[DEBATE] : FW: [IPPN] March With Us This Saturday!

[Jai Sen]

For everyone's information, if a little late : A big rally in New York for
Peace, Justice and Democracy, this coming Saturday.  I guess I am surprised
that someone else has not posted this, before...
Please excuse cross-posting.


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From: Ted Glick <indpol at igc.org>
Reply-To: <indpol at igc.org>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:21:55 -0400
To: <ippn-announce at topica.com>
Subject: [IPPN]  March With Us This Saturday!



Please forward widely!

March for Peace, Justice and Democracy

Saturday, April 29 -- New York City
Assemble beginning at 10:30AM -- 22nd Street & Broadway
March steps off at noon
Grassroots Action Festival in Foley Square, 1:00PM-6:00PM

Five days from now, people from diverse communities, from
all walks of life, will fill the streets of Manhattan with
outrage at our country's current policies and hope for a
better future. Unified in our determined opposition to the
ongoing war in Iraq, we are also demanding new priorities
and a new direction for our government.

As Bush's approval ratings keep sinking to historic lows, we
need to turn the widespread unhappiness with this
administration into action for change. Will you be there
with us on Saturday, April 29? Will you help us in these
last few days as we spread the word far and wide?

The early weather forecast looks great (low to mid 60s,
mostly sunny), but rain or shine, we are marching! Puppets,
marching bands, street theater groups, and other performers
will all be participating in the march. We encourage you to
bring musical instruments, banners, and other things you
create to help express the messages of the day. (Reminder:
The NYPD only allows signs and banners to be carried on
cardboard poles; wooden, metal, and fiberglass poles are
prohibited.)

We still need people to volunteer with every aspect of the
day -- please sign up on our website or call our office at
212-868-5545.

A powerful array of activities are planned both before and
after the march. Some highlights:
* Pre-March Labor Rally: 10:30 am, 19th Street between Park
Ave. South and Broadway
A very large turn out is expected from the labor movement,
and as people gather for this contingent, there will be a
rally with representatives of the many unions involved in
this effort. As part of the Festival at the end of the
march, there will be a Labor tent that will help you get
more involved in connecting the labor and antiwar movements.
* Pre-March Interfaith Religious Service: 9:40 am, 19th
Street, between Broadway and Fifth Ave.
People from many faiths and religious traditions will gather
for a shabbat service before the march begins. Clergy and
Laity Concerned about Iraq is also organizing an afternoon
of activities at their tent at the Festival after the march.
* Grassroots Action Festival: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Foley
Square.
The festival will feature 19 themed tents, providing
resources from hundreds of groups and campaigns. You'll find
information about a wide variety of ways to take action
against the war -- from pressuring legislators to resisting
military recruitment efforts to engaging in nonviolent civil
disobedience. You'll find displays and materials that will
highlight the connections between the war and the struggles
for women's rights, for racial justice, for immigrant
rights, and for a sustainable environment. There will also
be a special tent with peace activities for children, and
much more.

If you are still looking for transportation to NYC, please
check the Transportation Board on our website. There are
some offers of housing available on our Housing Board, and
if you live in the NYC area and can offer housing, we
encourage you to post your information right now.

While a great deal of work has already been done to get the
word out, there is still more to do -- and we need your
help. Wouldn't it be a shame to get calls on Sunday from
people telling you they would have marched but they didn't
know about the demonstration? In these next few days we can
make sure that doesn't happen:

1) Send this email -- or your own message -- to your
friends, relatives, and every appropriate email list. And be
sure to send that out today!

2) Tell your friends, family, and people you work with or go
to school with. There are leaflets you can download from the
website, and we encourage you to make as many copies as you
can and get those out to folks.

3) If you are part of a group or an organization, make sure
they are contacting their members and posting the
information on their websites.

4) Call in to a radio talk show over the next few days, and
talk about why you are coming to NYC. Be sure to mention
www.april29.org, so everyone can get the information!

Finally, we hope you will be able to make a financial
contribution to this effort -- whether or not you are able
to participate. We need to cover the costs of the
mobilization and we want to come out of this financially
strong enough to move us into the next phase of our work.
Please be as generous as you can, but remember -- every
donation, no matter how small or large, helps!

You can donate by credit card online or call 212-868-5545 to
donate by credit card over the phone. Donations can also be
made payable to United for Peace and Justice and mailed to
April 29 Protest, c/o UFPJ, P.O. Box 607, Times Square
Station, New York, NY 10108.


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