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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 12:27 PM Original message |
PROTEST TONIGHT - in 64 cities! - one hour before SOTU ! |
Edited on Tue Jan-31-06 12:29 PM by Laura PackYourBags
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Protests are now planned in 64 different cities on Jan. 31, including New York City, Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Bianca Jagger, Rev. Al Sharpton, Cindy Sheehan & Gore Vidal are set to speak on Jan. 31, more TBA. John Conyers, US Representative (D) from Michigan who has been looking for grounds for impeachment in Congress has now signed the Call for The World Can't Wait - Drive Out the Bush Regime. |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
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January 31 Convergences
Jan. 31, on The Night of President Bush’s State of the Union Address: Bring the Noise! Drown Out Bush’s Lies! In large cities and small towns all across the country, join in rallies one hour before Bush’s address as we make our determination to “Drive Out the Bush Regime” the political message of the day. At 9:00 PM EST, just as Bush starts to speak, everywhere we will BRING THE NOISE. In a cacophony of sound, we will drown out his address with music: from drums to violins, from hip hop and classical; and with noise: banging pots and ringing church bells, sound car horns and lifting our voices. To organize a rally in your area, email info@worldcantwait.org LIST OF PROTEST LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY: -Check back here for the latest info, as new protest locations are announced daily. -Email info@worldcantwait.org with your plans. -All rallies begin at 8pm EST unless otherwise noted. -Information is organized by state. Click on the letter below for your state. A | | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Arizona: Bisbee: Gore Park, at mouth of Brewery Gulch Phoenix: 4-8pm, 24th St. & Camelback Rd. Tucson: University of Arizona Alumni Plaza. Noon-2: Rally at U of A Afternoon: People (particularly HS students) are encouraged to go to Skrappy’s to pick up material and get out WCW’s message downtown and elsewhere. 4:00 - 7:00 : WCW caravan with big banners and signs, driving around Tucson. 7;00 - 10:00 : Cultural event at Skrappy’s (201 E. Broadway, downtown) e-mail us at: twcwtucson@hotmail.com California: Berkeley: Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, All-day rally UC Berkeley 5:00 pm - Then mobilize to Union Square in S.F. Fresno: Fresno Center for Non-Violence (located at southeast corner of Van Ness & McKinley Ave) 5:00 pm - Peace Fresno members and friends will gather to let the world hear us as we symbolically drown out Bush's lies with our own noise - drums, pots and pans, musical instruments, and our voices. Let horns blare and, bells ring, as we bring our own state of the union message: BUSH STEP DOWN! For more information contact the Fresno Center for Nonviolence at thirdgennajjar@yahoo.com or (559) 237-3223 Jackson: main intersection of Hw 49 and Old main Street (Amador county seat) 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm BRING THE NOISE! For more information, contact: Mike Pulskamp mpulskamp@volcano.net Los Angeles: Intersection of Hollywood and Highland 5:00 PM - Gather together 6:00 PM - Bring the NOISE March 7:00 pm - Rally in front of CNN news station at Sunset and Cahuenga Speakers Include: Blase Bonpane (Office of the Americas, KPFK) Rev. Richard Meri Ka Ra Byrd (KRST Unity Center) Jim & Jane Bright (Gold Star Families for Peace) Rev. Louis Chase Bianca Jagger Jim Lafferty (Executive Director, National Lawyers Guild, L.A.) Jan Lundberg (environmentalist, oil industry analyst, founder of Auto-Free Times) Lucia Marano (actor) Steve Rohde (civil liberties lawyer and past president of the ACLU of Southern California) Dwight Trible (Jazz Vocalist) Student from Occidental College Dolly Veale (Revolutionary Communist Party) Gore Vidal San Diego: Horton Plaza Fountain. Fourth and Broadway. 4:30pm Sacramento: State Capital Building 5:00 pm Rally on the sidewalk at West Side of State Capital Building 6:00 pm Bring the Noise, Drown out Bush's Lies. Bring drums, pots, pans, etc! 7:00 pm Ribbon cutting, signifying the beginning of the end for the Bush Regime For More Information contact us at no.bush@hotmail.com Intersection of 16th Broadway 5:00 pm - Gather at intersection of 16th and Broadway. 6:00 pm - Bring the Noise! Drown Out Bush's Lies! Bring drums, pots and pans, musical instruments, signs, banners, & your voice! For more information email sacremento@worldcantwait.org San Francisco: Union Square DROWN OUT BUSH'S LIES! BUSH STEP DOWN! 5:00 pm: RALLY WITH SPEAKERS AND PERFORMERS 6:00 pm:A CEREMONY OF DRUMS, MUSIC, VOICES, AND SOUND as we drown out Bush's speech (big screen broadcast) Bring your own noisemakers and come DROWN OUT BUSH'S LIES with drumming groups and other musicians from the Dance Brigade, Loco Bloco, taiko drummers, Not In Our Name and many other groups and communities 7:00 pm: TOPPLE THE 30 FOOT STATUE OF BUSH! (30 ft tall paper mache statue) * Kevin Padian: President of the Board of the National Center for Science Education, Curator of the University of California Museum of Paleontology, lead expert witness for the plaintiffs in the Dover case * Rev. Charles Tigard, Associate Pastor, Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco * Devorah major, former Poet Laureate of San Francisco * Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton, Buddhist Peace Fellowship * Other speakers to be announced (list in formation) * Master of Ceremonies: Tony Jackson, Professor of Psychology, Skyline College DIRECTIONS: Union Square is the downtown park bordered by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton streets. Closest public transportation: BART Powell Street Station and many MUNI bus lines. Limited street parking, numerous fee parking lots in the vicinity. State of the Union - STATE OF EMERGENCY!!! Demand: "Bush Step Down! And take your program with you!" www.worldcantwait.org Don't go to school, don't go to work: Help organize for the 5:00 pm protest! CALL US TONIGHT AT (415) 864-5153 to get hooked up! Or to join teams for sound trucks and poster-leaflet teams fanning out everywhere, to call people out to the Union Square rally. To hook up in San Fransisco: every hour on the hour, starting at 10:00 AM on Tuesday find us at the 24th/Mission BART station or Powell St. BART station. To hook up in East Bay: go to the UC Berkeley Teach-in at Sproul Plaza from noon to 3:00 to hook up for the same. All students (including high school!) and youth especially welcome!!!! To Volunteer Call 415-864-5153 or e-mail