<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial;}</style></head><body>I don't agree that the original proposed route is too long. For example, it's about <span style="text-decoration: underline;">half </span>the length of the biggest march in Denver, and much shorter than the May Day marches from St. Mary's, downtown, and on to Seattle Center. More, when you're walking in a crowd, shouting slogans and chants, etc., time flies by in comparison to when you're walking alone.--Fk.<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br><br>From: Helen <HELEN1913@MAC.COM><br><br>To: antiwar@lists.hcoop.net<br><br>Sent: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:44:54 +0000 (UTC)<br><br>Subject: Re: [Oct. 17 Seattle] Fwd: Import your contacts and old email<br><br><br><br>Alex, Anton, Edwd and I walked variations of the proposed route tonight.<br><br><br><br>We concluded that SCCC via 12th or Broadway to Jackson, to First, and <br><br>up Pine to Westlake is too far.<br><br>We will have less people participating in the march if it is clearly <br><br>too long. People would likely decide to be there at the beginning <br><br>and/or the end and the actual number marching would be lower than we <br><br>want, possibly lower than we need to go into the street.<br><br><br><br>We can of course discuss this further, but this was the general <br><br>consensus amongst of the four of us.<br><br><br><br>Here are proposed routes. (Folks will argue pro and con in <br><br>subsequent emails.)<br><br><br><br><br></body></html>