The Code Pink women are all mobilized in support of Cindy Sheehan and her camp outside Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas. Being on the Code Pink email list myself, I get updates every other day or so.
I found a pleasant surprise in my mailbox this evening. I was given a link to a poem, written by none other than my writing teacher, Gayle Brandeis. I am very glad to see her be so active in this great organization. I've known of her progressive politics from her own blog for a while, and now she's putting herself into action - great! Moreover, she will hold a vigil of her own at 7:30 PM Wednesday at Riverside Public Library, which is a 30-minute drive from me.
Now that I've actually named my writing teacher, I will have no choice but to out myself to her (she does know me by my old identity). I will probably make it happen at the vigil, if I can pull it off. Another goal for me would be to bring her into the Democracy Cell Project; I've talked about this for months without doing a thing about it. Once I come out, I will add Gayle's blog, Fruitful, to my list of favorite blogs.