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The Dallas Morning News pretends to editorialize in behalf of Texans when it says that Cindy Sheehan will not be welcomed here, but the editorial board is already a year too late. When Sheehan first took to the bar ditches outside Crawford she was accompanied by Texans, and Texans have been supporting her ever since. Not only does the editorial board lose its memory, but when speaking of Sheehan, it loses other basic requirements of literacy, too. For example, when accusing someone of “invective” it should be standard practice on the part of editorialists to cite some supporting evidence. After all, “invective” is a smear word. Yet, in the hands of the DMN editorial board, the slime word stands unsupported by either definition or example. Is this not the practice of invective itself, to smear without evidence?

The editorial board does establish one fact. Since the time of Sheehan’s first Crawford challenge to the war in Iraq, many others have come around. Maybe it’s time for the editorial board to realize who they are really talking about when they pretend to look to Crawford for a constructive transformation.

Come on now, you towering pundits, you can do it. Why not join a growing chorus of Texas voices for peace and reject the ultimate invective of war itself.–gm

PRESS RELEASE
August 8, 2005

The Texas Civil Rights Project is representing Cindy Sheehan and her
First Amendment right to try to see the President. TCRP also intends to
file federal suit so that protestors can get within ½ mile of the Bush
ranch, rather than the 5 miles they are now kept at. The press is
allowed to come within ½ mile of the ranch. So, too, should protestors. For more on Sheehan see the editor’s Peacefile Blog

Most political pundits say this is an impossible task. However, I’ve
done the analysis, and I assure you we CAN shock the political world on
November 8th. To accomplish this task, we need the support of
fair-minded Texans like you – and so we are glad that you have signed
on, pledged your support and committed to work with us against this
amendment.

That’s Texas political prodigy Glen Maxey speaking in the
"No Nonsense Newsletter No. 1" about the upcoming campaign to defeat
the Republican-led effort to Constitutionalize homophobia in Texas via
a November ballot initiative. So far, the newsletter goes to 2,000 of
the state’s wisest citizens, but the condition can be contagious, so
be sure to visit Mr. Maxey’s org:

http://www.nononsenseinnovember.com/

The BIG news is that we’ll soon have our statewide database ready. This
robust tool will give us critical information we can use for block
walking and phone banking. The database project has been really fun –
and challenging – to work on. It is really important to our
“get-out-the-vote” efforts and will make us extremely effective.

Our hero has come a long way since his barefoot-with-the-index-cards
days. But the logic is still the same. Know every fair-minded voter and
lead them to the polls. He claims that Democracy for Texas (the
Deaniac wing) has 25,000 activists. Like we say, could be
contagious.

“One Community United Against the Wall”

To the Residents of the Borderlands,

The people of the border share and are united by a history, a language, a culture. While this land may be separated by an international boundary, the people cannot be divided. As construction begins on the proposed border wall, it stands to not only further divide the land but to divide the people.

We of the border are one community. We are all affected when our neighbors are displaced from their homes, are all affected by waves of violence, by unemployment and anti-immigrant measures. As the borderlands experience a difficult time, we cannot be passive and simply hope for change. We cannot allow our community to be parted and so it is for ourselves and our future that we must stand together in an act of solidarity.

As the border wall cuts the land, it cuts the communities of the border and tries to create differences among them. This wall, imposed upon us by those who do not live here, is said to be a form of “security” but there can be no security when division and hate are created.

It’s time that we mobilize to stop the building of the wall!

We are urging you to join the Peace and Unity March against the wall. On Wednesday evening, August 27, marchers will gather at Ft. Hancock for a cultural event to celebrate the beginning of the March. On Thursday August 28, the participants will walk to Alamo Alto. Friday, August 29, the march will stop to rest and a community event in Tornillo and end the day in Fabens. The march will continue Saturday, August 30, an will make a rest stop in San Elizario for a community action, to continue to Socorro. After a morning ceremony in Ysleta del Sur on Sunday, August 31, the march will continue to El Paso. A binational act in Anapra/Sunland Park will end the protest.

Those wishing to take part in the march can do so in a number of ways. Marchers are invited to participate for the entire five days, for any shorter amount of time or for the nightly events only. Donations of food, water, and transportation are needed along with monetary contributions. Whether or not you take part in any other way, everyone can help the march by publicizing it and discussing the issues with your friends, family, and neighbors.

Now is the time to act, now is the time to create the change we want to see. With this march, we will show the world that we are one community united against the wall: one voice speaking out for peace.

Join the march! Let us know if you are willing to participate in any way.

Carlos Marentes

On behalf of the Planning Group

For more information, please contact Javier Perez: chamucos00@hotmail.com or cell (915) 474-4930