December 7 - Round-up

Bay Area Campaign for New Priorities - advocating to end wars and cut the military budget; Sat, Dec 10 next general meeting, 3-5 at CA Nurses Association HQ, 2000 Franklin St, Oakland

Change.org Discovery Channel Petition is a success!! - After a petition with 75,000 signatures reached the Discovery Channel, the network will air the seventh episode of their series on Antarctica that shows clear climate change impacts in the South Pole.

Americans Re-Occupy their homes - Occupy movements across the country had a day of action on Dec 6, occupying foreclosed properties and rallying with struggling homeowners.  The next day of action is December 10 for Human Rights Day. #10December is a day of action demanding equality for all, demanding economic and social justice. #10December is a day to stand together for community

Fight the Blight - The City of New Orleans is continuing efforts to re-occupy blighted properties throughout the city. December 10 is also a day to be out and about in New Orleans picking up litter, clearing debris, cutting overgrown lots, small construction or painting projects, and light landscaping.

Center for Economic and Policy Research - policy analysis website keeping a pulse on the world economy. A recent op-ed by Mark Weisbrot emphasizes the ability for the Eurozone crises to be mitigated, however there are stipulations on the financing that has to do with extreme austerity measures — such as raising the retirement age, cutting spending, privatizations, even EU control over national budgets – that most Europeans would never vote for.

Americans for a Better Tomorrow Tomorrow - Stephen Colbert "has asked Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party Richard Harpootlian to petition his state's Supreme Court for a rehearing of their ruling in Buford County v. S.C. Election Commission...At issue is the court's decision to remove advisory questions from the upcoming Presidential Preference Primary Ballots. Of particular interest to Colbert Super PAC is Question 4. The question, which has already been approved by the South Carolina Commission and included on sample ballots and some military absentee ballots, asks the people of South Carolina to choose between two options: "Corporations are people" and "Only people are people."" Stephen Colbert is leading his Super-PAC to challenge judicial convention in our current democracy.