DECLARATION of RIGHTS of the ENVIRONMENT and ALL LIVING CREATURES, 2007

WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, choose to RECLAIM CONTROL of OUR COUNTRY, the BIRTHPLACE of such INSPIRATIONAL CONCEPTS as FREEDOM, INDEPENDENCE, and LIBERTY OVER MONARCHY AND WEALTH, which is the GIFT of AMERICA and the HERITAGE due ALL PEOPLES WORLDWIDE no matter RACE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, GENDER-PREFERENCE, RELIGION, or CLASS.

We STAND UNITED AGAINST ALL FORMS of OPPRESSION.

To END OPPRESSION NOW, we MUST:
  • STOP PARTYING all the time, and WAKE UP and KNOW OURSELVES and OUR FELLOWS, BUILD COMMUNITIES where they have been DESTROYED.
  • TURN OFF the TV, TURN OFF the SPORTS, TURN OFF the COMPUTERS, TURN OFF the MEDIA which MANIPULATES us to be PASSIVE. TURNING OFF DEVICES so we can TURN ON our BRAINS OURSELVES and GENERATE our OWN VIEWPOINTS.
  • REALIZE we are being CONTROLLED while being ROBBED of our DUE PROFITS from OUR LABOR and OUR RESOURCES are EXPLOITED without DUE PUBLIC COMPENSATION.
  • RECLAIM CONTROL of the PROFITS of our LABOR and END ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION by ORGANIZING UNIONS and COLLECTIVELY BARGAINING with "the MASTER CLASS" of the WEALTHY.
  • VOTE OUT WEALTHY and PRIVILEDGED PEOPLE who CANNOT REPRESENT US because our interests of PEACE, FREEDOM, WELFARE FOR ALL, and LIBERTY are too DIFFERENT from their self-interests of CONTROL, POWER, EXPLOITATION, LIMITED ACCESS, and HIERARCHY.
  • STOP PAYING TAXES and NON-VIOLENTLY RESIST COMPLIANCE with UNJUST LAWS, if and when the GOVERNMENT'S ACTIONS are TOO IMMORAL and HORRIBLE for OUR CONSCIENCES to ABIDE.
We DEMAND the following RIGHTS be IN EFFECT for ALL PEOPLE, in ADDITION to our CURRENT hard-won BILL OF RIGHTS:
  • The RIGHT to FREE and ADEQUATE and REASONABLE HOUSING, SHELTER, FOOD, WATER, HEAT, POWER, HEALTH CARE, MEDICINE, TOILETS, and PUBLIC PARKING
  • The RIGHT to the OPPORTUNITY to EARN A DECENT INCOME, where the HIGHEST WAGE of CORPORATE LEADERS NEVER EXCEED a MULTIPLE OF TEN times that their LEAST-PAID EMPLOYEE.
  • The RIGHT to a FREE EDUCATION at ALL LEVELS including PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL, and COLLEGIATE.
Additionally, we DEMAND that MILITARY FUNDING be ALLOCATED ONLY AFTER ALL THESE RIGHTS have been SECURED WITHIN OUR COUNTRY.

We demand that the PRESIDENT may NEVER INITIATE an ACT SIMILAR TO WAR without consent of our REPRESENTATIVES, nor may the PRESIDENT call for TORTURE or ABUSE of ANYONE HELD IN CAPTIVITY.

We demand the following ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS:
  • PROTECTION from POLLUTION of our ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES including AIR, WATER, and SOIL
  • PRESERVATION of 50% of our ENVIRONMENT in it's NATURAL STATE, including COUNTRYSIDES, FORESTS, URBAN AREAS, and WATER,
  • MANDATORY RECYCLING of all HUMAN WASTES in a NON-TOXIC METHOD,
  • That RESPONSIBILITY for the MANDATORY RECYCLING of all MARKETABLE PRODUCTS be SHIFTED from CONSUMER to PRODUCER of those PRODUCTS,
  • That ENERGY be DERIVED FIRST from ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SOURCES, including SOLAR, WIND, and WATER, and ONLY WHEN THESE FRIENDLY SOURCES CANNOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE POWER will we UTILIZE ENVIRONMENTALLY 'UNFRIENDLY' POWER SOURCES including NATURAL GAS, OIL, GAS, COAL, or NUCLEAR POWER -- IN THE ORDER LISTED.

