the militarization of the state in support of the energy companies against peaceful water protectors The alarm in here is the fact that the archaic structure of medieval military remains as the only "disciplined" method of organizing and running society. It also harkens to fealty to national sentiments and obediences at a time when the planet has gained a global earthrise consciousness versus the adherence to nation-state loyalties. Standing rock is a microcosm of the struggle to assert human sanity in a world preoccupied with getting the bottom line of corporation wealthy, and the push for individuals to be on the top of the heap. Still, the mandate cannot be an external demand, either constitutionally or religiously. I decide, and so does everyone else, on how to behave, and the areas of wisdom, lifestyle and symbol in the Cultural Pole of the Social Process is very instructive. To protest militarization requires an alternative model, and as Dianne and Salvatore continue with their protest, the need to propose something else becomes imperative. I am considering turning back my leased vehicle at the end of my second year contract (it was signed for three years) and get a bicycle, though at 71, pedaling up a hill to the community college will be an effort, and that might just be my sustenance for the next 4 years. I might just consider moving into the area since the folks who run my building are constructing a complex in front of the College. My editors "variation" column today affirms that the sun is still up. Amen. wangzhimu2031 earthrise consciousness, a gift; earthbound commitment, my choice yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today, participate! in all, celebrate! -----Original Message----- From: via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Fri, Nov 18, 2016 4:12 am Subject: Dialogue Digest, Vol 56, Issue 17 Send Dialogue mailing list submissions to dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to dialogue-request@lists.wedgeblade.net You can reach the person managing the list at dialogue-owner@lists.wedgeblade.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Dialogue digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Robert F. Kennedy Visits Standing Rock Today : explains exactly why the Dakota Access Pipeline is being pushed so hard. (Raymond Caruso via Dialogue) 2. Robert F. Kennedy Visits Standing Rock Today : explains exactly why the Dakota Access Pipeline is being pushed so hard. (Ellie Stock via Dialogue) 3. 11/17/16, Spong: Does the Religious Faith of a Supreme Court Justice Matter? (Originally posted June 10, 2010) (Ellie Stock via Dialogue) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:23:50 -0700 From: Raymond Caruso via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: litibu@yahoogroups.com, Order Ecumenical ICA-USA <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net>, Mountainstream Sangha <mountainstream@groups.facebook.com>, eco-dharma-sangha <eco-dharma-sangha@googlegroups.com> Subject: [Dialogue] Robert F. Kennedy Visits Standing Rock Today : explains exactly why the Dakota Access Pipeline is being pushed so hard. Message-ID: <1D37FA43-6801-4ED2-A0ED-DCDB75EAC866@igc.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Dear friends:
If you want to get a look at some very enlightening words on why the pipeline at Standing Rock ( and all pipelines) hear his words as he connects all the dots on this process and what?s at stake
Cut and paste this website:
https://www.facebook.com/CollectiveEvolutionPage/videos/10154695434748908/ <https://www.facebook.com/CollectiveEvolutionPage/videos/10154695434748908/>
In addition, here?s what we did yesterday?.
Yesterday in Boulder Dianne and I took direct actions with several hundred protectors to :
1) Stand with about 300 other cities that were asking the Army Corp of Engineers Not to grant the pipeline easement to go under the Missouri River at SR. Waiting for a decision in next few days. 2) Others in our ecodharma group protested at Wells Fargo bank to bring awareness to the banks investment in the pipe line. 3) Simultaneously, the Boulder County Commissioners were taking professional testimony and resident testimony on the issue of lifting the moratorium on fracking in Boulder County. Several hundred people were there and some gave testimony. Salvatore gave his .
Our advice is to get involved at any level in your community?s on local environmental issues. The faster we can get thru the transition to alternative energy sources the healthier we and the planet will be.
What we?ve witnessed at Standing Rock after 3 visits and daily contact is the militarization of the state in support of the energy companies against peaceful water protectors. This is a portent of what is to come across the country as fracking and oil extraction continues unabated with state/governmental support.
Remedies: ?non violent direct action at the sites ? dis- investing in Banks that invest in these activities ? class action suits/ ? promoting alternative non fossil energy sources locally ? big time reduction in fossil fuel usage in our personal lives ( conservation).
Stay safe. Be alert and resilient,
Dianne & Salvatore