March 21, 2005
Weekend Activism Redux
from - smijer
Although the weekend was hectic, and I had to work Saturday and miss church Sunday, I was able to get out to two very important events, as promised, and was lucky enough to hook up with the author of 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera on both occasions. For those who could only be there in spirit, I'll share what little my very inferior camera picked up.
The Food Not Bombs table:
Peace is a Family Value:
Some of the crowd:
A blurry view of the vigil - to honor the dead and maimed:
Somewhat more clear:
Then, to the Strides of March, fundraiser for Chattanooga Cares, our local AIDS education, prevention, and support organization.
On the Walnut Street Bridge:
Further along on the route:
And, a proud poppa asked us to include his young son...
Welcome to the beginning of the week.
::Posted by smijer at March 21, 2005 08:03 AM
Thanks for putting up the pics. I hope we can stride next year, but more importantly, that there is no war to demand an end to.
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Posted by joe on March 21, 2005 08:57 AM Link to comment |
There are those that would say that there is no war now. It is over. We won. It was a glorious success. But if you believe that what we have now is a war then I can guarantee you that we will have what we have a year from now. Our troops aren't going anywhere (unless into Syria and Iran)
It does my heart good to see anti-war demonstrations but it is only howling at the moon. The current administration views what is happening in the middle east as a glowing success.Why would they stop? Only a draft will create the kind of protests that are necessary to stop this nonsense and in my opinion that is why a draft has not yet been proposed.
Maybe one is on the way.
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Posted by Buck on March 21, 2005 04:35 PM Link to comment |
