Great Women of the World Week

First, Leslie, that great Woman of the World, had her break from her Kenyan Peace Corps Assignment extended and is staying in town through next week. So, on Thursday, we got to have lunch in Japantown and see "Charlie's Angels 2" together. (Historical note: Leslie and I saw the first one together on opening day back in November 2000 as a way to get away from our overwhelming and stressful work on the local campaigns we were working on for that upcoming Tuesday-- which turned out to be, you know, the all-famous Bush/Gore election day.) Leslie and I had so much fun. It was so great to hang out with her again. (And I wore my Senator Barbara Boxer t-shirt to be a pro-woman activist while I was with her.)

Next, Ellen (Historical note: She's from Kansas City but lives here in SF now too. She took over my position at Planned Parenthood of Kansas City back in 1994 as I left Kansas City for new chapters in my life.). She and I had dim sum in Chinatown today and then went to see Greenpeace's ship which is currently docked in San Francisco Bay. It was pretty cool getting a guided tour around the ship and hearing about their work around the world to stridently vocalize environmental destruction. After SF, they're on their way up to Alaska to do what they can to help preserve the Tongass National Forest area, which the Bush Administration is trying to destroy, as part of Greenpeace's Endangered Forests, Endangered Freedoms campaign. Along the tour, guided by cooky hippie shipmates from around the world, we heard about how the boat operates, where it goes, as well as their member's political views on the descration of the environment. Political views on the Greenpeace boat? I was shocked. Ha. (And I wore my old "Choice Choice Choice Choice" t-shirt to be an activist with Ellen again.)

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