Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 20:55:07 -0700
From: jdm@DERU.COM ("J.D. McKim")
Subject: Re: PCC outlaws politically incorrect picket signs
To: AZRKBA@asu.edu


At 07:53 PM 8/30/02 -0700, you wrote:

>  Did Pima Community College just outlaw traditional college campus

>protests, or just non-PC college campus protests?

>http://www.sierratimes.com/02/08/29/arst082902.htm   Protest Sign at


From what I gather this had nothing to do with college protests per se.
The powers that be thought, "Man we ought to able to get this guy for
something, think hard.  Oh, hey, how about the college thing?"

This is similar to what Glendale did when they told me I needed a
"picketing permit" to hold a sign outside the council inauguration ceremony
in June.  There is no such thing, but they later tried to imply I may have
needed a "special event permit."  Ha!

Hey Ken, do you still think Glendale may be worse than Tucson?

BTW, My sandwich sign today at the "All Hail Glendale's Acceptance of the
Football Stadium" special council meeting (complete with marching band) was
ignored by the City.  Assistant City Attorney Paladini said Hi, but that
was it.

Front: "Glendale is spending millions again, and we didn't get to vote"
Back: "Glendale: I dare you to arrest me for wearing this sign"

The media pounced on me.  I was interviewed by all (I think) valley TV news
channels, probably 6 or so newspaper reporters, and even KTAR.

Channels 3, 5 and 10 ran segments of my interviews on tonight's 5:00 or
5:30 news, and Channel 5 evenmentioned the previous threat of arrest that
inspired the back side of my sign :-).

For just $.36 in posterboard and a couple hours of time, I successfully
rained on Glendale's parade.

We gotta keep an eye out for these opportunities and jump on them.

Jay