From the open publishing newswire: Each month starting 1 August 2008, we will select one person for the Dunce Award for their actions in the previous month. We will display the name each Thursday at Blumenauer's office; send out notices to all papers and radio stations and other media outlets. Here is how it will work.

The person or group who gets the most votes will be the recipient of our award. You get to cast a vote and then invite your friends to vote also, people at Blumenauer's will get a chance to cast votes. The last week of the month, we will tally up the votes and on the first Thursday of each month, we will announce the winner.

From the open publishing newswire: 16 Activists / Concerned Citizens / Individuals for Justice met in Solidarity at 7:00 am at a coffee shop on SE 82nd street <with Internet access> in Portland Oregon. (July 25 2008)

As we gathered on the west coast at this early hour, for at the same time (EST 10am) there were others with the same concerns gathering at the Judiciary Committee Meeting in Washington DC. They were holding testimonies regarding the need for Impeachment Hearings with John Conyers overseeing the proceedings

In respect and solidarity with the Veterans for Peace local Chapter 72 whose National President was a speaker at this meeting, and all the other activists who are working for Justice and compliance with our Constitution.
I filmed two short clips from the two hours I was there at the coffee shop.

From the open publishing newswire: This marks the one solid year of weekly protesting for accountability and justice outside (and inside) our Congressman's Earl Blumenauer's office

This skit pokes fun at the obvious facts that the USA <citizens> accept Bush's tolerance and accept that Bush and the Democrat-controlled-Congress will allow torture and human right lawbreaking to continue. The skit also pokes fun at the House Rep in Dist #3 here in Oregon who finds it not illegal or morally wrong to let the Bush administration continue doing what ever they want <sic> in-spite of written laws and our Constitution of the United States?

From the open publishing newswire: This coming Thursday, the 17th of July will be our 1 year anniversary outside of the Earlman's office. We have met every Thursday at high noon to bear witness to the destruction of the Bill of Rights and our Constitution. We will remain until impeachment hearings begin or Bush and his Dick leave the WH in January of 09.

In the year that we stood with our signs, occupying Blumenauer's office, being arrested and threatened by the security force at 729 Oregon the following has happened:

• Over five hundred soldiers have been killed in Iraq.
• Tens of thousands of Iraqis have lost their lives, many of them children.
• Many thousands have been injured to such a degree that families members must now take care of them for the rest of their lives. The casualties will not be known until we have a legitimate government in Washington.
• Millions of people are now losing their homes.
• Gas prices are through the roof.
• The fourth Amendment has been so damaged by the politicians, both by NeoCons and democrats, that it is now just a piece of paper.

From the open publishing newswire: Money is a vice I wore
Taking over my mind
It negotiated its own results .
It had its own illogical sequences
Bad mathematic formulas that no one bothered to unravel
The sequences were not 'solvable"
And there fore pleasing to the economic
It made sense to me that money was power
And I had abdicated the throne.

From the open publishing newswire: Come hang at Black Rose Books this tuesday at 7:30, enjoy a feature film set amid the anarchist trenches of the Spanish Civil War and help raise money for the RNC Welcoming Committee's convergence center! The Republican National Convention is coming and anti-authoritarian activists in St. Paul like the RNC Welcoming Committee and Twin Cities Indymedia need funds to rent a convergence center. To that end UA Portland is throwing a benefit screening of Libertarias a rad film following the heroic exploits of several anarchist women in the Spanish Civil war.
When: 7:30pm Tuesday 8th July. Where: Black Rose Books, 4038 N. Mississippi Avenue

From the open publishing newswire: Come join us at the Earl's Den to say goodbye to the 4th Amendment. There will be two ceremonies---- one at high noon at Rep. Blumenauer's office and the second about 2:15-2:30 at the fed building. Many of us will join members from Veterans for Peace and Code Pink at the fed building.

Congress, as a whole, has abandoned us for whatever reason---fear, power, money, or just plain stupidity, I don't care what the reason is, they all have to go. That will be my rallying cry from now until November. When people see that a politician has the word incumbent after his/her name they will get sick at the thought of voting for them.

The action starts at:

729 SE Oregon St. (Earl's Den)
@ high noon
2:15-2:30 we will be at the fed building to show that we loved the 4th Amendment and want to pay our respects.

4th Amendment:
- Protection from unreasonable search and seizure.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

From the open publishing newswire: Outside Blumenauer's Office Week 48 of continues weeks of pressure to support truth and justice by Demanding Impeachment Hearings for Bush & Cheney. This was filmed on 6-12-08. Outside on the sidewalk of House District 3 in Portland Oregon. This week at the Impeachment Vigil and in this 20 minute Google video there are 3 sections.

