Thursday, April 10, 2008

Clouds Fall to Earth-Glorious Sunset

The phrase, "Clouds Fall to Earth" is the title of a new novel I am writing. This sunset occured late in winter, 2008. Our 95 year old neighbor, Mrs. Ingle, said about the sky, "I thought it was the end of the world!"

The futuristic story is about a people who have lived in the air, in dirigibles, for 1000 years.









Thursday, December 20, 2007

People & Crowds at the Georgia State University GAP, Atlanta, November 12 & 13, 2007

This girl helped man the pro-life students' table.
Studying the image.

Hundreds of students crept by the display--typical rush hour traffic in Atlanta.

The location was in a valley between buildings. People filled the space as they looked and conversed.

With city noise and all the talking in an enclosed space, the enviroment was intense, but everyone stayed peaceful. For a close-up of this (and any other) photo, click on the image. The Meat is Murder person with the green sign was anti-abortion too.

Protestors @ Georgia State GAP, November 13, 2007

Good question. However, she/he is missing the point. We are in the midst of our own Rwanda.
Likely some of these protestors were not students.

The officer ordered this person to move his sheet. "This is not negotable," he said. The person did not move until the officer gathered up the sheet.

The "Dimes Kill Babies" guy. He shouted this absurd message for an hour or more and, naturally, lost his voice.
This, of course, is a lie. Not to mention, ignorant. We should sue them for libel.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

A Displeased Reader Responds

"You will be taking the pictures of my organization off your blog within 24 hours. You have absolutely no written or verbal consent from me or my members. If the pictures are not down within the given time frame you will be contacted by our legal representation within our national organization. I hope this matter can be resolved without legal interference but I have no opposition to bringing [it] to that level. If you have any questions or would like contact information for our counsel I can be reached through the outlets listed below.

"Thank you and Best,

"Deborah Hinchey

"Deborah Hinchey President,
Temple Feminist Majority
deborah.hinchey@gmail.com"

--Note: Posted in the Comments section under my 11/7 entry below of, "Pro-Abortion/Choice Protestors of the Genocide Awareness Project at Temple University, October 2007." The comment was delivered on December 19, 2007, 1:14 a.m.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Etymology: Abortion IS Genocide

An examination of the appearances in English of the Greek root, genos, or the identical root in Latin, “gen” is insightful. Generation (and generate), genetics, genesis, engender, generous, generic, progeny—all of these strongly suggest that Greek/Latin meanings are not limited to “race” or “nation” (in which case the Greek word ethnos as in “ethnocide” would be more fitting), but actually may be closer to “origin,” or “creation,” or “beginnings,” or “descendents.” The National Geographic Society documentary, In the Womb, says that “fetus” means "offspring," and most online dictionaries agree. Progeny, with the root “gen” also means “offspring” in which case the term “genocide” applies EXACTLY to the killing of humans in their earliest stages of life.

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Special Photos Related to the Genocide Awareness Project at Temple University in Philadelphia, October 2007

Philadelphia City Hall--548' high. I took this photo hanging out of Sage's truck on Thursday, November 1, the day after we finished GAP. Since our plane left late, we had time to visit the Historic District.


This is a strong showing of our team, some of whom were members of Generation Life.


Despite the high population in front of the display, there was still space for quiet talk.


Some of the GAP workers drew crowds, others made a more personal contact.

A Few Crowd Scenes at the Anti-abortion Genocide Awareness Project at Temple University in Philadelphia, October 2007

The man gesturing is the Rev. Childress of LEARN
(Life Education and Resource Network) that maintains BlackGenocide.org .



A panorama of the display.


The central figure is none other than Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue. Terry engaged in lively debate with a crowd in front of the GAP display. He has a conference/rally planned in Philadelphia for the Thanksgiving holiday.


During class changes, students carpeted the sidewalks all around the GAP display.


Another view of the passing and pausing people in front of the GAP display near the Bell Tower on the Temple campus.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Pro-Abortion/Choice Protestors of the Genocide Awareness Project at Temple University, October 2007

This guy Above got himself up as a white "Jesus" for Halloween. His sign taunts meanly, "May the fetus you save be gay."


This female jester probably wasn't actually protesting, just passing by the display.


The Coathanger Myth platoon.


One of their cheers: "Their pictures are shocking, they've got us flocking here to say, this sexist bullsh--t is not Okay." Though, I am not sure it was "flocking" but maybe another F word.


Pro-death cheerleaders with the Genocide Awareness Project in the background. Some of the pink people handed out pink flyers that said, “Attention Students: Please ignore the LARGE signs clogging up our campus. It’s easier to avoid the propaganda and just continue on to class. Thank you. -Temple University Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance” which basically meant "Move along, move along." How condescending!


Monday, October 15, 2007

Umbrellas and Rain, University of Tennessee at Knoxville--the Genocide Awareness Project, September, 2007

Gary and Larry, (above) our truck/security car drivers and materials handlers (and all around good friends) are decked out for the torrential downpowers of rain that we experienced this particular day at UT-K.


It's hardly possible to get good photos in a toad-strangling rain. Hence, this scene above seems dry. But I like umbrellas.


Another umbrella in this photo above , but she is holding our brochure that someone gave her.


She may be hard to see, but the parka clad figure moving to the left and just about to vanish behind the greenery, toppled over four of our warning signs as she passed.


It rained nearly the whole day, and here at about 4: p.m. the display is down and ready to haul uphill to be loaded onto the truck. Note that the two sets of UT-K photos that follow are in backwards time sequence--meaning that they represent events that occurred prior to each preceding set.

GAP at UT-K, September, 2007

Looking down the walkway from the GAP display.


We have done GAP at UT-K many times, and this gentleman always yells something like, "Roe v. Wade will never change!" when he passes. But this time he didn't yell. I think he was distracted by the blonde who had asked him for directions.


This is the Planned Parenthood table next to the GAP display. You can see our barricades.


Her T-shirt says, "Protect Women's Health." I thought it ironic that she was smoking a cigarette. The PP folks often stand amidst the passing students and offer them condoms. This should be considered sexual harassment.


Jane Bullington of the Center for Bioethical Reform seems dwarfed as she holds forth with this group of UT-K students.

More from GAP at University of Tennessee, September, 2007

Jimmy and his sister Julie (not shown) drove down from Virginia to Knoxville to help.


This is typical UT-K class-change traffic in front of the GAP display.


Members of the Planned Parenthood opposition taking a cigarette break.


Julie in the foreground. Jimmy in conversation with students in the background.




A professor gestures to his class as he helps them interpret/understand the Logos, Ethos, and Pathos of the display.

Friday, October 12, 2007

GAP at Middle Tennessee State University in September, 2007

This Jewish student was unhappy about me taking his photo and said he would sue if I published it on my website. He asked for my name and I told him. He wants it clear that he doesn't agree with our comparison of abortion to the Holocaust.


This above is typical class-change foot-traffic in front of the GAP display.


MTSU Pro-life Collegians set up their table next to the passing pedestrian traffic. Note their outstanding poster--it rolled up into a nifty case like a carpenter's tape measurer. This was a gift from the Center for Bioethical Reform.


These students in the above photo cared a great deal about letting everyone know that they didn't care about anything. They even turned around and posed for this picture.
After hours of bellowing and chanting during each of the two days we were on campus with GAP, maybe some of the Planned Parenthood crew and the Solidarity socialists concluded with a silent salute. I suppose they are prepared to recreate the bloody Russian Revolution.

Keep Abortion Legal?

A student at Middle Tennessee State University wore this terrible shirt to the Genocide Awareness Project display in September, 2007.