[Peace-discuss] die-in went well!

[Karen Medina]

Randall,

I was amazed at how many people were watching the die-in. Some pedestrians stayed through several cycles of the lights. Some cell phones were whipped out and pictures were taken and sounds of our chanting were shared via phone to people elsewhere. One mother stopped to take video and her son kept saying "let's cross Mom".

-karen median

---- Original message ----
>Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:11:54 -0500
>From: "Randall Cotton" <recotton at earthlink.net>  
>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] die-in went well!  
>To: <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
>
>Actually, on my corner (diagonally across from Karen), I'm told there was
>a DI reporter interviewing and also taking photos, so there might be
>coverage on Monday.
>
>There was indeed a lot of energy and solidarity and more turnout than I
>expected given the weather. Some photos were taken, so we might see those
>soon. Campus police rolled by several times, but apparently didn't bat an
>eye.
>
>R
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Karen Medina" <kmedina at uiuc.edu>
>To: <peace-discuss at anti-war.net>
>Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 4:05 PM
>Subject: [Peace-discuss] die-in went well!
>
>
>: Dear Peace List,
>:
>: The die-in went extremely well today. Loads "died" in the streets during
>the Mom's Day on campus crowds.
>:
>: In spite of the wet pavement and quickly soaked clothes, the shivering
>high schoolers and their friends (members of CAN and AWARE) stayed well
>beyond the 2 hours they scheduled for the event.
>:
>: While no press was there, there might have been a journalism student or
>two.
>:
>: Some new chants:
>: Get up, Get down,
>: This anti-war movement has come to town.
>:
>: Who's street is this?
>: Our street!
>: Who's war is this?
>: Their war!
>:
>: Some of the old chants:
>: College not combat, Troops home now.
>:
>: Occupation is a crime,
>: >From Iraq to Palestine.
>:
>: What do we want?
>: Troops home!
>: When do we want it?
>: Now!
>:
>: Exon, Mobile, BP, Shell,
>: Take this war and go to &#))
>:
>: [I can't remember the first 2 lines right now]
>: That's bull@#$%, Get off it.
>: This war is for profit.
>:
>: Your on-the-street-reporter,
>: -karen medina
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