I KNOW you can because I did and am.
Unless otherwise noted,I organized & led the following activities for peace & justice as well as handled publicity.
11/7/2000
I awoke. Telecommuting from home as a Regional Editor for CMGI, I was able to quickly connect with others wide awake. Mainstream press & public called ups FRinge Folk -- I use to be on page 16 of Fringefolk.com (has removed all FF photos) but this site gives a taste of what it was all about in the lastest "beginning."
5/01:
Americans DO NOT Get Over a Coup!
I traveled with 4 other activists from Tennessee to march on Washington. 10,000 or more people from as far away as Alaska united against the first Resident to occupy the White House. My commentary as "American Liberal":
http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/unitedstates/democracy/news2001/amliberal052201.html.pf
Photos from DC Voter March: http://www.geocities.com/amliberal/M19a.html
7/01
Exxon Mobil Boycott Protest
http://www.geocities.com/amliberal/j11em.html
News Conference & Rally at Nashville Federal Bldg.
Part of campaign to get Congress to defeat bill to drill theAlaskan Wildlife Refuge -- We WON!
http://www.geocities.com/amliberal/j31anwr.html
Tennessee Faces Say "Protect Our Pristine Wilderness"
http://www.geocities.com/amliberal/tnfaces.html
8/01
Stop the Bombs – Oakridge, TN
I did not organize this event--which has been happening for years--but did cover it & distribute stories & photos to media as well as creating my own.
http://www.geocities.com/amliberal/a5stopbombs.html
9/01
What if...? One of the largest peace-time mobilizations against a White house Occupant was scheduled for 9/29 ... little info exists, but I found this list of the famous and the not (like me) http://www.iacenter.org/archive2001/s29endrs_full.htm
Peaceville
Sadly, most of the links to this site are no more, but it offers a historic footprint of my work in 2001-2002, which many good people continue to carry out at the Nashville Peace & Justice Center.
http://www.geocities.com/peacevilletn/home.html
10/01
Walk & Talk for Peace - the First Anti-War Event in the South since the First Gulf War
http://www.slmckay.com/walktalk.html
11/01
With long-time social justice activist, Jane Hussain, I co-found the Nashville Peace Committee.
3/02
Medea Benjamin Event - March 2002
http://www.geocities.com/amliberal/medea.html
5/02
Middle East Peace Talks
This was one of three protests against Cheney's "thieft in the night" fundraising trips to Nashville.
http://www.geocities.com/amliberal/m29tinman.html
8/02
Tin Man II
Peace Contituents Mtg with Sen. Frist
MoveOn Natl Day of Action
9/02
Peace in the Park
http://www.geocities.com/amliberal/peaceinpark.html
Not inOur Name Natl Day of Action
10/02
Protest Bush - Knoxville
Anti-WarRally the Day of Paul Wellstone Died in Mysterious Plane Crash - Oct. 2002
I made it back from activist work in Chicago to see the first signs that a mass movement was taking hold in theVille, after a full year of building.
http://media.www.vanderbiltorbis.com/media/storage/paper983/news/2002/10/02/UndefinedSection/Peace.Rally.Contends.With.Bushs.Irrationality-2471384.shtmlt.
11/02
No Nukes LES
1/03
MLK March
Kathy Kelley
No Iraq
Human Rights Bill in Metro Council
2/03
Union Strike
Bush Opryland Visit
MTSU
http://www.mtsusidelines.com/media/paper202/news/2003/02/05/News/Local.Shell.Station.Site.Of.Protest-360288.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.mtsusidelines.com
3/03
Weekly Vigil - Roaming
WIB
Iraq
4/03
Iraq