CodePINK Journals

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Work 4 Peace,Hold All Life Sacred,Eliminate Violence! I am on my mobile version of the door-to-door, going town-to-town holding readings/gatherings/discussions of my book “But What Can I Do?” This is my often neglected blog mostly about my travels since 9/11 as I engage in dialogue and actions. It is steaming with my opinions, insights, analyses toward that end of holding all life sacred, dismantling the empire and eliminating violence while creating the society we want ALL to thrive in.

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$7MILLION dollars of Shame on Indiana

Indiana governor has opted to send 50 of their national guard to the Texas border, militarizing our border.

DAY 14: TRAGEDY

Today is the last day of the vigil for justice. All the boats but one were out on the river today when

DAY 13: FROM RIVER BANK TO THE PARK

After bannering on the river bank, we walked around Piedras Negras a little bit, finding better food and witnessing this part of the city. a side street in Piedras Negras Misinformation rife in Mexico

DAY 12: FIRE ANTS…AND IMMORAL STATES

I had to plug into electricity last night because of the lack of sun powering my solar system. I ran a cord from the house across the lawn to the street where I am parked, to plug into my camper. Well, industrious little stinging buggers climbed up the cord and infiltrated my space, including my bed. So I woke up last night when I felt stinging on my arms and legs.

DAY 11: SEVEN FUCKIN BOATS…

The boats have multiplied this a.m. – three border patrol boats and the usual four military boats. The border patrol boats are all out on the river, but we don’t know what this means – if they know people are in the river & in distress,

DAY 10: THE CRIMINALIZING OF REFUGEES

You are looking at 6 people: Two womyn, one who is obviously pregnant, one child, one teenager and two men. They have walked all the way from Ecuador – facing & surviving all unimaginable violence & danger,

DAY9: RED SKIES AT NITE

Can you tell I’m the daughter of a Coast Guard man?

DAY 9: MILITARY OCCUPATION

A few more folks have joined us to banner from the Mexico side of the river, as we face at least 5 branches of the military: the Texas National Guard, the Texas State Military Guard, the Army Reserves, State Highway Patrol, and the Border Patrol. Over 200 soldiers

DAY 8: What – did you think that the barbedwire wrapped buoys are gone???

What did you think the buoys are gone? Just because the federal government declared them unconstitutional and ordered the state of texas to remove them, doesn’t mean the state complied. Only when Mexico pointed out that the buoys were on the Mexican side of the river, did the state of texas then move them, not out of the river but closer to the u.s. side.

DAY 8: PIEDRAS NEGRAS

Certain similarities of housing Piedras Negras and Accra except it seems every average person’s dwelling in Accra has some little structure in front for a store!