Sheehan's Field of Dreams

Hundreds gather at Camp Casey to mourn the dead and fight like hell for the living

"...Forty-eight-year-old Cindy Sheehan wiped tears from her eyes as she looked southeast..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Buying the Administration's Bill of Goods Whole; Why Doesn't Sheehan Do Same?

"...Dear Editor, My first reaction to Cindy Sheehan was empathy [“Sheehan's Field of Dreams,” News, Aug. 19]...."

Aug. 29, 2005 Postmarks

Weekend at Casey's

Thousands converge in the president's back yard to make a stand with Cindy Sheehan

"...last bend on the lazy, meandering road to Camp Casey, a modest white church peeks out from the brush...."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Kate X Messer

We Owe It to Casey

"...Dear Editors, When Cindy Sheehan lost her son Casey to an unnecessary war, she..."

Aug. 22, 2005 Postmarks

Sparking a Prairie Fire: Cindy Sheehan at City Hall

The founder of Camp Casey and her "Bring Them Home Now" Tour arrives to a big Austin welcome

"...crowd to a microphone was none other than Cindy Sheehan, the Gold Star mother who has spent the last..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

In Support of Sheehan

"...traffic. I was there for a rally for Cindy Sheehan, who's waiting to talk to Bush about the death..."

Aug. 18, 2005 Postmarks

Photos From the Vigil for Cindy Sheehan

Hundreds of activists met Wednesday night on the Pfluger Bridge to support the "Crawford Peace Mom"

"...As Cindy Sheehan camped outside of George W. Bush's ranch in Crawford,..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Cindy Sheehan – Authentic American Hero

"...Dear Editor, I really enjoyed the article on Camp Casey [“Weekend at Casey's,” Web Extra, Sept. 2]. My wife..."

Sept. 6, 2005 Postmarks

Get on the Bus

A guide to anti-war events nationally and in Texas on Sept. 24

"...weekend can take part in conference calls with Camp Casey's new D.C. headquarters. Contact debstuff@hotmail.com to join the Austin..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

War Watch

Cindy Sheehan and others who have lost loved ones in Iraq come to Austin

"...That's the thing about the phenomenon that is Cindy Sheehan: She's exceptional. Not because she has done anything extraordinary,..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond.

"...R-Nebraska, on ABC's This Week With George StephanopoulosHeadlines• Cindy Sheehan, mother of slain Iraq war soldier Casey Sheehan, briefly..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

An Iraq war vet responds to the senseless attack on Camp Casey

"...reported here and elsewhere over the past week, Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a slain Iraq war soldier, has..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...States of America is a noble cause. – Cindy Sheehan, mother of slain Iraq War soldier Casey Sheehan, on..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Terms of Engagement

If 'We Can't Make It Here,' then James McMurtry's in big trouble

"...– and McMurtry has that song. Onstage at Camp Casey, the Crawford vigil organized by Cindy Sheehan, whose son..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Everything Old Is New Again

A Texan's in the White House, we're in a quagmire war – and 'The Rag' returns to Austin

"...event was one of hundreds in support of Cindy Sheehan, the California mother whose son, Casey, was killed in..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Naked City

Pro- and anti-war factions faced off during the final weekend of Camp Casey in Crawford

"...for Peace, the organization founded in part by Cindy Sheehan, listened last Saturday as Iraq War veterans and military..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...residents' "public safety" concerns in the wake of Cindy Sheehan's monthlong anti-war vigil at the intersection of two county..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature

Soldier of Morality

Spc. Mark Wilkerson learns that it's a lot easier to get in the Army than it is to get out

"...on the run. A couple of months ago, Cindy Sheehan announced that she intends that Camp Casey III –..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...heels of the monthlong anti-war protest led by Cindy Sheehan – violate their constitutional right to free speech. Veterans..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...More than 100 protestors – many from mother-turned-protester Cindy Sheehan's Camp Casey up in Crawford – were on hand..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• The annual Casey Foundation report on child welfare, "Kids Count," reported this..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I really enjoyed the article on Camp Casey ["Weekend at Casey's," Web Extra, Sept. 2]. My wife..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Column

Angry White People for Peace

"...an Austin Chronicle reporter on the way to Camp Casey today [“Sheehan's Field of Dreams," News, Aug. 19]. Getting..."

Aug. 30, 2005 Postmarks

Ruins of the Realm

Talking turkey with James McMurtry

"...In 2005, he was a regular fixture at Camp Casey in Crawford, Texas, where peace activist Cindy Sheehan sought..."

May 2, 2008 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Fighting the War: Wilkerson sentenced, activists press Congress

Soldier faces seven months in prison for refusing Iraq service

"...he told a crowd of anti-war protesters at Cindy Sheehan's Camp Casey that he planned to turn himself in...."

March 2, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

Katrina Aftermath Radio: A Brief, Dysfunctional Life

Attempts to set up a low-power FM for Astrodome residents killed by bureaucracy

"...Due to a call for LPFM transmission at Cindy Sheehan's Camp Casey – which was ultimately decided against because..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...in Washington, peace activists broke camp at Crawford's Camp Casey and Gold Star Mother Cindy Sheehan arrived in Austin..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature