[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: Anti-War Activism

[Susan]

Subtitle:  WASHINGTON: ACTIVISTS SAY NO TO IRAQ WAR
Title:  Citizens Against the War Embracing a Variety of Activist Strategies

Twelve anti-war activists were <a 
href=http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18117&group=webcast>arrested 
Tuesday in Seattle for staging sit-ins at Senators Cantwell and Murray's 
offices and demanding public statements in opposition to the war.  Ranging 
in age from 31 to 64, and representing diverse backgrounds and interests, 
the activists urged their senators to issue an unambiguous public statement 
of opposition to the war resolution currently being considered in both 
houses of Congress.

Sit-ins were also reported in Minnesota, where <a 
href=http://twincities.indymedia.org/>activists stayed overnight</a> in the 
offices of Senators Paul Wellstone (D) and Mark Dayton (D). In both states, 
anti-war citizens have been frustrated with their <a href= 
http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18026&group=webcast> 
representatives' hesitancy</a> to make a strong oppositional statement.

Mass resistance actions are being organized around the country and the 
world, including a <a href= 
http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18098&group=webcast>mass 
action event</a> in Seattle, October 6, through the coordination of the Not 
in Our Name coalition.  There are a variety of <a href= 
http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18113&group=webcast
 >calls to action</a> to suit any citizen's comfort level from civil 
disobediance to armchair activism.  Online portals allow for quick, but 
effective, <a 
href=http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18106&group=webcast>letter-writing</a> 
and <a href= 
http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18101&group=webcast >faxi 
ng</a>.

The Seattle Times reported that <a href= 
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=iraqcong25m0&date=20020925&query=constituents>5000 
calls were made</a> to Cantwell's office in the past week, and that of 
those only 50 were in support of the war.  Popular sentiment against the 
war is also expressed by the statewide (<a href= 
http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=17416&group=webcast > 
Washington State Labor Council</a>) and national organizations (<a href= 
http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18121&group=webcast >Gree 
n Party of the U.S.</a>) that are issuing strong statements of opposition.

As for opportunities to make sense of the crisis situation, some are 
reflecting on <a href= 
http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18123&group=webcast>historical 
parallels</a>, others are questioning the <a href= 
http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18103&group=webcast > 
coincidental timing</a> with November Congressional elections, while still 
others are looking forward to the insights of former U.N. weapons 
inspector, Scott Ritter, who'll be <a href= 
http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18115&group=webcast >spea 
king in Seattle October 5th <a/>.

<a href=http://twincities.indymedia.org>Twin Cities IMC</a> | <a 
href=http://www.indymedia.org>Global Indymedia</a> | <a 
href=http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18112&group=webcast>Barbara 
Lee's Congressional Resolution 473</a>


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