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Protesting
the Sanctions in Iraq
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Stop
Sweatshops
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2001,
Mixed Media on Paper, 11" x 24"
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2001,
Mixed Media on Paper, 11" x 24"
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Protesters
constructed hundreds of tiny coffins to represent the young children who
would die that day because of the sanctions against Iraq. Each tiny coffin
had a picture of a child who had died. My friend saw a news report that
day which showed the protest from a helicopter. The reporter pondered
what the meaning of the coffins could be, then the news station cut back
to the events inside the Staple Center.
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Not
far from the Democratic National Convention in downtown Los Angeles is
the garment district where many immigrants labor to make designer clothes
in sweatshops. We met in this neighborhood to rally for immigrant rights
and improved working conditions. As we marched through the streets, hundreds
of heads poked through factory windows to cheer us on.
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