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NEWS & LETTERS, December 2002
WAC demonstrates
Memphis, Tenn.--The Women's Action Coalition (WAC) held a
demonstration on Oct. 26 against domestic violence against women. We dressed in
black funeral attire, including veils, and stood on a busy street corner next to
a makeshift wooden "coffin." We held signs with facts about domestic
violence and with the YWCA's hotline phone number for women who are trying to
escape abusive situations. This year, four women and one man arrived at our usual
street corner, but we found it was already being used by Democrats holding signs
promoting candidates. We went to another busy intersection and stood on the
median in the middle of the street. After a few minutes, a police officer drove
up. He claimed that the police had received five phone calls complaining that we
were blocking traffic. We explained we had not gone into traffic and that the
sidewalk is regularly used for peace demonstrations. The officer then politely
left. We continued to hold the Coffin Action for about an hour and received many
positive responses from motorists. --WACer |
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