"Not only did we get an amazing amount of support from people in conservative rural areas, but it was moving to find out how much our being there meant to women who can feel very isolated in their peace activism.”—Marie Bravo, CODEPINK Lake Tahoe Area Coordinator"
“Displaying the shoes made me feel connected with the spirit of these people who have been brutally killed. It’s hard not to be overwhelmed with sadness and misery, but we are the ones alive who can make the change and stop this. We need to be doing this every day all over the place.”—Sam Joi, CODEPINK Berkeley Coordinator"
“This action crosses political borders. I had people who voted for Bush and believe we should ‘stay the course’ in Iraq coming up and talking with me during our shoe display action about how moved they were.”—Nancy Mancias, CODEPINK organizer
Monday, February 5, 2007
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I have begun to place a pair of shoes everywhere I go. Spare shoes are easy to obtain here because we have open dumpsters at our trash transfer stations. Garage sales are another option if you don't have access to dumpsters. Thoughts of where to place shoes...Perhaps a pair in the public library in amongst the stacks of books and especially in the childrens' room. In the locker room at the sports club. Of course, by the main door of the mall, grocery store, bank, post office. Seems to me that we can keep speaking out to our elected ones forever but they still don't want to budge from their safe positions. I have seen a big shift in public opinion in my daily encounters with people in my business as a veterinarian. People from all backgrounds are starting to talk about this but few are taking action. But, they are feeling comfortable because there is "safety" in numbers. So, perhaps, keeping the issue in front of mainstream America is also what is needed....so that everywhere they go in their daily lives, they see a pair of shoes, a toy soldier, a bumper sticker, a picket sign.
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