Our Rally at Lantos' Office Opposing Support of Israel

About 15 to 20 people showed up today to protest US support of apartheid
Israel and also to call for a trial of the unnamed, unpunished Israeli
soldier who killed Rachel Corrie with a bulldozer deliberately on Mar. 16,
2003.

Even some media showed up: Daily Review (South Bay), who talked with me
extensively as well as others, Geoffrey Cook, who is a stringer for many
leftie nationwide newspapers, and Jack Carpenter from Indymedia who also
videotaped me going into Lantos' office and talking to their senior staff
person Evelyn, a very diplomatic woman in her 60's, I'd guess. She listened
to my entire shpeel with a patient smile and really seemed to be listening.
Later she brought out cookies for everyone, which some people
unceremoniously threw to the ground when they found out she was from Lantos'
office! I told them she was nice to have listened to me and shouldn't throw
them, but oh well! Jack said the tape will be on Indymedia tomorrow. It
was like right out of Michael Moore's movie, "Bowling for Columbine".

We got alot of honks of support and just a few negative reactions.

The next rally is on Aug. 16th which is a Saturday, so we will have it in
Union Square, San Francisco, where many shoppers will be and hand out
literature with a list of the companies such as Victoria's Secret, The Gap
and Estee Lauder that are on the http://www.boycottisraeligoods.org list.

One funny thing: the cops came by, out of their car with flashing lights,
and came over to me and said "everyone is pointing to you as the ...." I
interjected "organizer" since it seemed like they couldn't think of a word
(except for possibly, "Terrorist"?) They continued,"Someone called and said
you went into the building earlier". I said "Yes, and I had a very nice
conversation with a representative in Congressman Lantos' office." Then
they laughed and said "And now you are just planning to demonstate on this
sidewalk?" And I said "Yes". They seemed very amused. And that was it!
But the funny thing is this: imagine someone calling the police because an
American citizen went into Lantos' office building to talk to one of her
governmental representatives? How terrifying! It must have been my
checkered red and white kaffiyeh! Only "terrorists" wear those, doncha
know? FUNNY.