World History Maps by Thomas Lessman. Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd. European History. Seattle Seven. The Seattle Seven is a group of seven seafood companies, operating in the city of Seattle, known for negotiating a secret agreement with Exxon Corporation in 1991, relating to punitive damages resulting from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The companies, Aleutian Dragon Fisheries (ADF), Icicle Seafoods, North Coast Seafood Processors, North Pacific Processors, Ocean Beauty Seafoods, Trident Seafoods, Wards Cove Packing Co. were paid $63.75 million, but if Exxon should lose the civil case[clarification needed], they would repay Exxon almost all of their share of the money, which was about $750 million.[1] Seattle Liberation Front. Formation[edit] Affiliation with Weatherman[edit] Chip Marshall was one of the leading members of the Seattle Liberation Front after the split within the SDS in 1969.
In an interview with Time magazine in 1980, Marshall commented on the takeover of the SDS by the Weatherman, a radical left faction. He said the Weatherman had established cultural standards to which members were to adhere. Marshall did not agree with destroying monogamy, cutting family ties, and devaluing personal relationships.[4] The relationship between the Weatherman and the Seattle Liberation Front remains somewhat ambiguous.
Both groups shared many of the same political viewpoints, where they participated in protests and demonstrations.[5] Marshall's comments depict the void that separated the two groups from working together based on their common viewpoints.[4] Demonstration[edit] SLF planned a demonstration to be held at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle on February 17, 1970. Charges and trial[edit] Port Huron Statement. Argument[edit] The 25,700-word statement "articulated the fundamental problems of American society and laid out a radical vision for a better future".[2] It issued a nonideological call for participatory democracy, "both as a means and an end",[2] based on non-violent civil disobedience and the idea that individual citizens could help make "those social decisions determining the quality and direction" of their lives.[3] Also known as the “Agenda for a Generation”, it "brought the term 'participatory democracy' into the common parlance".[4] Policy recommendations[edit] Disarmament[edit] “Universal controlled disarmament must replace deterrence and arms control as the national defense goal.”[6] Reform of the Democratic Party[edit] University reform[edit] Quotations[edit] "The awe inspired by the pervasiveness of racism in American life is only matched by the marvel of its historical span in American traditions.
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