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Letter: Washington, D.C., anti-war demonstration and mass civil disobedience in front of the White House

By Scott Rutherford  Posted 10/30/2005 Updated with photos 11/09/05

HANCOCK -- Guest columnist Scott Rutherford offers an account and photos of his participation in the Sept. 24, 2005, anti-war demonstration in Washington, D.C., and in the civil disobedience action in front of the White House that followed on Sept. 26. "After traveling to Camp Casey to meet Cindy Sheehan in August, it seemed only fitting to join her in Washington, D.C.," Rutherford writes. His letter is a follow-up to his Sept. 4, 2005, letter to Keweenaw Now on the Camp Casey visit. In Washington, Rutherford, with fellow members of  Veterans for Peace, joined a group of 370 demonstrators arrested for civil disobedience in front of the White House. (Photo: From left, in background, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Cindy Sheehan and Rev. Al Sharpton hold banner with other anti-war demonstrators in Washington, D.C. Sept. 24, 2005. Photo © 2005 Scott Rutherford. Reprinted with permission.) more

Fisherman's Sunrise on Lac La Belle

Posted 10/18/2005

LAC LA BELLE -- What possesses fishermen to be out on the water when the sun comes up? Is it the beauty of a Keweenaw sunrise? Is it because big, hungry walleye, northern and smallmouth prowl these waters at dawn, thinking a big, fat crawler or a juicy minnow might go nice for breakfast? "It's both of those things and more," says outdoor writer and photographer Jim Junttila, "but when a day this beautiful breaks, I just want to be there to fix it." Photo: Sunrise on Lac La Belle. (Photo © 2005 Jim Junttila. Reprinted with permission. Click here or on photo for larger version.)

Guatemala: Artificial Survival

By Marc Thibault-Bellerose   Posted 10/16/2005

HANCOCK -- The Copper Country Guatemala Accompaniment Project (CCGAP) shares an article that recently appeared in their newsletter. Translated by their parent organization, NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala), the article talks about the TV reality show "Survival," filmed in Guatemala. As the author of the article points out, "In Guatemala, survival is not created artificially for the benefit of viewers. If we consider that 56% of the population live in poverty, that 37% "survive" on less than $2 a day and that 16% live in extreme poverty (less than $1 a day), survival is not a game for many Guatemalans. Surviving is the sad, everyday reality, not something to go out and acquire." more

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