Occupy Wall Street - the 99% must be heard

From Westlake Park, Seattle Occupy Wall Street Protest, 2011. All rights reserved, Ann-Marie Stillion

 

 

It has been widely reported that Homeland Security has been coordinating the Occupy Wall Street crackdowns. Today I sent the following to  President Obama.

Dear Mr. President,

I have been a strong supporter and writing this pains me. How could you allow the government to play a part and coordinate the police against Occupy protesters? Attacking media, hurting old people, destroying books. Really? The White House should be coordinating conversations not crackdowns. We are your people and using the police against us is wrong.

Please find a way to stop attacking the people who elected you.

Thank you.

Angry faces of resistance

I went along today with Dave Hirning, one of the local leaders of MoveOn.org. MoveOn was supporting the 34th district's town hall on health care. Several hundred people turned out in support of health care while only 4 showed up to oppose. Are we really going to bow down to what appears to be crazy people or hired actors when it comes to our future with health care? More photos here

Obama Inauguration

Our new president is all about the future. This little girl attended the broadcast of his inauguration at the Seattle Center celebration on Jan. 20.

Happy Birthday Martin

Yesterday Seattle celebrated Martin Luther King Day. Afterwards, they went inside to warm up. Sitting with his grandfather, this little boy held his tiny handmade sign covered with images of Obama and shiny with tin foil.

Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, OOOOO

I can't stop crying, with joy. It's a new day.

Obama's brilliant mind and deep love is shining on every street in America.

Campaigning for Obama

On Saturday I joined the Neighborhood Challenge to help register voters. The organizers needed someone to photograph the process and I tagged along with three UW students on their first attempt to get out the vote. Tomorrow I will put up a few of the images. I blog in the Daily Kos community, and have followed all the twists and turns of the long election season. One of the Pentagram designers has talked about the senator and his approach to design.