For our ANIMAL and PLANT FAMILY we DEMAND the FOLLOWING, out of RESPECT for our ANCESTRY, COMMON HERITAGE, and CONTINUED INTERDEPENDENCE:
  • That ALL LEGAL PROTECTIONS be ENFORCED for ALL ANIMALS and PLANTS WHICH WE RESERVE for HUMANS who cannot REPRESENT THEMSELVES,
  • The RIGHT to a HAPPY LIFE for ALL LIVING, SELF-SUSTAINING, INDIVIDUATED CREATURES (ie NOT INCLUDING 'IN-UTERO' EMBRYONIC LIFE),
  • The RIGHT to SAFE, NON-POLLUTED HABITATS for ALL LIVING CREATURES,
  • PRESERVATION of EXISTING NATURAL, WILD HABITATS,
  • PROTECTION from TORTURE for ALL LIVING CREATURES,
  • PROTECTION from GENETIC MODIFICATION and HORMONE INJECTION for all LIVING CREATURES (until they have the INTELLIGENCE and REASONABLE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY to OFFER their EXPLICIT LEGAL CONSENT),
  • PROTECTION from CRUEL FARMING PRACTICES including but not limited to BEATING, SURGERY without ANAESTHETIC, UNNECESARRY AMPUTATION or BODY MODIFICATION, overly CONFINED LIVING SPACES, INNAPROPRIATE FEEDING PRACTICES, and EXCESSSIVE SLOW or PAINFUL EXECUTION.
We make these DEMANDS because we have HOPE of CHANGING the CRITICAL PATH of our COUNTRY'S 'PROGRESS' before the we ARRIVE at our CURRENT DESTINATION of ARMAGEDDON.

We who LOVE LIFE, LOVE the EARTH, and LOVE PEOPLE and THINGS, we must GATHER TOGETHER to END EXPLOITATION of the OPPRESSED by WEALTH and PRIVILEDGE, in ALL FORMS, EVERYWHERE.

Those who OPPRESS are not ENEMIES that must be KILLED or PUNISHED, they are MERELY PEOPLE who are ASLEEP and DO NOT REALIZE the SIGNIFICANCE of the ATROCITIES COMMITTED to MAINTAIN their EXCESSIVE OPULENCE. The PEOPLE of WEALTH and PRIVILEDGE need an EDUCATION to WAKE UP as well, and EVENTUALLY they will need PROTECTION from OPPRESSION once they are LESS 'OUT OF ECONOMIC BALANCE' with other PEOPLES of the EARTH.

We CANNOT AFFORD to FAIL in our MORAL and ENLIGHTENED OPPOSITION to ALL FORMS of OPPRESSION.

Our GOALS can be ACCOMPLISHED -- and PEACEFULLY.
PEACE and LOVE to EVERYONE!

New Year -- modified Dreams, united Mind & Soul -- for the GOAL

Fellow Humanoids, I love you all. I wish I could show it.
(and I don't mean physical -- except for the lucky ones.)
Even though some of you may annoy me, and be loaded with negative,
I have nothing but hope and joy for you. I see through your rough exteriors.
Underneath our facades of age, we are all children inside. That's the TRUTH.

For me, this is my big year to move towards LOVE and away from FEAR.

Where I'm at:

Got a corp job that's meaningless. For some, it'd seem like the gravy train: I come in whenever, I leave whenever, I try my best to resolve stuff but it doesn't really matter.

To me, though, it's a drain. I want to do things that empower me and others. I want to use my creativity and somehow make money off that.
The significance of a life where I mindlessly follow the hive is less and less appealing. I can zone out as good as anyone, but I'm on far less drugs nowadays to be a peaceful drone. For me to be a complete drone ... I need drugs! And lots of 'em! And I don't want 'em.

Where I want to go:
I'm not clear on where I want to go, there's no precision. I should probably re-open What Color's Your Parachute. I have some ideas, but as a noncommittal dude, it's hard to pick. I need to pick something, no doubt!! CHOSE! CHOSE! PICK!
They were asking me that all my life, but I've never had good steering in that area. My picker's broken, working on fixing it.

Looking at:
  • Film maker / Video Producer
  • Comic Artist
  • Musician
  • Artist
  • Writer / ScreenWriter
  • Psychotherapist
  • Teacher
  • Healer
  • Creative Director
  • Tech Guy <-- that's what I'm doing now, but at the wrong place

So it's looking to other angles on life.
Moving towards my strengths.
Getting conscious of my weaknesses...

