[Seattle-editorial] URGENT FEATURE PROPOSAL: Mass Anti-War Protests Yesterday

Sun Jan 19 21:20:49 PST 2003

approve.

BTW, I'd like to weigh in that I think the blue events box should NOT 
normally be for IMC meetings... they will nearly always outnumber 
non-meeting events, and they're not "news" in the same way that special 
events are. The "IMC Events" title will always link to the events cal. 
which lists all meetings. Others' opinions?

jl

At 05:57 PM 1/19/2003 -0800, Susan wrote:
>hi all,
>
>looking for two more thumbs up, and someone to post it, with image offered 
>below. off to a dinner party.  please post!! it's long, but i think the 
>issue calls for it!
>
>- Susan
>
>===============================================
>subtitle: POTLUCKS, MASS MARCHES AND DIRECT ACTION
>title: January 18 Marks Day of Massive National and International 
>Resistance to Bush's Iraq War.
>
>The world witnessed perhaps an unprecedented level of synchronized 
>anti-war resistance, Saturday, January 18th, with hundreds of thousands of 
>protestors worldwide, demonstrating their opposition to an impending U.S. 
>war with Iraq.  Opposition took various forms, from neighborhood 
>dinner-and-conversation gatherings throughout the local Puget Sound area 
>(see "Potlucks for Peace" feature below) to focused direct actions in 
>Canada and the Netherlands, to mass demonstrations in the streets of <a 
>href="http://dc.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#3089">Washington 
>DC</a>, <a 
>href="http://www.sf.indymedia.org/archives/archive_week_redirect.php?day=19&month=01&year=2003#1095">San 
>Francisco</a>, <a 
>href="http://portland.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=41366&group=webcast">Portland</a>, 
>and a number of international cities.
>
><p>Estimates have the DC protests numbering <a 
>href="http://dc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=46490&group=webcast">265,000</a> 
>to <a 
>href="http://dc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=46658&group=webcast">377,000</a> 
>and the San Francisco protests numbering <a 
>href="http://www.sf.indymedia.org/archives/archive_week_redirect.php?day=19&month=01&year=2003#1095">200,000</a>, 
>the largest street demonstration seen in California since the Vietnam 
>War.  Solidarity rallies were held <a 
>href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229645&group=webcast">around 
>the country, including several demonstrations in Washington State:  <a 
>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=21543&group=webcast">Bellingham</a> 
>|  <a 
>href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229591&group=webcast">Spokane</a>. 
>
>
><p>Tens of thousands of people joined marches, demonstrations, rallies and 
>events in the deep chill of winter across <a 
>href=http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229600&group=webcast">Canada</a> 
>to protest the looming war on Iraq. Events were held in over 30 
>communities across the country, big and small, from Yellowknife to 
>Fredericton.  The larger demonstrations across the country included 
>15-20,000 persons in Toronto, 20,000 in Vancouver, 25,000 in Montreal, 
>15,000 in Halifax, and 3000 in Ottawa, with smaller demonstrations in many 
>other places.  Canadians called on their government to end its support of 
>US plans for war.
>
><p>During the European Social Forum (ESF) in Florence in November 2002, 
>the date of 15 February was selected as the day for pan-European actions 
>against war in Iraq. Ten million people are expected to protest across the 
>continent on that date. Therefore, there were no major demonstrations 
>planned on 18 January. There were scattered <a 
>href"http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229658&group=webcast">anti-war 
>actions in many countries</a>, however. For an incomplete listing, see below:
>
>Canada -
><a 
>href="http://vancouver.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/28554.php">Vancouver</a> 
>| <a href="http://victoria.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/11168.php">Victoria</a> |
><a href="http://ottawa.indymedia.ca/2003/01/1750.shtml">Ottawa</a> | <a 
>href="http://ottawa.indymedia.ca/2003/01/1773.shtml">(direct action) Dept 
>of Defense Building</a> |  <a 
>href="http://montreal.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=6417&group=webcast">Montreal</a> 
>| <a 
>href="http://maritimes.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3902&group=webcast">New 
>Brunswick</a> | <a 
>href="http://ontario.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=14411&group=webcast">Toronto</a> 
>| <a 
>href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229600&group=webcast">Full 
>Canada anti-war report</a>
>
><p>Austria - <a 
>href="http://austria.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18923&group=webcast">Vienna</a><br>
>Belgium - <a 
>href="http://belgium.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6893">Brussels</a><br>
>France - ,<a 
>href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229401&group=webcast">Montpeillier</a> 
>| <a href="http://nice.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=555">Nice</a><br>
>Ireland - <a 
>href="http://www.indymedia.ie/cgi-bin/newswire.cgi?id=24507">Shannon 
>Airport</a><br>
>Italy - <a 
>href="http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/156444.php">Roma</a> |  <a 
>href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229602&group=webcast">Firenze</a> 
>|  <a 
>href="http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/156600.php">Saronno</a> 
>|  <a href="http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/156350.php">Pisa</a> | 
><a href="http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/155990.php">Taranto</a> 
>|  Milano |  Bologna |  Napoli <br>
>Japan - <a 
>href="http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/1562121.php">Tokyo</a><br>
>Netherlands - <a 
>href="http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2003/01/8597.shtml">(direct action) Dutch 
>Air Force base, Vokel</a><br>
>New Zealand (Aotearoa) - <a 
>href="http://www.indymedia.org.nz/front.php3?article_id=2816&group=webcastl">Christchurch</a><br>
>Poland - <a 
>href="http://poland.indymedia.org/pl/2003/01/209.shtml">Warsaw</a><br>
>United Kingdom - <a 
>href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229580&group=webcast">London</a>
>
><p>The January 18 protests add fuel to the argument that Bush is steadily 
><a 
>href="http://newjersey.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4021&group=webcast">losing 
>support</a>, domestically and abroad, for this war.   To date, <a 
>href="http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=21486&group=webcast">36 
>U.S. cities have signed anti-war resolutions</a>.
>
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>
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