this is a test..

this blog is only being seen by a handful of people... it would be nice if we could all think about what it is we want the blog to be... initially, bob & i were seeing if we could come up w/something appealing to semnap in the form of a blog... so here it is... the posts are not being broadcast publicly... it is still an invitation only. so please help and write a post or make a comment as to what you think and what you want this blog to be. or to not be...

nonviolent action...

Atlanta activists, including members of
Veterns For Peace, stand in silence and turn their backs on General Petraeus at the Ferst Center on the GA Tech campus.

A Stand for Peace from Artemis on Vimeo.

leadership lessons from dancing guy...

"A movement must be public. Make sure outsiders see more than just the leader. Everyone needs to see the followers, because new followers emulate followers - not the leader...If you are a version of the shirtless dancing guy, all alone, remember the importance of nurturing your first few followers as equals, making everything clearly about the movement, not you....Leadership is over-glorified....It was the first follower that transformed a lone nut into a leader."

"There is no movement without the first follower...

We're told we all need to be leaders, but that would be really ineffective...

The best way to make a movement, if you really care, is to courageously follow and show others how to follow...

When you find a lone nut doing something great, have the guts to be the first person to stand up and join in."

"turning a crisis for the banks into an opportunity for the world..."

from the united kingdom... "a tiny tax on bankers that would give billions to tackle poverty and climate change here and abroad... not complicated. just brilliant."

The Robinhood Tax

national march & rally in d.c. saturday, march 20, 2010

People from all over the country are organizing to converge on Washington, D.C., to demand the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan and Iraq.

On Saturday, March 20, 2010, there will be a massive National March & Rally in D.C. A day of action and outreach in Washington, D.C., will take place on Friday, March 19, preceding the Saturday march. Visit ANWSER!

I see! Some is done with LINKS! Sneeky you!