[Seattle-editorial] Feature Proposal: Peace Activists Arraigned

[Sheri Herndon]

hi gentry,

i think this is an important story.
just a few copyedits and comments below:

>Title: Seattle Peace Activists Arraigned
>Subtitle: Growing Opposition to Iraq War
>
>This story culled from this post
>http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19746&group=webcast
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>On Nov. 7, at 8:45 am, in Federal District Ct, Western District, 12 Seattle
>peace activists were arrained in the  courtroom of Judge Martinez.

be consistent about either using the number 12 or spelling it out.  i 
think it looks better to have it spelled out.

correct spelling of arraigned

>Their crime? On 9/25/02, the 12 activists were arrested for a civil
>disobedience action at the Federal Building in  Seattle. The 12 went staged

delete "went"
also there are several places where there's double spaces between 
words, makes the spacing look awkward when posted.

>a protest in the offices of Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and  were
>subsequently charged  with failure to obey the orders of federal officers
>(Fed bldg, fed officers).
>
>At that time, neither of the Washington senators had voiced their intentions
>regarding how they would vote on the war  referendum, nor had they made any
>critical remarks publicly regarding its content. The activists claim that
>since an  escalation of the war on Iraq seemed an imminent possibility, that
>this direct action was justified.
>
>The twelve activists now face up to 30 days in jail (prison?), fines up to

is this question because you don't know or because it is possible? 
if you know, please clarify.

>$5,000 and a mandatory $5 "administrsative  fee". Because the penalties are

space before "Because"


>so low, the courts are not obligated to provide public defenders. (At the
>time of this  report only one defendant is known to have retained a lawyer)

changed obligated to obliged
period at the end of lawyer
delete xtra space before report


>All of the defendants are expected to sign a bond that stipulates a promise
>to appear at the trial, if released. The   bond requires the defendants not

correct spacing before and after the word "The"

>to break further laws of any kind between arraignment and the conclusion of
>the trial,  which could be months away. If the defendants are found to be in
>violation of the bond, the legal penalties become  increasinly severe. A few

correct spelling to "increasingly"

>activists are planning not to sign the bond, as they feel compelled by the
>imminent threat of  war to perform further civil disobedience and encourage
>others to do
>so.
>
>In case it is of interest, here are the names of the other defendants:
>Peggy Wolf
>Chris Pringer
>Mike Yarrow
>Ruth Yarrow
>Peter Ilgenfritz
>Andrew Fung
>Nan McMurray
>Shannon Turner-Covell
>Anne Hall
>Jean Buskin
>John Repp
>Jeff Gustafson
>
>
>A trial has been set for Jan 16, '03 with Judge Weinberg, room 3-B of the
>old Fed Ct bldg, 1010 5th.

i'd spell out january 16, 2003
Room 3-B
spell out Federal Court Building, 1010 5th Avenue, Seattle.

>For information about how to help the defendants, or for interested media,
>contact Marcia Mullins  (mmmullins2 at attbi.com). For information about future
>civil disobedience actions, please email Mike Yarrow at the  Fellowship of
>Reconciliation.

maybe provide a link to fellowship of reconciliation and other work 
they do.  also perhaps the group who organized it, mention that up 
front if it was FOR....

>Upcoming War Protest Events:
>
>2 rallies "No War" rallies this week (sunday):
>
>	-Myrtle Edwards Park (8:30 am) to Centralia and back ("by dark")
>
>	-12-3 in Olympia.

Two "No War" rallies this week:
i'd just make this section clearer and consistent
location, time, date

>http://www.snowcoalition.org
>Sundays at Greenlake vigils
>
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>
>I saw this post and think it needs to go on the front page as a feature, but
>I know that other people know more about this, and could provide links I'm
>missing. Walt?

a few more links would be great!


>Gentry
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