#Occupy #OC Affinity Group Seeks Donations to Continue #Anaheim Coverage

Occupy Orange County CA Transforms Protest Into Silent Candlelight Vigil to Honor Victims and Their Families

Occupy Orange County CA #Anaheim #Solidarity Weekend Protest Schedule

Occupy Orange County CA Announces Three Protests And a Media Livestream Teach-In This Weekend

Posted on 08/09/2012 by sheryllalexander

Here’s the link to this story on the official Occupy Wall St. forum: http://occupywallst.org/forum/anaheim-occupy-oc-affinity-group-seeks-donations-a/

Hi! Thanks so much for listening to us in OC. George Olivio and I (longtime journalist and media guru Sheryll Alexander) have been in solidarity with OWS as Occupy Orange County CA (Occupy OC) media team organizers since before our first protest on Oct. 15 2011 where about 1,000 citizens came and protested against the banksters. Our OC Affinity Group has been involved in several successful direct actions over the past year including Occupy the Courts and a Romney satire protest, among others. On July 21, our affinity group dove into action to cover the #Anaheim crisis in solidarity with OWS and Occupy OC. Without any renumeration whatsoever, we have covered #Anaheim now for 20 days to support the families and the downtrodden community with personal outreach and a media storm including livestreaming of every action as well as excellent live and continuous media coverage across all social media platforms linking the WORLD with #Anaheim and Occupy OC. Now, we are continuing our solidarity with OWS as well as Theresa Smith of Anaheim Cruzsaders in her protests against APD every Saturday at Disneyland (wow!) and every Sunday across from APD HQ. This is high visibility stuff, but we can NOT keep going without some funding as our families are going hungry and our internet is going to get cut off tomorrow. As a media organizer who covers #Anaheim continuously on my Facebook feed and the Occupy OC FB page, I personally need $134 by tomorrow to pay my wireless bill. Plus, my family needs an extra $100-200 for food and gas to get us through the weekend. If you know anyone who can help, please let me know ASAP. We are receiving no donation help from OC as we are seen as rebels, I guess. Ugh. OC Affinity Group thanks you for your help!!

Sheryll Alexander, independent journalist and media occupier

Here’s all the ways we can receive donations:

You can donate directly to me and my continuous #Anaheim #occupy feed to my PayPal account at: sheryllalexander@yahoo.com

Here’s the transparent WePay donation button for Occupy OC. The money is dumped into the account of a very trusted affinity group member and it will come directly to me and George:http://www.occupy-oc.org/donations/

George also has a WePay donation link on his Orange Crew livestream page:https://www.wepay.com/donations/ustream-donations-for-orangecrew

For more information on Affinity Groups, please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affinity_group

Posted on 07/27/2012 by sheryllalexander

ANAHEIM, Calif., July 27, 2012 – In light of the two fatalities at the hands of Anaheim Police Department since Saturday and now another shooting, the people of Occupy Orange County CA in solidarity with victims Manuel Diaz and Joel Acevedo and their families have transformed their protest march today at 5:30 p.m. in Anaheim’s Stoddard Park into a Silent CandleLight Vigil. The people of Occupy Orange County CA request silence, humility and healing thoughts to honor all three dead young men and bring comfort rather than more chaos to these mourning families. Please bring candles, flowers and hand-written signs that express peace and unity. Stoddard Park is located on S. 9^th St. between W. Orangewood Ave. andW. Katella Ave.

Please show your support to the mourning families by joining our Silent Candlelight Vigil event page by sending a message of unity, peace and healing: https://www.facebook.com/events/336708469748838/

To view OccupyOrangeCountyCA’s livestream of the silent candelight vigil, visit: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/orangecrew

For live protest updates, events and more information, visit OccupyOrangeCountyCA’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/OccupyOrangeCountyCA

To make a donation of money or supplies, please visit: http://www.occupy-oc.org/donations/

OccupyOrangeCountyCAmedia spokesperson: George Olivio, 714-683-8003

OccupyOrangeCountyCAmedia relations: Sheryll Alexander, sheryllalexander@yahoo.com, 949-423-5048

Posted on 07/27/2012 by sheryllalexander

Occupy Orange County CA #Anaheim #Solidarity Protest

Today at 5:30 p.m. Stoddard Park, Anaheim

https://www.facebook.com/events/336708469748838/

Occupy Orange County CA & Occupy LA Solidarity Livestream Media & Non-Violent Resistance Teach-In

Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.Stoddard Park, Anaheim

https://www.facebook.com/events/260721444040164/

Occupy Orange County CA #Anaheim #Solidarity Protest

Tomorrow at 12:00pm at Stoddard Park, Anaheim

https://www.facebook.com/events/489292957765516/

Occupy Orange County CA #Anaheim #Solidarity Protest

Sunday at noon, Anaheim Police Department (425 S. Harbor Blvd.)

https://www.facebook.com/events/296922467071904/

18 Council Practice Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: 05/18/2013 - 3:30 pm Location: Liberation Plaza, Civic Center Description: Even the simplest, most unsophisticated council practices are experienced as revolutionary by people who've known little more than the hectic, banal, adversarial or repressed communication modes typical of our mainstream culture. * *What is Council?* We sit in silence. A stick (or some other object) sits in the middle of our circle. Then for example, a woman who feels moved to speak picks up the stick. She holds it as she speaks, and we all listen to what she says. No one speaks unless they have the stick. We engage in no cross-talk or conversation in the usual sense. When the speaker is done, she passes the stick to the man on her left who ponders it for a moment before speaking. After a few minutes he passes the stick to the person on his left and so it goes. The stick continues around the circle, with each of us speaking in turn and the rest of us listening. When our scheduled council time is up -- or when we pass the stick around the whole circle with none of us speaking -- the stick is returned to the center and our circle is done. That is the whole process. At its heart, it is that simple. It helps to remember that the essence of council is listening and speaking from the heart. Therefore, head-tripping, pronouncements, chatter, posturing and run-on monologues of the sort that make up so much of ordinary conversation only serve to disrupt the atmosphere of the circle. On the other hand, *silence* -- so avoided in ordinary conversation -- often helps deepen the atmosphere. *The main effect of council practice is in learning how to listen and share from the heart.* Speaking from the heart beings with being grounded in our experience of what is -- especially being grounded in our feelings, values and in things that are truly important to us. It means being honest, taking risks, being real, allowing the vitality and emotion we feel to find its way into our voice when we speak. It means finding ourselves saying things we have not said before -- sometimes things we didn't even realize we thought or felt. Industrial culture seldom welcomes this kind of openness and honesty, so most of us need a safe space in order to speak from our hearts. By "safe space" I mean a group that can really hear us, where we feel we won't be judged or have to deal with negative consequences as a result of our speaking our truth. Creating such a safe space is an important challenge for most of us. Another important challenge is speaking from our hearts even when we aren't sure how safe it is to do so. This courageous act often opens the door for others to speak from their hearts. *Council is a listening circle* Sitting in a circle helps us to fully see each other as peers sharing meaning, creativity, and a common center. I believe the most basic unit of reflexive and intelligent social life is people sitting in a circle listening deeply and speaking from the heart. This is a different kind of meeting than most modern people are used to. The focus is on dialogue -- on exploring and learning together -- not on getting things done or completing an agenda. *How to do a listening circle* This form of dialogue is inspired by Native American councils. The trademark quality of Council is in listening -- a deep listening to each individual within the group, to the group mind and to Spirit, as well as to each other. We can even listen deeply when we are talking: we can be aware of the words we are saying as we say them, of the way our bodies feel, of the stream of semi-formed thoughts and emotions out of which our words are coming, and of the receptive group space into which we are sending them. *Going around the circle* To the extent we honor the stick (or other object) and its role, we don't need chairpersons and facilitators; the stick, itself, in its journey around the circle, shapes the structure and quality of our dialogue. Sometimes, though, someone sets the tone and gets things started, and someone signals the end of the meeting. As the focus of our attention moves around and around the circle, it spirals down into deeper shared understandings, richer shared meanings, and a growing sense of a shared, evolving story. Although sometimes we go around only once, our best circles result from going around at least 3 or 4 times, with people speaking briefly if necessary to permit more rounds. Brevity can be very powerful. It is also important to sustain everyone's attention. Sometimes we time our turns, often 1-3 minutes each, rarely as long as 6-10 minutes. A well-functioning circle should help those who usually speak a lot say less and those who usually don't speak up to say more. *In conclusion* You don't have to do anything fancy to use the council process -- just get together as a group and take turns speaking from the heart as best as you can; use a stapler as a talking-stick if that's what's handy. The important thing is to just doing it. More details...

