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Occupy Chicago Makes Plans For Winter On-Line Donations Now Accepted

2011-12-04T10:15:00.000-08:00

*** On-Line Donations Now Accepted ***
Occupy Chicago web page: http://occupychi.org/
For latest information, discussion forums, committee reports.

DogStar7 speaks with Matt who was moderating an early December Occupy Chicago general assembly meeting. "GA's" are held to inform the Occupy community and their supporters of upcoming events and actions and also to vote on substantive organizational developments.

From Occupy Chicago web page:
Beginning Sunday, Dec. 4th the 7pm General Assembly will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays only. The other days (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday) will be reserved for discussion, committee meetings, planning sessions, and other community events, including encouraging participation in neighborhood GA's. Please watch the website for announcements of discussions and activities. This was passed by a super majority at the GA on 11/29.

IIT Armour Institute - L.C. Tiffany Windows

2011-11-27T20:37:00.000-08:00

The Armour Institute
Illinois Institute of Technology

Wrought iron staircases and Louis Comfort Tiffany window dedicated to Philip D. Armour Jr.

http://www.harboearch.com/getProject.php?projname=iitmainbuilding
The Main Building, designed by Chicago architects Patton & Fisher, was completed in 1893. This significant City of Chicago Landmark building was designed in 1891 for the newly founded Armour Institute of Technology to house classrooms and offices. The building's Romanesque Revival style exterior consists of rough-cut sandstone base, red brick and terra cotta upper levels, large arched windows, and multi-hipped roof.

Bob Dylan - Donovan - Very Rare!

2011-11-27T16:10:00.000-08:00

Circa 1965, in a HOTEL room while Dylan was in England on tour. It's All Over Now Baby Blue was already a hit Dylan song at that time. Listen closely at 2:14. Donovan says "I wanna hear It's All Over Now Baby Blue" to which Dylan replies "You got it" or "Okay". If you have any additional info about this meeting, please send it along.

Beatles Shakespear skit (in color)

2011-11-26T02:38:00.000-08:00

Studio 5A/B, Wembley Studios, Wembley

A humorous spoof of Shakespear's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act V Scene I), in which John portrayed the beauteous lady "Thisbe", Paul "Pyramus", George "Moonshine" and Ringo "Lion", all attired in costume. Apart from this, John, Paul and George were seen at the very start of the show, miming a trumpet fanfare.

First Civil Union Couples Register in Chicago

2011-11-23T11:30:00.000-08:00

Chicago Sun Times, June 1st, 2011
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/5712829-417/gay-couples-line-up-for-licens...
Gay couples line up for licenses as Illinois' civil union law takes effect
More than 75 couples were in line by the time the doors opened early at 7:30a.m. at the Cook County Building in downtown Chicago, where the vital records office will stay open until 7 p.m. to accommodate couples. Officials said they expect to issue about 2,000 licenses the first day.

At the head of the line were Lakeesha Harris and Janean Watkins, who got there at midnight. The Chicago couple, together for 10 years, have six children and a home but say they always felt relegated to second-class status, until now.

Lambda Legal
http://www.lambdalegal.org/
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.

XTC - Life Begins at the Hop / Generals & Majors LIVE 1980

2011-11-23T11:18:00.000-08:00

Festival Hall Melbourne September 1980
from the 'lost' Nightmoves concert.

Harpo Marx on I've Got a Secret, May 3, 1961

2011-11-23T10:40:00.000-08:00

Harpo, whose autobiography "Harpo Speaks!" has just been published, acts out the answers to interview questions from host Garry Moore while the panel try to figure out what he's miming. Johnny Carson substitutes for Bill Cullen.

Occupy "Mic Checks" Mayor Emanuel ~ Occupy Nurses Held Nearly 24 Hours

2011-11-22T10:22:00.000-08:00

Occupy Nurse Jan Rodolfo talks about being arrested in Chicago's Grant Park while manning a First Aid tent during a demonstration.

**Apologies to Jan and her gracious family for the quick audio fade.

Shout out to the enthusiastic city truck drivers who show their support for Occupy by blaring their horns as they go by!

Occupy Chicago marches to State Street to confront Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel over cuts in human services budgets, including closing mental health facilities.

Octopus Walks on Land at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

2011-11-21T22:40:00.000-08:00

Found on YouTube

"This guy came out of the booth to gift us a crab. What a friendly dude!"

Robbie Toerne - Chicago's Newest Bluesman

2011-11-21T15:28:00.000-08:00

Robbie Toerne plays his Gibson SG on the streets of Chicago.

