"In Sound Proof Rooms"
dedicated to Anna Mae Aquash (1945-1975/6)
a nEw pIecE
by antoinette nora claypoole
photo: "NW AIM, circa 1972" photographer unknown
"My eyes drift like a death walk.
Back into the heartbeat of a Pacific Northwest audience. An event myself and local activists organized: “Apartheid in America”.
One night that late winter weekend International Treaty Council person Tom LaBlanc brought an 8mm flick up from San Francisco. It was called “Brave Hearted Woman” and there I heard Annie Mae’s name.
Saw her death in the eyes of all of us, like headlights on an Oregon highway which Robert
Robideau still claims “did her in. That November (1975) bust here in Oregon was her death sentence, antoinette”. " read complete piece
homeBack into the heartbeat of a Pacific Northwest audience. An event myself and local activists organized: “Apartheid in America”.
One night that late winter weekend International Treaty Council person Tom LaBlanc brought an 8mm flick up from San Francisco. It was called “Brave Hearted Woman” and there I heard Annie Mae’s name.
Saw her death in the eyes of all of us, like headlights on an Oregon highway which Robert
Robideau still claims “did her in. That November (1975) bust here in Oregon was her death sentence, antoinette”. " read complete piece
