August 29th protests

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All the information I have about the march is that it will be going past Madison Square Garden. I say we all meet up there because it is right next to Penn Station in NYC and it would be easy to meet up with people. Now right now I don't know any times. Who is coming?

We will have CGLM flags and Che t-shirts on so it's easy for use to find each other.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROTESTS VISIT THE CGLM SITE. (http://cglm.net/action.htm)

--Paz

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UFPJ ACCEPTS RALLY LOCATION FOR AUGUST 29,
MOVES FORWARD WITH MOBILIZING FOR
MASSIVE PROTEST AGAINST THE BUSH AGENDA

Dear UFPJ supporters:

On Wednesday, July 21, United for Peace and Justice made a major
announcement about our August 29 “World Says No to the Bush Agenda” protest:
We are taking the West Street rally location which was imposed by NYC
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the NY Police Department. (Details on the
march route and rally location are below.)

We did not make this decision lightly. Our central goal for our August
29 event has always been to maximize the numbers of people out on the
streets in opposition to the Bush agenda. That’s why we chose Sunday and
why we pursued permits. A wide range of other events, which we support,
are being planned throughout the convention week, with varying tactics
and goals. With the permits for both our march and rally now secured,
our August 29 protest will be an event that people from every walk of
life can participate in: immigrants, parents with kids in strollers,
elderly people, people with disabilities.

Several weeks ago, we won our fight to march past Madison Square
Garden, the site of the Republican National Convention, but the rally site
remained contested. We have been fighting hard for months to secure the
Great Lawn in Central Park, and many of you have supported us in that
fight.

Every alternative we proposed to City officials was rejected. Every
attempt at resolving concerns was dismissed. The City cut off negotiations
and refused to meet with us. Clearly Mayor Bloomberg, a pitbull for the
Bush Administration and the Republican Party, is doing everything he
can to silence dissent and erode basic Constitutional rights.

Within UFPJ, we had many perspectives on how best to resolve this. We
considered everything from canceling the rally and calling for a mass
sit-in on the Great Lawn to accepting West Street under any conditions.
We consulted our attorneys, discussed the issue with our supporters and
allies, and debated at great length.

We knew that this fight was taking up a lot of the time and energy we
needed for mobilizing. We knew that many groups’ planning, on everything
from bus reservations to feeder marches, was being held up. At the same
time, we knew that accepting the West Street site was going to add new
logistical needs and that even once we secured a site we would still
have to fight the Bloomberg Administration over key matters such as its
use of pens and barricades.

With sadness, anger, and yes, some relief, we decided it was time to
resolve this issue and focus on building as large a demonstration as
possible for Sunday, August 29.

So now we move on. We take with us the victory of a march route past
Madison Square Garden, and we will keep fighting to get what we need to
make this demonstration successful. We have made a public issue of the
bullying tactics of Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his police
department. We have also spelled out what we need from the City to make
this site work for the massive rally on August 29.

Now is the time for all of us to redouble our efforts to spread the
word about August 29, and build the biggest possible demonstration against
Bush’s policies. Visit the RNC section of our website at
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/rnc for downloadable leaflets,
information on order stickers and posters, an endorsement form, and many other
resources.

At the same time, we hope that you will contact the Mayor and Police
Chief Kelly to keep the pressure on these demands:

1) No Pens: We have made it clear that we do not want the police to use
metal barricades to create pens or otherwise restrict movement in and
out of the rally site, the assembly site or along the march route
itself.

2) Free Water: Because there is no shade or access to stores or other
facilities along West Street, we want the City to provide free water at
the rally, as well as assistance with extra port-o-johns.

3) Free Shuttle Bus: We want the City to provide free shuttle buses
from the rally site to the closest subway stations, which depending where
you are along West Street can be some distance. The City is giving the
RNC delegates free subway/bus passes for the week they are here and we
would like the have the subway and bus fares waived on August 29 to
make travel around town easier for the massive numbers of people expected
to join the demonstration.

4) Compensation: Since the City is insisting that we rally on this
site, we will incur major additional expenses for an adequate stage and
sound system. We think the City should help cover some of these costs.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Phone 212-788-3000
Fax 212-788-9711
Email http://nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mayor.html

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly
Phone 646-610-5410
Fax 646-610-5865
Email: http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mailnypd.html

The details of our march route and rally site are as follows: We will
assemble between 14th Street and 23rd Street, stretching from Sixth to
Eighth Avenues. The march will kick off from 23rd Street and head up
Seventh Avenue past Madison Square Garden. It will then turn west on 34th
Street and head over to West Street, also known as the West Side
Highway. We will proceed south on West Street to the rally site, which will
stretch north from Chambers Street.

Let us be clear: While this settlement is not our first choice, and we
are appalled by the City’s bullying tactics, we are resolute in our
commitment to making August 29 a colorful, massive, and diverse display of
dissent. On August 29, hundreds of thousands will take to the streets
to send a loud and resounding message: The world says NO to the Bush
agenda of war, greed, hate, and lies.

We’ll see you in the streets!

