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Lady Rain

amandamichele22

About Me

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred from one form to another. There is no birth, no death; only Transformation. I am light. I am energy. I am eternal.

The world is as we dream it, as we create it to be. Awaken, Brighten, Enlighten. Be Change. Create Possibilities.

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& Take Over

For the past 5 years, I have actively sought change in the longest running 'war' in U.S. history, the drug war. The impact of the war on drugs has been devastating on people and communities across the nation and around the world. Drugs will never go away. They have been here since always. Most of the drugs illegal under U.S. law are those which are natural to this Earth, from the Mother herself...Plants and their derivitives. People have always consumed these teacher plants. Changing one's consciousness temporarily should never be a crime in and of itself. As a result of the drug war, we now have more prisoners than any other nation, nearly half of whom are convicted for nonviolent drug offenses. The madness has to end. There are many ways to actively seek change...

The November Coalition is a group who works end prison injustice in the war on drugs. Find them online at www.november.org. These people are some of my favorite activists working towards meaningful solutions for people. The prison system is modern day slavery supported by the institutionalized racism that permeates America. In the name of freedom...stand up, get active and create change.

Donate your time, or if all you have is money... Donate to November by clicking here!!

The injustices of our system of criminality do nothing to address the socio-economic conditions that result in crime being an attractive or desperate, yet viable pursuit. The prison industrial complex continues to boom; the business of enslaving 2.1+ million Americans, most of which are prisoners of the drug war. With busting budgets across the country; education spending taking cut after cut, year after year; social services taking massive funding cuts; and the need to reserve our prisons for people we're afraid of instead of people we are mad at; we must reevaluate the war on drugs.

The 13th Amendment is all the evidence I need to see the Drug War is Slavery. The exception spells it all out...

"Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."

All that was needed to reinstitute slavery was a law to create a crime for which to punish. In 1970, Nixon created the Controlled Substance Abuse Act, under which drugs get scheduled. To see the results of the enforcement of this law, look at the demographic breakdown of every prison across the nation.

Another great organization to get active with is Americans for Safe Access (ASA) www.SafeAccessNow.org . They are the largest grassroots organization working solely for medical marijuana. This group is bad ass. They have their own legal team that sued the California Highway Patrol and won! For patients who are sick, ranging from cancer, MS, AIDS and chronic pain, ASA has been instrumental in creating safe space for safe access in California, including standing up for the dispensing collectives that provide medicine to the seriously ill patients who are unable to grow for themselves.

While California State law permits cannabis use for medicinal reasons, federal law does not. The Controlled Substance Abuse Act placed cannabis in schedule 1 , meaning it's as dangerous as herion though cannabis is only as addicitive as caffiene. Free the most effective natural drug for most common illnesses and serious diseases! Support ASA's amazing, unique work! Join the fight or donate to them today!

Click here to Donate to ASA!! Click here to Donate to ASA!! Click here to Donate to ASA!!And yet another awesome organization is Students for Sensible Drug Policy, found online at www.SSDP.org . SSDP is a national student organization and the voice of the DARE generation. SSDP has also just launched a lawsuit with the ACLU against the Feds on behalf of thousands of students who are being denied financial aid over a drug conviction under the Higher Education Act Drug Provision. Get active on your campus or donate to support their work.Click here to Donate to SSDP!! Click here to Donate to SSDP!! Click here to Donate to SSDP!!

Politicians follow the People; they are not leaders. They follow votes, and therefore voters. Every time a politician hears from a voter, they count that one voice as 35. With as little as they hear from people, they average each person who raises their voice to speak for 34 other people in the community. Sure the powers that be are powerful, but only because we, the people, let them. Speak Out, Stand Up & Be Counted! When the People acknowledge and take ownership of their Power, as leaders not followers, Change is inevitable.

