Punishing the children of illegal immigrants: There’s something wrong with this picture.

(cross-posted to Utah LegislatureWatch)NOTE: There is a lot of discussion occuring at the ULW Facebook page - search for "Utah Legislature Watch". A prospective college student wishes to enroll at the University of Utah but lives in Wyoming. To avoid paying out of state tuition, this student moves to Utah and obtains employment and after residing … Continue reading Punishing the children of illegal immigrants: There’s something wrong with this picture.

Si se puede! — Yes we can! – More Images from the March and Rally

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Letter Mistakenly Gets into Hands of Progressives

Project for an Old American Century(POAC) has a link to an article on Think Progress about Rep. Virgil Goode's (R-VA) letter to his constituents regarding Muslims. POAC's introduction to the article: Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA): ‘I Fear We Will Have Many More Muslims In The United States’. For a really creepy experience, read this article … Continue reading Letter Mistakenly Gets into Hands of Progressives

Bush Protest info on KCPW

http://www.kcpw.org/article/1460 No Nutcakes Allowed Aug 14, 2006 by Julie Rose Organizer Hopes for Bush Protest With Different Feel (KCPW News) When Utahns gathered last year to protest President Bush's visit, a prominent U.S. Senator referred to many of the demonstrators as "nutcakes." The comment fueled outrage from protesters - and inspired one local businessman to … Continue reading Bush Protest info on KCPW

The Border Fence and walking into Mexico

Yesterday Tom and I traveled through El Paso, Texas. We stopped for awhile and walked across the border to Mexico. It was a little scary because a U.S. bridge guard saw me taking photos just outside the U.S. side of the bridge and came out to order me to erase any photos I had just … Continue reading The Border Fence and walking into Mexico

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News Coverage of April 29 anti-war rallies – in Salt Lake and in the nation

Utah Salt Lake Tribune: Over 200 in SLC protest Iraq war Akin to Germany? Rocky tells the crowd that a U.S. 'culture of obedience' is to blame Deseret News:Utahns rally to cry of no more war: Rocky calls for end to incompetence, arrogance in D.C. KSL Channel 5: Utah Crowd Calls for End to War … Continue reading News Coverage of April 29 anti-war rallies – in Salt Lake and in the nation

Today’s Anti-War Rally

Today in Salt Lake a Peace and Justice Rally was held to demand an end to the Iraq War. About 300 people attended. I was there with three other of my fellow radical cheerleaders. Here are photos we were able to get of today's event.