[Seattle-editorial] URGENT FEATURE PROPOSAL: MLK Day Events

[Brandon Faloona]

this looks great, thanks for all the hard work susan.

i cast a thumbs up!


Susan said:
> hi folks,
>
> ok, here's the last of the "Urgent" last-minute features -- at least, for  awhile
> I hope ... maybe we can actually get ahead of the game :-))   again,  i'd like to
> move the MLK photo from it's current position to accompany this  feature instead.
> (still hoping we'll get to post a photo from the  candlelight march on the
> corresponding feature).
>
> hope to catch up with a bunch of you there!
>
> - Susan
> --------------------------------------------------------
>
> subtitle: MLK WEEKEND:  MONDAY
> title: Dr. King's Holiday Inspires Activism In Support of Poor, Against War
>
> Known as host to one of the perennially largest Martin Luther King, Jr  holiday
> celebrations in the nation, Seattle again welcomes the holiday with  a day full of
> social justice education,  rally speeches, music, and  activist solidarity in the
> streets. This year's celebration theme, "MLK's  Call to Consciousness: Support the
> Poor, No More War!" brings the national  focus home to address poverty,
> discrimination, and militarization  issues  in our own neighborhoods. The daylong
> events kick off at 9:30am, Monday,  January 20th, at Garfield High School (400
> 23rd Avenue at E. Jefferson, in  the Central Area) with a series of educational
> workshop and discussion topics.
>
> <b>Morning Workshop Topics (9:30am):</b><br>
> - Attack on Civil Liberties <br>
> - Economic Empowerment in the African American Community in Time of  Impending
> War<br>
> - Dr. King's Nonviolence and his Opposition to the Vietnam War<br> - The Case
> Against the War in Iraq<br>
> - Minorities and Labor Unions<br>
> - Poverty, Public School Disparities, Disproportionate Minority
> Representation in the Military<br>
> - Police and the War on Minority Communities<br>
> - Youth Organizing Against War and Militarism<br>
> - Building a Multiracial Coalition Against War and Poverty<br>
>
> <p><b>Rally (11:00am)</b>
>
> <p><b>(unconfirmed) Afternoon Parade Route (Noon):</b><br>
>  From 23rd Avenue & E Jefferson, head south on 23rd toYesler. West on
> Yesler to Dillings Way & 3rd Avenue. East on Dillings Way to 4th Avenue &  Yesler.
> North on 4th Avenue to Madison. West on Madison to 2nd Avenue.
>
> For more information contact:
> CAMP  206-812-4940
> <a
> href="http://snowcoalition.org/event.php?action=list&h_id=0&detail=66#e66">SNOW
> Coalition www.snowcoalition.org</a>
>
> Image:
> http://dc.indymedia.org/local/webcast/uploads/metafiles/mlk011703ao0hnv.jpg
>
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