Photo Gallery: Eureka, CA Peace March 3/15/08 By Dave Berman 3/15/08
I took lots of photos today. You can view the whole collection here. Below are just a few of my favorites (very tough to choose!).
Love it! Dave Keniston on the right, with his son Clay; and on the left, an unidentified woman with a beautiful smile.
The next several are some of my favorite people...
Jack Nounnan, primary organizer of the event, and indefatigable force for peace.
(L-R) Carol Brannan, Nezzie Wade, and Mark Knipper
Martha Devine, aka "Granny Green Genes"
Peter Aronson holds the DU sign (really carries the torch for this crucial issue). Fellow Vet For Peace Steve Robinson on his right. Linda Sorter in blue and Carol Brannan again to her right.
The young girl's sign says: "Teach violence prevention and mediation to America's school children." Just wow.
Yup.
Jon Koriagin at the VCC table. This is at the Gazebo in Old Town, the end point of the march.
The view from the Gazebo.
One of many 9/11 Truth signs today. There are several others shown in the full photo collection. There was quite a diverse array of issues reflected in the signs carried throughout the crowd.
Dave Berman is the author of We Do Not Consent, both the book and blog. http://WeDoNotConsent.blogspot.com.
Re: "Photo Gallery: Eureka, CA Peace March 3/15/08"
Those are some really nice photos Mr. Berman. Very colorful and quite a large turn out. Peace seems to be the main objective.
It's too bad that there's an advertisement asking to pick John McCain's Vice president right next to your peace photos. Lest we forget that this is the same John McCain who is advocating staying in Iraq for 100 years. McCain: 100 years in Iraq "would be fine with me" The same John McCain that sang Bomb Iran.
How's that for peace? Pretty dam pathetic if you ask me! McCain is insane.
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Munich (0 articles, 44 quicklinks, 12 diaries, 632 comments)
on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 11:38:43 PM
You know, it was a lot of fun yesterday, and the weather certainly helped! I also posted this photo essay at DU, where someone else noticed the shortage of young people. Another responder noted that Humboldt State University, just six miles up the road in Arcata, is on spring break. Be that as it may, the middle aged and older crowd is far more engaged on a consistent basis here. One difficulty in recruiting activists here is that it seems everyone is already active on one or more causes and perceives a lack of available time to work on something new.
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Dave Berman (34 articles, 0 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 22 comments)
on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 12:53:28 PM
Oddly, this article emphasizes the children on the scene. It is more about parents bringing their little ones, though, not informed and engaged young activists necessarily.
