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Eleven Walkers - Two Weeks: L.A. to San Francisco So Far... The walkers have walked about ten miles a day for almost two weeks. From Santa Barbara, they joined the monthly vigil at Vandenberg Air Force Base (Global Command Center for flying weapons of mass destruction), and then supported work for a civil-liberties safe zone in San Luis Obispo. After car troubles, they went up the coast, through Morro Bay and Big Sur, and on to Santa Cruz. They were in Half Moon Bay on Tuesday, then went on to the Bay Area for a busy few days of peace marches. A huge thank you for everyone who has supported the walkers along the way so far. Every little bit helps - food, enthusiastic sharing, monetary donations, phone calls and emails for logistics help, media contacts, eveything. We hope that your efforts have been returned by encouragement for the work you are doing in your community. There will be details filled in from the walkers when they have time to get the information back. Anyone with news reports, photos, or your own experiences, please send them to us in an email, and we will put those on the site. |
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A Few of the Walkers:
Get Informed!
Native American Veteran:
Durwin WhiteLightning
Nepalese Buddhist:
Monk Krishnaman
Rights Activist:
Eddie Sankovich
Earth First! Activist:
Four Winds
High School Student:
Joshwa WhiteLightning
Peacewalker:
Judah
A lover of life:
Faith
Another woman for:
Peace
Learn about the
U.S.A.P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act (and more)
through these links:
What You Can Do
For Civil Liberties
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Make your city or town a
Civil Liberties Safe Zone
(From the Bill of Rights Defense Committee "What You Can Do" page)
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Talk with your friends and neighbors about organizing a Bill of Rights Defense Committee in your city or town. Feel free to borrow from our Tools page and Local Efforts page the ideas, timeline, petitions, resolutions, and press releases that Northampton and other cities have developed. Host meetings in your community. Contact us about your progress, so we can post it on our web page.
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Write a letter to the editor about this issue.
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Support proposed legislation to help restore civil liberties.
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Copy fliers about the issue and distribute them at events (or give them to drivers stuck in traffic and in need of some reading material!).
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Sign on to a letter to remove Ashcroft as Attorney General.
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Prepare yourself and members of targeted populations, such as Iraqi students and Iraqi Americans, for visits by the FBI, INS, or police.
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Call or write your senators and representatives in Washington (Senators and Representatives for Massachusetts residents; Senators and Representatives for residents of other states). Purchase and send Bill of Rights get well cards to your legislators.
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Massachusetts residents can print and circulate the ACLU of Massachusetts petition. If you live in another state, and are interested in a petition drive, contact your state's ACLU chapter about starting one in your state.
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Stay informed! Visit our Articles and Links pages for more information about the USA PATRIOT Act and related topics.
