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

[Brandon Faloona]

approve! great job (again) susan!

regarding seattle specific stuff, I attended the 'Poets against the War'
event at Hugo house Wed night, and should have some photos developed by
thursday night.

here you will find a press release (attached as a jpg) and a spot to
build notes & links about this event:
http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/SeaEdBrandfDayOfPoetry


Susan Gleason said:
> 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
>
> ======================================================
> 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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