300 Protesters "Rush" the Capitol Building

[bdrube]

As a sidebar to today's protest, about 300 protesters, led by
some waving "SDS" signs "rushed" (CNN's
phrase) the capitol grounds, broke through the outer perimeter
and made it all the way to the base of the building.

Actually, I saw the whole thing.  They did make it through and
were stopped just short of the steps leading up to the
entrance.  At first, it looked like the Capitol Police were
going to react forcefully, but they held off and there was
nothing more than a little shoving.

One guy told me that the CP is wary because they are still
battling lawsuits from mass arrests at a previous protest.

[Change has come]

1. I'm dense today

what does "SDS" stand for?

[bdrube]

3. Students For a Democratic Society -- Abbie Hoffman's Old Outfit

[teach1st]

6. Abbie Hoffman wasn't a part of SDS

He was a part of YIPPIE!

[Omphaloskepsis]

5. Students for a Democratic Society

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Students_for_a_Democratic_Society


I'm not sure if that is what they intended.. I found that with a quick search on Google.

edit -- Looks like I was a little slow.

[Fovea]

8. Love that user pic

navel-gazer.

[bdrube]

9. I Have Bad Sources Then

[RL3AO]

2. Protesting is fine...

but don't break through gates.

[bdrube]

4. Actually, I Think The Police Backed Off and Let Them Through

Pretty amazing that there was no violence given how paranoid
everyone in DC is these days.

[TahitiNut]

7. It's a start. We need 100 times that number.

:shrug:

[Synnical]

10. Pics from DC Indy Media

http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/137572/index.php

J27: Photos and video footage from the rush to the Capitol
Author h Date Created 27 Jan 2007

Instead of listening to speeches on the mall, a group of 300 activists decided to take the protest to the Capitol steps, attempting to enter the building.

[Synnical]

12. VIdeo is here

Funny, the uplink is sponsored by corporations.

The anti-corporate globalization movement died on Sept 11, 2001. Those "martyrs" fucked up everything. But, I guess that was their point. <sigh>

Edit to add link http://one.revver.com/watch/153522

My bad, sorry, just so sad.

[Kurovski]

11. K&R(nt)