Strengths:
  • I'm SMART <-- doesn't pay, but handy when I'm doing stuff. Some days, this seems like more of a weakness since society is dumb and I can see how and where, but daily it's a plus. Not nec a survival trait for evolution, however.
  • CreATIVE <-- when people talk to me for 10 min's, they say "this guy's unique". Some say crazy. Some say genius. Some say fool. Some don't say shit, and some don't notice. They're too busy looking around in their own minds to notice anything...
  • INSIGHT into the OBVIOUS <-- b/c of my unique upbringing, I consider things constantly. I'm always analyzing. As such, I see a lot of things that are commonplace, but with more depth and focus.
  • COMMUNICATIONABLENESS <-- I talk, do it well enough, and perhaps too much. See how long this BLOG is? And probably no one reads it! HA HA
  • FUNNy-ish <-- I'm freakin' hilarious around 70%, and then no one knows what the F I'm saying 30%. And I rarely know which is which. My old view was "who cares". My new view is ... I'd like to be aware of if I'm being funny or not, and then probably still not care. HA HA
  • OUTSIDER <-- I didn't realize that being a Jew meant not being a Christian for a long time. (That's weird, I guess Christ couldn't be a Christian then either... but Christianity didn't start till he died, so ...) And the USA is a Christian world. I also don't really fit in w/the Jews, b/c I made my break from them at 13. So far, my 'best fit' has been with active and recovered Drug Addicts and Artists (is that the same way of saying the same thing? HA).
  • HONEST <-- I was born one of those people that doesn't lie well, doesn't remember lies well, and would rather be too honest. I list this as a strength... but it's also a big weakness.

Weaknesses
  • The lure of LAZINESS <-- I admit, I like the least effort methods often.
  • The lure of BABES <-- Yep. Women are my #1 joy as a sober dude. Prior to that, it was drugs first and then whatever. Now there' s no drugs so I'm alive and aware of every microgram of testosterone coursing thru my blood. AND I'm trying to meet the right woman nowadays (as I'm 36 and aging), so the easiest way is to keep my plate CLEAN of women until she shows up -- but that's no easy task! (Is that bad? I'm OK with it! Most of the time. HA HA)
  • FEAR <-- I'm clueless on getting the troops to do the right thing, and don't want them to know it. I'm afraid of success and failure. I have run out of $ 2x when world travelling, and it was no picnic. I'm a recovered addict who could someday return and crash and burn. And other stuff -- that I'm not telling you. HA
  • Too spread out <-- ADHD kills my focus. But it also helps my diversity. It's a side effect of being smart. Recently hung out w/ 2 other ADHD guys --> I said the conversation was like a multitasking event. Lateral thinking on steroids. Following threads thru the fabric of thought.
  • Disorganization <-- But hey, I got this list written and with bullets! That's not bad.
  • Memory <-- I forget why I wrote that.
  • Insensitive <-- I'm VERY sensitive to folks nearby and around, but when they're not around, I've frequently done things that weren't the smartest ideas. Not the kindest. I've mishandled much of my life -- still improving in that area. Every day I hope I'm improving...?
So from here on out for this whole year, it's moving from
A) the corp job that is a souldrainer, but pays $$$, to
B) the exciting job that is a soulfeeder, and pays enough $ to get by.

I can do it, and here's why: Other people have done it before, and others will after. Odds don't matter, it's WILL and INTENTION. The powers of the mind and soul united can rearrange reality to suit my desires.

Whoa -- this is my first post of 07! NICE

Anyone else out there SEEKING something new?
Tell me/us about it! Leave me a message/comment!

California Government Contacts 2007

Congress.org -- excellent site for Elected Officials Contact info

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
Fax: 916-445-4633
Email Web Form

Mayor Gavin Newsom
City Hall, Room 200
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: (415) 554-6141
TDD: (415) 252-3107
Fax: (415) 554-6160
Email: gavin.newsom@sfgov.org

Senator Dianne Feinstein
United States Senate
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3841
Fax: (202) 228-3954
TTY/TDD: (202) 224-2501
OR
United States Senate
One Post Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104
Or call (415) 393-0707
Fax (415) 393-0710
Email Web Form


Senator Barbara Boxer
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-3553
San Francisco
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 403-0100
(415) 956-6701 fax
Email Web Form

Representative Nancy Pelosi
2371 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-0508
Phone: (202) 225-4965
Fax: (202) 225-8259
OR
450 Golden Gate Ave., Burton Fed. Bldg.
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 556-4862
Fax: (415) 861-1670
http://www.house.gov/pelosi
E-mail: sf.nancy@mail.house.gov