The Furious Spinner

Massive antiwar demonstrations are scheduled for D.C. and San Francisco Saturday, October 25, at 11:00 a.m. From UFPJ website: "United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) and Act Now to Stop War & End Racism (ANSWER) are joining forces to call on all those who oppose the war, invasion and occupation of Iraq, to unite on Saturday, October 25 in Washington, D.C., for a truly massive outpouring reflecting the growing popular opposition to the Bush Administration’s foreign and domestic program." A similar protest is scheduled in San Francisco, too.

Wish I could be there. I'd love to hear from anyone who participates. If you can't make either of these demonstrations, Poets Against the War asks if you can schedule an antiwar/pro-peace poetry reading that day.

October 25 is also Lunar Samhain (Halloween is a dark moon holiday). Hallows is traditionally a time to honor the ancestors and all those who have died during the year. It's a good time to demonstrate, dance, pray, do ritual, hope for peace. In Thailand recently, farmers sealed a photograph of George Bush in a pot and threw it in the river while reciting a mantra. This was an effort to keep Bush's spirit "down" and away from Thailand's natural resources. Very clever. I hope it works.

Now is the time to weave whatever magic we have and put it to good use—a time to work with the Visibles and Invisibles and see what creative things we can come up with to shake things up and move the aggressors off the stage.

I wish you well.
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