Greetings everyone! This is my first blog message, and I intend to make it meaningful. First off, those in OMJP know me as Mark. Feel free to address me as Mark or by my user name on OlyBlog! Now to the politics: it's come to my attention that there's a House Joint Resolution that pushes for withdrawal from Iraq. It's technically known as H.J. Res. 55, or the Homeward Bound Act.

To read it, go to the Library of Congress (http://thomas.loc.gov/) and search for H.J. Res. 55 (search for it by bill number to go directly to it).

I thought it was defeated twice in the House, but apparently it's still being reviewed. Supporting the passage of this bill would be a good move by the anti-war/peace movement in my honest opinion. However, the Homeward Bound Act naturally won't be enough to put a halt to the War on Terror, the Bush Administration, or the larger conservative movement.

As for Olympia's less fortunate, it's all too obvious to me as well that there needs to be major grassroots change to help fix this problem. I'd like to see greater coordination between OMJP, IWW, and Bread and Roses. I know that this coordination and cooperation already exists, but I'm wondering if it could be more intensive?