Woofstock. Woodstock for Dogs in Eureka, CA... an all-species dog show to benefit the Sequoia Humane Society.
History: Youth Walks for Survival - An Ecology Fundraiser in Berkeley, CA in 1970. We asked Sponsors for a Nickle per Mile (or a Dime) and Hiked 20 Miles...
We Started at the Football Stadium on the UC Campus then Walked around Lake Merritt in Oakland and then Back to The Stadium. The Last Part was Uphill and a Real Struggle...
I Wonder Who Got the Money We Raised and What they Did With It... I was a High School Student in Los Gatos (about 50 miles away) at that time. Did We Rent a Bus? Carpool?
Does anyone Else Remember this Event? Email me at gregvan (at) yahoo (dot) com or Comment at the Bottom of this Post...
http://collections.museumca.org/?q=collection-item/20105420918I'm contacting people and Groups that might remember this event...
For Example: https://ecologycenter.org/climatecoalition/
https://revolution.berkeley.edu/projects/secret-history-recycling/
After We Finished the Walk There was a Concert With Malvina Reynolds Singing "Boxes, Little Boxes"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cjk0zst3Cs
Little boxes made of ticky tacky
Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes all the same
And a blue one and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same
All went to the university
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same
And business executives
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same
And drink their martinis dry
And they all have pretty children
And the children go to school
And then to the university
Where they are put in boxes
And they come out all the same
And marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same
And a blue one and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same
Cliff Humphrey both drew upon and utterly revised the “Declaration of Independence” to create this crucial founding document of the environmental movement. With its calligraphy, the “Declaration of Interdependence” looked like Thomas Jefferson’s document, and with its syntax it sounded like it too. But Humphrey’s manifesto suggested that the world needed to break with the attractive illusion of “independence” and be governed by a new principle—”interdependence”—if it wished to be aligned with the laws of nature.
Full Text of “The Declaration of Interdependence”
When in the course of evolution it becomes necessary for one species to denounce the notion of independence from all the rest, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the interdependent station to which the natural laws of the cosmos have placed them, a decent respect for the opinions of all mankind requires that they should declare the conditions which impel them to assert their interdependence.
We hold these truths to be self-evident that all species have evolved with equal and unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
——— That to insure these rights, nature has instituted certain principles for the sustenence of all species, deriving these principles from the capabilities of the planet’s life-support system.
——— That whenever any behavior by members of one species becomes destructive of these principles, it is the function of other members of that species to alter or abolish such irrelevant behavior and to reestablish the theme of interdependence with all life, in such a form and in accordance with those natural principles that will effect their safety and happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that cultural values long established should not be altered for light and transient causes, that mankind is more disposed to suffer from asserting a vain notion of independence than to right themselves by abolishing that culture to which they are now accustomed.
——— But when a long train of abuses and usurpations of these principles of interdependence, evinces a subtle design to reduce them, through absolute despolation of the planet’s fertility, to a state of ill will, bad health, and great anxiety, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such notions of independence from other species and from the life-support system and to provide new guards for the reestablishment of security, and maintenance of these principles. Such has been the quiet and patient sufferage of all species, and such is now the necessity which constrains the species homo sapiens to reassert the principles of interdependence.
——— The history of the present notion of independence is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations all having in direct effect the establishment of an absolute tyranny over life. To prove this let facts be submitted to a candid world.
——— 1. People are proliferating in such an irresponsible manner as to threaten the survival of all species.
——— 2. People have refused to recognize that they are interacting with other species in an evolutionary process.
——— 3. People have fouled the waters that all life drinks of and they have fouled the air that all life partakes of.
——— 4. People have transformed the face of the earth to enhance their notion of independence from it and in so doing have interrupted many natural processes that they are dependent upon.
——— 5. People have contaminated the common household with substances that are foreign to the life processes which are causing many organisms great difficulties.
