Pride ’08

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Becci

Gay rights activists marched in downtown Columbia on Sept. 20, then joined thousands at Finlay Park to celebrate South Carolina’s annual Pride Festival. SC Progressive Network member groups with booths on the park grounds were: AFFA, Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, SC Equality, SC GLPM, PFLAG, SC Gay and Lesbian Business Guild and Sean’s Last Wish. The Progressive Network’s Missing Voter Project continued its voter registration drive, and brought in new individual members to our coalition.

It was a day of fun fellowship and solidarity. Congratulations to all the organizers for a successful Pride Week!

For Pride photos, click here. (Thanks to Jim Blanton, Ed McClain and Sarah Gibb for contributing snapshots.)

Keep your eyes on the prize

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Becci

the King

Speaking truth to power

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Becci

Photo by Charles Dharapak, Associated Press

Today, CODEPINK activist Desiree Fairooz walked up to Condi Rice during a Congressional hearing and displayed her hands covered in blood. She yelled “War Criminal” as Condi prepared to testify and was immediately dragged out of the room by the police. This triggered a surge in the police, who began arresting everyone in pink. Click here to see the videos, photos, read news stories and read our CODEPINK’s DC House Blog on the day’s events.

Nunsense

Posted on September 30, 2007 by Becci

No Comment

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Becci

This photo of Sen. Lindsey Graham was posted on TMZ’s site, of all places. Almost as interesting as the image – which may or may not be real (consider the source) – are the comments from the rabble. Yikes.

Keeping the Faith

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Becci

Charleston activist Ron Kaz (left) tracks the body count.

And the numbers keep growing.

Last January, Ron and Anna Shockley, longtime Network members, were arrested along with 15 others on the steps of the US Supreme Court. A brief video of the arrests is posted at Charleston Peace’s Web site.