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Notes From the RNC - The 8/31 Experience |
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by Wendy Edwards
Email: wedwards (nospam) uiuc.edu (unverified!) |
16 Sep 2004
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2600 magazine had some good coverage of RNC protests, including the Pier 57 area where UCIMC reporters were held. |
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From the article ... "The shock of what happened on August 31 is still wearing off for those of us unfortunate enough to be caught up in what can only be described as a desperate act by law enforcement. It seems silly to say that these were traumatizing events when there's so much more going on in the world - and in our own backyards - that's far worse. We were lucky, after all. We had the whole world watching and we had our friends outside who never stopped trying to get us out. We had the National Lawyers Guild working around the clock. And of course, we had lots of company since there were so many of us stuck together in one place. But despite all of this - and I think I speak for the majority here - what we went through shook us to the core and will take quite a bit of time to get out of our systems. If you were there then you probably already understand this. If you weren't, then this is an opportunity to share one perspective of what happened." |
See also:
http://www.2600.com/rnc2004/index.html
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