by Drick Boyd | May 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
May 26 is a day I will never forget. At about 5:30 in the afternoon, after nearly 6 hours of testimony and legal debate, the twelve of us arrested for protesting in front of Colismo’s Gun Shop were pronounced not guilty by Judge Yvette Simmons. After nearly 5 months...
by Drick Boyd | May 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
In preparation for our trial on May 26, our lawyer asked each defendant to put together a personal statement as to why we participated in the direct action against Colismo’s gun shop. While this will not be my exact testimony, the following is my basic reasoning...
by Drick Boyd | May 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Several years ago as part of a workshop on Family Systems, I did an extensive history on my family of origin. With the help of an aunt on my Dad’s side, and an uncle on my Mom’s side, I was able to pull together a rather impressive history of the various strains of...
by Drick Boyd | Apr 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
On Good Friday, April 10, about 100 people gathered near Colismo’s Gun shop to commemorate the death of Jesus, and its connection to the countless meaningless deaths due to gun violence. Folks from all walks of life gathered to say that illegal guns and the...
by Drick Boyd | Apr 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
[With apologies to all my vegetarian friends, please forgive the overabundance of meaty metaphors in this piece.] In the interest of trying to see all sides of current issues, I often will read The Bulletin on my train ride into the city. The Bulletin is an...
by Drick Boyd | Mar 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
Every once and a while I come across something that opens a new window to my understanding. Such was the case recently when I read Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. For years I have lamented that we who call ourselves peace activists have not...
