POET´S PROTEST MANIFESTO of the 21st century - PEOPLE, WRITERS, POETS DON´T SLEEP - SPEAK UP!!

POETS´ PROTEST MANIFESTO: WRITERS, POETS, ARTISTS DON´T SLEEP - SPEAK UP!!

Authors: MILENA ODA & TOPALANTE

POETS´ PROTEST MANIFESTO FOR WRITERS, POETS, CREATIVE PEOPLE OF the 21st century. Manifesto for all people who are occupied with the future of human intelligence, creative spirit and abundance!

BE, MOVE, GIVE, PROTEST AND SPEAK UP!!

We call upon each of you, writer, poet - don´t sleep – see, the society has fallen into a deep, comfortable sleep!!

We call on you to:

SHAKE THINGS UP, YOU DON`T AGREE WITH, DON´T SLEEP!

DON´T BE AFRAID TO EXPRESS YOURSELF!!

DON´T BE FEARFUL TO DO!

We mean ourself too, we must be awaken!

„We are the beaten generation!“ We are beaten by the massmedias,social medias, best sellers, superstars, and growing stupidity and ignorance of people around us.

TELL US: Are your worried about your message in your work for the world?

AS WRITERS WE SHOULD SPREAD OUR MESSAGE!  

We should express how we are able to spread our message, how we can move the world around us.

We speak to the writers, poets and creative people who are able to change the things in their suroundings, in their world. The small world means the big one.

WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE AND MISSION AS A WRITER IN THIS WORLD? Reflect, what are you writing about?!
Do you have to serve the publisher? Do you have to serve the policy?
Do you serve the degradation of the millions people?
Or do you want to serve the world´s humanity? The world´s change for better?

How are you worried about the word & world? How?

To be worried about the words & world but in fact be very sleepy!? It doesn´t work efficiently!!

WE THINK:

We are too focused on ourself, on our egos!! The world became more egositic and materialistic.

Call on to Bestsellers:
You are worried, if you get more interviews, if the important newspaper writes about your book (this is the real value!!), the publisher has already paid the reviewers to write about you, - this is evident – you are the best seller!! Bravo! You managed that, I respect your work, surely you love it as well!

Your ego is important, and the lust of the million people who read your erotic thriller – this is alright, people need fun, entertainment, - they need You!

Well, no! No!

Every writer must know – this is not the right, eligible literature, which keeps people awake in the brain!

Or do we allow the walk towards stupidity when we continue with such best sellers? I am afraid we already face the stupidity and ignorance... It is bad! But not bad for powerful people who like to move their direction the uneducated, dull people... Hm...

Writers, poets, artists our occupation, our goal is to change the thinking and change the spirit!

YOU MUST AWAKE people, because they have fallen assleep with the bestsellers like erotic thrillers etc...

POETS, WRITERS, KEEP THE 99% AWAKE!!

FIGHT AGAINST THE SPREADING STUPIDITY, CONFORMITY, AGONY AND LETHARGY!!

Take care about our world, take care about the world around you!!

Use the power of your words!!

Express yourself!

Express the pain, express the loss of the lost people, of the 99%!

We show the light out of the tunnel, we are here for the 99%, to show them how to wake up!!

Don´t serve daily the 1%!

Be awake! Be here! Be more!

PROTEST!

Our words, writers, poets, must quake people!!

Our words, writers, poets, must shake the dead cells of the brain!

Our words must be more powerful than the power of the powerful people, the 1%.

Our words must motivate, not to fall asleep into ignorance and agony, again, or forever!

Writer, poet we call upon you, do more for people, not only for your ego!

Do more for our planet!

Do more for your selfconciousness, you are not alone here!

Move your ass!

Move your brain!

Move sleepy people – the right direction to change the world for better!!

Give people power through your words!!

Give people a new hope!

Give people your education!

Give people the clarity about our world!

Writers, poets, be more than the best seller!!

Writers, poets, creative people start now to manifest the new change for our planet, for our world!

It is our – maybe last – chance to change the old, outworn, bored society, don´t slack off, don´t fall asleep !

NOTICE – REFLECT – DO NOT COMPROMISE – HOLD ONTO THE INNER STRENGtH - EMPOWER YOURSELF AND THE OTHERS AND TAKE THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE CHANGE!!

Do it now!

Manifest!
PROSTEST!

I am a writer not a fucking best seller and I want to create and care about our world!

Be a writer, not a fucking best seller - who counts money, „likes“, „friends“ and fame and be a creative mind who loves to spread the message!!

