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<div>I am sorry, this is a little late for people who might want to attend the meeting tonight, but I wanted to get it out to the list so everyone knows that this is in the works. We will probably be meeting weekly to plan it over the rest of the summer and early fall. I will also announce this during our July 25 meeting. Anyone who wants to help and/or participate can contact me at <a href="mailto:perrysandy@aol.com">perrysandy@aol.com</a> or 408-691-6153.</div>
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<div>This will be an important opportunity to rally media attention against the evil practices of many of these corporations, including Google. The main issues will be economic justice and democracy, which are at the heart of Green Party concerns - and without which we cannot make progress on the other overarching issue of our time, saving the human race from planetary destruction.</div>
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<div>Sandy Perry</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: normal;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">CHAM Deliverance Ministry invites
you to join us in planning and organizing a March to Heal the Valley this fall from
one side of Silicon Valley to the other. We plan a pilgrimage of several days
from the working class streets of East San Jose to the leafy corporate campuses
of the North County. Our goal is to search along the way for the true soul of
Silicon Valley.<o:p></o:p></font></font></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: normal;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Silicon Valley has long and
rightly been heralded as a world-class center for innovation. More than
anywhere in the country, however, it has also come to symbolize the glaring
polarization of wealth that is destroying America. We will crisscross the
diverse neighborhoods and gather the unemployed, the people with little or no
health care, the disenfranchised, the foreclosed, the underpaid, and all the wonderful
people of conscience that live among us right here in our communities. Together
we will march to the gates of the wealthiest corporations in the world to see
who will join our campaign for a compassionate economy.<o:p></o:p></font></font></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: normal;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Today’s inequality of wealth is not
an act of God. We have introduced technology into an antiquated economic system
without fully thinking through the consequences. We have wired ourselves
together in a seamless digital network, but we continue to act as if we were independent
entities who can pursue self-interest without concern for the welfare of our sisters
and brothers who live next door to us. But we can change this.<o:p></o:p></font></font></div>
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than designing technological advances. This does not create value. We create value
when we build up love and dignity in our families and our communities. We
create real value when we bind up the wounds of our broken society, with
housing, employment, health care, and well-rounded education for all. <o:p></o:p></font></font></div>
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where we can all lead joyful and meaningful lives.<o:p></o:p></font></font></div>
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From: Gerry Gras <gerrygras@earthlink.net><br>
To: GPSCC <sosfbay-discuss@cagreens.org><br>
Sent: Wed, Jul 17, 2013 12:05 am<br>
Subject: Re: [GPSCC-chat] Google and Inhofe<br>
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I was recently reminded about the "Google and Inhofe"
email I sent out a few days ago (7/11). So I thought
I would look to see what more I could find.
Short version, the fundraiser did happen, Inhofe took
advantage of it for more fundraising, and it seems
likely that Google will keep on doing things like this.
I used Google to search "Google Inhofe".
I'll mention a couple of articles I found, but I
recommend you do your own search.
"Google Hosts Fundraiser for Climate Denier James Inhofe"
<a href="http://www.thenation.com/blog/175249/google-hosts-fundraiser-climate-denier-james-inhofe" target="_blank">http://www.thenation.com/blog/175249/google-hosts-fundraiser-climate-denier-james-inhofe</a>
"Why Green Google is Hosting a Fundraiser for Climate Change Denier Jim
Inhofe"
<a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/2013/07/10/why-green-google-is-hosting-a-fundraiser-for-climate-change-denier-jim-inhofe/" target="_blank">http://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/2013/07/10/why-green-google-is-hosting-a-fundraiser-for-climate-change-denier-jim-inhofe/</a>
I also searched to see 350.org's response and found in
<a href="https://twitter.com/billmckibben" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/billmckibben</a>
"Hard to wrap my head around the idea that Google is raising $ for James
Inhofe, the chief climate denier"
and
<a href="http://www.350resources.org.uk/2013/07/09/google-hosts-fund-raising-lunch-for-climate-denier-republican-inhofe/" target="_blank">http://www.350resources.org.uk/2013/07/09/google-hosts-fund-raising-lunch-for-climate-denier-republican-inhofe/</a>
What's the moral of the story? You tell me.
Gerry
Gerry Gras wrote:
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> FYI,
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> "Google hosts fundraiser for climate change denying US senator"
> "Proceeds of the lunch, priced at $250 to $2,500, will benefit the
> Republican Jim Inhofe, who calls climate change a 'hoax'"
>
> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/09/google-climate-denier-jim-inhofe" target="_blank">http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/09/google-climate-denier-jim-inhofe</a>
>
>
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> Gerry
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