> I doubt that will be the last word... (unfortunately)
Believe that.
-argo
1. S29 protest site moved, & other updated details
2. BUSES FROM PHILLY - NEW TIME OF DEPARTURE - LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS
3. S.F. Labor Council Opposes War Drive, endorses S29 protests
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UPDATE ON PERMITS FOR SEPT. 29 MASS MARCH IN WASHINGTON D.C. -
ALL PERMITS OBTAINED FOR SEPT. 29 MARCH & RALLY
/ASSEMBLY LOCATION CHANGED
9/26/01--The national march on September 29 in Washington DC in opposition
to war and racism will assemble for a rally at Freedom Plaza ? 14th St. and
Pennsylvania Ave. NW. The rally will be followed by a march to the Justice
Department, the Navy Memorial (both located on Pennsylvania Avenue) and
conclude with a rally in Upper Senate Park across from the Capitol building.
The change in the assembly site from Lafayette Park in front of the White
House to Freedom Plaza at 14th and Pennsylvania prevents an eleventh-hour
effort by the Bush administration to disrupt the demonstration. The Bush
administration used the Secret Service to announce a ban on demonstrators
using Lafayette Park for peace and anti-war protests during the nextthirty
days. The International A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition (Act Now to Stop War & End
Racism) obtained all of the necessary permits last Wednesday for a rally at
Lafayette Park and on the sidewalk in front of the White House, which would
be followed by a march down Pennsylvania Ave. and concluding at the Capitol.
The Secret Service and the National Parks Service notified
I-A.N.S.W.E.R.late today, Tuesday, September 25, that they were revoking the
permits in Lafayette Park and the Ellipse. The Secret Service is
unconstitutionally using the pretext of security for political purposes,
just as Richard Nixon tried to use the Secret Service to bar demonstrations
in front of the White House during the Vietnam War. One of our main messages
to anti-war activists right now is this: Our mass anti-war mobilization on
the 29th in the DC has not been stopped.
Thousands of people will take Freedom Plaza on Sept. 29th, and this will
allow the mass organizing for Sept. 29 to go on unimpeded and without
uncertainty in these last critical days before the demonstration. The Sept.
29 march and rally has gained great support from across the country.
Thousands of people are coming from as far away as California, New Mexico,
Texas, Florida, Maine and everywhere in between, including thousands
from New York City.
P.S. The ban on demonstrations by Secret Service is for a 30-day period and
the language of the banning order would allow the Secret Service unfettered
discretion in renewing the ban on demonstrations for months and years to
come. The I-A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition will carry out a legal challenge in the
near future to the Secret-Service-imposed ban on demonstrations at Lafayette
Park and the White House sidewalk.
NEW BUS INFORMATION FOR S.29
Drop-off and pick-up locations for September 29.
These locations may change, based on further discussion with the police, so
advise everyone to check website before they leave for DC.
Gathering Site and Bus Drop Off Location:
Freedom Plaza - 14th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
End Rally and Bus Pick Up :
Upper Senate Park across from the Capitol building.
Constitution and New Jersey
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2. NOTE: PHILLY IAC BUSES
******Anyone who still wants a seat on one of our buses MUST contact
philnpc@op.net or 215-724-1618
TODAY, if you have not yet confirmed and/or paid for your ticket.
******DEPARTURE TIME IS NOW 8am, AND RETURN TIME IS NOW 8PM OR SO. The
place is still 30th and Market St.
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International Action Center - Philadelphia
philnpc@op.net
215-724-1618
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