We must care about our world, planet and our life here!

NOW!!

This is our protest manifesto and you who agree with us, please send it further, spread the word and give us a sign, you agree…

We must move, shake up the world!!

We want to manifest the world NOW - and YOU?

SHARE WITH US THIS MANIFESTO!

Yours,

Milena Oda // http://www.MilenaOda.com

& Topalante // http://topalante.es

San Francisco, August 9th, 2012

 

San Francisco, August 9th, 2012

LISTEN TO THE MANIFESTO ON RADIO: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/odamilena/2012/08/22/poets-manifesto-dont-sleep--speak-up

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OTHERS SIGNATURES from the Aug.16 2012 during & after the FIRST OFFICIAL READING OF THE MANIFESTO in THE ADOBE BOOKSTORE IN SAN FRANCISCO:

Evan Winchester, Laury Meyrs, Marc Kockinos, Jim Byron, Oliver Toajes, Mark Hoffmeier, Jaan Schenberger Mcuelle Brown, Rosi Sofi, Csaba Polony, Steve Brandwein, Tony Ryan, Joe Lee Parker, Richardo Felix Rodriguez, Khaled Mekawy, Mohamed Tayaa, Olaf Trunschke, Norbert Hahn, Thomas Heilman, Jiri Travnicek, Peter Zach, Joe Kidd, Boù Chrà, Dmitry Golynko, Martin, Barbara Stang, Corinna Bethge,Elina Fedorkova, Marcel Gapa, Jeanette Webb, Jeff Ray, Lenka Kropačová, Hironori Minematsu, Laura Nadine Luzardo, Milos Cech, Rhett Stoner, Lorenzo Horvat, Paul Heinrich, Lipova Alej.

This Manifesto has been already translated and will be published in Arabic, Spanish, German, Czech etc. See for the ARABIC Version on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/oda.milena#!/events/375583232535784/

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PART 5: ON THE ROAD to the REVOLUTION IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO!!

CHICAGO BY NIGHT/DAY FROM THE 96th floor...!!
Love with this city isn´t at the first sight, the city is growing in me, probably into the mutual love... Yes, now I love the city! It is a bit strange, but generally interesting moving city. I feel a movement here. And I came in this city - I was feeling the coming REVOLUTION. And this city is right for the revolution!
 It is not so far from Iowa City to go to Chicago, for me it is like the trip Berlin-Prague - 350km - 3-4 hours drive by car.
I was really looking forward to visiting this famous city... My idea of organizing was, to stay a few days! As long as I could be away from our program, it means during the weekend into the week. I was about to find a rideshare or go by bus ("Megabus" for about 20-35 dollars). To fly it´s not convenient from IC. I had to have a transport to the airport. All takes the same time like flying. I found a rideshare, a student from IC who translates my play into English.
For this time I used the fabulous couchsurfing.org. I am a member, but don´t use it much. Mostly in the USA. It is a wonderful meeting point if one is alone on the road, or doesn´t know people in the new city... well, there are a lot of cause to use CS. I didn´t know anybody in Chicago, so I decided to put my posting there. In 30 Minutes I got two answers, I decided for Yakov. He is originally from the Ukraine. The Slawic roots connect always, there is some warm character, some kind radiation which goes direct from the heart in the heart and back and in the air..., as well as the European roots connect me here with people whose origin is in Europe. Some feel these roots strong, some are just "reminders" of European origin. It is interesting the kind of connection I feel here in the USA or generally in the other world, outside of Europe.
Yakow showed me after I arrived the whole city by night, what a kind offer from him!! I was excited, to have such an incredible experience - Chicago from all the sides by night! He was&is really very kind guy... (I hope he reads it here, so far he knows it, I told him it...). Well, then I wanted to see the city, to walk and to meet people. I had an intuition, that I could be involved in the movie... It happened almost in the same time I stepped on the street... Yakov showed me, the famous HOTDOG =Wiener's Circle (sure I am attractive to WIEN/Vienna). I don´t like hotdogs, fastfood... but here I payed attention to people who were around and FILMING. I don´t know the name any more unfortunately, even when I got involved in the filming. I asked the right person randomly - the producer, if I could be a part of the team and he looked me the whole and said: Yes!! Come tomorrow and you can be there for one-two hours! The Hollywood team from L.A. engaged me immediately, I was just like 10 minutes in Chicago for the first time... AMAZING MOMENT AND FEELING! And I arrived! Even if I don´t like hotdogs (I like dogs) I could play - have fun - for one hour... buying a hotdog in unusual way was the purpose for the making a TV show, I suppose... I don´t know more details now...

