by Kyle Taylor Lucas

Though conspicuously absent from mainstream media coverage, evidence of authentic democracy was demonstrated by 39 women who locked arms and placed their bodies on the line at the Port of Olympia on Nov. 13. They took action for human rights and to stop use of the Port of Olympia as a revolving door to perpetuate war on an innocent nation, as well as to stop the killing and maiming of our men and women in the armed forces. They stood in solidarity on behalf of human rights and in support of Iraqi women who are being murdered and whose families, lives, country, and culture . . .