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AP. 5 March 2003. Group Protests N.Y. Peace T-Shirt Arrest. GUILDERLAND, N.Y. -- About 100 people descended upon a suburban Albany mall Wednesday to protest the arrest of a man who wore a peace T-shirt while he shopped. The group marched through Crossgates mall at noontime, and at one point, there was a confrontation in the food court between one of the marchers and a man carrying a sign that read "9-11." There were no immediate arrests. The "Mall Walk for Peace" drew people from several peace groups -- Women Against War, Upper Hudson Peace Action and Capital District for Justice and Peace. "We just want to know what the policy is and why it's being randomly enforced," said Erin O'Brien, an organizer for Women Against War. No security guards were visible as the protesters gathered at the food court, walked past several stores and then to mall offices, where some began dispersing. Protest leaders expected to meet with the mall manager at 1:30 p.m. A mall spokeswoman did not return repeated calls Tuesday and Wednesday by The Associated Press. Stephen Downs, 61, of Selkirk, was arrested Monday on a trespassing charge after wearing a T-shirt saying "Peace on Earth" and "Give Peace a Chance" in Crossgates Mall. He and his 31-year-old son, Roger, had T-shirts with anti-war messages made at a mall store and wore them while they shopped. Mall security guards told the men to remove their shirts or leave the mall. The son took his T-shirt off, but Downs refused. Police arrested Downs after mall security said he was causing a disturbance. Downs, of the Albany County hamlet of Selkirk, pleaded innocent Monday night to trespassing. On Dec. 21, about two dozen people from Upper Hudson Peace Action, walking in groups of two to three and wearing T-shirts that read "Peace on Earth" and "Don't Invade Iraq," were told to leave by mall security and the police, but there were no arrests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ProletarianNews http://www.utopia2000.org --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bdn7KI.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
