(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Corrie birthday remembrance: April 10th Olympia Washington 6:30-9:00PM [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-04-03 Rachel not long before her death If you are near Olympia, or care to come there is a Community Gathering on Rachel’s Birthday (Rachel would have been 44 this year had she not been murdered) and commemoration of twenty years of the Rachel Corrie Foundation. Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old American peace activist from Olympia, Washington, who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer on 16 March 2003, while undertaking nonviolent direct action to protect the home of a Palestinian family from demolition. The following is cut and paste from the Rachel Corrie Foundation website: rachelcorriefoundation.org/... Olympia is about 1-1.5 hours (depending on traffic) from the SeaTac airport. April 10 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice will mark Rachel’s 44th birthday with a celebration of the foundation’s 20 years of work in the Olympia community and beyond – and with a look to the future. Participate with us! Hear from our community, from those who have worked with us, and from those who have lived the issues the foundation addresses. Monday April 10, 2023 6:30-9:00 p.m. South Bay Grange 3918 Sleater-Kinney Rd NE, Olympia, WA 98506 Help us celebrate 20 years of work at the Rachel Corrie Foundation with: Speakers and Discussion Dessert and Refreshments Jafra Dabke Dance Team Song by Iris Dement. first verse is about John Lewis. second verse is about Rachel Corrie. Both were “Warriors Of Love” according to the song. Beautiful phrasing and storytelling in this song. WARNING: It can make you weep. x x YouTube Video "Warriors Of Love" John Lewis stood on the Pettus Bridge His life he was ready to give To break the bonds of tyranny And live a life with dignity Six hundred strong They marched straight into a sea of blue Trampled by horses, tear-gassed Billy clubbed, too But all this and such Don't amount to much To a great warrior of love Rachel Corrie laid it on the line When she took her stand for Palestine The bulldozer rolled She wouldn't budge She had her feet planted down deep In that little ol' thing called love And though her life ended violently Her gentle spirit is still walking here with you and me And she lights up the stars above That brave, young, warrior of love Some still among us soldier on Some from the flesh now have gone But they've paved the very road we're traveling on Our great warriors of love Look around you, you will see People still building the beloved community In every corner of this earth You'll find people in a fix, willing to risk An early ride in the hearse Folks who don't bend Folks who don't bow They get right up to Goliath And shoot their shot somehow Now it's on us to be worthy of Our great warriors of love Some still among us soldier on Some from the flesh now have gone But they've paved the very road we're traveling on Our great warriors of love [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/3/2161878/-Rachel-Corrie-birthday-remembrance-April-10th-Olympia-Washington-6-30-9-00PM Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/