Meryl Ann Butler

                 

Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author and educator who counts First Lady Dolley Payne Todd Madison as well as two signers of the Articles of Confederation among her ancestors. Mary Ball, mother of George Washington is in the ancestral lineage of Butler's great grandmother, Blanche Ball. Grateful to know that the blood of America's founding mothers and fathers runs in her veins, Butler has been newly filled with matriotism as a direct result of the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. Lest she appear too uppity, it should be revealed that she also has family ties to James Butler Hickok, better known as Wild Bill. Butler has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled enlightenment for the past two decades. A native of NYC, her response to 9-11 was to pen an invitation to healing through creativity, entitled, "90-Minute Quilts: 15+ Projects You Can Stitch in an Afternoon" (Krause 2006). They don't call quilts "comforters" for nothing! www.90minutequilts.com Butler was faculty advisor for "The Love for All Mankind/Anti-Apartheid Quilt" project at ENMU (1993), now in the collection of the Hon. Nelson Mandela. As Arts Advisor for the Center for Improving U.S.- Soviet Relations (CIUSSR) Baltimore, MD; her activities included the "First U.S.-Soviet Childrens' Peace Quilt Exchange" (1987-88), an historic project chronicled in the media of both countries. Citizen diplomacy trips to the U.S.S.R. in 1987 and 1988 included lectures and presentations to fashion designers, craftspeople and artists in Odessa, Moscow, Kiev and St.Petersburg, in which she focused on the topic of creating global peace through international art exchanges. Butler is the proud mother of a daughter and seven stepchildren (all grown), and a passel o' grand younguns. It is to these new generations that she dedicates her political activism. Archived articles www.opednews.com/author/author1820.html Older archived articles, from before May 2005 are here.,

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Wexler Live! Tuesday 11 a.m. (EST) KLAV Radio
(3 comments) Tuesday, July 15, 2008, the Hon. Robert Wexler (D-FL) will be the guest on the Basham and Cornell Radio Show, 8 a.m. Pacific Time (11 a.m. Eastern) on AM 1230 KLAV, Las Vegas, and live on the internet. (This interview will also be archived.) Wexler's interview last Thursday was cut short when he had to run to vote on a bill, and he graciously agreed to return to "finish what we started."

Friday, July 4, 2008
Jefferson, the Number 13, and the Return of the Feminine
(10 comments) Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence was born April 13, 1743. The number 13, associated with the Divine Feminine, has figured prominently in American symbolism.

Friday, July 4, 2008
Impeach Cobbler: Or, How I Celebrated the Fourth
(9 comments) After writing and posting an article about Jefferson, I set about to make myself a solitary celebration of Impeach Cobbler. Easy as pie. Easier, really. Practical, not too fancy, using what's around, doing the best I can without sophisticated tools, and led by the heart. Sort of like how this country was founded. Everyone just doing their best to cook up some delicious democracy.

Thursday, June 26, 2008
Impeachment Action Is Working!
(16 comments) The sworn testimony of Scott McClellan has added more weight to HR 1258, Dennis Kucinich's 35 Articles of Impeachment, and another Judiciary Committee member signs on as co-sponsor.

Thursday, June 26, 2008
Business Awards Go Green
(3 comments) The Sixth Annual American Business Awards-the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business-crowned the winners of America's "best in business," including a brand new, environmental category.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Wexler Co-Sponsors Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment
(5 comments) On Tuesday June 10th, Congressman Robert Wexler (District 19, Florida) announced that he "enthusiastically" co-sponsored Kucinich's bill of Articles of Impeachment against President Bush, saying, " I am grateful for Dennis' leadership on this issue and for the steadfast support that countless Americans have given to both of our efforts to redeem our government and expose the crimes of Bush and Cheney."

