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Saturday, June 9, 2007
News Grannies Make Anti-War Point at Parade
Posted by on Sat, Jun 9 at 2:15 PM
It seems the Mercury weren’t the only ones to politicize the Rose Festival. Bonnie Tinker and Sarah Graham, two of Portland’s anti-war grandmothers, were arrested after standing to block a U.S Army Tank in the parade. Here’s some points they made in their press release:
*Why Try to Stop a Tank from Parading Through Portland?* Parades are fun, but if we want to honor our veterans, we should also pay for the health care and services they need and deserve. A tank in the parade glorifies military might. Glorifying arsenals is what dictators do - - dictators, and politicians trying to support a war that is opposed by the people.If anybody has a picture of the arrest, please email it to us at news@portlandmercury.com.It is especially inappropriate to glorify our military arsenal when it is mired in a war of occupation in the Middle East. Too many Iraqi civilians, including many children, have died in this war. Too many of our servicemen are also dead, many without ever reaching their 21st birthday.
Tanks on city streets around the world are spewing death and destruction. A covering of flowers does not disguise their real purpose – to kill in wartime. They are not a form of entertainment or a reminder of past glory; they inspire fear and feed aggression.
Tanks do not belong on the streets of our town- - or any town.
Comments
I'd like to ask Portland to step up to the challenge put forth by these heroic ladies. We need to show our support and we need to come together. There needs to be a visible sign of our disgust with the policies of our government. I'd like to propose that everyone who supports these women show it by wearing an orange shirt on Friday; every Friday. Imagine if everyone was wearing orange. Imagine our own Orange Revolution. Imagine the everyone acting with one voice. Stand up to those in power and be heard!
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*Why Try to Stop a Tank from Parading Through Portland?* Parades are fun, but if we want to honor our veterans, we should also pay for the health care and services they need and deserve. A tank in the parade glorifies military might. Glorifying arsenals is what dictators do - - dictators, and politicians trying to support a war that is opposed by the people.
It is especially inappropriate to glorify our military arsenal when it is mired in a war of occupation in the Middle East. Too many Iraqi civilians, including many children, have died in this war. Too many of our servicemen are also dead, many without ever reaching their 21st birthday.
Tanks on city streets around the world are spewing death and destruction. A covering of flowers does not disguise their real purpose – to kill in wartime. They are not a form of entertainment or a reminder of past glory; they inspire fear and feed aggression.
Tanks do not belong on the streets of our town- - or any town."
i couldn't agree more!