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

[Jeremy Kahn]

Hi all --

yes, good story. I suggest that the quotes from the organizers be
"<blockquote></blockquote>" tags, if that works with our website, and
maybe broken up into two paragraphs -- that's a pretty long paragraph for
a news article.

But I'd be happy with it as is.

solidarity,
-j

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Veeble a rebel you shun!
On Thu, 19 Sep 2002, 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."
>
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