Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Austin Student Reports on Direct Action in Washington

Students Serve Congress With “Stop-loss” Order by Nora Hansel / The Rag Blog /March 21, 2008 This is a report from Austin’s Nora Hansel, a student at Wesleyan University who was arrested during direct action demonstrations at the Capitol building … Continue reading

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Israel, Zionism, Anti-Semitism and Palestine : A Discussion

A thread for peace in the Middle East The following discussion has been put together from an ongoing thread of posts on the MDS/Austin listserv from March 19-21, 2008. The posts have created both noise and reason, dissonance and unity. … Continue reading

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Iraq Protesters Gather at Texas State Capitol

Vigil at Texas State Capitol. Photo by Jamie Josephs / The Rag Blog.There was a liberal turnout at last night’s (March 19, 2008) Peace Vigil which started at 7 p.m. at the front gates of the Texas State Capitol in … Continue reading

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The Organizer

Alice Embree of MDS/Austin and CodePink — and former Ragstaffer — at the Million Musicians March, March 15, 2008. For more CodePink pictures, go Here.

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Two Wrens

two wrens on my window sillplainly looking inscouting for that place to safelyput their wren eggs inpeering at the far left cornerwhere the day before they’d beena ready-made perfect nestfor two ready to begin through an open door they’d flownwhile … Continue reading

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Million Musicians March : Alan Pogue

Saturday’s Peace Parade takes off from the capitol. Ragphoto by Alan Pogue.

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A Thousand Spirited Marchers Fill Streets of Austin

Photo by Nancy Simons / The Rag BlogMillion Musicians March:Second-Line Style Musical Parade Protests Iraq WarBy Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / March 16, 2008 AUSTIN — On a balmy Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas – the little sweet … Continue reading

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More Tuesday Poetry

Remembrance That I could hold such a dear picture,Complete with scents of a woman long gone from memory.That slow movement onward, a foot in frontAnd then another, and another. My memories are all so base and unbeautiful,Pictures of logic and … Continue reading

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