David "Lefty" Schlesinger
I'm interesting; you try to be, too. Mobile open source, social media, video and web presence, geolocation, emerging tech! Tweets are mine, not my employer's.

Jazz-elle Multi-Flavored performing a set in "We All We Got" showcase.

--Were you initially inspired by the ideas of OWS...but feel that, somehow: OSC has lost its way? Are you ready to take its excellent ideas of organization to the next level?

--Are you ready to use "camping" as a situational tactic: rather than as a "permanent" base of operations?

--Do YOU think that we CAN do our part to...

We are honored to host Starhawk, a renowned global justice activist and trainer. She is coming to Santa Cruz to train us in nonviolence and de-escalation (both within our group and within the larger context of the movement).

We will meet with her on Wednesday afternoon, October 26th starting at 1pm. She will lead a training based on her...

Come help formulate a plan for what will happen at UCSC on November 9th. The day has been called as a statewide day of action on behalf of public education, and we have about three weeks to pull off something epic. Let's figure out some details.

Edit: The event page for the Nov. 9th Day of Action can be found here:...

I'm fed up, and I hope you are, too. I'm fed up with the plutocracy. I'm fed up with the corporations. I'm fed up with foreclosures, and bailouts, and inequities, and greed. We should throw 'em ALL out and start over. And if not on Independence Day, then when?

If enough of us show up in Washington, on Independence Day,...

Step away from the screen! Click here to see just how twitchy I got without FaceCrack for ONE DAY: http://marrus.livejournal.com/192178.html

NO PHYSICAL PRESENCE REQUIRED. PLEASE READ THE INVITATION! Virtual event only.

See how your $2.99 can become $500 to ship university textbooks to South Sudan! Please SHARE, TAG and INVITE your own friends to support this worthy cause.

On June 15, 2011, Minister Faust's long awaited third novel, THE ALCHEMISTS OF KUSH, will be launched.
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uh.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3FnpaWQJO0
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Did you know that The Rapture has been scheduled for May 21, 2011? Oh yeah, I know you're thinking, "Why wasn't I informed?" Maybe, because you weren't invited. But turn that frown upside down. Here's an invitation to the...

When everyone is gone and god's not looking, we need to pick up some sweet stereo equipment and maybe some new furniture for the mansion we're going to squat in.

Dedicated to John Conville

Help Japan: A concert to benefit those suffering in Japan. 100% of funds collected will go to Japan via the JCCCNC Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund. Check out the JCCCNC website
(jcccnc.org) for updates on activities there.. Doors open at 6:30 and show starts at 7:00.

Here is our chance to support our friends across the Pacific.
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April 20 at 1:45pm PDT / 4:45pm EDT

WHAT'S HAPPENING
President Barack Obama will hold a special "Facebook Live" townhall to connect with Americans across the country.

WHERE & WHEN IT'S HAPPENING
Where? Well, everywhere! The event at Facebook's headquarters, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg & COO Sheryl Sandberg, will be...

http://terminator.wikia.com/wiki/2011/04/21
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet_(Terminator)

Celebrate the beginning of the end!

Skynet now will be implemented on April 19, 2011 and will begin its attack against humanity on April 21. The time is 8:11pm, but Facebook (an obvious Skynet component-to-be) won't let me assign that as the time.
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Every year, more and more lives are taken by velociraptors. Many believe that they perished with the rest of the dinosaur population, but nothing could be farther from the truth. They live among us now, their ability to disguise themselves having improved greatly. To start, remember the following:

- Velociraptor attack is the 3rd leading cause...

A question posted on Facebook about what we, as an arts
community, can do to support the safe release of Ai Weiwei sparked great ideas, including one by curator Steven Holmes to reenact Ai Weiwei’s project Fairytale: 1,001 Qing Dynasty Wooden Chairs—an installation which was comprised of 1,001 late Ming and Qing Dynasty wooden chairs at...

Space 4/5

See http://www.meetup.com/Santa-Cruz-Socrates-Cafe/

You've all seen it done... Someone is talking. To add dramatic emphasis, they gaze off into the distance... Well, now it's our turn. We get to be as awesome as the numerous people who stare into the distance. You will then be able to count yourself among Orlando Bloom, Batman, the dude from CSI Miami, Elphaba from Wicked and countless...

This is the 3rd annual International Make Someone Feel Uncomfortable Day! Granted we all do this everyday, my friend and I decided to create an event for one lovely day when everyone can come together in doing what we love.

Invite all of your friends! Post any ideas you have to make your friends feel uncomfortable, or anything you did! Have fun,...

This race is neck and neck, so in order to ensure victory, we've all got to turn out to vote on Tuesday, November 2. RSVP YES right now, then invite all your friends to this event and remind them to vote YES ON PROP 19!!!

11/01, 11:23 AM: Over 26,000 YESes and less than 20 hours until polls open. Tomorrow we change 73 years of failed...

The Community Leadership Summit 2010 is the second incarnation of the popular event designed to bring together community leaders and managers and the projects and organizations that are interested in growing and empowering a strong community.

The event provides an unconference style schedule in which attendees can discuss, debate and explore...