[Peace-discuss] Congrats to PRC

[Brian Hagy]

On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Ken Urban wrote:

> I agree with Doug.  I think it will hurt the P4P Protests and AWARE if
> people start marching into Prospect.  I think the Champaign Police were
> exceptionally well-behaved in stopping traffic and protecting the
> marchers.  I show up with my children to PRC events and AWARE events
> because I know that they are going to be safe. I left when people
> started marching in the streets.
>
> I have no problem with SPA engaging in civil disobedience. But I think
> they should be distinctly separate events or AWARE will have trouble
> dealing with the police and attracting 'less active' activists.
>
> Ken


ah, oops.  didn't mean to imply that AWARE should engage in any disruptive
activities, unless preplanned and well announced for those who wouldn't
want to participate.  just pointing out that sometimes things have to be
more than holding signs and banners to actually create a difference.

and with that said, i highly support and participate when i can with the
activities that AWARE (and the PRC) have set up.  i plan to keep
participating, especially because they are non-confrontational, which i
personally prefer.  as long as we have a presence, then people know there
is opposition, and can't say all US citizens are supporting this war.
they will know how things really are.

brian





> >>> Brian Hagy <bhagy at urbana.indymedia.org> 03/21/03 19:11 PM >>>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 Dlind49 at aol.com wrote:
>
> > I fully support protest actions but I want to emphasize, recommend,
> and
> > request that at no time: (1) should traffic be disrupted, (2) should
> classes
> > be disrupted, (3) should businesses be disrupted, (4) should
> administration
> > disrupted, or (5) any aspect of anyone's life be disrupted. Please
> keep all
> > protest actions safe and professional.
> >
> > dr. doug rokke
> > combat veteran
> >
>
> no disruptions?  why?  because lives are already disrupted enough in
> iraq?
> why bother disrupting any more lives, especially those whose lives are
> comfortable enough to be able to ignore what we're doing to everyone
> else
> in the world.  perhaps that's why people think protests are sideline
> activities, whereas wars are things to get behind (more action, less
> standing around).
>
> I think disruption is necessary, especially for change.  a system
> changes
> when it can't accept a disruption into it's normal workings.  not
> that the disruption needs to be violent in terms of bloody or physically
> damaging (as bush is trying to do in iraq).  of course, the disruption
> needs to be well thought out, and planned ahead.  civil disobedience and
> forethought are powerful allies.
>
> just another view, not a proposal.
>
> brian
>
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