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DESCRIPTION:Occupy Forum with the Defenders of the Commons \nInformation, discussion & 
 community- Monday Night Forum!\n\nDEFENDING OUR COMMONS FROM CORPORATE 
 PLUNDER\nPrivate corporations, often working hand-in-glove with 
 governmental bodies, plunder the commons for private gain: ancient forests 
 are clear-cut, wildlife preserves fracked, & public parks sectioned off 
 from the people. Our last vestiges of the commons, the land & resources 
 shared by all, are being sold off, bought off, or leased for private gain 
 under the aegis of a budget crisis – a crisis created by Wall Street 
 bail-outs, wars, & tax-breaks for millionaires, & fueled by oil & gas 
 industry propaganda demanding endless drilling & blasting. \n\nWhat is 
 happening to our commons and how can we fight back?\n\nShannon Biggs, 
 Director of the Community Rights Campaign at Global Exchange and co-author 
 of The Rights of Nature: The Case for a Universal Declaration of the Rights 
 of Mother Earth will speak about rights-based organizing to protect the 
 commons, including the Mt. Shasta “rights of nature” ordinance, and the 
 increasing problem of fracking in California.  Katherine Howard of the 
 “Save Golden Gate Park” coalition will update us about the recent 
 onslaught against the commons by the San Francisco Department of Recreation 
 & Parks, and Ed Dunn of HANC, the Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood Council, will 
 speak to us about the eviction of the thirty year old Kezar Recycling 
 Center.  The Space Transformers will follow up with their efforts to save 
 the grassroots Kezar Gardens Ecology Center.  Join us to learn how people 
 everywhere are fighting back to defend the commons and alert the public, 
 while letting corporations and government know that our commons are not up 
 for grabs. We will close with a brief update on the urgent state of the 
 struggle to save City College of SF, our educational commons.\n\nMonday 
 6:00 to 9:00 pm. 2017 Mission St. 2nd Floor conveniently located across 
 from the 16th/Mission BART .There will be a sign posted  on the door with a 
 phone number for entry after 6:15.  Donations to cover our costs are 
 encouraged.\n http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/01/05/18729503.php
SUMMARY:Defending Our Commons from Corporate Plunder - Occupy Forum
LOCATION:2017 Mission St. 2nd Floor, Global Exchange, conveniently located across 
 from the 16th/Mission BART.  Sign with phone # for entry will be posted 
 after 6:15. 
URL:http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/01/05/18729503.php
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