Self contained summary of events at the Santa Cruz counter-inauguration rally. 3:45

note: the word shit is used in the story...

Inaugurate the People - Reclaim Our Democracy!

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Santa Cruz, California
January 20, 2005

Freedom by
Diane Patterson

Jan 20 Counter-Inauguration in Santa Cruz, CA.

Pictures from the Jan 20 Counter-Inauguration held in Santa Cruz, CA.

Recording artist and producer Sista Monica Parker is spearheading a community charitable musical event. It’s a Tsunami Disaster Relief Benefit Concert on Sunday, January 23, at 6pm (doors open at 5pm) in Santa Cruz, CA at First Congregational Church. Joining her will be Grammy award nominee Linda Tillery from the Bay Area. Singer Valerie Fiddmont, Watsonville Taiko Drummers, Rev. David Grishaw Jones, Rev. Deborah Johnson, artist Carol Bowie and many other community members all volunteering to “Singing In The Spirit�.

This benefit concert is in support of disaster relief for the victims of the Tsunami/Earthquake. There will be singing, meditation and individual performances to create and unite in the spirit of community and charity.

All proceeds go to the victims of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami via Oxfam International, Save The Children, United Church of Christ and Habitat for Humanity International.

Penelope Campbell (washington post photo) of Homeland Security was also pepper sprayed in the melee

at 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time, dc indymedia stopped in it's tracks: here's the timeline

Unpermitted march now at McPherson Square;
* Arrest at 15th and M at spontaneous unpermitted march; Unpermitted march now at McPherson Square;
* 3:45 Coffins carried by protestors are burning; Unpermitted march now at McPherson Square;
* 3:44 At least 30 riot-police at 14th and Pennsylvania; stand-off between police and protestors; whole area is filled with pepper-spray and tear-gas;

16 mainstream journalists (were) observed getting sprayed by police with pepper-spray;

Never have I seen this on Indymedia. I've contributed 100s of articles to Indy and have been paid for words in print. Question is who is the MORON that got hold of the NYC newswire: and label the following as- and here's good laugh -
ALIEN MIND CONTROL SPAM Fri, 21 Jan 2005 09:38:38 +1100
To: dg_editor@yahoo.com
Subject: Your IMC website article has been hidden
From: imc-nyc-tech@lists.indymedia.org
Your article entitled
"Presidential Approval Hits 50 Year Low: Iraq Not Mentioned"
has been hidden from the newswire by the mountain.
The hide code was: Policy Violation.
The following comments were noted regarding your article:
electro-magnetic alien mind-control spam
read and decide for yourself- that's how it has been done until today anyhow (this was not the ONLY lapse at MYC IMC today either

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“The federal government has every intention of defying federal law and continuing to use taxpayer dollars to fund programs that are overtly religious—Christian—in nature. Not only do these programs make reference to Christianity, they include anti-abortion messages, gender biases, particularly as they relate to controlling young women’s behaviors, and completely exclude LGBTQ youth.�
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