[Seattle-editorial] Revised Proposal: Free Speech Zones

Wed Aug 20 12:16:02 PDT 2003

I'd say we should post any of these stories.  Continued editing can
happen after they're posted. You get my thumbs up based on these; go
ahead and post!

-j

Gentry Lange wrote:

>Please see notes below. I am still working on this story, and would love
>comments/edits. The online working version is here:
>http://www.art13.com/gentry/rants/Free_Speech_Seattle_Bush.htm
>
>Gentry
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>Title: Free Speech Zones and the President
>
>Subtitle: Censorship and Big Brother are Coming to Town
>
>Bellevue protesters, and others around the Northwest will be restricted to
>"Free Speech Zones" during Dubya's visit this weekend. Free Speech Zones are
>a new tactic in censhorship employed by various governmental and private
>groups to limit dissent, and are a tremendous expansion of a "law
>enforcement" concept honed earlier in Seattle during the WTO protests in
>1999, which were earlier termed "No Protest Zones".
>
>Apparently this previous transgression of Free Speech was upheld by the
>courts (see also earlier Seattle Times Article). Now a new movement has been
>spearheaded by Universities across the US, which in the wake of 911 have
>created "Free Speech Zones" to reign in student dissent to controllable
>areas. With a legal path paved by Universities, the Bush regime has picked
>up the ball, and run with it.
>
>Rallies are scheduled all over the Northwest. But Bush will be nowhere near
>the protests, and will instead be visiting the tri-cities to talk about
>"Salmon Recovery". After this The President will be doing some serious
>hobnobbing with the local super-rich, including Craig and Susan McCaw at
>their Mansion at 3858 Hunts Point Road in Medina. At 11:30 AM on the 23rd,
>Bush will be asking for even more cash at a gathering from such noted
>contributors as Norm Maleng, Jim and John Nordstrom, The Weyehausers and a
>host of other wealthy contributors who's names are also corporations.
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><p>Title: Free Speech Zones and the Presidential Primaries </p>
><p>Subtitle: Censorship and Big Brother are Coming to Town</p>
><p>Bellevue protesters, and others around the Northwest will be restricted
>to
>  "Free Speech Zones" during Dubya's visit this weekend. Free Speech Zones
>are
>  a new tactic in censhorship employed by various governmental and private
>groups
>  to limit dissent, and are a tremendous expansion of a "law enforcement"
>concept
>  honed earlier in Seattle during the WTO protests in 1999, which were
>earlier
>  termed "No Protest Zones". </p>
><p>Apparently this previous transgression of Free Speech was <a
>href="http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=15273">u
>pheld
>  by the courts</a> (see also earlier <a
>href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex
>/display?slug=wto31m&amp;date=20011031">Seattle
>  Times Article</a>). Now a new movement has been spearheaded by <a
>href="http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/articles.asp?id=20864">Universitie
>s
>  across the US</a>, which in the wake of 911 have created &quot;Free Speech
>Zones&quot;
>  to reign in student dissent to controllable areas. With a legal path paved
>by
>  Universities, the Bush regime has <a
>href="http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=11796">picked
>  up the ball</a>, and <a
>href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/col/story/81130p-74364c.html">run
>  with it</a>. </p>
><p>Rallies are scheduled all over the Northwest. But Bush will be nowhere
>near
>  the protests, and will instead be visiting the tri-cities to talk about
>&quot;Salmon
>  Recovery&quot;. After this The President will be doing some serious
>hobnobbing
>  with the local super-rich, including Craig and Susan <a
>href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/135728_joel20.html">McCaw</a>
>  at their Mansion at 3858 Hunts Point Road in Medina. At 11:30 AM on the
>23rd,
>  Bush will be asking for even more cash at a gathering from such noted
>contributors
>  as Norm Maleng, Jim and John Nordstrom, The Weyehausers and a host of
>other
>  wealthy <a href="http://www.georgebush.com%5Cdonors%20">contributors</a>
>who's
>  names are also corporations. </p>
>
>
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>Needed Fact Checking: I am trying to find out more about these rumored Free
>Speech Zones... could anyone fill me in with details? To the point, are we
>sure people will be restricted to free speech zones/what member of
>traditional authority has claimed this is true?
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>
>Points that could be addressed:
>
>Ever wonder why every campus has a Red Square? (I'm looking for support for
>my answer). I can't find it yet, but it's rumored that "Red Squares" were
>built into campus architexture to make it easier to hose down protestors
>with fire hoses.
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>Provide Updated List of Events:
>
>    * August 23, 2003, NE 8th and Bellevue Way
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>
>Background stories that can be linked into the article:
>
>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/135728_joel20.html The PI Questions
>for Bush's dinner at the McCaw's
>
>http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=31575&group=webcast
>Details of the fundraiser from Tacoma News
>
>www.georgebush.com\donors Find out what corporation/person is donating to
>his heinous
>
>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001562343_bush20m.html
>Seattle Times Wrap up of the story
>
>http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/08/09/4264309 Protestors
>plan to Demonstrate Outside RNC
>
>http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=11796 Jeb Bush uses free
>speech zones, 8-7-2003
>
>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/col/story/81130p-74364c.html Great article
>on Bush and Colleges -- Recent Post
>
>http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/special_packages/priz
>es/6524961.htm
>
>http://www.newsreview.com/issues/sacto/2003-06-19/News.asp Other recent
>harrassment tactics
>
>http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0817-03.htm Common Dreams article,
>recent
>
>http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=16477 Protest Strategies, and the
>short history coming into the RNC
>
>
>
>
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