(This is a continuation and conclusion of my diary from yesterday)
My friend Nick had a dream he told me about. Friday night, we were honoring John Nirenberg, the Brattleboro professor walking from Boston to DC calling for Pelosi to put impeachment back on the table. Nick told me he had a dream that John would pick up marchers, a few at a time, as he made his way down towards Washington, until, by the time he entered the city in January, he was flanked by a million people.
(cont. from Saturday) On Thursday, after walking with John for about four miles, I caught a bus back to the car, then went home, grabbed my video camera and a hot chocolate for John. Maureen in Saunderstown called and made plans to walk with John for several miles in North Kingstown. Traffic was fast and dangerous, and John said he found it "numbing" as he and Maureen negotiated this busy, multi-lane section of Rt. 1.
John Nirenberg walked across the state line into Rhode Island on Wednesday. Today, continuing his walk down Rt. 1, the Post Road, he will likely reach Connecticut. As one of his hosts as he made his way across our fair state, I'm here to report that Rhode Island came through for John with an immediate outpouring of love and support, that befits a 60 year old man walking 485 miles in the cold to speak with Nancy Pelosi.
John Nirenberg Walks the Walk: Boston to DC for Impeachment
Saturday, December 1st, John Nirenberg, 60, left Faneuil Hall in Boston, planning to walk all the way to Washington, DC; his objective a meeting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to call for impeachment of George Bush and Dick Cheney.
The video above is a great summation of what is motivating John to do this. We in the northeast and my state of Rhode Island applaud his courage and conviction, and are looking forward to walking with him, breaking bread with him and supporting him as he makes his way through our fair state. His website is Marchinmyname.org Support him in any way you can. Thank you, John.
Yesterday, I diaried on our nascent effort to put forth impeachment resolutions in Rhode Island towns and the state's General Assembly. Kagro X asked, "Could you tell us all how this meeting was conceived, organized, publicized and run?" The diary quickly scrolled off into the beyond, so here is my response to him, with some additional content, including a link to Carl Sheeler's press conference speech at the State House on May 3rd.
On April 27, 70 concerned citizens from southern Rhode Island towns met to discuss the current state of affairs in this nation. The meeting was arranged by two local organizations Jamestown Justice and Peace Advocacy Group (JJPAG) and South Kingstown Justice and Peace Action Group(SKJPAG) who had appealed to citizens from surrounding communities to meet and discuss the current situation and possible remedies, specifically impeachment. Local politicians were specifically not invited in an effort to be non-partisan.
