[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: N30

Thu Nov 28 13:44:46 PST 2002

OK,

seeing as how it's the holiday and I want to turn off my computer, I'm 
going to take Lance's comments as an approval, and based on his and Susan's 
comments, expect him to go in and make changes to my feature text based on 
his stuff.

As an added comment, I think that we might consider NOT including the 
Seattle IMC posts which consisted of brief posts followed by lots of 
argumentative responses. The tone of the conversation there was very poor 
and represented a shrill, inarticulate argument which is generally 
overrepresented in newswire discussions of this kind--the 
more-radical-than-thou/your-protest-is-ineffectual arguments.

happy turkey or textured vegetable protein day,

At 11:41 AM 11/28/2002 -0800, Susan wrote:
>hi folks,
>
>thanks to both Lance and Jonathan for putting together N30 features. my 
>vote is to use Jonathan's feature as the basis, and add in a couple of 
>links from Lance's, as appropriate.
>
>Lance -- i'm wondering if you could post your whole feature, as is, to the 
>newswire, and then pick a couple of key links or ideas that you want to 
>have added in to jonathan's?
>
>Jonathan -- i love the historical link archive!  and making the schedule 
>plain to see (at least in summary form) out on the homepage.
>
>-- Susan
>
>
>
>At 11:12 AM 11/28/02, Lance Larkin wrote:
>>Wow, two features on the same topic within a few
>>minutes. I like both features and think that we should
>>take the time to combine them, as they both take a
>>different spin on the same thing.
>>
>>I will take some time after eating to take a look at
>>both to compare. Thanks Jonathan.
>>
>>Lance
>>
>>--- jonathan lawson <jonathan at indymedia.org> wrote:
>> > subtitle: N30: PEOPLE'S HOLIDAY, DAY OF ACTION
>> > title: Day of Action: Resisting Neoliberalism at
>> > Home
>> >
>> > Novemeber 30, 1999 represented a triumphal moment
>> > for worldwide civil
>> > resistance against a <a
>> >
>>href="http://www.corpwatch.org/issues/PID.jsp?articleid=376">global
>> >
>> > economic system</a> which gives private corporations
>> > more power than
>> > governments and eschews all value systems which
>> > could slow the
>> > concentration of wealth by a small class of
>> > corporate masters. In the
>> > morning hours of N30, 1999, tens of thousands of
>> > activists from across the
>> > globe converged in the streets to shut down meetings
>> > of the World Trade
>> > Organization, the undemocratic, international
>> > governing forum of neoliberal
>> > globalization. The conflict became infamous around
>> > the world, partially
>> > because of the disproportionately violent police
>> > response to the largely
>> > peaceful demonstrations.
>> >
>> > <p>In years since, N30 has been remembered in the
>> > streets of Seattle with
>> > marches, rallies and celebrations of resistance.
>> > This year, community
>> > activists have called for a <a
>> > href="http://www.riseup.net/n30"><b>Day of
>> > Action</b></a>. One group of N30 organizers charge
>> > that previous years'
>> > commemorations have been "self congratulatory, self
>> > referential, largely
>> > ineffective day of 'protest,'" in which activist
>> > messages have devolved
>> > into simplistic faceoffs with police, resulting in
>> > needless police violence
>> > and arrests. These organizers hope to focus on
>> > issues demonstrating the
>> > negative local effects of the global neoliberal
>> > economic system, reserving
>> > the hotspot of Westlake Park for a day-long Resource
>> > Share and designated
>> > "safe space." At the same time, the group's >a
>> >
>>href="http://www.riseup.net/n30/n30.html">website</a>
>> > describes local
>> > police as "the enemy" and encourages affinity groups
>> > to develop <a
>> >
>>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=20129">independent
>> >
>> > plans</a> for disruptions around the city. Weekend
>> > events are listed <a
>> >
>>href="http://www.brizone.com/buynothing/events.html">here</a>.
>> > Highlights:<br>
>> >
>> > <b>Friday</b> 6:30 pm, Grand Lodge Hall,, 117 15th
>> > Ave. S: potluck dinner
>> > to commemorate the N30 BATTLE OF SEATTLE through
>> > INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY.
>> > <b>Saturday</b> Noon, Westlake Park: WTO ANNIVERSARY
>> > & DO SOMETHING! <a
>> >
>>href="http://www.riseup.net/n30/index1.html">Resource
>> > Share</a> (march at
>> > 1pm) <br>
>> > 1 pm, 4th And Jackson St: N30 RADICAL STREET
>> > FESTIVAL<br>
>> > 4-5 pm, Westlake Park: 911 Peace Coalition PEACE
>> > VIGIL
>> > 6-9 pm, SCCC: WTO Anniversary Candlelight Vigil
>> > 7:30, IMC: Screening of <a
>> >
>>href="http://www.geocities.com/urbanwarrior_northwest/film.html">Urban
>> >
>> > Warrior</a>
>> >
>> > Candlelight vigil at SCCC, 6-9pm n30
>> >
>>http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19908
>> >
>> > <p><a href="http://www.riseup.net/n30">N30 2002 Day
>> > of Action</a> | <a
>> > href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/n30/">Peoples
>> > Holiday events, N30
>> > 2001</a> | <a
>> >
>>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=1592">Report
>> >
>> > from the street, N30 2000</a> |
>> > <a href="http://www.permitthis.org/">Permit This!
>> > Lawsuit info</a>  |
>> > IMC/Bruderhof Radio: <a
>> >
>>href="http://www.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=11730">Looking
>> > Back
>> > at N30 1999</a> | Blind Spot WTO coverage (pdf):
>> > <a
>> >
>>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/local/webcast/uploads/blindspot1.pdf">1</a>
>> > <a
>> >
>>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/local/webcast/uploads/blindspot2.pdf">2</a>
>> > <a
>> >
>>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/local/webcast/uploads/blindspot2.pdf">3</a>
>> > <a
>> >
>>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/local/webcast/uploads/blindspot2.pdf">4</a>
>> > <a
>> >
>>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/local/webcast/uploads/blindspot2.pdf">5</a>
>> > <a
>> >
>>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/local/webcast/uploads/blindspot_wrap-up.pdf">5</a>
>> >
>> >
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