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The Earth Gatherings hosts "World Peace" Celebration at Silver Falls State Park, OR

Kevin Keene — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:51:41 -0400

Start: 09/18/2008 - 4:00pm

End: 09/21/2008 - 12:30pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

The Middle Earth Gathering @ Silver Falls State Park, near Silverton, Oregon

September 18th - 21st, 2008

"World Peace" Celebration

Middle Earth Gathering Photos

A Family Friendly, Earth Awareness Festival promoting World Peace and Harmony among People and our Environment.
A Magical three day camp-out, celebrating the Fall Equinox.
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Promoting World Peace and Harmony among People and our Environment.
With just a little over a month to go before the election, come recharge your batteries; connect with nature, friends old and new.
Join with hundreds of others focusing our intentions on bringing peace to nations, mother earth and all creatures great and small.

Live music, plus Belly Dancing, Drum Circles, Bardic Circles,

Workshops, Traditional Solstice Ritual, and more.

Darlene Hooley

shelbysmother — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:48:24 -0400

Talked to an aide of Darlene Hooleys and he took my opposition to the wiretapping bill down, but does not know her opinion of it.

Immunity for the illegal wiretapping vote

LFeder — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:49:24 -0400

Just left a voice message with Rep Wu asking that he not give immunity for the illegal wiretapping. How many times is this issue going to keep coming up? I guess until they get their immunity!

protest at our Rep's office

lonevet2008 — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:11:46 -0400

We will gather again this Thursday, June 19th to bear witness to the lack of response from our elected official Rep. Earl Blumenauer

High Noon

729 SE Oregon St.(Earl's office in Portland)

Portland, Oregon

Why?

We go because we demand Justice. There is no peace without Justice, only capitulation. We go each Thursday because it is our responsibility to tell our representative we will not stand by and watch this occupation go on and on. We go because we are veterans, teachers, lawyers, grandparents, mothers, fathers, daughters and citizens of this country. We go because we are not watchers, we are activists in many other areas and this is just one of the events that we go to on Thursday. We go because we weep for our lost rights under the constitution and are “Pissed Off.” We will stay until the war criminals are out of the White House or Blumenauer calls for Impeachment, Indictment and Incarceration of the Bush gang.

Joe Walsh-Lone Vet

picket DeFazio for impeachment

EUGENIE — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:49:38 -0500

We will be picketing with signs of Honk to Impeach, at 405 East 8th Ave., (Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse), on Monday at noon. Jane 688-6607

OR-Sen: Steve Novick releases funny new campaign ad

amgS93 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:37:09 -0500

Steve has launched his first campaign ad, produced by Eichenbaum & Associates (think Russ Feingold's campaign):

Note: Edited by Moderator to remove request for donations.

Steve Novick, OR-Sen candidate, joins call for impeachment

amgS93 — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:50:15 -0500

January 2, 2008 -- Today Steve launched a new feature on his campaign's website, urging his supporters to join the national petition to demand the House begin hearings on an impeachment resolution of Vice President Dick Cheney. Steve declared his support for impeachment investigations in September 2007, citing false statements leading up to the war and the warrantless wiretapping of American citizens in apparent contravention of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

As Steve said in a statement today:

"Representatives Wexler, Gutierrez and Baldwin are right to demand that the Congress not ignore this solemn responsibility. Impeachment should never be taken up lightly or for political gain, but in this case the evidence is compelling. Each week, it seems, we are presented with another example of how this Administration, and this Vice President in particular, consider themselves above the law and accountable to no one. If this Congress can't or won't hold this President accountable, who will?"

Novick for Senate
http://www.novickforsenate.com

Terror Drill in Portland, Oregon

like7new — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:07:09 -0400

http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2007/07/362706.shtml

NOBLE RESOLVE - OPEN LETTER TO PETER DEFAZIO

author: fear no terror

NOBLE RESOLVE is too dangerous to allow in Oregon. This exercise, drilling War of Terror scenarios in Oregon, comes just as the media is filling up with warnings of a new 9/11 and the recent Presidential Executive Orders: NSPD 51, 5/10/07, "... allows the sitting president to declare a "national emergency" without Congressional approval..."

It's looking more and more like a perfect storm of terror, treason and totalitarianism. Drills like these have a history of going live (e.g. 09/11/01 & 07/07/05) and now we have NSPD 51 — the equivalent of Hitler's Article 48.

NO NOBLE RESOLVE FOR OREGON

July 24, 2007
Rep. Peter DeFazio
2134 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-3704

Eugene, OR 97401

Dear Congressman DeFazio:

The Oregonian recently reported on your investigation of President Bush's "continuity of government" Executive Order, and on how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) thwarted your request for details. As I am sure you are aware, DHS will be leading two emergency response drills in Portland over the next 3 months: "Noble Resolve" in August and "Top Off" in October. Just as you rightly sought details on the Bush Executive Order, Oregon citizens need and deserve information about these military exercises.

We are concerned that federal, state and local agencies will not plan and conduct these "terrorism drills" with sufficient transparency and public oversight. To address this need for local awareness of, agreement to, and participation in exercises ostensibly designed for local security, safety and welfare, we propose the immediate formation of a Portland Citizens' Oversight Committee to represent citizens' interests.

We request your endorsement of this reasonable request and hope you will assist us in establishing such an oversight committee. We hope you will agree that when a Federal agency such as DHS seeks to conduct exercises in Oregon, full transparency to the public and oversight by Oregon citizens is essential.

