"Fun" groups against Bush

[Stone_Spirits]

Sex, Jogging and Politics

By Mary Lynn F. Jones, AlterNet
April 8, 2004

Caryn Schenewerk was hanging out with some friends at the Washington, D.C. International Wine & Food Festival in late February when talk turned to politics. Everyone agreed that "Bush is a threat to our privacy rights, health and security," said Schenewerk, a 26-year-old attorney who hails from New Boston, Texas. Then an idea occurred to them: Why not form a group and call it Women Against Bush?


Schenewerk and friends talked more the next day and started thinking about ideas. They wanted to make the group fun, such as offering free panties to members who pay $25 to join. Think of it as "Sex and the City" meets politics: "It was one of those ideas that you can't just leave alone because it's so good," Schenewerk said.


So Schenewerk created a website, and she and her friends planned a launch party at a Washington club, hoping 100 people would attend. "There were a lot of sleepless nights and early mornings involved in that," Schenewerk said. The idea spread, thanks to the Internet and email. (A mention in the Washington Post didn't hurt, either.)


On April 1, about 300 people attended WomenAgainstBush.org's kickoff bash. The group raised more than $5,000 in one week for its political action committee, Running in Heels. (WomenAgainstBush.org is a project of Running in Heels.)

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