Protestors Arrested at Senator Allard's Office
Through a comment posted here by Skippy, we learn that 8 protesters were arrested December 4 at Colorado Senator Wayne Allards's office in Englewood Colorado. Here's the report, verbatim (scroll down to last entry):
Wednesday, 4th December, 2002: Englewood, CO: Eight Activists Opposed to War Arrested at Senator Allard’s Office
Eight nonviolent anti-war activists were arrested at Senator Wayne Allard’s office in Englewood, CO Wednesday evening. They went to his office to insist that the Senator hold a public forum with his constituents and respond to their concerns regarding the possibility of further military action in Iraq. The protestors, some affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center in Boulder, CO, began the peaceful sit-in at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 04, 2002, pledging to remain in the office until the Senator agreed to attend the forum. The Senator’s staff agreed to hold a "regular 60 minute-long Town Meeting", but not one exclusively dedicated to the looming war against Iraq.
Vowing to stay until the Senator agreed to a meeting exclusively dedicated to the topic of the war, the activists issued this statement to the Senator’s staff:
"We are disappointed that Senator Allard has decided not to hold a one hour forum with his constituents on the urgent issue of war with Iraq. This minimizes the issue, and all the Coloradoans who are disturbed by the immoral actions being taken by our government. We are committed to staying here until Senator Allard agrees to a one-hour Town Meeting dedicated to this crucial issue."
Refusing to change their position, Senator Allard’s staff had the activists arrested and taken to Arapaho County Jail for booking. "We feel that Senator Allard ignored the will of the people whom he represents when he voted to give President Bush the permission to preemptively start another war with Iraq," noted Andrew Tirman, a spokesperson for the group. The affinity group, named "Collateral Damage", is opposed to an increased military involvement in Iraq for many reasons, "We are here because we feel that the human and economic costs of Bush’s proposed war are much too great. We refuse to accept the Bush administration’s excuse of ‘regime change’ to cover for the
American imperialist quest for hegemony over the world’s oil fields," Tirman said.
For more information contact: Carolyn Bninski, Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, (303) 444-6981 bninski@qwest.net
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