Seattle General Strike Anniversary + Seattle IMC shut down

by Seattle IMC

Thu, Feb 5, 2004 9:04PM

February 6th is the 85th Anniversary of a successful General Strike in Seattle in 1919, one of the major cities in the United States where this has been successful. http://seattle.indymedia.org/en/2004/02/238092.shtml Here is a great account of what happened, how the citizens lived during that time, and the great independent newspapers that were printed. It's very inspiring

The Seattle IMC, which was the first IMC, used to receive a lot of donations and they had a big space in a central downtown location. They apparently ran into trouble with interpersonal conflicts, and key people who paid the bills leaving. It's difficult to sort out. Anyway, they say they're going to be down for 3 months. http://seattle.indymedia.org/en/2004/02/238096.shtml

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