Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 13:13:41 -0500 (EST) From: "JULES D. TUYES" <antjdtx-AT-gsusgi2.gsu.edu> Subject: protesting jails. Hello all, I attended a wonderful protest with homeless and poverty reform activists today against Atlanta's "celebration" of the opening of its new pre-trial detention center. Incidentally, this site is where any homeless or activist person would be held following arrest. In Atlanta, of course, we are preparing for a capitalist nightmare: The 1996 Olympics, and the erasure of poverty. Fortunately, we were able to shut down the celebration, forcing the audience to eventually flee and the politicians on stage to re-evaluate the commentary thy expected was natural for such an event. I suggest that we protest the opening of these jails whenver possible. Problematize the "represenative democracy" we live under. Let your politicians know that a certain sensitivity toward people who cannot afford homes or bail. Let them know that you are personally evaluating what kind of government you want. The most heard rebuttal was "get a job." Imagine that. Sincerely, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jules David Tuyes | "You're walking, and you don't | always realize it but you're | always falling. With each step, you | fall forward slightly, and then | catch yourself from falling. | Over and over." antjdtx-AT-gsusgi2.gsu.edu | | --Laurie Anderson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------
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