SonofRage
22nd January 2005, 13:39
Washington, DC. January 20th, 2005 At the 2005 Presidential Inauguration, an inspiring display of Anarchist resistance with a direct action focus occurred with as many as 2,000 Anarchists participating. The following is a recap of my experiences during the J20 Counter-Inaugural Protests:
The DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) had planned a rally at Malcolm X Park beginning at 9am that was to turn into a march beginning at 11:15am. Adjusting my clock to activist time, I showed up at the park at a little bit after 10am.
When I arrived, I saw the typical setup of a stage with various speakers, saying the usual things, damning US imperialism, speaking of the evils of the Bush Agenda, etc. 2004 Green Party Presidential Candidate David Cobb was on stage, pumping up the Green Party, slamming John Kerry for being a sell-out, but being sure to say how much worse George W. Bush is (an attempt to justify his safe states strategy no doubt).
There had been a call for a Militant Anti-Fascist Contingent to meet at the park, so when I arrived, I immediately looked for the black flags of Anarchism and the red and black flags of Anarcho-Syndicalism. This was part of the call for Anarchist Resistance which was endorsed by the Direct Action Tendency of the Socialist Party USA.
read more... (http://www.sonofrage.net/blogs/index.php?blog=2&title=report_from_dc_anarchist_resistance&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1)
The DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) had planned a rally at Malcolm X Park beginning at 9am that was to turn into a march beginning at 11:15am. Adjusting my clock to activist time, I showed up at the park at a little bit after 10am.
When I arrived, I saw the typical setup of a stage with various speakers, saying the usual things, damning US imperialism, speaking of the evils of the Bush Agenda, etc. 2004 Green Party Presidential Candidate David Cobb was on stage, pumping up the Green Party, slamming John Kerry for being a sell-out, but being sure to say how much worse George W. Bush is (an attempt to justify his safe states strategy no doubt).
There had been a call for a Militant Anti-Fascist Contingent to meet at the park, so when I arrived, I immediately looked for the black flags of Anarchism and the red and black flags of Anarcho-Syndicalism. This was part of the call for Anarchist Resistance which was endorsed by the Direct Action Tendency of the Socialist Party USA.
read more... (http://www.sonofrage.net/blogs/index.php?blog=2&title=report_from_dc_anarchist_resistance&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1)