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Submitted by a.future.with.n... on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 1:15am.
Direct Action can be a powerful act. It can provoke though, shift dynamics, empower and incite. It can also erode alliances, damage communities and bring harsh consequences. Direct Action is a powerful tool and it's use will always have a powerful response, be it positive or negative. It is my opinion that there are two useful "yard sticks" with which to measure the effectiveness of any direct action, that is to say, there are two primary questions to ask yourself as you plan and engage in any action. Those would be "Is this action confronting an issue at its source, thereby making it 'direct'?" and "Does this action empower others to themselves take action?" Using these questions as guides we can compare two recent actions from here in Olympia. First, the port actions of last November. For specificities sake, I'm talking about the road blockades, both human and physical. Held up to the first question, "Is this action confronting an issue at its source, thereby making it 'direct'?" I think the answer would be a pretty clear Yes. Blockading the path of military equipment is about as direct as you can get when it comes to confronting the war effort.
Submitted by peteb on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 12:01am.
Reflections on May Day, 2008 in Olympia
Submitted by Norm on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 11:20am.
As continued from another thread. Please feel free to add your thoughts, if you have numbers that is great too. EG, Gug, please forgive my lousy editing. Is Olympia an attractant for protest specific violence, and if so, why? I can understand the protests, but it really gets ridiculous in this city. One of the Olympian commenters said something interesting: Where was the violence in Portland/Seattle yesterday? Why Olympia? Submitted by Ehver Green on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 10:29am. combined. Much smaller than in previous years for the largest cities in Washington and Oregon. No arrests. In Olympia we have unconfirmed reports of 100+ marching. 6 arrests. They can't spell either. Something is probably wrong with your city when "hate about" gets more attention than "love about" Olympia.
Submitted by Not Les Purce on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 9:52am.
In light of the Daily O's top story today, I thought these should be shared. Olympia's finest hard at work!
Submitted by rosscowman on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 9:17am.
I highly recommend this article to folks interested in the current noise ordinance issue:
Submitted by Rob Richards on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 1:46am.
May 1 2008 - 12:00pm May 1 2008 - 11:59pm May Day 2008 MAY 1ST.....Support Workers across the World •Stop the Raids & Deportations •Legalization Now • End the War in Iraq • Support War Resisters •Justice for all
Thursday May 1st at 12 p.m.
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 9:45pm.
We seem to be having the old "post-procession honeymoon" feeling about our town lately. To balance things out, I'd like to hear what people hate about Olympia. Maybe hate is too strong of a word... What don't you like about Oly or what would you do different if you were the Monarch of the town. I think it would be fine to rant about what really bugs you but I can imagine a question such as this leading to hateful comments. THAT is not what I'm looking for.
Submitted by earball on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 9:56am.
Things I saw over the weekend... More here 
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