MARCH IN MY NAME Update

On January 7, John Nirenberg wrote in his blog, “With braces now on my knee and ankle, and moleskin wrapped around three toes I’m rockin and rollin down the home stretch (while Frank, at 72-years old, just moves along whistling Dixie). Obviously (miraculously) we’re making great time.” John is now in Washington D.C. after walking 500-miles from Boston to petition Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi to pursue impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney. No word yet on whether Congresswoman Pelosi will meet with him or not, but on his website he lists his schedule for tomorrow. “On Saturday, January 12th, we'll be starting out at 9:00 at the National Arboretum and head to Union Station and then to the 12:30 rally at the National Archives where the Constitution is housed.” There are many individuals across the United States who are trying their best to save the freedoms and ideals that the Constitution guarantees… freedoms that we are in danger of losing if this administration is allowed to leave office without being held accountable for their lies and misuse of power.

The media covers the Presidential campaign like it is the only thing that is going on, while soldiers and civilians continue to die every day, and bombs continue to fall. The war drums still beat for expansion of the war on terrorism to include Iran. Meanwhile individuals like 60-years old John and 72-years old Frank are out there walking for all of us. They receive little media attention for their efforts. Like all the anti-war activists who continue to hold peace vigils. In an article (Years and Counting, a Peace Vigil Stands Firm) on the Common Dreams website comes this report by Marilyn Gardner. In Needham, Massachusetts, a group has been holding peace vigils from 4 to 5 pm every Saturday for the past five years. Similar peace initiatives exist in other Boston suburbs - Arlington, Newton, and Milton, among them - and in cities and towns stretching from Chatham, N.Y., to Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and from Stamford, Conn., to Seattle. Not all groups stage vigils. Some hold public events with invited speakers. The reporter of this story added her own thoughts, “For some of us who have passed the vigil-keepers many times in the past five years, their presence serves a purpose that goes beyond their specific cause. Their constancy and steadfast devotion raise humbling questions for the rest of us, such as: What cause do I believe in fervently? And what am I doing to support and promote it?"

... P. L. Morningstar
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