Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Sheehan (* 10. July 1957 ) is an American peace activist who in August 2005 because of their demonstration in front of the ranch of George W. Bush in Texas got media attention. She is sometimes referred to by the media as "Peace Mom".
Political activities
She accompanied President George Bush on many of his trips abroad and commented on his actions and political motives in the local media. She accuses the president, among other things, of having personally enriched himself in the Iraq war .
She has u. a. gave a speech in front of the Votive Church in Vienna on June 21, 2006 when President Bush was at the EU summit .
On December 28, 2006, she was arrested for blocking the road in front of the George W. Bush ranch .
At the end of May 2007 she announced in an open letter that she would resign from the Democratic Party and that she would temporarily stop her anti-war activities. She withdrew for the time being. In 2007 she announced: "It is with a heavy heart that I announce my candidacy against Nancy Pelosi (in the 8th district of California )."
First polls in early August 2007 showed that Sheehan could only count on 9% of the votes in the 8th constituency of California and was thus faced with a difficult challenge. Nancy Pelosi, who was re-elected over 80% in her home district in 2006, got 66% according to the poll, while the as-yet-unknown Republican challenger received 21% of the vote. 4% of voters were undecided. While Pelosi was re-elected on November 4, 2008 with 72% of the vote, Sheehan received 17%.
In 2007 she received the Thomas Merton Award for Peace and Social Justice.
background
Sheehan is the mother of the fallen soldier Casey Sheehan. Casey joined the US Army in 2000. At the age of 24, he renewed his contract in 2004. A few weeks later, on Palm Sunday , April 24, 2004, he was killed in action. This was just five days after arriving in Sadr City , Iraq during the US occupation of Iraq . Casey had volunteered on the rescue mission that killed him and several others. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart . The family was active in the Roman Catholic Church in Norwalk, California, and later in Vacaville, California , where Cindy Sheehan was a youth officer with St. Mary's Congregation.
Individual evidence
- ^ Protesting mom Cindy Sheehan arrested at Bush ranch - CNN report, December 30, 2006
- ↑ American anti-war groups remain silent about Cindy Sheehan's exit from the Democratic Party - WSWS report of June 14, 2007
- ↑ On the 14th day of the journey for humanity and responsibility - It's up to us - by Cindy Sheehan July 26, 2007 - ZNet ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ On Day # 1 of Campaign, Sheehan Starts With 9% in Her Camp in Uphill Battle Against Speaker Pelosi - SurveyUSA survey of August 9, 2007
- ↑ Califormia - County results , MSCBN website November 7, 2008
Web links
- "Why did my son have to die in Iraq?"
- Reymer Klüver: Outside the fence . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung of December 6, 2005. Online at sueddeutsche.de.
- David Walsh : "An Interview with the American Peace Activist Cindy Sheehan"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sheehan, Cindy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peace mom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American peace activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1957 |