sf@worldcantwait.org Or go to 2940 16th St. Ste 200-6 near 16th & Mission, SF San José: 4th & San Fernando (in front of library, free parking @ parking garage across the st) 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. - At the start of Bush’s "State of the Union" address, we will shout, honk, whistle, clap, beat drums, blare horns, make music, bang pots….make noise to drown out Bush’s lies! Then we will SPEAK OUT with our ideas for what we can do to end the war in Iraq and restore democracy in our country. Sponsored by South Bay Mobilization, www.sbm4peace.org, 408-998-8504 Speak Out Against Bush! Drown Out His Lies! Make Your Voice Heard San Luis Obispo: Government Center Plaza at 1055 Monterey St. 4:00 - 7:00 pm. Music, merriment, speakers and spoofers. Music by Craig Nuttycombe, Monty Ellman, Joe Rank and YOU!!! Many local activists groups will have their booths there. Fundraiser/raffle of political art by local artists Mark Bryan and Joe Rank. Much gratitude is owed Sandra Marshall of Information Press for sponsoring this event. Bring drums, rattles, bells--whatever--to symbolically drown out the the Pose-ident's spooch! (Later in the evening, we will have a drum circle where we will visualize the new world of peace, sanity and compassion that we intend to create once justice is served on this bush crime family.) Bring signs and chairs or blankets to sit on. For more info and if interested in having a table, contact Shawn at 805-772-3056. Santa Rosa: Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa Ave (btw 3rd & 4th) 5:00 - 7:00 pm Bring drums, buckets, pots, pans, noisemakers, candles, flashlights, signs, banners, boom boxes and your voice! Info: (707) 774-1960 sfnorthbay@worldcantwait.org Sonoma: At the Plaza by the Mission Bell 5:00 to 6:00 PM Colorado: Denver: 6pm West steps of state capitol -downtown!!! Connecticut: Danbury: Main Street at the Danbury Library 8:00 pm - Rally to DROWN OUT THE LIES Bring your voices, pots, pans, drums, music, horns, etc. For more information contact Stephen Bickford, DaytonBear@aol.com Hartford: Corner of Capitol Ave and Broad Street 8:00 pm - Rally to DROWN OUT THE LIES Bring your voices, pots, pans, drums, music, horns, etc. For more information contact Stephen Bickford, DaytonBear@aol.com New Haven: corner of Elm and York street 8:00pm - Gather at Street theater for the reading of the STATE OF EMERGENCY Statement 9:00pm - Car caravan honking horns through the streets of New Haven for more information, contact: newhaven@worldcantwait.org, or call (203) 498-8185 Westerly: Dixon Square 7:30 pm - Leafleting, Music, Street theater and Poetry. 9:00 pm - Our own "State of the Union". For more information, contact: stonington@worldcantwait.org DC: Washington DC: West Side of the Capitol on the National Mall In DC, we will gather as close as we can to the scene of the impending lies: We will be on the west side of the Capitol, around and in front of the reflecting pool. The Press will be parked along 3rd Street and along the South Side of the Capitol (Independence). 8:00 pm - Cindy Sheehan and Ann Wright will speak; they will be followed by other speakers (the Rev. Yearwood and Doug Nelson, an Vietnam War vet). 9:00 pm - The main event will begin: Picture a marching band/brass ensemble, a drum circle, a choir, tap dancers, a rock ensemble, hip-hop poetry, other spoken word, hootenany, African, Asian, Irish glorious soaring rhythmic, each beginning and doing a few minutes in sequence, followed by overlapping moments, followed by at least 30 minutes of jazz-like improv, call and response, followed by one fully stunning long-held harmonious wall of sound that rises to the heavens. The whole main event lasts 50 minutes, from 9-9:50. It’s possible the media might be roused from their hypnotic stance to report on it. If you are interested in either helping with logistics or performing, or can help us get great performers, please email Karen Bradley at Karen@democracycellproject.net or call 202-669-3927. Breakdown of Speakers 8-9 PM: Cindy Sheehan Ann Wright Doug Nelson, Vets for Peace Rev. Lennox Yearwood, the HipHop Caucus Rev. Deborah Lake 9-10 PM Performers: Chris Chandler Joe Jencks Guerilla Poets Rhythm Workers Union Rabbi David Schneyer rock bands, tap dancers, choirs drum, circles noisemakers, and YOU! Also, short segments by performers, jam session, and WALL OF SOUND BRING: warm clothes, instruments, noisemakers & FLASH LIGHTS to illuminate truth over lies! Visit us @ http://www.worldcantwait.org or contact us @ dc@worldcantwait.org (202)536-4313 Florida: Ft Lauderdale: Broward Blvd and NE 3rd Ave. 5:00 pm Gather at the Federal Building 9:00 pm March during SOU Gainesville: CORNER OF UNIVERSITY AVENUE & MAIN STREET 8:00 pm: Meet at University & Main 8:45: BRING ON THE NOISE!!! March to Harry's Restaurant, bring drums, pots, pans, noismakers.... HARRY'S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE 110 SE 1st Street Downtown Gainesville Contact: faithccarr@yahoo.com 352-335-0771 Orlando: Orange Ave & South St 8:00 pm - Rally in front of City Hall, where we will bring the noise with pots & pans, noisemakers, and instruments. Speak out against Bush, then march down South Street to ABC TV studios to coincide with the 9PM State of the Union address. Contact: orlando@worldcantwait.org Georgia: Atlanta: Downtown Atlanta (Marietta St. and Olympic Park Blvd.) 8:00 PM - Gather across from CNN Center downtown in Centennial Olympic Park, on the Marietta Street end of the park. We have a permit for the large lawn area along Marietta Street directly across from CNN. 8:00 pm - Rally MC'd by students from GA State Univ, Morehouse College and GA Perimeter College. Speakers will include: Denise Thomas, Co-founder of GA Military Families Speak Out; Deepali Gokhale, Organizer of Campaign Against Operation Meth Merchant; James Thomas, United Auto Workers member; John Fortuin, Defenders of Democracy; and more, including surprise special guests. 9:00 pm - Bring the Noise! We will have a live large-screen projection of Bush's State of the Union Address going on in the park - so we can DroPn Out the Lies on the spot! Conclusion - Buy your bus ticket to DC for Feb. 4th before leaving for the night. For more information contact worldcantwaitatl@yahoo.com Hawaii: Honolulu: State Capitol (Punchbowl and Beretania Streets) 2:15 pm - UH Manoa, pick-up and caravan to the rally 3:00 pm - Rally at the State Capitol 4:00 pm - As Bush begins to speak we'll begin marching through the streets of downtown Honolulu towarads the Federal Building. 