PHILADELPHIA
AUGUST, 1999
I don't really know why I included this cesspool of a
city.  The history and landmarks are guarded over like
prisoners.  A three hour stopover was enough time to
take the train and see the pride and joy of
colonialism,
the
Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.  Also, enough
graffiti to fill a library.  This wasn't the first time I had
been here but the other visit was not as a sightseer but as
a combatant.
In nearby Norristown, my Mother and seven other
peace activists hammered on
first strike nose
cones in a GE plant in a symbolic gesture against
nuclear weapons.  They would later become
known as the "
Plowshares 8."  I attended the trial
there and learned that my
Mother was the bravest
woman I will ever know.  The words "
Philadelphia
Freedom" have more meaning to me and my family
than you will ever know.
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