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I pledge allegiance to all life
in its interdependent diversity;
and to the Planet upon which it exists;
one World, under the sky, undividable
with harmony and balance for all. ~ Tom King, 2001, for Blue Sky Institute -
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FOX Uses Subliminal Ploy On Foley Head Shot
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Tagged government corruption, media, media corruption, politics
The World Can’t Wait – Salt Lake City One of 180 cities Protesting Tomorrow
MEDIA RELEASE October 4, 2006
For information Contact: Tom King: phone 801-502-8556
People for Peace and Justice of Utah Phone: 801-502-8556 Email: info@utahpeace.org
Websites: http://www.utahpeace.org; http://www.worldcantwait.net
PEOPLE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE OF UTAH
WORLD CAN’T WAIT– DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME
Thursday, October 5: 5-7pm 100 South State Street
In Solidarity with Nationwide Protests In 143 Cities and Towns
SALT LAKE CITY AMONG 180 CITIES TO PROTEST OCT.5
WHERE: At 100 South State Street in Salt Lake City (one of over 180 communities across US and Canada)
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Tagged anti-war, government corruption, military industrial complex, peace
A Soldier’s Peace Update
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Tagged anti-war, iraq, military industrial complex, politics, Utah
Online U.S. Senate Debate Between Utah Candidates
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Tagged 2006, campaigns, elections, Green Party, politics, Utah
A Soldiers Peace
Not surprisingly, I didn’t see anything in the two largest Utah papers about Marshall Thompson’s first day on the road in his 500 mile walk across Utah which began yesterday.
There were some news items about it in other news sources, however:
Marshall has a journal on his website that I anticipate will be updated soon.
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Tagged anti-war, iraq, military industrial complex, politics, Utah
Utah’s Potential 4th House Seat
Last week I wrote a post on Utah’s 4th House Seat possibility. (Thanks to coltakashi for the comment on that post.)
The discussion continues today in the Deseret News,4th seat faces lots of hurdles.
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Gunman kills 3 Amish schoolgirls and himself
I read this morning, with anguish, the Associated Press piece, Gunman kills 3 Amish schoolgirls and himself.
This is the third school shooting in a week. The incident was similarly fashioned after the one at Platte Canyon High School in Bailey, Colorado.
Our schools are becoming targeted battlegrounds. I would urge anyone involved in a school to examine your security policies – including how people get into your building.
Green Senatorial Campaign Committee
Greens,
A few weeks ago, the Green Party became the first alternative political party in history to register a national senatorial campaign committee with the Federal Election Commission. The eight-member Green Senatorial Campaign Committee chaired by Teresa Keane, a former Green Senate candidate from Oregon, was created to promote the campaigns of Green Party candidates running for the United States Senate.
The committee’s main goal for the 2006 election cycle is to support as many qualified Green campaigns as possible. The Green Party has nominated 14 senate candidates for 2006 and a key issue in their races is the Iraq War. Green candidates call for immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. With your personal investment we will help Green campaigns get their message out – a message that America wants to hear. To raise those voices – we need to raise some money.
Please send your donation to:
Green Senatorial Campaign Committee
PO Box 8845
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Candidate’s Statement
Today I submitted my candidate’s bio and statement to the Valley Journals. Here is what I submitted. I was limited to 150 words:
Deanna “Dee” L. Taylor (47)is a first time candidate, running for Salt Lake
County Council in District 5.
Deanna is a member and Co-Coordinator of the Desert Greens Green Party of
Utah. She is an Alternate Delegate to the Green Party of the United States.
Deanna has been a public school educator for 23 years, holding degrees in
Music Education and Curriculum and Instruction and teaching licenses in
Secondary Music and Special Education. She currently teaches grades 7-12 in a
Salt Lake City public charter school.
Deanna also participates with People for Peace and Justice of Utah as an
advocate for peace and justice issues.
Deanna sees transportation as one of the biggest issues facing our community.
She feels that revenues need to be used to build more bus routes and TRAX
lines so that constituents feel more compelled to use mass transit more and
cars less.
Our education system and my experience as a parent
Today I was a guest speaker for an undergraduate education class at the University of Utah. I was on a panel with two other women. The topic: Being a parent of a disabled child.
It was not easy for me or my two colleagues to talk about our children’s disabilities. We all became emotional as we recounted our children’s bouts with their disabilities. But we did it. We did it because we care. We did it because we want these prospective teachers to look at children as humans first and disabled second. I spoke as a person of a child (now grown) who suffers from the symptoms of Tourette’s Syndrome, ADHD, Obsessive-Compulsive and Panic (Anxiety) Disorders. The other two panelists spoke as parents of children who have Dysgraphia/Dyslexia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. We all spoke of the impact on our children, our families and ourselves as women and mothers.
A recurring theme I heard was that by the time kids hit jr. high and high school, the system stops caring. What is wrong with this picture? Our schools are too big. Our class sizes are too big. There is not enough money in this state to adequately educate our children. Our teachers are taxed. That is what is wrong.
This needs to be repaired.
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 