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Posted on April 18, 2006 | Leave a comment

So the inevitable day arrived. I helped my son Greg pack up all his belongings and get his car ready for his big adventure.

I was “o.k.”, emotion-wise, just up to the moment I had to say good-bye and then I couldn’t hold it in anymore. I feel so bad about that because I know what it feels like when my dad does this each time I leave from a visit with my folks in Maryland (where my son is headed). I’m still weepy as I write this, but I’m trying to keep myself occupied with other activities.

After getting his dog Sokrateez groomed Greg will head out towards Wyoming and has promised to call me this evening when he stops for the night. I’m guessing he’ll have to stop somewhere between Cheyenne and Denver.

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Today in history

Posted on April 18, 2006 | Leave a comment

April 18

1941
Bus companies in New York City agreed to hire black drivers and mechanics workers after a four-week boycott.
1958
First march against nuclear arms in West Germany took place.
1960
Tens of thousands of people marked the end of the Aldermaston “ban the bomb” march with a rally with at least 60,000 gathering in Trafalgar Square, the largest demonstration London had seen to date

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Carnival of the Green #23

Posted on April 18, 2006 | Leave a comment

This week’s Carnival of the Green event is being hosted by Organic Authority.

Topics this week include:

  • biodiversity
  • genetically-modified, global warming-resistant rice
  • eco-friendly floor cleaners
  • how the renewable energy industry is being driven by families powering down
  • list of the major large national and international fair trade organizations that focus on grassroots activism for fair trade issues
  • renaming the global warming issue
  • pros and cons of pre-rinsing dishes before putting in the dishwasher
  • “Divine Strake” test issue
  • having a green laundry room
  • food issues in a variety of arenas
  • radiation as a power source for everyday electronics
  • rescue of a baby skunk
  • pictorial review of a koala
  • political ecology of third world countries
  • a competition that will provide investors in emerging market equities with better research on companies’ social and environmental performance.

    Happy reading!

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    Campaign Website

    Posted on April 17, 2006 | Leave a comment

    I’ve updated my campaign website with a totally new design. There may be a few changes as time progresses, but overall I’m pleased with it. It was also a learning event for me in using php.

    You can see my new website at Deanna Taylor for County Council.

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    Rocky on Democracy Now!

    Posted on April 17, 2006 | Leave a comment

    I got notice last week that Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson would be featured on the Pacifica Radio Program, Democracy Now! in a segment on the immigration march/rally in Salt Lake. I wasn’t able to listen to it live, but thankfully Rocky’s website has it archived. The clip has great photos of the march.

    You can listen and/or watch the interview at the Salt Lake City Mayor’s Website.

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    Today in history

    Posted on April 17, 2006 | Leave a comment

    April 17

    1959
    22 arrested in Times Square for refusing to take part in civil defense drill, New York City.
    1960
    As a response to the Greensboro sit-in, nearly 150 black students from nine states formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina, with Ella Baker, James Lawson and Martin Luther King, Jr., the founders set SNCC’s initial goals as overturning segregation in the South and giving young blacks a stronger voice in the civil rights movement. By that time, in mid-April 1960, over 50,000 students had participated in sit-ins over just the previous three months.

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    It’s spring – and changes

    Posted on April 16, 2006 | 1 comment

    Wow, I haven’t written here in a really long time. I’ve been so busy with school and other activities that I haven’t taken the time to blog about important personal things.

    So here’s an update:

