Portland Protestors send a strong message to Bush 2002-08-29, 9:40 p.m. Last thursday, Bush visited Portland, Oregon, and was met by thousands of protestors eager to voice their disaproval. http://portland.indymedia.org:8081/a22/ That day, Bush had actually suggested that the reason we're having so many forest fires is because we're not cutting down enough trees. http://www.cascadiaforestalliance.org/bushsit.html Although most media reports portrayed the protests as violent, as a participant and observer, I can testify that all of the violence was perpetrated by police. http://portland.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=17241&group=webcast One act of violence that has only received a few brief mentions in local papers, and no recognition that I know of in the national press is the story of a ten-month old baby who was pepper sprayed while he was in his father's arms. http://portland.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18010&group=webcast I am only posting a brief desription and links, because there is more information at indymedia than I could ever give you. Anybody who reads this diary who does not yet know about and using indymedia should be informed of it. It's open publishing, much like this diary. the difference is, there's always room for comments, and nobody's post, no matter how absurd will ever be erased (it may be hidden if it contains a virus.) The most informative posts are put into the main news wire in the center column, and the best of those from around the world (there's an indymedia site for almost every major city) are but into the main indymedia site at indymedia.org This is where the media revolution is happening. Come be a part of it. previous entries: Anyone? - 2008-01-24 Saturday Film Series at The Free Speech Zone - 2005-12-30 SLC? - 2005-12-21 Please Post - 2005-07-24 From ImpeachBush.org - 2005-06-20 New: Fill out the survey!

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