Updated Article Proposal--RE: [Seattle-editorial] Re.Proposed Article for Front Page Features

[Gentry Lange]

Here's the merged versions, I will clean it up if I see mistakes later
today. Or if you guys have anything further to add. I'm trying to dig up
other cities on the tour.

Gentry

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<p>The entire West Coast is planning protests in honor of George Bush's
weeklong
  visit. <a href="http://sdimc.org/">San Diego</a>, kicks of the &quot;Just
say
  no to Dick and Bush Tour&quot; on Aug 14th. While <a
href="http://portland.indymedia.org/">Portland</a>
  gets into the act on August 21st.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mvp-seattle.org/">Seattle activists</a> are planning
a
  welcoming committee on Friday, August 22nd. Although complete details of
his
  trip have not been made public, media reports indicate that he will be at
a
  fundraising luncheon in Bellevue on the 22nd. He may also be visiting a
salmon
  hatchery on that same day. </p>
<p>The events are expected to draw a wide range of citizens who are upset
over
  the Bush Administration’s war against Iraq, environmental policies,
attitudes
  towards gays, slashing of social programs, curtailing of civil liberties,
and
  <a href="http://idaho.indymedia.org/news/2003/07/3209.php">many other
issues</a>
  you won't <a
href="http://victoria.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/14979.php">hear
  about on TV</a>.</p>
<p> There are rallies planned at numerous location <a
href="http://sbs.seattleactivist.org/">around
  the Northwest</a>, both Friday and Saturday. In addition there has been a
call-out
  for decentralized direct action by affinity groups on Friday in Bellevue.
There
  has also been discussion of using relatively new organizing techniques
such
  as “<a
href="http://www.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=337976&amp;group=webc
ast">Flash
  Mobs</a>.” </p>
<p><b>Seattle Area Events </b></p>
<p><b>Fri A22, 10:30am-2pm: Bellevue Way and NE 8th Street, Bellevue</b><br>
  Family-friendly, legal demonstration on the sidewalks on this
intersection.
  Bring signs expressing your sentiments! Educational opportunities & voter
registration.
  Possible march at 11 AM closer to location of Bush fund raiser. Also:
decentralized
  actions around Hunt’s Point in Bellevue where Bush will be holding his
fundraiser.</p>
<p><b>Sat A23, noon-3pm: Myrtle Edwards Park on the Seattle
waterfront.</b><br>
  Rally and March with music and speakers featuring <a
href="http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/071103A.shtml">William Rivers Pitt</a>
(coauthor
  with Scott Ritter of <i>War on Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn't Want You to
Know</i>)
</p>
<p><b>For more details: </b></p>
<p><a
href="http://www.geocities.com/cascadiac">http://www.geocities.com/cascadiac
</a>
</p>
<p><a
href="http://www.scn.org/activism/calendar/">http://www.scn.org/activism/cal
endar/
  </a></p>