Tuesday, Nov 5 --- Day 4

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We would like to announce the addition of our 4th caravan member! Tiel is a local organizer and community activist in South-Central LA, and one of the founding members of the SOA Watch - Los Angeles. She will be a valuable addition to our group! I will get a good picture up by tomorrow, along with more info about our newest member.

Today the caravan left Los Angeles and travelled along the I-10 to Phoenix, Arizona. We drove through the San Bernardino Mountains and a beautiful stretch of the desert on our way to Arizona State. The pictures below are from the road:

This one made us laugh: The orange sign says "yellow"???

Crossing the State line!

Our first stop in AZ was at Arizona State University in Tempe. The school is huge! Carlos spoke to over 50 students at an event organized by the Phoenix SOA Watch. The local chapter (which is just a year old!) made plenty of information available, and had one of the local State representatives attend the meeting to explain how the State representatives of Arizona voted on the last bill to close the School of the Americas. Way to go SOA Watch Phoenix! Pictures of ASU and the event below:

The Caravan along with Arizona State organizers

Last, we headed over to Brophy Prep in Phoenix, where Carlos related his story to over 75 students, faculty, and parents. Brophy is sending a delegation of 20 students to the protest at Ft Benning later this month... Way to go Brophy!!