19 March Against Monsanto Starts: 10:30 am Ends: 05/19/2013 - 12:00 pm Location: Laguna Main Beach, 101 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach Description: Info on Location, Parking, Agenda, Volunteers, Sponsors, Suggestions for Signs, etc can be found at our website: http://www.tinyurl.com/MAM-LB More details... Protest Against Police Brutality Starts: 12:00 pm Ends: 05/19/2013 - 2:00 pm Location: Anaheim Police Department 425 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805 Description: every Sunday we gather at the Anaheim police Department 12 noon -2pm , to bring awareness to the community in Anaheim and the surrounding cities of Orange County. Anaheim Police Department has gotten away with their lies, brutality, excessive force, racial profiling, misconduct and MURDER for far too long..Their corruption and blatant disregard for our HUMAN/civil rights will NO LONGER BE TOLERATED!! join us .. stand up and let them here your voice... we want JUSTICE_CHANGE_ACCOUNTABILITY_AND TRANSPARENCY. recently the city manager of Anaheim has vocalized his intent to authorize a investigation into the excessive officer involved shootings.. This is a step in the right direction! We will remind the city manager every city council meeting about his solution..expecting the entire process be made fully public ! a press release and media coverage would be good! The (PEOPLE) deserve to know whats been going on their city!!The tourists deserve to know that Anaheim isn't as safe as they assume when they bring their entire families on vacation at the (happiest place on earth) Disneyland... More details... Food Not Bombs Santa Ana Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: 05/19/2013 - 4:00 pm Location: 26 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, SANTA ANA Description: Please help us serve out food at 26 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, SANTA ANA, across the street from the Santa Ana Public Library every SUNDAY @3PM http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1464751051 More details... 99rise presents "We're Not Broke" Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: 05/19/2013 - 6:30 pm Location: Santora Building for the Arts, 207 N. Broadway, Santa Ana Description: May 19 Sunday 4-6:30pm, Santa Ana: 99rise presents the Sundance film "We're Not Broke" @ Santora Building for the Arts, 207 N. Broadway Come learn how big money has corrupted American politics and how you and 99rise are going to claim our democracy for the 99% * Space is limited: RSVP at 99riseoc@gmail.com * Parking is free on Sunday, including parking meters * Refreshments will be served More details...

21 Lectures on Social Issues Starts: 10:00 am Ends: 05/21/2013 - 12:00 pm Location: Emaculate Heart Church, 1100 S. Center Dr. (Center & McFadden) Description: Lectures given weekly about different topics, from inequality to human trafficking. In need of Spanish-speaking translators. More details... Peace Vigil by MFSO and Code Pink Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 05/21/2013 - 7:00 pm Location: Orange Circle, Glassell & Chapman, Orange Description: The OC chapter of Military Families Speak Out has resumed the monthly Code Pink peace vigils at the Orange Circle in the city of Orange! These vigils will be held on the 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 5:30-7:00 pm- that's this week already. The Orange Circle is at the intersection of Glassell St and Chapman Ave in Orange. Come one - come all. Bring your friends. We need to remind everyone that the war rages on in Afghanistan and the current Administration has the power to bring them out of that quagmire now! See you Tuesday night at the Traffic Circle. Pat Alviso & Jeff Merrick Military Families Speak Out Orange County & South Bay Chapter http://www.mfsooc.org 562-833-8035 Support Our Troops Bring Them Home Now! Take Care of Them After They Get Home Dear OC Code Pink Activists & Supporters, I am happy to report that our friends from the OC chapter of Military Families Speak Out have resumed monthly peace vigils at the Circle! These vigils will be held on the 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 5:30-7:00 pm. In peaceful solidarity, Kathy (Code Pink OC) More details...

23 OC Labor Federation Delegates Meeting Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: 05/23/2013 - 7:30 pm Location: Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Office, 309 N Rampart St # M, Orange Description: Monthly meeting of union delegates from all union in all sectors around OC. More details...

24 Santa Ana Primary GA @ Civic Center Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: 05/24/2013 - 9:00 pm Location: Necessity Village (Ross & Civic Center) in Santa Ana Description: Occupy Santa Ana General Assembly Meeting, located on Ross and Civic center across the street from the library in grassy area. Newcomers welcomed! More details...

