Found these you tube videos of our small presence at the Oct. 27th Rally and March

Yesterday was the Step It Up 2 event to request our legislators to cut carbon emsissions by 80% by the eyar 2050 and also to let them know that Utah does not want any new coal (and to begin reducing coal consumption).

PPnBB showed up there, of course! While we weren't in the queue for the program, we received permission to do three cheers in between speakers towards the end. We performed our recycling and global warming cheers, and modifed "Ungowah!" to include solar and bike powah!

Here are links to two videos (sorry, no still shots this time!):

Recycling

Several cheerleaders were unable to make it to the October 27th rally and peace march in downtown Salt Lake City -- there were just 3 of us to perform.

A bus load of people came down from Idaho to attend our event - a couple of them asked about starting their own radical cheerleader squad in Boise! We'd love to help . . .

10-27-2007 Peace Rally and March

10-27-2007 Peace Rally and March

 

(NOTE: Currently youtube is having difficulty displaying this uploaded video - hopefully it will be corrected soon....)

Uh, Ungowa
PRIDE is full of power!
Say Uh, Ungowa
PRIDE is full of power!
Say Uh, Ungowa
PRIDE is full of power!
Say Uh!

WE'RE POM POMS, NOT BOMB BOMBS!
AND WE DON'T TAKE NO MESS!
WE'RE GONNA PUT OUR COUNTRY
TO THE TEST!
SO STAND UP AND FIGHT BACK AND SAY WHAT MUST BE SAID!
IF WE DON'T TAKE SOME ACTION
EQUALITY IS DEAD!

R! IS FOR REVOLUTION!
E! SAID EVERYBODY!
S! SUBVERT THE SYSTEM!
I! IGNITE DEBATE!
S! SMASH THE STATE!
T! WE'RE GONNA TEAR IT DOWN!
RESIST! RESIST!
RAISE UP YOUR FIST!
RESIST! RESIST!
SHOW 'EM THAT YOU'RE PISSED!
RESIST! RESIST!
FIGHT THE HOMOPHOBISTS!
RESIST! RESIST!
SHOW 'EM....WHAT THEY....CAN....KISS!!

Last Sunday was the annual PRIDE parade in Salt Lake City - one of the biggest PRIDE celebrations around.  This year the  parade broke Utah's parade record ever by being the biggest parade in Utah History!

 Pom Poms Not Bomb Bombs, Utah's Radical Cheerleaders (of which I am a member) participated in the parade:

Here are the cheers and chants we did that day:
R! IS FOR REVOLUTION!
E! SAID EVERYBODY!
S! SUBVERT THE SYSTEM!
I! IGNITE DEBATE!
S! SMASH THE STATE!
T! WE'RE GONNA TEAR IT DOWN!
RESIST! RESIST!
RAISE UP YOUR FIST!
RESIST! RESIST!
SHOW 'EM THAT YOU'RE PISSED!
RESIST! RESIST!
FIGHT THE HOMOPHOBISTS!
RESIST! RESIST!
SHOW 'EM....WHAT THEY....CAN....KISS!!
Here are some photos:

Here are few more photos from the Rocky Roast the other night. 
Links to news:
Rocky ends up 'well done' in roast - PPnBB mentioned!

Last night's Rocky Roast was the most fun I've had in a long time, and that's saying a lot, 'cuz I've had a lot of fun, especially when cheerleading, on a fairly regular basis in my life -- I make having fun one of my top 10 priorities. I laughed til I cried several times during the evening. Rocky would turn back to us and comment on the things that the roasters would say -- like when Babs DeLay made a comment about Rocky's "horrible" tie, he turned to us and said, "It's true -- she's always hated my ties." 

We led Rocky up to the stage, and beforehand we joked around -- he mentioned sneaking over to Squatter's while we waited to bring him up. A couple of times he tried to wheel his chair off-stage when the roasting got a bit embarassing and Piper wheeled him back into place. It felt as if we'd been casual buds with him for years, just hanging out together on stage.

