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...have to say I was some what discouraged at the outcome of the meeting." Tony Palumba of Mobilization for Survival, a coalition of peace groups, said last week. "There was no energy, no enthusiasm to put differences aside. Someone walked in about halfway through and said. "Has anyone said anything nice about the coalition...
That autonomy is hard to give up. "The fear is that this coalition will be just a forum for the Democrats and a rebuilding of the old coalition of liberals, labor and civil rights activists," Palumba says. Movement politics entail confrontation, not compromise...
...been to a lot of rallies, let me tell you, a lot of rallies," Palumba says. "And this was special. Families, yes. And I noticed the elderly there. People dressed for church. And you're not going to see many [marches that are] multi-racial... It was amazing...
...years, is probably the only one with the capacity to get everybody out." Ty dePass, a member of the Boston steering committee, says. The anniversary march offered the Left its identity, a sense of place and history. And if people are unsure where the Boston coalition is going, says Palumba. "They are very clear, real clear, where it is coming from...
Will the movements meet that mandate? Palumba gives the Boston coalition a 50-50 chance of being born, and an even smaller chance of proving meaningful. But the would-be coalition squabbling at the Statehouse tomorrow and next week should remember the 250,000 who gathered without King. Before they bicker and lose the moment, they should remember the maturity and power in that crowd--in its peacefulness, its determination, in the advice of the mother who said. "You won't get lost today. We're all walking the same way, and we'll all get there together...
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