——— 6. People have massacred and extincted fellow species for their feathers and fur, for their skins and tusks.
——— 7. People have persecuted most persistantly those known as coyote, lion, wolf, and fox because of their dramatic role in the expression of interdependence.
——— 8. People have warred upon one another which has brought great sorrow to themselves and vast destruction to the homes and the food supplies of many living things.
——— 9. People have denied others the right to live to completion their interdependencies to the full extent of their capabilities.
We therefore, among the mortal representatives of the eternal process of life and evolutionary principles, in mutual humbleness, explicitly stated, appealing to the ecological consciousness of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do solemly publish and declare that all species are interdependent, that they are all free to realize these relationships to the full extent of their capabilities; that each species is subservient to the requirements of the natural processes that sustain all life.
——— And for the support of this declaration with a firm reliance on all other members of our species who understand their consciousness as a capability, to assist all of us and our brothers to interact in order to realize a life process that manifests its maximum potential of diversity, vitality and planetary fertility to ensure the continuity of life on earth.
Ecology Action
https://revolution.berkeley.edu/ecology-action-is/
Springtime in Orangevale California - Trees in Bloom and Blue Sky with Feathery Clouds - I Feel Optimistic - We Just Installed a Brand New American Flag! and A Photo of a "UFO."
A Fake Photo of a UFO in the Sky Over Orangevale... It's a JOKE! gvan42 |
New American Flag Being Installed by the Care Givers at Home - gvan42 |
feathery clouds - useful as a background image |
Persimmon Tree In Bloom - Orangevale California |
Psychedelic Art - Green Green Greener Still - gvan42 |
Springtime in Orangevale California - White Flowers on a Tree - gvan42 |
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I like Taking Long Walks in Nature and Photographing Flowers. Mainly Because that Practice CAUSES ME TO SEEK BEAUTY. I Intentionally Search for Wonderful Things... That Puts Me in a Great Mood.
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I Have Been Walking Around Looking for Beauty For Years... and Then Publishing My Photos on the Internet. It All Started When I Would Go To Free Outdoor Rock Concerts in Arcata, CA... My Invalid Wife Did Not Go to Those Events SO... I Became Her Eyes... I Documented Parades and The Kinetic Sculpture Race... and Then When I Got Home We Would Look at a Slide Show on My Computer... BIG FUN!
Kinetic Sculpture Race 2014 in Arcata, California. Videos and Still Photographs... Whimsical Art Bicycles That Travel on Roads, Sand and In the Water... JUST FOR FUN!
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"Butterfly Freedom" Coffee Cup for sale...
"The Daily Miracle of Food." from That Great Book "Tortilla Flat" by John Steinbeck... The Main Characters Often Give Thanks for...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortilla_Flat
The Reason I Remembered this Story is that One of my Housemates Died Yesterday. However, You and I Survived... Fantastic! She was a Very Old Lady and Her Last Week on Earth Was VERY Painful. It Seems Like a Blessing for Her to Finally Die and Stop Suffering. She Had Dementia and The Main Symptom Was That She Was Afraid All The Time. Imaginary Dangers Threatened Her. Our Care Givers Would TRY To Calm Her Down and Explain That She Was in NO Danger... She Was Surrounded by Gentle People That Loved Her But... She Still Was Anxious All the Time...
I Live in an Assisted Living Facility With Six Residents and Three Care Givers. I Have Seen Many People Die... It Sure Has a Way of Focusing My Attention... I'm Grateful For Every Single Day... Especially Because... NOW... I'm In Good Health... When I First Moved Here i Had to Walk With a Walker... Then I Exercised Every Day and Eventually I Could Just Walk, Unassisted... NOT FAR but About One City Block or Maybe Two... I Still Go For a Walk... Not Every Day But Maybe Every Other Day... It Get's TOO HOT Outdoors in the Afternoon, so I Try To Walk Right After Breakfast... Three Cups of Coffee and I'm Ready to March...
