South Puget Sound Indymedia hacked.

Apparently people upset by the recent anti-war protests have hacked the site http://olympiaimc.org, erased all the articles and spammed it pretty good. We may have lost our port protest coverage. We will do what we can to rebuild the site.

Almost all the content that was on the site is also on other media sites like http://olyblog.net, Seattle and Portland Indymedias, Youtube and elsewhere.

They may try to censor people writing their own histories. We don't have to put up with it.

Remember the power of a united women's movement and the solidarity of a community of autonomous factions that supported them in the face of injustice, slander, and the threat of physical violence on the night of November 13, 2007. Corporate media and the local authorities are trying to cloud the truth about what happened in Olympia, an All-American City. By sensationalizing the police-initiated violence that broke out in the latter half of the night, neglecting to mention the initial blockade as a women's movement, and re-arranging the facts in order to implicate disorganization and violent anarchy as the causes of the 45 arrests that night, they are attempting to obscure and cast doubt upon the actions of a group of 41 of our sisters, all arrested before any outbreak of violence. These are 41 sisters whose adherence to active non-violence should serve as an example to everyone that women not only can or could have power, but that they do, and that power can galvanize and unite a community to take decisive and definitive action against inequity.

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As one of the older generation who witnessed events at the Port, I believe that there is much that we can learn from our youth about practicing civil disobedience in the face of unprovoked violence.

Does anyone know this car, or is someone just in the middle of a very long drive?

Roses, Late Summer

by Mary Oliver

What happens

to the leaves after

they turn red and golden and fall

away? What happens

"The Evergreen community suffered a significant loss in July when doranne crable died. Her friends and relatives respect her wishes not to have a formal memorial on campus but also realize that our community needs to honor her passing and her life. We invite you to help celebrate doranne's life by joining us for a screening of a very special film, Gypsy Caravan, which documents the music and spirit of a group of people from countries that doranne had been to or planned to visit in her never-ending quest for new experiences and knowledge. The films director had originally titled the film, When the road bends, tales of a gypsy caravan, that is derived from the Romani proverb about how to cope when life doesn't deal you a straight hand. doranne had been looking forward to teaching in The Gypsy Road: A Study of the Roma this fall and was surrounded by books, music, and images as she prepared for her class during her treatments for lung cancer. Her love of dance, song, a passionate story, and a good laugh will be felt again as we watch this film together.Please reserve the afternoon of Saturday, November 17, 2007 beginning at noon for the Olympia premiere of Gypsy Caravan (a film still in theatrical release). The film will be shown at Capitol Theater (206 5th Avenue S.E.), followed by a reception hosted by doranne's family from 2:30-4:30 at the Heritage Room (604 Water Street, next to the Water Street Café). "

That's the official story... Dance Party (Kagami Reunion) to happen next spring on or around her birthday.

Here's a better look at the linocut by Ron L. Burns.

Some say the meaning of an orange rose is that of enthusiasm, desire, energy and fascination. It says "I'm proud of you".