Our initial research on the Top Off exercise revealed contradictory statements and a disturbing lack of openness on the part of local officials. We do know that Portland will receive $2 million for the Top Off exercise alone. No such figure has been publicized regarding Noble Resolve. The Top Off drill, which DHS calls a "terrorism drill" (but local officials refer to as an "emergency preparedness exercise") will begin on approximately 10/5/07, to last for 9 to 10 days. Though Noble Resolve is scheduled for August, no similar details or schedule have been released. We therefore have a series of immediate concerns about this exercise:

* what will be the precipitating event?
* will there be enhanced police presence?
* will the National Guard be involved?
* will there be contractors involved (e.g., Blackwater)?
* and will either or both drills involve rehearsals of local and federal response to a "catastrophic emergency," as defined under NSPD 51, up to and including the declaration of martial law?

With the Bush track record on disaster response and media manipulation, Oregonians are not naive enough to trust the Federal government to adequately inform and interact with Portland residents prior to these terrorism drills. Case in point, as of now, there has not even been an announcement about Noble Resolve, and it is due to take place in August, just days or weeks from now.

Another general concern is that the Mayor's office seemed almost unaware of the recent Presidential Executive Orders: NSPD 51, 5/10/07, "... allows the sitting president to declare a "national emergency" without Congressional approval, leading to the de facto closing down of the Legislature and the militarization of justice and law enforcement"; and the amended International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 7/17/07, "allowing the US regime to seize the property of anyone found to be interfering with the reconstruction of Iraq." In correspondence with both the Mayor's office and Commissioner Sam Adams' office, I have provided material to round out their knowledge of these Presidential directives.

We would be glad to discuss this matter with you or your staff further, and/or supply resources in addition to those referenced below, that will corroborate the concerns expressed in this letter. We will copy this letter to other Congresspersons, Senators Wyden and Smith, Governor Kulongowski, Mayor Potter, members of City Council, and a variety of local press and online media, to raise awareness of these drills and our urgent proposal for enhanced transparency and public involvement, given the current political climate. We hope to receive your response this week, given the exigency of the August drill. Please inform your staff that we will make a follow up call on this matter if we do not hear back from you.

Thank you and we look forward to talking with you or a representative.

Best regards,
Informed Dissent

CC:
Office of Mayor Tom Potter,
Sam Adams,
Erik Sten,
Dan Saltzman,
Randy Leonard,
Governor Ted Kulongoski,
Senator Ron Wyden,
Senator Gordon Smith
Representative Earl Blumenauer,
Representative Darlene Hooley,
Representative David Wu,

~~Media
Oregonian
Willamette Week
KBOO
KPOJ / Air America

REFERENCES:
NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE/NSPD 51 - http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070509-12.html
Message to the Congress of the United States Regarding International Emergency Economic Powers Act - http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070717-4.html
USJFCOM gears up for Noble Resolve - http://www.jfcom.mil/newslink/storyarchive/2007/pa033007.html
JFCOM brings virtual world closer to home - http://www.fcw.com/article98147-04-04-07-Web
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Bush Directive for a "Catastrophic Emergency...", Prof. Michel Chossudovsky - http://www.globalresearch.ca/PrintArticle.php?articleId=6134
The "Use of the Armed Forces" in America under a National Emergency... - Prof. Michel Chossudovsky - http://www.globalresearch.ca/PrintArticle.php?articleId=6169
Brzezinski Suggests False Flag Event Could Kick-Start Iran War - http://www.nowpublic.com/brzezinski_suggests_false_flag_event_could_kick...
Wake-up Call: Watch for Another 911/WMD Experience, Paul C. Roberts - http://www.vdare.com/roberts/070718_wakeup.htm
Impeach Bush and Cheney Now, Paul C. Roberts -
http://www.vdare.com/roberts/070715_impeach.htm

From Ted K

tseving — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 11:57:23 -0500

First, I want to thank you for everything you are doing to help my campaign and Democrats across Oregon.

We are just four days from victory and I want share with you an important update.

Last night, the Oregonian/KATU poll showed that Oregonians are rallying to our vision for moving Oregon forward. I’ve traveled our state and heard one message loud and clear: Democrats are winning this year, and it’s because of you - the grassroots volunteers committed to strong Democratic leadership in Oregon and a new direction in America.

But we’re not done yet.

Your efforts and energy are making the difference, and I appreciate everything you are doing, but we need to keep pushing through to 8 pm on Election Day. At this point, the only way we can lose and allow George Bush and Ron Saxton to win is if we stop working.

Please sign up to phone bank or canvass in these final four critical days. Click here or call the Democratic Party of Oregon at 503-239-8646 to find out when and where you can best plug in.

We have watched the President and the Republicans in Congress lead our country down the wrong path. In Oregon, we have fought their misguided policies, stood up for our citizens, and we've been right from the start.

Now, with Democrats poised to take over in Washington and Salem, the promise of a brighter Oregon is within reach. With Democrats in charge, we will have new opportunities to invest in education, improve health care and protect our environment.

But we can't do it unless our voters get to the polls, and that’s where you come in.

Republicans are counting on their turnout operations and hoping that we rest on our early leads. We have to show they’re wrong: that Democrats are going to have their voices heard and vote.

Thank you for everything you are doing and please keep up the great work!

Sincerely,

Ted Kulongoski

Today is the last day to mail your ballot.

tseving — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:46:37 -0500

To be sure your votes count, get them in the today's mail. If you miss this deadline and need the location of a ballot drop off point, or if you need transportation to drop off your ballot, or if you haven't received your ballot and need one, call your local Democratic Party HQ!