Greetings to All!
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| Manny's Bar & Cafe |
Join us, as we all move forward in 2019, to expose any person or thing that abuses or endangers our people in San Francisco.
Especially those of us who are more vulnerable or have greater needs for safety & security than others.
WE MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON PRINCIPLES, REALITY & FACT, NOT APPEARANCES, HYPE OR PROPAGANDA
We remain dedicated to the belief that a human individual or 'group' should NOT be judged by 'appearances' (i.g. dress style, banners, badges, look of age, skin colors or tones) or stereotypes (i.g. young people, old people, white people, black people, indian people, homeless or poor people, rich people, asians, middle easterners, christians, catholics, muslims, jewish, straight, gay, LGBT people, et. al).
This is because the superficial appearance of what or who you are (or claim to be or are being stereotyped as) -- tells us nothing about Individual Conduct or Behavior which either helps us or harms us.
GREAT LEADERS LEAD BY SUPPORT PEACE, LOVE, UNDERSTANDING, DIGNITY, RESPECT & COMPASSION, NOT BY INTIMIDATION, BULLYING OR IGNORING THE SAFETY OR SECURITY OF THE INNOCENT
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| Daniel O'Connell, Ireland |
Many Great Leaders lead by being wise and passionate about concepts like Humanity.
Like Anti-Slavery Liberator Daniel O'Connell (whose nation suffered Centuries of abuse, murder, mass starvation & genocide before the 1900's) who in 1845 hosted and inspired American ex-Slave & Honorable Statesman Frederick Douglass. Who came back to New York from O'Connell's country, later, to help continue the Struggle for Dignity & Respect For All Humans, often termed Universal Suffering which unites us all - instead of dividing us. He also helped support Women's Suffrage Movements and others.
The Great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was in turn, inspired by the wise & good works of Mr. O'Connell & Mr. Douglass.
Who in turn inspired John F. Kennedy; Robert Kennedy and countless others, from all walks of life to lead and support movements to protect all lives, as One People, Undivided Amongst Ourselves. Sharing lives and intel with Love, Not Hate for anyone except individuals and groups who are the origin of our common oppression & impoverishment and inequities.
As all these Individual Leaders and others inspired so many of us whom protested at Occupy SF. For example, we applied the concept of treating others with respect and dignity which enabled us to answer people's questions, protect the vulnerable around us and be smart about maintaining self control under extreme circumstances, without HATE.
This enabled our messages and real stories & facts about all the banking, mortgage & other scandals to be shared with people from around the world, including city workers who would come to us at night, to get information on mortgage and banking robo-signing & other frauds.
The frauds that keep us all in constant states of fear & oppression. Often manifesting in self destructive acts or hatred (for hatred's sake) towards other people who are not responsible for our suffering or victimization.
Directing the energy of hate one feels into a weapon of positive action to be directed solely at the source of their oppression is the best way to prevent harming others by misplaced hatred or aggression.
HUMANS MAKE MISTAKES. WISE PEOPLE ADMIT IT!
Some of us have been doing protests since WTO Seattle in the mid-1990's where we were gassed under orders of a Police Chief who authorized violence.
Five years later he renounced his own orders as being wrong & unconstitutional; later becoming head of LEAP - Law Enforcement Officers Against Prohibition (Cannabis). An example of a person in power, who made a mistake and was Human enough to admit it AND start doing activities to help others in need.
DECADES OF PROTEST EXPERIENCE TEACHES US TO MAINTAIN RESPECT & DIGNITY FOR ALL.
DO NO HARM TO THE INNOCENT.
In all of the decades of protests our peers have been in, protecting others privacy (the innocent, not the targeted public figures or bad actors) is paramount. We respect others no matter what the law says about recording people in public.
Laws are guidelines that come from the Will of The People as interpreted (or messed up) by legislators.
If one is 'allowed' to do something by law but doing that thing will potentially harm another, than you are GUILTY of bad conduct that may harm another innocent human being, no matter whether the law permits it or not.
Real Life Respect for the safety or security needs of other innocent human beings Supercedes all law.
Harming innocent people under the guise of 'being lawful' is a copout for NOT taking personal responsibility for one's own lack of self control or ability to respect the needs of others in their community.
Many of our peers are victims of domestic abuse, crime or under protection orders or may even be the target of stalking.
Whenever anyone has asked to NOT be video recorded or not have their face plastered on global sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. we Honor That.
REAL LIFE EXAMPLE OF RESPECTING PRIVACY UNDER PRESSURE
For instance, when Black Block members were bashing in the windows of a bank, one of our peers was a few feet away filming the event. The BB member shouted 'Hey, don't video me doing this, right now!'
Our peer immediately pointed his camera down; thought for a moment (realizing the public importance of the action) negotiated, saying 'How about I promise to blur your faces on the final copy published?'
The rabble rouser thought for a second, pondered the integrity of the peer filming and gave the go ahead to keep on filming the action.
BLAM! The hammer struck the Bank's Window and it was all caught on film, in a way that still informed the public but protected the security or safety needs of the person asking for it.
