January 29
by Amy
“WAR IS NOT PEACE. TYRANNY IS NOT FREEDOM. HATE IS NOT LOVE. END THE WAR IN VIETNAM.”
They are the most beautiful signs I’ve seen yet. They’re from the Chicago Women for Peace and North Shore Women for Peace. Coleman and I went to see the new subway signs. They were put up yesterday. For almost three years, we’ve been fighting to get those signs up. The CTA wouldn’t allow the Movement to buy the space, so the ACLU took the case to court. Free speech. The CTA finally caved in.
It took a long time, but everyone was patient. Now there are 25 of them up around the city.
I love those groups. The women there are some of the coolest around. Sometimes I wonder why I work here, instead of there with them. I don’t know what it is, but sometimes I don’t like being a woman. I mean, it’s not like I have a choice. I know that the Movement as a whole respects women. At least, I keep telling myself that.
