The Next Live Highway Blogging Event
will be a memorial to the fallen in the Middle East, both soldier and civilian, at the . We'll host the event for commuters from 4:15 to 6:15 pm on Monday, 3/19/07, the 4th anniversary of the Iraq invasion.
Note new location: Event moved just one highway block to the intersection of Highways 29 & 221/Silverado Trail below "The Crusher" sculpture. To the north is Napa Valley, to the east is Lake Berryessa. Honest, if you're on Highway 29 near Napa after 4:15, you won't be able to miss us. Please be careful. You can turn around up if you need to, but the nice CHP officers asked us not to run across the highway, even when the light's red.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=napa,+ca&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=13&ll=38.241551,-122.268734&spn=0.070918,0.186768&om=1
We'll plant white Crosses4Peace in the grass along the highway, we'll hold crosses, too, so they can't be missed. My black hearse-like suv will carry the banner and hold the flagpole. The flag will fly at half-staff.
Blog about Friday's event at w/ photos precedes.
More on the genesis of Live highway blogging. Live Highway Blogging combines 2 new 21st century ideas to improve upon an idea older than America itself – protest. Memorials similar to the Crosses of Lafayette are being erected all over the country, but they often encounter problems with local municipalities because of ordinances limiting the size of signs or public displays. Freeway bloggers, on the other hand, typically hang large banners from overpasses or billboards near freeways with fairly concise political messages like, "Impeach" or "We’re all wearing the blue dress now." This is usually a misdemeanor, and the signs are typically removed within 24 hours – fewer in Napa . http://www.freewayblogger.com/
Summer Mondeau of Crosses4Peace.org explained, "From necessity and the first amendment came invention. By standing at the memorials with our signs, our crosses and our American flag at half staff on public property, we are a peaceable assembly petitioning our government for redress. That’s VERY legal." CHP has twice confirmed that the memorial event IS legal so long as the display is on a highway, not a freeway.
It was just another postcard evening w/ crystal CLEAR skies and full moon. As seen in the Vallejo Times-Herald (no link )and the Napa Register 1/3/07 "Iraq war draws Napa County vigil" (great photo of veteran and peace activist, Mark Glickstein) http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2007/01/03/news/local_top_story/doc459bb1d6021be050019078.txt#blogcomments
When the event ends, we'll put our Crosses4Peace back in our front yards.
Crosses of Lafayette video link (KTVU News channel 2 with Amber Lee) http://www.ktvu.com/video/10984002/index.html
Finally, the last banner asked "How many more?" I'm thinking for the next one, I should say:
US: 3169 Iraqi: ?
Had enough?
call your Rep
1-202-224-3121
Crosses4peace.org
What do you think?
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4 comments:
Thanks Go Mommy! I forwarded this link to my local partners for peace. We have been trying to come up with an ider that can be easily implemented and yours may be our winner! Keep it up.
Thanks so much for letting me know you like the idea. There's even building directions on the main web site www.Crosses4Peace.org
The cost of the war is approaching $500,000,000. First we bomb the water system then we rebuild it to establish order. That's military thinking for you.
That's why Carlin put Military Intelligence with Jumbo Shrimp on top of his oxymorons list.
Additionally, according to the National Priorities Project www.nationalpriorities.org roughly 25% of your federal taxes goes to the Military NOT including Vets benefits (only 3%) plus another 19% for interest on the debt. Thank you, neocons!
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