I tried to tell House Mother Karpinski what Al said and that she should keep a close eye on those girls, especially Lynndie and Sabrina. I knew they were the wild ones -- slipping out at night, smoking cigarettes, meeting boys and doing well-never-you-mind. I told her they were headed straight for the reformatory and now that's just what's happened. Oh, if only she'd listened.
San Francisco, CA (Posted 5/28/04)
This Saturday, May 29, 2004, at 10 AM, artists, activists, and free speech devotees will be gathering at the Copobianco Gallery in North Beach in support of owner Lori Haigh's right to display controversial art. The controversy grows out of the display of a new painting by graphic novelist Guy Colwell depicting the Abu Ghraib prison torture, which has led to Haigh receiving threats on the lives of she and her children and enduring vandalism at her gallery. The Copobianco Gallery is located at 1841 Powell St, between Filbert and Greenwich at Washington Square.
The San Jose Mercury News reports, "In the past 10 days, Haigh has endured vandalism at her Capobianco Gallery, dozens of hate calls labeling her anti-American, and even a few death threats. Now disillusioned and frightened for her family, she's closed the Powell Street gallery at least temporarily, and maybe for good. That has spawned another protest, from San Francisco artists and publishers, including veterans of past censorship battles. They vow to persuade her to stay open."
If you cannot attend the gathering, express your belief in the right to speak freely and without intimidation by showing support for Lori Haigh and the Copobianco Gallery by e-mailing info@capogallerysf.com or writing to: 1841 Powell Street, San Francisco CA 94133-2809.
http://www.ncac.org/action/alerts.html