5:00 pm - Converge at the Federal Building Bring pots, pans, whistles, trumpets, and every kind of noise machine. Illinois: Chicago: Daley Plaza (Dearborn & Washington) 5:00 pm - Gather to Drown out Bush! High School STUDENTS: Come right after school! (3pm) Speakers include: Dr. Quentin Young Timuel Black Rev. Willie Barrow Paul Vogel, Military Families Speak Out Thomas Walker, Columbia College student Ann Joseph, Congo Square (reading the Houston bus driver's testimony from Bush commission) 7:30 PM - Bring the noise to the neighborhoods: Hyde Park, Wicker Park, Evanston, Oak Park, Rogers Park, Pilsen For information on the neighborhood drown-outs, check www.chicagoworldcantwait.org Oak Park: Harlem Ave. and Lake Street in Oak Park/ River Force 5:00 pm - Be at the Chicago rally. 7:00 pm - Drown out Bush's SOU! Peoria: Peoria Riverfront Liberty Park 7:30 pm CST - Gather at the foot of Liberty and Water Streets, where the little brick stage is - by the Saturday Market parking lot. 8:00 pm - We will make some noise! Bring an instrument, a drum, garbage can lids, pots and pans, your voice - whatever you want to make some noise with. Email peoria@worldcantwait.org to sign up today! Indiana: Hammond: 2200 173rd St. Library 7:00 pm - Purdue University Calumet Campus For more information contact tracymacl@yahoo.com Kentucky: Lexington: 3900 crosby drive, apartment 111 Rally in Open Area, for more information call 859-433-3318 Massachusets: Northampton: City Hall 8:00 - 9:30 pm - State of the Union Protest, Bring The Noise For more information contact Ellen @ booboo1428@hotmail.com Somerville: Davis Square 8:30 pm - Band (The Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society) will play. Contact maury_martin@hms.harvard.edu Worcester: Elm Park (corner of Highland Street & Park Avenue) 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm - State of the Union Protest Bring your voices, pots, pans, drums, music, horns, BRING THE NOISE! For more information contact kirk, captkirk_459@hotmail.com Michigan: Ann Arbor: State St. and N. University 8:00 pm - Bring your energy and bring the noise! Detroit: Fourth and Main, Royal Oak 8:00 pm - Meet in downtown Royal Oak for the “State of Emergency” protest which will coincide with Bush’s State of the Union speech. We will Bring the Noise, Drown Out Bush’s Lies. This demonstration will feature a short speech from Wayne State University professor Rayfield Waller, a speech from the WCW steering committee, and a “collective reading” of the WCW Call. Local rising R&B star Nadir will perform his protest hit “Guantanamo”. At 9:00 pm we will march through Royal Oak. Kalamazoo: Ravenwood Coffee, 773 W. Michigan Ave 8:00 pm - State of the Emergency Concert and Rally. -We have 5 local bands, along with 2 speakers--one is a local world can't wait leader and the other is a minister and peace activist. We will have a multimedia slide show depicting images of the Bush regime and its crimes. -We will show the 13 minute World Can't Wait video of Nov 2 demos. -We will have a 50/50 raffle to raise funds for D.C. We will have kazoos and whistles to bring in the noise when Bush speaks at 9 pm. Tickets are $5 and can be bought at the door. Yardsigns, stickers, T-shirts and bus tickets to D.C. will be sold. Minnesota: Minneapolis: Minneapolis Federal Building, 300 S. 4th St., Minneapolis, MN 55415. 7:30 pm - We'll be meeting on the side of the building with the grassy mounds. Email demonstrate@beingism.org BRING: We're encouraging people to bring signs as well as percussive instruments, other noisemakers and like minded friends to the event. Visit us online at www.beingism.org. To view our poster go to http://beingism.org/cgi-bin/activistlist.cgi Mississippi: Oxford: 107 Courthouse Square, Oxford MS 38655. 8:00 pm - Gather at the Square Courthouse. Missouri: Springfield: Corner of Chestnut Expressway & Booneville Ave - across from City Hall. 5pm - 6:30pm - Honks For Truth - The theme for signs will be America is Broken, with specific references to Patriot Act, Iraq War, Domestic Spying, Tax Cuts for Rich, and other things that have broken America. 6:30pm - 8:00 pm - Noise making party during Bush's speech. - bring drums, pots, pans, and other noise makers. St. Louis: University City Loop in the Market Plaza off Delmar Blvd. between Leland and Kingsland across from the St. Louis Bread Company 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM - The World Can't Wait and Code Pink are calling on St. Louisans to come join us. It's time Bush got a loud ass message from St. Louis-BUSH STEP DOWN! Bring anything you can to make noise and drown out Bush's State of the Lie...er...Union Address! (We have a permit, all is legal, so come on down!) Contact: stlouis@worldcantwait.org New Hampshire Nashua:City Hall 8:45 pm - Gather to DROWN OUT THE NOISE. Bring drums, trumpets, party noisemakers, kazoos: anything you like to protest the lies in the State of the Union address. For more information, contact Annie Tanyeri, atanyeri@hotmail.com Peterborough: In front of the Town Hall on Grove and Main 8:45 pm - Meet at with your drums, your music, your voices, your song, your desire for change NOW. Calling all students and their parents and anyone else. Let's drown out his noise. We can't listen anymore. For more information contact Claudia Chase, Representative, New Hampshire House at mirrixlooms@adelphia.net Portsmouth: Market Square Joining a nation-wide demonstration on The Night of President Bush's State of the Union Address to Bring the Noise! Drown Out Bush's Lies! 8:30 pm: Seacoast residents will gather in for a rally, some brief speeches, and music by members of the Leftist Marching Band. 9:00 pm: We will join in the South American tradition of protest, using pot banging and other noises to drown out Bush's lies. For more information about the local action contact Burt Cohen at burtc@rcn.com. New Jersey: Bergen County: 8pm: Van Neste Square in Ridgewood. Speakers: Judy Andreas, 9/11 truth; Nathalie Chica, President of Bergen County National. Jean Blum, from American Liberty And Freedom For All (A.L.A.F.F.A.) More speakers to come. New Mexico: Albuquerque: KOAT TV station located at the corner of Carlisle and Comanche 5:30pm, Rally to bring the noise during Bush's SOU. Bring drums, pots, pans, noisemakers, signs, banners and your voice. Contact: Dana Leach, dana87110@comcast.net or 505-897-1990 Aztec: TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 WHEN:Bush begins the State of the Union address; Demonstrate - Bring the Noise and Drown out Bush's lies. WHERE:On the Plaza next to Rubio's on Main Street WHEN: Tuesday evening, Jan 31. Meet no later than 6:45 pm. Start making noise for 1/2 hour from 7 - 7:30 PM when Bush starts his State of the Union address. Yell, honk your horn, bang pots pans and drums, raise your voices and BRING THE NOISE! AFTERWARDS: dinner at Boon's. For more information contact the San Juan Peace Network mail@sanjuanpeace.net