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

• Occupy San Diego Calendar 2 -- Month-at-a-glance format with all planned events shown.
• Occupy San Diego Events -- list of all events, past and present, listed in the email blast, with detailed information. (Edit this to add events)
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Occupy San Diego & Imperial County (Visit each site and "Like" it)

• Occupy North County
  • Regular Events: Saturdays, Highway 101 & Encinitas Blvd, starting at noon.
  • 12:00 PM - Teach in, orientation and committee meetings
  • 1:00 PM- RALLY
  • 2:00 PM - General Assembly
• Occupy Oceanside
  • http://www.facebook.com/OccupyOceanside
• Occupy Escondido
  • Organizing & they are talking about occupying soon. They meet twice a week for now, but the days and times change.
  • They want more input on the next meeting on their FB page
• Occupy Mira Mesa
  • Occupy Mira Mesa Facebook Page
• Occupy Mission Bay
  • Occupy Mission Bay Facebook Page
• Occupy Imperial County
  • occupyimperialcounty@gmail.com / 760-540-5088
• Women Occupy San Diego
  • Contact: Masada Disenhouse. 619-335-1265
  • Women Occupy San Diego Facebook Page
  • Signup page
• Occupy Chula Vista
  • Occupy Chula Vista Facebook Page
• Occupy San Diego SDSU
  • Occupy San Diego SDSU Facebook Page
• Occupy Mesa College
  • Occupy Mesa College Facebook Page
• People's Assembly at UCSD (in solidarity with Occupy Wall St.)
  • People's Assembly at UCSD Facebook Page
• Occupy Cal State San Marcos (CSUSM)
  • Facebook

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National Coordination

• Occupy Together
• Interoccupy Group Consensus Proposal -- proposes a mechanism for accepting proposals for processing so as to reach global consensus.
• National Occupy Conference Calls: There are weekly conference calls between Occupy sites. We need reps from appropriate committees to join in the conference call. Unfortunately, it is Monday at 7pm, our GA time.
  • Notes from last national Occupy Conference Call
  • http://bit.ly/vxlckr - Register in advance. Sign up with your name and city.
  • Get added to the National Contact List and register your contact info by writing to:occupycontactlist@gmail.com
  • Questions? Email: movementbuildingNY@gmail.com

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LINKS AND REFERENCES

• Links to live streams of many occupy sites: http://www.occupystreams.org/
• Education Committee website http://www.osdedu.com
• Facebook Community Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-San-Diego/198003106936678
• Facebook Group Page: http://www.facebook.com/OccupySanDiego
• Facebook group page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/164668860284106/
• http://occupysandiego.org/ -- (OB Rag site.)
• http://occupysandiegoca.wordpress.com/ -- News
• Summary of our march on Oct 7, by Alternate Focus - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbNT3ZEuaxY
• Live video stream: http://www.livestream.com/occupysandiegolivefeed
• OSD Art Committee -- http://occupysdarts.blogspot.com
• OSD Garden Committee -- http://occupysdgardens.blogspot.com
• Progressive Radio -- http://www.AirProgressive.org

• Occupy "Celly" Text Blaster:
  • Sign up and get text messages whenever anyone else on the list sends one, like an email discussion list.
  • To Join just text @occupysd to 23559
  • Description of the service: http://textoccupy.com/about
  • List of all the Occupy sites that are using the service, which they call CELLS: http://textoccupy.com/
  • Web page for our CELL, which is called @occupysd: http://textoccupy.com/occupysd
  • List of the SMS commands the service uses: http://cel.ly/commands
• VARIOUS FLIERS are available at this link (Thank you to Julie A. Kramer) -- http://www.julieannakramer.com/OSD.html
• http://www.movementforademocraticsociety.org -- Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS) has some interesting ideas for Occupy Movement.
• http://www.occupysdphotography.tumblr.com

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