This time the drums weren’t present, they’ll be back next Friday, so a woman used a bullhorn to say the names and ages of the Iraqi citizens who were slaughtered in 2004.
Most of them were young children. A name, age 10 – death due to severe burns. Another name, age 13, death due to head injuries and shrapnel…
On and on the names came as the rain poured down.
We stopped and stood outside of City Hall.
That’s Wesley, Danni (in bright pink)and their Dad to the left of the Axe.
Two gentlemen from the Portland Peaceful Response Coalition. They have a weekly march for Peace and Justice each Friday at 5 and we march various routes, usually about a 5 square block.
Stop Torture. Again there were many honks, waves and peace signs our way. The strangest event was when a bunch of teenagers in a stretch hummer kept driving by to jeer us. How pathetic.
More rain. More names. I noticed acorss the street some young men from Argentina (soccer fans) were snapping our photo so I sauntered over. Handed them my sign while I got them some bumperstickers. They were very happy to meet me and see that Americans also don’t want this war. I thought for a second that one of them was going to give me a kiss.
More names… and I looked up and saw this long-haired angel statue beaming down at us. The rain dripped from her face and breasts… tears? I don’t know. I just wish that we could somehow, someway stop the tears in Iraq and at home.
Untill next Friday… keep marching.
*Update*
Portland CodePink will be making waves again on Glamarchy Now! radio show
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/static/pdxradio.shtml via Portland Indymedia Web Radio tonight 21:00-22:00 PST.