What is trust? More importantly, in regards to this event...What is a land trust? A land trust is a not-for-profit organization, organized to preserve and protect the natural and man-made environment by, among other techniques, creating conservation easements that restrict the use of real property. Many activist, not-for-profit and progressive causes need a space to have their meetings, their events and their classes while preserving the land from multinational corporate interests. Perhaps its time that we all come together and in an open forum and discuss our united options for the future.

Below you will find an article about the 100 million dollars that is allocated for the Olympia area in land trusts for the year 2009: http://community.livejournal.com/freeschoollove/5125.html
Free snacks for everyone.
Facilitator – Volunteers of various Progressive groups in Olympia including Evergreen students, SPCCC students and other community based groups including Media Island and the Freeschool Community
Schedule - Wednesday, April 16th, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location – The Freeschool Community

Wow. I had my camera. The weather was nice. And I got presentable pics. Gotta love this little sub $100 junker. BTW, at the bottom, the last two images are some I took playing with lighting, backgrounds, and posed objects last night on the boat. It's a gun. So if you don't like it, don't look. I've formatted the post for those who are offended by such inanimate objects should be able to avoid it and still see the stuff from my downtown walk. Thanks for looking!

EDIT:  Not sure why I tossed in pics of my .45 except I put a lot of effort into getting some good closeups and liked how they turned out.  I'm changing them to links since they were commented on...   

In no particular order....

No Time left for you.... no more cheap gas downtown.

Graphiti... or frustrated art?

I asked and recieved permission to take this woman's pic. I told her I wanted to put in on a local blog site. I also tipped her some money for the pic and her music. Angry, frustated playing style. She was/is outside The Reef.

This may be the most extravagant party favor I've ever given, and I had toyed with the idea of approaching the manager to get a bulk discount, but I found them on sale today at 2 for $1!

Eighteen Tubs of Whipped Topping

I'll take them out of the freezer tomorrow around lunchtime.

Please RSVP to reserve your pie-in-the-face and receive your nacho assignment: 888-2729 or jusbytheclown at yahoo dot com

p.s. I also got a case of Henry's Belgian Style Wheat 'flavored beer with natural coriander orange flavor'

SOA Watch is an independent organization that seeks to close the US Army School of the Americas, under whatever name it is called, through vigils and fasts, demonstrations and nonviolent protest, as well as media and legislative work.

On November 16, 1989, six Jesuit priests, their co-worker and her teenage daughter were massacred in El Salvador. A U.S. Congressional Task Force reported that those responsible were trained at the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA) at Ft. Benning, Georgia.

In 1990 SOA Watch began in a tiny apartment outside the main gate of Ft. Benning. While starting with a small group, SOA Watch quickly drew upon the knowledge and experience of many in the U.S. who had worked with the people of Latin America in the 1970's and 80's.

The Olympian: Slain Rainier soldier to be remembered Thursday with portrait at Capitol:

Army Sgt. Justin Norton of Rainier, who was killed in Iraq in June of 2006, will be remembered Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Capitol Campus in Olympia. Artist Michael Reagan of Edmonds will present a portrait of the slain soldier to his family at the state Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Sgt. Norton, Justin: Funeral

Seattle P-I: List of casualties with with Washington state ties