Coast Guard creates ‘First Amendment zone’ in Puget Sound for anti-Shell protests
Article by Joel Connelly published 14 April 2015 by seattlepi.com
Coast Guard creates ‘First Amendment zone’ in Puget Sound for anti-Shell protests
The U.S. Coast Guard, with help from activist groups, has identified an informal “First Amendment Zone,” just north of Terminal 5, where protesters can take to the water against Shell Oil’s Arctic drilling fleet when it arrives at the Port of Seattle.
“I didn’t choose this area: I gave them a chart and asked them where they wanted to be,” Capt. Joe Raymond, captain of the port, said Tuesday.
Raymond initiated a meeting on Monday with organizers of a “sea of kayaks” protest. He described the zone as “an excellent place” for protesters wishing a high-visibility presence while not interfering with ferries, tugs and other marine traffic in the harbor.
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