I’m adding the “Tear It Down” badge to my site. Amnesty is launching a campaign to get half a million people to sign on to their petition calling for the closure of that infamous prison. Hundreds of people are still incarcerated there, with no charges against them, no clear evidence, and no civil rights protection.
To [...]
I showed up for the gathering part of the vigil that was before they actually went onto the bridge, but when I was there I saw over 200 people. I didn’t realize that the event was actually at the Esplanade, so I wound up looking down on it from the Hawthorne Bridge ramp, but it [...]
Two things you can do in Portland to oppose the war:
Tonight, (Tuesday) Eastern foot of Hawthorne Bridge, 7 PM, for a peace vigil
Wednesday, noon, go by Senator Wyden’s office at the Federal Building to tell him to stop funding the war in Iraq (more info here)
I’m going to the one at the Hawthorne bridge tonight [...]
