Louisville, KY, Dec 9 2002, 1 PM EST: Hundreds of protesters rally in front
of police headquarters in downtown Louisville. Several attempt to enter
police HQ; when rebuffed, the entire crowd takes to the street.
There were approximately 300-500 people in the crowd, spread out on the
sidewalk in front of the police station and occupying three (out of four)
lanes of traffic in the street.
Around 50-75 people occupied a narrow walkway leading from the sidewalk to
the police HQ main entrance. A handful of protesters attempted to enter the
station but were pushed away by police. After a few tries, the group turned
around and called for the whole crowd to take the street. (In fact, the
crowd was on the verge of taking the street earlier, but many people asked
that one lane of traffic be kept open.)
The street was held for about half an hour, after which the protesters
willingly dispersed. There was no sign of a police presence other than the
few cops guarding the entrances to police headquarters.
Throughout the demonstration the police called for the resignation of the
police chief. Signs in the crowd ranged from prayerful protests to demands
for the killer cops to face the death penalty. One group brought
pre-printed signs showing a target on the back of a handcuffed black man;
the caption read "LPD Shooting Range."
More details, along with more photos and videos, to be posted later
http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=02/12/09/0337523
San Francisco Protests Speech By Deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz
12/6:Nine activists disrupted the speech of Deputy Secretary of Defense
Secretary Paul Wolfowitz at a lunchtime fundraiser he spoke at today in San
Francisco. The activists were protesting the looming new US war on Iraq.
Wolfowitz is one of the main advocates and central planners of a new war
against Iraq. He is co-author of the "National Security Strategy of the
USA," the Administration's doctrine of global domination.
Two activists, Saul Kanowitz and Anne Sadler, organizers with the Int'l
ANSWER Coalition unfurled a banner reading, "Stop the War on Iraq." They
chanted, "Stop the war against Iraq, No Blood for Oil." Seven other people
stood in silence, protesting Wolfowitz, wearing T-shirts with anti-war
slogans. All nine were arrested and forced out of the auditorium. 100
people protested outside the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco where
Wolfowitz spoke. All nine protesters were released without charges several
hours later.
http://www.sf.indymedia.org/news/2002/12/1548042.php
