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Protest Rep. Brian Baird’s Town Hall, Monday, August 27

August 21, 2007 – 10:09 pm

[ August 27, 2007; 6:15 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Please come to protest Rep. Brian Baird's Town Hall, Monday, August 27, Ft. Vancouver High School, 5700 E. 18th St.  Come to the west entrance about 6:15 pm.  Bring IMPEACH and/or peace signs.  We must be vocal with protest on his recent promotion of the Iraq War.  He is a Republicrat [...]

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More Unitarian Universalist General Assembly

June 23, 2007 – 9:17 pm

Today I attended 3 workshops and an outdoor noon rally for the earth.  UUA president Sinkford, Marilyn Sewalll, minister of Portland's 1st U Church were joined by several others, including including a Native American speak out under lovely sunny skies.  What a thrill!   The first presentation I saw was Rev. Bill Schultz and Dr. [...]

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Unitarian Universalist General Assembly info

June 22, 2007 – 9:59 pm

The Unitarian Universalist General Assembly (a meeting of UU congregations in the US) is meeting this week at the Portland Convention Center.  On day 2 I attended 2 great workshops.
 
1)  A dramatic reading about the 2003 death of an American activist in Gaza, "The Story of Rachel Corrie:  A Death in Rafah," [...]

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A dozen protest Gen. Pace in Vancouver

February 23, 2007 – 3:11 pm

About 6 of us stood outside with signs and flags, while 5 went inside. Read about it below.
Vancouver was busting its image today for the Iraq War as Gen. Peter Pace came to speak at Hudson’s Bay High School. Under sunny skies about 6 of us stood below the school at the corner of Mill [...]

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Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff action

February 15, 2007 – 8:15 pm

[ February 21, 2007; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] The General George C. Marshall Lecture Series will “star” General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Wednesday, February 21, 11 a.m., Hudson’s Bay High School, 1206 E. Reserve. There is parking allowed in the two large students lots. The W and E entrances to the gym will be open on [...]

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Signs at Baird’s Town Hall

January 25, 2007 – 11:41 am

[ January 25, 2007; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Tonight, Jan. 25, Rep. Baird has a Town Hall at Ft. Vancouver H.S. auditorium, 5700 E. 18th St, 7 pm. Some of us will be out front at 6:30 pm with signs such as DEFUND THE WAR, OUT OF IRAQ. Show up and join us! gk.

“If I can’t dance, [...]

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Emergency Rally to Stop Iraq Escalation with MoveOn

January 9, 2007 – 9:59 pm

[ January 11, 2007; 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Rally across from Mill Plain Library
Mill Plain and Ft Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98661
Thursday, 11 Jan 2007, 4:00 PM

You can sign up for the event I’m coordinating here:

Hope I’ll see you there

Genny

There’ve been two call-outs for street visibility this week on Thursday. One is to support the Code Pink group which is in Cuba to protest [...]

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