http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentPrint.aspx?DocumentID=81166
PEACE QUOTE OF THE DAY … Peace-making is a healing process and it begins with me, but it does not end there. Gene Knudsen Hoffman
Buy Some Stuff, Enslave Somebody
Josh Rosenblatt, Texas Observer
Why are we so disconnected from the slave labor that produces to many of our products?
http://www.alternet.org/workplace/71173/
Corporate America’s War on Unions
Paul Krugman, NYTimes
The US labor movement isn’t dying a natural death; corporations and politicians are helping.
http://www.alternet.org/workplace/71700/
PERSONAL NEWS #133
On Thursday evening, October 25th, a group of NYC Kucinich Team volunteers and supporters showed up for ballot access petition training. After a month of organizing it was finally happening. Amen! Back in September I invited Mary G to do the actual one-hour training for the “statewide” ballot access petitions. Mary was involved with the 2004 campaign and did petition training, amongst other duties. I was also getting advice and support from Stephanie L here in NYC. [Many thanks to both ladies for your support, it is greatly appreciated.] I’d also been in communication with David Bright [Kucinich campaign], who came up from DC to help with “other” questions. Sharon Manitta [media director] referred me to him and I am so thankful for her support as well. BC and David met up with me at my office after work, and we headed to the location via subway. The actual training went very well and one of the NYC Kucinich Team members [Terry T] obtained space for us in the East Village. Afterwards David treated me to dinner before he had to jump on an Amtrak for Boston. Over dinner we discussed the campaign and other diverse topics. It was a long day and by the time I got home, close to midnight, I was so tired.
Saturday, October 27th, was the UFPJ march and rally to protest the war in Iraq and demand impeachment of Bush/Cheney. One of the NYC Kucinich Team members [Stephanie C] worked on getting volunteers together, as well as a table at Foley Square, so we could get the word out on the congressman’s campaign. The weather that morning was abit windy, overcast and rainy. The forecast said it would clear up in early afternoon. UFPJ assigned our Kucinich Team a tented table at the end of Foley Square and sharing it with a Socialist group. Both Stephanie and I brought campaign materials, plus flyers, for the event. By the time the marchers arrived at Foley Square the weather was finally clearing up. This left me little time to frantically dry the table, put down plastic and set up campaign materials. [Many thanks to the nice Socialist chaps who gave me a roll of paper towels.] Couldn’t do it before with the rain blowing around and the tents didn’t quite provide adequate covering. Over next two hours I was busy at the table talking with marchers, greeting friends/acquaintances, and taking in donations for buttons/bumper stickers. We even ran out of buttons, as the demand was so high. NYC Kucinich Team members, who also attended, handed out flyers to marchers, as well as spoke about the congressman’s views. We did really well in donations and I sent the funds to the campaign office in Ohio. Afterwards I joined Robert, Linda G and an acquaintance of Linda’s for some refreshment at a local Starbucks. Felt good to sit down for abit, use the restroom, partake of warm refreshment and discuss the event.
Thursday, November 1st, was the monthly meetup for NYC Kucinich Team. Such a good feeling to see an excellent turnout for this meetup, plus we’re in a new location near the New School. [Thank you so much Phoebe!] We had much on the agenda to discuss [ie: upcoming events, forums, etc] and also hand out the ballot access petition forms, plus full detailed instructions on how to do petitioning. There were some members at the meetup who didn’t attend the training on October 25th and their questions needed to be addressed.
Friday, November 2nd, did volunteer work for City Harvest at the Union Square farmers market.
Osama Bin Laden, the Terrorist, is Safe in Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, the Democrat, was Not; Truly, Musharraf is Bush-Cheney's "Strong Ally" in the War IN, OF, BY & FOR Terror
By Richard Power
http://words-of-power.blogspot.com/2007/12/osama-bin-laden-terrorist-is-safe-in.html
"Every time you ask yourself why US political leaders will not stand up to the Bush-Cheney regime, why impeachment is off the table, why the betrayal of US secret agent Valerie Plame's covert identity goes unavenged, why those who looked the other way while 9/11 went down, then lied us into war with Iraq and attempted to lie us into war with Iran, continue to occupy positions of power and privilege, why violations of FISA, FOIA, the Geneva Accords, the Bill of Rights, etc. have gone on unchecked, why no one is under criminal investigation for obstruction of justice in the firing of the US attorneys or the theft of elections in 2000, 2002 and 2004; remember the beautiful face, passionate heart and eloquent tongue of Benazir Bhutto, remember too Yitzhak Rabin, and John F and Bobby Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Omar Torrijos, and Anwar Sadat, and the answer will come to you. They do not stand up because they are afraid. She was not afraid."
[Duchess Note: In memory of Benazir Bhutto ... who strongly believed and spoke passionately for democracy. She was a brave, compassionate lady.]
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