[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: Worldwide Anti-War Protest

[jonathan lawson]

approve!

At 12:31 AM 2/13/2003 -0800, Susan Gleason wrote:
>any late-nighters up? we're lonnng overdue. hopefully, this will only be 
>the first of several features that should go up.  we need to include a 
>link to the Vietnam Vets event in Bremerton on the 15th.  And there's a 
>children's march for peace on the 16th. More besides, I'm sure.
>
>so something more seattle specific - coming up soon.
>
>-- Susan
>
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>subtitle: THE WORLD SAYS NO TO WAR
>title: 528 Cities (and growing) Will Protest War on February 15
>
>In what promises to be the single largest mobilization against war in 
>history, millions will take to the streets on Saturday, February 15 in a 
>worldwide effort to preempt a devastating US attack on Iraq.
>
><P>At last count, protests have been organized in <a 
>href="http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=725">528 cities</a> 
>across the globe, including a march and rally in <a 
>href="http://uk.indymedia.org">London</a>. that the <a 
>href="http://www.stopwar.org.uk/">Stop the War Coalition - UK</a> hopes 
>will draw a million UK residents.
>
><P>In New York, despite a <a 
>href="http://chicago.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19653&group=webcast">US 
>Federal Appeals Court decision</a> to uphold an earlier ruling <a 
>href="http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=901">banning anti-war 
>marches in the city</a>, hundreds of thousands of protesters - and over <a 
>href="http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=812">50 feeder 
>marches</a> will converge for a massive antiwar protest initiated by <a 
>href="http://www.unitedforpeace.org/">United for Peace & Justice</a>. Many 
>have vowed to march despite the ban by the courts. West Coast activists 
>are also predicting a record turnout for the Feb 16th anti-war convergence 
>in <a href="http://sf.indymedia.org/features/antiwar/">San Francisco</a>.
>
><P><a href="<a href="http://www.chicagoantiwar.org/feb15mobilization/">The 
>Chicago</a> and <a href="http://www.feb15.org">Seattle</a> protests will 
>feature both an antiwar message and solidarity for immigrant communities 
>currently being victimized by the Bush Administration's drive toward war.
>
><p><b>February 15 event details - Seattle:</b><br>
>* Gather at the Seattle Center at 11:30 (Fisher Pavillion/Center 
>Fountain)<br> * Rally at noon<br>
>* March at 1pm to the Federal Building and the INS Detention Center 
>(approx. 2 miles)
>
><p><b>Speakers & Music:</b><br>
>* Sherman Alexie - poet, author, screenwriter, and performer<br>
>* Pramila Jayapal - Founder of Hate Free Zone<br>
>* Sergio Salinas - President of SEIU Local 6<br>
>* Clinton Fearon and the Boogie Brown Band (starting at 11:00)<br>
>* Total Experience Gospel Choir<br>
>* Jim Page
>
><p><b>Feeder March!</b><br>
>So far, there is one feeder march from Queen Anne. Starts at 10:30AM from 
>the Queen Anne playfield (1st Ave W & W Howe St, near McLure Middle school).
>
><a href="http://www.feb15.org">Seattle Feb 15 organizing</a> | <a 
>href="http://www.snowcoalition.org">SNOW Coalition</a> | <a 
>href="http://www.notinourname-seattle.net/">Not in Our Name - Seattle</a> 
>| <a href="http://www.unitedforpeace.org/">United for Peace</a> | <a 
>href="http://indymedia.org/">Global IMC</a> | <a
>href="http://nyc.indymedia.org/">NYC IMC</a> | <a 
>href="http://sf.indymedia.org/">SF IMC</a> | <a 
>href="http://uk.indymedia.org/">UK IMC</a> | <a 
>href="http://chicago.indymedia.org">Chicago IMC</a>
>
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>
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