Bill W. Invented Alcoholics Anonymous on a Psychedelic Trip. "The Belladonna Cure" - Two drugs - Henbane and Belladonna
Wilson's description of his experience: "All at once I found myself crying out, "If there is a God, let Him show himself! I am ready to do anything, anything! Suddenly the room lit up with a great white light. I was caught up in an ecstasy which there are no words to describe. It seemed to me in my mind's eye, that I was on a mountain and that a wind not of air but of spirit was blowing. And then it burst upon me that I was a free man. Slowly the ecstasy subsided. I lay there on the bed, but now for a time I was in another world, a new world of consciousness... and I thought to myself, "So this is the God of the preachers!" A great peace stole over me."
http://www.amazon.com/Alcoholics-Anonymous-Comes-Age-History/dp/091685602X
The Belladonna Cure:
The formula for Towns-Lambert cure was the deliriant, Atropa belladonna, also called deadly nightshade. The effects of belladonna include delirium, hallucinations, light sensitivity, confusion, and dry mouth. The second ingredient in the mixture was another deliriant, Hyoscyamus niger, also known as henbane, hog's bean, or insane root. It contained two alkaloids, hyoscyamine and hyoscine.
Bill Wilson, Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous was VERY Excited about the use of LSD in treating Alcoholism... Then he had Second Thoughts...
In 1955, came to believe that LSD was a way to allow that meeting to happen... Many AA members were having trouble with the step where you needed to believe that a "Higher Power" could restore your Sanity. Especially members that did not believe in God... Bill felt that LSD could introduce people to a Higher Power DIRECTLY...
Sort of like having God's Phone Number, Dialing the Phone and Handing it to the AA member...
Then on second thought... Bill realized that the AA program was working just fine as it was and there was NO NEED TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT BROKEN.
And this turned out to be a wise choice...
https://aaagnostica.org/2015/05/10/bill-wilsons-experience-with-lsd/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/aug/23/lsd-help-alcoholics-theory
So Many Different Gods... and So Many Believers Loudly Proclaim that THEIR God is the One True God. That's Absurd! I, like 100% of the people on Earth HAVE NO CLUE if God is real or not.
I do pray... I may not believe in God but what if God believes in me? I often send prayers for good health to the people who are sick. If God is Real, he reads my email... and the people who get the email feel better...
I accepted Jesus as my personal Savior in 1976. If Christianity turns out to be the correct Religion, I'm Saved! I was living with my first ex-wife and she was interested in me becoming a Baptist and I was interested in sex with her so... I went forward at a meeting, accepted Christ, joined the choir and then got bored with it all... we rarely attended. I did like Communion... It's a make believe Vampire, Cannibal Cult! Pretend to drink a persons BLOOD and Eat a persons BODY... OOOH! That's Creepy! But FUN!
When I joined Alcoholics Anonymous I was introduced to the concept of a "Higher Power" helping me with my addiction. The "Higher Power" that worked for me was The "Group of Drunks" an acronym GOD... We were supposed to seek guidance thru prayer and meditation. However I always got Nothing from Prayer or Meditation. ZERO. The Group did help and I stopped drinking alcohol. Remember, Bill Wilson invented Alcoholics Anonymous while tripping on Belladonna and Henbane. Both POWERFUL Hallucinogens. He saw the "White Light" and had a vision of God. Me TOO! Me TOO! LSD, DMT, Peyote and Magic Mushrooms all give you a vision of God. I do like AA so Bill's Trip was a great help to mankind.
If the Mormons are right, I'm not in luck. I liked meeting the Mormon people in Utah, they were very friendly and helpful but I just can't believe that God is an Extraterrestrial... Moroni from a star in the constellation Orion... Not very likely to be true.
However, maybe the "Ancient Alien" theorists are right. There sure is a lot of really strange evidence of Alien Visitation... For Example: Why did Mexicans, Cambodians and Egyptians all build Pyramids? What is their purpose? Did they have Alien Help?
