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Why Do I Write This Blog???

The easiest (and probably the most honest) answer to that question is: I don't know. It all started in the summer of 2005, when I went to Crawford, Texas ( a.k.a. the home of the prez's ranch, a.k.a. the home of Camp Casey) to support Cindy Sheehan. I wanted the world to know that, contrary to what one could read in the mainstream media, the peace movement was alive and well and large numbers of Americans did not support the war in Iraq. I wanted people to know that thousands of Americans were willing to travel to Texas and tolerate the heat, humidity, and bugs in order to support a grieving mother whose new purpose was to shine a light on the lies that led to the war and to bring home our troops so that no other mother would have to know the pain that she felt.

Over time, this blog has become more of an exploration of who I am, my spirituality, and how life works. I love life's complexities, exploring the shades of gray. I want to, as Rainier Maria Rilke said,

"Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer."

Maybe my blog is just one big question about what is needed in order for people to take the time to love and cherish each other and our earth. Maybe someday, I will "live along some distant day into the answer."

In the meantime, thank you for joining me on my journey. I welcome you to share yours with me

 

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Preparing for Crawford

I have more time to prepare for this trip to Camp Casey than I did last time, but it still feels hectic. I still haven't planted my peas!

There are now four of us who will be driving to Crawford - Gaye, Karen, Judy, and me. We only met Judy last Saturday when she showed up to stand with our Women in Black vigil for the first time.

The photo shows a t-shirt that I'll be bringing. Gaye's son, who is in Afghanistan now, after previously serving in Iraq, is on the front.

Here's an excerpt from our press release for this trip:

Easter Calls Jeffco Women Back to Crawford
Four local women to join Cindy Sheehan as she reinstates her vigil outside the President’s ranch

DENVER – “If anything happens to me, I want to be cremated and have my ashes spread over Lookout Mountain. My mom will know where,” David* wrote to a friend recently. When most men his age are still enjoying the invincibility of youth, David tells his friends to donate everything in his checking account to the American Red Cross - if anything happens to him.

David, 21, of Wheat Ridge, is serving on the front lines in Afghanistan. A Marine, he also served a tour in Iraq.

On Easter weekend, David’s mother will join Cindy Sheehan as she takes up her vigil at President Bush’s Crawford ranch. With the President planning to take his usual Easter vacation at his ranch, peace activists from around the country, including Sheehan and other Gold Star Families for Peace, will return to Camp Casey for four days of rallies, performances, teach-ins and more. Also participating will be Vets for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, and Code Pink. See: Crawford Peace House.

Gaye and three other women from Denver will drive to Crawford to participate in the events. For Gaye, Sheehan’s demand for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan “before one more mother’s child is lost” is deeply personal. “Although most people in America rarely have to think about these wars, for Gaye and other military families, their daily reality is completely intertwined with it. Gaye never escapes thinking about what her son is going through,” said Karen, a member of the group. “Participating in Camp Casey allows us to support and draw inspiration from other military families and peace activists from the U.S. and around the world.”

Upon returning from Texas last summer, the women started a weekly peace vigil at the intersection of W. Colfax and Denver West Retail Entrance. Their vigil meets every Saturday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.justpeaceworks.org/Actions/WIB.htm.

posted by Carol at 9:34 AM

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