Even when it rains

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Monday October 29, 2007 · 6:39 PM PDT

2007/10/29 · 18:39

I forgot my camera (sorry no pictures this time) but I wanted to write about my experience at the protest in NY this past weekend. Despite the rain, there were about 50,000 people who showed up and marched down Broadway. I felt like the protest had a very different feel from the one in DC last month. It was somber and felt more like an obligation than an exercise in democracy.

I had friends telling me throughout the week that it was going to rain. My response? If I’m marching to end the death and destruction this war has caused, on principle alone I can’t back out because I don’t want to stand in the rain for a few hours.

At least I wasn’t the only one who felt that way.....

Victory Coffee

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Wednesday October 10, 2007 · 10:16 PM PDT

2007/10/10 · 22:16

With Gore in office this would no longer be a tragic joke on The Colbert Report met with groans and laughter. Rather, it might actually be a valid question.

I honestly don't want anyone else but Al Gore to be president.

What can I say?

I'm a dreamer.

But I know I'm not the only one. ;)

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Thursday October 04, 2007 · 4:11 PM PDT

2007/10/04 · 16:11

Today there are many bloggers joining together to support those in Burma who have risked their lives to spread the truth. This article gives some details about what bloggers in Burma have had to subject themselves to just to tell their stories. As a sign of solidarity, thousands of people across the globe are dedicating their stories today to the freedom of Burma. I am one of them.

Also, for any of you Penn State students or Alumni, Chevron has made a deal with the school for $17.5 million for researching coal. I wrote the Collegian (the student paper) about the importance of not supporting Chevron if they support freedom in Burma. I think it will be published tomorrow. I hope my fellow Penn Stater's will let them know we don't support Chevron, and we don't support Penn State accepting their money. Every little bit that we all do adds to the collective and once it's large enough we can bring about change.

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Sunday September 30, 2007 · 10:11 AM PDT

2007/09/30 · 10:11

I have been following the events in Burma the last few days, as I hope everyone else has been doing. My last essay (ironically enough) I wrote about the importance of the internet and the power we hold to spread the truth to the world instantly. There has never been a situation that proves this point better than the uprising in Burma.

If you ever doubted the power we have, this should change your mind.

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Friday September 28, 2007 · 8:23 AM PDT

2007/09/28 · 08:23

I just found this a little bit ago and I think it needs as much support from the internet community as possible. Ko Htike is in Myanmar blogging about the protests going on in his country.

He was shot during the protests, many have been killed and now the military has shut down the internet and won't allow many journalists in the country.

Don't let his voice go unheard.

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Thursday September 27, 2007 · 6:11 PM PDT

2007/09/27 · 18:11

Hello again everyone. Sorry this one is running late. Although, given the events this past week the timing works out better.

There has been a lot of talk around here lately about "radicals" and taking some action. All the effort everyone put into the 2006 election and since have been ignored, marginalized and apparently officially condemned by the Senate. What the hell happened?

Emailing, writing, fund raising, calling, faxing, organized advertising efforts, books and desperate pleas are going unanswered. It seems like everyone is getting frustrated. Hopefully, I can address some of these issues in my last installment.

In case you missed Episode 1, Episode 2, and Episode 3. This is the final piece in a series I've written about my experiences at the march in DC on the 15th. It was my first and I wanted to give everyone an idea of what to expect and what to do.

This one in particular will cover the after protest activities and my impressions on activism with some final tips and advice.

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Sunday September 23, 2007 · 11:18 AM PDT

2007/09/23 · 11:18

Welcome back everyone!

In case you missed part one and two, this is a continuation of my experiences last weekend at my first protest. So far I've covered traveling and the march itself. This diary will cover the civil disobedience that took place at the Capitol Building.

I would also like to take the time here to thank everyone who went all the way to Louisiana for the Jena 6 protests. It may not seem like people know what is going on down there, but many of us do. Word travels very quickly. There were leaflets and information at the march in DC about it. Everyone who goes to these things spreads the word to their friends and family, who then spreads the word and so on and so forth.

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Wednesday September 19, 2007 · 4:28 PM PDT

2007/09/19 · 16:28

Hello again everyone!

In case you missed the first one, this is a continuation of my experience at the protest this past Saturday in DC. It was my first taste of activism and I wanted to give people who have never been to something like this an idea of what to expect.

Victory Coffee

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Monday September 17, 2007 · 2:29 PM PDT

2007/09/17 · 14:29

I just got home a few hours ago from the protest in DC this past Saturday. I smell, I'm tired, sunburnt, sore and happier than I've been in months. I've never participated in any political action besides voting and posting here, until this weekend. I dipped my foot in the water, dove in headfirst and loved every minute of it.

I decided to write about myself and my experience for everyone out there who wonders what it's really like to get out there and do something like this. I was nervous, excited and scared. It was a wild ride and I'll never forget the people I met, the things I saw and the feeling of total liberation.

Before I go any further though I wanted to say that I've read a few things on the news regarding the protest. And for now, all I will say is that it was nothing like they say. I think I'm just going to stop reading that crap and write what I saw with my own eyes. This maybe long, so it could be a few separate posts.

Jump below with me into the rabbit hole...

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Thursday September 13, 2007 · 5:58 PM PDT

2007/09/13 · 17:58

I don't really care what Bush has to say tonight. Unless he plans to get up there and say "I am very sorry for ruining your country. I will be resigning as of tonight and will give full testimony at trial. Thank you." I have no interest in watching him speak.

Maybe I'll read the transcript later.....

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Monday September 10, 2007 · 12:47 PM PDT

2007/09/10 · 12:47

going or want to go to the march in DC this weekend?

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Tuesday August 28, 2007 · 5:07 PM PDT

2007/08/28 · 17:07

I thought of something a few minutes ago that made me smile and I wanted to share it.

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