Carpe Fsckem All Over! (part 1 of 3)

[jimmyjames at pop.SoftHome.net]

       "At Fort Drum, N.Y., where many members of the Massachusetts 
National Guard

        are drilling before their deployment, one regular Army soldier voiced

        his opposition to action against Iraq and said he would attend today's

        protest in New York. I love the Army, and I love the lifestyle,'' said

        Specialist Travis Burnham, 23, of West Palm Beach, Fla. ''But I can't

        see the justification in this. I really believe it's something the UN

        can resolve.''

Gulf Coast had its rally at the Bayfront Island Park in Sarasota. News is 
saying 2200. There were smaller protests in St Pete, Tampa, Clearwater. A 
gloriously warm sunny day. We drove a small caravan: plastered with peace 
signs, bumper stickers, bucs flags,(heh), rwb pom poms, and honked all 
along the way. Having only learned about Code Pink recently, I rilly rilly 
wish I'd known in time.

I hate pink, but I do wonder what it'd be like to drive a Barbie 'Vette 
Against Empire with, "This is MY patriot act!"

Rallied first, then walked to a prominent corner to witness for peace 
(Women in Black, Quakers, Friends, Grandparents for Peace, a ton o' Greens, 
classic faith-based peace groups,  interdenominational peace groups, Pups 
for Peace, Greens seem to have grown hugely down here!). Lots of older 
folks, soccer moms, some yoots, dogs!, lots of kids, stollers. Brought the 
whole famdamily and lots of neighbors kids--coz I need to indoctrinate them 
early. One of these kids has one of the best raps about White Boys Doing 
War that it'd make you wet your pants. He should have been the speaker--who 
we didn't really listen. (fershame)

I did so love the woman with two beautiful Rotties wearing sandwich signs 
that said: Piss on Bush! (that was in St. Pete, I think)

There were plenty of signs that said, "Who Would Jesus Bomb?"

Lots of anger at Bush (sooprize!)  ::  Bush: An Empty Warhead really is 
Dangerous  ::
Frodo failed. Bush has the ring  ::  Time to Trim the Shrub   ::  Asses of 
Evil: Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld ::  A village in Texas lost its idiot

Lots of peace insignia at the State Fair, too. got rained out, though.

Mainstream to the Core:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/16/nyregion/16CROW.html?ei=5062&en=73138f35fefa07eb&ex=1045976400&>

<http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0308/solomon.php>

Thumpin':
<http://www.roanoke.com/roatimes/news/story144614.html>

Raging Grannies
http://www.raginggrannies.com/
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5194937.htm

Over 90 Cities have declared themselves for peace/signed anti-war resolutions:
http://www.idsnews.com/story.php?id=14434
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20030213_396.html

ALABAMA

      Birmingham: several hundred

      http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news/1045390714201440.xml

      Huntsville:60

      http://www.savannahnow.com/

      Mobile:

      Montgomery:

      http://www.waka.com/immedia_cfm_pages/tv8newssingle.cfm?docID=10728

      http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=1133606&nav=0RdEE1QQ

ALASKA:

      Anchorage:

      http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~1184442,00.html

      http://www.adn.com/alaska_ap/story/2625716p-2670232c.html

      Fairbanks:

      http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113%257E7244%257E1184439,00.html

      Juno:

      Sitka:

ARKANSAS:

      Fayetteville: 250

      http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=237397&group=webcast

      Fort Smith:

      Little Rock: 500

      http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030216_345.html

ARIZONA:

      Bisbee:

      Flagstaff: 200

      Phoenix: 2500

      http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2003/02/7114.php

      http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2003/02/7110.php

      http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=237363&group=webcast

      http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/02/15/2632837

      Tucson: 2000

      http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0215azpeace15.html

CALIFORNIA:

      Fresno:

      http://fresnoalliance.com/peacefresno

      http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2003/02/1574270.php

      Irvine:

      Long Beach: 1300

      http://www.lbapn.net/

      http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208~27080~1183615,00.html

      L.A.: 70000

      http://www.answerla.org/mitte8.html

      http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/02/29246.php

      Nevada City:

      Orange:

      http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/02/29285.php

      Palm Desert:

      Sacramento: 4000?

      http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/6120348p-7076043c.html

      San Diego: 1000

      http://sandiego.indymedia.org/webcast/front.php3?article_id=4193&group=webcast

      http://sandiego.indymedia.org/webcast/front.php3?article_id=4214&group=webcast

      San Francisco: still to come!

