Crack Friday with Rev. Billy (Special SOAPBOX PODCAST 11/28/14)

Special Crack Friday Edition of

Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox

While many people celebrate family togetherness on Turkey Day,

what's wrong with "Thanksgiving" Weekend?

Many people over-indulge in food while others are starving.

Many people don't even acknowledge the genocide and slavery which are the foundation of the USA.

Many people go out of their ways on the next day to mow down their neighbors for a few bucks off cheap consumer crap.

Heard on local Sacramento news:  "Some stores only open on Black Friday morning to respect the 'sanctity' of Black Friday."

"Sanctity" of Black Friday! 

We are told that shopping is our patriotic duty and along with football and war, our state religion.

Some are addicted to the temporary high of acquisition and become slaves to debt for this addiction.

That's why this Crack Friday Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox presents

 Rev. Billy Talen of the Church of Stop Shopping

TOPICS: Materialism, Monsanto, Ferguson

(among others)

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REV. BILLY AND THE STOP SHOPPING CHOIR 

"There is NEVER any excuse for Violence" by Cindy Sheehan

“There is Never any Excuse for Violence”

Cindy Sheehan

The above is a quote from the War Criminal in Chief Barack Obama in his statement about the miscarriage of justice that just happened in Ferguson, MO.

The deep irony is that this man is the figurehead of the most violent, racist, and deadly empire in the history of our planet.

What he said was, “There is never any excuse for violence,” but what he meant was, “there is never any excuse for violence from oppressed or occupied people—I, however, can bomb people, torture people, assassinate people without trials, spy on people AND shoot your kids down in the streets.”

In my opinion, the burden of “peace” is not on the shoulders of oppressed or occupied people. It is a human right to defend ourselves and our loved ones.

Obama also said, “the police put their lives on the line for us everyday.” Really? I don’t see an epidemic of cops being killed, but I sure see a huge rise in cops murdering people with virtual impunity.

Of course, we do live in a violent society from the top on down. War and violence is the first response from the top and cops are being given clear permission again and again to respond with lethal force when non-deadly forms of apprehension are used on mostly white criminals.

In Ferguson, protesters may be throwing bottles and breaking windows, but I am viewing heavy armored personnel and vehicles moving through the streets of Ferguson and are attacking the protesters with tear gas and threats of deadly warfare.

The doublespeak of Empire is nauseating and Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox and Soapbox People’s Network are providing an opportunity to go to DC in March to let Obama know that we think that police state violence is totally unacceptable and will no longer be tolerated. 

Justice for Michael Brown and all victims of police state and imperial violence! 

(INFO ON OUR MARCH ACTION: DATES LIKELY WILL CHANGE TO MARCH 17TH TO 21ST). 

The Stark Reality of Police Brutality (SOAPBOX PODCAST NOVEMBER 23, 2014)

 CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX

THE STARK REALITY OF POLICE BRUTALITY

With the pending grand jury decision in the Michael Brown murder in Ferguson, MO, The Soapbox is replaying a show we did with four extraordinary people whose lives were devastated and changed when a loved one was murdered by cops.

Learn about their stories, the stories of their loved ones and the inspiring heart-connection they have made to do something that I know is not easy.

None of us asked for "this," let's hear stories that are so difficult to hear, but even harder to tell. 

 BIOS AND RELEVANT LINKS

Christina Arechiga – Sacramento, CA– Prison right activist for over 15 years then changed focus to police brutality when her first cousin Ernest Duenez Jr was murdered by John Moody of the Manteca PD. Now works full time as a private investigator and in the CA Statewide Coalition Against Police Brutality for all families who have been victims of law enforcement corruption and working on changing procedures and laws allowing such corruption.

Rosemary Duenez – Lathrop, CA – a mother and grandmother whose son Ernest Duenez Jr. was murdered by John Moody of the Manteca PD on June 8, 2011 – Ernest 34 yrs old was a father of an 11 month old son at the time, the Duenez family maintains weekly Sunday protests at the Manteca PD and is actively working with the CA Statewide Coalition Against Police Brutality. They fought to have the dash cam video released to them and they in turn released to the public in their fight for justice. Their civil case is currently in the federal courts in Sacramento, Ca and trial will begin in early 2014. The officer was cleared by the DA’s office but the family maintains an ongoing investigation and continues to put pressure on law enforcement to be accountable and file murder charges.

You can view the video here: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhnY17F_eiQ

 Denika Chatman – Vallejo, Ca – mother of Kenneth Harding 19 years of age was murdered on July 16, 2011 by San Francisco Police and then left to bleed out while medical personal was not allowed through police barricade – she moved her family back to California from Seattle to fight for justice for her son and holds monthly feeds for the homeless in the spot that still is stained with the blood of her son. Aka the Kenny Feeds held by the Kenneth Harding Foundation – they have recently been blessed with a new location in a church to continue their work. She is currently in a civil trial.


You can view the video here: 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K9RS34WG7M


Cephus Johnson aka “uncle bobby”– uncle of Oscar Grant murdered by Johannes Mehserle on a BART platform in Oakland, works nationally to organize and unite families who have been affected by the injustice system, their story is on screens nationwide in the film FRUITVALE STATION – you can read reviews here: 
https://www.facebook.com/FruitvaleStationMovie

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The Obama Files: Chronicles of an Award Winning War Criminal

by Cindy Sheehan 

with Foreword by Larry Pinkney.

Sponsor the completion of Cindy Sheehan's new book: The Obama Files: Chronicles of an Award Winning War Criminal with foreword by Larry Pinkney.

Sheehan's prophetic writings about the trajectory of the Obama presidency have been collected in this book which is an historical document about the downslide of the US antiwar movement and the profound similarities of the two corporate political parties here in the US.

Cindy Sheehan has never given up and believes that the only way to bring peace, prosperity, safety and a healthy environment is by people here in the US breaking their chains to political partisanship and working together to overthrow the existing paradigm.

Sponsorships of $20-$49 will receive one of the first copies (signed by Cindy) of the book and sponsorships of $50 or above will get their names in the acknowledgements as well as an autographed copy of the book. This money will go toward editing and formatting  the nearly finished book for publication.

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Fuku Radiation Hits off of Coast of California (SOAPBOX PODCAST November 16, 2014)

CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

FUKU FUBAR

http://news.yahoo.com/traces-fukushima-radiation-detected-off-california-coast-133754891.html

GUEST: DR. HELEN CALDICOTT

TOPIC: REPLAY OF SHOW ABOUT FUKUSHIMA

(ORIGINALLY AIRED 11/3/2013)

 

What Are You Waiting For? An Engraved Invitation? (SOAPBOX PODCAST 11/9/14)

Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox

November 9, 2014

GUEST: RAY MCGOVERN
(Ray says the "R" word)
 

TOPIC: When Will We Care Enough

to Put our Bodies on the "Gears"

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SPRING OF LUV
Your Engraved Invitation!

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Go Vegan Radio with Cindy Sheehan (SOAPBOX PODCAST 11/2/14)

CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

This week Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox we replay a recent

interview that Bob Linden of Go Vegan Radio did with 

our host of Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox.

Cindy and Bob chat about veganism, peace, and politics.

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