No war against Iran protest

We are ecstatic! Not only have several of us stood up individually and testified about never bombing Iran, but also numerous women  were able to begin cleaning the committee hearing & singing “we don’t want your dirty war machine” for many minutes as the police were unable to remove everyone at once!

On top of this, Rumsfeld testified at the appropriations committee – Nancy heard & rushed down to another room in the same building, slipped into the proceedings just before Rumsfeld was finished talking. She was able to yell “Liar” at his retreating back and better yet, she was able to hold up the peace sign to the row of press as the police escorted her past their cameras.

We regroup in the cafeteria at Rayburn, everyone talking excitedly about the experience. We are proud of ourselves, especially those of us who have never done this before, and we feel like we are accomplishing our mission, preventing the next war as we end this one.

As we are talking, Hillary gets a call from the house – the landlord is there demanding that we remove our beautiful pink banners from the front of the building. We are devastated. Sooooo many people in the neighborhood have told us how much they love and appreciate our house. The landlord is saying neighbors are complaining. Hillary is troubled. She has a $2000 deposit that she doesn’t want threatened by our boldness.

The women at the house have agreed to remove the banners. The landlord is not stopping with that. He is insisting that I remove the truck. Hillary wants me to comply. I want to negotiate.

I call Gael and get the name and number of our lawyer & leave a message for her. I decide to return to the house & figure out what the landlord is doing.