Know any Effective Nonviolent Activist Groups? Sad farewell to DU.

[GeorgeBushytail]

I am a passionate and effective activist who is quitting DU in sad frustration.

I spent the last 4 days pushing the idea of a nonviolent civil disobedience action on 9/11: Bushville, DC* - www.bushville.org. It went from inception to a website that got 10,000 hits in 3 days, as well as a great article in Rawstory (thanks Miriam).

In 10,000 minds I planted the image of a Bushville of Katrina survivors encamped on the Mall. Screw ego - that's effective activism**.

DUers in Activist HQ wouldn't even discuss Bushville. Not a peep.

I proposed a DU Nonviolent Activism Group and the idea sank without a ripple.

I have an 18-year old daughter. Bush could kill her any day with his insanity. His God may tell him to launch Armeggedon. Or he could simply draft her.

I want Bush out ASAP and that means action in the streets. I'm in a hurry and I need to be as effective as I can be. My passion, focus, and anti-Vietnam war experience*** are wasted at DU.

I need to find a group of hardcore activists who are nimble, creative, and aggressive. Please suggest online groups to me. I am disabled with epilepsy so it needs to be web-based.

I plan to get arrested on 9/24 in DC by walking straight toward the White House ranting at Bush until I am cuffed.

If I don't end up in jail while hounding this government to its knees I will have failed my daughter.

Best wishes and love,

GBT

-> Go to www.bushville.org and tell your friends about it.

Thank you to DUers who helped with Bushville. I'll keep my DU account alive and drop by once in a while.

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*DU's BugBearJohn proposed the idea.

**It ain't bragging if it's true.

***SMC - Student Mobilization Committee. For you history buffs - we rented the porta-potties and buses, printed posters and flyers, and recruited volunteer crowd monitors to stage protest marches. I spent many months in 1970 working my ass off for a massive march in San Francisco. I was a passionate cog low in the SMC organization. Those are the tactics of the past. Those are dinosaur tactics. Those days were tedious labor but tons of fun.

---------- www.bushville.org -----------

Bye

[Cronus Protagonist]

1. Bye

I didn't think it was cool for no one to respond to your goobye, so take care, and have a great visit in DC.

[IndyOp]

2. GBT - Getting DU'ers to move in any

particular direction is like trying to herd cats. It is this way with liberals, always has been, I believe.

By broadcasting your idea across the web (and posting here so that lurkers read it you seem to have gotten fantastic results)! Congratulations and God Speed and when you start getting national press I will be very happy for you.

I was hesitant about the idea because I wasn't sure that evacuees would want to / should do this - they've already 'given' of their flesh and soul. Perhaps those who participate will find their 'power' in direct action. Also, my hunch is that there is no way that the gov't will allow anyone to set up camp anywhere near the WH or Capitol. I hope I am wrong.

:patriot:

[ecoflame]

3. Here's a problem right here

"10000 Hurricane Katrina survivors encamped on the Mall."

How do you propose they get to D.C.?

[papau]

4. I hope the techique works better now than it did in the 60's. Our hearts

are with you-

best wishes - I pray for your health and success

:toast:

:-)

[mdmc]

5. peace and low stress

:kick: