BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org
PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:Indybay-18762268
SEQUENCE:18878532
CREATED:20141001T003700Z
DESCRIPTION:Announcing Einstein’s Candidacy for Mayor of Oakland \n\nHe’s a very 
 good dog, and he’ll make a very good Mayor. \n \nWhy: The Oakland Mayoral 
 campaign needs a voice for the City’s oppressed residents What? A Press 
 Conference.\n\nOakland, CA – A dog for Mayor of Oakland?! Sound crazy? 
 But the question, as we see it, is not, “Can a dog run the City?” The 
 question we should all ask is, “Can any individual be accountable for 
 running the City?” \n\nOf course, the Mayor doesn’t run the City 
 single-handedly. Nevertheless, who do we hold responsible when residents 
 suffer from mismanagement of the City’s tremendous wealth of resources? 
 Is it not the highest elected official in City Government? This system 
 allows residents to blame the Mayor for not solving the social problems 
 facing Oakland. \n\nWithout a fallible human in the Mayor’s Office, we 
 must all play our parts in determining the route Oakland will take into the 
 future. \n\nPlease read Einstein’s Platform and Blog (links provided 
 below) and see if you agree that if Einstein is elected, the interaction of 
 residents with City officials – and with each other – will change, 
 radically. No longer will we ask what the City Government can do for us. 
 Instead, we will see the way clear to changing the City ourselves, to 
 expanding the power of residents of modest income, to shrinking the power 
 of the rich by establishing a larger and more representative City Council. 
 No longer will we have a single individual to blame for our problems. After 
 all, how can a very good dog like Einstein cause social problems? \n\nA 
 selection of planks in Einstein’s platform: \n•	Greatly expanded 
 democratic representation for the residents of Oakland \n•	An end to 
 Orwellian surveillance and a restoration of privacy \n•	The rights of 
 Oakland’s residents supersede the rights of police officers. 
 \n•	Einstein will facilitate the creation of the Public Bank of Oakland 
 and the Oakland Debtors’ Assembly. \n•	A maximum-wage requirement to 
 eliminate the inflationary pressures that render minimum-wage requirements 
 ineffective at increasing the purchasing power of Oakland’s 
 hardest-working and most unappreciated residents \n•	Penalties for crimes 
 must be apportioned according to wealth. \n\nEinstein intends be a voice in 
 this campaign for what is right and what is needed by many Oakland 
 residents, without concern for what is legal or politically feasible. A 
 role in government for everyone is what is meant by democracy; financial 
 independence for all benefits all; and the protection of civil rights by 
 governing officials is necessary for full democratic participation in our 
 society. \n\nEinstein For Oakland: http://einsteinforoakland.org/index.html 
 \nEinstein’s Platform: http://einsteinforoakland.org/platform.html 
 \nEinstein’s Blog: http://einsteinforoakland.org/blog.html \nEinstein on 
 Facebook: 
 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Einstein-for-Oakland/811456748871029 
 \nEinstein on Twitter: @Einstein4Mayor \nPaid for by the dog: 
 https://soundcloud.com/cassie-thornton/einstein-for-mayor \nEinstein in the 
 media: \n\nhttp://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tCOiHrkoCk4 
 \nhttp://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q4DNfJz24A 
 \nhttp://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/07/16/Einstein-the-dog-throws-his-collar-into-the-ring-in-the-Oakland-mayoral-race/5571405525022/ 
 \nhttp://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/07/15/dog-from-occupy-encampment-joins-pack-hoping-to-become-oaklands-mayor/ 
 \nhttp://www.usatoday.com/media/cinematic/video/12727893/einstein-the-dog-running-for-mayor-of-oakland/ 
 \nhttp://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-California/2014/07/16/Dog-Runs-for-Oakland-Mayor 
 \nhttp://www.azcentral.com/story/news/weird/2014/07/16/dog-running-mayor/12734791/ 
 \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/09/30/18762268.php
SUMMARY:Einstein For Oakland: Formal Mayoral Announcement!
LOCATION:Oakland City Hall\n14th & Broadway, Oakland, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/09/30/18762268.php
DTSTART:20141002T170000Z
DTEND:20141002T174500Z
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR