[Seattle-editorial] Re: FEATURE PROPOSAL: 9 Lives in 9 Years: Birth of 'The Seattle Movement'

[Jason Reep]

Thumbs up also.

Susan wrote:

> Two thumbs up!!!   Wonderful work, Brandon!!   I like the last photo 
> link best --- the large crowd in black and white.  I'll publish the 
> story as soon as I see two additional thumbs up!
>
> I do have audio from the press conference, which Jonathan posted 
> earlier ... I'll add the link in when the story goes up.  I'll also 
> have audio available (today?) from the rally on Sunday.  Thanks for 
> being so timely about this story!
>
> - Susan
>
> At 01:32 PM 10/4/02, Brandon Faloona wrote:
>
>> Hi all-
>>
>> First feature proposal, here goes...
>>
>> Susan, do you have press conference audio we can link to?
>>
>> I'm not convinced the I selected text below are the best sections from
>> my full article:
>> http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18389&group=webcast 
>> <http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18389&group=webcast>,
>> however, this is getting to be old news so it would be great to post
>> this ASAP. Maleng is expected (by the naacp) to announce his decision
>> today on prosecuting miller.
>>
>> I had some problems with html text color, so can someone hide my first
>> attempt:
>> http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18387&group=webcast 
>> <http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18387&group=webcast>
>>
>> Brandon
>>
>> --------
>>
>> subtitle: BLACK COMMUNITY DEMANDS JUSTICE IN THOMAS KILLING
>> title: 9 Lives in 9 Years: Birth of 'The Seattle Movement' 
>>
>> <p>For nearly an hour Wednesday, silent marchers encircled the Martin
>> Luther King Jr. County Courthouse in Seattle, protesting police
>> misconduct and a flawed inquest system. Protesters are angered by the
>> city's apparent disinterest in disciplining Deputy Sheriff Melvin
>> Miller, who killed Robert Thomas in his car last April. The <a
>> href="http://seattlemedium.blackpressusa.com/News/search/Article_Search.
>> asp?NewsID=8280&sID=4">shooting death</a> sparked immediate accusations
>> of racial profiling and overaggressive policing, as well as immediate
>> statements of support for Miller from the Sheriff's Department and other
>> government officials.
>> <p>
>>
>> Community groups have gathered at the courthouse every day this week,
>> beginning with a <a
>> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18237&group=web
>> cast">large rally Sunday</a> staged to coincide with a nationally
>> televised football game.  Organizers plan to <a
>> href="http://www.scn.org/naacp/thomas_flyer.htm"> continue</a>
>> &quot;informational picketing&quot; each weekday at noon until King
>> County Prosecutor Norm Maleng presses charges against Miller. The daily
>> protests are part of a </font><a
>> href="http://www.scn.org/naacp/Demands.htm">broad campaign</a> by the
>> Seattle NAACP to increase national attention on &quot;the ease and
>> frequency at which western Washington police officers kill
>> African-American males, with no ramifications.&quot;
>>
>> <p><a
>> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18389&group=web
>> cast">Read the whole story (with photos)</a>.
>>
>> <p><a href="http://www.scn.org/naacp/naacp_page_1.htm">Seattle NAACP</a>
>> | <a href="http://www.scn.org/peoplescoalitionforjustice/">People's
>> Coalition for Justice</font></a> | <a
>> href="http://www.cityofseattle.net/police/OPA/default.htm">SPD's Office
>> of Professional Accountability</a></p>
>>
>> ---------
>>
>> Feature image:
>> http://images.indymedia.org/imc/seattle/whos_next-thumb.jpg
>>
>> However, it's that photo is M. Ealy, not Robert Thomas, and I had to
>> crop his name from the bottom of the sign, so perhaps one of these:
>> http://images.indymedia.org/imc/seattle/9_lives_9_years-thumb.jpg
>> http://images.indymedia.org/imc/seattle/inquest_skewed-thumb.jpg
>> http://images.indymedia.org/imc/seattle/marchers2-thumb.jpg
>

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