A Bridge to Peace
The Bridge between Newcastle & Damariscotta has been the site of protests, vigils, and stands in solidarity for many years.
Pictured: “The Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans” Memorial Day event in 2016.
Sidebar and below : Many events from over the years,
When our precious rights are abridged
When our livelihood, our health, and our hearths are at risk
When our beloveds suffer and die
When we need to Thank our Veterans
When we must dance for freedom
When we must stand in silence or solidarity
When we must sing in joy or in protest
When our houses of worship are scenes of hatred
When our landmarks are defaced
When racism crawls out of its slimy gutter
When the broken lead the twisted into dark places we cannot comprehend
When our children need to see that we are not afraid
We gather at our River, the mighty Damariscotta
We gather on the Bridge between two towns
Our Bridge to Peace
Our Bridge to Tolerance
Our Bridge to Understanding
We gather there, as we have done before, to speak as one
It is the place we start, hand in hand
To heal ourselves and our world
The place we say publicly that
Silence is consent
Hate has no home here
We are the Human Race
And when for just one person a light comes on
A small understanding is seeded
A new compassion takes root
We Bridge the gap
& Love wins.
ECB
Photos of various gatherings on the Bridge over many years by Stephen LaGueux, Anna Barber & Eleanor Cade Busby
The Bridge between Newcastle & Damariscotta has been the site of protests, vigils, and stands in solidarity for many years.
Pictured: “The Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans” Memorial Day event in 2016.
Sidebar and below : Many events from over the years,
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About this blog:
What's the Buzz" covers what's happening, what might be happening, and what should be happening in the opinion of the author.
Eleanor Cade Busby is an unpublished award-winning writer, photographer and blogger & simply loves writing about herself in third person.She published this absolutely all true bio.
Busby grew up all over New England,a preacher's kid who set out to destroy every single stereotype about a "Minister's Daughter."
She attended Goddard College, The Rhode Island Conservatory of Music and The School of Life, majoring in everything she could stuff into her head. She once had her own office and a red stapler. Her employees learned quickly never to touch it.
Much of her very long life has been spent on or back-stage at theaters. She penned a couple of plays, directed many more and acted in scores of productions. She's done it all except hanging lighting. You can't make her climb a ladder.
She won awards locally & nationally for social services and customer care. Most recently she was awarded the PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award along with 3 million of her closest personal friends for "galvanizing a potent global movement to resist infringements on the rights and dignity of women and many other groups."
Busby has been a theater, art and dance reviewer and commentator for several publications, including CRACKED magazine.
Opinionated, obstinate, much-abused, and under-appreciated, she believes that if it isn't funny or relevant, it isn't worth it.
Eleanor Cade Busby lives in Midcoast Maine with two cats who like to stand on her head at 3 AM demanding a sacrifice, often her sanity.
Suggestions for topics and comments are always welcome at eleanorcadebusby@hotmail.com
