Thanksgiving day Pirate Mike & I walked to central hub of commerce in downtown Santa Cruz to set up the VFP flag and info center. We stopped at the war memorial, set up shop, chalked, and dialogued with people passing by. Santa Cruz has a massive homeless community, with many of them veterans of various wars over the last 50 years. Although there is a veterans services (pictured below) it has been closed for aprox 3 years for structural renovation... The building sits empty while dozens of homeless vets sleep under bridges or in any nook away from prying eyes or the police. Just like any city SC has a "shelter" off the beaten path and far from the central business dist.
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Early Thanksgiving morning w/ Pirate Mike @ Java Junction in Santa Cruz. Preparing for the days activities educating the public.
Pirate Mike and I finally made it to Santa Cruz today after succumbing to several setbacks since we left SF. All in all it has been interesting to say the least, we've had to deal with unprofessional bus drivers, cold nights sleeping, minimal food, a friends vehicle broke down, and an asshole posing as a mechanic. We've also had our share of good luck such as food donations, shelter from the cold, and some cash donations for bus fare.
Time is limited now, so I must be moving on, dont forget to follow Pirate Mikes updates via #OVSF www.occupyveteranssanfrancisco.weebly.com Captians Log: Star Date 11.22.2013 1840hrs - Command squad safe with comms, shelter & good friends. Pirate Mike's injury is healing faster now after additional medical treatment, full recovery expected. Additional reportbacks to follow asap via #OVSF - http://occupyveteranssanfrancisco.weebly.com/1/post/2013/11/november-23rd-2013.htm
Photo collage posted to the #ICM3 Photos tab. Exerpt - "A little back story is in order here." "When the shitty (excuse me, ahem) THE CITY pulled the rug out from under the entire veteran’s community last year by “expanding our administrative operations”, they used t"he old ruse of “earthquake retrofitting” and kicked all the groups out. “Sure”, they said, “ we’ll give you less space back at a higher cost.” Yeah right, this place was built for and given to the veterans by the City as a token of the City’s appreciation for the sacrifices of World War One. “Oh yeah,” they added, “you need to wait a couple years”. - #OVSF Here are a few quick droid pix I took this evening as we (Pirate Mike & I) met with some Green party members at the Peace & Justice Center in San Jose. Earlier today we were at a rally on the campus due to a recent incident of racism... Photos will be posted asap. #ICM3 #OVSF Exhausted from Occupying the streets of SF, attending every major protest in the city, and some of the smaller ones too, I was invited personally by Diamond Dave to attend his 76th birthday, I had to be there! We had a great time; there was poetry reading, live music, and friends everywhere. We marched from the Adobe book store to Revolution Café, singing and chanting all the way, things like “Happy Birthday” and “Who’s streets? Dave’s Streets!!.” I snapped off a bunch of pix for you to enjoy however, the videos from the book store and the march will be posted at a later time on my YouTube station #OccupySFTV (#OSFTV - http://www.youtube.com/OccupySFTV). Friends of Kyle Lesley Celebration & Benefit - #ThundergroundCollective "The Cure" 11.10.13 #ICM311/13/2013 Friends of Kyle Lesley Celebration & Benefit - #ThundergroundCollective "The Cure" 11.10.13 #ICM3Via - https://www.wepay.com/donations/kyles-fight 11/12/2013, Update: Due to a smashing success at Kyle's benefit concert Sunday night, we decided to return to our original fundraising goal of $15,000. Remember: your donations go directly to Kyle's day-to-day expenses like food, transport, and basic essentials. Clinical expenses are separate. Thank you everybody! This cash goes a long way! Donations can still be made at - https://www.wepay.com/donations/kyles-fight ### Kyle Lesley was diagnosed with stage four Metastatic Melanoma on August 20, 2013. On November 15, 2013 Kyle will begin a clinical trial at UCLA that could last up to two years. This trial is in its third phase; throughout phases one and two, 24% of patients experienced positive results from the drug in-trial. This drug, known as Programmed Cell Death 1 (PD-1), targets the BRAF mutation in Kyle's cells and programs it to die. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmed_cell_death_1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRAF_%28gene%29) Integral to this clinical trial are two immuno-boosting drugs that Kyle will take alongside the PD-1. This third phase of the trial is designed to test PD-1 and the immuno-boosters side-by-side. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipilimumab) Luckily for us, Kyle's sister Amy was able to get her brother in on this clinical trial. Amy works in dermatology at the UCLA hospital and will be part of the team to watch over Kyle throughout his treatment. Although we are not quite certain, it is likely that most of Kyles' expenses for this procedure will be covered in combination by UCLA and Medi-Cal. Kyle is also integrating multiple medical perspectives into his treatment, eating very specific, high quality natural foods, taking herbal supplements, resting, maintaining an alkaline pH in his body, etc. Now we are scrambling to get everything together and usher Kyle onto this journey with love, warmth, and everything he could possibly need. If you can donate physical things - including a car for Kyle to use - please see the needs list at www.kylesfight.com/needs-list. “It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; and to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving.” ― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet ### For a list of specific things that Kyle needs please visit: www.kylesfight.com Kyle was recently diagnosed with Metastatic Melanoma in its fourth stage. For more information on Metastatic Melanoma visit the following link: http://www.melanoma.org/understand-melanoma/what-is-melanoma/metastatic-melanoma Donations can still be made at - https://www.wepay.com/donations/kyles-fight If you like my work and would like to help support a truly free press and getting me to marches or other events for LIVE coverage giving you UNcut videos, and a contact “ON the street” I accept donations through WePay at - https://www.wepay.com/donations/independent-citizen-media