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Judiciary Committee Contact Info
(3 comments) Contact info for the members of the Judiciary Committee. Contact them and let them know you want impeachment proceedings.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Democracy Unfolds under Kucinich's Care: 35 Articles of Impeachment Against Bush
(21 comments) In possibly the most exciting moments of American Democracy in action in 200 years, Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 Articles of Impeachment against President Bush in a nearly five-hour recitation into Congressional record on Monday night.

Friday, May 30, 2008
New Epigenetic Science Award Presented in Groundbreaking Ceremony
(8 comments) Leading edge scientists, psychologists and other health professionals gathered as a pioneering researcher, as well as a new branch of science, were honored in a groundbreaking event in Los Angeles, on May 29th.

Saturday, May 17, 2008
When Freedom Sings: Time for a New National Anthem
(23 comments) Perhaps it's time for a new national anthem, one that focuses on what we really want our country to be about. Is The Star Spangled Banner's war imagery what we want more of? Or do we want an upbeat, celebration of freedom?

Sunday, May 11, 2008
MY, MY, IT'S AMERICAN PIE: A Mother's Day Celebration
(3 comments) Department of Peace supporters across the country honored Mother's Day on Friday by delivering homemade "peace" pies to the local offices of their U.S. representatives and senators, urging support for landmark legislation to create a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence.

Friday, April 18, 2008
EARTH DAY BIRTHDAY: One Billion Guests Expected
(1 comments) Earth Day is "thirty-something", and the whole world is invited! On April 22, 1970, 20 million people across America celebrated the first Earth Day in a flurry of coast-to-coast grassroots events often credited with launching the modern American environmental movement.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
VIRGINIA TECH: Hugs for My Hokie Daughter, One Year Later
(6 comments) I turned on my laptop to discover that there were nearly a dozen students dead at my daughter's school, Virginia Tech. I immediately called her cell, which went to voice mail.

Monday, April 14, 2008
LEOPARD LOVE AND GODDESS BABES: A Birthday Seduction
(2 comments) It was lust at first sight! Oh! The sleek, sexy form ... The kiss of the wild ... The seductive embrace of luxury ... Yes, the very first moment I set eyes on that Leopard Limousine, I was in love. And just a few short weeks later, we were reunited; on my birthday; surrounded by goddesses.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008
MEET ME ON THE MOUNTAIN: Brokeback Inspires Composer Shawn Kirchner - A Music Review
(2 comments) Composer Shawn Kirchner's break-out CD features a stunning array of Los Angeles talent in a musical love story that is sure to pluck your heartstrings. Thankfully, the arts are at work again, bringing society to its senses.

Monday, February 25, 2008
SWIFTBOATING KUCINICH
(4 comments) Dennis Kucinich's progressive voice in the Democratic presidential debates was effectively silenced by mega-corporations, now his Congressional bid is being similarly attacked.

Friday, February 22, 2008
NINA HAGEN TO MODERATE PANEL AT INTERNATIONAL IRAQ CONFERENCE
(3 comments) The "Alternatives to War and Occupation: International Iraq Conference 2008" will take place at the Humboldt University and at the House of Democracy and Human Rights, in Berlin, March 7th – 9th. Internationally acclaimed singer, entertainer, and peace activist, Nina Hagen, will moderate a panel discussion entitled "Forbidden Knowledge in a World Turned Upside-Down."

Friday, February 15, 2008
A ROMP THROUGH THE QUANTUM FIELD with Gregg Braden and Dr. Bruce Lipton

(27 comments) We live our lives based on what we believe about our world, ourselves, our capabilities, and our limits. What if those beliefs are wrong? What would it mean to discover that everything from the DNA of life, to the future of our world, is based upon a simple "Reality Code" that may be changed and upgraded by choice?

Friday, February 8, 2008
WHEN ANATOMY TRUMPS COLOR: Race and Gender Patterns and their Possible Effect Upon the 2008 Presidential Race
(11 comments) In race and gender patterns in the United States, men of color have traditionally been granted their rights in advance of women. Therefore, as long as this pattern continues, Barack Obama is better positioned than Hillary Clinton to beat John McCain, or any other white male Republican.

