Dear Friends of Brian Willson, This Monday, June 3rd, Brian was hit by a car (SUV) while he was on his hand-cycle on his way to his Vigil & Solidarity Fast with The Hunger Striking Prisoners at Guantanamo. Brian was not seriously injured, but he has lots of soreness, bruises & muscle wrenching. His hand-cycle was pretty much destroyed. He was stationary at a corner waiting for this SUV to pass him. The driver turned right, into the wrong lane and ran into Brian as he was sitting there. Apparently she didn't see him. He ended on the ground with the cycle on top of his bruised body. Luckily his partner Becky showed up soon thereafter. Brian has not gone back to the Vigil at the Portland, Oregon City Hall, but he is continuing his Fast while he is recovering at home. I talked with Brian this morning. He and Becky were headed to the VA Hospital to see about his injuries. The driver who lives very near to where the accident happened, took full responsibility and felt very bad. As she hit him, one of Brian's legs came off, which really freaked her out. I asked Brian if he needed money to help pay for a new hand-cycle. He said he thinks her insurance will pay for one. They are quite expensive.
Here is what Brian wrote to me this morning: I do not have serious injuries but do have lots of soreness, bruises, muscle wrenching, etc. No broken bones. No bleeding. Serious damage to the handcycle. I am recovering at home resting a lot waiting to recover a cycle once again, perhaps more slowly now, but continue the fast indefinitely. Now in day 25. If you would like to send Brian a message of support, his email is: b...@brianwillson.com . The new website for Closing Guantanamo is: www.closeguantanamo.net Brian's website is: www.brianwillson.com If you haven't already done so, please watch the 9-Minute Trailer for: "PAYING THE PRICE FOR PEACE: The Story of S. Brian Willson & The Peace Movement" - Directed by Bo Boudart - Associate Producer Frank Dorrel - www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKIjfUAnPvY&feature=player_embedded# <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKIjfUAnPvY&feature=player_embedded> If you feel inspired to help get this important film finished, please send a donation to: Beau Monde Image Foundation PO Box 7395, Menlo Park, CA 94026 (This is a 501 C-3 organization. So it is Tax Deductable) Bo has already interviewed Daniel Ellsberg, Father Roy Bourgeois, Medea Benjamin, Col. Ann Wright, Martin Sheen, Alice Walker, Phil Donahue, Blase Bonpane, Ron Kovic, Ray McGovern, Charlie Clements, Camila Mejia (Iraq War Veteran), Bruce Gagnon, Charlie Liteky, Duncan Murphy, Leah Bolger (past president of Veterans For Peace), Elliot Adams (past president of VFP), Mike Prysner (Iraq War Veteran), David Swanson, Jeff Paterson (Courage to Resist), Ed Ellis (VFP-LA) & others. He still plans to interview Amy Goodman, Kris Kristofferson, Ed Asner, Kathy Kelly & Cindy Sheehan. Bo Boudart is a producer of wildlife, ecology, cultural, human rights, cultural, educational and science programs. He has initiated productions in Asia, Indonesia and Philippine Island Archipelagos, South America, Africa, Australia, the Arctic, the Caribbean, and throughout the United States. Boudart has produced documentaries, animations, educational, marketing and informational programs for distribution in all formats. Many of his programs have aired on the Discovery Channel, Public Television, Canadian Broadcasting, NHK Japan, French TV, and the Middle East. Bo Boudart Director of: "Paying The Price For Peace" 650-644-7228 bboud...@gmail.com www.boboudartproductions.org Other Important Links for S. Brian Willson Here is Brian's Interview on Democracy Now with Amy Goodman on October 28th, 2011: www.democracynow.org/2011/10/28/blood_on_the_tracks_brian_willsons You can watch Brian's 8-minute segment from my film: "What I've Learned About US Foreign Policy" at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rkvl9XHCYU&feature=related All of Brian's essays on his website are well worth reading: www.brianwillson.com Short Autobiography of S. Brian Willson: www.brianwillson.com/autobiography BLOOD ON THE TRACKS: The Life & Times of S. Brian Willson: www.addictedtowar.com/SBWillson.html In Peace, Frank Dorrel Associate Producer of: PAYING THE PRICE FOR PEACE Publisher of: ADDICTED To WAR P.O. Box 3261 Culver City, CA 90231-3261 310-838-8131 fdor...@addictedtowar.com fdor...@sbcglobal.net www.addictedtowar.com <outbind://4-00000000B7E40A0E30A3634C8C09731835BE9ED0A4532D01/www.addictedto war.com> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
