Hey G20, Here Comes #ROBINHOOD
ADBUSTERS TACTICAL BRIEFING #16
Alright you rebels, redeemers and believers out there,
At the height of the global uprisings in 1968, protesters confidently heralded "The Beginning of a New Epoch." To this bravado, Zbigniew Brzezinski, then the national security advisor to the president of the United States, retorted that the protests were nothing but "the death rattle of the historical irrelevants." And indeed the first global revolution the world had ever seen suddenly fizzled out. To this day no one quite knows why.
For the moment, #OCCUPY has the magic and the ear of the world, and anything seems possible. We could see a soft regime change in America and a resurgence of the political left worldwide.
As winter approaches, many occupiers will dig in for the long haul. Others will decamp until spring and channel their energy into myriad projects. Many of the big ideas for rejuvenating and reenchanting the world that have been swirling around the left for the last 20 years will pick up steam. From revoking corporate personhood to de-commercializing the cultural commons, to separating money from politics, to the birth of a True Cost Party of America … we are entering a sustained period of boots-on-the-ground transformation.
And every now and again we will have a worldwide blast reminiscent of the global march against the Iraq war eight years ago. The next of these blasts could happen as early as this Saturday when #ROBINHOOD strikes the G20. Imagine a few million people rising up and sending a message to the G20 leaders meeting November 3/4 in France: "This austerity vs. stimulus debate you've foisted on us doesn't mean a damn thing… It's obvious you have no idea how to get us out of this economic mess you put us in. So now we are telling you what we want: a radical transformation of casino capitalism… we want you to slow down fast money with a 1% #ROBINHOOD tax on all financial transactions and currency trades."
#ROBINHOOD marches have already been announced in over a dozen cities. Bring it up at your general assembly … then create some edgy Robin Hood graphics for the world to digest and let's march out there millions strong this Saturday … Let's leverage the G20!
This could be the first great upheaval of the financial regime … and the first delicious fruit of our movement.
for the wild,
Culture Jammers HQ
There are #ROBINHOOD actions currently planned in San Antonio, Las Vegas, Montreal, Durango, Calgary, Washington DC, Santa Fe, Denver, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Sydney, Amarillo, Edmonton, Salt Lake City, Berlin and more…
occupywallstreet.org / 29october.net / occupytogether.org / Twitter / Facebook
P.S. On Tuesday, the nonviolent protestors at #OCCUPYOAKLAND were assaulted with tear gas, rubber bullets and flash grenades. Disturbing footage of police violence is now emerging. That same day, #OCCUPYATLANTA was foreclosed and over 50 protestors arrested. The counter-revolution of money has begun but our commitment to nonviolence will win.
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Anonymous
Warren Buffet says he supports a financial transaction tax and is a major sharheolder in Goldman Sachs, having secured a very favourable deal at the taxpayers expense in 2008 when Lehman collapsed.
George Soros is known as "the Man Who Broke the Bank of England" because of his US$1 billion in investment profits during the 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis.
Bill Gates is, well...Bill Gates..
All three are part of the 1%.
All three support financial transaction taxes on the poor/middle class/retired/savers?
Is this a tax on bankers?
Or is it a tax on US? The 99%.
NO MORE BAILOUTS FOR WALL STREET.
Anonymous
Warren Buffet says he supports a financial transaction tax and is a major sharheolder in Goldman Sachs, having secured a very favourable deal at the taxpayers expense in 2008 when Lehman collapsed.
George Soros is known as "the Man Who Broke the Bank of England" because of his US$1 billion in investment profits during the 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis.
Bill Gates is, well...Bill Gates..
All three are part of the 1%.
All three support financial transaction taxes on the poor/middle class/retired/savers?
Is this a tax on bankers?
Or is it a tax on US? The 99%.
NO MORE BAILOUTS FOR WALL STREET.
Anonymous
Thank you! Hope this can be stopped. Talking about taxing anyone is going to cause problems and a partisan split.
Anonymous
Thank you! Hope this can be stopped. Talking about taxing anyone is going to cause problems and a partisan split.
Anonymous
No more bailouts. No slush fund for the World Bank to "recapitalize" the banks. No to Robin Hood Taxes on pensioners to pay for it.
Anonymous
No more bailouts. No slush fund for the World Bank to "recapitalize" the banks. No to Robin Hood Taxes on pensioners to pay for it.
The Omnius Manifesto
A Request for deep dialogue about a true plan of action : http://drjeffeisen.com/the-omnius-manifesto/
The Omnius Manifesto
A Program for the Occupy Movement
Something to Be For
In order for change to happen it is not enough to be against greed or even for stricter government regulation and corporate accountability, you have to have a program, a plan to make this change. And this program has to be well thought out, rooted in a deep understanding of the present system and a high but also practical vision of the changes that have to be made. The whole systems economics paradigm of the Omnius Manifesto is that vision and is a true plan of action to change the system that forms not only our economy, but also our very consciousness.
