Scores of people joined us for a processional and die-in yesterday, memorializing the 47 people who died in the July 2013 oil train explosion at Lac Megantic. The processional went from CenturyLink Field to SafeCo Field, both of which were packed with people, in order to underline the craziness of allowing unpredictable explosives-on-wheels to travel right through downtown Seattle, right next to the stadiums. As the fliers say: We are not prepared. No one is prepared.
Many thanks to the speakers, Kat Holmes, Lucas Amansec of Unite Here Local 8, Council Member Kshama Sawant, and Patrick Mazza; to Kat and David Perk for organizing; and to all who joined us on a Saturday evening!
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