An edited transcript of a day-long interview conducted with Cindy Sheehan by Open Media pamphlet co-founder Greg Ruggiero. There's certainly never been a better time to resurrect the pamphlet series. And there's perhaps never been a better author to rush out there. ''...I interviewed Cindy about her personal journey - Martin Luther King - Jr. - social change - and how the senseless killing of her son Casey triggered a prairie fire within her that spread to Crawford - Texas - and from there to the rest of the nation. Peace advocate - movement leader - passionate speaker - nonviolent resister - inspired writer - Cindy Sheehan is all of these things. But after spending last Monday with her - I realised that above and beyond all else - Cindy is a Mother. Not just a Mother - but Mom Laureate - Subcommandante Momus - Nobel Peace Mom - Dr. Mom - Jr. - Mahatma Momdi - National Mom - World Mom - Milky Way Mom. Which is to say - Casey's Mom. Cindy summons and delivers a message from the unbearable anguish a parent suffers when their child dies before their time. ..Until she hears the shouts of joy when the last U.S. soldier returns home from occupied soil - she is not going to stop. The pamphlet in your hands is her voice. If you listen you can hear the Roar. If you listen - you can hear your name being called out to get involved. This pamphlet is dangerous. It's a spark that can start prairie fires. Please use it.'' [from the 'Letter To The Reader' by Greg Ruggiero]
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