Active activism posts of examples and situations

[Bill]

https://youtu.be/96eIqUOSBy0

So yeah this is me in Washington DC at the forum with some people from Congress. I was petitioning them to fund housing for the homeless..

I guess maybe if you have some activism videos or protest "things". It will probably fit here.. and if I am doing this again I will put that here too.

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nothing lately but in the 80s I was fighting plans for a nuclear recycling plant the goverment wanted to build right on top of a groundwater lake from which thousands of people get their water. And in that particular spot the ground water stands 2 only feet below the surface - perfect for contaminating it.
The police used CS and CN gas against peaceful protesters, a journalist lost an eye when a cop hit him with a stick and an old lady got a heart attack when a helicopter flew an attack on her. It took 2 years but we won
Well, partially. They did build there but it's a factory for solar panels and they run a closed water circle and recycle every drop.

Last year someone made a movie about our protests. I haven't seen it yet, though. I fear it might be too fictional and have nothing to do with the truth.
LOL I just discovered that our fight actually has an English wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wackersdo ... sing_plant

This pic shows best wat it was like: peaceful demonstrants and without any provocation the police charges:

[RJDiogenes]

So yeah this is me in Washington DC at the forum with some people from Congress. I was petitioning them to fund housing for the homeless..

That is an amazing speech and an amazing story. I'm very impressed at all you've accomplished.

nothing lately but in the 80s I was fighting plans for a nuclear recycling plant the goverment wanted to build right on top of a groundwater lake from which thousands of people get their water.

That's also very impressive. Congratulations on a successful campaign. Looks like there were a few documentaries made.....

I've never been to Washington or marched in a protest, unfortunately. I guess my activism is more of a day to day thing, advocating for people and helping people. I worked in a couple of inner city hospitals for twenty-two years, and was involved in helping the poor and the homeless, the girls at a shelter for pregnant teens, and other things, like creating a doula program for pregnant women without a good support system and writing grants to recruit minorities into the midwifery program, and stuff like that.

[Bill]

So yeah this is me in Washington DC at the forum with some people from Congress. I was petitioning them to fund housing for the homeless..

That is an amazing speech and an amazing story. I'm very impressed at all you've accomplished.

nothing lately but in the 80s I was fighting plans for a nuclear recycling plant the goverment wanted to build right on top of a groundwater lake from which thousands of people get their water.

That's also very impressive. Congratulations on a successful campaign. Looks like there were a few documentaries made.....

I've never been to Washington or marched in a protest, unfortunately. I guess my activism is more of a day to day thing, advocating for people and helping people. I worked in a couple of inner city hospitals for twenty-two years, and was involved in helping the poor and the homeless, the girls at a shelter for pregnant teens, and other things, like creating a doula program for pregnant women without a good support system and writing grants to recruit minorities into the midwifery program, and stuff like that.

thanks RJ --- it is a ruff life .. but that is why it is so rewarding ---

did I mention mmmmm Nope I should of posted with that = the congress voted for 3 billion in funding for housing that year// and increase to funding I forget how much of an increase but a lot.. I like to think it was all part of the group of us going there and .. telling it like it is.

I actually participated in an apartheid riot and went to jail.. for a bit. I guess.. mmmm it was right after leaving college on campus we had that riot that was in the news and all.. --- in 1989 a crazy time of it. we were also protesting lots of things at that time.. --- yelling stuff -- very intense days back then.. --- I was actually homeless during a section of that after getting out of jail and protesting the rent increases and all. that was hard. the streets are not very friendly at all.. --- and my state of mind was kind off kilt more so then usual --- what we were protesting was getting confusing and right now seems all blurred together I went to rehab for the end of that year,, after a nyc I guess party? IDK memories were not good. I will look it up right?

yeah i was in nyc in 1989 sept 1 a few days before going to rehab.. I remember it was my last time .. of using -- I thought? this was the papers front page that day // the protests were big and kinda everywhere it seemed but --- of course that could of just been my perspective on it.



I spent that weekend at a spot on st marks place.. and was seemingly all over and about --- I still have (maybe) my sketch pad from the time. you know I was just always an artist .

[RJDiogenes]

did I mention mmmmm Nope I should of posted with that = the congress voted for 3 billion in funding for housing that year// and increase to funding I forget how much of an increase but a lot.. I like to think it was all part of the group of us going there and .. telling it like it is.

That's great. Activism pays off.

I actually participated in an apartheid riot and went to jail.. for a bit.

Okay, you've certainly paid your dues.