Soapbox

The dog, Sasha, confused and cowering sniffs the soldier’s hand, mewling for its owner. A stuffed toy lies in the debris which was once a home. Bodies strewn like rag dolls bloated in greening rains. Entombed women, children gasping prayers under weighted rubble. Endless bombardment, endless destruction. Hospitals, schools, universities, libraries, supermarkets, parks, destroyed. I witness all this, impotent, disabled, incapacitated and fatigued. Is this civilization in the 21st century? Meanwhile, the suit and tie beast berates his minions, who sheepishly kiss the anchor of his sinking state. If God be our witness, may there be found a lightning charge of justice levied upon a soulless, mad despot, quivering in his dreaded darkness.

– Burt Baldwin, Ignacio

AVoiceforChoice: Protestors gather in Buckley Park on Tue., May 3, in opposition to the leaked Supreme Court draft decision which potentially will overturn Roe v. Wade. The rally was organized by activist

Harrison Wendt and the group Indivisible Durango in an attempt to raise Durango voices on the issue./Photo by Scarlett Moore/Animas High School intern

Day of action for wolves

Five-hundred wolves have been killed in the Northern Rockies and 25 in Yellowstone National Park, which is ¼ of wolves in Yellowstone. Everyone who loves wolves or wildlife, please take action this Fri., May 6, for a Wolf Day of Action, organized by the Endangered Species Coalition. We hope thousands of people will participate, increasing the pressure on Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland and President Biden to relist and protect wolves.

Here’s how you can get involved this Friday:

• Sign up for the phone jam at: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-up-for-our-phone-jamfor-wolves. Encourage other to sign up for the phone jam by sharing the sign-up link with them! • Post on social media using this link: p2a.co/vHPVfKX. Encourage others to post on social media by sharing the above link with them!

I hope you can participate in this day of action and encourage other wolf lovers and environmentalists to participate, too.

– Sarah Starman, wolfprotectors@endangered.org