Fe Bongolan

Planet Waves writer Fe Bongolan lives in Oakland, California. Her column "Fe-911," has been featured on Planet Waves since 2008. As an actor and dramaturge, Fe is a core member of Cultural Odyssey's "The Medea Project -- Theater for Incarcerated Women," producing work that empowers the voices of all women in trouble, from ex-offenders, women with HIV-AIDS, to young girls and women at risk. A Planet Waves fan from almost the beginning of Eric's astrology career, Fe is a public sector employee who describes herself as a "mystical public servant." When it comes to art, culture and politics, she loves reading between the lines.

Obama Works Quietly to Close Down Guantanamo Bay

Dear Friend and Reader, The Office of the President-Elect is working quietlyВ to coordinate release for a number of prisoners as well as trials for the remaining incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Under plans being put together in Obama’s camp, some detainees would be released and many others would be prosecuted in U.S. criminal courts. … Read more