That's called Dignity & Respect for others, even if they are doing something one may not agree with.
DOING WHAT'S LEGAL VERSUS DOING WHAT IS RIGHT
Would it have been 'legal' for anyone to film that event and the people doing it ? Yes.
However, we maintain a belief system that demands we protect the safety & security of all people whether it's in public or private places.
Any person or 'protester' who ignores pleas to NOT be filmed or published online can't be trusted or relied upon because they lack control, respect and integrity in their own conduct & behavior.
The put us all at risk or being harmed (often by the same perceived enemies) for no good reason.
So, when protesters, activists or anarchists do not respect the individual residents' need for extra measures of safety and security how can we trust them or believe in their causes or support them, in the first place ?
They become just as dangerous as the elite in power who likewise do not respect individuals needs for safety & security in our communities.
This is how it is with the 'protesters' who appear every Wednesday outside of their Target; Manny's Bar & Cafe at the corner of 16th & Valencia Streets, between 6pm & 7:30pm.
ATTEMPTS TO GATHER FACTS OR HAVE A REASONABLE DISCUSSION OR DEBATE AT THIS MANNY'S BAR & CAFE 'PROTEST' ARE FUTILE
After hearing reports from local residents that it was hard to get facts or questions answered by the protesters, one of our peers (who's worked WITH this group's leaders and supported groups like the Mission SRO Collaborative & others for decades) decided to visit there last Wednesday to gather facts and observe the protests first hand.
What a shocker!
First the peer advocate asked a protester for a Flyer.
When the advocate tried to ask a question, the Flyer guy rushed away saying he doesn't have time to answer any questions.
So, the advocate turned to ask another woman standing next to the bus stop, some questions when another protester pointed a camera at the advocate.
The advocate has personal & safety needs to NOT be filmed or have their face placed onto the internet in high profile postings and put the flyer up to block the camera AND asked the protester to NOT film him. His actions to defend himself from being filmed & his reasonable requests were ignored by these so-called 'protesters'.
Not only did the one protester NOT STOP when asked, she actually moved her camera around the flyer being used to block her camera and came closer to keep filming, against the obvious objections of the advocate.
Others 'lied' and said they were filming the peer advocate 'attacking' their protester. What a crock of cow manure !
As the advocate's blood pressure (at the shock of such disrespect & rudeness and what could happen to his own life and family if his face is posted) went up, he Demanded that he not be filmed.
The more he demanded them to STOP, the more protesters popped up to video tape him for No Good Reason other than to take some sick delight in watching a local resident get angry for not being duly respected.
Supposedly, NO is supposed to mean NO when someone is pleading to NOT be violated or endangered by another human being, right ?
It's hard to imagine any of our peers filming someone, that may need special consideration or protection due to a personal safety issue. They don't even have to explain why, all they have to do is ask and we'll respect their wishes, unless they are The Target of our protest.
Imagine if we posted a victim of abuse in hiding on Facebook for their Predator to see ?
Would it be legal to film someone in Public, even if they say NO?
Yes, in most cases, but to stand on that as an excuse to ignore the wishes of innocent residents who DO NOT WISH to be filmed is self-serving, non-empathetic bullshit. Plus, if you follow someone around to film them, then you have changed the nature of the legal act to an illegal act of Stalking & Harassment. Filming someone in public during a political event is one thing, but continuing to film and innocent person, ganging up on them and following them around is another.
If someone is harmed because you chose to ignore their safety needs, than you are the one to blame for it, no matter if it's legal or not.
If people demanding privacy on the streets are NOT the target of your protest or whatever, then why do you think it's acceptable for you to ignore their needs for your own desires or goals ?
TIPS TO BE SAFE WHEN NEAR MANNY'S ON WEDNESDAYS
As far as these Wednesday protests by these particular protesters, are concerned, we suggest you do NOT try to engage them or ask them questions or try to gather facts from them because their conduct & behavior may put you at risk. They lack self control and discipline to keep locals safe while they protest.
We went there to find documents, evidence and proof of the arguments being made, on all sides. We don't make decisions on issues, based on 'the groups' or individuals involved because anyone can be wrong and individuals move from group to group, at any time.
We look deeper into documentable conduct & behavior and speeches measured over time. We don't trust any one person or group, per se.
Talk is cheap and interpretations of online 'texts'
are even cheaper not evidence of much, as is.
We haven't seen any proof that Manny doesn't want both Israel & Palestine to have their own states.
However, with our own eyes, we've seen people
of all walks of life and political persuasion
going inside; having meetings and progressing
their diverse and often opposing campaigns forward
by utilizing this space, no matter who runs it.
Many Oppressed Individuals & Groups are benefitting from this space, politics or side-taking & 'sketchy' boycotts, be damned.
Not unlike Schindler who was under Nazi Rule and Appeared to support them, while he secretly employed and saved the lives of untold numbers of people at risk of being harmed or killed by The Nazis, some of our peers are forming the opinion that this place, in reality, exists and is being used by all kinds of people for all kinds of causes.
