We first learned about No More Victims in late 2007 while watching Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman (our hero!). Amy was interviewing Cole and Salee and her father.

In 2002, we had traveled to San Francisco to march against the war, saw Market Street filled with people as far as the eye could see: nuns, businessmen, sports fans, all kinds of folks, and believed that the war surely could not begin in the face of such wide public resistance. We attended more marches, wrote to Congress, participated in organizing a demonstration right here on the border of Yosemite National Park. At that rally of about 25 El Portal/Mariposa locals, we were cheered on by virtually every car passing by. (One passenger did flip us off - kept us laughing all day!)

After all that effort, and all these years, watching friends, neighbors and relatives go to war, wondering what will happen to our own son in a few years when he is of “registration” age, it has felt as though all that’s left to do is to pray. The best thing we can do is pray. Then an opportunity comes, and prayer catalyzes action. (more…)

A blog has been set up for the El Portal, Cali. chapter of NMV.