Hello, I have had a fair amount of responses to the e-mail below. So: unless it rains and storms heavily (never mind the Portland drizzle) Paddlers for Peace are on! Please arrive by the Eastside Hawthorne Bridge between 1 and 1.30, so everybody has time to meet, unload and talk for a minute. Hopefully we can all be in the water at 1.30. There will be purple peace balloons for early birds! For your favorite peace sign: Try writing on white plastic and taping that on top or on the side of your boat. I still hope we will have enough boats to form a message in the water. Bubbles anybody? Please note that there will be a feeder march leaving from the bridge at the same time, so there will be lots of people and potential parking hassles. If you bring your walkman you can listen to the rally live at KBOO 90.7FM. Looking forward to being part of history with all of you on Saturday, Gabi ___________________________________________________________ Please see http://www.rdrop.com/~pjw/ for info about another LARGE peace rally and march in Portland on March 15th. The rally will be by the Waterfront and several people have expressed interest in having a "Peace Paddler Float" in the river as part of the event. *The rally starts at 2PM with a keynote speaker ( civil rights activist John Lewis), a march will start at around 2.30 and will return to > the Waterfront after marching for about 90 minutes. > Since MANY people are expected, and not all will > march, there will be a continous presence at the > Waterfront. Kayakers should plan to be in the river > for the entire time period between 2 and 5, but > especially at the beginning. Dress warm and don't > forget life jackets! > > *There is no place to launch a boat from where the > rally will be: NW Front and Yamhill, one block South > of the Morrison Bridge on the downtown side. I would > recommend putting the kayaks in the water on the > other side of the river by the firestation under the > Hawthorne Bridge (Eastbank Esplanade). If we all get > there by 1.30, we should have time to meet, discuss > a plan as a group and cross the river. > > *Be visible as a peace kayaks: have balons, banners, > noise makers or whatever creative thing you can come > up with. If we had at least 13 kayaks, we could > attempt to form a peace sign in the water. > > *If the weather is really bad (as in too much wind > and rain) I will not kayak for safety reasons. Call > me at 503.957.4559 with questions. > > PASS IT ON TO OTHER BOATERS!!!! This will be a > first and fun.... > > Gabi --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online - c.HTML *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Hmmm, I would submit that this is not an appropriate forum for political event soliciting. Fuming quietly, Dave G. <Viet Nam Vet> At 05:58 AM 3/14/2003 -0800, sullivaned_at_pop.mts.kpnw.org wrote: >So: unless it rains and storms heavily (never mind the >Portland drizzle) Paddlers for Peace are on! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Gorjup" <dgorjup_at_cox.net> > Hmmm, I would submit that this is not an appropriate forum for political > event soliciting. > Fuming quietly, > Dave G. <Viet Nam Vet> To the person posting the peace paddle announcement, out of curiosity, a couple of questions: -- Portland, Oregon or Maine? I didn't see a state mentioned but I suspect it is the latter because the mention of a Hawthorne bridge, that famous author being a Northeasterner. -- Your email ends with "This will be a first and fun...." What is the "fun" aspect of it? I hope that if you do such a demonstration, you would be a bit more somber about it. This involves issues of peace and war. Out of respect for those who are seriously committed against war and for those 250,000 of our armed forces who are putting their lives on the line (and their families and friends) don't treat this as a game. Your seeming lack of seriousness does not do justice to anyone. BTW, it is not a "first" either. ralph diaz *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Portland Oregon. Fun, as in a paddling event is always FUN. Sober attitude but the physical part can be FUN. Political or not, it's a paddle event, not-for-profit. steve Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe N 45º 36.285' 250 NE Tomahawk Isle Dr. W 122º 39.841' Portland, OR 97217 Web: www.aldercreek.com Phone: 503.285.0464 Email: aldercreek_at_qwest.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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