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Saturday, October 27, 2007
Women in Black - The View
I haven't written about a Women in Black moment for awhile.
While thousands and thousands attended rallies against the war today, seven of us WIBers stood for peace in silence out here in the burbs. As we vigiled, the two young men above entertained us. At first I was wondering if they were making a fashion statement, but then I realized (duh!) that Halloween is coming soon. The one on the right took great pleasure in doing a little dance on the sidewalk every time traffic got heavy. He got a few honks for it, too! When I asked them if I could take their photo (breaking away from my standing in silence - life is about breaking rules, isn't it?), the one on the left asked me what my sign was for. "Is it about the war or something?" Even though we get that question fairly regularly, I am always taken aback. If we lived with the violence and fear of war right here on a day-to-day basis, I bet no one would be asking us what kind of peace we were standing for. When I answered him with a "Yes, it's about the war", he told me that his friend was just sent to Iraq. I told him that I hoped his friend came back safely. I am saddened to think of wonderful young men like these going to another country where they may take lives or have theirs taken. I want to load them up and bring them home with me and do whatever I can to allow them a long, happy life.
As usual, the people and cars on the street were somewhat quiet, but of those that voiced or honked their opinions, I'd say that 95% want peace and 5% want war. One man even yelled "WAR" to submit his vote. Another told us to "Go to San Francisco, you dumb hippies!" If he only knew the backgrounds of the women standing there today...
From peace signs to applause to anger to Afro wigs and sunglasses... Life IS a carnival.
While thousands and thousands attended rallies against the war today, seven of us WIBers stood for peace in silence out here in the burbs. As we vigiled, the two young men above entertained us. At first I was wondering if they were making a fashion statement, but then I realized (duh!) that Halloween is coming soon. The one on the right took great pleasure in doing a little dance on the sidewalk every time traffic got heavy. He got a few honks for it, too! When I asked them if I could take their photo (breaking away from my standing in silence - life is about breaking rules, isn't it?), the one on the left asked me what my sign was for. "Is it about the war or something?" Even though we get that question fairly regularly, I am always taken aback. If we lived with the violence and fear of war right here on a day-to-day basis, I bet no one would be asking us what kind of peace we were standing for. When I answered him with a "Yes, it's about the war", he told me that his friend was just sent to Iraq. I told him that I hoped his friend came back safely. I am saddened to think of wonderful young men like these going to another country where they may take lives or have theirs taken. I want to load them up and bring them home with me and do whatever I can to allow them a long, happy life.
As usual, the people and cars on the street were somewhat quiet, but of those that voiced or honked their opinions, I'd say that 95% want peace and 5% want war. One man even yelled "WAR" to submit his vote. Another told us to "Go to San Francisco, you dumb hippies!" If he only knew the backgrounds of the women standing there today...
From peace signs to applause to anger to Afro wigs and sunglasses... Life IS a carnival.
Labels: Big Sunglasses, The Band, Women in Black
posted by Carol at 5:38 PM
1 Comments:
Good job Carol.
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