Standing in front of the police barricade across Eight Avenue, Grace, Margarita and Alanna, all of New York City, flash the peace sign and, unintentionally, a British obscenity.
A Good Day for Dissent August 31st 2004 Monday was a day for another march, this time unpermitted. I joined the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign for a permitted rally at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza across from the United Nations. The rally started off with promise and vigor, with each speaker taking no more than a minute at the microphone. But it was at some point after Nicole from the Deaf and Blind Committee for Human Rights ... read more
North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
Wes Cheney has been hooked on biking ever since his parents strapped him into a baby seat on the back of his momma's bike. By the age of nine Wes was fogging film with his first camera and had written the definitive biography of his dead hamsters, Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Ginger. After three semesters of college Wes dropped out, traded in the knobbies & flats on his first mountain bike for slicks and drops, and liquidated his trust fund to ride across Europe, much to the consternation of his parents. Upon arriving home he signed up with the Navy in order to finance his return to college. A res... full info