The Peace Panel Project MJC Spring exhibit got an
announcement in the morning daily Modesto Bee that Wednesday. I was stoked as I pulled into Modesto Junior
College 8 am; checked in with Brenda,
V.P. of Student Services and set up six easels and eighteen Panels. It turned out to be finals week! So traffic was way down from a week ago. Still I sold some books and handed out a lot
of flyers; educated some kids to GMOs and had a half sheet Action Alert with
phone numbers for them to call Legislators on the issue. I told them that this was their opportunity
to participate in government; hassle a legislator. : ) :
)
I was in touch with the Modesto Peace/Life Center and
offered to hand out their flyers at CSUS and MJC. They said they didn’t have any ready to go,
so I offered to put some together for them.
John and James sent me some files and I was able to get their ok on a
final brochure to print and pass out at the events.
I got real interest from some students who firmly shook my
hand and thanked me. One student who
came by said he heard about it on Facebook!
One recounted an article he had read recently, that reasoned that we no
longer live in a democracy, but an oligarchy.
He explained how he took the article to his government class and the
teacher read highlights of it to the entire class and how his professor agreed
with the article’s conclusion!
A homeless guy came by and thanked me for a Career Builders
brochure.
A very fit Hispanic guy came by just when I needed help. He seemed interested as I untied the ramp so
I showed him how to do a clove hitch and let him do one for practice. When the cart was loaded I offered to pay
him. He said, “No, I’m good” And gave me
a big smile as he departed.
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