Arriving in the wee morning hours to Brunswick we crashed on the floor at Cathy Browning's house. Cathy has been an amazing support and advocate for our tour and specifically was responsible for a lot of the great media coverage we have been getting. Thanks Cathy!!
Riding into St. Simons Island Tim shared stories of organizing there during the G-8 summit several years ago. Things weren't so dramatic for us, and we enjoyed a beautiful afternoon on the Island. The boots were set up by about 2:00pm and we had many people wander by and look at the exhibit throughout the day. A reporter and photogpraher from the Brunswick News came and did an article which appeared in the paper on Thursday.
Robert and other wonderful members of Glynn Peace brought lots of refreshments (we loved the egg salad, yum!) and we shared a great potluck and listened to music from Larry before the program got started. David Millman and Bill Owens shared their guitar and harmonica skills with us and we all enjoyed singing along to some traditional peace songs like "Where Have All the Flowers Gone."
We heard more from Robert and Cathy about all the amazing work that Glynn Peace is up to, setting the stage for creative and consistent action for peace in the whole state (rock on Glynn Peace!!). We also heard from Monica Benderman about the important work she and Kevin are engaged in to support our troops once they return home, and she reminded us that when the war ends we have to be ready for all those returning who will need a lot of help and support.
This was the sixth night that we on the tour have had the opportunity to hear Witt's set, and every night I fall more in love with his words and music.
(I should add here that I am not the only one who feels this way...Witt has developed quite a fan club! At this stop he got interupted mid-set by questions from the audience like "Will you tell us a little more about yourself?"..."Where did you go to school?"...and even "Are you single?")We were especially excited that there was a local group of high school students who saw a flier about the event in a coffee shop and came to check us out. We exchanged contact info and Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition plans to find ways to work on events with them in the future.
On our way out of town we took a basket of little green army men adorned with stickers saying "Bring Them Home" and contact info for Glynn Peace. We strategically distributed them at a gas station and drug store, and even got a few through the drive-through window at Starbucks.
Tim, our champion driver, got us safely to Americus, arriving to Koinonia Partners, after dropping Fredando off at his mom's house, around 3am...
Christina Repoley
American Friends Service Committee/ Georgia Peace & Justice Coalition
Photos by Sara Hopkins
2 comments:
Is Witt still single?
Awesome music and style !
Georgia Times Union had 2 photos in 11/15 paper that did not make the on-line edition.
Will get copies.
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