THOUSANDS PROTEST WAR IN LOS ANGELES
Urget! Feds harass LA S29 Protesters!
by Walter Lippmann, Los Angeles
Two thousand marched in Westwood, in front of the Westwood Federal Building and then through Westwood Village and back to the Federal Building. Since 9-11 the federal government's parking lot has been closed which makes it more difficult to find parking. This protest was, however, four times larger than the protest last week. It was also broader and more spirited. People from all ages, ethnicities, generations, genders and sexualities marched in a mixture of protest and celebration. Cops were not a problem on this occasion and organizers afterward felt extremely pleased with the results of a a further beginning step toward building a new protest movement.
Among the speakers at the final rally were Michel Shehadeh of
the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, who has faced federal harassment
as a
member of the L.A. 8 for FIFTEEN YEARS, Jim Lafferty of the National Lawyers
Guild, Magda Miller of the International Action Center and Theresa Bonpane
of the Office of the Americas. A Korean-American youth group provided drummers
before the final rally.
For Westwood Protest:
http://www.la.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=10992
For Downtown Protest:
http://www.la.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=10990
Also check LA IMC main site:
http://www.la.indymedia.org