Three months since leaving Kentucky and his band, Alias Jones
http://www.robbietoerne.com/index.htm
"Alias Jones
From: Henderson, Kentucky"
"Although influenced by classic blues and rock artists like Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Led Zeppelin, this group of young men is looking forward, not backward. Even when they draw on the material of other artists, they play with a fresh, modern sensibility. "

Robbie with Alias Jones at the W.C.Handy Music Fest, June 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HhKksfTVKk

Robbie said he hopes his band will join him soon.
DogStar7 hopes so, too.

"The Flying of The Angels": Festival of Maria SS Lauretana

2011-11-20T22:32:00.000-08:00

One of my first YouTube videos.
Uploaded by dogstar7 on Sep 4, 2007

108th Annual Festival Honoring Maria SS Lauretana Society of Altaville Micilia

This festival and it's tradition began in Altaville Micilia, Sicily. It was first brought here to America in 1900 when the procession and the "Flying of Angels" made it way to the near north Chicago neighborhood of Cabrini Green.

In recent years this tradition is continued every Labor Day Weekend in the western suburb of Berwyn, Illinois.

The Maria Santisima (S.S) Lauretana Society
is composed of three groups:

The "Deputazoine", who administer the festival wear yellow; The "Sorelanza", the Womans Guild, wear maroon dresses; and "The Fratalanza" or Brotherhood, or "The Maroons", who's job it is to carry the shrine.

The music was supplied on scene by the Sicilian Band of Chicago, who accompanied the shrine through the fest.

This was shot hand-held with the Canon Elura 100
Wild audio in 16 bit.
Edited and mixed to MPEG4 on Final Cut
Thanks to Ed Pitts of Absolute Video, Oak Park, IL.

Thanks to emtfire62 for information.

An Oldie but a Woodie: The United Ancient Order of Druids Monument

2011-11-20T15:32:00.000-08:00

Detailed and compendious account of A.O.D. & U.A.O.D
http://www.druidicdawn.org/node/1913

From Neo-Pagan web site:
http://www.neopagan.net/MesoDruids.html
In 1781 c.e., Henry Hurle set up the "Ancient Order of Druids" ("A.O.D."), which is sometimes just called the "Druid Order," ("D.O."), as were a few other groups, leading to no end of historical confusion. Hurle's group was a secret society based on Masonic patterns — not surprising, since Hurle was a carpenter and house builder, and thus would have been familiar with Masonry. The A.O.D., like most of the similar mystical societies formed at the time, was heavily influenced by Jacob Boehme.

(Jacob Boehme, 1675-1724 c.e., was a Protestant Christian mystic, greatly involved with alchemy, hermeticism and Christian Cabala, as well as being a student of the famous Meister Eckhart. His mystical writings attempted to reconcile all these influences and had a tremendous impact upon later generations of mystical Christians, Rosicrucians, Freemasons and Theosophists.)

In 1833, the secret society founded by Hurle apparently split up over the question of whether it should be mainly a "benefit" (charitable) society or a mystical one. The majority voted for being a charitable society and changed its name to the "United Ancient Order of Druids" ("U.A.O.D."). This group, with branches all over the world, still exists as a charitable and fraternal organization rather like the Elks or Shriners, with both their membership and their rituals overlapping heavily with those of mainstream Masonry.

The Truth Behind The Druids ~ National Geographic TV

"The Druids were not the gentle pagans often depicted in culture and film. But did they carry out human sacrifice?"

Occupy Chicago Holds A Die-In And March On Congress Hotel

2011-11-18T09:31:00.000-08:00

Occupy Chicago holds a Die-In on the corner of LaSalle & Jackson, in front of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, the Chicago Board of Trade and the Bank of America.

Occupy then leads a march to the Congress hotel, where housekeeping and other laborers have been on strike for better wages and conditions for over eight years.

Congress Hotel Strike Enters Eighth Year
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/06/15/congress-hotel-strike-enters-eighth-year/
"The company has never offered a single nickel, even a penny worth of improvement, since this negotiation started in 2002," said Henry Tamarin, president of Unite Now Local 1, which represents the workers.

Still, strikers like Leticia Aritzmendi, a mother of six, including one child with cancer, aren't giving up. "I'm gonna continue this fight because it's very important. Not only for me, for every family," she said.

Occupy Chicago Takes The LaSalle Steet Bridge

2011-11-18T02:12:00.000-08:00

Occupy Chicago demonstrators block LaSalle Street bridge
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-occupy-chicago-demonstr...
Protesters blocked traffic on the bridge at the height of the evening rush hour by sitting down across the road. Police eventually cleared the bridge and issued tickets to 46 people. The bridge was reopened to traffic by 4:45 p.m

Wage Theft Protest - Little Village Car Wash - Arise Chicago

2011-11-16T10:16:00.000-08:00

Arise Chicago
http://www.icontact-archive.com/ZCyP2A7FHTBXkUdUXY5V03n2Mz-joKi4?w=1
Carlos worked at a car wash and body shop on the Southwest Side for 11 years, working about 70 hours most weeks. He lost the majority of one of his thumbs in an accident in the shop.