Santa Fe:St. Francisca Dr and Cerrillos Rd 6:00 pm - Gather at the intersection of the two most Major Streets in town. Drums Bells and loud music until 8PM MST. New York: Kingston: 240 Fair Street (Ulster County Office Building) 3:30 - 5:00 pm, The Citizens State of the Union Rally will feature signs, music and other colorful touches all geared toward expressing the reasons why George Bush should be impeached. The Iraq war. Phony intelligence. Contempt for civil liberties. Torture. Rendition. Surveillance of anti-war groups. Take your pick ? and bring signs that fit the theme! For More Information, contact: anniebkatz@hvc.rr.com 79 Hurley Ave Outside the Daily Freeman Newspaper Building (across from the Adirondack Trailways bus station) THE KING OF HEARTS PARADE Led by performance artist Eeo Stubblefield and musical visionary Fre Atlast and The Birds Of A Feather Ensemble. A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAPPENING, BRING ON THE NOISE! DROWN OUT THE LIES! COME ONE, COME ALL 8:30 pm - Gather, Mingle, Arrive, hang by the sides and from there we will begin our parade weaving through the sidewalks of Kingston, NY. 9:00 pm - Parade (well, it's like a parade) begins, goes for one hour; during Bush's State of The Union Address. (Who wants to listen to that crap?) The Coalition of the willing, that means ALL are welcomed, gather everyone who WILL Spread the word, by phone, by e-mail, by horse or word of mouth. Be determined to get three people and recruit them, then they must in turn call three more, this is the only way to get a small army... BRING: Something to make noise, music or sound with: Drums, saxophones, pots & pans, flutes, fiddles, guitars, trombones, banjos, trumpets, shakers, whistles, bag pipes, music blasters, Elvis, bull horns, harmonicas, kazoos, choirs, and we need tambourines and people who talk in tongues, anything that sings, rings or dings... you can chat, chatter, chant or shout! This is going to be one wild parade! THINK - King of Hearts and don't forget to bring the kids; they'll love it. It's quite the improv... DRESS UP - DRESS WILD - DRESS WARM GUARANTEED to be FULL OF NOISE, WILD and SURREAL FUN... For more info or questions call Eeo at 845-679-7943 or e-mail eeos@ulster.net or Fre at freatlast@mac.com Lockport: City Hall (parking lot) 9:00 pm - Gather in front of City Hall For more information, contact: Brian Tschaepe, iloveavrillavigne2000@yahoo.com, 716-434-8278 Long Island:Mitchell Park, Greenport, NY (Next to Post Office) THE WORLD CAN'T WAIT 8:30 pm - we're going to lead off with an amazing native american drumming circle and contemporary percussionists and then, well, all hell should break loose: Questions? Contact Melanie or Nick, thegroovymind@aol.com, phone 631-477-3671, or visit us online @ www.thegroovymind.com New York City: Jan. 31: The night of the State of the Union: DROWN OUT BUSH's LIES, ARROGANGE, AND PUTRID WAR-MONGERING. 8pm, Times Square, 42nd and Broadway- This is a permitted rally 7:45 pm - Begin to GATHER at 7:45 in Times Square, and warm your spirit and toes with the rebel music of Outernational. 8:00 PM - join a broad host of speakers who will channel all our outrage, and non-compliance with all that Bush has done, and demand that he step down. Imagine respected religious leaders, politicians, people of conscience, and beloved artists. 9:00 PM - as NYC traffic blares their horns and church bells ring in resistance nationwide, we will drown Bush out in a swirl of music, noise and yelling - so bring your friends, co-workers, noisemakers, whistles, musical instruments and voice! Come prepared to buy bus tickets for you and your friends to go to DC on SAT FEB 4. To volunteer MONDAY and TUESDAY, call: 212.969.0772 or email: nyc@worldcantwait.org Speakers/Performers List In Formation: Kathleen Chalfant, actress Rev. Al Sharpton Attorney Lynne Stewart Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid Congressional Candidate Chris Owens Queers for Economic Justice Sunsara Taylor, a World Can't Wait initiator Billionaires for Bush Carl Dix, Spokesperson for the Revolutionary Communist Party Rabbi Michael Feinberg Speaker from Tepeyac Elaine Brower Missy Comley Beattie, Gold Star Families for Peace Outernational (*will begin around 7:45, as people begin to stream in) Mista Ruddy Billionaires for Bush (more to be announced!) NOTE: The Jan. 31st rally WILL happen and it WILL be permitted. But we are demanding it happen in the most prominent, visible place this moment demands. (read below for more info). NYC Organizing Center: St. Paul ST Andrews Church 3rd floor Corner of W. 86th and West end Ave. Open from 9am to 10pm. All organizers meeting 1/30 at 6:30pm Participate in phone banking for 1/31 2/4 actions! Work out logistics for 1/31, sign up to take up specific tasks such as donation collecting and bus ticket selling. NYU: INSIDE the CAGES: Guantánamo, GET the truth behind the headlines! SEE excerpt of play based on interviews with released detainees LEGAL UPDATE: Q&A with Center for Constitutional Rights attorney, Michael Ratner Free event open to public 113 UNIVERSITY Place: Between 12th & 13th (4,5,6,N,R,Q trains to Union Square) 4:00 - 7:00 PM For more information contact: Edget Betru, ebetru@ccr-ny.org or 212-614-6477 North Carolina: Greensboro: 604 S. Elm St.The Scene on South Elm Bring the Noise, Drown Out Bush's Lies! Music, speakers, video, and more. 7:30pm - Pre-SOU Speeches & Rally 8:00pm - We will then march during the speech, with some observers left to observe the speech to count specific times he uses specific words as a fundraiser. We will then give our state of the union rebuttal from The Scene. After the speech, we're going to hit the streets of Downtown Greensboro and make some noise! Don't stay home and cuss at your TV, Come Cuss with Us! This is a movement to be seen AND heard! Bring noisemakers, musical instruments, and your voice! For further Details visit our local World Cant Wait website: http://ncworldcantwait.thetruthis.us Ohio: Cleveland: Peabody's Concert Club, 2083 E. 21st St. Bring the Noise! Bush Step Down! 7:00 pm - Doors open. All Ages Welcome, free to the public (good will donations appreciated) 9:00 pm - The tv's will turn on as Bush's starts to speak... and the drummers from EarthRhythm will begin to "bring the noise!" We are asking people to bring noise makers with them, but we will also have some there which we will pass out . You can go to 2nd hand stores to get pots and pans, and party stores to get discounted New Years Eve noisemakers. We also want people to dress in costume! WCW has an Abu Graib outfit, orange jumpsuits, and a coffin we used for our New Orleans Jazz Funeral in the summer. But people can also wear bloody dresses (ie Roe v Wade) or however they want to express their outrage at the Bush Regime and the direction he is taking this country. We will then march down Euclid to E. 30th (where channel 5 is located, also the state Board of Elections which helped steal Ohio for Bush in '04), and march back to Peabody's on Prospect where the music will continue till 11:00pm. Performing Live: *Music: Carlos Jones; Modern Gemorrah; drumming by EarthRhythm *Poetry: Journey *Speaking on why Bush must step down: Bert Jennings, producer/host Carl Stokes Forum; Bob Fitrakis, Editor of the Columbus Free Press; Daniel Montoly, professor and poet from the Dominican Republic; local immigrant activist group; and more... Columbus: DAY OF ACTION - Ohio Statehouse 11:00 AM - Meet at the Ohio Statehouse (High St,)where people will be encouraged to walk to various downtown locations in unison, and present a clear message to our elected officials, and the community at large. 