Tent State protests planned for Democratic National Convention
Bob Morris @ Aug 17th 2008 07:40 - Category: Election 2008 Tags: Democratic National Convention, Tent State
Tent State plans to be a sea of tents serving as an alternative university, staging area, and potential model for the future. Major protests and actions are planned, plus a music festival with Rage Against the Machine and more, all this during the upcoming Democratic National Convention.
Let’s hope they make a serious antiwar impact and that no one gets their skulls bashed, as security will be at supermax level around the convention center.
But dang, I do question the wisdom of naming it after a protest, Kent State, where protesters got shot dead. What are they trying to accomplish with the name? I don’t get it.
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Eli Stephens on 17 Aug 2008 at 11:58 am #
“model for the future”? Are we all to be living in tents in the future?
Bob Morris on 17 Aug 2008 at 8:38 pm #
Well, I’ve made my views on that clear. I will *not* live in a yurt, tent, or any other windy, temporary shelter (except when backpacking, of course!)
Big Gav on 18 Aug 2008 at 4:47 am #
I guess tents are the only option - the national guard has reserved all the hotel rooms…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/colorado-independent/national-guard-rents-500_b_114038.html
Apparently Denver’s jails are full so they’ll be putting the protesters in cages when they are arrested.
http://cryptogon.com/?p=3488
“Tent state” is kind of catchy - maybe there’s nothing more to the name choice than that…