After I left the production-team... I walked on the street, just a two blocks further... I saw in the darkness a  bit strange, hidden narrow street at the main street, with a few people, in black clothes. It was already midnight. I had a bit fear... I said to me- go ahead! I walked towards to them... the small group were just smokers who stood outside in front of a club NEO... all were clothed in black - all seemed to me to belong to one group of people: Gothics. For me a bit new scene... I don´t wear much dark colors, and at that night I was quite sporty, fit  for fun, for the TV. Once nice couple - see below - encouraged me to go! I went in, dark, dark and just a few lights... But it was a great decision! The music was wonderful, just for a spirit-free dance!! And what else meant to happen to me at that night? After 10 Minutes entered the club a TV-team - another one - and was about the club and us, the dancers... Whew, another starring! I was feeling it right to be in Chicago!! A small star! They filmed me while dancing, - I love dancing,  the music was so good! And my clothing was all but gothic... well, the slogan on my T-Shirt was connecting:
LOVE IS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO HEARTS!  I bought fresh in Chicago! All the GOTHIC dancers, women almost nacked, with tattoos and chains took me in their circle, and we danced in trance!! And the TV team was happy to have a documentary for the news about the culture in Chicago!
Around 4 a.m. I was so far out of the trance and dance... I went by train to Yakov´s  house, hopping that he opens me a door...I couldn' t come earlier and he didn´t answer to me if it was alright for him. Well, at the station I went out and  suddenly I didn´t know how to get to Yakov´s house. It was my first time on that station... fortunately there were two boys. I called, guys... hoye - how to get to xx - street, and what a random! - they lived in the same block of house! After a small talk, we had a big talk! These two guys were one of the leaders of OCCUPY Chicago! And we all three had the same drive for the REVOLUTION!! I was just occupied with my essay about the FREEDOM I should write for the panel for IWP! And I was hoping in Chicago I write it... I was feeling almost about two weeks, there is a TIME for A CHANGE!! I was happy to write the ESSAY, but I was waiting for the IMPULSES! The time for the REVOLUTION came in CHICAGO! We were talking about serious things... they told me about "Occupy Chicago" March, the next day.... I said YES! And we were really happy to encounter at 5 am... and speak such a inspirational talk...
It was so important DAY! NIGHT AND MORNING on screen!!
Time for change!
Yakov was waiting for me... he opened me a door and I told him about the day, night... and we were happy to share so much! He supported me with the essay - I was writing the whole sunday and other day - it was form me an important essay... I don´t know why I decided to write this essay in English, German would be better&faster, but not for all people I met in Chicago and others who like reading my message!
I had to write in English  ... see my Essay DOG´S FREEDOM in that blog:::
(AGAIN: Apologize my English, here in the blog as well my essay, how important it is to write in a nice language, but I am not able to spend here so much time::: This blog is just a reminder of my stay in IOWA.)
I went a few hours later with the guys into the march! After visiting the fabulous lake Michigan, the white beach, it was very hot weather... all the days. How surprising for October! I simply enjoyed the time & city & people! I was still occupied with my thoughts about the freedom and my revolution in the literature!
It was a great start for the protest, for the new REVOLUTION! CHICAGO SHIVERED a bit, we were about 1000 protesters and in two weeks again, and more people. Some people were confused and asked WHY they do protest? Some disagreed, and the rest just says YES for the CHANGE.

CHICAGO!

Short prosa 
The sun sparkles through the golden shiny trees, I see the details of the naked trees! People walk down byways and alleys, lighty, big apartments, thousands of the huge buildings and still vacant lofts, lovely bookstores, museums, poetry, art, parks, so many years before and ahaed, whistle of the wind, and the boats are out of their moorings, their distant sails like the wings of doves across Lake Michigan. The lake seems to me like an ocean... and the city emerges from a gig....
old and young black people who still burn from a lifetime of insults, of foiled ambitions, of ambitions abandoned before they´ve been tried. I try to imagine and understand the life of a black man, but I cannot understand it. America is based on the slavery, this spirit and the way of life will never disappear as in Europe the nationalism and thinking in borders...
-_

On the beach of the LAKE - OCEAN - Michigan!

As I saw you, Chicago - from the John Hancock "bar" on the 96th floor... What a marvelous view, the best lady bathroom with the view on Chicago... Enjoy to "make a pipi" on the world from the top once or again again if you step so high!!








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