the biggest problem of the Peace Movement

Still, the biggest problem of the Peace Movement is how to confront effectively the media in our diverse social localities. So far, we haven't heard or seen any of the main peace organizations facing this issue appropriately, and thus giving the benefit of the doubt to these media corportations that they will eventually put forth our point of view. Locally, the peace movement has organized many marches, protests, civil dissobedience direct actions, etc., but still, the Chronicle, the Examiner, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, WB, Univsion, Telemundo and all of the local media continue their pro-war coverage without shame. Imagine 10,000-100,000 people surrounding the San Francisco Chronicle for a few hours: Speaking of the cataclysm of new tactics. The war started a few days ago and the logos of these media institutions remain untouched! How can we rock the media to change the course of history? Indymedia or KPFA won't be able to do it alone. We have been in the frontlines of all of these actions up until today (3/24/03) when Bush's "Shock and Awe" officially begins, raining bombs like hell on the people of Iraq. On the other hand, the energy, passion, and numbers of those on the streets seem to be diluted, as if we still have a lot to learn from those peace loving people fighting against the Vietnam War. As we participate and monitor the work of peace activists today, in front of the Federal building in San Francisco, by the Trans-American building, along market street, on lobbies, etc., we evidence that the police state is winning the fight for control of the city and its populace. We must remember that it was the media who truly made the case for war against Iraq, they were the ones that conveyed the message of the government (with a bunch of lies, of course) that a war on Iraq was necessary, and it is the media which allows a tunnel vision that the violent colonial dreams of the US Empire is correct, regardless of the destruction being caused on another civilization thousands of miles away from here, a civilization which has never fired a shot on us. Lets shut down the media and make history together.
tzu