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Bohmer: Court Case in Olympia Against Me Ends and My Statement
Blog Post, May, 09 2013
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
When Judge Wilcox asked me what happened on March 5th, 2013 I said the following: 1) Housing and shelter is a basic human right. 2) Olympia and Thurston County criminalize the poor and homeless. 3) That in response to this increased crimin...
Bohmer: Thomas Herndon's Dismantling of Study Justifying Austerity
Blog Post, April, 25 2013
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
Two very prominent Harvard economists, and formerly leading economists for the International Monetary Fund, Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, concluded, based on their “objective” statistical analysis, that once government debt reached 90% of GD...
Bohmer: Support the Victory of Nicolas Maduro as President
Blog Post, April, 21 2013
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
Our main task is to demand the U.S. recognize the fair election of April 14th where Maduro was elected President. Secondly there needs to be honest searching in Venezuela of why the results were so close.
Bohmer: Challenging Homelessness in Olympia; and False Charge of Assault
Blog Post, March, 16 2013
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
On Tuesday evening March 5, 2013, seven of us were arrested for trespassing in the parking lot of the abandoned Washington State Fish and Wildlife Building on Washington Street, near the Farmer’s Market in downtown Olympia. In addition I was arres...
Bohmer: My Statement at Memorial for Hugo Chavez
Blog Post, March, 16 2013
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
In my talk, I discuss significance of Chavez to people of Venezuela, Latin America and the world. Although Chavez made mistakes he will be remembered as someone who advanced humanity in a major way, and worked towards socialism that is democratic ...
Bohmer: Challenging the Myths About Balancing the Government Budget
Blog Post, October, 21 2012
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
These are notes of the talk I gave at the People's Movement Assembly in Olympia, WA, October 20th, 2012. In it, I carefully challenge the arguments about the burden of federal government deficits in the United States. Both major parties argue that...
Bohmer: “The Afghanistan War and the Occupy Movement are Not Over;
Blog Post, October, 07 2012
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
Talk at the Event, Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of the Occupy Movement, and Against the Continuing U.S. War Against Afghanistan; Localization Not Globalization. “The Afghanistan War and the Occupy Movement are Not Over; Connect the Mov...
Bohmer: Past and Present Grand Jury Repression:
Blog Post, September, 08 2012
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
We are living in a period of increased surveillance, especially electronic, and the use of police at the local, State, and national level to limit protest and resistance to an economic and social system that is broken and needs to be revolutioni...
Bohmer: Support the Grand Jury Resisters: End the Grand Jury
Blog Post, August, 30 2012
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
I am writing in strong support of the grand jury resistors who have recently been subpoenaed by the Federal Grand Jury in Seattle and to demand that the subpoenas be withdrawn, that all materials taken in the related raids be returned to their ow...
Bohmer: Venezuela: The Revolution Continues
Blog Post, June, 04 2012
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
I focus here on the changes in Venezuela since my last extended trip there in 2009 which I wrote about for Znet. Base don this trip, I conclude that most people's lives are improving there, that Venezuela deserves our critical support but that the...
Bohmer: There is Something in the Air: My Talk
Blog Post, November, 28 2011
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
This is a talk I gave at a rally of many thousand at the steps of the Washington State Legislature. They were beginning a special session today to consider even more cutbacks in spending for poor people, health and education.The rally was sponso...
Bohmer: Talk Given at Rally for Leonard Peltier, May 21, 2011
Blog Post, May, 22 2011
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
Solidarity means working for the freedom of Political prisoners such as Leonard Peltier who has been locked up for 35 years. Included below is my talk and photos of this march of 200 people.
Bohmer: Learning from My Experiences Dealing with Repression
Blog Post, November, 15 2010
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
This is the text of the talk i gave on my experiences dealing with Cointelpro, with FBI and other repression against me in the late 1960's and 1970's, and lessons for the present. I gave this talk at a forum at the Evergreen State College on Satur...
Bohmer: Introduction for Noam Chomsky,November 1, 2010
Blog Post, November, 03 2010
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
This is the talk I gave, November 1, 2010 at the Thomas Merton Center introducing Noam Chomsky. Chomsky was then presented the annual award for lifelong social justice activism by the Thomas Merton Center of Pittsburgh, PA. Chomsky then gave a tal...
Bohmer: Participatory Socialism: There is an Alternative
Blog Post, September, 14 2010
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
This is the complete text of the talk, “Participatory Socialism; There is an Alternative!” that I gave in Thessaloniki, Greece at the A-fest, Festival of Anti-Authoritarians on Thursday, Sept 9th, 2010. In this talk I give reasons why it is imp...
Bohmer: Understanding and Responding to the Global Economic Crisis
Blog Post, September, 14 2010
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
This is the complete text of the talk, "Understanding and Responding to the Global Economic Crisis" that I gave in Thessaloniki, Greece at the A-fest, Festival of Anti-Authoritarians on Wednesday, Sept 8th. In this talk I explain the causes and i...
Bohmer: Olympia Food Coop Decides to Boycotts Israeli Goods
Blog Post, August, 24 2010
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
The Olympia Food decided on July 25, 2010 to boycott Israeli goods. The boycott will continue until Israel ends its occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. It has created a strong backlash but also the opportunity to do education abo...
Bohmer: Howard Zinn Celebration of Life Memorial
Blog Post, February, 08 2010
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
A brief account of a memorial we did for Howard Zinn in Olympia, WA on Feb 6th. I am also including my comments, which are slightly revised from my earlier comments of Jan. 28, 2009
Bohmer: Reflection on Howard Zinn
Blog Post, January, 28 2010
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
The significance of a great human being who influenced and inspired and continues toinfluence and inspire so many!
Bohmer: My Resoc Interview
Blog Post, November, 08 2009
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
Peter Bohmer's Resoc Interview
Bohmer: Reflections on U.S. Economy, September 2009
Blog Post, September, 14 2009
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
Officially, the recession is probably over. The lack of meaningful structural reforms means conditions for continued collapse continue. So will massive economic hardships. However,I'm hopeful about growing social movements.
Bohmer: Social Movements and Resistance—The Time has Come
Blog Post, December, 12 2008
Peter Bohmer
Bohmer's ZSpace page
I think there is a good possibility that we are about to enter a period of major uprisings, social movements and major protests focusing on but not limited to the global recession/depression we are entering into. I am talking both about the Unite...
