Alaska Gyrl in Crawford

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2006-03-31T05:57:00.000-08:00

Joan Baez Brings us to Our Feet

2006-03-30T21:01:00.000-08:00

Juan & Juan

2006-03-30T20:59:00.000-08:00

Juan Torres lost his young son, Juan, under suspicious circumstances in the war in Afganistan.

Cody-War Vet

2006-03-30T20:36:00.000-08:00

Cody Comache- a young Iraq War Vet.

2006-02-23T09:20:00.000-08:00

Dear Defenders of the Constitution Near & Far,
Good News. I feel the energy shifting here at Camp Casey. Spread the word!

Reflections on Camp Casey-September 17

2005-09-17T21:29:00.000-07:00

After returning to my home, Homer alaska, from Camp Casey, I received this lovely email from Peter and Geniveve...a couple that decided to get married at Camp Casey. They said they couldn't think of any place they would rather say their vows to each other. Anyway, shortly after we broke camp at Camp Casey I recieved this email from Peter... I found his reflections on the experience there profound. I would like to share them with all of you......peace .........Alaska Gyrl aka Kim Terpening

Peters email to me after his wedding to Geniveve:
Thanks for your blog from Camp Casey, we will never forget that place.__As we walked the mile to our car away from CC on our wedding night, the tent glowed in the distance. It looked like a spaceship on the Texas prairie. __Looking back, we realized that the place we were wed will physically disappear today. The gathering on that Texas roadside, that collection of people from all over the United States and around the world will never exist again in the same way. It was a perfect moment in time where love and the ideal of peace was celebrated. It was a perfect place to get married. __Thanks for documenting it all.__Peter Ravella_Austin Texas
7:15 AM

2005-09-04T19:46:00.000-07:00

Tomas and Bree Young-Disabled Iraq Veteran

2005-08-31T20:16:00.000-07:00

After meeting, hugging and photographing this brave young couple, I went back to my computer to upload the photo in the Camp Casey Universe and sobbed. I just couldn't stop. I guess after 10 days of the love, sadness and intensity of Camp Casey I just couldn't hold back the floodgates of emotion. Tomas was paralyzed from the chest down the same day Casey Sheehan was killed. He was in an unarmored vehicle with no top on it. He said that it must have been like shooting fish in a fishbowl.

Some Favorite Photos from Camp Casey-Revisited

2005-08-31T11:56:00.000-07:00

Favorite Images From Camp Casey Revisited

2005-08-31T11:53:00.000-07:00

Some of my Favorite Images From Camp Casey-Revisited

2005-08-31T11:40:00.000-07:00

Where I'm From

2005-08-30T19:42:00.000-07:00

I miss all of you in Camp Casey...Please drop me a line or a write a comment on the blog to let me know what has been happening since I left yesterday. I can't say I miss the heat in Crawford but it is, after all, an essential ingredient in the magic happening there. Keep up the good fight. I love you all.

Almost Home

2005-08-30T19:40:00.000-07:00

We can see this volcano from our window. It blew up once and darkened the skies with ash enough to turn the streetlights on mid-day.

Alaska Gyrl Discovers the Waterfalls

2005-08-30T09:37:00.000-07:00

I can't believe I didn't discover this Mini Paradise a long time ago. Apparently lots of folks from Camp have cooled their lids here from time to time during this relentless heat wave. It's about 1 mile from the Peace House and, I'm guessing about 10 miles to Camp Casey 1 and 2.

Veterans For Peace

2005-08-30T09:32:00.000-07:00

Every morning the Veterans For Peace meet and strategize about how to stop this war and how to help vets as they recover from
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, bodily injury and all the other disabling conditions precipitated by war.

Young Democrats from Austin

2005-08-30T09:15:00.000-07:00

A group of about 20 young Democrats from the University in Austin came down Monday to experience the phenomanon that is Camp Casey. These 2 students from the group told me about their vigilance and determination to register as many voters as possible prior to most recent presidential election. We are in able hands with these young people on board with us!

Over & Out For a Short Time

2005-08-29T09:35:00.000-07:00

Pink Flower Child

2005-08-29T09:33:00.000-07:00

Friendly Local Police

2005-08-29T09:09:00.000-07:00

The orange barriers that you see in the background of this pic block the road to the Bush Ranch...Just to the left and in the foreground is our camp so you can get a sense of how close we are to Criminal Bush. These fellows are very friendly. I think they realize that we wouldn't hurt a fly. Our mission is peace. It seems that all the scuffles over the last 3 intense days with all the pro-war types herding in, has been with Bush supporters

Rose Ceremony-Sunday

2005-08-29T09:02:00.000-07:00

Linda, a volunteer from the Peace Houses, Jeff, Cindy, Beatriz, entering Arlington West to begin taps last night.

Alaska Gyrl w Brad on the Brad Blog

2005-08-29T08:56:00.000-07:00

Update-Monday am

2005-08-29T08:35:00.000-07:00

Thank god for wireless out here in the middle of nowhere but it is VERY slow and frustrating in camp. Right now i am in a hotel room about 10 miles from Camp Casey showering and sitting in the air conditioning to re-group before my 2 day odyssey (with plane changes etc )back to Alaska....and of course blogging to all of you with speedy wireless.

I can't express to you how much your comments and support for all of us out here in the trenches means to us. We feel the love flowing all over Camp Casey. I'm so happy to have learned about this blogging tool from a friend here at camp about 9 days ago. What an amazing thing. Screw the main stream media...who needs them. The oftentimes arrogance of the ms media is sickening here at the camp...their profiling of types to interview is transparent and repugnant despite our urging them to interview and represent the truly diverse and fascinating cross-section of folks here at Camp Casey. Meanwhile I huddle in my humble corner of the Camp Casey Universe and blog away to all of you about the truth and magic happening here...you who will really make the difference.

TAKE IT TO THE STREETS!!!! SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!!! TROOPS HOME....BUSH PRISON

i love you all.......Alaska Gyrl

Martin Sheen and Kathleen, Peace Activist

2005-08-28T22:25:00.000-07:00

Kathleen Rumpf is a peace activistist from Syracuse. She did a year in prison for protesting the School of the Americas in Fort Benning, Georgia. She and Martin go back 23 years ago when he learned about Kathleens work with the homeless. He's passionate about issues regarding poverty and homelessness and he's active in the peace movement.

Some of the Women that Help Run Camp Casey

2005-08-28T22:03:00.000-07:00

Everything here is volunteer..from patrolling the road out front, to driving shuttles back and forth between the 2 camps and the Peace House, to fixing all the volumes of food we supply to weekend supporters and all of us, to arranging all the music, to getting food in and kept cold etc etc etc.....it's mind boggling. Thank you awesome peace babes!!

Tomas, Bree, Jeff Key

2005-08-28T21:48:00.000-07:00