The People's Bribe

photo by francisco kjolseth Here's what we did yesterday at the Capitol. It was so much fun! We had a lot of news coverage too! Hip, hip!

WATCH THIS VIDEO and read about it here.

This is what makes activism fun and interesting. It doesn't have to always be so serious and heavy. Hopefully you can join us next time!

With liberty and justice for some...

so i spent some time up at the capitol this evening...with the rest of the Visual Cacophony group. a little something called "the people's bribe" went down. i'll tell you more about it later, but for now here's a little taste:

I pledge allegiance to the money, and to the legislature for which it stands, one state, under corruption, with liberty and justice for some.

Fundraiser/Protest Update

Thanks to everyone who came to our fundraiser and donated to SUWA. Hopefully you got some good gear out of your donation. We had so much gear donated! Companies were really generous. I was amazed! This was all really encouraging: it made me realize that we CAN make a difference. We put this together in just one week! We raised more awareness and some money for a cause we really believe in. It all started with group of friends in a living room complaining about something, and deciding to actually DO something.

Earlier that day, Friday, our group, Visual Cacophony, had a little protest/demonstration outside the BLM office in Salt Lake City. Everyone poured black paint, representing oil, over Hasenpfeffer who was sitting in front of our sign "drill something else." Lots of people have made comments about how "stupid" we were for doing this. But what they fail to see is two things: 1) This "stunt" got our issue on the front page, rather than somewhere lost in the depths of the newspaper, and 2) This kind of thing is really fun to do/put together/participate in. People need to have more fun with things, and stop taking themselves so seriously, yes? Read about it here.

You're Invited. Please Do Come.

What: Fundraiser for SUWA to help them fight legal battles against the BLM for auctioning off beautiful lands in southern Utah. Come climb, make art, and listen to great music. Part of your entrance fee to climb will be donated to SUWA. There is going to be lots of gear for you to bid on too.

When: Friday December 12th 8:00-11:59 PM (music starts at 10:00 PM).

Where: Momentum Climbing Gym 220 West 10600 South Sandy, UT...by the REI near South Towne Mall (the last time you'll ever see the word "mall" on my blog).

CJ, I, and lots of good people have worked hard to pull this together. We'd love you forever if you came to support us, the earth, and all people who are breathing. We're making the 9.5 hour drive to be there...so those of you who are local have no excuses.

Note: if you don't like climbing you can come anyway and just hang out (I stopped climbing a couple years ago altogether, so you can hang out with me). Or you can wait to come at 10:00 PM when the music and the gear auction start.

Wal-Mart Loses!

We got word last night that the Wal-Mart going in a Salt Lake City neighborhood (Parley's Way) did NOT get approval for a re-zone to put in a SUPER Wal-Mart. All thanks to letters written and protests voiced! The little guys win! So there you have it folks...we CAN make a difference. Thanks to Holly Jo and Hasenpfeffer for going to the meeting to represent all of us!

The photo above is of our "Shop Outside the Box Parade" we put on in downtown SLC last fall. Good times indeed. We need more parades.