Adapted from CCLE mission:

21. End prosecution of, and repeal laws restricting the possession and personal use of any plant or other creation of Nature or their extracts for purpose of altering their own mental state. The capabilities of the human mind should not be limited. So long as people do not directly harm others, governments should not criminally prohibit cognitive enhancement or the experience of any mental state.

I like it, of course, but how do you see this accomplished? Through congress?

By what means can these proposals be enacted into law?

Personally, I've started by looking for like minded individuals at my local occupy. I'm hopeful a working group on the war on drugs topic might be formed.

In general, put political pressure prior to November elections. But that will likely have minimal token impact. It must continue from there.

I'd consider traveling to Philadelphia in July if the national general assembly idea builds momentum. From there organize and elect delegates (especially any supporting ending the war on drugs). Then follow a model similar to the original committees of correspondence to influence change.

And finally:
"
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that IF the PETITION OF GRIEVANCES approved by the 870 Delegates of the NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY in consultation with the PEOPLE, is not acted upon within a reasonable time and to the satisfaction of the Delegates of the NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY, said Delegates shall organize a new COMPLETELY NON-PARTISAN INDEPENDENT POLITICAL PARTY to run candidates for every available Congressional seat in the mid-term election of 2014 and again in 2016 until all vestiges of the existing corrupt corporatocracy have been removed by the ballot box.
"

who knows where it goes ...

I wouldn't bother and this is why, I feel strongly heck I am damn near positive that the legality of natural plants will be re examined under the new government structure. I don't think we should add it as it would give the opposition fodder to claim were just a bunch of drugged out hippies. The OWS movement has gone a long way lately to show they aren't losers to the world. Regardless of what we think face it to much of the world unless they read this forum is going to make that assumption. I know it sucks but that's life.

The local occupy here is rather inspiring. After a few days down there I don't believe specific grievances proposed above are appropriate for this movement. It needs to stay centric to the theme of democracy and wringing out corporations from government. That needs to happen.

I hope your right that this topic is examined and moved on. It costs so much in lives and fortune just to violate the rights of the people (whose fortune it is at that). Funny though, it will be a cry for all the jobs that will be lost if we don't arm our borders to the teeth and lock citizens away with mandatory sentencing. People should learn to farm.

Well, as no doubt you've heard, Occupy Oakland was raided by the police before dawn on tuesday morning. There were 4 or 5 helicopters hovering starting at 2 am, and they continued to hover and circle and fly around For. The. Next. Eighteen. Hours.

There is something really intimidating, not to mention ridiculously annoying, about that many helis right overhead for that long.

City officials say that, after a cleanup (translation: cooling-off period, to destroy the protest's momentum),
the protesters will be allowed to demonstrate between the hours of 8 am and 10 pm. (translation: we are still in charge. You may protest only when and where we say you can.)

It's not an "occupation," of course, if you have to leave at curfew.

The strategy of the "sit-in," which is what the occupation is, has always been especially effective and highly visible; and the PTB have always tried to forbid it.

I found this news article revealing of just how wealthy the wealthy really are.

http://www.nytimes.com/2...chose-new-york.html?_r=1

View of Occupy LA from City Hall. Notice the nice new artwork on the boarded up fountain.

I had the coolest fantasy for an animated short last night, in classic Heavy Metal style ...

Mise en scene: The Oakland police are getting ready to go, just before the predawn raid on the Occupy Oakland encampment. They are massed together wherever those kind of guys hang out before a raid, when suddenly---

<flashbang!> A bright blue-white flash with smoke & stuff; and before anybody has time to fire their guns --

down from a rappel rope directly above** comes a ridiculously sexy punk chick looking like Wendy O. Williams, only with a little more clothes on. Bleached blonde mohawk, leather everything, garters, boots, etc.

Instantly she thrusts out one arm with palm facing out and says, "Freeze!"

All the cops are breathing and blinking, but apparently unable to move. They are in various defensive positions with guns drawn: Standing, on one knee, that two-handed police firing posture, and like that.

The punk chick walks up and down the row of cops slowly, boots making that cool boot sound, hips swaying. There are a lot of spaghetti-western-type closeups of eyes, tense lips, foreheads beaded with sweat ...

Then, with a snappy flourish, she produces from thin air a bouquet of flowers. She walks up to each gun, one by one, and puts a flower down the barrel. She puts the last flower between her teeth, jumps up to the rope, climbs, and is gone.

