Near downtown Seattle, a several-block section of the city is sealed off. Critics have called it a block party, but participants are calling it an 'ad-hoc conglomeration of people' in a festival-like environment 'where the only headliner is change.' When protests over the death
Inside, people can walk freely among murals, access free food and gather to organize to protest. Critics have called it a block party, but participants are calling it an"ad-hoc conglomeration of people" in a festival-like environment"where the only headliner is change."
The zone, initially called the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ, has been renamed the Capitol Hill Organized Protest. Story continues"We're not trying to start a new nation. We're not trying to build some empire," Slate said."We're trying to enact change in a way that this city hasn't seen before.""One of the most fundamental rights we have as Americans is the right to peacefully assemble, to protest government and to exercise free speech," Durkan told ABC News'"Nightline.""And we protect that kind of speech and disagreement with government.
As for the occupation of the police department's east precinct, Durkan said,"The precinct itself is just the building. Our focus is on how do we make sure that policing adapts to this situation." "There's a lot of activism going on there," Johnson said,"but it's also mixed in with art and a general sense of community."
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