This weekend there are anti-war protests going on all over the world. I'm joining one tomorrow, at the court house in my town, organized by the American Friends Service Committee (aka: Quakers). One of my fellow protestors sent me the following about a group that is doing their demonstration a little differently.
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"It's just luck of the draw. Because if that group (in Pittsburgh) was on their radar for being pacifists there's no reason to believe they wouldn't look at us, too,'' she said. "What it does is make people fearful of getting involved."
Given the NSA's illegal surveillance of American Citizens, this group has decided to make it easier for the FBI and the NSA to compile data. They are going to send "mugshots" of themselves participating in the demonstration. If nothing else this should save those organizations hours of time and research, trying to determine whose against the war and whose not. That will save some of our tax dollars, extremely patriotic in these times of trillions of dollars of National debt.
Will we do it? The jury is still out, but I say bring on the cameras! :-)
If you're not afraid, and believe we need to end this illegal war in Iraq, click on this link**(below article) to find a demonstration near you.
Local peace activists plan to 'turn themselves in' Michigan Peaceworks to send 'mug shots' to feds to protest spying
By Art Aisner / Ann
A local peace group is offering a pre-emptive strike in response to domestic spying programs and, in particular, to revelations Tuesday that federal investigators targeted an organization because of its anti-war views.
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Peaceworks will be taking mug shots of willing attendees at this Sunday's protest rally and march through downtown Ann Arbor. The protest commemorates the third anniversary of the war in Iraq.
The pictures, along with placards labeled "war protester,'' will be delivered to U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials at the Ann Arbor Federal Building at a later date as part of the group's "turn yourself into the National Security Agency'' initiative.
"We want to save them the effort, and show them who we are,'' said Peaceworks Director Phillis Engelbert, adding that protesters will be encouraged to save taxpayer money and ease the workload of NSA agents by turning themselves in.
Original link:
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**Link to the American Friends Service Committee site to find a demonstration near you:
[url]http://www.afsc.org/...[/url]
Link to my post on Choice Changes:
[url]http://www.choicechanges.com/...[/url]