andrew wimmer

The Enclosed Public: Protest and Premonitions at the Vice-Presidential Debate in St. Louis

A record television audience of almost 70 million people viewed the vice-presidential debate last Thursday night at Washington University's Athletic Complex in St. Louis. But nearly a mile out of view of the complex lay an example of what corporations, the media, and the state have together tried to quell in increasingly forceful ways: public dissent.

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Over one hundred workers, activists, students, veterans and families gathered in Northmoor park near campus to voice alternatives to the candidates' discussion of abstract policy issues. Activist groups Instead of War, Code Pink, and Veterans for Peace organized the protest to highlight the narrow scope of the debate, and to expose the carefully mediated lack of public access to discussions of public policy.

Few parents show up (1 PARENT EJECTED) to meet school superintendent candidates

Andrew Wimmer, a longtime member of Instead of War (IOW) and the Center for Theology and Social Analysis (CTSA), and a parent, was ejected from this week's public school board meeting for the unthinkable offense of asking a question that wasn't pre-approved by the board.

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Subject: Few parents show up (1 PARENT EJECTED) to meet candidates Journals 9/15/08
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:41:33 EDT
From: SLPSBOARDNEWS@aol.com

*1 PARENT EJECTED*
*Few parents show up to meet superintendent candidates Lack of public involvement seen as issue for city schools*

By Shawn Clubb Monday, September 15, 2008 4:34 PM CDT

Shawn Clubb

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