Sandy of Friends of Big Bear Valley posted a strongly worded opinion of the actions of “protestors” of the fireworks at Big Bear Valley.

In it, she said the protestors were harassing people involved in the fireworks and publishing their names and home addresses.

And the fireworks went as planned, so the intimidation tactics failed.

As a child of the sixties, I saw riots for Civil Rights. Every night, the news covered the violence..

The four black children killed by bomb.

John F Kennedy shot in 1963.

Martin Luther King shot in 1968.

The riots in Chicago at the Democratic convention in 1968.

The four students at Kent State shot in 1970.

And the list goes on.

Environmental movement was also gaining strength…and then movement lost a lot of support with violent actions by those claiming to be environmentalists but were infiltrators from oil companies.

I saw with my own eyes how strong the opposition is for anyone protesting for the environment.

I was shaking in my boots as I attended my first protest ever at Standing Rock. When I walked up to the protest line, and saw the mercenaries in riot gear, I started to leave.

But I got my courage and turned to join the Indians again.

Being brave doesn’t mean you’re not scared. It means you’re scared, but you fight the good fight.

And that means you don’t resort to tactics like bullying and exposing peoples home addresses.

You show up and pray in a good way. You block out the negative energy. You ignore the distractions they throw at you.

Prayer is Power!!