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    Kristy Powell commented on the diary post Tarsands 65: Ian Hoffmann, #63, Gets Arrested by Scarecrow.

    2011-08-26 16:12:53View | Delete

    Truly excellent to read your perspective #63. Being third rather than third from last, I wondered what it was like for you all. Thank you for sharing your story. And it was an honor to sit/stand with you.

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    Kristy Powell commented on the diary post Finding Freedom in Prison by Kristy Powell.

    2011-08-26 16:02:58View | Delete

    Thanks so much everyone for your kind words and encouragement. I’d return that encouragement by encouraging you to join others in Washington DC to continue protesting this pipeline. We’ve still got another week of demonstrations to go, and we need you more than ever!

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    Kristy Powell commented on the diary post Finding Freedom in Prison by Kristy Powell.

    2011-08-26 15:49:30View | Delete

    That’s a good point, and a mistake on my part to not make the distinction. That said, from behind bars I could’ve called it jail, prison, lock-up, penitentiary, etc. Each word served well the kind of concepts and changes I was confronting throughout the experience.

    Thank you for your kind words!

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    Kristy Powell commented on the diary post Finding Freedom in Prison by Kristy Powell.

    2011-08-26 15:45:56View | Delete

    I’d agree, BP, but seeing as how every day since last Saturday arrestees have been receiving the option to “post and forfeit” and not serve any jail time, dresses can still work for the demonstrations. Bill McKibben specifically asked participants to dress nice for the occasion — namely so that it’s less easy for the [...]

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    Kristy Powell commented on the diary post Finding Freedom in Prison by Kristy Powell.

    2011-08-26 15:41:58View | Delete

    Edited! Thanks for catching that!

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    Kristy Powell wrote a new diary post: Finding Freedom in Prison

    2011-08-25 19:55:34View | Delete

    ThumbnailWritten by Kristy Powell for One Dress Protest . This diary is cross posted . Photo by Milan Ilnyckyj Last Saturday I got arrested. Having never been arrested before, it feels strange to write that. Like most Americans I associate getting arrested with committing egregiously unlawful acts that require punishment … or, you know, getting drunk in public and being picked [...]

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    Kristy Powell became a registered member

    2011-08-25 12:34:45View | Delete