11:45 AM- COLUMBUS DISPATCH (Third St.) 12:15 PM –THE FEDERAL BUILDING. (High and Spring Sts.) 12:45 PM - RECRUITMENT CENTER (On Long St.) 1:00 PM - REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS (Rich St.) 2:00PM - FLYER AT THE STATEHOUSE (High St.) Bring noisemakers, signs, and friends. NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SHOPPING!!! State Of Union Protest: Victorian's Midnight Cafe, 251 Neil Avenue (5th & Neil) The People's State of the Union Address 7:00 pm Activities start. Join local activists, musicians, speakers and concerned citizens. SPEAK OUT! The World Can't Wait, DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME! Music by:The Ukulele Man,Victoria Parks, Connie Harris For more information call: 614-299-2295 Kent: 257 N. Water St, (left side) Smash the State of the Union Party We will gather to watch george lie, make noise, make plans. As an act of 'electronic voodoo' at some point the fife and sledgehammer band will smash the t.v. For more information contact sue@portagepeace.org. Oklahoma Oklahoma City: World Can't Wait/AntiWarFair Coalition Rally 5-6pm BackDoor Coffee Shop 3214 N. Classen Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK Tulsa: Rally in front of KJRH Channel 2; 3701 South Peoria 7:30 pm Rally 8:00 pm Protest There is plenty of parking just south of Ch 2 in the Old Village Cleaners parking lot. Tulsa@worldcantwait.org Oregon: Newport: Courthouse 6:00 pm, Bring noise maker! For more information contact dee429@webtv.net Portland: Pioneer Courthouse Square 4:00 PM: Portlanders will gather at Pioneer Courthouse Square. There will be no more than two speakers, and music by The Sandpeople, a local hip-hop band. 5:00 PM, simultaneously, there will be parties held in neighborhoods throughout Portland with open mics, discussions, and relevant festivities. 5:30 PM: The March Leaders will go to their designated spots in Pioneer Square, and everyone will be asked to find the March Leader for their section of town. (Portland is divided into 4 quadrants) 6:00 PM: These events will turn into neighborhood marches, and the marches will meet up with the parties as they go through town, growing in size and volume Bringing the Noise to Drown out Bush's Lies. 7:00 PM: The marches will end at a destination to be announced, where people will celebrate having just participated in a significant demonstration, and will discuss plans for FEB 4. The marches will converge to their final destinations. Those on the east side will converge to the Lucky Lab for food, beer, and community building at 915 SE HAWTHORNE. On the west side, they will converge to Kell's Irish Restaurant and Pub for the same at 112 SW 2nd AVE. Marchers will build connections and make plans for the future, including the March on Washington, DC the weekend of FEB 4. DETAILS Details for the local event can be found at http://www.ecotv.org You may also donate via paypal, as they are underfunded for renting out Pioneer Square, especially if there is spillover into parts that have not been paid for. For more information, contact Portland Can't Wait at portland@worldcantwait.org or call us at (206) 666 - BUSH No, seriously; that's the number. Pennsylvania Philadelphia: Gathering at 8pm at the corner of 12th and Market Sts. Bring your noise; pots and pans, music, horns, whistles, bells, signs and banners and at 9pm we will "Drown Out Bush's State Of The Union Address. We will not allow Bush to set the agenda for our future as we demand BUSH STEP DOWN and Take Your Whole Agenda With You!!! e-mail us at philly@worldcantwait.org call us at 267-408-6286 Pittsburgh:Outside the William Pitt Student Union on the corner of Forbes and Bigelow. 8:00 pm - Join Codepink and WCW Pgh-chapter as we gather and show our version of the state of the union over the past years under the Bush administration. 9:00 pm - we will telecast Bush's State of the Union address, and welcome you to Bring The Noise, music, drums, pots, pans, horns, and your voice to drown him out. Help us make a bold statement by saying no more lying, no more spying. Bring signs calling attention to the State of Emergency in this broken country: Iraq, Katrina, Medicare, surveillance state, etc. Questions? Contact Francine 412-389-3216 or Bret 412-401-2069. email pittsburgh@worldcantwait.org Westchester: Chester County Courthouse A Theatrical Perspective on the State of The Union 5:00 pm - Act I Assemble @ the Courthouse 6:00 pm - Act II Processional to West Chester Boro Hall 7:30 pm - Act III Truth of the Union Address Bring a flag, bring a flashlight, BRING YOUR OUTRAGE! Now is your chance to speak your mind. Be there! Contact kurt.maximus@gmail.com or 610.524.0350 Rhode Island: Westerley: March and demonstration downtown South Dakota: Sioux Falls: Holiday Inn City Center 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm State of the Union Uncensored Event For more information contact S. Flynn siouxfallsflynn@aol.com Texas: Abilene: Everyman Park North 1st St. Drown Out Bush's Lies 7:30 PM - Rally during the State of the Union Contact Roger @, rspier8334@cox.net or call 325-691-9141 to confirm Austin: Austin City Hall (downtown, where S. 1st St. Bridge meets Cesar Chavez) 7:00 pm, Rally with speakers: Laurie Felker, NARAL Pro-Choice Texas (formerly TARAL) Davis Ferris, Adjunct Professor of Government, more TBA 8:00 pm Drown Out Event - (Real time-State of the Union Address) Bring Tha Noise! Pots and Pans * Drums * Music Performing along side Austin Musicians, to drown out the lies are Eliza Gilkyson, Alejandro Escovedo & Funk Shui, a jazz band. CALLING ON ALL AUSTIN BANDS - Be a part of these historic national events-Contribute your talents to Drowning Out Bush's Lies! *Get your tickets for the buses to D.C. Saturday, Feb 4, we will Demand that Bush Step Down! and Take your Program With You! **Contact