Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Code Pink QUOTE OF THE DAY "When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country." - - Elayne Boosler RHINO HERE: Some may be familiar with a small town North of San Francisco named Bolinas. It's biggest claim to fame (aside from its natural oceanic beauty) is the town's unique anti-growth mechanism; its tradition of ripping down any road sign that directs people how to get there. This is usually done in the dark of night by a loosely knit organization known as "The Bolinas Border Patrol". In the late 80's, CalTrans; the state public works department got so fed up with replacing road signs, they vulcanized (hot melted) three foot high rubber letters onto the middle of the highway pavement assuming they couldn't be pulled up. The Wall Street Journal did a front page article on CalTrans' answer to this grass roots anti-development war and Bolinas residents hated the publicity. The letters were gone the next morning. Investigators determined they had been removed by someone using a welding torch and a garden hoe. How is this relevant to Rhino's Blog? You have to see it to believe it: http://www.ptreyeslight.com/stories/nov14_02/peace_rally1.html Meanwhile, Founding Director of Global Exchange, Medea Benjamin, has initiated a four month sit-in near The White House to protest the possible war with Iraq. It's a tag team affair with the participants battle cry being, "Bush says Code Red; we say Code Pink!" The Washington Post article excerpted below covers the story. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3428-2002Nov17.html 8:21:28 AM    comment

Antiwar Activists Plan to Stay The Course Women Settling In For Four-Month Vigil by Nancy Trejos, The Washington Post, Monday, November 18, 2002 Women from the Washington area and across the country gathered in front of the White House yesterday to kick off a four-month, 24-hour vigil to protest the possible war with Iraq. "We feel that this is a time when our country is in great danger," said organizer Medea Benjamin, 50, of San Francisco. "The Bush administration has begun a course of militarism and violence that will beget more violence." At least 30 women and a few men attended the rally, which started at Lafayette Square and moved along Pennsylvania Avenue NW -- a small presence compared with the tens of thousands who converged upon Washington last month to protest any military action against Iraq. But yesterday's crowd said that what it lacked in numbers it would make up for in persistence. At least six will stay in the park in four-day shifts until March 8, resting on the ground in sleeping bags or on benches, organizers said. Some said they will fast for days or even weeks. Many of the women wore pink jackets and buttons that read "Code Pink -- Women for Peace." "Bush says Code Red; we say Code Pink!" they shouted. "Women united -- We'll never be divided!" Many were members of human rights or women's groups, such as the National Organization for Women. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3428-2002Nov17.html Reprinted under the Fair Use doctrine of international copyright law ( http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html ). All copyrights belong to original publisher. "RHINO'S BLOG" is the responsibility of Gary Rhine. (rhino@kifaru.com) Feedback, and requests to be added or deleted from the list are encouraged. RHINO'S WEB SITES: http://www.rhinosblog.info (RHINO'S WEBLOG - PRESENT & PAST) http://www.dreamcatchers.org (INDIGENOUS ASSISTANCE & INTERCULTURAL DIALOG) http://www.kifaru.com (NATIVE AMERICAN RELATIONS VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES) 8:16:58 AM    comment

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