[Seattle-editorial] Washington and baltimore feature

[anarch3m]

Shawn, we operaste as self publishing operation.  We supplyn the site, anyone may publish without submitting.  After the story is up, it may become the focus for a feature.  Can you put the story to our wire?  the prominent "publish" link will take you to the interface and the proceedure is pretty much self explanatory.

We usually like to link other posts, even some outside sources to do a feature.  But this would need to form around a story already posted.

TRy it and let us know if you have a problem.  I and others are currently off to Burning Man, but those in Sea could help as they have internet access.

walt 
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On Sun, 25 Aug 2002 18:00:53  
 Shawn Gaynor wrote:
>Hello,
>My name is Shawn and I am a member of the Asheville Global Report editorial 
>collective.  I'd like to propose the story below, about the anti-Nazi 
>protests in DC and Baltimore, for your featured news stories section.  This 
>story will continue to develop, and has been on the Baltimore and Washington 
>Indymedia sites.  The North Carolina site will  also feature a story from 
>the Asheville Global Report. Your support is needed. We have run out of time 
>and can not add the necessary links to the DC and Baltimore sites in the 
>article. I was at the DC event, and have been working with some of the 
>Baltimore activists.  We have other matters here that need to be dealt with, 
>but if you have any questions, please contact me at this email address. 
>Thank you
>
>
>A busload of National Alliance members was set upon by dozens of anti-Nazi 
>protesters at a Baltimore travel center yesterday morning, leaving several 
>neo-Nazis bloodied, one hospitalized, and disabling a charter bus slated to 
>carry them to a demonstration in Washington, DC.
>The Baltimore Sun reported that bus tires were slashed and “either pepper 
>stray, or camouflaging smoke” was discharged in the bus.
>Baltimore police arrested 28 anti-Nazi protesters at the scene of the 
>confrontation.
>The preemptive strike came ahead of a large National Alliance gathering held 
>in the capitol later that morning. Around 800 neo-Nazis, accompanied by a 
>heavy police and Secret Service force, marched from Union Station to the 
>Capitol Building, ostensibly to protest US funding of Israel. Seig-Heiling 
>and shouting a variety of white supremacist and anti-Semetic slogans, the 
>National Alliance was met by an aggressive crowd of protestors estimated by 
>the police at around 1,000, including a large Anti-Racist Action contingent.
>Several neo-Nazi stragglers were allegedly assaulted at the Washington 
>event, though the only reported arrest of the day was that of a Chicago man 
>for throwing rocks at the neo-Nazis.
>Despite a heavy presence, police were unable to contain 
>counter-demonstrators, who repeatedly took the streets and boldly maneuvered 
>through police lines. Police appeared exhausted in their heavy gear as 
>temperatures climbed well into the ‘90s, and often responded slowly to crowd 
>movements.
>Anti-Nazi protesters initially blocked the parking ramp at Union Station to 
>prevent National Alliance members from entering before moving out in front 
>of the station to confront the neo-Nazi march. Police maintained a buffer 
>between the neo-Nazis and the protestors, though small groups of anti-Nazis 
>were able to confront isolated National Alliance members both before and 
>after the demonstration.
>Neo-nazis returned to the suburbs of Baltimore later Saturday to hold a 
>“white power” concert.  The event was held at the White Marsh National Guard 
>Armory, suggesting state support of or collusion with the neo-Nazi movement.
>That evening, police raided a Baltimore venue looking for anti-Nazi 
>activists and attempted to gain entry to a local press center, but were 
>turned away.
>At the time of this post, four of those detained in Baltimore have been 
>released on bail or on their own recognizance. Varying charges include 
>disorderly conduct, rioting,  assault and possession of a deadly weapon. One 
>local minor has been charged with an outlandish 23 counts of aggravated 
>assault in connection with the conflict. Jail solidarity actions at 
>Baltimore’s Central Booking facility are ongoing with dozens of protestors 
>outside of the local detention center.
>Donations to the bail fund are urgently needed, regardless. Checks to the 
>bail fund should be written out to Black Planet Books, with ‘Anti-fascist 
>solidarity’ written in the ‘Memo’ line, and sent to the following address:
>
>Black Planet Books
>1621 Fleet St.
>Baltimore, MD 21231
>
>
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