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Vote NO March & Rally

Text received Monday, poster received today. -jsq

From: JC Cunningham

Please read the message by Rev. Rose and then mark your calendar for
Oct. 22, 2011. On that day we will have the largest March/Rally in the


history of Valdosta. This will be the March that will show
everyone in Georgia and America that we the Citizens of
Lowndes-Valdosta, know how to come together and we will no longer stand
for the Lies, Greed, and Disrespect from Cuee. We will for once and
for all tell Cuee and the Chamber that “Our Children are not for Sale”
This March will show Cuee and the Chamber that when we all stand
together; Democrats, Republicans, NAACP, SCLC, White, Black, Hispanic,
Rich, Poor, Young and Old we show what true democracy is all
about. Cuee has tried everything to break our spirit with negative
campaign ads and misleading information, but they did not. They
cannot break the solidarity that has grown throughout this community
over the past two months.

To watch Republicans and Democrats set aside their

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Vote No for School Consolidation March —Sam Allen

Seen on FVCS yesterday. -jsq

On Saturday, October 22, 2011,

Friends of Valdosta City Schools are
planning a “Vote No for School Consolidation March”


at 9:00 am. The March
will begin at 9:30 am at the Old Tommy Griner Parking lot (across the
street from the Lowndes/Valdosta chamber of commerce – Ashley Street)
and end at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument at the corner of MLK
and Ashley. We will have several speakers to encourage our Community
to band together for a Common Cause. Please plan to attend and


invite
everyone that you know to join us as we tell cuee and chamber that we
will not fall for their untruths and misleading ads. Please join in the
March for the Cause. Keep in mind that at the end there is no Runoff.

Keep in mind that the Ballot Question does have “Consolidation” on it now,
but the answer remains the same. NO! NO! NO!



I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final
word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger
than evil triumphant.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Please send to your Friends

-Sam Allen

WCTV says Occupy Valdosta made No Consolidation impossible to ignore

WCTV gets it right in most of the story:



A familiar scene from the Big Apple reaches Southern Georgia. It’s called
“Occupy Valdosta.” More than 100 protesters take to the streets to fight
corporate greed and social injustice.

Greg Gullberg wrote Friday for WCTV,

Occupy Wall Street Comes To Valdosta,

Chanting before banks, monuments and courthouses, the rally reached its summit at the Chamber of Commerce.



There the crowd cried two familiar words: ‘No Consolidation’.

In a demonstration designed to fight corporate greed and social inequality, the protest ultimately turned to the fate of the school systems and the children of Valdosta.

“My children go to city schools. I live in the county. I can’t vote. That’s not right,” said Susan Smith.

WCTV’s low estimate of 100 who chanted “no consolidation” on
the Chamber’s doorstep is several times

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WALB links corporate greed to school consolidation @ Occupy Valdosta

Jade Bulecza reported for WALB yesterday,



Occupy Valdosta protests issues,

The occupy wall street movement that’s spreading around the country
arrived in south Georgia.

That’s her with the big camera in front of the palm tree,
come to see what democracy looks like.

More than 100 demonstrators marched through the streets


of Valdosta Friday.

They’re protesting issues from corporate greed to unemployment all the
way down to local issues including school consolidation.

There you have it: WALB links school consolidation to corporate greed.

How’s this for an ad linked to Martin Luther King Jr.?





Sam Allen says Vote No School Consolidation at the Martin Luther King Monument

Videos and pictures of Occupy Valdosta by John S. Quarterman

for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange

Back to Jade Bulecza:

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Take your money out of Bank of America Day –Occupy Valdosta



Erin Hurley spoke for Occupy America to Bank of America.

It’s national Take Your Money Out of Bank of America Day.

Who got bailed out?

They did!

Who did it?

We did it!

All right!

[laughter]

They are the 1%; we are the 99!

Nobody came out to respond.

Here’s

Part 1 of 2:




Take your money out of Bank of America Day –Occupy Valdosta Part 1 of 2:

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.



Then everyone headed on to the MLK monument.

Here’s

Part 2 of 2:




Take your money out of Bank of America Day –Occupy Valdosta Part 2 of 2:

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

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Make the Industrial Authority be accounted —Tony Daniels at MLK Occupy Valdosta



Tony Daniels called for accountability at the MLK monument:

Stand up!
Make the Bank of America be accounted.
Make the Industrial Authority be accounted.
Make the United States government be accounted.

Here’s

the video:




Make the Industrial Authority be accounted —Tony Daniels at MLK Occupy Valdosta

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

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Marching for rights —Mario Bartoletti @ MLK Monument Occupy Valdosta



Mario Bartoletti stood up at the Martin Luther King Jr. Monument in Valdosta and said to Occupy Valdosta:

I’m just shy of 79
and I’ve been out here marching all the way today,
and I’ll tell you why.


When I was your age, we were marching for civil rights.
We made it.
Now we’re marching for another kind of rights,
and I guarantee we’re going to make it!
I want you to promise, when you’re my age,
you’re going to be leading a demonstration
for those who march for those kinds of rights.

Here’s

the video:




Marching for rights —Mario Bartoletti @ MLK Monument Occupy Valdosta

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

-jsq

Marching to Occupy Valdosta 14 October 2011



Will someone pick up that sign?
As you can see in the

playlist, why yes, someone did!

More than 100 people (estimates ranged from 110 to 150) went

Marching to Occupy Valdosta.





Tony Daniels and Freddie Richardson carry the Occupy Valdosta banner

They marched more than
three miles from Drexel Park to Bank of America, where they noted
BoA got bailed out and we got left out and recommended withdrawing
your money.
Then to MLK Park, where many people spoke on a variety of subjects
ranging from stand together, to make the Industrial Authority be accounted,
to vote No on School Consolidation on November 8th,
to if MLK was alive he would be here today,
to marching for rights for a lifetime,
to no private prison,
to tax the rich,
and and of course

come back here (MLK Park) tomorrow (Sat 15 Oct) at 11AM!
Then to the VDT (where the Assistant Managing Editor was surprised by a cheer) and the Chamber (where the President didn’t care for a thesaurus lesson); more on all those stops later.




Marching to Occupy Valdosta, 14 October 2011:

Drexel Park, Bank of America, MLK Park, VDT, Chamber of Commerce.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman and John S. Quarterman

for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

Videos are still uploading, so check back later.
I’ll also blog more about specific events along the way.

-jsq

To the people of Valdosta and South Georgia —Occupy Valdosta

Posted today in

Occupy Valdosta’s facebook page:

To the people of Valdosta and South Georgia



We, the local citizens occupying Valdosta, urge you to assert your power.


Exercise your right to peaceably assemble; to nonviolently occupy
public space;
to create an open process to address the problems we face, and to generate
solutions accessible to everyone.

Our issues are varied, yet related.

We seek

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Walking Route of Occupy Valdosta



Both the
VDT
and the

Spectator
got the route backwards. Not their fault; although the route has been posted since last Saturday, it hasn’t been easy to find.

Here is

the actual route
of the

Friday noon 14 October sidewalk amble through Valdosta, as confirmed last night at the organizational meeting:


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This is a peaceful nonviolent exercise in assembly for redress of grievances and celebration of community. Bring a sign or we’ll help you make one. Talking, chanting, singing, and music are encouraged. Stay on the sidewalk except in the parks; no littering; ask for help if you need water or assistance; feel free to discuss and agree or disagree, but please no name calling or the like.

Assemble: Gather 11AM-noon at Drexel Park

Start: Noon at Drexel Park

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