<nettime> [Fwd: Schell Mail #52 -- Before the Holidays]

[Mike Weisman <popeye@speakeasy.org>]

PaulSchell@MayorSchell.com wrote:

> Just a couple of things before I sign off for a few of days of quiet with my
> family:
>
> Two parallel assessments of the planning that went into the week of WTO and
> the events that occurred as the week unfolded are now underway.  One is
> being carried out by the City Council, the other by the multi-agency Public
> Safety Committee, headed by the Seattle Police Department.  I have called
> for a nationally recognized independent expert on crowd control and event
> planning to oversee the Public Safety Committee's process to ensure that it
> is both thorough and objective, and to be a resource to the City Council.
>
> I am very interested in the outcomes of these assessments. Seattle during
> the week of November 29 was the flash point for an unprecedented form of
> political expression - one we will not soon forget.  It is critical that we
> learn as much as we can about how to better anticipate this kind of
> activity, and better respond when and if it reappears.  It is also critical
> that we do so openly and honestly, with the understanding that everyone did
> their very best, given the difficult cards they were dealt.  We need this
> for our sake, and for the sake of any other city that takes on a
> controversial gathering of this sort.
>
> And now I intend to get on with the business of the city.  It is time to let
> the Council's committee and the Public Safety Committee do their work.  For
> on-going information, you can check out the city's WTO website at
> www.cityofseattle.net/wto.  I have posted a newly revised list of frequently
> asked questions there and we will continue to update that site.
>
> >From my family to yours, a peaceful and loving holiday.
>
> more later...paul
>
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