I'm just a shrimper whose gonna stop eatin' to stop the war!

[proud2BlibKansan]

I'm just a shrimper whose gonna stop eatin' to stop the war!
May 26th, 2006

An interview with Diane Wilson by Medea Benjamin


Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimper from Texas and mother of five, has become legendary for her struggles to stop chemical companies from dumping devastating toxins into the Gulf Coast, as chronicled in her new book An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas.

Diane, a founding member of CODEPINK, announced at the Mother's Day peace vigil in Washington DC on May 14 that she was going on a hunger strike to bring the troops home from Iraq and invited others to join her. The Troops Home Fast, which will begin on July 4, has already attracted hundreds of supporters.

This interview, conducted by CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin, explains Diane's reason for calling for this fast and what she hopes to accomplish.

We were in Iraq with a CODEPINK delegation before the war began. How did your experience with the Iraqi people affect you?

I'll never forgot my time in Iraq. People were so friendly, so polite, even when they knew our country was fixing to invade their country. We'd wander around Baghdad day and night, and whenever I'd get lost, a child or a man would always offer to bring me straight home. Now it's too dangerous to even go there. That's what this war did.

I can't even imagine what life is like for Iraqis today, with death and violence all around them. It breaks my heart to think that those children we met are dying. It truly does.

more . . .
http://www.codepinkalert.org/article.php?id=1005

[soothsayer]

1. shrimper! that's a dirty term....!

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Not on the Gulf Coast

[oneighty]

4. No

I was a Shrimper, A Crabber, A Clammer, and an Oysterman.

Long ago.

180

[Greeby]

3. Diane, stop it

What kind of government do you think the United States has? One that cares what you do? Get real. You'll just starve to death and not accomplish anything

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Read the link

She's done this before many times.

[mdmc]

6. God bless her

http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/imgad?id=CPuc5Z3ktuKxbBDYBRhaMggXyvMeM_rHwA&ai=BFgX9DR53ROvOO5DY0QHHv9jZAqTSiw_g0_jGAcCNtwGgjQYQARgBIOGz9AFIljlQvYnV-AeqAQo2MzM2NzEyMjc5sgEdd3d3LmRlbW9jcmF0aWN1bmRlcmdyb3VuZC5jb226AQk3Mjh4OTBfYXPIAQPaAVhodHRwOi8vd3d3LmRlbW9jcmF0aWN1bmRlcmdyb3VuZC5jb20vZGlzY3Vzcy9kdWJvYXJkLnBocD9hej12aWV3X2FsbCZhZGRyZXNzPTM2NHgxMjg4MjYzlQIMBDQK

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. A link to an ad in a reply?

I see they added ads but this is getting ridiculous.

[mdmc]

8. There was a neat cartoon of Hillary and Condi

I thought that it would show up. I won't do it again.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. Oh it showed up

I guess I don't understand the connection to this topic :shrug:

[mdmc]

11. i was kinda using it as a daily sig line

<-like this

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. Well Condi totally sucks

and Hillary ain't far behind her.

Some sig line LOL

[mdmc]

14. no argument there

peace

[PuraVidaDreamin]

9. I'm going to join in with a 24 hr fast

I'm thinking set up a tent on the Rotary in front
of the ANGbase with mock coffin's, crosses, signs
on July 4th. I hope other's across the nation
will do the same. Such a small sacrifice.

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. Good for you!