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GOOD FOR YOU! It’s been said that, "One determined person can make a significant difference; a group of determined people can change the course of history." Keep up the good work and keep the faith that what you are doing DOES make a difference! Nina Brown "Circumstances determine our lives, but we shape our lives by what we make of our circumstances." Secretary/Founding Board Member, The Alliance for Medical Research (http://www.tamr-ed.org) Founding Board Member, Texans for Advancement of Medical Research (http://www.txamr.org) Vice President, Houston Area Parkinson Society (http://www.hapsonline.org) State Coordinator, Parkinson's Action Network (http://www.parkinsonsaction.org) On May 24, 2008, at 9:40 PM, rayilynlee wrote: > While it is true we have not stopped the war and people are still > dying unnecessarily, Bush and McCain have been run out of the > Phoenix Convention Center due to the actions of us Grandmothers for > Peace, Women in Black, Code Pink and such anti-war groups. The > media will probably not cover it so I am telling you about it. We > need the same kind of advocacy for war on disease. Some of you no > doubt don't think it does any good or are just not cut out to > protest publically. But I feel today that sitting in the hot AZ sun > for hours for 3 years has been well worth the effort. I can't > attend the protest because I can't walk, but I think I've played a > part in keeping the anti-war movement alive. I hope you will join > me when I advocate to save lives that are being destroyed by disease > and injury. This is a "Red" state too and I think the tide may be > turning. > > Thanks to brother Gary and sis-in-law Patsy for demonstrating with > me. Thanks to Janet Vernon for holding down the fort in Green Valley > AZ. > > Ray > Grandmother for Peace > > Friday, May 23, 2008 - 7:06 PM MST > Poor ticket sales, expected protests scuttle Bush-McCain fundraiser > at Phoenix Convention Center > Phoenix Business Journal - by Mike Sunnucks > > A Tuesday fundraiser headlined by President Bush for U.S. Sen. John > McCain's presidential campaign is being moved out of the Phoenix > Convention Center. > Sources familiar with the situation said the Bush-McCain event was > not selling enough tickets to fill the Convention Center space, and > that there were concerns about more anti-war protesters showing up > outside the venue than attending the fundraiser inside. > Another source said there were concerns about the media covering the > event. > Bush's Arizona fundraising effort for McCain is being moved to > private residences in the Phoenix area. A White House official said > the event was being moved because the McCain campaign prefers > private fundraisers and it is Bush administration policy to have > events in public venues open to the media. The White House official > said to reconcile that the Tuesday event will be held at a private > venue and not the Convention Center. > Convention Center personnel confirmed the event has been canceled at > their venue. > Tickets to the event were to range from $1,000 to $25,000 for VIP > treatment. Money was to go toward McCain's presidential bid and a > number of Republican Party organs. > Anti-war protesters were planning to be out in force. President > Bush's job approval rating stands at 31 percent, according to > RealClearPolitics.com. > The McCain campaign referred questions on the fundraiser change to > the White House press office. > > Rayilyn Brown > Board Member AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn