RoCkInG The Boat!

		Monday, March 03, 2003
		I Think They May Have Started Something The count as of today is over 1,000 readings for The Lysistrata Project in 59 countries and all 50 States. Performances range from on-the-street "guerilla theatre" presentations, to informal readings in private homes (including The People's Republic of China, where the participants are reluctant to even identify themselves for fear of government reprisals), to star-studded galas in New York and Los Angeles. The brainchild of New York actors Katheryn Blume & Sharron Bower, this "first-ever world wide theatrical event for peace" has literally blossomed into an incredible outpouring of support, talent, energy and dedication from not only the theatrical community, but concerned individuals across the globe. It is truly an amazing thing to behold, and I'm proud to make my small contribution to the effort. Now, no one involved with this project should have any illusions that all this will suddenly make Ole' Georgie II wake up and smell the coffee as it were, but rather it is simply another example of what should be a fact that even the most cynical, uber-right-wing chickenhawk can no longer afford to ignore; there is no concensus on going to war with Iraq, not within the United States nor in the rest of the world community. In the event that Shrub decides to ignore this collective show of opposition to his policies (and who out there has any real doubts on that score?), what we're doing today is sending a message in clear, unambiguous terms: you will be held accountable for your actions. We will not be silent, and we will continue to perform our patriotic duty as citizens of both this nation and of the world to demand that all peaceful means of resolving this conflict be exhausted before the first bomb falls and the first innocent Iraqi civilian and first U.S. soldier has to die needlessly to satisfy your bloodlust and ambition. The Whole World Is Watching. Posted byCOMTE on 4:19 PM

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