"Great dancers aren't great because of their technique; they are great because of their passion. There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them."
Oct 6th will be a National Day to Resist Military Recruiters for high-school students. Iraqi Veterans Against the War and World Can't Wait invite you to be seen on your high-school campus along with students on campuses across the country on October 6th to resist military recruiters. For more information visit WeAreNotYourSoldiers.Org.
No matter where you are, you have a voice! Whether we resist military recruiters has everything to do with the future we’ll get.
On Tuesday, October 6 students can:
* Wear an orange bandanna or ribbon (the color against torture and war) to show there's a movement * Show a film of Iraq veterans telling about the war crimes the US military committed. Invite anti-war veterans to talk to your class or assembly. WeAreNotYourSoldiers.org * Confront military recruiters at your school or in the mall, telling them why you refuse to sign up, so that other students hear your side. * Protest at a military recruiting office and call the media to let them know why.
This is a photo of people watching the SDS Funk the War Protest in Washington, D.C. this past summer. In these faces is change. (click the photo to enlarge)
I used to know how to talk to people. Can I let myself go back there? It's a struggle to forgive. Maybe just a process to undo. Unraveling layers of protection. Warrior or medic? I have been all medic with no warrior and all warrior with no medic. How much is the right amount of each? How do I manage to get right down inside people, sit down next to their innocence, and yet keep their brutality far enough away from me? I am on my way. When I get there, it'll be like coming home.
Step one you say we need to talk He walks you say sit down it's just a talk He smiles politely back at you You stare politely right on through Some sort of window to your right As he goes left and you stay right Between the lines of fear and blame You begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life
Let him know that you know best Cause after all you do know best Try to slip past his defense Without granting innocence Lay down a list of what is wrong The things you've told him all along And pray to God he hears you And pray to God he hears you
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life
As he begins to raise his voice You lower yours and grant him one last choice Drive until you lose the road Or break with the ones you've followed He will do one of two things He will admit to everything Or he'll say he's just not the same And you'll begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life How to save a life How to save a life
Notes from Cat:If you can, RSVP Abe as it helps him to organize (or just show up if you can't). Sure, contact me if you prefer.FAQ: Do I or my guest(s) have to be an anarchist to attend? A: No. Other non-anarchists will be there to keep you safe from the rest of us. ;-)
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Anarchist persuasion, I am pleased to announce the first annual NJ Anarchist Bocce Ball Tournament and potluck picnic!! This is a time for us gather together to meet one another, hear about our different projects, discuss all things political, eat delicious food, and most of all to celebrate that wonderful sport known by all as Bocce Ball. It is time to stop your arm chair theorizing and start your lawn chair theorizing! We will gather at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Whippany, NJ on September 12th at noon and celebrate into the evening. The prize for the winner is so amazing that it is unspeakable. Bring your lucky bocce ball set, if you've got one. . . and we all know you've got one. Contact Abe at boyfromthefuture@fastmail.fm for information and rain date notifications.
Directions: 53 Hanover Ave.; Whippany, NJ
Traveling from the South: I-287 Northbound to Exit 36A (Morris Ave.). Proceed East approx. 1/2 mile in the center lane, past Washington Headquarters (on left). Take left fork onto Whippany Road. Turn left at 2nd traffic light onto East Hanover Avenue. Proceed for about 1/4 mile. Entrance is on left, opposite the Morris County Library. Traveling from the North: I-287 Southbound to Exit 36, following signs for Ridgedale Avenue (bear right in exit ramp). Proceed to traffic light, then turn right onto Ridgedale Avenue.
At 2nd traffic light, turn right onto East Hanover Avenue. Proceed for about 1/4 mile. The Arboretum entrance is on the right just past the traffic light at the Morris County Library.
"We have become a Nazi monster in the eyes of the whole world -- a nation of bullies and bastards who would rather kill than live peacefully. We are not just whores for power and oil, but killer whores with hate and fear in our hearts. We are human scum, and that is how history will judge us... No redeeming social value. Just whores. Get out of our way, or we'll kill you." --Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Kingdom of Fear (2003)
"I am an anarchist, like any other sensible person." ~ Merlyn
To quote Bertrand Russell:
Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate. --jamesmcm
"...the basics of anarchist theory -- cooperation stimulates (species) change..." --Mark Eden
"All polite appeals to the formal systems of power will not end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We must physically obstruct the war machine or accept a role as its accomplice." -- Chris Hedges
"Gays, Straights and Celibates Out of the U.S. Killitary! No sexual orientation qualifies somebody to be a hired thug for the United Snakes Empire." -- Aaron Aarons
"Nothing shows any better than pornography what you get from capitalism."-- Richard Wolff
"When we see that government is imaginary, then it quickly becomes clear that government is not the problem — it doesn’t exist! Authoritarianism is the problem. Obedience is the problem. These are all psychological problems, and the only way that society is going to change is for people to free themselves." -- Disobey today! --Mike Gogulski (quotingLife After Authority)
"What is up with evolution putting all the Loser-Brain people in control?" --heywho
“He was nine years old and quite a child, but he knew his soul, it was dear to him, and he guarded it as the eyelid guards the eye, and never let anyone enter his heart without the key of love.”
