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My kids at the rally.

This is a wonderful article by Carol Barrow about the Peace Rally we went to in downtown Denver on Saturday. It was such an amazing experience being a part of a collective effort to let our voices be heard. To say - enough is enough! Ken Gordon told the crowd of 700+ that "Silence is consent." No one was silent on Saturday.

This peace rally coincided with the huge rally in Washington DC. I'm happy that we went, even though it was coooooold and snowy. Carol Barrow also has a WONDERFUL slideshow and photo album of pictures from Saturday's rally. Check it out (if you look real close you will see me and my kiddos in a couple of the shots).

And keep in mind, that your legislators need to hear from you and they need to know what's on your mind concerning Iraq (or anything political for that matter). Call, write, or email your congress men and women today. Let them know what you are thinking! How you'd like them to address current situations. Get involved. Stand up and be silent no more!

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JESSIE LO'S ORIGAMI STORE

JESSIE LO'S ORIGAMI STORE

I just have to talk about this great site!!! Jessie is my neighbor. She's such a nice lady and she makes the most amazing origami creations. These are absolutely BEAUTIFUL - she's a wonderfully creative and precise artist!

You can use the link above or just go to www.jessielo.com to view the items she has available. These make awesome, unique and one of a kind gifts. I treasure my origami collection that I've started (especially the elephant! OMG, you have to go see this one!). My kids also love their origami butterflies. Each has one hanging in their rooms. I know that some of the teachers at our kids school have some hanging in thier rooms too and they just LOVE them! Like I said, super gift ideas!

I was surprised at Jessie's low prices, considering the amount of time it takes to make one (4 to 20 hours per project). I think the items run $4 and up. I'll try to post a picture of the pretties in my collection!

Keep these treasures in mind anytime you need a unique gift, and get in touch with Jessie! You won't be sorry.

United for Peace - Denver Peace Rally

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Ready to make a stand for peace? Join us on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol at noon on Saturday January 27th, 2007 and let your voice be heard!!! I hope we have a tremendous turn out. This rally coincides with the rally in Washington DC at the same time.

Colo. Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon was wonderful enough to come to a Peace, Liberty, and Justice Task Force meeting at Jefferson Unitarian Church (I'm proud to be a member of that church) two weekends ago, and talk to us about our our mounting concerns about the War in Iraq. He talked about wanting to get a local rally that coincided with the DC rally started. Now would be a great time to get involved and show how much a peaceful solution to the problems in Iraq would mean to you!!!! NO MORE WAR! Come rally, y'all! :) Here is the vital info:

Denver Peace Rally
Saturday, January 27th 2007 NOON
Denver, CO USA

RALLY
FOR
PEACE
IN
IRAQ

WEST STEPS OF THE COLORADO STATE CAPITOL NOON SATURDAY
JAN 27TH


(COINCIDES WITH THE PEACE MARCH IN WASHINGTON, DC)


CO-SPONSORS:
KEN GORDON, CO Senate Majority Leader
INTERFAITH ALLIANCE of COLORADO-Public Policy Commission
JEFFERSON UNITARIAN CHURCH-Peace, Liberty & Justice Task Force


Location:
Colorado State Capitol West Stair Case Denver CO

Contact:
Pam Benedict
snarky55@aol,com

Sponsored By:
Ken Gordon. Colorado Senate Maj. Leader Interfaith Alliance of Colorado-Public Policy Commission The Peace, Liberty and Justice Task Force of the Jefferson Unitarian Church of Golden, CO

Colbert Report Word - "Go It Alone"

Bush: I think I'm a flexible and open minded person. I really do.

Stephen Colbert: Flexible and open minded? If we wanted that we would have elected Al Gore...

...We did.

Touche!

Ah, gotta love the funny guys down at Comedy Central.

It's taken me a little while to warm up to Colbert's style. I love the Daily Show, but I'm really beginning to love the wry pointed humor of Colbert. Hey, anyone who steals O'Reily's microwave gets a plus in my book anyday! :) Enjoy.

Honouring Helen Hill

No Media Kings - Honouring Helen Hill

Do you remember reading about the New Orleans mother who was killed in her home in the early morning of January 4th 2007? Her husband was also shot, but survived and her 2 year old child wasn't hurt at all. It was a very sad story. Not just because a young mother was gunned down, and a family will never be the same again without her. But also because this was just one of 7 murders in New Orleans within the first five days of the new year, 9 in less than 2 weeks. Of course the link between sky rocketing crime in a still hurting city that has not fully recovered after Hurricane Katrina is not a mere coincidence. More than 1,000 people marched on City Hall in New Orleans on January 11th, seeking an end to the violence. Are we surprised that Bush's Administration has left New Orleans unfixed and unfinished after Katrina? No, I'm not surprised by that at all.

I was surprised to see a tribute to the mother, Helen Hill, on one of my favorite author's websites (Jim Munroe at nomediakings.org). Aparently, he had known the couple and he posts a great remembrance of her on his site. Use the link above to read the full post on Jim's site. He also has a couple of home videos remembering Helen. Here is a little snippet from Jim Munroe's site:

On the day I met Helen and Paul, we had just made the long train trip from Montreal to Halifax and I was trying to decide between showering and eating before my book launch — I figured it might be hard to find vegan food in a new city and I didn’t have time for both. Paul, who’d picked us up, ushered us into a cosy kitchen to meet Helen. She offered me some stew, and regretfully — both because I was hungry and because I always felt bad rejecting people’s hospitality — I told her that I was hard to feed: I was vegan.

“We’re vegan too!” Helen exclaimed.

This was a lovely introduction to the delightful paradox of Helen and Paul. They looked and acted like folksy people from a simpler era, but were profoundly political. Not just in what they ate, but where they chose to live: they moved from their poor neighbourhood in Halifax where I met them to poorer neighbourhoods in New Orleans.
- from Jim Munroe's post - Honouring Helen Hill

Read NPR's story about Helen's Murder here.

YouTube - Barack Obama -- Sex Offender?

YouTube - Barack Obama -- Sex Offender?

No it's not what you think. Watch here while Fox News tries to pull a subliminal "fast one" over on the viewing audience. Did they just think it was funny to try to associate supporters of Democratic hopeful Obama (and pictures of Obama's face) with news of a pedophile case? Or were they trying to subliminally brainwash those viewers who possibly don't have enough braincells to think for themselves? Hmmmm...


Nope, this is pure and simple - a doubleplus doublethink newscrime. Yep. (Time to get out your Newspeak dictonaries from Nineteen Eighty-Four for this one!)

A Message From Barack. | Obama Exploratory Committee

A Message From Barack. | Obama Exploratory Committee

Great news from the Obama camp! Looking forward to Feb. 10th!!!