Since Occupy Honolulu began I have been ignoring this blog, and have spent far less time on the computer in general. Funny how that happens when you’re constantly engaging in real life issues 🙂 I finally have something to say about my experiences (or part of those experiences) so far… This began as a letter/video blog for the LOUNGE @ SMC, it turned into my partial philosophy on how this movement will be the most successful and why I occupy.. and it may or may not be the start to me writing my thesis finally. So here’s the video (aawwwkkwwaaaarrrdddd – videos in general. but this was done in my car, and i was exhausted and honestly hadn’t showered in a day or two, so… yeah. the revolution will not be pristine. and i look like a floating head. But also it’s scary in general to put myself out there like this.. but here we go). it’s kind of long, but i feel that it’s pretty important.. obviously or i wouldn’t have spent the last 48 hours doing it. I’m nervous about putting myself out there in such a manner, but please by all means be critical; help me learn and grow. I hope it’s helpful and clarifying. in love and light and solidarity ♥, j.
part one:
part two:
also, check out this resolution passed by OWS and supported by various organizations nationwide (and as of tonight passed by Occupy Honolulu’s general assembly:
http://occupywallst.org/article/everyone-has-right-occupy-space-safely/
oh and check out this song:
hahayourefunny 
H. Doug Matsuoka (@hdoug)
December 4, 2011
Mahalo for this. It makes sense in so many ways. Just a couple of things: You are right in your criticism of Mainstream Media (MSM). It is now a huge corporate profit center. That explains that 3 ring reality show called the Presidential Elections. Elections are huge revenue generators, and that’s why we have a Wall Street government.
One of the recent developments that new movements like Occupy have been able to utilize is the Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/Tumblr etc massive instantaneous redundant self documentation. I don’t even mean “citizen journalism” but people documenting their own lives and the lives around them. This info stream helps us be with and feel with others around the globe. I even like seeing what everyone is having for lunch today, or who they’re having lunch with. I’m trying to encourage people to embrace that sort of self transparency (dunno if that’s the right term). And also, hey, when the going gets tough, tweet like an Egyptian!
Missing in the social media mix of self documenters are very low income and “homeless” folk. I realized that when at the Kanawai Mamalahoe encampment during APEC protest week. Laulani would try to keep up postings at Facebook using her iPhone, but you can’t plug your iPhone into a wall when you don’t have a wall! I would charge up a Mophie portable iPhone battery overnight and deliver it in the morning and that helped. Yet all the photos and streams of different people would remain separate when they could have been combined (or “curated” to use the current term) to much greater effect.
I wil be putting together a project to coordinate self documentation and curation early next year and will be applying for a grant to supply low income/homeless devices, solar rechargers, and data plans. I now know a little of what it’s like being homeless and getting hassled by the police. We should all know what that looks like, what it feels like. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hdoug/6342572769/in/set-72157628123600086
OK, I’m kind of ranting now so I’ll stop — just wanted to check in with a mahalo for your thinking and your words to help keep us on track to a better world.
Doug
Jamie.Marie
December 6, 2011
thanks so much Doug. xoxoxoxo