      San Jose: 3000

      http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/5192044.htm

      http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5194938.htm

      San Luis Obispo:

      Santa Barbara:

      Santa Cruz: 5000

      http://santacruz.indymedia.org/

      Santa Monica: 500

      http://www.peaceonthebeach.com/

      Seal Beach: 100

      Sonora: 1000

      http://www.modbee.com/local/story/6212294p-7160721c.html

      Tehachapi:

      Vallejo: 250

      http://www.benicianews.com/articles/index.cfm?artOID=28458&webpage=0&s=1

      http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2003/02/1574326.php

      Ventura: 300

      http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=237382&group=webcast

      Misc:

      Bakersfield Letters to Ed:

      http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/story/2625624p-2670189c.html

COLORADO:

      Alamosa:

      Aspen:

      Boulder:

      http://www.bouldernews.com/bdc/state_news/article/0,1713,BDC_2419_1749193,00.html

      Colorado Springs:  4000

      http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E6439%257E1183626%257E,00.html

      http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=237408&group=webcast

      http://rockymountain.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4978&group=webcast

      Tear Gassed:

      http://rockymountain.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4985&group=webcast

      Durango:

CONNECTICUT:

      http://www.wfsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=1133554

      http://www.newhavenregister.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7070742&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=7573&rfi=6

      Danbury:

      Manchester:

      New Britain:

      Waterbury:

DELAWARE:

      Newark:

      http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2003/02/16activistsrallyi.html

FLORIDA:

      http://www.bonitanews.com/03/02/florida/d865124a.htm

      http://news.tbo.com/news/MGA52VJJ8CD.html

      Clearwater: 30

      Coconut Grove:

      Daytona Beach: 200

      http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Local/areaA4021603.htm

      Deland:

      Ft. Lauderdale:

      Gainesville:

      http://gainesvillesun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=GS&Date=20030216&Category=LOCAL&ArtNo=202160350&Ref=AR&Profile=1007

      Jacksonville:

      MacArthur Beach: Nude In

      http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030214&Category=APN&ArtNo=302140948&Ref=AR

      http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-cpnude15feb15,0,7080481.story?coll=sfla%2Dnews%2Dsfla

      Melbourne:

      Miami: 1000

      http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/5192747.htm

      Naples: 200

      http://www.naplesnews.com/03/02/naples/d889770a.htm

      Orlando: 300

      Pensacola: 200-300

      http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=237320&group=webcast

      Sarasota: 2500

      http://www.falloutshelternews.com/FloridaActions.htm

      St. Augustine: 400

      http://www.staugustine.com/stories/021603/new_1330693.shtml

      Tallahassee:

      http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/local/5193226.htm

      http://tallahassee.indymedia.org/newswire/display/680/index.php

      http://tallahassee.indymedia.org/newswire/display/682/index.php

      West Palm Beach: 200 Picnic for Peace

      http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-ppeace16feb16,0,3615094.story?coll=sfla%2Dnews%2Dpalm

GEORGIA:

      Athens: 500 @ Carnival for Carnage

      http://www.athensnewspapers.com/stories/021603/new_20030216161.shtml

      Atlanta:   Caravan for Peace

      http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/news/0203/15protests.html

      Savannah: 200

      http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/021603/LOCpeaceprotest.shtml

      http://www.savforpeace.org/index_main.php

HAWAII:

      Hilo: 300

      http://www.indyhawaii.org/news/2003/02/767.php

      Honolulu:  500 Call for Weapons Inspections at Pearl Harbor

      http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Feb/16/ln/ln13a.html

      http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/dailypix/2003/Feb/16/ln13a1_b.jpg

      http://hawaii.indymedia.org/news/2003/02/679.php

      http://www.indyhawaii.org/news/2003/02/776.php

      http://www.indyhawaii.org/news/2003/02/769.php

      Kahului:

      Kapa'a:

      Kona:

      Maui:

IDAHO:

      Boise:     1000 ppl

      http://204.228.236.37/News/story.asp?ID=33139

      http://idaho.indymedia.org/news/2003/02/945.php

      http://www2.kbcitv.com/x5154.xml?ParentPageID=x5157&ContentID=x37018&Layout=KBCI.xsl&AdGroupID=x5154

http://idaho.indymedia.org/news/2003/02/934.php

ILLINOIS:

      Carbondale:

      Chicago: 7000

      http://chicago.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19848&group=webcast

      http://www.cbs2chicago.com/news/detail.asp?id=000470806714

      Macomb:

      Rockford:

      St. Charles:

      Urbana/Champagne

      http://www.ucimc.org/newswire/display/9563/index.php