Over two decades ago, Dr. Jeff Eisen started to develop his ideas and techniques to shift human consciousness. In time these crystallized into Omnius and PsychoNoetics, and in the past year have been embodied into the PsychoNoetic Science Institute (PSI). Two years ago Jeff drafted the Omnius Manifesto, his proposal for a way of shifting human consciousness by shifting the present economic paradigm, but it is not until now, with the birth of the Occupy Movement, that the energy has arisen that could make it become a reality. As the Occupy Movement well understands, now is the time for humans to realize their oneness and their unity with earth. In our fragile world that threatens to break apart in so many ways, it is crucial to recognize our common enemies that can only be conquered if we pool our resources and proceed as "everybody-all-at-once.”
The Omnius Manifesto not only details what needs to be done, but also explains how to do it and why it must be done that way. It is a true integral solution, one that will completely revise the economic paradigm and benefit the 99% of humanity being represented by the occupy movement, including the billions of people employed by the national and multinational corporations. But the solution is larger than the Occupy Movement presently imagines. Shifts in consciousness do not come about without serious intervention and as long as we are ruled by a system which is incompatible with the well-being of humanity and the ecosystem which supports it, we will be at psychological odds with ourselves.
We can try to change human consciousness, but the truth is we are not going to succeed very well if we neglect to change the system that forms it. In fact, for the most part the very people who are trying to change things eventually face the choice of either bucking the system and being made powerless by it, or joining and being corrupted by it. Truly the only hope is to change the system itself.
There are many proposals on how to fix the capitalist system and the corporations it spawns, but most are looking to either elevate the consciousness of management (with the idea that an increase there would trickle down the ladder of corporate practices), or elevate the consciousness of consumers (with the idea that informed buying would influence corporate practices from the bottom up.) Despite the considerable merits of these initiatives, we fear they are doomed to only a moderate success, so long as the way that the corporations profit does not reflect their consumption of resources, both natural and human.
Instead, the idea of profit must be redefined.
It is clear that we have to build accountability and responsibility into the corporate mind. But the question is - how to do this? We believe the most realistic answer starts with redefining profitability, in other words, making it profitable for the corporation to contribute to the humansphere and unprofitable for it to consume without recycling and restoring. The only way to do this is to make corporations accountable for the real costs of their doing business, to make them fully responsible for the consumption and the destruction they cause, and to make them pay for the real costs of repairing the damage (if indeed repair is possible). Thus, profit is redefined from corporate gain to whole system gain—or to put it another way, we shift the bottom line from the corporation to the ‘humansphere’.
What you can do
Download the complete manifesto.
http://humansphere.org/omniusmanifesto
It is only nine pages. Study it. If you are not drawn to it; forget about it. You have another path. But if you do like it; if it excites and inspires you, send it on to everyone on your e-mail list. In order to have a chance of success it has to reach the right people, it has to go viral.
Also this proposal is far from complete. It does not have all the answers; it does not even have all the questions. That's why we need your participation. These are two questions to think about and act on.
1) Who needs to read this, and how can you get a copy to them?
2) Where does it need to be implemented first, and how can you help us do it?
If you want to go even further and enter into a dialogue with us, suggesting strategies, pointing out obstacles, or just calling our attention to what we're missing, or if you want to volunteer your energetic and/or financial support please contact us to see how we can work together.
The new mainstream is being built now… now is the time!
Send an e-mail to: [email protected]
download this document: http://humansphere.org/wisecalltoaction
With Gratitude,
Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, PhD
Cullen Kowalski, MBA
PsychoNoetic Science Institute
36 R Street NW, Suite B
Washington, DC 20001
202-621-0726 Phone
202-316-0726 Fax
http://psychonoetics.com
p.s. Here are some powerful slogans that could be used at "Redefine rallies" and even put on signs. Can you think of any others? Can you help us distribute them?
1) Redefine profit, contribution not consumption
2) Profit should be profiting humanity
3) Corporations are not people, they are accountable to the people
4) Don't destroy the corporations, evolve the system
5) It's not the corporation, it's the system
6) Evolution not revolution
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Omnius-Manifesto/190181114391629?sk=wall
Twitter: http://twitter.com/omniusmanifesto
Web: http://www.humansphere.org
Blog: http://drjeffeisen.com/the-omnius-manifesto/
The Omnius Manifesto
A Request for deep dialogue about a true plan of action : http://drjeffeisen.com/the-omnius-manifesto/
The Omnius Manifesto
A Program for the Occupy Movement
Something to Be For
In order for change to happen it is not enough to be against greed or even for stricter government regulation and corporate accountability, you have to have a program, a plan to make this change. And this program has to be well thought out, rooted in a deep understanding of the present system and a high but also practical vision of the changes that have to be made. The whole systems economics paradigm of the Omnius Manifesto is that vision and is a true plan of action to change the system that forms not only our economy, but also our very consciousness.
