Tag Archives: Berkeley

Berkeley Showdown Heats Up

The other day, I posted a blog about the city of Berkeley telling the Marines at the Recruiting Station there they were “uninvited and unwelcome intruders.” Well, as you know, there are very seldom anti-war protesters without pro-troops protesters showing up as well. In fact, Jacksonville just went through that a few weeks ago when Westboro Baptist Church members showed up in an anti-Marine Corps protest following the recent murder of Camp Lejeune Marine Maria Lauterbach. Not a smart move in a town that boasts about 45,000 military – the six church members were greatly outnumbered by the pro-Marine supporters. … Continue reading →

Berkeley vs. the Marines

I don’t know if you noticed the story, but there seems to be a war going on in California – with city of Berkeley vs. the Marines. I will try to not write this with a slanted bias (my husband is a Marine). It appears that the community of Berkeley is against the war, and therefore, they are against having a Marine recruiting center in their town. There have been people protesting outside the Marine recruiting center on Shattuck Avenue. One of the organizers of the protest, Zanne Joy with the anti-war group Code Pink said that anything legal should … Continue reading →