I imagine that George W. doesn't yet comprehend how strong the resistance to his illegitmate adminstration will be.
Fuck authority (but use a condom),
Chuck0
Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> 1.9.01
>
> Soft Skull, with the Help of Upoc.com, Creates Ground-breaking New
> Hybrid of Technology and Political Action!
>
> Revolutionary media organization Soft Skull today announces the
> launch of "The Resistance" a community group on Upoc.com, the site
> that creates community through simple text group messaging to
> wireless devices. "The Resistance" is set to become an essential
> communication tool at upcoming protests against Bush's inauguration
> on January 20th, in Washington D.C. Historically, this will be the
> first time a group of protestors in the street will be able to
> communicate with each other using new wireless, group email
> technology.
>
> According to the description at
> <http://www.upoc.com/group.jsp?group=resistance>http://www.upoc.com/group.jsp?group=resistance",
> all wireless device users can now join a group that broadcasts and
> provides a platform for "Updates on breaking-news, community activism
> and new forms of political action in New York City and beyond." The
> description goes on to point out, "The cell phone had historic
> importance at last year's protests against the WTO in Seattle. Mobile
> devices empower spontaneous social, cultural and political community.
> Use of The Resistance will debut at the protests against the
> Inauguration of Bush in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 2001."
>
> Soft Skull's founder and CEO Sander Hicks today said,
>
> "Unlike the wired internet, wireless group messaging is human
> interaction in a kinetic, exterior world. This is communication
> blended with street wisdom, it's new technology combined with the
> spirit of adventure, real life, action, movement, and spontaneity."
>
> Hicks and Soft Skull are currently working with radical political
> coalition Direct Action Network with plans to join an estimated
> 10,000 others to protest what many feel was the unfair election of
> George W. Bush.
>
> "When we're on the ground in DC, we'll be able to communicate en
> masse and report to each other what's going on, and where. When I
> heard that the authorities in DC have made groups of more than 25
> illegal, that struck me as unconstitutional, paranoid and wrong. I
> want the people taking a stand for real democracy to be able to
> communicate and organize," said Hicks.
>
> The group was launched at 3:30, yesterday, 1.8.01. Only two hours
> later, 10 people had signed up to receive messages.
>
> "This is a wing-doozer of a wireless group, watch out," said Casey
> Van Maanen, Senior Manager, Business Development at Upoc today. "Soft
> Skull is an ideal grassroots case for the Upoc platform, having the
> kind of devoted following and intelligent content so crucial to any
> community."
>
> To join the group, you only need a cell phone, or any other wireless
> device, such as Palms, Visors, or 2-way pagers. Anyone can see the
> group's description and sign-up page at:
> <http://www.upoc.com/group.jsp?group=resistance>http://www.upoc.com/group.jsp?group=resistance"
>
> About Soft Skull-
> http://www.softskull.com
>
> Soft Skull won "Outstanding Independent Press of the Year" this past
> June at the Firecracker Alternative Book Awards. Soft Skull's hip-hop
> activist title, "No More Prisons" by William Upski Wimsatt also won
> the FAB for Best Book: Politics. Soft Skull was the subject of media
> celebration last year for its controversial decision to republish
> "Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American
> President" by J.H. Hatfield.
>
> About Upoc-
> http://www.upoc.com
>
> Upoc is a mobile communications platform for the creation of group
> messaging using any wireless device. Incubated at Ericsson Cyberlab
> and founded by Gordon Gould, former President and COO of Silicon
> Alley Reporter and Digital Coast Reporter, Upoc has Assembled more
> than 40 professionals in wireless technology, branding, market
> research, new media business alliances and ad sales from respected
> companies such as MTV, iTurf, Organic, Time Magazine and France
> Telecom.