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Just an FYI-
You may have heard of the Protest Warriors already, but I figured that a good old heads up couldn't hurt.
I am a student at the University of Texas in Arlington and a member of the Student Peace Action Network. We held a 'No Voter Left Behind' protest Nov 1, and protested Bush speaking at SMU. All day we encountered these "warriors." They will bring signs of thier own (ie- "Let's all smoke pot at a gay wedding; Vote Kerry") to any protest, siting thier own right to free speech and will pretty much just try to undermine all our efforts and credibility. Some members of the Dallas Peace Center told me they deal with the warriors on a regular basis and that they have a history of violence. I didn't see any violence at our event, but I could not observe everything. There have been a few unconfirmed fight reports, though.
They've already got information about International Answer's 1/20 protest on thier forum but I don't think they've gotten thier mitts on 'Turn Your Back.' If we don't carry signs; they can't. And thier opposing signs are pretty much all they've got.
So be careful, be smart, and keep an eye out for these guys, they might be bas news.
You may have heard of the Protest Warriors already, but I figured that a good old heads up couldn't hurt.
I am a student at the University of Texas in Arlington and a member of the Student Peace Action Network. We held a 'No Voter Left Behind' protest Nov 1, and protested Bush speaking at SMU. All day we encountered these "warriors." They will bring signs of thier own (ie- "Let's all smoke pot at a gay wedding; Vote Kerry") to any protest, siting thier own right to free speech and will pretty much just try to undermine all our efforts and credibility. Some members of the Dallas Peace Center told me they deal with the warriors on a regular basis and that they have a history of violence. I didn't see any violence at our event, but I could not observe everything. There have been a few unconfirmed fight reports, though.
They've already got information about International Answer's 1/20 protest on thier forum but I don't think they've gotten thier mitts on 'Turn Your Back.' If we don't carry signs; they can't. And thier opposing signs are pretty much all they've got.
So be careful, be smart, and keep an eye out for these guys, they might be bas news.
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