ACTION ALERT! RALLY FOR TERRI!
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Attend Rally (do everything you can to be there)
Rally Info
Purpose: To send the message that we will NOT allow this to happen again and that we will hold accountable those who are responsible for Terri's murder
When: Monday May 2nd
Where: 2 locations
Tallahassee Capital Building
Washington DC at the Supreme Court Building
Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Please do all that you can to attend. Bring your own RESPECTFUL signs to convey these messages.
email/write AND call your representatives
Respectfully tell them:
You want those who are responsible for the murder of Terri to be held accountable You want laws passed in your state that will respect life and that will ensure that this travesty will not happen again
Write letters to the editor of your local newspapers we must keep this fight alive, and not allow it to be swept under the carpet
Visit www.olivebranchpress.com for action updates daily keep us informed of any activities in your area
and most importantly
PRAY
ACTION NEEDED NOW
(pass this info on to everyone that you know)
Please remember to send it bcc so that everyone's emails are NOT distributed throughout the internet.
Attend Rally (do everything you can to be there)
Rally Info
Purpose: To send the message that we will NOT allow this to happen again and that we will hold accountable those who are responsible for Terri's murder
When: Monday May 2nd
Where: 2 locations
Tallahassee Capital Building
Washington DC at the Supreme Court Building
Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Please do all that you can to attend. Bring your own RESPECTFUL signs to convey these messages.
email/write AND call your representatives
Respectfully tell them:
You want those who are responsible for the murder of Terri to be held accountable You want laws passed in your state that will respect life and that will ensure that this travesty will not happen again
Write letters to the editor of your local newspapers we must keep this fight alive, and not allow it to be swept under the carpet
Visit www.olivebranchpress.com for action updates daily keep us informed of any activities in your area
and most importantly
PRAY
posted by Straight Up with Sherri at
2:58 PM
5 Comments:
levi
You bring up some good points.. VERY GOOD ONES..
Let me just share this....
When I went down to Florida- I was kinda torn on my role. Part of me was there to Support Terri- but part of me was also there to "cover the story." This was so awkward for me. I wanted to be there to pray. I wanted to be there to support the family. I wanted to be there to talk to people about the FACTS that I knew on this case.
I also wanted to keep you all informed on inside information and bring you the experience. When I talked to the people (just casual talk with other supporters) about the FACTS- I would cite the things like "On November 19, 1993 Michael Schiavo stated in court..... (blah blah blah)."
It was amazing to watch. There were some in the media that came looking for me after my conversation- asking me for an inteview. They "overheard" my conversation. Who were they? They were mostly radio or small print orgs. Then the others would avoid me like the plague. I was sensible and articulate and factual. The TV cameras didn't want this.
The images people saw on TV were NOTHING like what was really going on. MOst of us were just down there to support Terri. PERIOD! When you see the HUGE demonstrations on TV -the ones that get the coverage are RADICALS! In fact- If you look back at the TV coverage- you see few people really. Because some people were running around saying- "The cameras are on. Come over here and hold this sign." People were like, "HUH? Who cares. I am not here for the cameras." Others just did as they were told- just wanting to know WHAT to do....
Most of the people were sharing meals, blankets, praying, singing, etc. Others were manuvering themselves ANYWHERE a camera was. The TV media was very apt in deciding who to cover. This is what they do. I avoided the cameras- and they avoided me. The cameras chased the NUTS. ANd the whole time- the REAL CIRCUS (until the dern juggler showed up- a very special shout out to that moron) WAS THE MEDIA!
Most of us came and went quietly. Most of us prayed and gathered around for information when Gibbs or Randall came out to fill us in on Terri's situation. Yet some sought out attention- knowing their "passion" would be what "made the news."
I learned a LOT there. When I was there- I would never picture myself carrying a blood-spattered sign. This was about Terri. Nothing else.- at least not to me. Don't get me wrong- I know there is a much bigger thing here- the euthanasia movement, etc. But THAT fight needs to be done in a different way- a different battlefield- the field of ideas and thought. FIghting for TERRI was about Terri. Being down there was about TERRI. Not politics.
The line may seem very blurred and thinned. But Terri was personal to me. She was real- not a political football. As with most of us. Many believe in the cause behind Terri- but it is Terri's story- her family- her whole ordeal that inspired our passion. Now that the cameras have gone away- who is still fighting the fight? The ones that were there- FOR TERRI. The ones that drew Terri and her family near to their hearts.
The ones that thought Terri was about politics have gone back to their lives. A battle lost. If Terri had lived- If she had been SAVED in the 11th hour- the politicos on pro-life would still be touting the win. Just as some in the media continue to use her name in the headline- just to catch the eye of people. But those that fought for Terri- would now be going back to their lives- of worship and raising families, etc. (NOT IN ALL CASES OR ON ALL LEVELS- but we would have derived a sense of security in the fact that America had done the right thing in the end and all was well.)
But instead- it is much like the story of Jesus. His death brought the strength of true believers to take notice and look around. His resurrection brought them the movement to spread the word. If he had lived- spared in the 11th hour- haw many would have said, "psssst, Jesus. Look- I like what you are doing here- but that was a real close call. Hanging out with you is just a little too risky these days. I got a wife and kids to think about. Wish ya the best- glad God spared ya- but I better get back to my "real life"- and.... uh.. keep in touch! Send me a post card from Damascus...."
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Straight Up with Sherri, at 5:45 PM
levi
That was the report which I had wished to hear. It makes me feel better
Gosh, I am so sorry. I know that so many of you expected me to return with profound words... or stories...I just couldn't find the words... I couldn't find a way....
SO many times, I sat down, turned off the monitor and just wrote from the gut...attempting to share what it was like down there.... waht happened... but it was so personal... so real... And yet I couldn't reach it....
Every time- I ended up talking political points... But now I guess it is time...
I have reached a place where I can share some of it.. just touch the tip of the iceburg... hence- my next post...
Thank you for helping me reach the point where I could share...at the right time...
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Straight Up with Sherri, at 10:08 PM
levi
LOL!!
uhm.... YOU ROTTEN BIGGOTTED RELIGIOUS ZEALOT!!
okay- that doesn't fit-- let's see..uhmmmm....
HOW DARE YOU DISCOURAGE THE ZEALOTS FROM COMING OUT AND FLASHING THEIR TRUE TYRANNICAL THIRST FOR CONTROL!??
How's that??
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Straight Up with Sherri, at 10:12 PM
There's one accout about how the media handled the hospice "situation" I'll personally never forget.
[quote]
Joshua, one of the residents at the Pinellas Park hospice, watches the commotion from his wheelchair. He's crying. Not for Terri, but for himself. He feels slighted.
"Yesterday a tv reporter came to visit me, but she didn't come for me. She was looking for a scoop. I'd hoped for some human warmth and compassion."
Eventually he had to notify the police to escort her out when she kept pressing him - even offering some money - for permission to take some camera shots.
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Anonymous, at 7:36 AM
It seems as if you are missing the entire point regarding the Schiavo case. You have concluded that what has happened in that case resulted in murder, dispite rulings of the court system.
Is it your argument that we should be a system of emotions and not of laws?
Frankly, although the emotions in the Schiavo system ran high on both sides, and I felt much sorrow for all involved, it was a relief to me to see that our judiciary still has some meaning in this country. I mean, Congress trying to step in and pass a law to override a court decision! Come on. How can Bush, on the one hand, say that he is for freedom in Iraq, and on the other, try to restrict it here at home by denying the laws of our country!
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BarbaraFromCalifornia, at 2:38 PM
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