25 Council Practice Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: 05/25/2013 - 3:30 pm Location: Liberation Plaza, Civic Center Description: Even the simplest, most unsophisticated council practices are experienced as revolutionary by people who've known little more than the hectic, banal, adversarial or repressed communication modes typical of our mainstream culture. * *What is Council?* We sit in silence. A stick (or some other object) sits in the middle of our circle. Then for example, a woman who feels moved to speak picks up the stick. She holds it as she speaks, and we all listen to what she says. No one speaks unless they have the stick. We engage in no cross-talk or conversation in the usual sense. When the speaker is done, she passes the stick to the man on her left who ponders it for a moment before speaking. After a few minutes he passes the stick to the person on his left and so it goes. The stick continues around the circle, with each of us speaking in turn and the rest of us listening. When our scheduled council time is up -- or when we pass the stick around the whole circle with none of us speaking -- the stick is returned to the center and our circle is done. That is the whole process. At its heart, it is that simple. It helps to remember that the essence of council is listening and speaking from the heart. Therefore, head-tripping, pronouncements, chatter, posturing and run-on monologues of the sort that make up so much of ordinary conversation only serve to disrupt the atmosphere of the circle. On the other hand, *silence* -- so avoided in ordinary conversation -- often helps deepen the atmosphere. *The main effect of council practice is in learning how to listen and share from the heart.* Speaking from the heart beings with being grounded in our experience of what is -- especially being grounded in our feelings, values and in things that are truly important to us. It means being honest, taking risks, being real, allowing the vitality and emotion we feel to find its way into our voice when we speak. It means finding ourselves saying things we have not said before -- sometimes things we didn't even realize we thought or felt. Industrial culture seldom welcomes this kind of openness and honesty, so most of us need a safe space in order to speak from our hearts. By "safe space" I mean a group that can really hear us, where we feel we won't be judged or have to deal with negative consequences as a result of our speaking our truth. Creating such a safe space is an important challenge for most of us. Another important challenge is speaking from our hearts even when we aren't sure how safe it is to do so. This courageous act often opens the door for others to speak from their hearts. *Council is a listening circle* Sitting in a circle helps us to fully see each other as peers sharing meaning, creativity, and a common center. I believe the most basic unit of reflexive and intelligent social life is people sitting in a circle listening deeply and speaking from the heart. This is a different kind of meeting than most modern people are used to. The focus is on dialogue -- on exploring and learning together -- not on getting things done or completing an agenda. *How to do a listening circle* This form of dialogue is inspired by Native American councils. The trademark quality of Council is in listening -- a deep listening to each individual within the group, to the group mind and to Spirit, as well as to each other. We can even listen deeply when we are talking: we can be aware of the words we are saying as we say them, of the way our bodies feel, of the stream of semi-formed thoughts and emotions out of which our words are coming, and of the receptive group space into which we are sending them. *Going around the circle* To the extent we honor the stick (or other object) and its role, we don't need chairpersons and facilitators; the stick, itself, in its journey around the circle, shapes the structure and quality of our dialogue. Sometimes, though, someone sets the tone and gets things started, and someone signals the end of the meeting. As the focus of our attention moves around and around the circle, it spirals down into deeper shared understandings, richer shared meanings, and a growing sense of a shared, evolving story. Although sometimes we go around only once, our best circles result from going around at least 3 or 4 times, with people speaking briefly if necessary to permit more rounds. Brevity can be very powerful. It is also important to sustain everyone's attention. Sometimes we time our turns, often 1-3 minutes each, rarely as long as 6-10 minutes. A well-functioning circle should help those who usually speak a lot say less and those who usually don't speak up to say more. *In conclusion* You don't have to do anything fancy to use the council process -- just get together as a group and take turns speaking from the heart as best as you can; use a stapler as a talking-stick if that's what's handy. The important thing is to just doing it. More details...

26 Protest Against Police Brutality Starts: 12:00 pm Ends: 05/26/2013 - 2:00 pm Location: Anaheim Police Department 425 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805 Description: every Sunday we gather at the Anaheim police Department 12 noon -2pm , to bring awareness to the community in Anaheim and the surrounding cities of Orange County. Anaheim Police Department has gotten away with their lies, brutality, excessive force, racial profiling, misconduct and MURDER for far too long..Their corruption and blatant disregard for our HUMAN/civil rights will NO LONGER BE TOLERATED!! join us .. stand up and let them here your voice... we want JUSTICE_CHANGE_ACCOUNTABILITY_AND TRANSPARENCY. recently the city manager of Anaheim has vocalized his intent to authorize a investigation into the excessive officer involved shootings.. This is a step in the right direction! We will remind the city manager every city council meeting about his solution..expecting the entire process be made fully public ! a press release and media coverage would be good! The (PEOPLE) deserve to know whats been going on their city!!The tourists deserve to know that Anaheim isn't as safe as they assume when they bring their entire families on vacation at the (happiest place on earth) Disneyland... More details... Food Not Bombs Santa Ana Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: 05/26/2013 - 4:00 pm Location: 26 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, SANTA ANA Description: Please help us serve out food at 26 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, SANTA ANA, across the street from the Santa Ana Public Library every SUNDAY @3PM http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1464751051 More details...

28 Lectures on Social Issues Starts: 10:00 am Ends: 05/28/2013 - 12:00 pm Location: Emaculate Heart Church, 1100 S. Center Dr. (Center & McFadden) Description: Lectures given weekly about different topics, from inequality to human trafficking. In need of Spanish-speaking translators. More details... OC Peace Coalition General Meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: 05/28/2013 - 9:00 pm Location: Spires Restaurant, 13030 Goldenwest, Westminster Description: OC Peace Coalition General Meeting WHERE: Spires Restaurant, 13030 Goldenwest, Westminster WHO: Anyone interested in educating, organizing and changing US foreign policies promoting illegal invasions and occupations, as well as stopping the militarization of the U.S. (High School Military Recruitment, the brutal treatment of undocumented workers, and the criminalization of youth, especially those of color). We do not support any specific party but do support anyone who is working for Peace and Justice. Bring your ideas and enthusiasm! web site: ocpeace.org More details...

31 Santa Ana Primary GA @ Civic Center Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: 05/31/2013 - 9:00 pm Location: Necessity Village (Ross & Civic Center) in Santa Ana Description: Occupy Santa Ana General Assembly Meeting, located on Ross and Civic center across the street from the library in grassy area. Newcomers welcomed! More details...

Posted on 07/27/2012 by sheryllalexander

Occupy OC Marches in Solidarity with Anaheim Residents Against Police Brutality and Economic Inequality

ANAHEIM, Calif., July 27, 2012 – Today, the people of Occupy Orange County CA in solidarity with the families of the two shooting victims along with embattled Anaheim neighborhood residents are marching at 5:30 p.m. in Anaheim starting in Stoddard Park (on S. 9^th St. between W. Orangewood and W. Katella avenues). The peaceful, non-violent resistance march will start atStoddardPark and go downKatella Avenue towardsHarbor Boulevard.

After the protest, citizens are invited back toStoddardParkfor more information about Saturday’s events including an Occupy Orange County CA & Occupy LA Solidarity Livestream Media & Non-Violent Resistance Teach-In at 10 a.m. and another march starting atStoddardParkand ending atHarbor Boulevardat noon. On Sunday,OccupyOrangeCountyCAurges residents to join in the noon protest at the Anaheim Police Department (425 S. Harbor Blvd.).

“The mother (Genevieve Huizar) of Manuel Diaz is wise. She and the rest of the families affected by this senseless and unnecessary tragedy are calling for peace amongst the citizens,” saysOccupyOrangeCountyCAorganizer George Olivio. “They want to see justice served.”

Olivio, who has been in close contact with the embattled and mournfulAnaheimresidents, says the residents are asking the community to stand down on violent activity because violence is not justice.

“They’re crying out for a non-violent, peaceful protest and real justice in the hopes the officers involved in the shootings will be investigated byCalifornia’s Attorney General and on behalf of all eight victims.”

“If found guilty,” says Olivio, “they would like to see the officers involved charged to the full extent of the law.”

“Occupy Orange County CA stands in full solidarity with the families of these victims in the pursuit for non-violent protest and accountability against the unjust racial profiling prejudice and unlawful violence against innocent unarmed citizens who are suffering as the result of a few violent people,” says Olivio.

To view OccupyOrangeCountyCA’s livestream of the protest, visit: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/orangecrew

For live protest updates and information on future protests, visit OccupyOrangeCountyCA’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/OccupyOrangeCountyCA

To make a donation of money or supplies, please visit: http://www.occupy-oc.org/donations/

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OccupyOrangeCountyCA media spokesperson: George Olivio, 714-683-8003OccupyOrangeCountyCA media relations: Sheryll Alexander, sheryllalexander@yahoo.com, 949-423-5048