Just a partial photo diary of Saturday in Portland. I’m still stunned by the anger and hatred of the Marine recruiters. As some read earlier, a recruiter clapped his hands in front of my face into a mock gun shape and pretended to shoot me. Another Marine tried to engage in a screamfest with me when I first arrived. I guess women in pink are a threat to these ‘hero warriors’.
So brave…. not. Recruiters wear t-shirts and play hip hop from their humvees
We stood right in front of their tent. The Marines were threatened by this and we had to “move along”
At least some in service, those lovely sailors, were willing to state what happened. No one spoke to me though.
These are the Friday vigil dudes that I adore.
A spokesperson for Jesus told us to go to hell and called us a bunch a names.
Couldn’t walk on the same sidewalk as some peace activists….or they’re used to walking in ditches
Trying to stop a war makes you the enemy of the state.
At the beginning of the protest – there were only a few of us. Then families joined in and by the time I went home – there were at least 60 of us marching up and down the avenue (we had to leave the fountain park… the Marines were just too afraid of us) So we had to march up and down one street, back and forth.
Which crossed the path of the Navy recruiting station which was right next to a bible-type Christian Soldier tent… but that’s for another day.