Us at: austin@worldcantwait.org Houston: Corner of Clay & Taft Bringin' The Noise In Houston! Join us as we attempt to wake the South up and Drown Out Bush's Lies. 6:15 pm - The rock band, Sense of Reason, will play. 7:00 pm - We have spoken word artist, Jerome Washington, of Starving Poets perform. Great speakers that will indict this administration are as follows: Sissy Farenthold, Randall Kallinen, attorney; George Reiter, physics professor; and Larry Jones David Rovics-folk singer 7:30 pm - We march to our local CBS affiliate, channel 11, (1945 Allen Parkway) and when Bush speaks, We Drown Him Out. Bring any musical instruments, noisemakers, boomboxes, pots & pans, kazoos-whatever! Come on Texas, Let's Get R Done! San Antonio: 7pm Corner of S. Alamo and Commerce Waco: Poppa Rollo's Pizza, 703 N. Valley Mills. A public SOTU watch party will give Wacoans an opportunity to count and counter administration lies, distortions, cronyism, corruption, illegal activities, wasteful spending, environmental destruction and other crimes and scandals during the past year. 4 - 6 pm: Rush-hour demonstration at the intersection of Waco Drive and Valley Mills. Huge banners will proclaim "Disgrace of the Nation" and ask passing motorists to "Honk for Impeachment". SPECIAL GUEST: "King George" will be wearing his crown and waving and enjoying his imperial powers. All those concerned about administration policies and determined to preserve the right to dissent even in "Bush Country" are invited to join in. 7:30 - 9:30: A SOTU watch party will allow those who are alarmed by the true "state of the union" and tired of hearing the same old lies and witnessing the dissolution of our peace, security and liberties to not only commiserate with each other, but to discuss ways to stop appointments and legislation that hurt and disempower average Americans. For more info, go to www.friendsofpeace.org or call 254-480-9008. Vermont: Lyndonville: 8:00pm., Bandstand Park at the town green. Email: icespouse@kingcon.com Please bring signs, noise makers and flashlights. Rutland: Downtown, Depot Park 8:30 pm - Gather on the sidewalk in front of Depot Park 9:00 pm - Noisemaking will commence For more information contact Carol tashie, cztashie@yahoo.com Springfield: VT Town Square, on the Green near the movie theatre and across from the recruiting center Help Symbolically Drown Out the Lies! Peace & Justice Events! 8:00 pm - Rally on the Green 9:00 pm - Concert begins as President Bush delivers his State of the Union Address Bring your drums, singing bowls, chimes, harmonicas, and other musical instruments, make your own instruments; a kitchen pot can be a drum or bring your voice, a sign and take a stand for your country and it's future. WorldCantWait is organizing events in cities and town squares across the U.S. It's time to send a message and peacefully demand that our elected officials represent the people, instead of their own and special interests. It's Time To Stop Listening to the Lies For more information contact BLUE1MOON5@aol.com NOTE: In the event of extreme weather, any changes will be announced on http://www/alienlove.com and WCFR, 1480 AM Washington: Forest Park: Ballinger Avenue and Bothell Highway Forest Park Citizens Against the Iraq War. 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Meet in Forest Park with our pots to protest Bush's State of the Union. For more information contact, Jeannette Norman, jnorman4@verizon.net Kingston: Kingston Library/Community Center (11212 St. Highway 104) BUSH STEP DOWN 5:00 till 7:00, Posters available on line For more information, contact cstebe@centurytel.net or by phone, 360-297-4391 Seattle:Denny Way and Broad Street. 5:00 pm - Rally for State of the Union Address 6:00 pm - We will bring the noise and drown out Bush's Lies outside Fisher Plaza, home of TV and radio media. Take the day off work and hook up with us after school to do visible outreach throughout the city calling on people to join us that night! Wisconsin: Madison: Escape Coffee House/Art Gallery 916 Williamson St Two activites co-sponsered by World Can't Wait and Madison Bring Our Troops Home Now Referendum Coalition. 2:00 pm - Sign-making session: at 2022 Rusk St(one block from rally site). 4:30 - 6:00 pm. Rally during rush hour. Along Eastwood Dr. near Division St. Eastwood Dr. is a two block-long bike path, outbound traffic lane and greenway running between the Yahara River at Williamson St and Atwood Ave. Division St is closer to Atwood Ave. 8:00 pm - Let's do the State of the Union Address - Rocky Horror Picture Show Style Come early, BRING THE NOISE- plenty of room and lively discussion of our possible futures. Information on buses to D.C. will be available and coordinator will be at Escape and rally. snagblat@yahoo.com Wisconsin Rapids: East End of the Riverview Expressway bridge. 7:00 PM - “Drain the Swamp – Drive out Bush” rally. For more information, contact: Tom O’Brien, tpobrien@charter.net or call (715)423-1964. |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 12:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. I will be their in Austin. |
Our state is driven by repugs and our voice needs to be heard.
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 03:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Kickin for Portland |
Portland: Pioneer Courthouse Square
DU'er Meetup spot - Bronze Statue "Allow Me" (Umbrella Man) :) 4:00 PM: Portlanders will gather at Pioneer Courthouse Square. There will be no more than two speakers, and music by The Sandpeople, a local hip-hop band. 5:00 PM, simultaneously, there will be parties held in neighborhoods throughout Portland with open mics, discussions, and relevant festivities. 5:30 PM: The March Leaders will go to their designated spots in Pioneer Square, and everyone will be asked to find the March Leader for their section of town. (Portland is divided into 4 quadrants) 6:00 PM: These events will turn into neighborhood marches, and the marches will meet up with the parties as they go through town, growing in size and volume Bringing the Noise to Drown out Bush's Lies. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. kicked |
and nominated.
:hi: |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 12:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. thanks darling !! |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 12:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Anytime! ;) |
:hi:
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. KICK! |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. K&R |
I am hoping to attend the Los Angeles march and rally but not sure I'll make it!
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. And of course, no event in D/FW |
Waaah.