Our performance went well -- I don't think there were any mess ups, and we got many compliments afterwards from attendees.

These photos were taken by my friend, cameragirl84109:

Reception before the Rocky Roast

On stage with Rocky

Last night our radical cheerleading squad, Pom Poms Not Bomb Bombs performed at the Rocky Roast put on by the Salt Lake Acting Company. to roast outgoing Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson.  It was great fun and everyone loved us!  I will be posting for photos later today or tomorrow, but here is a photo of us with Rocky (I am to Rocky's left!):

Sunday, April 22nd PPnBB performed at the 16th Annual Earth Jam.

Pom Poms not Bomb Bombs has some performances coming up.

We'll be at Earth Jam on April 22nd (don't know the time yet) and we have been asked to perform for the "Rocky Roast and Toast", Salt Lake Acting Company's fundraiser.












                        Dress – Funky Chic

Hors d’oeuvres provided by Lori Tolbert Catering
Desserts provided by Carlucci’s

Green fuel  school

from the article:

Science teacher Shea Wickelson said alternative fuels came up while students were studying global warming and pollution. By the end of the year, the budding scientists were making their own biodiesel to run the bus the school had purchased with the help of another grant.

Today a rally was held at the Utah State Capitol by Planned Parenthood and the ACLU to lobby for a "no" vote to H.B. 235, the bill that originally would have banned abortions in Utah, but has now been reverted back to being a "trigger" bill.

The prevailing message was that women must retain the right to do what they want with their own bodies and the way to avoid abortions is by providing sex education (and not just abstinence) as well as legal and safe abortions if needed.

Pom Poms Not Bomb Bombs, Utah's Radical Cheerleaders, of which I am a member, participated. Here is the appropro cheer we did:

2-4-6-8!
Women's care is second rate!
That's not decent in our state!
We want access not debate!
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Here are some photos:



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Birth Control Not Bans Pro-choice rally at the Capitol

Westminster Roots and Shoots - Westminster College, Salt Lake City:

Bush is planning to send more troops to Iraq.

TELL HIM NO!!

Participate in this action:

The day the Utah papers publishes Bush's announcement of his surge, come to the sidewalk in front of the Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake
100 South State Street
5:30pm to 7:00pm
For a picket!

Bring signs and messages to demand that not only should no more troops be sent to Iraq,

WE WANT OUR TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ!
Information: NO SURGE
or 801-502-8556

Spread the word!

Have you taken any video of peace rallies or other peace related events in the past few years?  Marshall Thompson, the soldier who walked 500 miles through Utah to try to end the Iraq war and some film-producing relatives are making a documentary about the peace movement in the U.S. and about Marshall's walk. This is very low budget, with no investors, and they'd love any contributions of peace activities. More info here.

HERE'S TO MY GIRLS!!!

I am only as strong as the caffeine I drink and the
girlfriends I have.
Here's to you!
Why do we only have parties for each other when one
of us gets married,
pregnant, has a birthday, or retires?
What would most of us do without our sisters,
confidants, and shopping, lunching and traveling
girlfriends?
Let's celebrate each other for each other's sake!

If you get this twice or more, you are lucky to have
more than one girlfriend.
Someone will always be prettier.

Someone will always be smarter.

Their house will be bigger.

They will drive a better car.

Their children will do better in school.

And their husband will fix more things around the
house.

So let it go, Be Happy!
And love yourself and your circumstances.
Think about it.

The prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her
heart.
And the most highly favored woman on your job may be
unable to have children.
And the richest woman you know, she's got the car,
the house, the clothes....might be lonely.
And the word says if "I have not Love, I have
nothing."

So, again, love you.
Love who you are.
Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say

"I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to
be disappointed!"
I like that!
"Winners make things happen.
Losers let things happen"
Be Blessed ladies and pass this on to encourage
another woman.
"To the world you might be one person,
But to one person you just might be the world".

HERE'S TO YOU MY FRIENDS!