So many beautiful people trying to change the world

[MichaelHarris]

Saturday morning, Michigan Ave in Chicago on my way to the Magnifcant Mile I rounded the corner into Democracy. I love Democracy. That and the fact that I had just bought a 60 year old Elmar 50mm lens for my Leica and wanted to try it out. Politics aside this camera and lens was made for this moment:



















When the issue is peace how can you not choose a side? I will always choose peace, I will always stand with those who want freedom, and those who want to stop the killing. Look into the eyes of the young and see the anger, turn that into love and the world has a chance.

Michael Harris

[WilliamPitt]

1. The partisans

Ardent and cemented supporters of Israel will say they are defending democracy by defending Israel, which has a parliament and the vote. Ardent and cemented supporters of Lebanon will say they are defending democracy by defending Lebanon, which has a parliament and the vote.

I'm with you, Michael. I choose peace.

Who can we speak to in Israel, Hezbollah, Syria, Iran and America so we can convince them we have the right way to go?

Hm.

I'll make a deal with you. I'll start with my neighbor, and you start with yours.

:grouphug:

[MichaelHarris]

2. Thank you William

My neighbor is Jewish and supports peace, I hope my pictures can lay the first stone in the bridge to peace.

[The Stranger]

7. It would appear that everyone in the world wants a ceasefire, except

George W. Bush, his criminal administration, their criminal co-conspirators in Congress, and the Israelis.

[Cerridwen]

27. I would suggest you meant the Israeli government rather than

the Israelis?

The Israeli people, nearest I can tell, are as horrified at their government's actions as we, American people, are horrified at our government's actions. With some notable exceptions much as we have here in the U.S.

If I am incorrect, I apologize for misreading your words.

[mopinko]

9. i suspect israel is no more a democracy any more than we are

the military industrial complex does not recognize borders. it is worldwide.
i have no facts, just the gut feeling that the kind of dirty pool played in our campaigns and elections here, also happen there. i would be happy to hear the facts from someone who knows them.
our "aid" to israel does not go to israel. it goes to ge, lockheed, martin marietta, etc.
the citizens of israel need to take their country back from the thugs, as do we.

[mogster]

3. Great pictures

Thanks for posting. I choose peace too :-)

[MichaelHarris]

12. Thank you

It was a wonderful place to be.

[Binka]

4. Powerful Photographs & Post K & R

Thank you very much. You have an excellent eye and a wonderful point.

[NJCher]

5. you are a very talented photographer

Thank you for sharing these photos with us.




Cher

[MichaelHarris]

13. Thank you and you're very welcome

I've been in a small town too long and miss the excitement that can erupt any time across America.

[Mnemosyne]

6. 5th K and R. Beautiful Michael, thanks for sharing! n/t

[MichaelHarris]

14. Thank you for looking

and being part of a wonderful web site that supports peace without borders, or borders.

[Mnemosyne]

24. Btw - love your sigline! So true. n/t

:hi:

[jonnyblitz]

8. I love black and white pictures! these are excellent!

I am so glad to see the people out there, too. thanks for posting! :hi:

[MichaelHarris]

15. Thank you

I just pushed the button, these people did the real work just as all of the people on DU.

[jonnyblitz]

28. I would say it takes more than just "pushing a button" to get

quality pictures like this! :thumbsup:

[intheflow]

10. Thank you for not only choosing peace,

but also for choosing to witness for peace.

These are stunning photos. I hope you don't mind, I'm putting a link to the this thread in the Photo Group.

[MichaelHarris]

16. Thanks

and you're more than welcome to use the pictures in any way. These faces may bring about peace.

[RagingInMiami]

11. Excellent shots

The black and white provides a certain timelessness to your photos; as if things are just repeating themselves over and over, decade after decade, generation after generation.

How many more times are we going to walk down this road?

[MichaelHarris]

17. Thanks ragin'

We seem to have to walk this road everytime a world sells us fear and hatred. Now they have networks such as Fox News bringing it to us 24/7.

[redqueen]

18. Beautiful pics... thank you so much!

:kick:

[MichaelHarris]

20. thank you redqueen

I love the faces of people who care. I'm drawn to their beauty as well as their cause.

[ceile]

19. Thank you, Michael

Very moving.

[MichaelHarris]

21. Thank you

I don't think I've seen a more beautiful person than the lady helping the young man who had been crying.

[Little Star]

22. A very moving story your pictures tell.

Thank you for sharing they are beautiful. Peace is the only answer for mankind.

[MichaelHarris]

23. Thank you

I wish I could put into words my feelings, there was nothing but love and peace with these people. About as close as I can get is to look into their eyes and see the pain with a glimmer of hopefullness.

[Anita Garcia]

25. Peace and thank you for the photos

[MichaelHarris]

30. Thank you

it was a wonderful experience being among such great people.

[glitch]

26. Beautiful. Thanks for posting. nt

[MichaelHarris]

31. Thank you

I hope someday to catch another moment.

[Change has come]

29. Thanks for sharing your work.

These are beautiful. I enjoyed your pics from the gay games too.

:applause:

[MichaelHarris]

32. Thank you

it was a great week to be in Chicago seeing all the wonderful and beautiful at both the Gay Games and the peace march.

[aaronbees]

33. Those are wonderful...

I really love the second photo ... as is so often the case, it's the children who say it best :) How can one look in their eyes and not choose peace? Thank you for sharing.

:grouphug:

[DYouth]

34. The only sad part is that it's mostly ANSWER who's standing up for them

No one else seems to be endorsing the peace here, to be standing up for Lebanon and Gaza. United for Peace and Justice has condemned the violence, but it hasn't organized any rallies or vigils to my knowledge. Hillary, Feingold, Lamont, Clark -- they've given the greenlighting to the deaths of what will probably be at least 10,000 more Arabs.

THESE are the brave people here who should be in office all around the world -- the people of peace.

[madeline_con]

35. Very powerful and moving...

It seems to me the people of the world are ready for peace, but our governments won't let us have it. :cry:

[MichaelHarris]

37. Thank you very much

I've been reading the organizers website and hope to attend some more of their marches.

[RandomKoolzip]

36. Goddamn. Beautiful thread.

Great pics, man. Thanks for sharing these.

I wish both Israel and Hezbollah could see that they're playing hackey-sack with the whole rest of the world's future by engaging in this petty fucking war. Both sides need to grow the fuck up and coexist.

[MichaelHarris]

38. Thanks RKZ

Our country uses other nations like sports teams use ankle tape. When we're done we toss it away.