Tag Archives: Alice Embree

Alice Embree : War is Trauma but GIs Have the Right to Heal

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

“Stop the Deployment of Traumatized Troops.” Members of IVAW demonstrate in Washington, D.C., October 2010. Photo by Rose Marie Berger / rosemarieberger.com.Operation Recovery and Hoodstock IIIBy Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / September 28, 2011 The Austin Lounge Lizards … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree : Texas Actions Mark 100 Years of Celebrating Women

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

More than 1,000 marched in San Antonio March 5, 2011, to observe International Women’s Day. Photos by Susan Van Haitsma (top) and Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.International Women’s Day:100 years of celebrating women By Alice Embree / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree : Spirited Pro-Choice and Pro-Union Rallies in Austin

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Hundreds of pro-choice demonstrators marched down Congress Ave. in Austin Saturday, Feb. 26 (above), and then joined with supporters of Wisconsin workers for an enthusiastic rally on the steps of the Texas state Capitol. Photos by Terry DuBose / The … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree : Making the War Personal at Under the Hood

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Under the Hood GI Coffeehouse, Killeen, Texas. Photo from Under the Hood photostream / Flickr.We can’t give you anything…Making the war personal By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / November 14, 2010 We can’t give you anything but war, … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree : The War is Over

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Dude. The War is over. President Obama visits with Iraq war veterans and their families at Fort Bliss, Texas, August 31. Photo from AFP.(But don’t tell the GI’s at Fort Hood)THE WAR IS OVER! By Alice Embree / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree : Protesters Block Fort Hood Troop Deployment

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Participants in the blockade action at Fort Hood, Texas, on August 23, 2010. Left to right: Iraq Veterans Bobby Whittenberg-James and Crystal Colon, Jeff Grant, Military Spouse Cynthia Thomas and Afghanistan Veteran Matthis Chiroux. Photo from Fort Hood Disobeys. Protesters … Continue reading →

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla : Participants Speak Out

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Gaza Freedom Flotilla participants Ann Wright and Joe Meadors spoke in Austin about their experiences. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Col. Ann Wright and Joe Meadors:What really happened on the Freedom Flotilla By Alice Embree / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Friday in Austin : Free Marilyn Now!

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Join us in Austin this Friday:Free Marilyn Buck Now! By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2010 A benefit for Marilyn Buck this Friday, June 25, will raise funds and gather healing … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day in Texas : Farewell to Nick Travis and Lisa Morris

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Nick Travis at the opening of the Under the Hood Café in Killeen, Texas. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.Memorial Day:Texas peace movementLooses two great friends By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / June 6, 2010 Memorial … Continue reading →

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‘We Are All Immigrants’ : 10,000 at Austin May Day March

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

An estimated 10,000 May Day protesters gathered at the Texas State Capitol for a rally and then marched through downtown Austin in support of immigrants’ rights. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog. Profile this: Arizona awakens a sleeping … Continue reading →

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Austin Construction Workers : ‘No los Vamos a Olvidar’

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Tom VandeStadt, pastor at the Congregational Church of Austin, addresses crowd during Austin protest. Flanking him are Cristina Tzintzún, director of the Workers Defense Project, and construction worker Gumercindo Rodriquez. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Remembering fallen comrades:Workers … Continue reading →

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Stealing Beauty : Protesting Israeli Cosmetics Made in Occupied Palestine

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Austin protest:Ahava cosmetics producedIn illegal Israeli settlements By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / April 26, 2010 More than 30 people carried picket signs in front of the Gateway Shopping Center in Austin on Saturday, April 24, urging shoppers … Continue reading →

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