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A Protest in Oakland

By TChris, Section Social Justice
Posted on Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 07:58:07 PM EST
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by TChris

Speaking out:

Hyim Jacob Ross chained himself to a park bench in Oakland on Monday in what he said was the start of a five-day fast to protest the prevalence of inequality and injustice in America when the country is spending so much on a war.

Ross, a musician, teaches music at Coronado Elementary School in Richmond and ethics, spirituality and inter-personal communication at two synagogues in the East Bay.

"The war in Iraq is putting our nation into incredible debt and draining enormous financial, social, economic, industrial and political resources," said Ross, who is in early 30s and was born in San Francisco and raised in Oakland.

Ross isn't part of an organized protest. He's trying to make a difference, and he has a use-them-or-lose-them attitude about his First Amendment rights.

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    A Protest in Oakland | 9 comments (9 topical)
    Re: A Protest in Oakland (none / 0) (#1)
    by jimakaPPJ on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 06:38:55 AM EST
    I hope he enjoys his protest. The weather in Oakland is beautiful this time of year and he shouldn't get mugged more than twice.
    Re: A Protest in Oakland (none / 0) (#2)
    by Che's Lounge on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 08:48:28 AM EST
    Oakland in February? Oh yeah, that's accurate. Well, at least you're consistent.

    Re: A Protest in Oakland (none / 0) (#3)
    by jimakaPPJ on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 11:46:57 AM EST
    Che - That was sarcasm. Good grief. What did Twain say? The coldest winter he ever spent was one summer in San Francisco.

    Re: A Protest in Oakland (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 07:23:30 PM EST
    Since we're talking about neither San Francisco nor the summer, how do you think that remark is relevant? FYI, it's been dropping to around freezing the past few nights in Oakland.

    Re: A Protest in Oakland (none / 0) (#5)
    by jimakaPPJ on Wed Feb 22, 2006 at 10:46:45 AM EST
    largina and Che - Proving again that the Left has no sense of humor.

    Re: A Protest in Oakland (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Feb 22, 2006 at 11:11:18 AM EST
    Yeah, joking about someone getting mugged, what a laff riot!

    Re: A Protest in Oakland (none / 0) (#7)
    by jimakaPPJ on Wed Feb 22, 2006 at 05:12:34 PM EST
    Dark Avenher - Didn't you just tell us that all humor has its base in human suffering? And what don't you understand about "sarcasm?"

    Re: A Protest in Oakland (none / 0) (#8)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Feb 22, 2006 at 09:11:56 PM EST
    Didn't you just tell us that all humor has its base in human suffering? No. That your memory has played you foul in this regard is not unusual, except that a search of the archives would And what don't you understand about "sarcasm?" "Have you stopped beating your wife?" I'll answer your question if you'll reciprocate, PPJ ;)

    Re: A Protest in Oakland (none / 0) (#9)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Feb 23, 2006 at 12:49:50 AM EST
    largina and Che - Proving again that the Left has no sense of humor.
    First, it's really rude to purposely mangle my username. Second, you have no idea what my politics are. It's sad to see someone who is so blindly partisan that s/he bashes someone's politics based on her weather report. It's actually pretty amusing.

    A Protest in Oakland | 9 comments (9 topical)