[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: Hate Free Zone Public Hearing

[Susan]

Hi Walt,

I like your thinking ..... it's a great idea to get Cantwell and Murray, or 
any of the attending officials, on record regarding this event.  Before 
and/or afterwards (preferably afterwards? -- to see how/if they were 
affected by the testimonials?).  In any case, let's try to get several 
media makers there ... with audio and video recorders.  One, to plug into 
the soundboard, and others to do one-on-one interviews with participants 
and attendees.

Syndication to the global 'feature-wire' happens automatically (there's a 
programming script that picks up the most recent features on the local imc 
sites, and pulls it to the newswire -- nifty, eh?).

-- Susan

At 12:33 PM 9/19/02, anarch3m wrote:
>Yes, and some copy from the event itself.  Then we should also consider 
>syndicating this to the new global front page,right column.
>
>  "...Attorney General, Senators Cantwell <206-220-6400> and Murray 
> <206-553-5545> and representatives..."  suggests some phone and interview 
> activity to move forward.
>
>walt
>--
>
>On Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:21:43
>  Susan wrote:
> >Subtitle:  AFTERMATH OF SEPTEMBER 11: TESTIMONIALS
> >Title:  Impacted Communities Hold Public Hearing With Officials
> >
> >After a year of silence, Sikh, Muslim, East African, Arab American,
> >Japanese American, South Asian and Latino communities will come together at
> >an historic public hearing Saturday, September 21, 10:30am-1:30pm at Town
> >Hall, standing in solidarity against the intolerance, discrimination and
> >harassment they have experienced in this country since September 11.
> >
> >They will be telling their stories to a panel of elected and public
> >officials moderated by Justice Charles Z. Smith. Invited Commissioners
> >(panelists) include Washington's Governor and Attorney General, Senators
> >Cantwell and Murray and Representatives Dunn, Larsen, Dicks, and Inslee as
> >well as US Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Ralph Boyd.
> >
> >Quoting event organizers: "All across the country acts of intolerance and
> >discrimination have eroded our sense of community. Physical and verbal
> >attacks on those who 'look Arab' are three times what they were a year ago.
> >State and federal agencies and law enforcement have increased the pressure
> >on our communities by implementing discriminatory and anti-immigrant
> >legislation, and by harassing, detaining and deporting large numbers of
> >innocent people. These attacks on immigrants, refugees and people of color
> >are particularly disturbing because they have created a climate of fear.
> >They affect whole communities in a fundamental way because they undermine
> >the ideals of  tolerance, religious freedom, diversity and equal treatment
> >that inspired us to become members of American society."
> >
> ><a
> >href=http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=17928&group=w 
> ebcast>For
> >the full story</a> | <a href=http://www.hatefreezone.org> Hate Free Zone 
> </a>
>
>
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