PORTLAND, OR 2007-02-09 A group calling itself ‘The Surge Protection Brigade’ picketed outside a military recruitment center in Portland again Friday.

Last week, six women were arrested for blocking access to the center.

Cristy Murray says about 30 people are in their fourth week of Friday protests.

Cristy Murray: “We were hoping to be able to go in and talk to the recruiters again, that’s kind of our hope every week. They’ve so far been unwilling to have a conversation with us. So we just stand in front of the education center and try to educate people walking by, and try to prevent any more kids from going inside and being recruited.”

A sign at the recruitment center says it is closed. The Surge Protection Brigade’s main aim is to protest the president’s plan to surge more troops into Iraq.

In a Portland IMC report back, one activist writes: “There was something really, powerfully inspiring about seeing the steel awning pulled down over the exposed windows at the recruiting office, and the apologetic little sign hastily taped up on the door, informing passersby that the office was closed. It was like looking at a white flag.”

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