Obama's 'Green the Block' Sept. 11: Fun, Music, Block Parties, Bubble Gum and Dumpster Diving

Thursday, September 10, 2009 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Matthew Vadum recently reported that Barack Obama was operating under the radar to subvert observances of the anniversary of the September 11 attacks by using anti-American leftists Van Jones and Lennox Yearwood to hijack the day with a radical environmental agenda under the guise of Green the Block, a joint project of their respective groups Green for All and the Hip Hop Caucus.

Sure enough, the project has been pretty much ignored by the media, even by the conservative media that covered the Van Jones saga.

Below are examples of events listed at Green the Block for this Friday, September 11, 2009--the eight anniversary of the attacks.

Bowling Green:

Bowling Green, KY
September 11, 2009 03:30PM to 05:00PM
Hosted by Carrie Barnette Event Description:
Featuring a concert by hip-hop sensations, "Nappy Roots" and an Energy and Job Fair, Green the Block - Bowling Green will let people know about the importance of energy efficiency, how they can do it and how they can find jobs that do it!

Kalamazoo:

Kalamazoo, MI September 11, 2009 05:00PM to 10:00PM
Hosted by Joe Orchanian
Event Description:
Every year western michigan university host bronco bash, a festival that draws hundreds of organizations and thousands of patrons. Last year, we launched the first ever WMU green team. With the efforts of only a handful of people, we were able to reduce the waste produced by the event by 70%. We advertised recycling containers, and sorted through garbage looking for cans and bottles.
We need to do this again, and we need people to help make it happen for the second year in a row!

Nashville:

Green The Block with Gateway 2 Heritage
Nashville, TN
September 11, 2009 12:00PM to 02:00PM
Hosted by Sizwe Herring
Event Description:
Join the teams at Tennessee State University's Gateway 2 Heritage and EarthMatters Tennessee with music on the courtyard. Come learn about sustainability, environmental justice and how to green up our community and campus life.

Charlotte:

Charlotte, NC September 11, 2009 05:00PM to 10:00PM
Hosted by Jonathan Nazeer
Event Description:
Green the Block Charlotte will be held in the Hidden Valley Community and feature * Community Giveaway ** Clean the Block * Community Cook-out** Retrofit the Block * Green the Block Rally featuring local Celebrities, Politicial and Business Leaders ** Green Collar Job and Job Training Information * Green Business Showcase. (co-sponsored by Rib Palace and Powerade)

Newark:

Say It, Spray It, Recycle It Too
Newark, NJ
September 11, 2009 10:00AM to 04:00PM
Hosted by Pamela B. Daniels
Event Description:
Help design and paint a 'Green the Block' mural at the Hunterdon Street Community Garden. The Working Green Youth Employees have spent the summer training in landscape design in City Parks. The Community Garden at 288 Hunterdon Street is their final project, and we want you-the Newark community to add the finishing touches to the spot. Can't paint? That's okay too! Come out and show your support as we collect recyclable materials from neighboring businesses and homeowners to deliver to the West Orange Recycling Center, the local Newark depot.
Join Working Green, Building Green Solutions, and fellow Newarkers as we encourage the Hunterdon Street Community too 'Green the Block!'
Food, drinks, and music dependent upon sponsorship.

This event is the rare one that mentions our troops:

Vallejo:

Vallejo, CA
September 11, 2009 11:00AM to 07:00PM
Hosted by Janna Besh
Event Description:
Community Picnic. Solano Green Alliance will be having a old fashioned Picnic in City Park in Vallejo. Families and other Community members are encouraged to bring a picnic and celebrate with us to honor the troops that risk their lives everyday for our Country. We will be also doing a park clean up that day. The City Park playground was built by the community. Time: 11:00am to 7:00pm

Bethlehem:

Bethlehem, PA
September 11, 2009 12:00PM to 02:00PM
Hosted by Jerz E. Brown
Event Description:
As the third largest market in the state of PA the Lehigh Valley aka ABE MSA has long been slept on for its spirit of community, art, entreprenu8erialism, and most importantly hip-hop culture! Join Jerz E Brown aka Grand Master IRON FiST and the Hip-Hop Culture Foundation in a effort to unite with our people from across the country and represent for mother earth!

(Bethlehem will also have an open mic and 'community gathering' 6-9:30 p.m. on 9/11)

Los Angeles:

Green Neat Angels Los Angeles , CA
September 11, 2009 12:00PM to 02:00PM
Hosted by Todd Roberts
Event Description:
To help cleanse the community In environment from trash droping and dumping demonds . Also to wash alway gum thats has been harden on the cement And to educate the younger generation of green neat angels .

Many of the Green the Block events promise fun! For example, Sacramento:

Green Oak Park! Sacramento, CA
September 11, 2009 05:00PM to 08:00PM
Hosted by Charles Mason
Event Description:
Date/Time: September 11, 2009, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Host: Ubuntu Green, Oak Park Neighborhood Association, Oak Park Weed and Seed, Oak Park Business Association
• Green the Block is a national movement to have Green the Block events in communities nationwide on September 11th (National Day of Service). www.greentheblock.net This is a partnership of Green for All and the Hip Hop Caucus in coordination with the Obama Administration.
• The Oak Park event will have partner organizations set up educational/food tables and educate visitors on green lifestyles.
• Community members will participate in creating a green community art project.
• Musical performances, food and other fun activities for the entire family

I'll close out this report with the only event (out of several dozen, but not all, of the Green the Block events I looked at) that pays tribute to those murdered on Sept. 11 and those who tried to save them:

Houston:

Houston, TX
September 11, 2009 01:00PM to 07:00PM
Hosted by Mamie McGowan
Event Description:
Green the Block activities include:
The coming together to memorialize the fallen victims and heroes of “911” in a way that will allow us to proactively build on their sacrifice, the event will be held at The Church At Bethel’s Family, Friday 9/11/09 from 1:00p.m. ‐ 7:00p.m. An opening service will honor those lives lost during the tragedy of 9.11.01 and to pay tribute to those who continue to proudly serve today. Afterward the youth of the neighboring areas will arrive and be treated to a day of educational games, interactive sessions and have an opportunity to plant their own crop in our new Vegetable Garden located on the church’s property.SNIP

[paulycy]

Green is the new Red.

[True Republican Patriot]

OBAMA HUSSEIN!!! THE COMMUNIST WHO HATES AMERICA!!
OBAMA HUSSEIN, by His Authorization and Approval of This Obscene Desecration of Our Memorial Day to the Blackest Day in Our AMERICAN HISTOR, Confirms That He Stands with the Likes of Rev. Hate AMERICA WRIGHT and VAN JONES in Blessing the Actions of the MUSLIM TERRORISTS that Day and Spitting on the Graves of Our Innocent Americans and Others Murdered in the Most HORRIFIC WAYS THAT DAY!! ONLY GOD SPARED AMERICA FROM LOOSING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS THAT DAY!!
OBAMA IS A DISPICABLE HUMAN, Not An AMERICAN CITIZEN AND LEADER! AMERICA!! WAKE UP TO THE ENEMIES WITHIN!!
Remember, the Venezualans thought they were Voting for a Reasonable leader when they Screwed Themselves with Hugo Chavez, Now its TOO LATE FOR THEM!!

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

As I’ve been saying for years...

Green is the new Red
And just like the Old Red
It’s all about controlling the Green.

[True Republican Patriot]

OBOZO has given ALL TERRORISTS THE KEYS TO OUR SECURITY!!
HECK! OBOZO HIRED VAN JONES!..............

[who knows what evil?]

Watermelons...

[Made In The USA]

Honestly do not believe Barry thinks of 9/11 in the same way most Americans do. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Pres. has no plans to observe the day in which over 3,000 innocent Americans were murdered.

[PghBaldy]

Here is MO & BO’s letter (funny how all the goals are in helping his agenda, which has NOTHING to do with what happened that day)

http://www.serve.gov/assets/documents/09_0828_potus.pdf

[jersey117]

So he’s turning what should be a solemn day into one big community organizing gevent. What a fool

[PghBaldy]

1. State Senator Barack Obama, September 19th 2001:

“Even as I hope for some measure of peace and comfort to the bereaved families, I must also hope that we as a nation draw some measure of wisdom from this tragedy. Certain immediate lessons are clear, and we must act upon those lessons decisively. We need to step up security at our airports. We must reexamine the effectiveness of our intelligence networks. And we must be resolute in identifying the perpetrators of these heinous acts and dismantling their organizations of destruction.

“We must also engage, however, in the more difficult task of understanding the sources of such madness. The essence of this tragedy, it seems to me, derives from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers: an inability to imagine, or connect with, the humanity and suffering of others. Such a failure of empathy, such numbness to the pain of a child or the desperation of a parent, is not innate; nor, history tells us, is it unique to a particular culture, religion, or ethnicity. It may find expression in a particular brand of violence, and may be channeled by particular demagogues or fanatics. Most often, though, it grows out of a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair.

“We will have to make sure, despite our rage, that any U.S. military action takes into account the lives of innocent civilians abroad. We will have to be unwavering in opposing bigotry or discrimination directed against neighbors and friends of Middle Eastern descent. Finally, we will have to devote far more attention to the monumental task of raising the hopes and prospects of embittered children across the globe-children not just in the Middle East, but also in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and within our own shores.” http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyharnden/5213537/Barack_Obama_and_John_McCain_on_911_Statements_then_and_now/

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

The dems are trying to make mincemeat out of Joe Wilson for having a human moment yet remain silent while Obama is turning 9/11 into a party day.

I have no words.

[ETL]

Watermelons...

Clarification for any idiot liberals that might be lurking:

the term "watermelon" refers to activists who use environmental issues to advance the communist agenda. They are: "Green on the outside, Red on the inside"

[ETL]

OBOZO has given ALL TERRORISTS THE KEYS TO OUR SECURITY!! HECK! OBOZO HIRED VAN JONES!

Van Jones became a revolutionary communist following the 1992 L.A./Rodney King Riots (58 dead)
various sources

Posted on Sunday, September 06, 2009 10:19:07 AM by ETL

"Jones was arrested during the L.A. riots and spent a short time in jail. "I met all these young radical people of color," he recalls, 'I mean really radical: communists and anarchists. And it was, like, "This is what I need to be a part of." I spent the next ten years of my life working with a lot of those people I met in jail, trying to be a revolutionary.'..."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2333342/posts
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From David Horowitz's FrontpageMag.com /DiscoverTheNetworks.org:

"Throughout its history, one of RCP's [Revolutionary Communist Party] principal objectives has been to foment civil unrest in the United States. The most notable example of such efforts occurred on April 29, 1992, when RCP members looted and trashed the downtown and government districts of Los Angeles, triggering the infamous Rodney King riots. During the days immediately preceding the violence, RCP -- which maintained close ties to the L.A. gangs known as the Crips and the Bloods -- had circulated throughout South Central Los Angeles a leaflet featuring a statement by RCP National Spokesman Carl Dix, titled 'It's Right To Rebel' -- a quote popularized by Mao Zedong.

Encouraged by Dix, RCP activists helped lead the riots that would leave 58 people dead, more than 2,300 people injured, some 5,300 buildings burned, and $1 billion in property damaged or destroyed. On the ten-year anniversary of the rioting, RCP member Joseph Veale fondly recalled the violence as 'the most beautiful, the most heroic civil action in the history of the United States.'"
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6197

[Pearls Before Swine]

Counterprogramming 9/11. What a bunch of perverts.

Worse. Celebrating it!

[Lisamei62]

He clearly sympathizes with THEM...He is a disgrace...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7xogIYjlJs

WE WILL NEVER FORGET!!!

[livius]

This makes me sick to my stomach. Impeaching him is only the first thing we should do to him. He is a treasonous weasel who is doing everything he can to bring down our country.

[JoyjoyfromNJ]

Clarification for any idiot liberals that might be lurking: the term "watermelon" refers to activists who use environmental issues to advance the communist agenda. They are: "Green on the outside, Red on the inside"

Perfect description! ROTFL

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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NEVER FORGET

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9/11 Lifesaver RICK RESCORLA, R.I.P.

http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24361

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Is another 9/11 set to unfold?

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334249/posts

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NEVER FORGET

[JoyjoyfromNJ]

What I’d love to do is take a few spray paint cans in red,white & blue to a few of these rallies to give them something to really clean up. But I know it’s really my tax dollars that pay to clean stuff up so I won’t. But this info has pushed me into taking time off from work tomorrow to go to the local 9/11 memorial service.

[ETL]

Obama's "Climate Czar" is on the same page with Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro...

From The Washington Times, January 12, 2009

Obama climate czar has socialist ties
Group sees 'global governance' as solution

by Stephen Dinan

Until last week, Carol M. Browner, President-elect Barack Obama's pick as global warming czar, was listed as one of 14 leaders of a socialist group's Commission for a Sustainable World Society, which calls for "global governance" and says rich countries must shrink their economies to address climate change.

By Thursday, Mrs. Browner's name and biography had been removed from Socialist International's Web page, though a photo of her speaking June 30 to the group's congress in Greece was still available.

lots more...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/12/obama-climate-czar-has-socialist-ties/
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From GreenLeft.org

VENEZUELA: Chavez calls for global offensive for socialism
August 31, 2005

excerpts...

"The environment is suffering damage that could be irreversible — global warming, the greenhouse effect, the melting of the polar ice caps, the rising sea level, hurricanes — with terrible social occurrences that will shake life on this planet."

"I believe this idea has a strong connection with reality. I don't think we have much time. Fidel Castro said in one of his speeches I read not so long ago, 'tomorrow could be too late, let's do now what we need to do'."

"I believe it is time that we take up with courage and clarity a political, social, collective and ideological offensive across the world — a real offensive that permits us to move progressively, over the next years, the next decades, leaving behind the perverse, destructive, destroyer, capitalist model and go forward in constructing the socialist model to avoid barbarism and beyond that the annihilation of life on this planet."

--Hugo Chavez, at the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students, held in Caracas on August 8-15, 2005

http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2005/640/640p16.htm
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Here's a link to an image of a Google cache of the Socialist International's webpage that originally included Obama's "Climate Czar" Carol Browner. It was found by FReeper, Publius6961:
http://24ahead.com/images/si-csws-cache-as-of-011009.jpg

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!