Carol Brouillet
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political activist and organizer
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, is a Green Party candidate for the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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in California's 14th congressional district
California's 14th congressional district
California's 14th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It is located between San Francisco and San Jose. The district includes portions of San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties and most notably contains part of Silicon Valley. Major cities in...
. Carol is a leading activist in the 9/11 Truth Movement
9/11 Truth Movement
9/11 Truth movement is a collective name for loosely affiliated organizations and individuals who question the accepted account of the September 11, 2001, attacks....
. In 2006 and 2008 she ran for the United States Congress
United States Congress
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as a Green on a 9/11 Truth, Peace, and Impeachment
Impeachment
Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as other punishment....
platform. She has co-founded several non-profit organizations that seek to connect people, vital ideas, and important information for the purpose of nurturing healthy social change, economic justice and ecological sustainability. These include the International Media Project, the Who's Counting Project, the 9/11 Truth Alliance, and the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance.
Background
Carol Liane Shepard was born August 28, 1957 in Santa MonicaSanta Mônica
Santa Mônica is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to Janet Edwina Zabel and Charles Baumert Shepard. She was raised in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. She attended Hawaii Loa College
Hawaii Loa College
Hawaii Loa College was a private, four-year, liberal arts college in Honolulu, Hawaii, founded in 1963 as Christian College of the Pacific by a consortium of four Protestant church denominations in Hawaii, with land deeded by Harold K.L. Castle on which to build a campus. The idea originated with...
, Reed College
Reed College
Reed College is a private, independent, liberal arts college located in southeast Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus located in Portland's Eastmoreland neighborhood, featuring architecture based on the Tudor-Gothic style, and a forested canyon wilderness...
, and the University of Grenoble
University of Grenoble
University of Grenoble or Grenoble University was a university in Grenoble, France until 1970, when it was split into several different institutions:...
. Beginning with a sailing trip around the world from 1976 to 1978, Carol continued to travel widely during the 1980s during which she read, wrote and collected experiences to help her fulfil an ambition of becoming an author. She eventually found herself organizing art exhibitions, notably of the artist, Huang Ge Sheng, whose work she discovered on a trip to China. In 1988 she met her husband Jean-Luc Brouillet and settled in Palo Alto, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. She and her husband have three sons.
Media Activism and Political Activism before September 11, 2001
In 1992, Carol saw the Oliver StoneOliver Stone
William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...
film JFK
JFK (film)
JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. It examines the events leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and alleged subsequent cover-up, through the eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison .Garrison filed charges against New Orleans businessman Clay...
and began researching the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
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. She became a “media activist” to raise critical issues that she believed were censored or ignored by the corporate press. In 1993 she edited The Invisible Nuclear War- about the health effects of low-level radiation and nuclear issues.
Through the rest of the 1990s and up to September 2001, Carol became deeply involved in what is generally regarded as the anti-globalization movement
Anti-globalization
Criticism of globalization is skepticism of the claimed benefits of the globalization of capitalism. Many of these views are held by the anti-globalization movement however other groups also are critical of the policies of globalization....
. She protested against and helped inform others about the policies of the Free Trade Area of the Americas
Free Trade Area of the Americas
The Free Trade Area of the Americas , , ) was a proposed agreement to eliminate or reduce the trade barriers among all countries in the Americas but Cuba. In the last round of negotiations, trade ministers from 34 countries met in Miami, United States, in November 2003 to discuss the proposal...
, the World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
, the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
, the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
, and other institutions and facets of corporate globalization.
Carol co-sponsored the first local currency conference, the E.F. Schumacher Society Decentralist Conference, held in 1996 at Williams College
Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
in Williamstown, Massachusetts. In 1997 she organized a panel and workshop on local currencies at The Other Economic Summit in Colorado . She has lectured and given workshops on Global Economics, Money, and Community Currencies in the U.S., Italy, and Brazil. Her paper “Reinventing Money, Restoring the Earth, Reweaving the Web of Life” was recognized by The Millennium Institute as “one of the best ideas for the new millennium.” She organized three conferences on “Strategies to Transform the Global Economy.” In January 2001, she helped mobilize North Americans to attend the first World Social Forum
World Social Forum
The World Social Forum is an annual meeting of civil society organizations, first held in Brazil, which offers a self-conscious effort to develop an alternative future through the championing of counter-hegemonic globalization...
in Brazil
Brazil
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.
Political activism since September 11, 2001
Carol Brouillet was deeply affected by the terrorism events that took place in the United StatesUnited States
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on September 11, 2001. She went to Washington, D.C. in September 2001 to protest an impending war , give flowers to Barbara Lee for her courageous stance, and to lobby against the PATRIOT Act. At the anti-war rallies, she realized that the war had little to do with fighting terrorism, but a lot to do with securing oil resources which led her to do research and begin local street actions. She was among the first to organize a public rally and march and to demand a Congressional investigation of 9/11.
From October 2001 to October 2007, Carol held a weekly two hour Listening Project- every Wednesday in downtown Palo Alto, California. Since then, she holds it on the 11th of every month, in solidarity with truthaction.org, and the global 9/11 Truth Movement
9/11 Truth Movement
9/11 Truth movement is a collective name for loosely affiliated organizations and individuals who question the accepted account of the September 11, 2001, attacks....
.
She organized the first rally and march on Senator Diane Feinstein’s office in San Francisco on January 8, 2002 to demand a Congressional inquiry of 9/11.
San Francisco Bay Area
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and beyond.
