Between the Cracks

These last few days have been very difficult for all of us. In her Don't be a Hero blog, Joanne on Monday wrote, "Recent headlines seem to cast a shadow over all the conflicts in my life. Everything that was profound now seems silly…"

This got me thinking: Do we, as activists, have an obligation to focus all of our energies toward peace? Is the war so oppressive that everything else pales in comparison?

I developed this website to be a place where I could share ideas and opinions on how to participate locally in a diverse group of righteous actions. I never intended to make this an anti-war blog, but because local organizations and coalitions engaged in DC-based marches, rallies and demonstrations for peace, I gave them visibility here.

So, I will continue -- through the precision-guided weapons barrage -- to post local war and non-war related actions, for in truth they are one and the same. This administration has a larger agenda: make its friends even richer, and undo whatever social safety nets our neighbors need.

During the fog of war, while we cry for American and Iraqi children, let's not forget the homeless, the poor, wage slaves, single moms and working families -- because Bush, Cheney, Rove & Co. are hoping those people just fall between the cracks.