Re: Discuss Digest, Vol 6, Issue 1
Submitted by PAAMember on January 1, 2006 - 3:00pm. :: Discussion
Great write-up on the Loes, Theresa.
Great idea Kathy - pot luck for Loes.
Also a show with them on GreenWatch would be good. . .
I will write Art separate, in case he doesn't read this one.
great party Cheryl & Bill!!! even though i could use a few
more snooze hours...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
If you are looking to honor your spirit and the new year,
we dance tonight from 6:45 - 9.
bring - barefeet, water, donation as you are comfy with -
feel FREE to BE - be with friends to welcome the new you!
3221 Houston Ave [near NMain& Houston exit of 45]
I hope to share more dances with many. . .
bonnie - RADICALdancer aka fireurchin
http://home.earthlink.net/~blambourn/photoart/
Enjoy collective fun at SATURDAY NIGHT 'LIVE' COMMUNITY DANCE
www.ecstaticdancehouston.com
My favorite quotes to wish you a new year =
"Don't die with the music inside you," Wayne Dyer.
≥Study rhythm -- rhythm supports life.≤≠Rudolf Steiner, 1923
"Dancing is not rising to your feet painlessly like a whirl of dust blown
about by the wind. Dancing is when you rise above both worlds, tearing
your heart to pieces and giving up your soul." - Rumi
"When one seeks to understand the whole universe, one will understand nothing.
When one seeks to understand one's self, one will understand the whole universe."
- Lakota proverb-
If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. - Charlie Parker
"... all things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man ...the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports." - Chief Seattle, Duwamish
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any": Alice Walker
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Today's Topics:
1. A Letter to the Editor (June Bennett Larsen)
2. update on the Loes (Theresa Keefe)
3. Re: update on the Loes ()
4. Care2 E-Card from Juli Kring (Juli Kring)
5. FW: RE: update on the Loes (kathy kidd)
From: June Bennett Larsen <>
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:13:17 -0600
To: PAA <>
Subject: [PAA-Discuss] A Letter to the Editor
The following letter appeared in today's Galveston County Daily News.
I think it is one of the better ones I've ever read that treats Bush just as
he ought to be treated. What do you think?
Happy New Year everyone!
June
Bush Doesnπt Come Close
Does anyone bother to remember the British War memo that was in the news
around May and then never spoken about again?
I couldnπt fathom why it was not talked about as much as the other war
topics.
George Bush has shown that he cannot exercise restraint, good judgment or
patience. There was little restraint from the moment after Afghanistanπs
invasion was complete to the day troops began massing in Saudi Arabia.
There was no credible intelligence regarding Iraqπs Weapons of Mass
Destruction programs.
Good judgment would have dictated that you either confirm and mount up or
negate and stand-down. Given that Iraq was complying, patience would have
been prudent so United Nations inspectors could do their job.
Youπve got a proud straight-C student at the seat of political, military and
financial power of our nation, and the West, and that doesnπt bother you?
I donπt want an everyday man as the leader of my country or any other
country for that matter. A non-sophisticate underachiever, who gets by on
luck and charm (and well-heeled backers that keep score) just doesnπt a good
leader or statesman make.
Iπm sorry, I want to see someone that has conviction, integrity, wits and
ability to govern, and Bush just doesnπt come close to meeting muster in any
of those categories.
Curtis Haynes
Texas City
From: Theresa Keefe <>
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:38:09 -0600
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Subject: [PAA-Discuss] update on the Loes
This from Houston.Indymedia.org
Key part of Houston's Peace History Burns
by chickpea Friday December 30, 2005 at 05:14 PM
Part of our local history of peace activism went up in flames when 1844 Kipling suffered a 6-alarm fire on December 23rd.
The house was home to Lee and Hardy Loe, their four daughters, numerous pets, and several guests over the years. Since they moved there in 1967, the Loe's played a key role in Houston's anti-war movements.
The fire began on the front deck of the 2 story pink house while the Loe's were out of town visiting family. No official report on the cause of the fire has been released, but it seems southwesterly winds blew the fire into a back bedroom. Houston firefighters put out the blaze before it burned onto the bottom floor. A 27 year old nephew and his wife who were in the house at the time escaped unharmed, as did two cats. Neighboring houses and a garage apartment were unscathed.