If Islam is correct I'm screwed... But then, their Religion JUST SUCKS.
I like THOR... Valhalla I am coming. Led Zeppelin "Immigrant Song"
https://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/vikingkittens
Then there are the Goddess Religions... Thankfully, I've met a couple of Goddesses and I sure am glad. One was nicknamed "Nature Nurse". She became my Second Ex-Wife.
Another was Ja-Kay R. from Chico. We played the drums in a band in Paradise, California and performed "Miserlou" at the Farmers market in downtown Chico. A beautiful Blond Nordic Goddess.
Another was a GURU/Teacher named Sonya Sophia who lead a group healing seminar at the Utah Rainbow Gathering. I also bought admission to her weekly internet sessions where we studied "Tapping" a self-help Acupressure technique... I did that for about a year and learned as much as she could teach. "I Love and Accept Myself"
Rastafarians? Sure, I've smoked a lot of reefer... I can play reggae music... it's got ONE CHORD! Easy but I find it boring even when I'm stoned. Cannabis Psychosis is REAL. If you smoke every day you remain stoned even if you don't smoke... You stay stoned for about a month... and I saw things that were not there but I believed that they were... Difficult to take care of business when I'm THAT Stoned...
The Church of the Subgenius? OK, another good joke.
I'm a registered Minister in the Universal Life Church. Why Not?
Scientology? No thanks, that "E-Meter" is BOGUS science and I know enough about electrical engineering to see that the great OZ is just a man behind a curtain... It's a GREAT religion for L. Ron Hubbard but not for any of the followers.
Timothy Leary and LSD? Ultimately it was disappointing and just an amusing ride... No more meaning than a good roller coaster...
Ram Dass? He took a lot of LSD and then went all the way to India to find a GURU... Then he learned to "BE HERE NOW" from a 6 foot 7 inch surfer from Laguna Beach. He could have saved a lot of time wasted on air travel if he had just gone surfing in California FIRST and Ignored the Indians... but he writes great books...
Ken Kesey and the Grateful Dead... Fun to dance to rock music on LSD. However it all has the creepy feeling that it was just an experiment in the CIA Project MKULTRA. What IF we dosed millions of people Nationwide? Would that be useful as a Weapon of War? Make the enemy too stoned to fight?
Surfing as a religion? Yes, that makes sense. Or to put it more simply, doing what you love to do as a way of life... Playing the ukulele or throwing pottery or oil painting or computer programming or dancing or bicycle riding or snow skiing or camping or taking photographs or ... etc etc etc... Yes there is a bliss when a person is doing something they love and are totally focused... TIME itself seems to pass more rapidly... I have experience this myself while programming graphic arts... Suddenly hours have passed while I was "in the zone".
A Christian fellow was giving a lecture at Humboldt State University one time and he said that there was only ONE WAY to go to Heaven, Jesus. He said that you couldn't find God by Mountain Climbing OR Drugs... What he forgot to mention was finding God by Mountain Climbing AND Drugs. BOTH! at the same time! It's not an either/or question... I have hiked to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite on LSD and I"m really glad I did... He also said that Premarital Sex was a SIN. Like, BAD and you shouldn't do it. What an Idiot. I bet that attitude prevented him from getting laid.
Once I read a book called "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz and there was a lot of Toltec Wisdom there.
Another Book Series: "The Teachings of Don Juan" by Carlos Castaneda... Yaqui Indian Brujo Wisdom
I've played the Father Drum with Native Americans and THAT was "Big Medicine"...
"The Temple of the Screaming Electron" and Digital Immortality. Ray Kurzweil plans to upload your entire Brain to the Internet and Living forever in the cloud. I'm working on that too with my Blog by typing almost every event in my entire life and every opinion I've ever held...
So, if you don't like your God simply FIRE him and Write your own Religion!
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