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 01:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Code Pink is holding some events too |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 01:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. here's their list thanks |
ARIZONA
Phoenix - Join World Can't Wait for all the fun and a friendly group of American Patriots doing their patriotic duty to peacefully PROTEST King George's State of the Union!! Date: January 31st Time: 4-8pm Location: 24th & Camelback in Phoenix For more info contact: LanceCiepiela@aol.com CALIFORNIA Humboldt - Let's get together and have some fun (rather than groaning in agony at home) to view the State of the Union Address. Let's have some snacks, lovely beverages, make pink paper flowers, and maybe play some Liar's Bingo from CODEPINK. Wearing pink is encouraged. Date: January 31st Time: 5:30 - 7:30pm Location: Humboldt Democratic Headquarters, 129 5th St. in Eureka For more info contact: djinnjar@humboldt1.com Los Angeles - Join CODEPINK LA at our "Cheers, Jeers and Beers" People's State of the Union party. It will be a night of fun games and boisterous entertainment. For more details and events click here to go to the CODEPINK LA main page. Date: January 31st Time: 5:30pm Location: Yankee Doodles, 1410 Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, 90401 For more info contact: Sam at samantha@codepinkalert.org CODEPINK Bay Area Sorry State of the Union Speak-Out San Francisco - Join us for our (LAST we hope!) Sorry State of the Union Speak-Out! The only way to stomach the prez without pepto-dismal is among lots of hot pink sistahs shouting 'bull shit' simultaneously as he sputters! Speak OUT while Bush speaks sorry - while we watch him, we've got lots of creative & empowering CODEPINK trademark ways to handle his sorry words & messages - and we get to hear & analyze immediately what he's saying! This is our first time meeting at the Union Square Sports Bar - it's bigger than our last venue - so join us, no one will be turned away! We'll provide a "free speech zone" for those republicans, if any, who wanna crash or speak out! Come speak out, Bay Area, we want to hear from you! Date: Tuesday, January 31st Time: 5:00pm Location: Union Square Sports Bar, 232 O'Farrell St, S.F. For more info contact: info@bayareacodepink.org or call Rae at (415) 575-5555 or Sam at (510) 524-2776 FLORIDA Broward County/Fort Lauderdale - Broward Code Pink will be joining forces with other Peace groups to protest the State of the Union Address. Bring signs- bring your pink- bring your enthusiasm for peace. Join us!! Date: January 31st Time: Protest 5 -7pm Location: corner of Broward & 3rd (in front of the Federal Building in downtown Ft. Lauderdale; Watch the Address: Tarpon Bend Restaurant in Himmarshee Village on Himmarshee Boulevard. For more info contact: Lori Russell at l_russell_20@hotmail.com Dania Beach/Fort Lauderdale - I would like to welcome everyone to my home in Fort Lauderdale/Dania Beach on January 31st to watch George try to convince America that all is well in his State of the Union address. Also, it would be a good opportunity to network and brainstorm on ideas to get back our country from the greedy oil mongers that stole it. Date: January 31st Time: 7:30pm Location: 1401 N.W. 10th Street / Apt North Dania Beach, FL 33004 For more info contact: Vicky at Vstarr@conroysimberg.com Please RSVP so I can get a list of who will be attending and feel free to forward to your friends. Gainesville - Join us for two fun events to protest & watch the STATE OF THE UNION/STATE OF EMERGENCY!!! 7:30pm - BRING ON THE NOISE!!! bring drums, pots, pans, noisemakers. I have some PINK banners. You can always make a sign, too! Meet on the Corner of University Avenue & Main Street for a noisy protest. 8:45pm - Walk over to Harry's Bar and Grille HARRY'S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE to watch the State of Union 110 SE 1st Street Downtown Gainesville, Florida 352-372-1555 ***We are reserving a section at Harry's, and we need to fill it to gain control of the televisions & volume in the whole section so please R.S.V.P. or sign up online at jacque@codepinkalert.org or call 468-2101. Bring your sense of humor!! Games include: Track the Lies, Tally the references, Liars Bingo, and more! (Materials supplied) ****THESE LINKS WILL BE ACTIVE SHORTLY**** Click any of these links to SIGN UP! http://www.worldcantwait.net/ OR: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3168 OR: http://www.codepinkalert.org/article.php?list=type&type=106 For more info contact: Jacque at jacquebetz@msn.com GEORGIA Atlanta – On The Night of President Bush’s State of the Union Address: Join other Code Pinkers & participate in the World Can’t Wait action Bring the Noise! Drown Out Bush’s Lies! Date: January 31st, 2006 Time: 8pm Location: CNN Center, downtown Atlanta (Marietta St. and Olympic Park Blvd.) At 9:00 PM EST, just as Bush starts to speak, everywhere we will BRING THE NOISE. In a cacophony of sound, we will drown out his address with music: from drums to violins, from hip hop and classical; and with noise: banging pots and ringing church bells, sound car horns and lifting our voices. HAWAII Maui - CODEPINK Maui will watch the "State of the Union" address together. All welcomed to join us!!! Date: January 31st Time: 5:30pm Location: Maui Booksellers, 105 Market St., Wailuku For more info contact: Nadine at 244-6119 or nadine@realfoodclub.com Food available. ILLINOIS Lakemoor - State of the Union House Party. Our plan is to make a lot of noise & shoot nerf toys at the TV every time we hear BS. We have several other DVD's we plan on showing. It's a bring a dish or drink type event- Sloppy Joes provided by host. Several rooms with several TV's. We are a small group of local activists that just started at our OUT OF IRAQ event. There is plenty of room for more guests. Nerf guns & opinions are invited. Date: January 31st, 2006 Time: 7:00 PM Location: 100 Rand Road Lakemoor, IL 60051 For more info contact: (815) 271-5047 or cdaluga@yahoo.com Directions: House is located directly on Rt 120 in downtown Lakemoor, West of rt 12, east of Lily lake. House is directly west of the Lakemoor crossing plaza, which is at the corner of Rt 120 & Darrell rd. A lit sign spelling out PEACE is in the front window. Additional parking is available at business lots on both sides & across the street. Please RSVP by email to cdaluga@yahoo.com (I work) so I know how much sloppy joes to make. IOWA Ames - Instead of letting your blood pressure boil at home watching the president's speech of deceit and fear, come watch the event with like-minded friends in the comfort of Legend’s luxurious Legacy Room. There will be games and lively discussion. The staff of Legends American Grill will be happy to serve you food and drink. You might want to enjoy a dinner in the Legacy Room before or during the 7pm speech. The Legacy Room is just to the left as you exit the elevators on the 7th floor. It is the same location where Drinking Liberally meets on Fridays. There is limited parking available at street level under the building, and there is ample parking across the street. Date: Tuesday, January 31st Time: 6:30-9:30pm Location: Legends American Grill (119 Stanton Ave. 7th Floor, 50010) For more info contact: Tom at (515) 292-8449 or tcharrin@yahoo.com Sioux Falls -2nd Annual Blue Party: State of the Union – Uncensored, tell us what you think! $10 Cover Charge; Open mic is $5 for 3 minutes. Light snacks, cash bar & silent auction. Date: Tuesday, January 31 Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm Location: Downtown Holiday Inn For more info contact: SiouxFallsFlynn@aol.com MISSOURRI