1. Joe Walsh - John Bradick - Impeachment Discussion
2. Glen Owen - 911 Truth meeting Discussion
3. Michael Meo - Running for Green Party District 3

From the open publishing newswire: With banners and tombstones in hand, and strong hearts that have withstood a season of tremendous buffalo slaughter, Buffalo Field Campaign volunteers trekked to Montana's capitol, Helena, on Wednesday, May 15, for a rally to draw attention to Montana Governor Schweitzer's role in the shameful slaughter of America's last wild bison. Buffalo Field Campaign was joined by other friends of buffalo, including local residents and members of a newly formed citizen action group, Buffalo Allies of Bozeman.

At the end of the event, people walked into the capitol and up to the Governor's office to present this [Buffalo Bill] "award" to Montana's Governor Brian Schweitzer for his role in the largest wild buffalo slaughter since the 1800s. This is the same governor who promised "more tolerance" for wild bison in Montana. Of course, the Governor was out of the office and unable to receive his token in person, but an intern was sent out to hear our concerns in his stead.

buffalofieldcampaign.org

From the open publishing newswire: Many of us went up to Seattle to fight the FCC, knowing all along that the deck was stacked. They wanted to hand over a huge victory to the corporate police state: They wanted to allow anyone with enough riches to take control over all of the media they want. That means, they would have been able to control what we see, hear, learn, and think. And they had the votes to override the voices of millions of citizens who opposed the plan. ...Or so they thought.

While the FCC ignored all of our voices and pushed the rule changes ahead in spite of monumental outcry, it seems we have been heard anyway. Moments ago, the Senate votes to throw out the FCC's decision.

Here is a communique from Free Press Action: Just moments ago, by a near-unanimous vote, the Senate stood up to Big Media. They voted to throw out the FCC decision to let the largest media companies swallow up even more local media. This is simply an astounding victory, and it would not have happened without the massive grassroots effort by you and thousands of others who called their senators, sent more than a quarter million letters, posted thousands of pictures and stories on StopBigMedia.com, and testified at public hearings held by the FCC.

It was your dedication that made today's Senate win possible. Today was a huge step forward, but there is still much to do. The fight against the FCC now moves to the House, where our elected representatives need to hear from us.

From the open publishing newswire: Governor, State Agency Says There is No Need For LNG. They also demand a new EIS for Bradwood LNG. Learn more:

LNG for Oregon? Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): Oregon at a Crossroads.
[Tuesday] May 13, 2008 6:30pm,
First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Ave, Portland.

Just in time for this event, the Governor's office and Oregon Department of Energy yesterday demanded a new Environmental Impact Statement for the Bradwood LNG proposal. They cited multiple changes in the project proposal that are making it impossible for the public to get a clear sense of the project... a big help to the folks fighting the project... the report does acknowledge the excessive greenhouse gas impacts of LNG. The report, however, does conclude that Oregon needs more gas. Still, it will go a long way to undermine the false claims of LNG speculators. The Oregonian described it yesterday as a "potentially fatal blow" to LNG.

Speakers will include community activists, Bill Bradbury, and former Enron prosecutor John Kroger. All will address the importance of moving Oregon away from LNG and towards conservation, efficiency, and renewables. Come by and learn more about the push to reject LNG, "the next fossil fuel."

From the open publishing newswire: Here's a exceptional Action Alert from Wild Wilderness. Timing is critical and I ask only a few moments of your valuable time. The time frame begins now and extends through this weekend and until Wednesday evening, April 16th.

Within the next few days PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING:

• Contact both of your Senators via either their easy-to-use online webform or the Washington DC phone number provided (details appear below)
• Say that you support the "Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2007" and that you'd like the Senator to co-sponsor this important legislation.
• That's all I'm asking of you, though please feel free to communicate whatever else you wish to add about your experiences with, and concerns about, the Rec-Fee program.

Thanks so very much for your help. It is not only appreciated -- it will have an impact. ~ Scott

Contact Information:

• Senator Wyden (OR) (202) 224-5244
• Senator Smith (OR) (202) 224-3753
• Senator Cantwell (WA) (202) 224-3441
• Senator Murray (WA) (202) 224-2621

Read "The Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act" (S 2438)

wildwilderness.org

From the open publishing newswire: Just 93 miles off the coast of Florida lies perhaps the last remnant and stronghold of cold war opposition with the United States. For the last five decades it has boasted a leader that earned the title of dictator by successive U.S. regimes, while simultaneously maintaining widespread respect and admiration among his own people. Involved at one time in a potent trio, along with the U.S. and Soviet Union, that nearly brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, today the country stands as one of the sole examples of resistance to U.S. corporate and ideological imperialism. As the global community awoke on February 19 to the news of Fidel Castro's resignation, U.S. politicians, along with Florida's Little Havana, were in celebration of the impending change. But as Cuba officially hands over the reigns of power to Fidel's younger brother Raúl, the change the U.S. government has sought since 1959, appears truly to be an unlikely reality.