  • School has had me very busy with organizing service-learning projects and activities for the school. Not to mention all the end of the year “stuff” that accompanies teaching. Additionally, we have to move our school and still have not secured a location (but we are close!).
  • I’ve been extremely busy with green party activities and have become more active with the national party, taking on important roles at that level
  • I decided to run for office – something I think everyone should do at least once in their lives. I’m running for Salt Lake Couunty Council.
  • It’s the beginning of tabling season, meaning that there will be lots of fairs and festivals where I will be helping table with the green party and the peace organization in which I participate.
  • It’s spring, so that means gardening. We have our back garden almost all the way tilled. We still need to get our contracted plow guy to come plow and till our front field. We’ve planted lettuces, spinach, carrots outside and inside we have about 6 varieties of tomoatoes coming up, as well as basil and cauliflower. We are still waiting for peppers to come up. I’m just about finished using everything up I froze and stored from last summer. I still have some corn and squash and chard in the freezer and some winter squash on shelves. Today I’m making a vegetable lasgna using tomatoes, squash and corn from last summer.
  • We are planning our summer travels. So far, we have committed to traveling to Tuscon for the national meeting of the green party of the U.S. July 27 – 30. After that we will head to Maryland to visit my family.
  • It’s hiking and almost mushroom hunting season. We all know what that means! 🙂
  • Sadly, my 21-year old son, Greg, is leaving Tuesday for his trip to Maryland to live. He is having a lot of his items sent by pallet (his stuff will be shrink-wrapped) on truck tomorrow, which is a lot cheaper than shipping his stuff. He will be driving, so he is likely to roll into Maryland Friday or Saturday. Needless to say, I’m nervous about him doing this by himself, but that comes with the “mom territory”. I am making him take my cell phone and have turned on the “share with network” feature so that we can track the phone if we need to. Today and tomorrow we are helping him pack all his belongings.
  • I haven’t menstruated since around Christmas time. I wonder if this is “it”. My mother was 45 when she stopped. I’m 46. Still having hot flashes – some extreme at times – and palpitations,etc. But…..I’m still medicine-free! Taking tinctures and eating right and exercising. So far, so good.

    So that’s about it in a nutshell. I’m going to try to blog more here on a regular basis.

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    Bush gets scolded

    Posted on April 16, 2006 | 1 comment

    During an event in Charlotte, NC, to promote fighting the “war on terrorism” last week, Bush spoke before an audience, members of which were permitted to get up and speak. Harry Taylor told Bush exactly what he should hear:

    What I wanted to say to you is that I — in my lifetime, I have never felt more ashamed of, nor more frightened by my leadership in Washington, including the presidency, by the Senate, and [audience booed him at this point, but then he was allowed to continue]–I feel like despite your rhetoric, that compassion and common sense have been left far behind during your administration, and I would hope from time to time that you have the humility and the grace to be ashamed of yourself inside yourself. And I also want to say I really appreciate the courtesy of allowing me to speak what I’m saying to you right now. That is part of what this country is about.

    An article about the scolding also appeared in USA Today, in which Bush was quoted as having said that
    he would not apologize for listening in on the phone and e-mail conversations of Americans talking to people with suspected al-Qaeda links.

    You can read more about this and view the video on a blog-type page at Think Progress, on which there are also comments by readers.

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    War and Taxes

    Posted on April 16, 2006 | Leave a comment

    Last night I helped show a film on war rax resistance. The film, “An Act of Conscience” is about a couple who in the 1990’s fought a battle against the IRS in proceedings that led to the confiscation and sale of their home. The story revolved around what happened next with the family that bought the home, the squatting and then eviction of the home by various community members, and the new homeowners settling with the community who owned a collective that actually owned the land on which the home sat. It is a very compelling story and really makes one think about where their taxes are spent.

    Here is a pie chart, published by the War Resisters League that depicts the portion of your federal taxes that go towards the military and war efforts:

    I am the state contact for the National War Tax REsistsnace Coordinating Committee. I help show this film each year and provide literature for people who may be interested in learning more about what they can do to divert their tax dollars away from war. You can view the NWTRCC’s Statement of Purpose. It is a coalition of groups dedicated to providing information and resources and support for those considering war tax resistance.
    There are multiple ways to engage in war tax resistance.
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    Today in history

    Posted on April 16, 2006 | Leave a comment

    April 16
    1818
    US Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot amendment, disarming the US-Canadian border.
    1967
    Greek government bans Marathon Peace March, held yearly since 196t.
    1971
    Members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) threw medals they had earned in Vietnam on the U.S. Capitol steps in protest of the Vietnam War.


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