Friday, October 28, 2011

Publisher's Journal: The Commitment to the Community Act of 2012



Publisher’s Journal
by Andrew D. Reiff

I feel so much better now that I’ve solved the country’s economic woes!

To best emerge from the Big Mess we have to legislate “The Commitment to the Community Act of 2012" (CCA).   Simply, it puts the rich back to work.

We won’t  raise taxes on rich folk but we will make them buy stuff.  I mean good stuff.

Government, here’s your job, make the rich buy warehouses full of solar panels, organic seeds, water and air purification systems, wild grass-fed bull  manure. Pass the CCA! Make them buy that stuff!  Make them buy a lot of it, with big penalties if they don’t.  

Sell them top notch stuff and give them fair value.

They won’t let the stuff just lay around in containers, or in the warehouses they have had to build or rent to house all the good stuff. They will deal! 

They’ll get to dealing the stuff out for us to use, right quick, they are good at that. They will make their profit and pay for more stuff. 

We'll get the work!  We’ll make the good stuff and charge for delivery, too!  A lot of good stuff will get made and used.   People will feel purposed in their lives. We will all be happier.  Energy will be cleaner and cheaper, our food will taste better and be nutritious, clean air and water will make us healthier. And we all can relax and enjoy the game.

The Commitment to the Community Act of 2012 (CCA).


This was the first in a series of editorials from The San Diego Citizen Journal.


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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Occupy San Diego: The Human Megaphone

At the Occupy Wall Street action the NYC Police forbid the use of megaphones.  In order for the demonstrators and special guests to address the entire group they employ the "human megaphone".  The speaker makes a short comment and those around him who are able to hear it, repeat it loudly and in unison, the speaker then moves on to their next point and the crowd then repeats that point and then the next phrase, on until the speaker is done..

In San Diego, there has not been a megaphone ban, the citizens employ megaphones and the human megaphone in a more traditional form.

Andrew D. Reiff

Occupy San Diego:  Anger and Violence

Video Posted 10/12/11 9:20 AM

Occupy San Diego: Security

Video Posted 10/12/11  2:45 PM

Occupy San Diego:  Police Plan

Video Posted 10/12/11 2:45 PM

Occupy San Diego: Who Are These People?

Video Posted 10/12/11 2:45 PM





Occupy San Diego:  Bank Holiday

Video Posted 10/12/11 2:45 PM

Occupy San Diego:  99% Cheering!

Video Posted 10/12/11 2:45 PM

Occupy San Diego : Democracy


Video Posted 10/12/11 9:20


As the San Diego protest ends its first week, events and endurance are factoring into some changes.  An examination of the protest's effects and changing situation will come next week.

A.D. Reiff
sdcitizenjournal@gmail.com

Friday, October 7, 2011

Occupy San Diego Coverage / Voices From the Crowd


10/7/11
by A. D. Reiff
SDCitizenJournal@gmail.com

11:00 AM
Today in downtown San Diego publicly demonstrated support of the 99% ,also know as the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, is scheduled to begin, in earnest.  Showing community sensitivity, the ad hoc group will begin the Occupy San Diego demonstration and march at 2:00 in  Children's Park at Front Street and Island Ave. and then end the day's activity by sundown respecting the beginning of the Jewish High Holiday of Yom Kippur.  The Occupy San Diego group will then resume it's action at the Civic Center at 4:00 PM on Saturday 10/8/11.


Voices From the Crowd


2:00 PM to 5:50 PM Friday, 10/7/11, Downtown San Diego

A series of interviews of participants and bystanders of the 99% Occupy San Diego 10/7/11 action. Video of the March from Children's Park to the Civic Center to follow.

Occupy San Diego 10/7/11: A Bystander


Video Posted 10/10/11 10:30 AM

Occupy Wall Street 10/7/11: It's Not Right




Video Post 10/10/11  11:00 AM


Occupy San Diego 10/7/11: Feeling It




Video Posted 10/10 11:50 AM

Occupy San Diego 10/7/11: A Conversation



Video Posted 10/10 2:40 PM

Occupy San Diego 10/7/11: Reason



Video Posted 10/10/11 3:51 PM

Occupy San Diego 10/7/11: On Our Backs



Video Posted 10/10/11 3:50 PM

Occupy San Diego 10/7/11: Join Us



Video Posted  10/10/11 4:00 PM

Occupy San Diego 10/7/11:The Problem




Video Posted om 10/10/11 4:20 PM

Occupy San Diego 10/7/11:On Wealth and Influence



Video Posted 10/10/11 6:00 pm