St. Louis - CODEPINK St. Louis along with "The World Can't Wait" will be holding our People's State of the Union. We want to give everybody a chance to drown out the State of the Union with our own noise!!! Everyone welcome - and we'll have tabling there and some speakers. Come, wear pink, be outrageous, be heard - see the gift we are preparing for Hillary - a nice set of sparkly pink ovaries, and a BIG pink eraser for all the BIG mistakes she has made, and her pink slip - sign the card, if you like. And of course, sign the International Women's Call. Date: Tuesday, January 31st Time: 6:30-9:30pm Location: Market Square, on Delmar at the University Loop. (across the street from St. Louis Bread Co.) For more info contact: Codepinkstlouis@yahoo.com NEW YORK Hudson Valley - Citizens State of the Union-Impeach Bush Rally. In coalition with seven Hudson Valley activist groups, CODEPINK Hudson Valley Contingent will hold a rally to coincide with the State of the Union speech and to call for the impeachment of George Bush. The rally, dubbed a Citizens State of the Union, will feature signs, music and other colorful touches all geared toward expressing the reasons why George Bush should be impeached. Take your pick: The Iraq war. Phony intelligence. Contempt for civil liberties. Torture. Rendition. Surveillance of anti-war groups. We ask participants to bring signs that fit the theme! A candlelight vigil will follow the rally for those who wish to stay past 5 p.m. we are planning to watch the speech afterward at a local restaurant & bar to be announced. Date: January 31st Time: 3:30pm - 5:30pm Location: It will be take place in front of the Ulster County Office Building at 240 Fair St., Kingston, a location chosen because it is a government building in a visible area. For more info contact: Mary Beth at 687-0792 or Annie at 687-9342 The event is being coordinated by a newly formed coalition of peace groups led by CODEPINK Women for Peace - Hudson Valley Contingent along with Women in Black (Poughkeepsie and Woodstock chapters), Enlist for Peace, Peace Action Network, Veterans for Peace, Voices for Peace (which will sing!) and Saugerties Committee for Peace and Social Justice. PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh - State of the Union Emergency Rally! Join CODEPINK Women for Peace Pittsburgh and World Can’t Wait for our State of the Union telecast. We will gather at 8:15pm and show our version of the state of the union over the past years under the Bush administration. At 9pm, we will telecast Bush’s State of the Union address, and welcome you to bring music, drums, pots, pans, horns, and your voice to drown him out. Help us make a bold statement by saying no more lying, no more spying. Date: Tuesday, January 31 Time: 8:15-9:15pm Location: Pitt Student Union Porch For more info contact: Francine (412) 389-3216 or Bret (412) 401-2069 codepinkforpeace@yahoo.com Pittsburgh@worldcantwait.org www.PittsburghImpeachBush.org TEXAS Boerne - Join Sally and Ray Tarasoff at their home. Bring a dish to share and beverage of choice; ice tea will be served. Date: January 31st Time: 6pm Location: 127 Woodland Blvd in Boerne, TX For more info and to RSVP contact: progressivegrannie@gmail.com VIRGINIA Shirlington - Watch Bush's State of the Union address (speech is scheduled from 9-10pm) with Virginia Grassroots Coalition. Join your fellow Virginians in watching Bush tiptoe around the truth AGAIN. Freshly minted Governor Tim Kaine has been selected to deliver the Democratic Party response to the speech. Various national groups have published toolkits for watching the speech and getting active. Come on out, bring your thirst for change and a hunger for impeachment. Date: January 31st Time: 8pm-10:30pm Location: Capitol City Brewing, 2700 S. Quincy St in Shirlington For more info contact: Elaine O'Malley, info@vagrassroots.org WASHINGTON DC DC - CODEPINK DC and special guests Cindy Sheehan, Ann Wright and others will be getting started a little early with a surprise action at the Mott House. Afterwards we'll head over to Bus Boys & Poets to watch the State of the Union Address. Join us for a fun action and evening - we'll be out 'til closing. People's State of the Union Action Time: 3pm Location: Mott House / 122 Maryland Ave., NE (Equal distance from both Union Station and Capitol South Metro stations). Confirmed Speakers: Cindy Sheehan, Malik Rahim, Ann Wright, John Cavanaugh and more! State of the Union Party Date: January 31st Time: 8pm Location: Bus Boys & Poets / 2021 14th Street NW, 20009 For more info contact: dc@codepinkalert.org |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. Could we get some more recommendations, please...? |
Edited on Tue Jan-31-06 12:53 PM by bliss_eternal
for main page?
That way anyone viewing main page only will see this right away! :hi: |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. Wow, there's one in a lilly white suburban neighborhood in my town |
Edited on Tue Jan-31-06 01:15 PM by alfredo
and it is in walking distance.
Ideas for posters at my site: http://homepage.mac.com/alfredo_tomato/Wheatpaste.html |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 01:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Yes, I am in waco and I was totally shocked that there was going to |
be one here. But then i looked up the club that was having it and there are only 2 members in the whole city. Guess I'll make lucky #3...
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 01:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. You may be surprised with a fourth person. |
Maybe one of bush's secret police force members will show.
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byronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
16. Sacramento. 16th and Broadway. LOUD. |
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ClayZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
17. Seattle... LETS HEAR YOU! K & R |
see you there!
Seattle:Denny Way and Broad Street. 5:00 pm - Rally for State of the Union Address 6:00 pm - We will bring the noise and drown out Bush's Lies outside Fisher Plaza, home of TV and radio media. Take the day off work and hook up with us after school to do visible outreach throughout the city calling on people to join us that night! Speakers Include: Sheley Akila Secrest, Executive Committee, Seattle NAACP Rev. Rich Lang, Trinity United Methodist Church, Seattle, Washington. Jesse MacBeth, former Special Forces; Iraq War Veteran, member of Iraq Veterans Against the War stationed in Iraq 2003 to 2004. Larry Hildes, National Lawyers Guild Gordon Orians, Professor Emeritus of Biology, University of Washington Bill Moyer, The Backbone Campaign Margo Heights- prominent activist with World Can't Wait- Drive Out the Bush Regime and Not in Our Name (NION) :kick: :kick: |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
18. King George will be in Waco tonight !!! (pic) |
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ClayZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 06:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Good! LOL |
:kick:
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Tom Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
20. will be pulling down the bush statue in Union Sq, san francisco. kicked |
the movement to rid this nation of the bush agenda must start on the streets. Just do it.
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radio4progressives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-31-06 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
21. my little town square in Sonoma County (north of San Francisco) |
holding protest.. during the SOTU..
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