Idaho Acts Up For Peace

You might think from the coverage of the unfolding Larry Craig debacle that Idaho is simply filled with angry right-wing white men who furtively meet in bathroom stalls. But Idaho is, and always has been, more complicated than that. New Yorkers might not believe it, but there is a community of progressive activists in Idaho who are engaged in important organizing and witnessing work. Take, for instance, the Idaho Peace Coalition, which has a full calendar of educational activities and protests for the months of August and September. This upcoming Sunday, as on every Sunday, members of the coalition will meet at the Anne Frank Memorial in Boise and walk along the Greenbelt in a persistent anti-war protest. That’s at 3 pm, folks. Will you add your body, your voice, your presence, your peaceful force?