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I am in Atlanta and getting ready to pick up my wife from the airport. We are heading to Columbus, Georgia to the School of America's vigil, teach in and protest advocating closing the school down. This is the school that brought people in from El Salvador and trained them to murder their own people including six Jesuit priests 25 years ago this week. I ran against our US Congressman in the Democratic primary of 1990 and got a really good vote total which helped make him reconsider his voting for funding of this school. Fighting for closure of this place has been in my DNA for the majority of adult life. I have wanted to join the thousands who are going to be there also. I will be getting arrested on Sunday, please keep me (us) in your prayers and thoughts this weekend as myself, my wife and thousands of others speak and witness against undue US Military aggression and destabilization of other nations around the globe. Thanks-Mike C
irisblue
(33,047 posts)greatlaurel
(2,004 posts)Thank you for doing this important work and be careful.
H2O Man
(73,668 posts)Thank you for this.
roody
(10,849 posts)much as possible. We all need to have our awareness raised about this issue.
brer cat
(24,637 posts)K&R for your important work, and thank you!
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
spanone
(135,919 posts)logosoco
(3,208 posts)There is a lot of power in peace!
Thank you for working to make the world a better place!
Good luck!
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)Building in NYC 25 years ago.
I was charged with "vandalism" and "mayhem" for using shaving cream on the side of the building.
Later on, while being interviewed for a security clearance, I was asked why I was there. I asked the interviewer why he wasn't.
I got my clearance.
Be strong and hire a federal bail bondsman ahead of time.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)turbinetree
(24,745 posts)This was under the uber fuhrer Bush and Reagan right, and since this is the same crew that funded right wing death squads in El Salvador, and if this was shown to be the case than Bush should be charged with complicity in a murder, because there is no statue of limitations on murder and I hope that your resolve can get this highlighted----and if the tax payers are funding this school as we speak than someone in Congress needs to answer some questions now-----end of story
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Go for it!
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)Peacetrain
(22,881 posts)We will keep you in our prayers..
Moostache
(9,897 posts)"¡El pueblo unido, jamás será vencido!"
G_j
(40,372 posts)I've been there. Thank you for what you are doing. In solidarity!
libodem
(19,288 posts)This is important work. I stand with you.