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Turn On

Come Out

& Take Over


My Interests

Rhythm, spiritual growth, enlightenment, freedom, social change, law and the freedom of the people, stimulating conversation, 4 to the 2-0, laughter, smiles, hugs, waterfalls, ocean walks, mountain hikes, philosophy, friends, music, dancing, the human touch, communication, motorcycles, yoga, health and healing

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Which Tarot Card Are You?
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You are the Fool card. The Fool fearlessly begins
the journey into the unknown. To do this, he
does not regard the world he knows as firm and
fixed. He has a seemingly reckless disregard
for obstacles. In the Ryder-Waite deck, he is
seen stepping off a cliff with his gaze on the
sky, and a rainbow is there to catch him. In
order to explore and expand, one must disregard
convention and conformity. Those in the throes
of convention look at the unconventional,
non-conformist personality and think What a
fool. They lack the point of view to understand
The Fool's actions. But The Fool has roots in
tradition as one who is closest to the spirit
world. In many tribal cultures, those born with
strange and unusual character traits were held
in awe. Shamans were people who could see
visions and go on journeys that we now label
hallucinations and schizophrenia. Those with
physical differences had experience and
knowledge that the average person could not
understand. The Fool is God. The number of the
card is zero, which when drawn is a perfect
circle. This circle represents both emptiness
and infinity. The Fool is not shackled by
mountains and valleys or by his physical body.
He does not accept the appearance of cliff and
air as being distinct or real. Image from: Mary
DeLave http://www.marydelave.com/

You are The High Priestess

Science, Wisdom, Knowledge, Education.

The High Priestess is the card of knowledge, instinctual, supernatural, secret knowledge. She holds scrolls of arcane information that she might, or might not reveal to you. The moon crown on her head as well as the crescent by her foot indicates her willingness to illuminate what you otherwise might not see, reveal the secrets you need to know. The High Priestess is also associated with the moon however and can also indicate change or fluxuation, particularily when it comes to your moods.

What Tarot Card are You?
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I'd like to meet:

Positive people who enjoy life. Those of the light who aren't afraid to stand up and be change, be love and be peace.

Music:

Deep music that rocks my root chakra, tribal sounds and deep spacey grooves...I'm also into Tool, A Perfect Circle, Deftones, Clutch, Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime, Dave Matthews Band, Spearhead, Janis Joplin, Prince, Patty Griffith, Outlett...

Movies:

X, Lord of the Rings, The Devil's Advocate, The Sweetest Thing, Stigmata, True Romance, The Breakfast Club, The Outsiders, The Secret

Television:

Don't watch it much, but I do enjoy The Daily Show, Simpsons, That 70's Show, and South Park

Books:

Dancing the Dream by Jamie Sams, Webs of Power by Starhawk, The World is as You Dream it by John Perkins (JP), Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (JP), Shapeshifting (JP), White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son by Time Wise, Drug Crazy by Mike Gray, Celestine Prophecy, Lies My Teacher Told Me, Brave New World, From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything you need to know about mind altering drugs, Marijuana Myths Marijuana Facts, Food of the Gods

Heroes:

Everyone who positively contributes to our existence

My Blog

Tyrone Brown...FREE after 17 years for smoking a joint!

16 Mar 2007 ..> Home Sweet home - Tyrone is free ..>   Today, Tyrone Brown walked out of Huntsville Prison after serving nearly 17 years for smoking a joint while on probation.  All o...
Posted by Lady Rain on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:06:00 PST

Save Mr. Brown - You can make the difference!

Mr. Brown was arrested for a $2 stickup in which no one was hurt.  For this he received 10 years on probation.  He was caught smoking marijuana and that original sentence was converted to li...
Posted by Lady Rain on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:45:00 PST

We are the ones we've been waiting for

A Message of Hopefrom the Hopi NationTo my fellow swimmers,There is a river flowing now very fast. It is sogreat and swift that there are those who will beafraid. They will try to hold on to the sho...
Posted by Lady Rain on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 01:16:00 PST

MESSAGE FROM THE HOPI ELDERS

You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour.Now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour.And there are things to be considered:Where are you living?What are you d...
Posted by Lady Rain on Thu, 11 May 2006 12:34:00 PST

DC March for Prison Reform

Democracy Now covered the March...Lead IN: Washington Rally Calls For Mass Prison Reform In Washington,relatives of incarcerated men and women rallied on Saturday calling for anoverhaul of the governm...
Posted by Lady Rain on Fri, 26 Aug 2005 04:37:00 PST

Independence

As I reflect on the 4th of July, I think of the civil disobedience that founded this nation.  From the Boston Tea Party to No Taxation without Representation, disobeying laws that fail to speak t...
Posted by Lady Rain on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Protect Medical Marijuana Patients-Act Now!!

Friends~   An important medical marijuana bill is coming to a vote next week in Congress.  Please take a moment to protect medical marijuana patients from DEA Raids!   To see how your r...
Posted by Lady Rain on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST