{"article":{"id":8806,"heading":"Message from Lisa Fithian at Genoa-IMC","author":"Larry George","created":"2001-07-22 21:58:18","modified":"2001-07-23 15:57:51","last_modified":"Mon, 23 Jul 2001 22:57:51","article":"<p>I need you help right now.  I am in the imc building in Genoa.  Police attacked us but it has moved to a stand off.  They left our building because of international and journalist.  But across the street was worst.  Dozens out on strecther, two body bags so far.  Many beaten.  We are surrounded, re-enforcements brought in.  Please call US embassy and Italian embassy, demand police back off.  Now and for the rest of time.  It may be 4-5 dead now.  whew, vicious.  please help mobilize and make calls, thank you very much.  I am ok was able to get under tables for cover.  love, lisa<\/p>\n","contact":"lgeorge@csulb.edu","link":"","address":"","phone":"310-399-8822","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"I just received this message from Lisa Fithian, who's inside the IMC building in Genoa.  Any ideas about how to respond?","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2001\/07\/8806.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":8836,"heading":"Response","article":"Here are some ideas:\r\n\r\n1) The obvious ones:\r\n\r\n(a) Protest outside Italian embassies.\r\n\r\n(b) Continue to use the internet to expose police brutality.\r\n\r\n(c) Take the government to court.\r\n\r\n(d) Form united fronts with other protest organizations.\r\n\r\n\r\n2) The long term ones:\r\n\r\n(a) Stop complaining about police brutality and instead prepare for it--say by better training demonstrators to stand up to police attacks.\r\n\r\n(b) We need to get more people from the mainstream to turn off their television sets and instead go to the Internet to gain alternative coverage. What appeals to the mainstream? video with lots of action; seeing otherwise forbidden things. We can provide it.\r\n\r\n(c) Create a division between the police and the \"establishment\" they protect: e.g., confront the police on the fact that they are becoming little more than security guards for exploitive corporations and corrupt politicians.\r\n\r\n\r\n","author":"Joseph Miranda","parent_id":8806,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2001-07-23 15:57:51","modified":"2001-07-23 16:45:38","fileurl":""}]}