The camera stays on the end of the rope for a few moments as its wiggling stops; then we hear off camera, "Oh!"

The chick's hand re-enters the scene from above, makes a gesture, and we hear her say, "GO!" The hand withdraws upwards.

Cut back to the police officers stirring around in confusion, looking at each other like, WTF?

**later we can pan up to see that the rappel rope is attached to nothing, like an "Indian Rope Trick." Say, after "freeze," but before the flowers appear.

http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution

Berkeley is getting hammered pretty hard right now. Riot patrols on the way.

This is history in the making folks.

Please call 510-642-0472; Berkeley PD non emergency and demand first amendment rights (510) 642‑6760, Mayor 510-981-7100, Police Chief 510-981-5900 ALAMEDA SHERIFF 510-272-6878 510-667-7799

They are about to start arresting people for an "Unlawful Assembly" on the Berkeley lawn.

There are about 2-3,000 people there now with another 3+ thousand watching on the link above.

Update: and the police have backed down and agreed not to raid tonight but that doesn't mean they won't tomorrow.

Sorry for all the updates. This is what happened earlier so I was fearing the worst.

It's very disconcerting to see riot police ousting occupiers from cities nationwide.

I was reading how the police raided the main Occupy Wallstreet gathering in Zucotti Park. My heart sank a little when I read it, but I hope that since this has gone viral on the internet that more people will wake up and see that we are no longer living in a true land of the free.

Here's the link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45299622/ns/us_news-life/

Honestly I don't think this is going to make the movement stop.

It may however force the movement to evolve into a force that can effect real change.

Camping out for months was great to bring everyone's attention to the movement, but alas it is time to get out of Zucotti Park and into real action.

The Occupy movements may very well become more organized because of this...in fact in order to survive they will have to get more organized.

I have been an advocate of keeping the message broad so that everyone can understand the number of issues that need to be addressed. But in he world we live in today there is really no hope that ALL of these issues will be addressed at the same time...and certainly not just because thousands of people camp out protesting. Real change has to be tackled one bullet point at a time. The frustation is there. Everyone is aware. Now is the time for the movements to evolve into the next stage and actually make change happen.

Well that's ny optimistic spin on it.

People have a right to free speech, they do not have a right to create tent cities where ever they please and remain there indefinitely. Maybe in their general assemblies they should start discussing and reviewing all the Vietnam protests, which greatly assisted in changing public opinion without having to camp out.

The NYC protesters were finally removed, unsurprisingly, and almost instantaneously a judge said they were allowed to return to the park there, they just can not live there.

The protests have shown one thing to the American population. We are now living in a police state. It is only when you start exercising your rights that you see that they are being suppressed. There have been some major instances over the last few days that have shown beyond a reasonable doubt that there is a definitive conspiracy to shut down the movement by any means possible. Anonymous has released the details of the sociopath cop who assaulted the UCD students:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjnR7xET7Uo
http://99anon.tumblr.com...ing-officer-lt-john-pike

Don't bother calling they don't answer I already tried. With 2 million hits on the video I guess they are being swamped.

And I am sure you have all heard of the NYC protest where they quarantined the news outlets surrounded them with police buses so they couldn't record the tearing down of Zucotti.

Anon also reports that the organization to tear down these encampments are being organized through a private police force website. Setting up conference meetings to organize strikes across the country.

http://anoncentral.tumblr.com/

Mark my words in less than 6 months this will be a very bloody event.

That would be the first major test.
If it still stands after encountering serious violence and keeps standing, the violence use against it will in the end only feed it´s cause.

An old car dealership (owned by an absentee landlord who has publicly expressed his desire to buy up real estate to "watch the town die" ) that had been abandoned for over 8 years was peacefully occupied. In the evening there was live music followed by a dance party and the screening of a film related to the Occupy movement and global revolution...
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This was the inside of a flyer passed out to people around the building, containing one potential plan for the space. Within hours of the initial occupation, carpenters, contractors and others had begun work and set up a rudimentary library and kitchen with a sink and stove...
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This was the response...
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There should be an anonymously published, collaborative, insider account of the events coming out shortly...this is the world we live in.


The Battle Continues...

Never let go!!!!

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http://www.etsy.com/list...8426/ows-bandana-presale