Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1999 07:55:55 -0500
From: Ron Jacobs <rjacobs-AT-zoo.uvm.edu>
Subject: Re: [a-act] NBC on "Anarchy in Seattle"


I did see the piece--ABC ran something similar, with a little more emphasis
on the primitivists our of Eugene.  CBS ran something completely
different--emphasizing the police violence and quoting a theologian from
Berkeley who expressed solidarity with the protetors of all stripes, but
insisted that non-violent, creative direct action was what was needed to
change the world and wrest it back from the capitalists.  My concern at
this time is the potential conspiracy charges and so on that may come out
of this ownderful action.  Will the feds merely target the anarchist
movement or will they go after the whole network of activists who organized
this?
Stay tuned...
-ron j



At 08:34 PM 12/02/1999 -0500, Chuck0 wrote:
>Did any of you catch the extended segment on tonight's NBC Evening News
>on the "anarchists behind the violence?"
>
>We should prepare for more attention to be sent our way.
>
>I got a kick out of the NBC piece, even though it totally misrepresented
>us and, in true media fashion, highlighted the rioting instead of
>reporting the whole picture.
>
>Typical.
>
>I'm pretty optimistic about all of this, even though some folks are
>getting too focused on "anarchists who started the riot."
>
>There are several ways we can spin this, if media contact us. First, if
>asked about the violence, we should keep the discussion on the police
>violence, which almost everybody saw happen. Secondly, we can refer to
>this as the "Seattle Coffee Party," drawing a mediocre analogy to the
>Boston Tea Party, another illegal riot over economic policies.
>
>I've been underlining to journalists that I've talked to that there were
>THOUSANDS of anarchists in Seattle and that probably most of them didn't
>smash windows.
>
>Should be an interesting month!
>
>-- 
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