Port of Olympia direct action shows the way
Students and young people of America, look west! Look to the people of Olympia for inspiration, look to Olympia for hope!
Members of the Olympia Port Militarization Resistance group of Olympia, Washington, took direct action Friday and actually successfully obstructed war shipments. Two articles by Grossman and Bohmer on the ZMag site describe the action,and a video posted to YouTube provides an exciting recording of these young Americans, who could teach a valuable lesson to the entire antiwar movement, if it were only willing to learn.
Ultimately, the movement will need to strategically undertake direct action if it ever wishes to concretely and effectively obstruct the war machine. Way to go, brave Olympians! You have set a shining example for us all!
Posted: November 12, 2007 11:03 pm by Joshua Jackson | 0 comments
Tags: antiwar, antiwar activism, direct action, militarism, protest, strategy, student activism, tactics