Friday, January 25, 2008
DIPPETY DOO DAH: A Parade Album of Celebratory Anarchy
(4 comments) The flamboyant, farcical Doo Dah parade was founded in 1976 as a sassy retort to Pasadena's prim and proper Tournament of Roses. Think Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade meets Burning Man-and if your synapses don't short out, you'll have an inkling of the madcap revelry unleashed when over 1200 free spirits gambol down Colorado Avenue.

Monday, January 21, 2008
AMERICANS OF COLOR AND THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE: Black Agenda Report, MAPA, and Bill Cosby Weigh In
(4 comments) Martin Luther King Day offers an especially appropriate moment to look at which presidential candidate is favored by Americans of color. Put the candidates to the Martin Luther King Test. What would Dr. King do, if he were alive? Which candidate measures up?

Monday, January 21, 2008
PRESIDENTIALLY SPEAKING: The Power of Soulful Partnerships
(5 comments) History shows that high profile couples in deeply connected, soulful partnerships can empower the world through the ripple effect of their relationships, raising their roles of leadership to enhance the greater good. Couples who consciously make this choice invite the magic of synchronicity to dance into their everyday experience. See how the Washingtons, Adamses, Madisons, Carters and Kuciniches do it.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
KUCINICH BARRED FROM DEBATE: TECHNOLOGY COMES TO THE RESCUE
(6 comments) Kucinich bumped from the debate, democracy thrown to the lions, and, on the internet - the debate that NBC/MSNBC didn't want you to see.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Kucinich First in SoCal Straw Poll
(4 comments) With the California State Primary less than three weeks away, Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich claimed first place in the straw poll at a presidential forum composed of four democratic clubs in Los Angeles.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
KUCINICH TIDE TURNS: Protest Becomes Celebration 01/14/08
(6 comments) A hastily planned activist event by grassroots Kucinich supporters at NBC Studios, to protest the candidate's sudden exclusion from the NBC's Las Vegas debates, turned into celebration when the tables turned, today. Activists were joined at the Burbank, CA, studios by "mother of punk rock," Nina Hagen.

Monday, January 7, 2008
AN AMERICAN ALBUM: Floral Beauty, Rousing Bands, and Free Speech Embellish the 119th Tournament of Roses Parade
(3 comments) The 2008 Tournament of Roses parade provided an optimistic beginning for the New Year, with its phenomenal artisanship, mechanical creativity, and exotic floral beauty. Rousing marching bands, stunning horses, cowboys and cowgirls, and patriotic displays of Constitutionally guaranteed free speech, were all enhanced by the sense of freedom and expansion in the theme, "Passport to the World's Celebrations."

Friday, January 4, 2008
Book Review: The Courage to Survive by Dennis J. Kucinich
(2 comments) Book Review: A riveting and inspiring account of Congressman and Presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich's first twenty years.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Dennis and Elizabeth Kucinich: You Can't Get More Presidential Than This!
(3 comments) Meryl Ann Butler responds to the flurry of media misinformation around Dennis and Elizabeth Kucinich and presidential patterns of citizenship, courtship and age issues.

Friday, January 6, 2006
TODAY IN HISTORY: Gifted Scientist and Her Theories Emerge from Relative Obscurity
(2 comments) Why did Einstein agree in his divorce agreeement to give any prize money he won for his theories to his physicist ex wife?

Monday, November 14, 2005
Déjà vu, Hidden Documents and the Physics of 911
Remember the pre-911 document that indicated a need for another "Pearl Harbor"? 911 worked like a charm for the neo-cons. They took control of a fearful populace, and herded the American sheep into a corral of deception, waving an ocean of flags to cover up their deeply un-American agenda.

Monday, September 5, 2005
The Silencing of Jazz City – Domestic Policy in Action
detailed review of the many mentions and reports of the need for funding to finish the levee. Bush's claim we couldn't know is total lie.

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