A week after the fire, family members continue to sift through the damage, and set aside salvageable parts of Houston's peace history. Several damp t-shirts with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom logo hang from an uncharred portion of the back porch. A salvage company set aside an oversized poster for the No Nukes movie. Workers also helped save a books about Che Guevara and the Zapatistas. One worker showed Lee his undershirt ≠ a red tshirt bearing Che's image. Firefighters also contributed to the salvage effort, even as the house burned down around them. Lee says they took down pictures from the walls, put them next to her computer on a table, and covered them with plastic to prevent smoke and water damage. At some point, they moved Hardy's guitar out of harms way. Lost to the fire are numerous books, videos, family photographs and paintings, and several short stories Lee wrote for a creative writing class.
A helpful member of the Winlow Place Civic Club brought by notepads for the Loe's to document the damage. Daughters and grand daughters traveled from Austin, North Carolina and New Jersey to help out. After everything is moved to a warehouse, the sorting begins in earnest, and could take a month to finish.
Lee and Hardy, both 76 years old, are focusing on completing the first of what will likely be many phases of recovery from the fire. A friend is helping gather linens and kitchen utensils for their apartment. Lee says they haven't moved in 38 years, so they're still unsure of what it will take to get comfortable. In the long term, they're considering moving and buying an new house in Austin, or staying here to rebuild. If they choose the later, they hope to build a green home that's compatable with the neighborhood.
The fire's emotional impact continues to unfold. Hardy jokes that its more inconvienent than devestating. He surmises they'd have been unlikely to build a green home if this opportunity hadn't presented itself. Lee notes her success using citrus detergent to rid clothes of their smokey odor.
A key part of Lee's contribution to the local peace community continues uninterupted. Her co-editors just finished the January edition of the Houston Peace Newspaper. Stacks can be picked up for distribution from the bench near the garage apartment behind 1844 Kipling. Go by to get your copies before dusk because the electricity is out.
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Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 09:01:16 EST
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Subject: Re: [PAA-Discuss] update on the Loes
In a message dated 12/31/2005 4:38:55 PM Central Standard Time, writes:
I am so sorry to learn of the above loss. Is there anything we can do, anyone taking up a collection for them or anything ? What a crappy way to start the new year.
The fire's emotional impact continues to unfold. Hardy jokes that its
more inconvienent than devestating. He surmises they'd have been
unlikely to build a green home if this opportunity hadn't presented
itself. Lee notes her success using citrus detergent to rid clothes of
their smokey odor.
A key part of Lee's contribution to the local peace community continues
uninterupted. Her co-editors just finished the January edition of the
Houston Peace Newspaper. Stacks can be picked up for distribution from
the bench near the garage apartment behind 1844 Kipling. Go by to get
your copies before dusk because the electricity is out.
Peace, Juli
"If I knew, where the wild dove flew, I would not tell the hunters, but I would tell you. They say you're not a brave man, hardly a man at all, You would not shoot the wild things, like brave men in the Fall...≤
--- Joan Baez, from her song, ≥If I Knew≤
http://www.ucc.org/index1.php <http://www.ucc.org/index4.html>
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/illuswarprayer.html
The Peace Alliance and Foundation <http://www.thepeacealliance.org/>
U.S. Department of Peace Coalition (DOPC) <http://www.dopc.us/>
Sorry Everybody <http://www.sorryeverybody.com/gallery/1/>
Apologies Accepted - the world's answer to sorryeverybody.com <http://www.apologiesaccepted.com/gallery.php>
http://www.peta.org/feat/meatrix/ <http://www.goveg.com/feat/meatrix.html>
http://www.fund.org/fur/pop_up_flash.asp
http://www.thesustainablevillage.com/miniature_earth/miniature_earth.htm
http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?oId=94880
PEACE NOT WAR: Jukebox <http://www.peace-not-war.org/Jukebox/>
Where is Avdo Palic? <http://www.geocities.com/pvlwright/>
From: "Juli Kring" <>
Date: 1 Jan 2006 06:48:25 -0800
To:
Subject: [PAA-Discuss] Care2 E-Card from Juli Kring
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From: "kathy kidd" <>
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Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 11:27:31 -0600
To: "PAA Discuss" <>
Subject: [PAA-Discuss] FW: RE: update on the Loes
I know they have been totally supported by family and friends...it would
be wonderful we as the family of the peace community did something....maybe
a potluck to honor her past work and donations to support her current
and future work---The Peace News.
Peace and Appreciation,
Kathy Kidd
713.443.9938
Organizing in Texas for a U.S.Cabinet-Level
Department of Peace and Nonviolence
www.dopcampaign.org
Teaching Ourselves Peace and Nonviolence and
Campaigning for a U.S. Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence
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