Over two decades ago, Dr. Jeff Eisen started to develop his ideas and techniques to shift human consciousness. In time these crystallized into Omnius and PsychoNoetics, and in the past year have been embodied into the PsychoNoetic Science Institute (PSI). Two years ago Jeff drafted the Omnius Manifesto, his proposal for a way of shifting human consciousness by shifting the present economic paradigm, but it is not until now, with the birth of the Occupy Movement, that the energy has arisen that could make it become a reality. As the Occupy Movement well understands, now is the time for humans to realize their oneness and their unity with earth. In our fragile world that threatens to break apart in so many ways, it is crucial to recognize our common enemies that can only be conquered if we pool our resources and proceed as "everybody-all-at-once.”
The Omnius Manifesto not only details what needs to be done, but also explains how to do it and why it must be done that way. It is a true integral solution, one that will completely revise the economic paradigm and benefit the 99% of humanity being represented by the occupy movement, including the billions of people employed by the national and multinational corporations. But the solution is larger than the Occupy Movement presently imagines. Shifts in consciousness do not come about without serious intervention and as long as we are ruled by a system which is incompatible with the well-being of humanity and the ecosystem which supports it, we will be at psychological odds with ourselves.
We can try to change human consciousness, but the truth is we are not going to succeed very well if we neglect to change the system that forms it. In fact, for the most part the very people who are trying to change things eventually face the choice of either bucking the system and being made powerless by it, or joining and being corrupted by it. Truly the only hope is to change the system itself.
There are many proposals on how to fix the capitalist system and the corporations it spawns, but most are looking to either elevate the consciousness of management (with the idea that an increase there would trickle down the ladder of corporate practices), or elevate the consciousness of consumers (with the idea that informed buying would influence corporate practices from the bottom up.) Despite the considerable merits of these initiatives, we fear they are doomed to only a moderate success, so long as the way that the corporations profit does not reflect their consumption of resources, both natural and human.
Instead, the idea of profit must be redefined.
It is clear that we have to build accountability and responsibility into the corporate mind. But the question is - how to do this? We believe the most realistic answer starts with redefining profitability, in other words, making it profitable for the corporation to contribute to the humansphere and unprofitable for it to consume without recycling and restoring. The only way to do this is to make corporations accountable for the real costs of their doing business, to make them fully responsible for the consumption and the destruction they cause, and to make them pay for the real costs of repairing the damage (if indeed repair is possible). Thus, profit is redefined from corporate gain to whole system gain—or to put it another way, we shift the bottom line from the corporation to the ‘humansphere’.
What you can do
Download the complete manifesto.
http://humansphere.org/omniusmanifesto
It is only nine pages. Study it. If you are not drawn to it; forget about it. You have another path. But if you do like it; if it excites and inspires you, send it on to everyone on your e-mail list. In order to have a chance of success it has to reach the right people, it has to go viral.
Also this proposal is far from complete. It does not have all the answers; it does not even have all the questions. That's why we need your participation. These are two questions to think about and act on.
1) Who needs to read this, and how can you get a copy to them?
2) Where does it need to be implemented first, and how can you help us do it?
If you want to go even further and enter into a dialogue with us, suggesting strategies, pointing out obstacles, or just calling our attention to what we're missing, or if you want to volunteer your energetic and/or financial support please contact us to see how we can work together.
The new mainstream is being built now… now is the time!
Send an e-mail to: [email protected]
download this document: http://humansphere.org/wisecalltoaction
With Gratitude,
Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, PhD
Cullen Kowalski, MBA
PsychoNoetic Science Institute
36 R Street NW, Suite B
Washington, DC 20001
202-621-0726 Phone
202-316-0726 Fax
http://psychonoetics.com
p.s. Here are some powerful slogans that could be used at "Redefine rallies" and even put on signs. Can you think of any others? Can you help us distribute them?
1) Redefine profit, contribution not consumption
2) Profit should be profiting humanity
3) Corporations are not people, they are accountable to the people
4) Don't destroy the corporations, evolve the system
5) It's not the corporation, it's the system
6) Evolution not revolution
---
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Omnius-Manifesto/190181114391629?sk=wall
Twitter: http://twitter.com/omniusmanifesto
Web: http://www.humansphere.org
Blog: http://drjeffeisen.com/the-omnius-manifesto/
kip.durocher
Sorry boys but the noetic movement is going nowhere.
It is now time for guns and bombs or this movement will be beaten into the ground exactly as the Peace Movement of the 60s was.
kip.durocher
Sorry boys but the noetic movement is going nowhere.
It is now time for guns and bombs or this movement will be beaten into the ground exactly as the Peace Movement of the 60s was.
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