There is no other spot near us where we can go, so until someone else can build another space for ALL OF US, then Manny's spot will have to do.
MANY LOCALS HAVE NO OTHER PLACE TO GO MEET UP SAFELY
For example, the Owner of Muddy Waters has kicked out scores of locals because of their appearance, medical condition, support of Palestine, being homeless or mentally ill or too poor to buy more than a Small cup of coffee.
Some of you may remember Occupy Muddy Waters when we had BBQ's and lounge chairs out front to protest their money grubbing, upscaled policies of discrimination and hatred based on bias & politics, not human conduct or behavior. With Hatred comes Fear.
BE SAFE ON WEDNESDAYS IF YOU ARE NEAR 16TH & VALENCIA STREETS, FROM 6PM TO 7:30PM
If you plan on being near the NW Corner of 16th & Valencia Streets on Wednesdays, we suggest you NOT engage these particular protesters.
We take no stand on whether you should patronage Manny's Bar & Cafe or not, except the fact that he employs our local homeless people and lets anyone come in without much apparent discrimination.
We take no stand on whether he's a Zionist Person (using definitions of any person of the Jewish Faith) which tells us nothing about his human rights beliefs or he's an Elite Zionist (using definition of Extremist Elite who are of Jewish faith but harm others because of their greed and inhumanity)
If you choose to go into Manny's Bar & Cafe, we suggest you do so as quickly as possible. If you have personal privacy or safety needs consider wearing a hoodie, sunglasses, bandana to hide your face because these protesters will publish your face (and possibly try to put you down) online for the world to see, whether you want them to or not.
These protesters have shown us they have NO RESPECT for local residents asking questions or the patrons who go inside or not; and will not honor your reasonable requests to NOT be filmed and broadcast, for their own political gains and desires.
Based on their own conduct and behavior we saw that when it comes down to it, at the end of the day, they only seem to care about what they want and DO NOT CARE if what they want to do harms the innocent or demonizes folks because they choose to be in a place that is helping scores of oppressed residents with work and 'a place' to be that is safe.
BE PART OF THE SOLUTIONS WITH LOVE & RESPECT, NOT BLIND HATE & BAD CONDUCT TO OUR LOCALS
We encourage anyone who is concerned about gentrification or abuse of our people in need to use any space they can to work together to exchange information and carry out protests & campaigns that will uplift and save our lives, not cause hate or promote disrespect inside our own communities.
NOTE: Even after one of the Leaders of these protests told the group that he's known the peer advocate for a long time and said 'he's okay' the group continued their rude behavior and filming anyway.
One drunk protester even told the good advocate to 'Shut Up!' several times and tried to tell him where to stand on the sidewalk, etc.
So, it is what it is.
We went there to get facts to support the Protesters' position and consider supporting them and instead, based on their own bad conduct & behavior against a peer who makes a much better friend to our people than an enemy.
We left with the impression that this particular protest appears to be based in hatred, hearsay & fear, rather than hard cold articulate fact. Protesters there don't answer legitimate questions, they just keep repeating 'words' over and over again. They don't listen to you, they do what they want and talk over you.
If you want them to NOT video you, they ignore you and 'gang up' on you. Fear & Hate was all we saw happening there.
To the contrary, we now have felt what it's like to be disrespected by peers and groups we've supported in the past or may be inclined to support now and only because they appear to be driven more by blind hate than sound reasoning, we cannot support them when it comes to the protesting issue at hand.
Causing harm or putting the innocent at risk is unacceptable in private or in public. Doesn't matter what the law lets you do, its up to each one of us to NOT harm or put other residents at risk.
Our peers treat others as they would like to be treated, but these protesters showed by their own conduct that they Do Not Care.
This Lack of Care reminds some of us of the Cremation of Care Ceremonies held annually at the Bohemia Grove Camp run by The Elite who practice cult like ceremonies.
When common people in our communities start to "NOT CARE" about others who have done no harm, then The Elite wins.
We Stand on the principles and teachings of doing no harm in our struggles for peace, justice, equity and freedom to speak and be heard & respected, no matter who we are, what we look like, or where we are from, as individual human beings.
Anyone who generates hate, disrespect or indignations or harm towards our people shall continue to be exposed here, no matter who they are or who they think they are, in their own minds.
ALL PEOPLE DESERVE RESPECT & DIGNITY WHILE AT WAR OR AT PEACE ESPECIALLY THE INNOCENT.
We'd like to see local residents PROTEST with signs of LOVE NOT HATE and maybe some non-extreme Christians, Muslims, Palestinians & Israeli People, Supporters & Leaders show up in Solidarity Against HATE & SUPPORT UNIVERSAL HUMAN SUFFERING CAUSES to counter the HATE of these Protesters, we saw first hand outside of Manny's Bar & Cafe, this past Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019.
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This is an ongoing Story. Various Old & New Definitions of Zionism & Zionists will be included along with other information, research and media, at a later date.
Peace Out!
Jason - Volunteer Moderator