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AUGUST 29, THE WORLD SAYS NO TO THE BUSH AGENDA!
March and Rally at the Republican National Convention, New York City
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Visit the RNC mobilizing section of our website for resources and to
endorse the August 29 demonstration:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/rnc
============================================
We need your financial support to make the August 29 protest a success:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/donate
============================================
To receive email updates on the August 29 RNC protest, visit:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/email
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im deffinately showing up,even tho i cant leave the state legally,ill have my license the 24th
but ill have my che shirt, a communbist flag, and a che flag hopefully

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yea sorry that was me :P ^

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Sunday, August 29: The World Says No to the Bush Agenda!
March and Rally, New York City
* Assemble at 10:00AM
* March steps off at noon

The time and location of our August 29 "World Says No to the Bush
Agenda" protest are now set. A map of our assembly area, march route, and
rally site is available online at:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2503

We will assemble at 10:00AM between 14th Street and 23rd Street,
stretching from Sixth to Eighth Avenues. The march will kick off at noon from
23rd Street and head up Seventh Avenue past Madison Square Garden, the
site of the Republican National Convention. The march will then turn
west on 34th Street and head over to West Street, also known as the West
Side Highway. We will proceed south on West Street to the rally site,
which will stretch north from Chambers Street.

More information and resources will be available on our website in the
days and weeks to come; check back often at
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/rnc

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AUGUST 29, THE WORLD SAYS NO TO THE BUSH AGENDA!
March and Rally at the Republican National Convention, New York City
============================================
Visit the RNC mobilizing section of our website for resources and to
endorse the August 29 demonstration:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/rnc
============================================
We need your financial support to make the August 29 protest a success:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/donate
============================================
To receive email updates on the August 29 RNC protest, visit:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/email
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ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
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Dear UFPJ supporter:

WE ARE MARCHING! On August 29, United for Peace and Justice will hold a
massive, impassioned, peaceful, and legal march past Madison Square
Garden, the site of the Republican Convention, to protest the Bush
Administration’s deceit and destruction.

But we will NOT be rallying afterwards on the West Side Highway. As we
announced in a press conference today, exiling us to a remote stretch
of sun-baked highway makes a mockery of our right to assembly: The deal
is off.

Our medics have told us that the West Side Highway isn’t a safe place
for seniors, children, and people with disabilities to rally. Our sound
engineers have told us that it’s not possible to set up a quality sound
system there. Many of our members have told us that they simply will
not go to such an awful and marginal location. And our common sense has
told us that this deal was a set-up by a Republican mayor openly hostile
to free speech.

Central Park is the only sensible place for us to rally. We filed a new
permit application today with the NYC Parks Department to rally in
Central Park on August 29, using the Great Lawn, North Meadow, and East
Meadow. We will keep you informed of the City’s response.

Our march plans remain unchanged: We will assemble beginning at 10:00AM
at Seventh Avenue and 14th Street, and step off at noon for our legal
and peaceful march past Madison Square Garden.

You’ve supported us politically through this difficult struggle against
the effort to repress our protest, and now we need your financial
support, too. This long fight for our right to assemble has been very
costly, and we need to raise more than $75,000 by the end of this week to
move forward with our organizing efforts.

Every dollar you donate today is a statement of support for our right
to hold this crucial protest against the Bush Agenda. Please dig deep
into your pockets and make the most generous donation you can – we can’t
allow Bush, Bloomberg, and the Republicans to stifle our cry for peace
and justice!

You can donate in several ways:
* Using a credit card online at http://www.unitedforpeace.org/donate
* By calling in a credit card donation to 212-868-5545
* By mailing a check or money order to UFPJ, P.O. Box 607, Times Square
Station, NY NY 10108

The war in Iraq worsens every day, the U.S. economy is battered, and
our civil liberties are under assault, while the Bush Administration
shamelessly tries to frighten the population into silence. We say NO to the
war, NO to the lies, NO to the greed and the hate, and NO to the attack
on our basic rights.

With less than three weeks remaining before August 29, we all need to
kick into the highest possible gear to make this protest a success.
Now’s the time to finalize your plans to come to New York City for this
crucial and historic day. Urge your friends, your family, your co-workers,
and everyone you know to stand up against the Bush Agenda by marching
with us on August 29.

Keep checking our website for new resources and information, and we’ll
see you in the streets!

In solidarity,
United for Peace and Justice

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AUGUST 29, THE WORLD SAYS NO TO THE BUSH AGENDA!
Massive Protest at the Republican National Convention, New York City
* Assemble at 10:00AM, Seventh Avenue @ 14th Street
* March steps off at noon
============================================
Visit the RNC mobilizing section of our website for resources and to
endorse the August 29 demonstration:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/rnc
============================================
We need your financial support to make the August 29 protest a success:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/donate
============================================
To receive email updates on the August 29 RNC protest, visit:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/email
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--paz

[SonofRage]

How many of you guys are coming? Maybe the CGLM folk can march with/along side the Socialist Party USA contingent: http://www.che-lives.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=28309

We can make each other look bigger :D

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I don't have a count, I know some of my friends are going from here and I plan on going but I get my wisdom teeth pulled out on the 27. ALL 4 OF THEM :( :( :( I hope to go I just dont want my cheeks to be puffy and me needing to eat mushy stuff or something. IDK, hopefully it wont be that bad and I will be able to go.

--Paz