Michele Obama’s appearance in downtown Tucson probably drew some folks away from Ann Wright’s talk today about brave individuals who raised voices of conscience against illegal and immoral actions by our government since 2001. Ann Wright spoke at the University of Arizona Bookstore this afternoon. It wasn’t a feel good talk. No one whose stories […]
Obama Rally in Phoenix: Grijalva, Kennedy, Napolitano and of course, Obama
Just got back from Phoenix where Barack Obama was well received by a political crowd different from any I’d seen before. Hard to describe, but this was not your standard all gung ho backers with a few shills thrown in to yell hateful oppositional things. The air was filled with what I can only describe […]
AZ Liz found NOT Guilty!!!!
Liz Hourican of CODEPINK Phoenix -and for much of this past year a PINKer based in D.C. bringing Arizona peace messages to our elected officials in D.C. – was found NOT GUILTY today in a D.C. Court. In Liz’s own words from an email sent earlier today: “The case stemming from the Condi Rice Bloody […]
Conundrums, Quandaries, and Feb 5th
What’s a progressive girl to do? Feb 5th approaches and I’m facing a question that hundreds of thousands (I’d like to say millions, but I don’t think there are that many thinking people actually involved AZ Democrats) of other Arizonans are facing , do cast my initial approval, my primary vote in the AZ Democratic […]
Update on Liz's condition
Thought I should update you all per Liz’s condition. Received this email this morning from the Phoenix CODEPINK Coordinator. Yesterday, Liz was released from jail after 30 hours, despite the vice-chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee calling the Capitol Police several times to request her release. While she was in quite a bit of […]
Liz Hourican, from Phoenix, roughed up and arrested by Capitol Hill police
, Liz Hourican of Phoenix was assaulted and injured by Capitol Hill Police today when the police defied the policy of the House Foreign Relations Committee to escort Citizen Protesters from the room without arrest if they are nonviolently disruptive vocally or written signs. “The blood of millions of Iraqis is on your hands!” yelled […]