The Community Coalition Against Mining Uranium's BRING GRAMMA HOME BLOG by Donna Dillman

Day 31: Happy 18 Elisha! And thanks Scott Ried, MP, for your visit!

2007-11-09T18:34:49Z

Happy 18th birthday Elisha. As you move into adulthood, may all your challenges be handled with grace and integrity. I love you and I'm proud of you. Scott Reid, MP for this electoral district, arrived along with his assistant, Carol, having pick...

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Day 30: Down 15 pounds, and I am not quitting

2007-11-09T18:29:51Z

With a full month behind me, the pressure is mounting to have me end my protest and go home to my family. I wish I could comply with those folks who have my well-being in mind and at heart. But, as Mike wrote to an associate today, this effort has...

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Day 29 Networking from the side of the 509

2007-11-09T05:06:07Z

I had a fabulous sleep last night. It was a quiet morning and I took time to speculate at how surprised and pleased I am to be ‘weathering’ so well. I suspect others are feeling similar feelings. Going in, I imagined that by the end of a ful...

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Day 28 Sometimes it takes just one person to start a revolution

2007-11-09T04:56:53Z

The last day of my first (I say that hoping there won’t be a second) full month on site proved to be a lively one. First off, I was able to get on the net, al-be-it briefly. There are still some kinks, but it is looking very possible to get hoo...

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Day 27 You just can't juice organic chocolate bars

2007-11-09T04:47:41Z

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly the days pass here on the side of the road. Between boiling water, squeezing lemons, greeting visitors, keeping warm, making and tending fires, giving interviews (phone and in person), the time just flies ...

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Day 26 A phone by the side of the road

2007-11-08T19:10:44Z

The sun rose over another quiet day on the roadside. We have been so blessed to have had so much sunshine during the (almost) month that I have been here. And speaking of blessed, I had the opportunity to soak in a hot bath before an evening mee...

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Day 25 Support from Hamilton today...word continues to spread

2007-11-08T17:13:15Z

Another relatively quiet day on the home front, with a visitor from Hamilton taking the long distance prize. (The only prize is mention here, of course.) Mike came by and altered the phone set-up to insure that no calls are missed. He spent the...

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Rock and Soul, Ottawa Citizen's Janice Kennedy weighs in on Donna's hunger strike

2007-11-04T17:39:57Z

Rock and Soul It would be easy to dismiss Donna Dillman as a flake, but you shouldn't. For 28 days near Sharbot Lake, the 53-year-old has been on a hunger strike to protest uranium mining. Janice Kennedy finds out why Janice Kennedy The Ottawa Ci...

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Day 24 more "What you can do when times get trying" ideas

2007-11-03T19:28:59Z

Settlers, the more the merrier, are invited to join the annual Christmas party put on by the Shabot Obaadjiwan at the Catholic Church (across from Timber Mart) on Hwy 38 at Sharbot Lake on December 1st at 1 o’clock. There well be a short present...

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Day 23 We all need to keep on keeping on

2007-11-03T18:57:41Z

Into the 4th week here on the side of the road, more people are expressing their concern for my well-being. I’d like you all to know that I expect to come through this just fine, with our goal accomplished. Please be assured that, if I did not, ...

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