Important Logistical Info for Aug. 29

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IMPORTANT LOGISTICAL INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY, AUG. 29

*** BE SURE TO BRING A RADIO: Tune to WBAI 99.5FM, which will be
broadcasting live from the protest all day, for important updates and
information. This will be the single best way to stay informed about
developments throughout the day. ***

Information Included in this Message:
1. Location, Route, and Schedule
2. What to Bring
3. Transportation & parking
4. What about Central Park?
5. Other RNC Protest Events

We are expecting a massive turnout for our "World Says No to the Bush
Agenda" march this Sunday, August 29. A poll released yesterday suggests
that as many as 1 in 10 registered voters in New York may be joining us in
the streets ... not to mention the huge numbers of people coming from
throughout the region and across the country.

To help the day go smoothly, please read through all of the logistical
information below. Forward this email to any and all appropriate email
lists, and to anyone you know who might be attending our protest.

Together, we will upstage the Republican Convention with a powerful message
of peace and justice, saying NO in one voice to the war, greed, hate, and
lies at the core of the Bush Administration's policies.


1. LOCATION, ROUTE, AND SCHEDULE

ASSEMBLE beginning at 10:00AM between 15th and 22nd Streets, stretching
from 5th to 9th Avenues (view map:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2503) It will be easiest to
enter the area from either 5th Avenue or 9th Avenue.

Please note: You will NOT be able to enter the assembly area from the
north. If you are coming from Penn Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, or
any other place north of 14th Street, take any subway line to 14th Street
and join the assembly area from there.

The MARCH will proceed up Seventh Avenue past Madison Square Garden. We
will turn right on 34th Street, follow it east to Fifth Avenue, march down
Fifth Avenue to 23rd Street, then take Broadway down to Union Square, where
the march will end. THERE WILL BE NO RALLY.

We will have MOMENT OF SILENCE at 1:00PM in honor of all who have died
as a result of the Bush Administration's policies. Wherever you are,
whatever you are doing, we ask you to participate in this moment of silence.

Your cooperation in dispersing the march once we reach Union Square is
critically important. The area is far too small to accommodate even a
fraction of the crowd we expect, and we need your help in moving people out
of the area quickly, so that the march will not become stalled. We want to
make sure everyone is able to march past Madison Square Garden and people
quickly leaving once we arrive at Union Square will help make that possible.


2. WHAT TO BRING

***A RADIO: Tune to WBAI 99.5FM, which will be broadcasting live from the
protest all day, for important updates and information. This will be the
single best way to stay informed about developments throughout the day. ***

WATER AND SUN PROTECTION: Carry a bottle of water with you, and protect
yourself from the sun with sunscreen and a wide-brimmed hat.

SNACKS: Although there are shops near the assembly area and along the march
route, it can sometimes be difficult to find them and move in and out of
the stream of people.

BANNERS AND SIGNS: We will have thousands of posters available in the
assembly area to promote the key messages of the march, but we strongly
encourage you to bring your own signs and banners, identifying the
community or constituency you represent and/or expressing your reasons for
opposing the Bush Agenda. After the march, we encourage you to hang a sign
in your window, especially if you live in New York City, and keep it up for
the duration of the Republican Convention. Note: NYPD regulations prohibit
the use of wooden or metal sticks to hold up signs; use cardboard tubes
instead.

DRUMS AND OTHER NOISEMAKERS: To help make this march a spirited,
energizing, and powerful event, bring drums, tambourines, and other
noisemakers. Improvise - pots, pans, and plastic tubs all make great
percussion instruments.

LEGAL INFORMATION: Our August 29 protest is a peaceful, legal, permitted
march and we do not expect any problems, but in the interest of
preparedness, observers from the National Lawyers Guild NYC Chapter will be
on hand. If you have concerns or see an arrest, look for their volunteers
in bright green hats, or call their hotline at 212-679-6018. Visit our
website at http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2544
for more detailed legal information, and to download a "Know Your Rights"
brochure.

A CELL PHONE, if you have one, or QUARTERS FOR PAY PHONE CALLS. There
will be a huge crowd, and the logistics will be complex. Don't get lost
from the friends, family or group you want to protest with. Be sure that
you have cell phone numbers for others in your group so that you can
reestablish communication if you are separated. Program the National
Lawyers Guild legal contact number into your phone -- 212-679-6018 -- and
call it if you see any arrests happen.

A BACKPACK OR TOTE BAG to carry everything in during the protest. Blanket
searches of bags at demonstrations are generally impermissible. However,
during the Convention the police may seek to do blanket searches in
response to an actual or alleged threat to public safety. You may want to
keep this possibility in mind as you pack.


3. TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING

If you are DRIVING to the protest, we strongly advise you to park at a
transfer point and use public mass transit to reach the assembly area;
parking and traffic in Manhattan will be challenging at best. Visit
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2540 for a list of parking
locations, and directions from them to the protest.

If you are taking AMTRAK to New York City, please be advised of a new
policy in place from August 28 to September 2, because of the Republican
Convention: You MUST reserve your ticket in advance. Visit
http://www.amtrak.com for details.

Visit http://www.unitedforpeace.org/buses for a list of BUSES you can take
to the protest, and for the link to the mobilization ride board, where you
can find a ride in a private vehicle.

Once you are in New York City, the best way to reach our assembly area, and
to disperse afterwards, is the NYC SUBWAY. For detailed subway directions
to the protest, visit
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2529

For additional transportation information, visit our website at
http://www.unitedforpeace.org


4. WHAT ABOUT CENTRAL PARK?

We all know that large numbers of people are planning to go to Central
Park's Great Lawn on Sunday, despite - or because of - the court's ruling
that we may not hold a rally there.

United for Peace and Justice emphatically supports the right of people to
peacefully assemble in Central Park.

We are committed to having a safe, legal protest march, that anyone and
everyone can attend - kids, seniors, immigrants, people with disabilities.
We therefore are NOT leading our march to Central Park, and we ask everyone
who plans to participate in our march to respect our desire for a safe and
legal event, and not to organize breakaway marches from it to the Park.

To those who wish both to march with us and to assert their right to
assemble in Central Park on Sunday, we ask that you follow our march to the
end, disperse peacefully at Union Square, and then make your own way to the
Great Lawn.

(To reach the Great Lawn from Union Square, walk west along 14th Street.
Catch the B or D train at Sixth Avenue to 81st or 86th Street, and then
walk east into the park.  Or, take the 4/5/6 from Union Square to 86th
Street and walk west to, and then into, the park.)


5. OTHER RNC PROTEST EVENTS

The array of events that have been planned to "welcome" the Republicans to
New York City is truly amazing. From the Imagine Festival of arts and
culture to a day of nonviolent direct action; from a peace march from Long
Island to NYC to a Women Against War concert at the Riverside Church; from
the Still We Rise march and rally to a Books Not Bombs youth convergence to
a symbolic unemployment line -- there are hundreds of events planned
before, during and after the Republican National Convention. They need your
participation. For details, see
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2504. Other great websites
are http://www.counterconvention.org and http://www.rncnotwelcome.org

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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
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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
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