We’re safe and sound in Charlotte, after a rainy drive up and a powerful morning at the vigil. Much more to come of course, but thanks for now to Preston (of The Wheat and the Chaff) and his family for putting us up. Nate is currently hugging the horses. Thank you for all your prayers, [...]
Posts on ‘November 22nd, 2009’
Reflections from the (Rainy) Road
We’ve officially taken part in the vigil and are currently in the car heading to Davidson, North Carolina, home of Union’s very own Preston Davis. We’ve got several conversations going – one reflecting on symbolism, militarism, and American myths and the other seems to be flowing from the workshop a few of us attended last [...]
Prepping
A lot of thought went into my decision to attend the SOA vigil. I wanted to keep myself and motives in check, I wanted to be spiritually prepared to be fully present at the vigil and not just a tired, over-worked grad student. The vigil starts in 15 min and I am amazed by the [...]
On and off message
Someone remarked before we left about how univocal this action is: mournful, meditative, focused on giving voice to the Latin American victims of SOA graduates. That’s mostly true. There was a migrant workers’ union alongside ukulele-playing, protest-song-singing undergrads on stage today. This evening, I ran from the workshop on the “Low-Risk Non-Federal Arrest” option to [...]
