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Producer Jessica Partnow explores her frustration and transformation at an anti war protest that finally succeeds in accomplishing even the smallest of goals.
Broadcast History
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Transcript
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I have been to a lot of protests in the past 6 years. In 2003 I was barricaded in police pens in New York as we demonstrated against the invasion of Iraq. In 2004 I went to jail with over 200 others as we rode our bikes through the streets before the start of the Republican National Convention. I?ve been doing it a long time, and we are still at war. I?d started to give up.
So I?ll admit that it was more out of guilt than passion that I headed down to the Center for Social Justice on Union street in Seattle for today?s anti-war protest. I was expecting a middle aged crowd, a mild bunch, the few complainers willing to put their grumbles into action on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
(Jesse in background ? this is the heart of our neighborhood, started with 20 people in a room).
To lift myself out of my lethargy I decided t...
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Timing and Cues
Piece is 5:43 long. Recommended intro:
"In Seattle, CommonLanguageProject.net producer Jessica Partnow discovered something new at Saturday's demonstration: protests that yield results are more meaningful for protestors."
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