In 2003, Carol organized a sold-out presentation Premiere of Aftermath- Unanswered Questions from 9/11 at the Herbst Theatre
Herbst Theatre
The Herbst Theatre is an auditorium in the War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in Civic Center in San Francisco, United States. The 928-seat hall hosts programs as diverse as City Arts & Lectures, SF Jazz, and San Francisco Performances....
in San Francisco and a well attended presentation, including Richard Heinberg, on Earth Day in Palo Alto at Spangenberg Theater.
In 2004, she organized two benefits for the San Francisco International Inquiry into 9/11: Behind Every Terrorist- There is a Bush, and the San Francisco International Inquiry into 9/11, Phase One. The Inquiry attracted many journalists, documentary film-makers, and helped spark the growing 9/11 Truth Movement
9/11 Truth Movement
9/11 Truth movement is a collective name for loosely affiliated organizations and individuals who question the accepted account of the September 11, 2001, attacks....
. She also helped with, and spoke at the International Citizens’ Inquiry into 9/11, Phase Two, held in Toronto
Toronto
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, Canada
Canada
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in May 2004.
When she discovered that Congresswoman Anna Eshoo
Anna Eshoo
Anna Georges Eshoo is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, which includes part of Silicon Valley, includes the cities of Redwood City, Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Palo Alto...
was a co-sponsor of legislation which would reorganize and expand the United States' Intelligence Agencies, she organized a series of protests and rallies in August and September 2004, against what she calls "Police-State Legislation."
In 2005, Carol organized a series of local premiers of Barrie Zwicker
Barrie Zwicker
Barrie Wallace Zwicker is a Canadian alternative media journalist, documentary producer, and political activist. He is most famous for his documentary work, which has dealt primarily with 9/11 conspiracy theories.-Biography:...
’s documentary- The Great Conspiracy- The 9/11 News Special You Never Saw. The San Francisco Bay Guardian highlighted her in its cover story on the 9/11 Truth Movement.
Also in 2005, Carol organized an internet art contest with the theme 9/11 Truth for Peace and Justice. She also helped organize the First San Francisco International Inquiry into 9/11 and produced a film from it called Behind Every Terrorist- There is a Bush, which was featured on Free Speech TV
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In 2006 she ran for Congress in California's 14th congressional district
California's 14th congressional district
California's 14th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It is located between San Francisco and San Jose. The district includes portions of San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties and most notably contains part of Silicon Valley. Major cities in...
(garnering 2.33% of the vote) while continuing to help organize more events drawing national attention to the existence of the 9/11 Truth Movement.
In 2007 she began hosting a weekly internet radio show "Questioning War- Organizing Resistance" on the We The People Radio Network, wtprn.com. On the program, she interviewed and conversed with thinkers, authors, and film makers on the topics of Impeachment, Peace, 9/11 Truth, the monetary system, electoral integrity, and state-sponsored terrorism. The show ended in October, 2008 when WTPRN ceased its operations.
In January 2007 Carol was inspired by speeches given by Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia Ann McKinney is a former US Congresswoman and a member of the Green Party since 2007. As a member of the Democratic Party, she served six terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives. In 2008, the Green Party nominated McKinney for President of the United States...
, Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....
, and Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Lee Miller Sheehan is an American anti-war activist whose son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War. She attracted national and international media attention in August 2005 for her extended anti-war protest at a makeshift camp outside President...
in San Francisco which challenged citizens to run themselves against corporate-influenced politicians. Although plagued with questions about her health (which were afterwards resolved), Carol made the difficult decision to again run for Congress in 2008.
On the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Carol organized a 9/11 Truth Rally/March & a 9/11 Film Festival at the Grand Lake Theater
Grand Lake Theater
The Grand Lake Theater is a historical movie palace located at 3200 Grand Avenue and Lake Park Avenue in the Grand Lake neighborhood of Oakland, California in the United States of America.-History:...
in Oakland, California.
Carol Brouillet on the issues
In 2008, Carol Brouillet ran again for Congress in California's 14th District. In campaign literature, Carol described herself as a Green Party candidate for Congress dedicated to Truth, Peace, Justice, and Ecological Wisdom. Carol also describes herself as interested in the impeachmentImpeachment
Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as other punishment....
of the Bush administration and the repeal of the Patriot Act and the Military Commissions Acts
Military Commissions Act of 2006
The United States Military Commissions Act of 2006, also known as HR-6166, was an Act of Congress signed by President George W. Bush on October 17, 2006. Drafted in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision on Hamdan v...
.
In October 2008, she published an article Evolution of the Apocalypse- Empire's Demise- Human Renaissance looking at the deep systemic problems with the global economy, the most recent speculative bubble which could crash the global economy. She produced a controversial 30 second TV ad noting that 9/11, WTC 7, the financial crash, the bailout, shared characteristics of controlled demolitions, criminal fraud and treason.
External links
- Carol For Congress 2008 website
- Carol Brouillet's update for activists
- Short autobiography on Carol Brouillet's 2006 campaign website
- Biographical Profile
- Blog for radio show Questioning War- Organizing Resistance
- January 1998 Report of Currency Conference held in Santa Cruz, California
- Reweaving the Web of Life: An Interview with Carol Brouillet, Sojourn, Fall, 1998
- Christian Science Monitor report of February 1999 Currency Conference held in Santa Cruz, California
- August 1999 Report of Currency Conference held at Santa Cruz, California
- Evolution of the Apocalypse- Empire's Demise- Human Renaissance
- TV ad