Here are my other media links and social networks, please feel free to follow, join, subscribe for all my latest updates, videos and other news. Thank you, James Cartmill ©2013 #ICM3 - http://independentcitizenmedia.weebly.com ©2013 #OSFTV Ustream - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupysftv ©2013 #OSFTV - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/OccupySFTV ©2013 Livestream OccupyLiberty (OSF 2011 archive) - http://www.livestream.com/occupyliberty Contact me at: Gmail - [email protected] ©2013 #J1L Twitter - @Occupy1Liberty ©2013 Occupy The Odyssey - #OTO or #OccupyTheOdyssey FB page - https://www.facebook.com/OccupyTheOdyssey ©2013 Twitter - @OccupyOdyssey Local elements of Veterans for Peace and OVSF met up with the captain of the Rainbow Warrior, a customized, 190 foot sea going VESSEL OF BAD ASS currently moored in SF. The tour of the ship was awesome, but the conversations were what really drove the day. Part of the struggle we are engaged in has to do with getting veterans engaged in green political activity. We spoke about focused recruitment/hiring drives aimed at the veterans….FROM THE NAVY, FOR EXAMPLE. How we turn militarized skill sets into viable post deployment activism, and the need for vets to heal themselves through environmental/social stewardship after having witnessed firsthand the destruction of land, and the cost of human suffering long after “the battle is over”. I would like to remind the reader that 30 Greenpeace activists are currently being held in PRISON, in RUSSIA, on charges of …get this: “hooliganism”. You read that right, the same charges that got our sisters PUSSY RIOT sent to Siberia. Making ol’ Uncle Joe proud… The tour for the public is highly recommended, it is informative and inspiring. We at OVSF and our affiliates are committed to forging stronger, closer ties with all groups and individuals fighting for Global Justice… from the streets of Oakland to the rainforests of Indonesia, you can count on Independent Citizen Media and hard core Change Agents to bring you entertaining and informative material. What GP has been able to show the world is that after 40 years of dedicated effort to protect our planet and her inhabitants, the VOICE and the WILL of the people cannot be undermined by the Establishment, and that we will continue our efforts until the whole world is educated, liberated, and set free from the chains of oppression that “bind” us to a system that is CLEARLY out of order. To see photos of our recent tour on the Greenpeace “Rainbow Warrior” go to the Photos tab. If you like my work and would like to help support a truly free press and getting me to marches or other events for LIVE coverage giving you UNcut videos, and a contact “ON the street” I accept donations through WePay at - https://www.wepay.com/donations/independent-citizen-media Here are my other media links and social networks, please feel free to follow, join, subscribe for all my latest updates, videos and other news. Thank you, James Cartmill ©2013 #ICM3 - http://independentcitizenmedia.weebly.com ©2013 #OSFTV Ustream - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupysftv ©2013 #OSFTV - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/OccupySFTV ©2013 Livestream OccupyLiberty (OSF 2011 archive) - http://www.livestream.com/occupyliberty Contact me at: Gmail - [email protected] ©2013 #J1L Twitter - @Occupy1Liberty ©2013 Occupy The Odyssey - #OTO or #OccupyTheOdyssey FB page - https://www.facebook.com/OccupyTheOdyssey ©2013 Twitter - @OccupyOdyssey See the full tour of the "Rainbow Warrior" with Pirate Mike of OccupyVeteransSanFrancisco.weebly.com on the Photos tab! If you like my work and would like to help support a truly free press and getting me to marches or other events for LIVE coverage giving you UNcut videos, and a contact “ON the street” I accept donations through WePay at - https://www.wepay.com/donations/independent-citizen-media Here are my other media links and social networks, please feel free to follow, join, subscribe for all my latest updates, videos and other news. Thank you, James Cartmill ©2013 #ICM3 - http://independentcitizenmedia.weebly.com ©2013 #OSFTV Ustream - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupysftv ©2013 #OSFTV - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/OccupySFTV ©2013 Livestream OccupyLiberty (OSF 2011 archive) - http://www.livestream.com/occupyliberty Contact me at: Gmail - [email protected] ©2013 #J1L Twitter - @Occupy1Liberty ©2013 Occupy The Odyssey - #OTO or #OccupyTheOdyssey FB page - https://www.facebook.com/OccupyTheOdyssey ©2013 Twitter - @OccupyOdyssey If one picture is worth a thousand words... 32 photos should tell the story... To see more photos from this event go to the Photos tab. If you like my work and would like to help support a truly free press and getting me to marches or other events for LIVE coverage giving you UNcut videos, and a contact “ON the street” I accept donations through WePay at - https://www.wepay.com/donations/independent-citizen-media Here are my other media links and social networks, please feel free to follow, join, subscribe for all my latest updates, videos and other news. Thank you, James Cartmill ©2013 #ICM3 - http://independentcitizenmedia.weebly.com ©2013 #OSFTV Ustream - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupysftv ©2013 #OSFTV - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/OccupySFTV ©2013 Livestream OccupyLiberty (OSF 2011 archive) - http://www.livestream.com/occupyliberty Contact me at: Gmail - [email protected] ©2013 #J1L Twitter - @Occupy1Liberty ©2013 Occupy The Odyssey - #OTO or #OccupyTheOdyssey FB page - https://www.facebook.com/OccupyTheOdyssey ©2013 Twitter - @OccupyOdyssey |
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