While cleaning cars, he and his co-workers were never paid an hourly wage—they were only paid tips. This meant that some days, if business was slow, he made as little as $15 total for 12 hours of work. Even on days when tips were good, they never received an amount equal to the minimum wage—to say nothing of overtime.

Arise has made multiple attempts to reach out to the business's owner to discuss the matter, but he has been unresponsive. Paying workers below the minimum wage and refusing to pay overtime is illegal and immoral. Carlos and a group of supporters are returning to his former employer to demand that he be paid what he is owed, gathering outside holding squeegees and giant sponges.

Lupe Fiasco Walks The Line At @OccupyChicago - Shout Out To AnonOps

2011-11-13T12:15:00.000-08:00

Artist/DJ Lupe Fiasco answered the call and "Put his feets where he tweets" for @OccupyChicago. Talks about Anonymous outing his cyber-attacker to his aid when he was hacked.

A Tale Of Two Protests - Why Are Chicago Police Handling Occupy Arrests ...

2011-11-13T12:14:00.000-08:00

Two women who took part in the Jane Adams Senior Caucus civil disobedience action talk about the way they were handled by Chicago Police on the scene. An Occupy Chicago demonstrator who was arrested for sitting down after curfew tells a different tale of his experiences.

Occupy Chicago - Jane Adams Senior Caucus Stops Traffic

2011-11-13T12:13:00.000-08:00

Rep's Schakowsky (Ill.9th) and Quigley (Ill.5th) address Jane Adams Senior Caucus.

Civil Disobedience at Jackson Blvd. and Clark St, Federal Plaza.

Seniors Join Occupy Chicago, Protest Cuts To Medicare, Social Security
(Huffington Post) 11/7/11 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/07/seniors-join-occupy-chica_n_1079553....
"Amid chants demanding that the cuts be forestalled -- with suggestions for alternatives, including tax hikes -- 43 demonstrators were escorted from the intersection by police and issued citations for pedestrian failure to "exercise due care," or for blocking traffic. Those cited included four protesters using assisted mobility devices and at least one centenarian."

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL.9th) Speaks In Support of Occupy

2011-11-13T12:12:00.000-08:00

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, of the Illinois 9th District speaks about the Occupy movement and the traditionally American right of those involved in Occupy communities to assemble to seek petition of grievances against the government. Also discussed is the use of non-violent civil disobedience and the level of violence used to meet the demands of Occupy communities throughout America.

Keep Your Kids Occupied - Occupy Chicago

2011-11-13T12:11:00.000-08:00

Family day at Grant Park with #OccupyParents and their kids.

The READER's Ben Joravsky Talks TIF's at Occupy Chicago

2011-11-13T12:10:00.001-08:00

The Chicago Reader TIF Archives
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-chicago-reader-tif-archive/Content?o...

The TIF Shadow Budget
Shedding Light on the Shadow Budget
The TIF budget we recently pried from the city's grip reveals drastic inequities in how the money's spent.
By Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke (December 10, 2009)

Rabbi Menachem Cohen at Occupy Chicago - Spiritual Awakening

2011-11-13T12:10:00.000-08:00

http://mitziut.org/menachemamy.htm
Menachem Cohen is the founding Rabbi of the Mitziut Jewish Community in Chicago and of Congregation B'nai haMidbar and the Black Rock JCC, the organized Jewish presence at Burning Man. For 11 years he has studied and practiced Jewish healing prayer with Rabbi Douglas Goldhamer, founder of Hebrew Seminary of the Deaf, where Menachem received ordination. He has also studied Jewish Shamanic Healing with Rabbi Gershon Winkler at the Walkingstick foundation and at Elat Chayyim.. He has facilitated meditation groups across the country. His other interests include halacha and the paradigm shift and how our text, liturgy and calendar lead us through our psycho-spiritual journeys.

Operation #OccupyHalloween Chicago

2011-11-13T12:09:00.000-08:00

Occupy Chicago marched (Unit 110) in the Chicago Boystown Halloween Parade - October 31, 2011

Trader Joe's Refuses To Pay 1 Cent More For Farm Workers Rights

2011-11-13T12:08:00.000-08:00

Protestors in Chicago march on Trader Joe's in support of the Coalition of Immokalle Workers (CIW) Fair Food Program. Nine other food retailers - including Whole Foods Stores, McDonalds and Burger King participate in bringing better conditions to farm labor camps in the tomato fields of Florida and the greater southwest.

http://www.ciw-online.org

Mayor Emanuel Tears Up The Streets Around Occupy Chicago

2011-11-13T12:03:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend, giant pavement munching machines were sent to tear up the streets around the Occupy Chicago sidewalk location at LaSalle and Jackson streets, the heart of the Chicago financial district.