Activism Photo-Journal, Page 2
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May 27, 2002: Weedstock in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin I drove alone up to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin from Milwaukee with the intent of promoting the Ed Thompson campaign. After an hour-and-a-half drive (I'm a slow driver?), I arrived at Swan Park just in time to hear Ed speak. He gave a light but to-the-point address on the failed drug war; the crowd reacted and responded. But then Ed had to move on to attend an event in Beloit. So he and Adam Dick took off for Beloit, leaving me alone with the hempsters and Libertarians Julie Cordry and Tom Ender. Thankfully I met people off of the Drug Policy Forum of Wisconsin e-mail discussion list, such as Richard Lake (of the Media Awareness Project), Gary Storck (of Is My Medicine Legal Yet?), Ben Masel (the Weedstock event organizer), and Bruce Rideout. Then Madison Libertarians Rolf Lindgren, Adrian Augustine, and Tim Wesely arrived. It was nice to see them; I had never met Adrian and hadn't seen Tim and Rolf since the 2000 election cycle. I also met Liz Ahlstrom of the Milwaukee chapter of Students for a Sensible Drug Policy. I had previously corresponded with Liz, so it was nice to put a face to a name. I chatted with former Libertarian Bernie Dalsey about his State Representative race against an incumbent Republican. Bernie gave a coherent and well-spoken speech on the problems of the drug war. Then Joel Winnig, an uplifting Democratic candidate for Attorney General, spoke about the problems with the status quo system. Winnig convince me to support him -- however, he ended up not making it past the September 10 Democratic primary against "The Machine" candidate Peg Lautenschlager. Winnig was very impressive for a Democratic candidate; he reminded me of a Heather Harder brand of Democrat. Truly refreshing indeed. A singer performed one of my favorite songs, "Burn One Down" by Ben Harper: "My choice is what i chose to do; and if I'm causin no harm, it shouldn't bother you. Your choice is who you chose to be; and if your causin no harm, then you’re alright with me." A crowd of about 200 people showed for the event; I was disappointed. I wanted to reach far more than 200 with Ed Thompson's message. But, all in all, it was a good experience. Rolf, Adrian, Tim, and myself manned the Ed Thompson for Governor booth. At the very least, we reached the local yocals with the name Ed Thompson. And by the end of the day I was sun-burned. June 6, 2002: Ed Thompson Team at Milwaukee Brewers Game July 4-7, 2002: LP National Convention September 6, 2002: Maad Abu-Ghazeleh Event September 22, 2002: Protest for Medicinal Marijuana at the White House Pictures of me with a sign that says, "No More Medical Marijuana Prosecutions!" An index of all of the photos of the September 22-23 protests in D.C. on the issue of medicinal marijuana are available at http://bigwood.biz/MedMJ. See the photos at: http://bigwood.biz/MedMJ/pages/MedicalPot118.htm http://bigwood.biz/MedMJ/pages/MedicalPot119.htm September 25, 2002: American University College Libertarians Kickoff Meeting September 27, 2002: IMF/World Bank Protests October 26, 2002: Anti-War Protest in DC November 14, 2002: We The People Drive to DC January 18, 2003: Anti-War Protest in DC March 1, 2003: Debate, College Libertarians v. College Republicrats August, 2003: Liberty Summer Seminar -- Ontario, Canada |
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